The Ice Bowl as the dr seen it…..

2012 Ice Bowl…. as the dr seen it!

 

I thought about the races all the way home last night and I want to say some of the best racing I have seen in a while, Ray Cook flying his new colors took the supers to school with a win , totally dominating the class, no matter what or who came at him Ray cook took off and ran away with the race, Jason Welshan took a hard hit with the wall and broke his thumb, and was doubtful for the crate feature but he did make the show.

The weather was horrible Sunday, over cast, rain off and on.. took 2 hours to work track in with 4wheelers …and the ruts, well lets put it as the announcer did, “the track has character” well those were his words, my take on it was the track had “ruts” huge ruts. But it made the drivers very careful about picking their lines.

But the real story of the night was the Crate feature, Jeff Smith from Dalton Ga, had bad luck right off the bat and wound up with a flat, fixed it under caution and came back out 24^th, and one by one picked his way back to the top, Tim Busha lead a large part of the race looking like no one had anything at all for him. But with about 7 laps to go Busha seemed to hurt his car and started dropping back, and it was Simms in the 07 the 2X of Anthony White and the 17S of Jeff Smith, on the last lap it was Anthony White with the lead, and Jeff Smith dove under him getting into turn 2 and down the back straight, White was all over Smith but like a true racer Smith never lifted going for the checkered and into 3 it was either one’s race, with Smith holding a slim lead, when White tried a bonsai move to retake the lead and came up short, Jeff Smith took the win followed by Larry Timms and 77 of Connor.

I want to commend the staff of TST for the never ending work to try and make the track better it just wasn’t meant to be.

CYA@THERACES

the dr.

 

Final results

Supers

1 53 Ray Cook

2 21 Joe Armistead

3 2H Stacy Holmes

4 1H Jason Hiett

5 12 Chad Winkles

6 66 Jake Knowles

7 22 Jason Wilson

8 25R Tim Roszell

9 33B David Brannon

10 1 Vic Hill

11 15H Ethan Hunter

12 17S Jeff Smith

13 47M Ross Martin

14 32 Lamar Scoggins

15 99 Terry Smith

16 47 Brad Hall

17 15D Jamie Dacus

18 124 Mike Weeks

19 18C Dillon Crim

20 97 BLee Burdett

21 26 Tony Knowles

22 15B Tim Busha

23 121 Benji Cole

24 129 Jason Welshan

25 C8 Timothy Culp

Crates

1 17S Jeff Smith

2 07 Larry Timms

3 77 Brian Connor

4 55K Ryan King

5 15B Tim Busha

6 17G Adam Gauldin

7 39J Jimmy Elliott

8 35 Tony Gray

9 11 Scottie Hiett

10 2X Anthony White

11 007 Hunter Best

12 11S Austin Smith

13 10W Chris Wallace

15 51 James Cline

16 29 Jason Welshan

17 47 Michael Page

18 23 Cory Hedgecock

19 95 Brandon Williams

20 18E Chase Edge

21 07JE Jimmy Elkins Jr

22 56 Kyle May

23 21 Mac Owens

24 5C Mike Combs

Limited

1 21 Joe Armistead

2 18MP Mark Page

3 68 Tanner Works

4 81K Adam Cummings

5 17KG George Korrerds

6 5C Jonathan Chapman

7 42 Jared Watson

8 11B Chip Burke

9 66 Paul Allred

10 58 Tony Thompson

11 19M Colten Miller

12 15 Josh Hale

13 7N Nick Yancy

14 119 Mike McConnell

15 247 Dustin Stewart

16 18A Jason Maurer

17 51 Mack McCarter

18 22 Shawn Mooneyham

19 79 Dewayne Powell

20 48 Andy Picklesimer

21 07 David Dotson

22 6C Jeff Crowder

23 11 Lovan Sparks

24 17 Allen Carter

Racing Profile…. Salima Elhaddad

 

Dirt racers are a very close knit family, not everyone can fit in so to speak, but every now and then comes an outsider who not only fits in but makes a stand. Someone who makes a stand that causes racers to stand up and take notice. This person is Salima Elhaddad, editor of dirt Life Illustrated Magazine. This is a new venture that will be highlighting the REAL side of racing. The drivers, the crews, and the fans… not often do the popluar media show you the real side of racing. But Salima has a vision… one to show everyone what real racers are like. Not the racers you see on the TV each and every week, not the ones who takes up all the space in the weekly columns, but the REAL racers, the ones who work 2 jobs to keep a kid racing, or one who works 2 job’s to make sure that the car they drive is ready come Saturday night.

Salima comes from the heart of Texas, a huge Longhorns fan, but since she moved to Ga in 2008 she has been hooked, not on the ‘horns, but on racing, dirt racing to be more specific. And she plans on making an impact on the sport that has never been done before. She plans to highlight, not the super late model drivers who dominate the press each week, but the little guy, who dominates the tracks each week.

I recently got Salima to answer a few questions for me and she was very candid in her answers, here are some of them…..

 

Why do you want to do a magazine about dirt racing?

“I want to do this magazine because most of the media plays up the few popular drivers. But what about the driver who works three jobs to have that hobby car or the dad who burns the midnight oil to make sure his kid’s car is race ready by the time qualifying starts? I never see interviews of pit crew members, flag men, track promoters or car owners. I think the dirt track world is much larger than we’ve been shown.”

Why should dirt racers believe in you, to do the dirt racing world “right”?

“Because I am extremely passionate about dirt track racing and have completely immersed myself in the lifestyle. I have dedicated even my free time to research and development to make sure that I give accurate and non-biased information to my readers.”

What are your plans for Dirt Life Illustrated?

“To spotlight small town dirt tracks, including everyone involved in the dirt track world. Also want to provide tons of information pertaining to dirt racing. There will be something for everyone!”

What do you like about dirt racing the most?

“Well I don’t even know where to start…..I guess if I have to pick one thing it would be that the people in the dirt track world are honest, hard working Americans that keep it a family oriented sport where it doesn’t matter where you are from or who you know you are welcomed with open arms.”

When did you see your first dirt race?

“I saw my first dirt race at Toccoa Speedway Toccoa, GA in 2008 and fell in love and haven’t missed a weekend since.”

 

Who exposed you to dirt racing?

“A friend of the family that showed me around when I first moved to Georgia took me one night, cause he said I didn’t need to sit at home on a Saturday night. “

If you would walk up in the stands at any race and talk to the fans what would you want them to know about you?

“That I am interested in getting to know them.

Tell me something about you that no one knows

“I had a porcupine as a pet when I was young….lol”

 

What did you think when you seen dirt cars really turn it on the first time?

“I thought to myself,  dang! I cant believe that I have been missing out on this my whole life.”

 

you have to admit your name is not one you would normally see connected with dirt racing… care to expound on that?

“I would, but I like the mystery its more fun that way  don’t you think?”

Yes I think it does at that, and you know, I love seeing her passion for  the sport, her passion about her project, and I am so impressed with her passion that I have chosen to take this ride with her as a writer for Dirt Life Illustrated, …. so tell me, What do you think of my new boss?

CYA@THERACES

the dr.