Is it just me or is there something missing this season at Kamp Motor Speedway as well as other short tracks all over the country? Are the car counts smaller as well as the fan counts? The answer is No and Yes, no it’s not just me and yes car and fan counts have been down. Why is that? Oh yeah when I looked outside a bit ago the station next door said regular unleaded $3.99 and diesel $4.59. This doesn’t include the cost of the grocery store, when I went to pick up a few things for just Bob and myself, my groceries came to $148. That was the amount after my savings from scanning my payless card. The total did give me an extra $0.10 off per gallon at the pump. I figured out that I spent $148 to save $2.00 at the pump. That’s about a 1/2 a gallon of fuel. That should get me home and back to the grocery because $148 only made two days worth of meals. In all seriousness I really don’t let the gas prices stop me from going where I want when I want but it does stop a lot of people and they could be drivers as well as fans. I am not quite sure on just how to combat the problem but I have been putting some thought into it.
My mind thought if you make a play area for the kids to play in and provide some supervision for them, parents could have a night out without having to drive to town or pay a sitter to watch them. We have the great entertainment AND the sitter plus if they were under 10 they also got in free. The big plus is that YOU didn’t have too worry about where they were and what they were up to. This would be a win win situation for people in Benton, Newton and Warren County who drive the 25 miles or so to Lafayette for dinner and a movie (that will be on DVD within three months). It would take less than a gallon of gas and the food at KMS is good and not near as much as Texas Road House. You didn’t need to find or pay a sitter because we entertained your kids for free and you got to see some fantastic racing. How can you beat that? The play area is located by the restrooms in the fenced in area. Last week I took the kids on a little field trip out into the pits. There they were able to spend some time with three of the Kamp Motor Speedway Late Model drivers. Kerry Mathew, Ted Loomis and Shawn Negangard were all very gracious about answering questions and letting each and every child sit in their cars (some sat in the cars twice). Who knows what is in store for them this week, maybe a hula hoop contest you never know with the way my mind works.
I’m not sure about what to do about the drivers yet but I would like to take this time to congratulate the drivers who were in the winners circle last week and they were;
In the Late Models it was the #0 of Richie “The Hitman” Hedrick who was holding the trophy and giving the speech in the Allstar Victory Lane for the first time this year. Richie was being followed by the #23 of Ted Loomis who could have used a caution but no caution came out and it was Richie who took home the win. Congratulations Richie on your feature win.
In the Modifieds for the 3rd time this year it was the #7R of Kent Robinson who was giving the victory interview. Kent has been a real power to reckon with this year and he has the trophies to back that up. Kent and his family are a real joy to have here at the track. Congratulations Kent on your feature win.
In the Sportsman class it was the #96 of Dave Rudisill who had raced his way into the Allstar Victory Lane. This was Dave’s first win at Kamp Motor Speedway this season but I am sure it won’t be his last. Congratulations Dave on your feature win.
In the Street Stock class for a 3-peat it was the #99 of Jerrad Krick who was walking away with the trophy and the winners check. Jerrad has been almost unstoppable this season which has put him in the lead for the K-Motion Valve Springs point chase in the Street Stock class. Congratulations Jerrad on your feature win.
If you notice we have a tie for 4th place in the Modified class. There was some controversy on who came in 4th, 5th and 6th in the Modified feature. We watched the feature video on Monday several times and slowed it down frame by frame. JR Coyner and Jim Ransom were so close coming over the finish line none of us watching the video could determine who’s nose came across first. The only thing we thought we could do was give 4th to both JR Coyner and Jim Ransom, both will receive 4th place points. Money for 4th and 5th place will be added together and split between the two drivers. We had showed on the feature finish that #18M of Matt Huddelston had come in 5th but after watching yesterday it was very clear he would have been in 6th place.
This weeks 50/50 drawing worth $284 was won Joe Buyno of Ridge Farm, IL. Joe was holding ticket #203754. Congratulations Joe on your win.
The “Kids Trophy” was won by Nathan Russell age 10 of Lafayette, IN. Congratulations Nathan on your win.
The “Kamp Lucky 5″ drawing worth $500 was won by John Metzinger of Lowell, IN. John was holding stub #002009 drawn out by Sportsman winner #96 Dave Rudisill. Congratulations John on your win. This weeks drawing will be worth $100.
June 7th is Twin City Dodge-Chrysler Double Down night at the speedway and we will have Kamp Motor Speedway drivers who will have their cars at Twin City on Friday evening June 6th. Right now the cars lined up are Late Model driver Rob Starkey, Modified driver JR Coyner, Sportsman driver David Huff, Street Stock driver Jesse Peters and a Modlite car. K105 will also be there to do a radio remote. Please stop out and say hi. Nate Barrett of Twin City Dodge-Chrysler has shown a lot of interest in Kamp Motor Speedway and is sponsoring the double down feature win payout.
There is a lot of good racing coming up in the next several weeks that you won’t want to miss. This weekend is the Street Stock Memorial Special for $1000 to the winner, May 31st is the American Late Model Series Sunoco race for $2000 to the winner. June 7th is Twin City Dodge-Chrysler Double Down night and June 14th is the UMP Late Model summer Nationals. Be sure to mark your calendars for the upcoming great racing at Kamp Motor Speedway.
We would like to send our thoughts and get well quickly wishes to Gerry Gobel who works the lanes at Kamp Motor Speedway. Gerry suffered a heart attack last week and had to have his heart shocked back into rhythm. Fortunately there was no muscle damage to the heart. His doctors have ordered him to do nothing but rest for the next 4 or 5 weeks. Hurry and get well Gerry we miss you.
In closing with the Memorial Day weekend coming up I would again ask you to keep our armed forces serving at home and abroad in your thoughts and prayers. They are spending their holiday as well as everyday fighting to keep our country free of terrorism. I would also ask you to be sure to choose a designated driver if your holiday involves any liquid cheer whether your out on a camp out or at the Indianapolis 500. Choosing a designated driver helps to keep you and those around you safe . With all that said have a safe and happy holiday weekend and be sure to be happy and be safe.
Gayle
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