[aXe]

hopefully the rain willhave passed by for the races? No rain for months and now supposed to rain for the next 2 days here in Austin. We should be ok for the races with the rain south and north by race time. Might be a practice problem tomarrow at Red River?
aXe

Still no enrty lists ??
But this is what came from usac midget news column

SWEET LEADS MIDGETS TO TEXAS

Brad Sweet of Grass Valley, Calif. is the leader in points as the USAC Mopar National Midget Car Series heads to Texas for back-to-back pavement races.



Sweet won the series opener at Phoenix, Ariz. in February and added a fourth-place at Perris, Calif. a week later and leads Darren Hagen of Riverside, Calif. by eight points. Hagen scored “top-10” finishes in all three February races, including a victory at Perris. Two-time USAC Mopar National Champion Jerry Coons Jr. currently ranks fifth in the standings after winning at Las Vegas. Nev.



The “Lloyd Ruby Classic” at Red River Speedway in Wichita Falls Friday kicks off the two-night extravaganza, honoring the Indianapolis 500 legend who makes Wichita Falls his home. Ruby is a member of the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame and an 18-time participant in the “500,” finishing third in 1964. It’s been 40 years since Lee Kunzman won USAC’s last race in Wichita Falls!



The “Allstate Texas Racefest” at Thunder Hill Raceway in Kyle, Texas on Saturday night concludes the weekend activities. Dave Steele won USAC’s last Texas race at Kyle in 2006.



Feature events at both the 1/4-mile paved Wichita Falls and 3/8-mile paved Kyle ovals will be 50 laps.



Sweet, Hagen and Coons will all be trying to build on successful starts to the 2009 season, while others will be trying to surpass them in the standings with good Texas showings.



Chad Boat of Phoenix, Ariz., last year’s “Rookie of the Year,” is third in the standings and became the youngest winner in USAC National Sprint Car history last year at the age of 16!



Brad Kuhn of Avon, Ind. is fourth in the current standings and finished no worse than seventh in the three February outings, while Tony Stewart racing’s Tracy Hines, who lost last year’s title by a single point, is sixth in the points after a second-place finish at Perris.



One driver to watch is Cole Whitt, of Alpine, Calif., the defending series champion, failed to crack the “top-10” in his first two 2009 starts but grabbed a third at Perris. He remains out of the “top-10” in the points entering the Texas

[dberrio]

Originally Posted by aXe hopefully the rain willhave passed by for the races? No rain for months and now supposed to rain for the next 2 days here in Austin. We should be ok for the races with the rain south and north by race time. Might be a practice problem tomarrow at Red River? aXe Still no enrty lists ?? But this is what came from usac midget news column SWEET LEADS MIDGETS TO TEXAS Brad Sweet of Grass Valley, Calif. is the leader in points as the USAC Mopar National Midget Car Series heads to Texas for back-to-back pavement races. Sweet won the series opener at Phoenix, Ariz. in February and added a fourth-place at Perris, Calif. a week later and leads Darren Hagen of Riverside, Calif. by eight points. Hagen scored “top-10” finishes in all three February races, including a victory at Perris. Two-time USAC Mopar National Champion Jerry Coons Jr. currently ranks fifth in the standings after winning at Las Vegas. Nev. The “Lloyd Ruby Classic” at Red River Speedway in Wichita Falls Friday kicks off the two-night extravaganza, honoring the Indianapolis 500 legend who makes Wichita Falls his home. Ruby is a member of the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame and an 18-time participant in the “500,” finishing third in 1964. It’s been 40 years since Lee Kunzman won USAC’s last race in Wichita Falls! The “Allstate Texas Racefest” at Thunder Hill Raceway in Kyle, Texas on Saturday night concludes the weekend activities. Dave Steele won USAC’s last Texas race at Kyle in 2006. Feature events at both the 1/4-mile paved Wichita Falls and 3/8-mile paved Kyle ovals will be 50 laps. Sweet, Hagen and Coons will all be trying to build on successful starts to the 2009 season, while others will be trying to surpass them in the standings with good Texas showings. Chad Boat of Phoenix, Ariz., last year’s “Rookie of the Year,” is third in the standings and became the youngest winner in USAC National Sprint Car history last year at the age of 16! Brad Kuhn of Avon, Ind. is fourth in the current standings and finished no worse than seventh in the three February outings, while Tony Stewart racing’s Tracy Hines, who lost last year’s title by a single point, is sixth in the points after a second-place finish at Perris. One driver to watch is Cole Whitt, of Alpine, Calif., the defending series champion, failed to crack the “top-10” in his first two 2009 starts but grabbed a third at Perris. He remains out of the “top-10” in the points entering the Texas

i hope we make it. its a long tow from franklin,mass with the 98 car.they left tuesday for texas.

[aXe]

Originally Posted by dberrio i hope we make it. its a long tow from franklin,mass with the 98 car.they left tuesday for texas.

hope you brought Your up north warm clothes highs in Wichita are going to be in the high 40's Cold for us but not sure about you northener's? Thunder Hill will be a tad warmer in the low 50's for a high . This after 8 straight days above 80!!!
aXe

[AustinSprinter]

#98 from Mass.!!....Isn't that a car # that Bobby Santos usally runs??.......
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Brucer'

[wbr]

You got it Brucer!

[AustinSprinter]

Originally Posted by wbr You got it Brucer!

Thanks Mark,for the shout out on that one!!...Guess'n you n' the boys are ready'n for 4/19 Winchester,Richmond!!....Best of luck to WBR this year!!...We'll be watch'n........
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Brucer'

[Kirk Spridgeon]

20 cars are at the track to practice right now. Weather obviously scared a few more away with it being such a haul down here. In the pits:
4 Bobby East
17 Chris Windom
97 Cale Conley (Kunz)
67 Kevin Swindell (Kunz)
1 Cole Whitt
98 Bobby Santos
30 Chad Boat
12K Henry Clarke
21 Tracy Hines
20 Levi Jones
16 Slade Miller
17B Brad Kuhn
11 Jerry Coons, Jr.
49 Brad Sweet
3 Darren Hagen
69 A.J. Fike
7A Dakoda Armstrong
7c Caleb Armstrong
8 Ricky Ehrgott
06 Mario Clouser

Does anyone have a schedule for the weekend?
I tried to contact them, but got no where.

Lyle

[Z-man]

Entry form lists drivers meeting for friday at 4 "practice" at 5. http://www.usacracing.com/assets/fil...d_River_09.pdf

[speed9]

Any times posted for the midgets?:O: