I have to give a tip of the hat to Spartan Speedway for, once again, running non-winged sprints in 2013. Albeit they run them bi-weekly, but no one else runs them. It's a nice place, a great grandstand (they bought one of the aluminum ones a few years back that MIS took out due to lack of NASCAR fans).

On that topic (a few years back).... when South Bend Motor Speedway was bought and re-opened, their original schedule had 4-5 non-winged sprints events on it. That would have been fantastic, for they could have filled in the weekends when Spartan Speedway was not running them and it could have gone from there. It never materialized, though, and well...... I guess you need money.

So now, SBMS is paying $600-to-win in 2014 for Outlaw Late Models. I know Kalamazoo is paying a lot more and drawing a lot more fans. Too bad SBMS cannot pay the $800-to-win for the non-winged sprints instead, on a bi-weekly basis, and give the Late Models a week off now and then. I think Spartan pays $800-to-win.

But, it's not my money, and I am neither the promoter or owner, so it is a moot point. I am only the fan.

Oh..... wait..... I am the guy they are trying to the MONEY from! I might be more important than I think!

Good luck to all Pavement Sprints Series in 2014! Keep that big, fat RR tire squealing in the turns!