THE EVENT

 

Quite often I see more than one track in a single day.  When I do that it is considered a “trackchasing double”.  On Sunday, August 14, 2005 Carol I saw the SCCA road racing at the Grattan Raceway in the afternoon.  Then, in the early evening we saw the feature event racing on the permanent dirt oval track at the Ionia Free Fair in Ionia, Michigan.  Later we made the quick 63-mile trip over to Galesburg, Michigan in time to see their evening ending figure 8 racing at the Galesburg Speedway.

 

 

During the year 2005 I established the all-time record for seeing the most tracks in a single year – 182.  I broke my own record from the previous year of 127.  Those were some pretty prolific years of trackchasing for me.  By clicking on the “2005- Grattan” tab you’ll see exactly how that very productive Sunday trackchasing came about.

 

 

Reprinted with permission from my August 14, 2005 Trackchaser Report

 

 

GREETINGS FROM GRATTAN, MICHIGAN, THEN IONIA, MICHIGAN AND FINALLY GALESBURG, MICHIGAN

 

  

 

SPECIAL NOTICE

Don’t forget to read the Galesburg Speedway racetrack report below to find out what type of racing they offered that I had never seen before. Also, tomorrow’s Trackchaser Report will introduce you to the “Trackchaser Cheese Challenge”. You won’t want to miss that.

 

 

PEOPLE/STRATEGY/TRAVEL NEWS

 

 

Last year (2004) a new annual tracks seen record.

On New Year’s Eve of 2004, Carol and I capped off the year at the Western Speedway in Hamilton, Victoria, Australia. That track was my 127^th new track in 2004. My total set the record for most new tracks in a season, breaking the old mark of 114.

Last year, it seemed like it was a constant struggle to add new tracks and to meet and beat the old record. Starting this year, I had absolutely no intention of trying to beat my 2004 results. I think if anyone were to ask other knowledgeable trackchasers, they would have said that record would be very difficult to top. I would have agreed with that point of view. Then, in the early part of the year, I was challenged by a couple of other trackchasers and decided to see how many tracks I could visit.

 

 

2005 – Ionia, Michigan – A new all-time annual track record….again.

With this afternoon’s racing at the Ionia Fairgrounds Speedway, I saw my 128^th new track for the year. That breaks my record for most new tracks seen in a season. I will try to answer a question that I’ve been asked recently. How many tracks will I finish up with this year? My most honest answer is, “I really have no idea”.

 

 

Steak n Shake….from my boyhood days.

Rather than chance the racetrack food, we stopped for lunch at the Steak n Shake. This is about my sixth stop at this chain during this trip alone. Here’s what the menu has to say about Steak n Shake. “The first Steak n Shake opened in Normal, Illinois in 1934. The food was prepared on a grill out front and not hidden in the back. This is where our slogan, ‘In sight, it must be right’ started. You can be sure your food is made just the way you ordered it and delivered on china directly to your table by a friendly server. It is not just nostalgia that kept us doing things right over 70 years, it’s just that we always believed things should be right”. The stock symbol for Steak n Shake is SNS.

 

 

Why such a fascination with the Steak n Shake by me? On many Sundays in East Peoria, Illinois, following church services at the First Methodist Church we had “Sunday dinner” at the East Peoria Steak n Shake overlooking the Illinois River. In retrospect, I guess having Sunday dinner at a place like Steak n Shake wasn’t such a big deal but back then it was to me.

 

 

When I was about 12 years old, our church moved into a new building and location. Reverend Kinison and his congregation bought our old building for their church services. I used to hang around with Billy Kinison, Reverend Kinison’s oldest son. Billy’s younger brother was the popular comedian, Sam Kinison. Billy was driving behind Sam out near Las Vegas when Sam was involved in an auto accident that claimed his life.

 

 

63 runners. Dead last.

Billy Kinison and I ran high school cross-country together. The only cross-country race I ever won was a “last chance qualifier” for the conference tournament. The organizers took one runner from the last chance race to the “A” feature, the conference high school cross county championships. Each of our nine conference teams fielded seven runners. That made for 63 runners in the conference championship. Billy and I ran together that day until the very last part of the race. At that point, we both made a sprint to the finish. Billy wound up in 62^nd place and I finished in 63^rd. Since my future did not appear to be in cross-country running, I turned to cross country travel and became a trackchaser. That is my tie-in between the Steak n Shake and trackchasing!

 

 

Editor’s note: Yesterday’s Owosso Speedway was changed from the back half of a blended double with features to the back half of a day/night double with the Jackson Speedway concrete oval. This change was made too more accurately reflect what type of double the Owosso Speedway really was.

 

 

 

RACE TRACK NEWS:

GRATTAN RACEWAY PARK, GRATTAN, MICHIGAN – TRACK #936

 

 

A beautiful day for racing.

Carol and I had a very enjoyable experience today at the road course in Grattan, Michigan. The course itself is beautiful and most of the track is accessible by walking.

 

 

Today, the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is sanctioning the races. They probably do the best job of running American road racing of any group I see. There were seven different races on today’s racing agenda. Four ran before lunch and three raced in the afternoon.

 

 

We arrived during the lunch break. This gave us plenty of time to explore the entire facility. Our exploration took place after a failed attempt to “walk by” the pit gate worker. She was busy consuming two hot dogs and I figured that if she wanted to charge us, she would. I underestimated the speed with which she could down those dogs and we were requested to pay the $10 per person admission. For trackchasers on a budget, you can watch most of the racing from a nearby motocross track for free.

 

 

A lot like Road America.

The entire facility reminded me most of the Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin road course. There are multiple changes in elevation, a couple of “S” curves and other nooks and crannies that take the cars through some heavily forested areas. Overall, it’s a park like setting.

 

 

We walked around the entire course and I took several pictures as I always do. We did have a SCCA official chase us down when we inadvertently walked into a forbidden area. She didn’t really chase us down (it looked like her chasing days were over), but she did have to blow her whistle at us twice.

 

 

We watched races 5 & 6. Each race was 23 laps long and lasted about 35-40 minutes each. I like the “EP” SCCA class. These are foreign car convertibles for the most part featuring Triumphs and Miatas among others. Race #5 included this group of cars. Race #6 featured open wheel formula type racers.

 

 

I have now seen all the traditional road courses in Michigan. I have used these types of venues to fill in my Saturday and Sunday afternoons all across the country for the past few years. There are fewer and fewer traditional road courses for me to see. I guess I’ll be playing more golf during my afternoon weekends on the road in the future.

 

 

You gotta love government regulation.

We saw this sign on a track bulletin board, “The state of Michigan says whether you are transporting for gain or hire or if you could win cash, a trophy or plaque or any kind of award, even if it’s only a piece of paper saying you won, you need a commercial drivers license and/or a chauffeur’s license.”

 

 

Carol liked Grattan more than yesterday’s Waterford Hills outing. The Grattan venue reminded her of a plush golf country club. The flagman was the strangest she had ever seen. He wore a straw hat and an Aloha shirt. The weather gods have smiled on us again. The rain forecast fluctuated from 30% to 60% all week. When it was time to throw the green flag the rain forecast had decreased to just 20%. The temperatures were in the mid-70s on a blue sky and white cloud day. We did not try any concessions, since we had a tasty lunch before reaching the track.

 

 

 

IONIA FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY, IONIA, MICHIGAN – TRACK #937

 

High hopes. Disappointed.

I was looking forward to this mid-afternoon Sunday show. I could not have been more disappointed. Where do I start? They were scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. You might have guessed they missed that by a ways. They sang the national anthem at 4:36 p.m. The first heat did not take the green flag until 4:55 p.m. Under perfect weather conditions, they could not seem to start this show until nearly an hour after the scheduled start time.

 

 

Maybe they had so many cars, it was impossible to get everything together so they could start on time. No, that was not the answer. They had just three classes including late models (12), modifieds (12) and sportsmen (7).

 

 

Nuthin’ to talk about.

The announcers were good, but they had nothing to talk about. They were overly optimistic about starting times, car counts and quality of the food. They insulted my intelligence as my butt told me this was a very bad show.

 

 

They were supposed to start at 4 p.m. They completed five heat races with just 4-7 cars in each heat, took an intermission and then started a five-car sportsman feature event at 6:12 p.m. That means they were only able to run five heats in more than two hours after the scheduled start time.

 

 

Not a pretty word picture.

I was at this facility for a figure 8 program last year. The “Ionia Free Fair” has a covered grandstand but the legroom is bad. The bathrooms are about 100 yards from the grandstand. When Carol returned from her bathroom visit, she said, “That’s quite a haul; by the time you get back you need to go again!”

 

 

The racecar haulers blocked the backstretch view for both the spectators and the flagman. I listened on the race radio and the flagman kept saying, “Where’s that car on the backstretch, I can’t see a thing”. The flagman was horrendous. He had so many restarts it was comical. After the cars missed the green they would then take their pace lap around the nine-sixteenths dirt oval at about 5 M.P.H. Each of those pace laps took about two minutes.

 

 

Too much information?

The announcers also mentioned that Barney Oldfield raced on this track and that today’s stock car driver, Chris Patterson drove his first ever race at the Ionia Fairgrounds Speedway. One piece of information that I wish the announcers had not shared was the winner of the NASCAR Nextel Cup race. I don’t know why they do that especially for a Sunday afternoon show. I would imagine that NASCAR fans at the race today might be recording that race and would not want to know who won. Anybody who was not recording the race probably would not have much difficulty finding out who won the race after they left the track.

 

 

A program like today is why blended doubles were defined. Although I should have left after being at the track for more than two hours and seeing just five heat races I didn’t. We stayed for the five car, fifteen-lap sportsman feature. I wish we hadn’t.

 

 

What did Carol say about the whole show?

Carol had several observations. She also felt the program was slow, especially since they didn’t have many cars. The announcers did not explain what was causing the numerous yellow flags. Carol had never seen a track where they displayed a red flag so they could tell the drivers to watch the flagman (I heard the reason for the red flag on the radio). According to Carol one of the worst aspects of the program was that fans could not see the cars while they raced on the backstretch. She liked the sturdiness of the grandstand and the two announcers who could play off each other, even though “one was a semi-moron”. Editor’s note: The announcer got the “moron” rating with this comment, “I would like to wish a happy birthday to my fiancé who turns 73 next Tuesday…..no, I mean 43”. Carol didn’t like the idea that he mentioned his fiancé’s age. I made a mental note to myself! Carol liked her sloppy joe.

 

 

The Ionia Fairgrounds Speedway was the back half of a blended double with features event with the Grattan Raceway Park.

 

 

GALESBURG SPEEDWAY – FIGURE 8, GALESBURG, MICHIGAN – TRACK #938

 

 

Carol’s first four-bagger.

Today, Carol saw her first trackchasing four-bagger of her career! These were Carol’s 206th, 207^th, 208^th and 209^th lifetime tracks. Both the oval and figure 8 tracks were new for her at the Galesburg Speedway. I had seen the Galesburg oval back in 2001.

 

 

This was quite a trackchasing trip for young Carol. In just five days of trackchasing she was credited with 10 new tracks. Importantly, the first new track of her trip was her 200^th. This allowed Carol to be a “listed” trackchaser.

 

 

Today’s racing in Michigan brought me my 45th, 46th and 47th countable tracks in the state. I have now seen 30 new Michigan tracks in 2005. This is the most tracks I have ever seen in one year in one state. Allan Brown leads the state standings with 126 tracks.   I still have about 79 countable tracks to see in Michigan. I am ranked 9^th in the state.

 

 

School bus figure 8 racing.

With some daredevil driving by Carol, we pulled into the Galesburg Speedway at 7:47 p.m. Their program for the evening was scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. The featured event of the evening is school bus figure 8 racing. Carol has never seen this event and I am anxious to see what she thinks.

 

 

The buses had PEOPLE in them!!

Although there is some school bus figure 8 racing across the country, I have never seen school bus figure 8 racing the way the Galesburg Speedway does it. What is so different about Galesburg’s school bus figure 8 races? Just like in real life, the school bus figure 8 vehicles carry PEOPLE!

 

 

The heat races for the school buses are conducted on the oval track and the school bus feature event is raced for 15 laps on the traditional figure 8 track. All the while, each bus is racing around with 5-15 passengers. With all of the insurance liability problems I have seen and heard about for American racetracks, I found the “passenger” idea somewhat unbelievable.

 

 

No shorts.

Later in the evening, I had a chance to talk to track owner and promoter, Ralph Warning. I asked him what steps were taken to insure the passenger’s safety. He told me each passenger must wear a seat belt, a helmet and a long sleeve shirt. Then he looked down at me and added, “And no shorts”. I asked him if kids could ride the school buses at the racetrack. “No, we used to let ‘em, but they have five years to sue you, AFTER they turn 18, so we had to stop them from riding. We have everyone sign their rights away with a liability release form and have never had any problems”, Ralph told me.

 

 

So off we went with the final event of the night, school bus figure 8 racing WITH PEOPLE riding on the bus. One of the buses was sponsored by an evergreen Christmas tree farm. He had two 10-foot tall evergreen trees affixed to the rear end of his bus. The evergreen bus got “t-boned at the “X”” and flipped over. Soon the driver and about 10 of his “passengers” emerged unscathed. I don’t car if you do have a seat belt and are wearing a helmet. If you are hit from the side hard enough to turn the bus you are riding in over, that has to hurt.

 

 

Galesburg Speedway does things differently.

In addition to the school bus racing, tonight was “Powder puff” night. This meant that the program was devoted to women. I’ve scene a hundred powder puff races in my time, where the track has just one race and they let the driver’s wives or girlfriends drive the racecars for 10 laps or so.

 

 

Women. Women. Women.

Galesburg Speedway does things a little differently. EVERY race (except the school buses) was run with the women drivers tonight. We missed the first hour of the show. I don’t know how many races they had during that hour. In addition to the school bus heats, we saw five stock car heats and features on the oval, all run by women, with most races having 15-20 cars. The track normally has 3-4 women racing on a regular night. Those women drivers are not allowed to race on “Powder puff” night.

 

 

There was ample seating and the place was absolutely jammed on a Sunday night at $12 per person. Shortly after arriving I received a complete trackchaser mention over the P.A. by the announcer. Normally when that happens, that’s it and there is no further trackchaser reference for the night. Tonight was different is many ways. The announcer asked me, a few minutes later, to come up to the booth.

I was having a good time eating roasted almonds with Carol. By the way, tracks in Michigan are just about the only ones who serve these kinds of nuts and they are delicious. I was satisfied with my trackchaser mention and almost didn’t accept the announcer’s request. After several additional pleas I ascended the steps to the scoring tower.

 

 

Andrew, the announcer, wanted me to watch the figure 8 feature from the scoring tower. He explained the view would be great and it was. “But what about ‘Trackchasing’s First Mother?’” I asked. This drew a strange look from the announcer. I told him I was referring to my wife. “Bring her up here!” the owner and promoter, Ralph commanded.

 

 

Would Trackchasing’s First Mother please come to the tower?

Just before the figure 8 feature I brought Carol into the tower. She’s been with me in these situations before and she enjoyed tonight’s encounter a good deal. I was the “entertainment” during intermission along with track t-shirts being fired into the crowd. The announcer was very enthusiastic and inquisitive about the trackchasing hobby. He like many announcers who have a love for racing told the crowd, “Wouldn’t that just be the greatest to go all over just seeing races?” Yes, Andrew, I enjoy it!

 

 

Can the track get along with the city?

I learned from different people in the booth that the city is not that wild about Galesburg Speedway’s existence. They have imposed an 11 p.m. curfew on the track. There is no camping allowed, so the track’s management must lease the Calhoun County Speedway for a two-day event later in the year where overnight camping is allowed. Also, the track is not allowed to construct any permanent new structures on the property. Maybe that is why the scoring tower shook like a California earthquake every time someone walked up the steps.

 

 

Carol and I had a great time. We’d like to thank Ralph, Andrew, and everyone else we met at the track for their fine hospitality. The Galesburg Speedway truly did offer some racing, I had never seen before, under beautiful weather conditions. It is not often after 938 tracks, I can say I’ve seen some form of racing for the very first time.

 

 

The Galesburg Speedway was the back half of a day/night trackchasing double with the Ionia Fairgrounds Speedway.

 

 

RENTAL CAR UPDATE:

I wanted to enter the National Rental Car Racing Chevy Malibu LS V6 in the sportsman feature at the Ionia Fairgrounds Speedway. I know I could have turned in at least a fourth place finish, which might have paid for today’s expenses.

 

 

LIFETIME TRACKCHASER STANDINGS UPDATE:

These worldwide trackchasers are within 100 tracks (plus or minus) of my current trackchaser total.

1. Rick Schneider – 1,036 (I would like to welcome trackchasing’s #1 trackchaser to this list)
2. Allan Brown, Comstock Park, Michigan – 1,019
3. Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 991
4. Any Sivi, Clairton, Pennsylvania – 985
5. Gordon Killian, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania – 978
6. Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 938
7. Jack Erdmann, DePere, Wisconsin – 872

 

Other notables

45. Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 209

 

2005 TRACKCHASER STANDINGS

 

1. Randy Lewis, San Clemente, California – 129*
2. Ed Esser, Madison, Wisconsin – 83
3. Roland Vanden Eynde, Vilvoorde, Belgium – 65
4. Paul Weisel, Orefield, Pennsylvania – 57
5. Guy Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 49
6. P.J. Hollebrand, Webster, New York – 43
7. Roger Ferrell, Majenica, Indiana – 39
8. Carol Lewis, San Clemente, California – 40
9. Pam Smith, Effort, Pennsylvania – 27
10. Gordon Killian, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania – 20

* Trackchasing “New Tracks in One Season” record

 

 

 

Thanks for reading about my trackchasing,

Randy Lewis

Trackchasing’s #1 trackchaser of the 21^st century

Randy Lewis is a freelance writer, who winters in San Clemente, California and frequently flies in economy class.

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE DRIVING DISTANCES:

Orange County Airport, Santa Ana – trip begins

Waterloo, Illinois – 329 miles

Ludington, Michigan – 883 miles

Onawa, Iowa – 1,683 miles

Knoxville, Iowa – 1,918 miles

Beatrice, Nebraska – 2,214 miles

Hartington, Nebraska – 2,489 miles

Audubon, Iowa – 2,719 miles

Chesaning, Michigan – 3,494 miles

Mason, Michigan – 3,690 miles

Goodells, Michigan – 3,852 miles

Lambeth, Ontario, Canada – 4,002 miles

Cheboygan, Michigan – 4,289 miles

Elmira, Michigan – 4,349 miles

Standish, Michigan – 4,622 miles

Mason, Michigan – 4,751 miles

Coldwater, Michigan – 4,824 miles

Imlay City, Michigan – 5,069 miles

Bay City, Michigan – 5,402 miles

Corunna, Michigan – 5,598 miles

Mt. Pleasant, Michigan – 5,761 miles

Clarkston, Michigan – 5,947 miles

Jackson, Michigan – 6,070 miles

Owosso, Michigan – 6,147 miles

Grattan, Michigan – 6,271 miles

Ionia, Michigan – 6,303 miles

Galesburg, Michigan – 6,389 miles

Air travel

Orange County, CA – Chicago, IL – 1,726 miles

 

 

 

TRACK ADMSSION PRICES:

Waterloo County Fairgrounds – $9

Ludington County Fairgrounds – $10

Blackbird Bend Speedway – $8

English Creek Speedway – $5

Beatrice Speedway – $8

Cedar County Raceway – $8

Bull Valley Speedway – $7

Saginaw County Fairgrounds – $7

Ingham County Fairgrounds – $14

Goodells County Park – $5

Wonderland Speedway – Free
Cheboygan County Fairgrounds – $10

Northern Michigan Speedway – $10
Standish Asphalt Raceway – $10

Spartan Speedway – Free

Branch County 4-H Fair – $9

Eastern Michigan Fairgrounds – $12

Bay County Fair Derby Arena – $10

Shiawassee County Fairgrounds – $10

Mt. Pleasant Speedway – $13

Waterford Hills Road Race Course – Free

Jackson Speedway – dirt – $5

Owosso Speedway – $Free

Grattan Raceway Park – $10

Ionia Fairgrounds Speedway – $10

Galesburg Speedway – $12

Planned new racetracks

August 15 – Lenawee Country Fairgrounds, Adrian, Michigan

August 16 – Genessee County Fairgrounds, Mount Morris, Michigan

 

 

 

Racetracks visited in 2005 (** not the first time to visit this track)

810. Sungold Stadium aka Premier Speedway, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, January 1

811. Freedom Hall (oval), Louisville, Kentucky, January 15

812. Freedom Hall (figure 8), Louisville, Kentucky, January 15

813. Southern Illinois Center, DuQuoin, Illinois, January 16

814. Golden Aisles Speedway, Waynesville, Georgia, February 25

815. Zephyrhills Antique Racecar Track, Zephyrhills, Florida, February 26

816. Dirt Devil’s Speedway, Land O’ Lakes, Florida, February 26

817. Ringwood Raceway, Ringwood, England, March 25

818. Birmingham Wheels, Birmingham, England, March 26

819. Boiling Hills Farm, Sleaford, England, March 27

820. Snetterton Circuit, Snetterton, England, March 27

**     Great Yarmouth Stadium (oval), Yarmouth, England, March 27

821. Great Yarmouth Stadium (figure 8), Yarmouth, England, March 27

822. The Grove Farm, Monkland, England, March 28

823. Grimley Raceway, Grimley, England, March 28

824. Castle Combe Circuit, Castle Combe, England, March 28

825. Boyd Raceway, Boyd, Texas, April 1

826. Port City Raceway, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 2

827. Outlaw Motor Speedway, Oktaha, Oklahoma, April 2

828. Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Jennings, Oklahoma, April 3

829. JPR Speedway, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 3

830. Charlotte County Speedway (figure 8), Punta Gorda, Florida, April 9

831. CORA Speedway, Dixon, California, April 16

832. Reno-Fernley Raceway (road course), Fernley, Nevada, April 17

833. Lakeside Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas, April 22

834. Salina Speedway, Salina, Kansas, April 23

835. Jetmore Motorplex, Jetmore, Kansas, April 24

836. Oberlin Speedway, Oberlin, Kansas, April 24

837. USA Race Track, Tucson, Arizona, April 30

**     Tucson Raceway Park (outer oval), Tucson, Arizona, April 30

838. Tucson Raceway Park (inner oval), Tucson, Arizona, April 30

839. Driesum Race Track, Driesum, Netherlands, May 5

840. Autosportsdadion de Polderputten, Ter Apel, Netherlands, May 5

841. Bellekouter Autocross (oval), Affligem, Belgium, May 8

842. Bellekouter Autocross (road course), Affligem, Belgium, May 8

843. Circuit de Croix-En-Ternois, Saint-Pol sur-Ternoise, France May 8

844. Nurburgring, Nurburg, Germany, May 13

845. Lopik (oval), Lopik, Netherlands, May 14

846. Lopik (road course), Lopik, Netherlands, May 14

847. Ten Boer Autocross, Ten Boer, Netherlands, May 14

848. Rennplatz “Casper Gerd”, Rutenbrock, Germany, May 15

849. Zuidwolde Autocross, Zuidwolde, Netherlands, May 15

850. Midland Speedway Circuit, Lelystad, Netherlands, May 15

851. Aalten Autocross, Aalten, Netherlands, May 16

852. Circuit de Peel International Speedway, Venray, Netherlands, May 16

853. U.S. 30 Speedway (permanent inner oval), Columbus, Nebraska, May 26

**     U.S. 30 Speedway (outer oval), Columbus, Nebraska, May 26

854. Hitchcock County Speedway, Culbertson Nebraska, May 27

855. Pikes Peak International Raceway (road course), Fountain, Colorado, May 28

856. Colorado National Speedway (asphalt oval), Dacono, Colorado, May 28

857. Colorado National Speedway (figure 8), Dacono, Colorado, May 28

**     Rocky Mountain National Speedway (oval), Commerce City, Colorado, May 28

858. Rocky Mountain National Speedway (figure 8), Commerce City, Colorado, May 28

859. Broken Bow Wilderness Park (figure 8), Fullerton, Nebraska, May 29

860. Casino Speedway, Watertown, South Dakota, May 29

861. Sioux Speedway, Sioux Center, Iowa, May 30

862. Madison Speedway, Madison, Minnesota, May 30

**     Hawkeye Downs (outer oval), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 3

863. Hawkeye Downs (inner oval), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 3

864. Autobahn Country Club – North Course, Joliet, Illinois, June 4

865. Shadyhill Speedway, Medaryville, Indiana, June 4

866. Pottawattamie County Fairgrounds, Avoca, Iowa, June 5

867. Dawson County Speedway, Lexington, Nebraska, June 5

868. Marshfield Super Speedway, Marshfield, Wisconsin, June 14

869. Red Cedar Speedway, Menomonie, Wisconsin, June 15

870. Victory Lane Speedway, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, June 16

871. River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks, North Dakota, June 17

872. Raceway @ Powercom Park, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, June 18

873. Jefferson Speedway (outer oval), Jefferson, Wisconsin, June 18

874. Jefferson Speedway (inner oval), Jefferson, Wisconsin, June 18

875. Golden Sands Speedway, Plover, Wisconsin – June 19

876. Langlade County Speedway, Antigo, Wisconsin – June 21

877. Thunderhill Raceway, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin – June 22

878. Luxemburg Speedway, Luxemburg, Wisconsin – June 23

879. Monster Hall Raceway, Unity, Wisconsin – June 24

880. Crandon International Off-Road Course, Crandon, Wisconsin – June 25

881. Pepsi Raceway Park, Tomahawk, Wisconsin – June 25

882. TNT Speedway, Three Lakes, Wisconsin – June 25

883. Shelby County Speedway (permanent oval), Shelbyville, Indiana – June 26

884. Shelby County Speedway (temporary oval), Shelbyville, Indiana – June 26

885. Jennings County Fairgrounds, North Vernon, Indiana – June 27

886. Paducah International Speedway, Paducah, Kentucky – June 28

887. Crystal Motor Speedway, Crystal, Michigan – June 29

888. Dells Motor Speedway, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin – June 30

889. Van Wert County Fairgrounds, Van Wert, Ohio – July 1

890. Baer Field (3/8 mile oval), Ft. Wayne, Indiana – July 1

891. Gingerman Raceway, South Haven, Michigan – July 2

892. Thunder Valley Motorsports, Jones, Michigan – July 2

893. New Paris Speedway, New Paris, Indiana – July 2

894. Durand Downtown Circuit, Durand, Illinois – July 3

895. Ripple Ridge Raceway, Rawlins, Wyoming – July 8

896. Sheridan Speedway, Sheridan, Wyoming – July 10

897. Livingston County Fairgrounds (figure 8) Fowlerville, Michigan – July 12

898. Eaton County Fairgrounds, Charlotte, Michigan – July 13

899. Laird International Speedway, Echo Bay, Ontario, Canada – July 14

900. I-96 Speedway (inner oval), Lake Odessa, Michigan – July 15

901. I-96 Speedway (outer oval), Lake Odessa, Michigan – July 15

902. Thunderbird Racepark, Muskegon, Michigan – July 16

903. Bob’s Family Racetrack, Clarksville, Michigan – July 17

904. Orleans Raceway, Orleans, Michigan – July 17

905. Mid Michigan Raceway Park, Muir, Michigan – July 17

906. Franklin County Park (oval), Brookville, Indiana – July 19

907. Franklin County Park (figure 8), Brookville, Indiana – July 19

**     81 Speedway, Wichita, Kansas – July 21

908. McCook Speedway, McCook, Nebraska – July 22

909. Pikes Peak International Raceway (oval), Fountain, Colorado – July 23

910. I-25 Speedway (oval), Pueblo, Colorado – July 23

911. I-25 Speedway (figure 8), Pueblo, Colorado – July 23

912. Thomas County Speedway, Colby, Kansas – July 24

913. Waterloo County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Waterloo, Illinois – July 27

914. Western Michigan Fairgrounds (figure 8), Ludington, Michigan – July 28

915. Blackbird Bend Speedway, Onawa, Iowa – July 29

916. English Creek Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa – July 30

917. Beatrice Speedway, Beatrice, Nebraska – July 30

918. Cedar County Raceway, Hartington, Nebraska – July 31

919. Bull Valley Speedway (figure 8), Audubon, Iowa – August 1

920. Saginaw County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Chesaning, Michigan – August 2

921. Ingham County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Mason, Michigan – August 3

922. Goodells County Park (figure 8), Goodells, Michigan – August 4

923. Wonderland Speedway, Lambeth, Ontario, Canada – August 5

924. Cheboygan County Fairgrounds (road course), Cheboygan, Michigan – August 6

925. Northern Michigan Speedway, Elmira, Michigan – August 6

926. Standish Asphalt Raceway, Standish, Michigan – August 7

**     Spartan Speedway, Mason (oval), Michigan – August 7

927. Spartan Speedway, Mason (figure 8), Michigan – August 7

928. Branch County Fairgrounds (figure 8), Coldwater, Michigan – August 8

929. Eastern Michigan Fairgrounds (figure 8), Imlay City, Michigan – August 9

930. Bay County Fair Derby Arena (figure 8), Bay City, Michigan – August 10

931. Shiawassee County Fairgrounds – (oval), Corunna, Michigan – August 11

932. Mt. Pleasant Speedway, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan – August 12

933. Waterford Hill Road Race Course, Clarkston, Michigan – August 13

934. Jackson Speedway (concrete oval), Jackson, Michigan – August 13

935. Owosso Speedway, Owosso, Michigan – August 13

936. Grattan Raceway Park, Grattan, Michigan – August 14

937. Ionia Fairgrounds Speedway, Ionia, Michigan – August 14

**     Galesburg Speedway (oval), Galesburg, Michigan – August 14

938. Galesburg Speedway (figure 8), Galesburg, Michigan – August 14