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waynesfield
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Posted via Mobile Device ---------- Post added at 09:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:27 PM ---------- Heat 1 grant Westfall hery l simon Posted via Mobile Device |
Luke hall was a little upset with westfall after a less than pretthy pass put hall into front stretch wall and out.
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Heat2 billbe tmez burdette Irwin
Posted via Mobile Device ---------- Post added at 09:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:17 PM ---------- Heat 3 Hendrix Simon sciscoe Holt Posted via Mobile Device ---------- Post added at 09:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:24 PM ---------- 4 Smith t hines hewiitt Miller Posted via Mobile Device ---------- Post added at 10:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:29 PM ---------- Bmain wolters Nelson Hastings Conley Posted via Mobile Device |
Sprint feature next? Or support classes?
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Bmain was just run kent wolters? Won. Mini sprint feature now
Posted via Mobile Device ---------- Post added at 11:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:47 PM ---------- Mini stocks next. But we need to interview mini winner. No hurry tonite. Posted via Mobile Device |
Oh ok just curious
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Tmez flip red flag
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Is he ok?
-Taryn Meseraull Posted via Mobile Device |
Ambulance did not leave
Posted via Mobile Device ---------- Post added at 11:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:58 PM ---------- Originally Posted by dkdorkboy: ---------- Post added at 12:00 AM ---------- Previous post was Yesterday at 11:59 PM ---------- Hendrix grant Westfall Smith bilbee Posted via Mobile Device |
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So was that the finish? Did Hendrix win?
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Yup. 2 n a row for the hewitt race for hendricks
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Grant won't be on Simon #24 or Smith's Christmas list.
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Grant didnt do anything to Smith...it was a car 3 laps down racing the leaders...for some reason...changed lines 4 times in one lap...booted Dustin off the track...Grant got by cleanly...how I saw it anyways
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There is no way in hell a lapper is going to race the leaders on a track like that unless the setup magically appeared all of a sudden. Grant also hit Hendricks rear end coming out of 4 as they were getting the white flag, The kid started 4th was up to 2nd & stepped on it not once but twice & fell back to 5th. Lack of judgement coupled with being young could have been the culprit but the kid wanted to WIN THE JACK HEWITT CLASSIC.
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Originally Posted by mwarnock55: Dustin Smith |
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I have to agree, Justin ran -through- Landon............
It would have been a sweet move to come inside of Hendricks -IF- Landon had not been there....ya' just can't make room for 3 cars, when there is only room for 2. With that extra shot of water...courtesy of the 'sky sprinkler system', the track was go fast or go home. A lot of guys were going into 1 without lifting. The first 2 laps of the feature Grant was on the right front wheel -ONLY- at times, through 1 And Hendricks had the hot set up on his car...plus starting on the front row helps some. The only way anybody was going to win last night was to run the hell out of their car. Justin was doing that, but he chose the wrong time to make his move (and he was close to being out of time, they had just gotten the 2 to go sign). He had reeled Hendricks in by 3-4 car lenghts in the 2 laps prior to the incident with Landon. Everybody there last night deserves a pat on the back, for putting on a great show, and 'gassin it up'!! :6: :6: |
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If Landon didn't cut down in front of Grant with two to go, while Grant was racing for the lead, it wouldn't have happened.
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Originally Posted by T-Mez: T-Mez got upside down, and it was a while before they got him out of the car. It was reported that they were going to transport him to a hospital. He was loaded into the ambulance, (from what I could see from the stands...there was A LOT of people at the back of the ambulance) then after a few minutes, Gerry announced for everyone to look at the ambulance.....T-Mez was standing on the track behind the ambulance, waving to the stands to let people know he was alright! He then climbed back into the ambulance, and they went into the pits with him in the back. Anybody know how he's doing today?? |
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If Grant would have not lost the positions after getting up to 2nd at start we would probably be talking about a different winner. Twice he got to high in 1 & 2 & fell back to 5th.
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A little off topic but does waynesfield black flag anyone for unsafe speed? That one mini sprint was running at idle speed and in the way much of the feature. It seemed very unsafe
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Originally Posted by hoosierhillbilly: It would have been one thing if he would have stayed high, or stayed low....but he was all over the place....top-bottom-middle- within the same lap!!. It was like a game of 'dodge-em'. :18: |
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The flag-man yelled to the crowd, after being heckled that the drivers chose not to use the black flag. I thought that was ridiculous, because its not their call. It's the flagman's job to keep the drivers as safe as possible. He didn't do his job.
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First off, I apologize to any DRIVER who felt they were put in a dangerous situation. The drivers safety is my top priority, and I do take it very seriously.
Next, my comment wasn't to "the crowd" but to the person(s) yelling about the "move over" flag (not black flag). To that I replied the drivers chose not to use it. I used to use it and recommend using it but the true purpose of the flag is interpreted differently. It is not a "move over" flag. It is to caution slower traffic that faster cars are approaching and be cautious (hold your line not move to top or bottom). I honestly didn't hear anyone yell black flag which may have been justified. I felt that eventhough he was going considerably slower, all cars were able to get around him. My actions with "yelling back" to a fan were completely wrong and I apologize to all other spectators that seen/heard it. That was not the time/place to address the issue. Thanks to all the drivers/crews/fans who came to support waynesfield lastnight. I will be sure to readdress the slower traffic this week. Thanks for the criticism. I do value it. Jeremy Posted via Mobile Device |
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Jeremy:
You do a top shelf job in the flag stand!! You and Bridget have a lot to watch every night, and last night was especially busy/fast paced for both of you!! |
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With one or two to go, the #50 just about spun out to avoid running into the 4 in turn one, I personally felt that while everyone did get around him, it was a disaster waiting to happen. I thought you were yelling to the fans yelling black flag, there were more than one. I think that a lot of the fans were upset after the 4 had something to do with the 28's pass for the lead over the 7, that's when a lot of the fans started yelling.
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I personally enjoyed all the racing. Only issue would be the length of the entire program. I hate to admit that we did leave after the sprints. My husband jokingly said at breakfast the next morning, "You think they've finished yet?". Kind of reminded me of going to old Clay City back in the day.
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hey harley i remember those days at clay city. wow. your old man was tough down there. i usually made the trip with bobby carnes and we never got home before 4:30 or 5 am. that was one dangerous track.:24:
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Originally Posted by HarleyHoney: We are very glad to hear that you enjoyed the racing and are thrilled to have you at WRP for the Jack Hewitt Classic. We hope to see you back again sometime. |
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Would be glad to return. Very pleased with the quality of the track and the racing.
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1 heat of compacts with that finish inverted for the feature would have been excellent.
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I didn't think the program was all that late considering they ran six classes and qualified 32 sprint cars and got started late due to the rain, it was after 7 before we started hot laps so to me wasn't that bad.
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Originally Posted by WRP: A little constructive criticism. I drove from Indianapolis for the Hewitt. I came for sprint cars. Out here in Indiana, they always run the sprints first, as that is most popular, then modifieds, then street stock classes. That way, people with kids, or people that don't want to stay too late can leave after the sprints and/or modifieds if they choose to. Personally I like modifieds. However, I had a three hour drive, it was already midnight, so I left after the sprints. Here's what irked me. The fact that I had to sit through a bunch of 4-cylinder stocks before the sprints, and had I stayed to watch the modifieds, I would have had to watch the street stocks as well. Had I been a half-hour from home, I would have had no problem staying to watch the little guys run. However, this being a special 3,000 to win race in honor of Jack Hewitt, a legend, I decided to make the 160 mile trip out to your facility, and had to sit through compacts, and then had to miss the modifieds in order to just be home by 3 in the morning. Not trying to be a jerk, just a little constructive criticism for the next time you have a big show that will draw fans from larger distances. |
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Originally Posted by Rogue-9: |
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I will say this, I run sprints, have for many years. But I do care about all people. I like it that WRP gives the same respect to all. People in the compacts do have children also,needless to say I believe that probably in every division someone has kids. And lots of people drove a long ways. I would venture to say some probably drove more then 3 hrs. I just feel people look for something to complain about all the time be happy we have a great track like WRP that gives the same respect to all divisions. Just because we are sprints we don't rule the earth, nor do we rule WRP. Every person there wants to get home for some reason or another. Suck it up everyone. They have to sell more dogs to stay open, and if 75% of the crowd leaves after Sprints, then thats 75% more dogs not sold each time. And that helps pay the overhead. Keep up the good work guys.
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Originally Posted by Rogue-9: I personally hate when a track puts the Sprint Cars ahead of everyone else. The weekly racers deserve to get exposure in front of a big crowd just as much as any of the sprint car drivers. With that said, I do want to give my take on why the Sprints were placed 3rd for their feature. Cub Burden, who does all of the track prep at Waynesfield, owns a sprint car that Devon Dobie competes in. Cub raced for several years and is highly knowledgeable when it comes to track conditions. Cub had us rearrange the order of events and I believe it had to do with 2 things. The first is to give the Sprint car teams who transferred from the B Main time to prepare their cars for the A. The second is to get cars on the track that could help widen it out before the Sprint Car A Main to help provide some more room for passing, in turn making for a better race. I will tell you for a fact that Cub does not like putting modifieds on the track before the Sprint Cars, as he believes they tear up a track. I want to ask you a question. How would you feel if you were a fan, family member, or crew member of one of the guys in the "support classes, and you had to be ran behind the sprint cars every week? Wouldn't that make you feel like a second class citizen? Personally, if it were my decision, the Sprint Cars would be 3rd every week, and the rest of the classes would rotate around them, but again, that's just my opinion. Almost everyone who knows me, knows I'm not a fan of running 6 classes. It is a ton of work and makes things difficult to run a quick program sometimes. I do however support the reason that track owner/promoter Greg Shobe is doing it. Everyone thinks its about back gate promoting, but its about loyalty. Greg told the teams last year that he would not cut anyone this year. He brought back the stock cars as a favor to a sponsor who continued to sponsor the track even after the class that he supported was cut. Finally, I do understand about having to drive a long distance to get to the racetrack and have to get home late. I live an hour away from Waynesfield as it is. My Dad was a street stock racer and we did some traveling when I was a kid to go racing. I remember nights of not getting home until 3 or 4 in the morning because of rain delays. In a perfect world it would be sunny on race day and there would never be any dust, but that wouldn't have left time to make lifelong friends, and memories that I will always cherish. |
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Great post Gerry.
As soon as I heard the sprint A-main was third I figured those were most likely the reasons. I'm sure the rain had the track tacky and the two features before the sprints helped to work it in. Heck, Brownstown did the same thing a couple of weeks back and ran the Mini-Sprints before the USAC feature for the same reason. |
Saturday was my first trip to WRP. Did I care to watch the compacts? Nope. Trucks? Nope. Stocks? Not really. Mods? Kinda. Was I blown away by the sprints and impressed by the mini sprints? Yep. My point is all tracks run support classes, and while I don't care for some of them, some people do. What bothers me is no one has talked about how snappy of a show it really was. Probably the fastest I've seen 32 cars qualify, especially impressive since it was their first time at timing. There was virtually no downtime between races. I'd really like to see a usac sprint and midget double header there. I think the action would be mind blowing and maybe they could teach usac how to run a snappy show:)
In all, WRP gets a thumbs up from me and I'd go back! Posted using Mobile Device |
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Originally Posted by BigDadXXL: |
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Originally Posted by ruts n guts: http://www.jandtphotos.com/page1.php...st&category=16 Did someone say the track was fast and had grip?? Hewitt even had the two seater up on two wheels.. |
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