Posted By: no nerf bars on July 02 2017 at 10:41:24 AM
Joey was surgical last night. Hung around in 3rd for awhile...and it looked like Kemenah was going to race away after getting past Dean Jacobs...but those yellows bunched them up. Not sure they ever got into lapped traffic. On the lap 15 restart, Joey got around Chad and that was it. It's important to note that the 71 was not a boat anchor in the feature, but was fastest at the end of the race on a tricky surface.
It would be great to see Joey run the All Stars again. In fact, in his victory lane interview, he seemed to indicate that was a possibilty....one of the best victory lane interviews I have heard in a long time. Very emotional and he talked about racing for fun again and how much he enjoyed racing with the All Stars and how important a team effort is to win a race. The interview was posted on the Wayne County Speedway facebook page. It's a must see for sprint car fans. Very enlightening what he had to say.
Maybe Tony can cobble together some more drivers for the series for next year. Look who's hanging out there currently....
Tim Shaffer, Dale Blaney, Jac Haudenschild, Joey Saldana, Cole Duncan, Cap Henry, Danny Holtgraver, Randy Hannigan, Cale Conley, Lee Jacobs, PPM...add those guys to Chad Kemenah, Ryan Smith, Cale Armstrong, Caleb Helms...sprinkle in Spithaler and Cale Thomas and Max Stambaugh.....that's 18 guys who can bring it on any evening.....
That's 6 former WoO drivers, one Nationals winner, two or three Nationals podium finishers, at least two Nationals A main top 10 finishers, not too shabby.
Combine this with a few less trips to Wisconsin....more money.....$7,500 to win.....charge a bit more for a ticket....with less support classes...and that's a recipe for a dynamite season.
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