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Surprised and glad to see the 40 at Lincoln ,off by a few because of addition of Stutts,Dewease,Wagaman  and Macri but the 29 at Path is a sign of things to come first year with Rahmer Productions drew almost 50 now only 29.

Foolish to say sanctioned races dont bring more cars look at the three All Star races in Pa. this year Bedford,Selinsgrove and Port all strong fields .

After 2 races only 18 cars made both shows, by Sunday the count will be under 10 that made all the shows.

Sanctioned races bring more cars because they have a certain amount of guys who run all their races but more importantly, because the purses are good.

... it's hard to find good chaperons these days, just sayin'

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I was simply asking and stating possible issues....you're the one that lives it out there. I don't like low car counts any better than anyone else. If you were really a Truth Teller then speak it instead of determining who is and isn't bashing. And there is a lot of DRAMA going on right now in sprint car racing all over and shame on you if that doesn't concern you......And it's happening in areas that few thought would ever have some of the problems that have surfaced in the past few years.

Thanks for your explanation......appreciated!

Thank you, also for your responding to my post/questions! It's easy to get a better understanding as to what is going on elsewhere when facts are brought to light. The problems we're faced with I think stem primarily from one accute fact....we do not have enough race teams. 

I think a sanctioned race also adds a little bit more clout. Everybody wants to add a WOO or All-Star win to their resume. All PA speedweek races pay at least as much as an All-Star show and 3-4 of them pay more, plus the point fund is better than OH last I knew.

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You bring up 1 example. Wasn't 2012 the year that the All-Stars only had 2 or 3 cars at the end of the season? I also remember unsanctioned Tuscarora 50's with car counts in the low to mid 30's. The quality is also better as the cars the all-stars bring are much better than the handful of locals that won't show up due to the added competition.

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Selinsgrove gets the short end of the stick having the last date. They may get more than 20 but not much more. You never really know though. Some years they've had mid 30's. Cannon is out. We'll see if Stutt's motor lasts all week. Last year Mark Smith went to a 360 show instead. I'll be optomistic and say 24.

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I heard that as well about Rahmer's team not running an event he was promoting.  Don't know if it's true or not.

Stevie was watching from the top row of the grandstand.  Spoke to him briefly.  It was fun watching him win that race convincingly last year just like Hodnett did last night.  Greg was flying through traffic, but he had to, or Clauson was going to win that race.

All good points made here in all these replies . Everyone knows the causes , cures, and why we have the low car counts . It will be picking and choosing as others have said here in running when they can or just running there favorite track as far as Pa Speedweek goes .

Yea, A-Main made the whole nite worthwhile. I kept thinking Clauson would catch Greg stuck behind a lapper sooner or later, but Hodnett was absolutely masterful slicing & dicing thru traffic.

Then when they had the restart with lappers moved back, I thought it was over for Greg, but he got the jump & it was over for Clauson.

I'm more convinced than ever that Hodnett & his team would be Top 5 or better if they ran Outlaws

Won't be able to make any more Speedweek shows, but it will be interesting to see how Clauson does....

I'm surprised that they didn't have a few bent ass cheeks as well. The wrecker driver that sat in the infield Saturday for a good 5 minutes while 4 cars sat motionless in turn 3 was one of the most painfull things I've witnessed at a race in several years. An ISMA official had to go over to the truck and yell at the guy to get him rolling.

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... could I have 2% milk instead?  I would love to see you @ the track I grew up @ but

... schedule looks like     7/2 Port    7/3 Selinsgrove     7/9 Sharon     7/16 Jennerstown    7/19 Lernerville    7/25-29 Boys Scout Camp

... looking forward to seeing U & BRR @ Jennerstown

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Lincoln's 40 was impressive considering JJ Grasso, David Quackenbush and Steve Owings were all not there and have been regulars. Tim Glatfelter is still recovering from a concussion as well. 

Tim Shaffer should be coming in soon, starting tonight at Grandview (if weather cooperates) as well as Washington's Trey Starks. 

29 at Path was a little surprising especially considering Cole Duncan and Aussie Sean Zemunik made the tow from Eldora the night before. But like mentioned, there were no complaints about the racing. And 29 410's really isn't that bad, it just goes to show how spoiled we are. 

I didn't have any complaints about total car count either, but was looking forward to seeing top competitors like Lance & Stevie Smith...

Heats weren't so great, A Main was killa, & Micro sprints are probably my favorite support class

I'm really looking forward to Port's Saturday night show, not just because of SW but they also have the Rt. 35(Port/SG) challenge series for SLM's! Love me a good 2 division show! Port and Selinsgrove have a lot of good SLM's. Kudo's to Port for being the only SW track to have topnotch "support" division.

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My bad...thought they only had wingless 360. Which tracks do the winged 360's run at?

Primarily Limaland, with some additional shows at Waynesfield and Eldora.

Thanx...do the wingless teams bolt on a wing or are there two different distinct groups?