Tom Sprague sold his interest in Winston Speedway to another guy named Ed Higgins who does have a ******** background (
http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/i...dward_l_1.html). Higgins hired a long time Michigan racer Dan Dykman to manage the track, but for whatever reason Dykman resigned from Winston Speedway a very short time ago. After that it was announced that Winston would run a partial schedule.
On June 10th Winston posted the following message on their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/WinstonSpeedway
Due to the negative and derogatory comments on social media, Jeremy Holman, Aaron Morey and Anji Morey have been banned from Winston Speedway for the span of two years. Any form of negative social media in any form about Winston Speedway, its officials, or sponsors will not be tolerated. Drivers are responsible for the actions of their family members, spouses and pit crew. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions about the race track, we ask that you please go to the proper official or manager in a formal way through either instant message, email or by mail and we will try to resolve the matter appropriately.
There are certainly some woes in that area of Michigan.
As for Thunderbird, Tom Sprague (former owner of Winston) now owns and operates that facility. Excellent car & fan turnout thus far for a resurrected track. It should also be noted that when Tom had Winston he had excellent fan and car counts as well.