Congrats to Track Champion Dickie Gaines and Pottorff Racing

Jerry Shaw · 9/20/08, 1:08 AM

Congratulations to the new Bloomington Speedway Track Champions! This is the year that this team gelled and began to realize their potential. With multiple feature wins and now a track championship, when the story of the 2008 racing story is written, what this team accomplished will definitely be one of the highlights.

Good luck at The 4 Crown tomorrow.

Jerry

Diggsy · 9/20/08, 7:24 PM

I agree! Congratulations indeed! :thumb

Watching Dickie struggle and be the subject of much critism last year wasn't easy, so I'm happy to see the progress the team made this year. They definitely were firing on all cylinders from mid-year on.

That made listening to Frick or Frack or whomever the announcer was last night especially difficult. Accoring to him Dickie has one foot in the grave and may never have another chance to win a track championship. Bland, meanwhile, has a "wide open prairie" in front of him. The Bland butt-kissing has been worse than usual this year at Bloomington and the slight continues on the Bloomington website today. Pictures are posted of the modified and super stock champions, but not of the sprint champion.

Don't get me wrong, Bland is a good driver. But he's not as good as the announcer makes him out to be. When he and Dickie both wound up at the rear of the feature, Dickie was the one to move up through the field. He knew what he had to do and he did it. He worked for that championship and I, for one, am very proud of him and the entire team.

Sorry for the mini-rant, I just get tired of the blatant bias. I'm stepping off my soapbox now.

Continued success to Dickie and Team Pottorff :checkered:

Sandy Lowe · 9/21/08, 1:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Diggsy

The Bland butt-kissing has been worse than usual this year at Bloomington and the slight continues on the Bloomington website today. Pictures are posted of the modified and super stock champions, but not of the sprint champion.

If you are talking about the pictures that rotate on the home page those have been there for quite a while. If you look at the photo with Bland his car is white. It is from last season and I'm sure it's there because he was the point champion last year. Just as the photo's of Shelby Miles and Jeremy Hines are there because they were champions last year as well. Both of those guys just happened to repeat as champions this year too.

No conspiracy there. The photo's just haven't been updated yet to reflect the new champions.

Congratulations to Dickie Gaines and the entire Pottorff crew on your track championship. From speaking to Cam (I think it was him?) at Lawrenceburg I knew this was something that you were really trying to win this year. Again congratulations!

Daddyo · 9/21/08, 1:26 PM

Way to go Dickie from your number 1 Tennesse fan. I've only made it to two sprint car shows this year. One at Lawrenceburg and one at Bloomington. The one at Bloomington just happened to be the night you won it coming out of turn 4. What a race! Also saw where you had a fourth place finish at the 4-Crown. Again way to go. Hope this is all an indication of a very promising 2009 season with the Pottorff team.

bigq11 · 9/21/08, 2:36 PM

A big well done to Dickie and the entire Pottorff team. Very good year indeed. And how about the 4th place at the 4 Crown. Started 16th and was hooked right in the middle of the track and driving past cars right from the start. Again, congrats to all.

riskybrisky5 · 9/21/08, 11:10 PM

Congrats Dickie on the Championship. You earned it the hardway. You drove the wheels off that car coming from the tail. Your dad had to be looking down and smiling at that performance. Also great run at the Big E.

9/20/08, 1:08 AM	#1 Congrats to Track Champion Dickie Gaines and Pottorff Racing
Jerry Shaw Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,734	Congratulations to the new Bloomington Speedway Track Champions! This is the year that this team gelled and began to realize their potential. With multiple feature wins and now a track championship, when the story of the 2008 racing story is written, what this team accomplished will definitely be one of the highlights. Good luck at The 4 Crown tomorrow. Jerry __________________ A man is about as big as the things that make him angry. Winston Churchill

9/20/08, 7:24 PM	#2 Re: Congrats to Track Champion Dickie Gaines and Pottorff Racing
Diggsy Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 76	I agree! Congratulations indeed! :thumb Watching Dickie struggle and be the subject of much critism last year wasn't easy, so I'm happy to see the progress the team made this year. They definitely were firing on all cylinders from mid-year on. That made listening to Frick or Frack or whomever the announcer was last night especially difficult. Accoring to him Dickie has one foot in the grave and may never have another chance to win a track championship. Bland, meanwhile, has a "wide open prairie" in front of him. The Bland butt-kissing has been worse than usual this year at Bloomington and the slight continues on the Bloomington website today. Pictures are posted of the modified and super stock champions, but not of the sprint champion. Don't get me wrong, Bland is a good driver. But he's not as good as the announcer makes him out to be. When he and Dickie both wound up at the rear of the feature, Dickie was the one to move up through the field. He knew what he had to do and he did it. He worked for that championship and I, for one, am very proud of him and the entire team. Sorry for the mini-rant, I just get tired of the blatant bias. I'm stepping off my soapbox now. Continued success to Dickie and Team Pottorff :checkered:

9/21/08, 1:26 PM	#4 Re: Congrats to Track Champion Dickie Gaines and Pottorff Racing
Daddyo Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 78	Way to go Dickie from your number 1 Tennesse fan. I've only made it to two sprint car shows this year. One at Lawrenceburg and one at Bloomington. The one at Bloomington just happened to be the night you won it coming out of turn 4. What a race! Also saw where you had a fourth place finish at the 4-Crown. Again way to go. Hope this is all an indication of a very promising 2009 season with the Pottorff team.

9/21/08, 2:36 PM	#5 Re: Congrats to Track Champion Dickie Gaines and Pottorff Racing
bigq11 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,090	A big well done to Dickie and the entire Pottorff team. Very good year indeed. And how about the 4th place at the 4 Crown. Started 16th and was hooked right in the middle of the track and driving past cars right from the start. Again, congrats to all.

9/21/08, 11:10 PM	#6 Re: Congrats to Track Champion Dickie Gaines and Pottorff Racing
riskybrisky5 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 284	Congrats Dickie on the Championship. You earned it the hardway. You drove the wheels off that car coming from the tail. Your dad had to be looking down and smiling at that performance. Also great run at the Big E.