What an interesting, yet, very entertaining 2 nights of racing we got to witness on Sunday and Monday night at Huset's. I'm still shaking my head at the actions and festivities we were able to see from what happened. God, that was fun Sunday night. Probably going to be the night to remember in 2009 at the race track, too bad its all fuzzy from my good friend BL.
Sunday's report can be found HERE. Didn't quite get the amount of responses as I was looking for, but most of those were directed in another thread towards McCarl.
Monday's report can be found HERE. That one has been on chili pepper fire since it was posted earlier in the day.
As many as you know, I'm a pro-McCarl fan of his racing, and an even bigger fan of his antics on the microphone and out back at the trailer. What he did Sunday night was just the beginning of whats going to be the Terry McCarl "You just pissed me off so much Huset's, that I'm going to start kicking everyone's ass now since I'm that much more motivated" Summer Tour.
I completely agree with what he did after getting screwed over by the officials, and I would have done the same thing. There is no doubt in my mind, or in his mind after reading his PRESS RELEASE, that he was going to win that race from 24th. WE as race fans were cheated out of what could have been the best race, not only we'd see this year, but possibly for years to come. We would talk to our kids and future grandkids one day of the night McCarl came from 24th to win at Huset's. But that didn't get to happen since some official had a hard-on to bust his ass.. no pun intended.
As far as I'm concerned, he was driving with (atleast) 1 middle finger up in time trials, after he took the lead in the heat, and after taking the lead in the A when he was cruising to the win. Classic interview following the races as well.. God, its been awhile since we've got to hear one of those, and it was way overdue!
Good to see the "Mad Man" Kerry Madsen up for the weekend, and take the challenge on Monday night. He took a good shot at McCarl on the microphone as well during intermission for sandbagging in time trials. Hopefully he continues to come up as he's really fast, but has never had any luck at Huset's.
There should be a decent amount of cars on Sunday with Tony Bruce, Jr., and Jack Dover coming back. Sounds like McCarl will be back for sure with Lynton following him. Hopefully Madsen comes back again next week or in the near future. And it sounds like TK is flying back this week for Knoxville and possibly Huset's on Sunday. It could be another great Sunday night at the track if most of these guys come back!
Shout to the 23w for looking good again this weekend, especially on Monday night as he found something in the 2nd half of the race. Great to hang around you guys and your friends Sunday night following the races.
Next report comes Sunday, points are updated from Knoxville, Huset's and the WoO on the right, and go ahead and vote for the new poll at the bottom! Thanks for stopping in.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Huset's Opener Recap & Other Racing News
I covered the legits of all the happenings of the Huset's opener in the Season Debut of the Big J Report, which can be found HERE.
But to touch on a few things that stick out still in my mind. Great to see Terry McCarl drive overnight from Eldora just because he wanted to run Huset's infront of the fans and his owner. Kudos to that whole team as I can't wait to see more of the team in the future. Mark Dobmeier was in trouble on that last restart until McCarl was knocked down to 7 cylinders due to a rock, but he still got the win, so congrats to him as well. Great to see Clint Garner come up through the back as well after having problems in the heat. I really hope he runs the whole year as he is always fast at Huset's.
The track conditions sucked, but they always suck for the opener. We're very fortunate more shit wasn't broken then what already was. The car counts are down right now, but I think they'll go up gradually over the next few weeks. I'm hoping for 20 cars to give more lap traffic for the leaders, because there are about 9 guys that can go out and win on any given night right now. McCarl, Dobs, Garner, Chad Meyer, Gregg Bakker, Jake Peters, Scott Winters, Lynton Jeffrey, and Johnn Cressman.
That back row challenge that will continue to go up will only entice McCarl and others to make the trip on Sunday nights as it could lead to a very, very big payday for someone. Thanks to Baete Forseth for doing that this year.
Will we get to see Tim Kaeding on Sunday since he's going to be running Knoxville for most of the summer? I'm pretty sure the car goes back to Forbrook's every week now that he's the crew chief, and Roth is footing the bills and he has a never ending wallet. I really hope we get to see him in the upcoming weeks. The same could be said for Kerry Madsen now that the #55 has dropped off tour starting with the east coast swing.
Points are updated on the right for Huset's, Knoxville, and the WoO after their race Tuesday night in Delaware. Thanks for reading, we'll get it updated again following Huset's on Sunday. Hope to see some of you out at Jackson as well for the big 360 show on Friday!
Huset's results with Dobmeier and Brock Dump scoring wins can be seen HERE.
And World of Outlaw story and results that seen The Dude pick up his 1st win of the year in Delaware can be seen HERE as well.
But to touch on a few things that stick out still in my mind. Great to see Terry McCarl drive overnight from Eldora just because he wanted to run Huset's infront of the fans and his owner. Kudos to that whole team as I can't wait to see more of the team in the future. Mark Dobmeier was in trouble on that last restart until McCarl was knocked down to 7 cylinders due to a rock, but he still got the win, so congrats to him as well. Great to see Clint Garner come up through the back as well after having problems in the heat. I really hope he runs the whole year as he is always fast at Huset's.
The track conditions sucked, but they always suck for the opener. We're very fortunate more shit wasn't broken then what already was. The car counts are down right now, but I think they'll go up gradually over the next few weeks. I'm hoping for 20 cars to give more lap traffic for the leaders, because there are about 9 guys that can go out and win on any given night right now. McCarl, Dobs, Garner, Chad Meyer, Gregg Bakker, Jake Peters, Scott Winters, Lynton Jeffrey, and Johnn Cressman.
That back row challenge that will continue to go up will only entice McCarl and others to make the trip on Sunday nights as it could lead to a very, very big payday for someone. Thanks to Baete Forseth for doing that this year.
Will we get to see Tim Kaeding on Sunday since he's going to be running Knoxville for most of the summer? I'm pretty sure the car goes back to Forbrook's every week now that he's the crew chief, and Roth is footing the bills and he has a never ending wallet. I really hope we get to see him in the upcoming weeks. The same could be said for Kerry Madsen now that the #55 has dropped off tour starting with the east coast swing.
Points are updated on the right for Huset's, Knoxville, and the WoO after their race Tuesday night in Delaware. Thanks for reading, we'll get it updated again following Huset's on Sunday. Hope to see some of you out at Jackson as well for the big 360 show on Friday!
Huset's results with Dobmeier and Brock Dump scoring wins can be seen HERE.
And World of Outlaw story and results that seen The Dude pick up his 1st win of the year in Delaware can be seen HERE as well.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Huset's "Flooded" & Knoxville FUN
Alright, so I think I'm finally caught up on the sleep that I pretty much didn't get thanks to that great town of Knoxville, Iowa. But before we get into the festivities from there, lets talk about the bullshit the Rubins pulled during the week by cancelling their Friday WoO show on Wednesday. It was cancelled due to "flooded and wet conditions." Hmmmmm, when I drove home on Friday, that track sure didn't look too flooded or even wet to me!
Typical move coming from the track that could be an even bigger cash-cow if the right people were in charge. After talking to people down in Knoxville, it sounded like this race was never going to happen anyways as reports surfaced earlier in the week they would cancel due to the weather forecast. I'd like to thank them for making me realize that Knoxville "eats pieces of shit like them for breakfast" (thank you Shooter McGavin), and I'll try to spend as much time and money this summer in Iowa as possible, and not at Huset's.
Anyways, off to the trip down to Knoxville with my buddy Reid as we left Sioux Falls a little after 11am. Made some great time and even better gas mileage with a shocking 43 MPG on the way down in my Galant. That set the mood for a good time at Slideways and Dingus before the races, only to see the longest line ever for tickets that stretched to probably 200+ deep in each line. Great turnout for the spring WoO show only to see Donny Schatz drop the fastest time I've ever seen there at 14.589 in time trials.. wow that was fucking fast. Great car turnout with 57 360s and 47 410s for a cheap $27 ticket.. so we knew we were in for a long night, but also a great night of racing.
The 360 feature saw some kid I've never seen before take off with the win. Congrats to Matt Covington for conquering the field in only his 3rd time signing in at Knoxville. Clint Garner would have got him if there were a couple more laps or even a late yellow, but it never came for the fastest guy on the track. Gregg Bakker ended up 3rd giving the SoDak drivers 2/3rds of the podium.
Then it was time for the big boys with Brian Brown and his uncle, Danny Lasoski on the front row. Everyone expected The Dude to take off with the lead from the front row, but it was the younger family member leading the first 14 laps before Terry McCarl in the Big Game Treestands #24. It was at about this point the track started to lay a little rubber, and also time that Schatz in the ArmorAll #15 crept into 2nd behind McCarl. T-Mac was having issues getting around Dusty Zomer for the longest time as Zomer was locked into the rubber. McCarl ended up getting way too tight late in the race, which resulted in Schatz getting by him with 5 laps to go. There was a late caution producing a green, white, checkered finish but it wouldn't matter as Schatz went on to win his 92nd career A feature win with the Outlaws. McCarl held on for a disappointing 2nd ahead of Steve Kinser who got by Brownie on the last restart.
Now the post-race festivities were beginning and after stopping to talk to the 23w and Zomer, it was off to Dingus for a couple brewskies before finding something to do. Saw some hilarious things happen inside the Dingus with a WoO driver in the top 5 in points (he will remain unnamed) kissing some major ass, but thats another topic for another day. Talked to my buddy Evan in there and he said to head on over to turns 3 and 4 for the after-party. Reid went to pass out in the car so it was just me and some people I've never been around before.. and it turned out to be one of the best times of my life. Big shout out to Tod and Terry for letting me invade their space and get to know them a little bit. It was also amazing to hang around the drivers I have looked up to over the years and get to know them a little bit on a personal basis. Got back to the car just before 5am and got a solid 2 hours of sleep before waking up with the sun at 7am, and it was onto the road again for the 5 hour trip back to Sioux Falls. We somehow made it alive, in one piece, and in no trouble at all. Out of the car I went and into my bed for a hefty mid-afternoon nap.
The Report will debut on Sunday at Huset's if they decide to ever have a season opener. Keep up to date with everything Husets, Knoxville, and WoO with points over on the right side and the blog coming once a week.
Knoxville Rundown
A-main (25 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 15-Donny Schatz[7] [$10,000]
2) 24-Terry McCarl[3] [$5,500]
3) 11-Steve Kinser[5] [$3,200]
4) 21-Brian Brown[1] [$2,800]
5) R19-Jac Haudenschild[4] [$2,500]
6) 6-Danny Lasoski[2] [$2,300]
7) 41-Jason Johnson[8] [$2,200]
8) 7S-Jason Sides[10] [$2,100]
9) 19-Craig Dollansky[22] [$2,050]
10) 14-Jason Meyers[9] [$2,000]
11) 1X-Randy Hannagan[13] [$1,500]
12) 9-Joey Saldana[11] [$1,200]
13) 83-Tim Kaeding[23] [$1,100]
14) 2W-Johnny Herrera[24] [$1,050]
15) 21AU-Brooke Tatnell[16] [$1,000]
16) 55-Kerry Madsen[25] [$100]
17) 14AJ-Wayne Johnson[20] [$800]
18) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[21] [$800]
19) 17G-Dusty Zomer[6] [$800]
20) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[26] [$0]
21) 20-Kraig Kinser[17] [$800]
22) 18-Tony Bruce Jr.[19] [$800]
23) 1-Bronson Maeschen[18] [$800]
24) 2-Skip Jackson[14] [$800]
25) 70-Calvin Landis[15] [$800]
26) 10J-Jeffrey Lynton[12] [$800]
Kerry Madsen and Lucas Wolfe used World of Outlaws provisionals to start the A-Feature.
Lap Leaders: Brian Brown 1-14, Terry McCarl 15-20, Donny Schatz 21-25
Typical move coming from the track that could be an even bigger cash-cow if the right people were in charge. After talking to people down in Knoxville, it sounded like this race was never going to happen anyways as reports surfaced earlier in the week they would cancel due to the weather forecast. I'd like to thank them for making me realize that Knoxville "eats pieces of shit like them for breakfast" (thank you Shooter McGavin), and I'll try to spend as much time and money this summer in Iowa as possible, and not at Huset's.
Anyways, off to the trip down to Knoxville with my buddy Reid as we left Sioux Falls a little after 11am. Made some great time and even better gas mileage with a shocking 43 MPG on the way down in my Galant. That set the mood for a good time at Slideways and Dingus before the races, only to see the longest line ever for tickets that stretched to probably 200+ deep in each line. Great turnout for the spring WoO show only to see Donny Schatz drop the fastest time I've ever seen there at 14.589 in time trials.. wow that was fucking fast. Great car turnout with 57 360s and 47 410s for a cheap $27 ticket.. so we knew we were in for a long night, but also a great night of racing.
The 360 feature saw some kid I've never seen before take off with the win. Congrats to Matt Covington for conquering the field in only his 3rd time signing in at Knoxville. Clint Garner would have got him if there were a couple more laps or even a late yellow, but it never came for the fastest guy on the track. Gregg Bakker ended up 3rd giving the SoDak drivers 2/3rds of the podium.
Then it was time for the big boys with Brian Brown and his uncle, Danny Lasoski on the front row. Everyone expected The Dude to take off with the lead from the front row, but it was the younger family member leading the first 14 laps before Terry McCarl in the Big Game Treestands #24. It was at about this point the track started to lay a little rubber, and also time that Schatz in the ArmorAll #15 crept into 2nd behind McCarl. T-Mac was having issues getting around Dusty Zomer for the longest time as Zomer was locked into the rubber. McCarl ended up getting way too tight late in the race, which resulted in Schatz getting by him with 5 laps to go. There was a late caution producing a green, white, checkered finish but it wouldn't matter as Schatz went on to win his 92nd career A feature win with the Outlaws. McCarl held on for a disappointing 2nd ahead of Steve Kinser who got by Brownie on the last restart.
Now the post-race festivities were beginning and after stopping to talk to the 23w and Zomer, it was off to Dingus for a couple brewskies before finding something to do. Saw some hilarious things happen inside the Dingus with a WoO driver in the top 5 in points (he will remain unnamed) kissing some major ass, but thats another topic for another day. Talked to my buddy Evan in there and he said to head on over to turns 3 and 4 for the after-party. Reid went to pass out in the car so it was just me and some people I've never been around before.. and it turned out to be one of the best times of my life. Big shout out to Tod and Terry for letting me invade their space and get to know them a little bit. It was also amazing to hang around the drivers I have looked up to over the years and get to know them a little bit on a personal basis. Got back to the car just before 5am and got a solid 2 hours of sleep before waking up with the sun at 7am, and it was onto the road again for the 5 hour trip back to Sioux Falls. We somehow made it alive, in one piece, and in no trouble at all. Out of the car I went and into my bed for a hefty mid-afternoon nap.
The Report will debut on Sunday at Huset's if they decide to ever have a season opener. Keep up to date with everything Husets, Knoxville, and WoO with points over on the right side and the blog coming once a week.
Knoxville Rundown
A-main (25 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 15-Donny Schatz[7] [$10,000]
2) 24-Terry McCarl[3] [$5,500]
3) 11-Steve Kinser[5] [$3,200]
4) 21-Brian Brown[1] [$2,800]
5) R19-Jac Haudenschild[4] [$2,500]
6) 6-Danny Lasoski[2] [$2,300]
7) 41-Jason Johnson[8] [$2,200]
8) 7S-Jason Sides[10] [$2,100]
9) 19-Craig Dollansky[22] [$2,050]
10) 14-Jason Meyers[9] [$2,000]
11) 1X-Randy Hannagan[13] [$1,500]
12) 9-Joey Saldana[11] [$1,200]
13) 83-Tim Kaeding[23] [$1,100]
14) 2W-Johnny Herrera[24] [$1,050]
15) 21AU-Brooke Tatnell[16] [$1,000]
16) 55-Kerry Madsen[25] [$100]
17) 14AJ-Wayne Johnson[20] [$800]
18) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[21] [$800]
19) 17G-Dusty Zomer[6] [$800]
20) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[26] [$0]
21) 20-Kraig Kinser[17] [$800]
22) 18-Tony Bruce Jr.[19] [$800]
23) 1-Bronson Maeschen[18] [$800]
24) 2-Skip Jackson[14] [$800]
25) 70-Calvin Landis[15] [$800]
26) 10J-Jeffrey Lynton[12] [$800]
Kerry Madsen and Lucas Wolfe used World of Outlaws provisionals to start the A-Feature.
Lap Leaders: Brian Brown 1-14, Terry McCarl 15-20, Donny Schatz 21-25
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