Well I guess I was at another race track last night. I saw the same Calistoga I saw when I first went there in 1977. Was there passing last night, Yes. Was there tire ware and a track that took rubber, yes same as always. Was it a one lane race track, No. Was it a race track that required some skill and thought by the driver where to race and and required him to save his equipment, yes. Did a slide job WIN the race on a restart, like this years Knoxville Nationals, No. On that restart TK found away to get off four hard at the green and he was able to run down Hockett which resulted in the turn one slidejob, but when Hockett passed Tim Kaeding back a few laps later (with a side by side two lane pass in three and four) he got the same run off the bottom to lead by a couple of car lenths, then the yellow light came out and and TK got his spot back. with two laps to go TK moved to the bottom effectively taking Hockett's new line away. We all new Hockett was done once TK saw the move and he wasn't gone let it happen again, smart racer.

Now, on the last two yelows did I see daddy BK pull up from forth spot to along side his son TK while rollin down the back strait and motion for him to stay on the bottom, which he did, Yes. Not saying cheating at all kind of smart team work I think. If that was a one lane, no passing, two laps to go race, I'm not sure why BK would have done that.

I guess I see things a little brighter. Calistoga has never changed, love or hate it was the same old Stooga. USAC and the fairboard (Mike Kenny) took a heck of a chance hoping this deal would go well, I for one think it did. I give USAC and the Hunt's credit, sorry guys but I gotta call it as I see it. They hoped for 40 sprint cars and 24 midgets. They got 36 and 20 not bad considering there are not that many dirt midgets in CA. The grandstands were full as was the pit area. I have'nt see that anywhere in Nor Cal in years.

One last thought, I was in the infield down in three and four. From there I could not see one and two. But, we knew when there was a pass for the lead in one and two because we could hear the fans in the stands SREAMING. And that was over the race car noise (I know mullers but still). So, I think from what I heard from the fans in the stands, and later when they walked the pits with all the little kids, I'm not the only one that thought it was a good night.

Call me silly, but I gess I look for the positive things and I don't just highlight the negative. Enough of this I'm going back to Stoga tonight and I gotta get going.