I hope you guys don't mind, but I'm going to change the subject to a degree and not get involved with this silly pissing match. Billy did a great job and the race between him, Dickie and Kent was awesome.
What I want to say is that for the first time in a long time I was able to get out of the house and go see Shane Hollingsworth race in the white 34 car. It was great to see some old friends like Kent Christian and see some really good racing. I think Kent and I have known each other since we were 8 or 9 years old. And, I think Kent is as competitive now as he has ever been.
Shane, by draw, had to start 13th or so and it was a lot of fun watching him come through the field. Every once in awhile I would glance up front and found Billy, Dickie and Kent putting on a great show for the lead. Shane was able to get up to fourth, but he and Kent got together and Shane spun. Nobody's fault really, Kent was trying to find a spot to run and Shane had already set him up to go low into three. Shane went to the tail and worked his way back up to 6th I think in seven laps. Not a bad run for the Hoosier Hundred winner of 2009. Not the way he wanted things to go, but he had a good run. I thought the competition was tough. Kent, Billy and Dickie have won their fair share of big races and to watch them go at it for the win, while keeping track of Shane was a great show.
Almost all of the teams there had really good equipment. There was only a few that struggled with what they had, but for the most part stayed out of the way of the leaders. I was never a big fan of P-ville, but I will say that on this night, the guys were running 3 wide at times and there was plenty of passing. It was nothing like the P-ville of old, where you had to run the curb. The track was very racy on this night.
In the end, it was great to get out and see some great friends. I got to sit with Shane's dad and we were able to get caught up on things. He was kind enough to explain who was in what car. I've been out of it for so long, I really didn't know half of the field. As I left, I was limping along with a smile on my face, when Bobby Shutt stopped me say hello. ya know, racing people have always been good to me and I miss the sport a lot. Hopefully, I can get to more races this summer. My health is pretty good right now. The chemo treatment is keeping the cancer contained and the side affects are not too bad.
As I close, BP don't let the people on here get to you. You know that the people who have raced with you know
that your tough to beat and I thought you beat some really good guys Saturday. You have the respect of your peers and that's what really counts.
George Wilkins