Charles ‘Boz’ Daugherty, head of dealer sales for Innovative Spectator Products, Inc announces the newest dealer for the company’s RACEceiver product line. Joe Dunn of On Pit Road, of Crossville, Tn. is the new dealer serving the Knoxville / East Tennessee area. On Pit Road will be carrying the full line of RACEceiver products which will be available for all area racers and fans.
With the implementation of track rules requiring these unique scanners, Joe and On Pit Road will be accepting bulk orders from drivers and tracks as well as stocking accessories. Pre season orders will be taken during drivers meetings as well as the Crossville Raceway Race Car Show and Swap Meet, and will extend deep discount prices for these orders.
In addition to the RACEceiver line, the company also provides an exclusive Race Management System (RMS) for electronic scoring and information gathering via a ‘transponder’ system. Track operators interested in Special RACEceiver Pricing for their drivers or the RMS should contact Joe at (931) 456-6969 or RACEceiver@onpitroad.com
Friday, November 30, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
A. J. Garber #70 Open Wheel Modified - Crossville Raceway
for Short Track Warriors ---www.shorttrackwarriors.com
by Joe Dunn
At the age of 8 A.J. Garber got his start in racing, helping out on his Dad’s (Tony Garber) Late Model. Later dad had moved on to Open Wheel Modifieds driving for the Green Brothers, and AJ kept working and thinking about his future driving a race car.
At 18 he got his first chance at racing at Baxter (Tennessee Motor Speedway) in a Mini Stock. After two years in the Mini’s he moved up to the Open Wheel Modifieds, where 2007 was his second year. His home track is Crossville, but he has also raced at Clarksville. AJ is looking forward to 2008 and Crossville going back to Friday nights as this will enable him to also run at Clarksville on Saturday nights as he vies for the regional and national points in the UMP OWM class.
AJ looks at himself as a developing driver with a long future ahead of him. In his first 2 years he has not won a feature yet, but has managed to take the win in 3 heats so far. Like most young drivers his age (23) he sometimes dreams of a future in Nascar, but he is really happy running his Garber Construction Company / Rocky Hooten Logging Open Wheel. He is secure in this class and plans to stay with the OWM as long as he keeps racing on dirt. His Dad moved south a while back and now races OWM’s in Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida. As the class grows in the south and more series develop there just may be some opportunities for some father son battles on the track in the future.
Rolling into the track on a race night, AJ’s major pit crew is his wife Leslie who jumps in helping him with the car. On a good night there are a handful of fans in the stands cheering him on and a few more friends in the pits. The hardest part of racing for AJ is getting the ‘Set Up’ right for each track. It is an ongoing project that never ends, but never stops the team.
If there were one thing that AJ could change in the local racing scene it would be to have better track preparation and maybe the chance of a more consistent surface at all of the tracks. With the season over and winter looming, he will be taking more time to get the car just right for the 2008 season. Race fans keep an eye out for AJ and his white #70 at both Crossville and Clarksville next year.
by Joe Dunn
At the age of 8 A.J. Garber got his start in racing, helping out on his Dad’s (Tony Garber) Late Model. Later dad had moved on to Open Wheel Modifieds driving for the Green Brothers, and AJ kept working and thinking about his future driving a race car.
At 18 he got his first chance at racing at Baxter (Tennessee Motor Speedway) in a Mini Stock. After two years in the Mini’s he moved up to the Open Wheel Modifieds, where 2007 was his second year. His home track is Crossville, but he has also raced at Clarksville. AJ is looking forward to 2008 and Crossville going back to Friday nights as this will enable him to also run at Clarksville on Saturday nights as he vies for the regional and national points in the UMP OWM class.
AJ looks at himself as a developing driver with a long future ahead of him. In his first 2 years he has not won a feature yet, but has managed to take the win in 3 heats so far. Like most young drivers his age (23) he sometimes dreams of a future in Nascar, but he is really happy running his Garber Construction Company / Rocky Hooten Logging Open Wheel. He is secure in this class and plans to stay with the OWM as long as he keeps racing on dirt. His Dad moved south a while back and now races OWM’s in Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida. As the class grows in the south and more series develop there just may be some opportunities for some father son battles on the track in the future.
Rolling into the track on a race night, AJ’s major pit crew is his wife Leslie who jumps in helping him with the car. On a good night there are a handful of fans in the stands cheering him on and a few more friends in the pits. The hardest part of racing for AJ is getting the ‘Set Up’ right for each track. It is an ongoing project that never ends, but never stops the team.
If there were one thing that AJ could change in the local racing scene it would be to have better track preparation and maybe the chance of a more consistent surface at all of the tracks. With the season over and winter looming, he will be taking more time to get the car just right for the 2008 season. Race fans keep an eye out for AJ and his white #70 at both Crossville and Clarksville next year.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Chris Croinex #11 Street Stock - Crossville Raceway
for Short Track Warriors www.shorttrackwarriors.com
By Joe Dunn
Chris Croinex of Crossville grew up watching dirt racing all over the area. A few years ago he helped his dad Dave build a Front Wheel Drive car to race at Atomic Speedway and the real bug finally got him.
He went home one day and started building a Cruiser car to race at the Tennessee Motor Speedway in Baxter. Racing the cruiser Chris won twice at Baxter and decided to move up, so he started building a Street Stock. In the interim, of course Baxter closed, so he started changing the car to meet the Atomic rules. Before he had a chance to race it at Atomic, that track closed, so it was back to rebuilding the car and this time he had it finished to race at Crossville.
In 2007 Chris won 3 features at Crossville and finished third in the points with his yellow #11 Monte Carlo sponsored by Butler Trucking, The Truss Shop and Advance Termite and Pest Control. He’s joined in the pits with his brother Tim and friend Tim Roach who act as his Pit Crew. Most race nights you will see the yellow #11 in the pits next to the red 11c front wheel drive of his Dad’s. Racing is truly a family experience for the Croinex family with Chris’s Mom, Wife and four kids along for support.
Racing for the Croinex family really is a labor of love, but as Chris said, “The hardest part of racing is that time is against you. Family is important and I need to spend time with my wife and kids and so racing gets what’s left over. So we just do the best we can to have the car ready and come out on race night to have some fun.”
Chris does, like most drivers, have aspirations to move up, but his thought are not dreams of Nascar, they are right here on the local dirt tracks. He is hopeful that within the next few years he may be able to move up to the Open Wheel Modifieds. That move will take some time and the hopes that the local tracks can keep the racing going. Chris sees the future of the local dirt tracks tied to an initiative to draw in more ‘new’ drivers to the sport. He feels that the tracks need to promote more to the kids out there rather than trying to get drivers to move from track to track. When asked what one change he would like to see in local dirt racing, he responded that they need a better separation in the classes. “Today, a young guy can start out cheap with a FWD for a few hundred dollars, but they need a class that they move into for $2500-3000 and there just isn’t one like that anymore.”
Watch for Chris this spring in his yellow #11 at Crossville Raceway, he’s sure to be running up front.
By Joe Dunn
Chris Croinex of Crossville grew up watching dirt racing all over the area. A few years ago he helped his dad Dave build a Front Wheel Drive car to race at Atomic Speedway and the real bug finally got him.
He went home one day and started building a Cruiser car to race at the Tennessee Motor Speedway in Baxter. Racing the cruiser Chris won twice at Baxter and decided to move up, so he started building a Street Stock. In the interim, of course Baxter closed, so he started changing the car to meet the Atomic rules. Before he had a chance to race it at Atomic, that track closed, so it was back to rebuilding the car and this time he had it finished to race at Crossville.
In 2007 Chris won 3 features at Crossville and finished third in the points with his yellow #11 Monte Carlo sponsored by Butler Trucking, The Truss Shop and Advance Termite and Pest Control. He’s joined in the pits with his brother Tim and friend Tim Roach who act as his Pit Crew. Most race nights you will see the yellow #11 in the pits next to the red 11c front wheel drive of his Dad’s. Racing is truly a family experience for the Croinex family with Chris’s Mom, Wife and four kids along for support.
Racing for the Croinex family really is a labor of love, but as Chris said, “The hardest part of racing is that time is against you. Family is important and I need to spend time with my wife and kids and so racing gets what’s left over. So we just do the best we can to have the car ready and come out on race night to have some fun.”
Chris does, like most drivers, have aspirations to move up, but his thought are not dreams of Nascar, they are right here on the local dirt tracks. He is hopeful that within the next few years he may be able to move up to the Open Wheel Modifieds. That move will take some time and the hopes that the local tracks can keep the racing going. Chris sees the future of the local dirt tracks tied to an initiative to draw in more ‘new’ drivers to the sport. He feels that the tracks need to promote more to the kids out there rather than trying to get drivers to move from track to track. When asked what one change he would like to see in local dirt racing, he responded that they need a better separation in the classes. “Today, a young guy can start out cheap with a FWD for a few hundred dollars, but they need a class that they move into for $2500-3000 and there just isn’t one like that anymore.”
Watch for Chris this spring in his yellow #11 at Crossville Raceway, he’s sure to be running up front.
Johnson repeats as NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion
from the Crossville Chronicle - Crossville, Tn Wednesday November 21, 2007
By Joe Dunn
Jimmie Johnson sealed his second championship with his seventh place finish Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He finished the season with 10 wins and 24 top 10 finishes.
Johnsons championship is the seventh championship for owner Rick Hendrick in his 24 years as an owner, making him second to Petty Enterprises with nine. This is also Hendricks eleventh championship in NASCAR’s top three series. Juan Pablo Montoya clinched the Rookie of the Year title.
Carl Edwards was declared the Champion of the NASCAR Busch Series but the owners championship went to Richard Childress and the 29 car driven by Jeff Burton and Scott Wimmer. In the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Ron Hornaday got a lucky break when Mike Skinner lost a wheel and finished 34th. This is the third Truck series Championship for Hornaday and the first for team owners Kevin and Delana Harvick.
Sundays race was also the final race for the ‘old’ car leaving the teams with a lot of cars and very limited customers. With the only normal buyers being ARCA teams, the cars are expected to sell for pennies on the dollar or distribute them to developmental teams in the Busch East and NASCAR west series. Petty Enterprises is taking a different route with their cars according to Robbie Loomis, General Manager. "We're going to take some of the old cars and donate them to universities with good engineering programs, and hopefully we can get some return back from the engineering side,"
Some changes for 2008 are already in the works. Race winner Matt Kenseth will be looking at a new crew chief next year as Robbie Reiser has been promoted to General Manager of Roush Fenway Racing’s Nextel Cup team operations. Team engineer Chip Bolin will replace Reiser. In the Penske South organization, rumor has it that Ryan Newman’s crew chief Mike Nelson is moving up to a management position and Roy McCauley who started the 2007 season as Kurt Busch’s crew chief will take over the 12 team. McCauley served as Newman’s crew chief in 2005 in the Busch series.
BAM racing announced that they have signed John Andretti to return as the driver of the 49 cat for the 2008 season. The team is also searching for additional sponsorship with hopes to enter a second team next year.
Watch for lots of news and changes over the next three months heading up to the Daytona 500.
On the local scene, the final dirt track racing took place Friday and Saturday as Cleveland Speedway wound up the season with the 19th annual ‘Gobbler’. On Friday night, Dale McDowell led 25 of the 27 laps to win the Budweiser Joe Lee Johnson Memorial. Chris Madden finished second, with Skip Arp, Clint Smith and Steve Smith rounding out the top 5. Crossville’s Randy Weaver finished 6th.
On Saturday night, Shane Clanton took the win in the Country Squire Homes, Southern All Stars, Gobbler. Dale McDowell finished second with Randy Weaver, Chris madden and Jimmy Owens rounding out the top 5. In the Limited Late model show it was Jason Welsham with the win followed by Rex Ritchey, Greg Martin, Todd Morrow and Matt Steward finishing in the top 5. In the A Hobby class it was Tanner Works with the win, followed by Greg Sudderth, Chris Stewart, Robbie Green and Jason Brown. The B Hobby winner was Donald Forgey followed by Raymond Shepard, Jonathan Simms, Duke Rodabaugh and Chris Beavers. Pony (ministock) was won by Rocky McNabb with Cheyenne Kite, Terry Poore, Kris Poe and Michael Courtney finishing top 5. The final race of the evening was the front runners where Mike Mayhem took the win, with Bill Bailey, Kenny Kizzar, Jeff Curvin and Dustin Cansler rounding out the top five.
Next on the agenda will be the Crossville Raceway drivers meeting scheduled for Sunday December 9 at the race track. Meeting times are, cruisers- noon, Front Wheel drive - 1 PM, Mini Stock -2 PM, Street Stock - 3 PM, Limited Late Model - 4 PM and UMP Open Wheel Modifieds after 4 PM. For Questions about the meeting contact Chris McConnell at (931) 472-5111 or William Scogin at (931) 538-8448
By Joe Dunn
Jimmie Johnson sealed his second championship with his seventh place finish Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He finished the season with 10 wins and 24 top 10 finishes.
Johnsons championship is the seventh championship for owner Rick Hendrick in his 24 years as an owner, making him second to Petty Enterprises with nine. This is also Hendricks eleventh championship in NASCAR’s top three series. Juan Pablo Montoya clinched the Rookie of the Year title.
Carl Edwards was declared the Champion of the NASCAR Busch Series but the owners championship went to Richard Childress and the 29 car driven by Jeff Burton and Scott Wimmer. In the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Ron Hornaday got a lucky break when Mike Skinner lost a wheel and finished 34th. This is the third Truck series Championship for Hornaday and the first for team owners Kevin and Delana Harvick.
Sundays race was also the final race for the ‘old’ car leaving the teams with a lot of cars and very limited customers. With the only normal buyers being ARCA teams, the cars are expected to sell for pennies on the dollar or distribute them to developmental teams in the Busch East and NASCAR west series. Petty Enterprises is taking a different route with their cars according to Robbie Loomis, General Manager. "We're going to take some of the old cars and donate them to universities with good engineering programs, and hopefully we can get some return back from the engineering side,"
Some changes for 2008 are already in the works. Race winner Matt Kenseth will be looking at a new crew chief next year as Robbie Reiser has been promoted to General Manager of Roush Fenway Racing’s Nextel Cup team operations. Team engineer Chip Bolin will replace Reiser. In the Penske South organization, rumor has it that Ryan Newman’s crew chief Mike Nelson is moving up to a management position and Roy McCauley who started the 2007 season as Kurt Busch’s crew chief will take over the 12 team. McCauley served as Newman’s crew chief in 2005 in the Busch series.
BAM racing announced that they have signed John Andretti to return as the driver of the 49 cat for the 2008 season. The team is also searching for additional sponsorship with hopes to enter a second team next year.
Watch for lots of news and changes over the next three months heading up to the Daytona 500.
On the local scene, the final dirt track racing took place Friday and Saturday as Cleveland Speedway wound up the season with the 19th annual ‘Gobbler’. On Friday night, Dale McDowell led 25 of the 27 laps to win the Budweiser Joe Lee Johnson Memorial. Chris Madden finished second, with Skip Arp, Clint Smith and Steve Smith rounding out the top 5. Crossville’s Randy Weaver finished 6th.
On Saturday night, Shane Clanton took the win in the Country Squire Homes, Southern All Stars, Gobbler. Dale McDowell finished second with Randy Weaver, Chris madden and Jimmy Owens rounding out the top 5. In the Limited Late model show it was Jason Welsham with the win followed by Rex Ritchey, Greg Martin, Todd Morrow and Matt Steward finishing in the top 5. In the A Hobby class it was Tanner Works with the win, followed by Greg Sudderth, Chris Stewart, Robbie Green and Jason Brown. The B Hobby winner was Donald Forgey followed by Raymond Shepard, Jonathan Simms, Duke Rodabaugh and Chris Beavers. Pony (ministock) was won by Rocky McNabb with Cheyenne Kite, Terry Poore, Kris Poe and Michael Courtney finishing top 5. The final race of the evening was the front runners where Mike Mayhem took the win, with Bill Bailey, Kenny Kizzar, Jeff Curvin and Dustin Cansler rounding out the top five.
Next on the agenda will be the Crossville Raceway drivers meeting scheduled for Sunday December 9 at the race track. Meeting times are, cruisers- noon, Front Wheel drive - 1 PM, Mini Stock -2 PM, Street Stock - 3 PM, Limited Late Model - 4 PM and UMP Open Wheel Modifieds after 4 PM. For Questions about the meeting contact Chris McConnell at (931) 472-5111 or William Scogin at (931) 538-8448
Jeff Gordon hopes to repeat at Phoenix
from the Crossville Chronicle - Crossville, Tn Friday Nov. 9, 2007
By Joe Dunn
With two races left in the Chase to the Nextel Cup, Jeff Gordon heads to Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) without the points lead. Unlike last week at Texas, Gordon enters this race trailing teammate Jimmie Johnson by 30 points, but the driver of the DuPont Chevy hopes to repeat his earlier win this season in the desert.
Jimmie Johnson is on a tear following his third consecutive win for the second time in his career and in the ‘Chase’, he did three in a row during the Chase in 2004. Clint Bowyer’s 19th place finish at Texas dropped him to 181 points behind Johnson all but eliminating his chances for the title.
Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500 marks this season’s 16th running of the Car of Tomorrow – NASCAR’s new-generation race car that will compete fulltime in 2008. It’s a return trip to one-mile Phoenix, which hosted the new car’s third event in April. A seven-year project of NASCAR’s Research and Development Center, the new car is the next-generation race vehicle. It incorporates crucial safety innovations, better competition and cost containment opportunities for teams.
The areas Dirt Track racing season comes to an end next weekend as Cleveland Speedway host the final events on November 16 & 17. Friday Nov. 16 will begin the 3rd annual Joe Lee Johnson Memorial weekend with the BJ Parker Thunder series $2700 to win race as well as other racing divisions. On Saturday Nov. 17 the Southern All Stars Gobbler 75 will feature a $5,000 to win Super Late Model race along with a full racing card. For more info contact Cleveland Speedway at (423) 479-8574
By Joe Dunn
With two races left in the Chase to the Nextel Cup, Jeff Gordon heads to Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) without the points lead. Unlike last week at Texas, Gordon enters this race trailing teammate Jimmie Johnson by 30 points, but the driver of the DuPont Chevy hopes to repeat his earlier win this season in the desert.
Jimmie Johnson is on a tear following his third consecutive win for the second time in his career and in the ‘Chase’, he did three in a row during the Chase in 2004. Clint Bowyer’s 19th place finish at Texas dropped him to 181 points behind Johnson all but eliminating his chances for the title.
Sunday’s Checker Auto Parts 500 marks this season’s 16th running of the Car of Tomorrow – NASCAR’s new-generation race car that will compete fulltime in 2008. It’s a return trip to one-mile Phoenix, which hosted the new car’s third event in April. A seven-year project of NASCAR’s Research and Development Center, the new car is the next-generation race vehicle. It incorporates crucial safety innovations, better competition and cost containment opportunities for teams.
The areas Dirt Track racing season comes to an end next weekend as Cleveland Speedway host the final events on November 16 & 17. Friday Nov. 16 will begin the 3rd annual Joe Lee Johnson Memorial weekend with the BJ Parker Thunder series $2700 to win race as well as other racing divisions. On Saturday Nov. 17 the Southern All Stars Gobbler 75 will feature a $5,000 to win Super Late Model race along with a full racing card. For more info contact Cleveland Speedway at (423) 479-8574
Friday, November 2, 2007
Three to go as NASCAR heads to Texas
from the Crossville Chronicle - Crossville, TN. Friday November 2, 2007
by Joe Dunn
With only three races to go, time is of the essence for the Chase drivers to make up every point they can on standings leader Jeff Gordon. All 12 Chase drivers are still mathematically eligible for the championship, though Gordon and Jimmie Johnson are setting a devastating pace. The Hendrick Motorsports teammates have won the last four races in the Chase and have the closest point margin between first and second since the Chase’s inception in 2004.
Several drivers and fans were upset with Denny Hamlin and blamed him for the wreck on the final start which resulted in the race ending under caution. However it was discovered after the race that Hamlin actually had water in his gas causing the car to sputter on the restart. It was also learned that Dave Blaney had water in his gas too. Nascar decided that they were two isolated cases until Monday when the other teams returned to their shops. Water was found in the fuel cells of both Penske cars of Ryan Newman and Kurt Bush, while water also was evident in all three Richard Childress cars as was the Chevy of winner Jimmie Johnson. Greg Biffle had complained of what he thought was water in his gas during the race, but none was found. Nascar is investigating the incident.
Penske Racing is determined to get Indy 500 winner Sam Hornish established in Nascar despite his failure to qualify for a race after numerous attempts. Penske officials are considering a points swap for 2008 to get Hornish in the field. The idea is to give Hornish the 2007 points of the 2 car. This would guarantee Hornish to start the first five races based on owners points within the top 35. This would mean leaving Kurt Bush without points but eligible for the Past Champions provision as the most recent champion not with a top 35 team.
On the local racing scene Crossville Raceway honored their season champions at an awards banquet last Thursday at the track. The Champions as well as the rest of the top 5 finishers were awarded trophies and acknowledged for their accomplishments. In addition to the 6 foot tall Trophies, the champions also received Jackets and photos from the track. The event was attended by over 200 who showed their appreciation for the event. The track owners were on hand as well as the 20087 track operators, William Scogin and Chris McConnell. A drivers meeting is scheduled for Dec 9 at the track. For details, contact William at (931) 538-8448
Spring City Raceway concluded the racing season with a Fan appreciation night last Saturday. The cars were lined up on the track where fans were invited to walk the track and meet with the drivers. Those in attendance enjoined the night. The track announced that the awards banquet will be held at the track on Saturday November 10, 2007 at 1 PM. (et)
by Joe Dunn
With only three races to go, time is of the essence for the Chase drivers to make up every point they can on standings leader Jeff Gordon. All 12 Chase drivers are still mathematically eligible for the championship, though Gordon and Jimmie Johnson are setting a devastating pace. The Hendrick Motorsports teammates have won the last four races in the Chase and have the closest point margin between first and second since the Chase’s inception in 2004.
Several drivers and fans were upset with Denny Hamlin and blamed him for the wreck on the final start which resulted in the race ending under caution. However it was discovered after the race that Hamlin actually had water in his gas causing the car to sputter on the restart. It was also learned that Dave Blaney had water in his gas too. Nascar decided that they were two isolated cases until Monday when the other teams returned to their shops. Water was found in the fuel cells of both Penske cars of Ryan Newman and Kurt Bush, while water also was evident in all three Richard Childress cars as was the Chevy of winner Jimmie Johnson. Greg Biffle had complained of what he thought was water in his gas during the race, but none was found. Nascar is investigating the incident.
Penske Racing is determined to get Indy 500 winner Sam Hornish established in Nascar despite his failure to qualify for a race after numerous attempts. Penske officials are considering a points swap for 2008 to get Hornish in the field. The idea is to give Hornish the 2007 points of the 2 car. This would guarantee Hornish to start the first five races based on owners points within the top 35. This would mean leaving Kurt Bush without points but eligible for the Past Champions provision as the most recent champion not with a top 35 team.
On the local racing scene Crossville Raceway honored their season champions at an awards banquet last Thursday at the track. The Champions as well as the rest of the top 5 finishers were awarded trophies and acknowledged for their accomplishments. In addition to the 6 foot tall Trophies, the champions also received Jackets and photos from the track. The event was attended by over 200 who showed their appreciation for the event. The track owners were on hand as well as the 20087 track operators, William Scogin and Chris McConnell. A drivers meeting is scheduled for Dec 9 at the track. For details, contact William at (931) 538-8448
Spring City Raceway concluded the racing season with a Fan appreciation night last Saturday. The cars were lined up on the track where fans were invited to walk the track and meet with the drivers. Those in attendance enjoined the night. The track announced that the awards banquet will be held at the track on Saturday November 10, 2007 at 1 PM. (et)
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