The 70th annual Payless Little 500 has increased to 41 entries. With entries expected from Jacob Wilson, Kenny Schrader, Ryan Litt, Caleb Armstrong, Shane Butler and more.... we should surpass 45+ cars. Friday Bump Day will be interesting for sure. This year could be one of the strongest fields on record.
Notes of interest;
* Eric Gordon (9 time winner) is back after taking 4 years off in the Hoffman #69
* Troy DeCaire is back (after taking 2 years off) in the Larry Puglio #91 with a brand new Beast/Gaerte 410
* Goacher Racing (15' winner w/ Chris Windom) has expanded to 2 car team, adding rookie Kevin Thomas jr
* 8 former winners entered; Kyle Hamilton, Kody Swanson, Chris Windom, Jacob Wilson, Brian Tyler, Eric Gordon, Shane Cottle, Jeff Bloom
* 9 rookies entered (possibility of a few more); Kevin Thomas Jr (AL), Dameron Taylor (IN), Anthony McCune (OH), Johnny Gilbertson (FL), John Inman (FL), Carlie Yent (FL), Joey Schmidt (MS), Kyle O'Gara (IN), Izak Spies (South Africa)
* Florida is back stronger than ever with 8 entries.... rebounding from an average of 4 the past few years
* Due for a win; Aaron Pierce (468 laps), Caleb Armstrong (398) and Bobby Santos (325) have led the most laps without winning
* 3 time winner Jeff Bloom attempting his 41st start, wins came in 1972, 1977 and 1991
* Rookie Anthony McCune attempting to be 3rd generation to race in the Little 500, following Jimmy McCune (2002 - present) and Jim McCune (1961-1964)
* Former rookies of the year entered; Davey Hamilton Jr (15'), Jerry Coons Jr (14'), Garrett Green (13'), Billy Wease (12'), Jeff Bloom (72')
* Drivers entered from 11 states, Canada and South Africa
* Anderson Speedway expecting so many cars, they added a non-qualifiers 40 lap feature on Friday night
Current entry list;
http://andersonspeedway.com/wp-conte...ENTRY-LIST.pdf
Live PPV (Thurs. & Fri. quals are free);
https://www.speedshifttv.com/schedule/
Latest Little 500 updates;
https://twitter.com/PavementSprints?...Ctwgr%5Eauthor