HOSS has always had 100 pound weight break for the 360's. In fact when Tom Isch ran a pavement series before HOSS, he paid an extra $100 for the highest finishing 360 and $50 for the next. A few years ago (2008 if I remember correctly) my partner in PDP Racing (the first P, Jim Payne) lead 28 glorious laps at a HOSS race at Illiana speedway in an ASCS legal 360. He made a bad decision going around a lapped car and got passed. Tim Cox, who at the time was in Don Lambert's car and was winning everything in sight, got around him on the white flag lap to regulate Jim to third.

For those that have never been there, Illiana is a big flat half mile. I will admit Jim started on the pole, but I think he put his right foot to the floor at the green and never lifted.

So, can it be done? Yes. And if anyone can, a driver of the caliber of Davey Hamilton can. But give me a big fire breathing 410 over a 100 pound weight break any day.

Tom Paterson
PDP Racing