Brett Thayer Night!

Here is clip from Gary Silverman's DVD from Whelen/Brett Thayer Night at Grandview Speedway on June 28, 2008. I was mumblin' and stumblin' over my words! I guess thats why you need to be prepared for this sort of thing instead of just wingin' it!

RYAN GODOWN!

TIM MCCREADIE!

I sure hope Tim McCreadie makes an amazing recovery! I sure would love to see him run Grandview with the World of Outlaw Late Models on August 13th! Here is the latest on T-Mac's condition!

Tim Meets With Dr. Trammell ... Returning Home Thursday
Tim's good friend James Spink took Timmy to see Dr. Terry Trammell today for a thorough evaluation. He was re-diagnosed as having a burst fracture, instead of a compression fracture as he was previously told in Tulsa, and the internal bleeding should heal on its own. Bottom line was that he was extremely fortunate by a mere 1/8 of an inch.Dr. Trammell wants Tim to remain in the neck and back brace whenever he is in an upright position and encouraged him to remain active, he believes bones heal faster when the body is active, and suggested a workout that he can perform on his own. Tim has been released to return home to New York tomorrow (Thursday) and will be re-evaluated by Dr. Trammell in three months. He also gave Tim a list of measurements he wanted to review from his belts, seat, etc., and made some safety equipment recommendations for when he eventually begins driving again.

SYRACUSE TUNNEL!

Here is a pic of the tunnel we walk through to get to the pit area & infield at Syracuse in 1976! The tunnel was flooded all the way to the top! UNBELIEVABLE!!

BEER EXCHANGE!

We had our beer exchange today at work! Pretty cool! We had 8 people who brought different types of imported beer costing more than $30 a case! I brought Newcastle Brown ale. Came home with 24 bottles of 8 different kinds of beer that I have never tried! Looking forward to trying a few out on Super Bowl Sunday!

DOUG MANMILLER!

Here is a good pic of the new Breitenstein 14 that will be driven by Doug Manmiller this season at Grandview Speedway! I think this is the BEST this car has looked in years! Notice the GMI (Greg Sarangoulis) is the primary sponsor for this car! Not a sign of Manmiller Electric as far as I can see? Doug used to work & drive for Greg back in the day! Also on the car is Dick Biever's sponsorship! Doug hooked up with a good guy there to run the with at BDR and maybe Cuse if things go well? We shall see? I especially like that they stuck with the bulls-eye around the number! The car also carries the signature "moon-eyes" on the front of the hood! S-E-C-U-R-I-T-Y !!!!!!!!!!!

STRAPPED IN WITH JEFF STRUNK & VINCE GAGLIARDO JR

Here is an interview with Jeff Strunk & Vince Gagliardo Jr on the BCTV show Strapped in with Mike Feltenberger! Its a great interview! They talk about the weekly wars at Grandview & Big Diamond along with them preparing 2 cars for Syracuse with Jeff & Toby Tobias Jr behind the wheels! It runs 57+ minutes, so have some time put aside to watch it! Click this link to take you to the show:

http://www.bctv.org/WatchArchive.aspx?id=953

WELCOME JAMIE!

Just wanted to welcome Jamie from ClubWago to the Cowpatty Nation!! Jamie is a fellow UT supporter and one of the founders of ClubWago! Man, we missed the BIG CUSE Bash last fall! I found out about the bash after talking to Johnny Rea the following day! He said it was a real good time! We will be sure not to miss it this year! Jamie writes a great blog with tons of facts & news on upcoming drivers & events for ALL the things we live for...DIRT TRACK RACING! Jamie gets alot of information 1st hand and straight from the drivers! So if your reading it...its happening! Here is the link to the Blog: http://clubwago.blogspot.com/ I also added the blog to the links on the sidebar. Jamie feel free to pass our site onto your fellow race posse! Hope you get some enjoyment out of it like we all are!! Feel free to join in on anything! WELCOME AGAIN!

You gotta be kidding...another 712!!

I really like this 712! It kind of reminds me of Pauchy's #1 that he kicked butt in! Similar colors! There is a sponsor on this one that should give the driver away? Who was the driver of this bad-ass 712?
(Don Marks photo)
(3-Wide Collection)

YA GOTTA CHECK THIS OUT!! UNBELIEVABLE!

La Chance
by Jessysid

VON DOHREN LIVESTOCK!

Here is a pic of Craig at Grandview in the early days! I loved this car! Craig got some wins with this car! This is where the CVD blue started! I drew many a picture of this car as a teenager! The "Mom" on the hood with the "Craig" running down the hood was cool! Back then I remember Craig in victory lane wearing Converse All-Star high-tops! Basketball sneaks instead of racing shoes, pretty wild!
(3-Wide photo)

E-TRADE BABY!

Here is that E-Trade baby buying stock! This is funny stuff! I'm guessing we see a new one on Super Bowl Sunday!

YET ANOTHER 712!!

Here is another 712 with yet another different driver!! Can you name him??

BILLY THE KID!

ROLLING WHEELS 2008!

Here is an action shot from Rolling Wheels last fall! We were getting our game faces on for race time! Some Bud's & Kamikaze's! Problem was, we cranked down the whole thermos of Kamikaze's and didnt make it into the track till after 9! Good thing we saved seats before we started drinking!! Looking forward to the Wheels this year already!

JEFF STRUNK!

MR. MODIFIED reports that Jeff is headed to Vernon, NJ to TEO Pro headquarters to pick up a brand new 2009 TEO Pro car today! Vince & Jeff have also decided to raffle off a practically brand new 2008 Bicknell for $20 a ticket! Come on Steve, that sure would get you started out in the small block wars of PA! How many tickets have you bought already? Haha!

"FAST" FREDDY RAHMER!

Here are some pix from Fast Freddies shop in Salfordville! Now thats a nice shop! Love the new cars! One of Freds crew guys lives next to my in-laws and they are leaving for Florida wednesday morning to do a ton of racing! I think its something like 11 races in 13 days! Go get em' Freddie!

NAME THIS DRIVER!

Here we are with another 712! Yes, it is another driver other than Paul Koch! Much sucess was had by this hotshoe aboard this missile! *Note the downtubes on this chassis!!

BILLY PAUCH JR!

Here is an interview with Billy Pauch Jr at the Chili-Bowl! He is interviewed by his sister Mandy Pauch! Its pretty good until the loud speaker drowns out what they are saying! Still pretty cool!

NAME THIS DRIVER!

This guy ran the circuit for years! The 712 was always a sharp looking car! I saw this guy win his 1st race at Grandview in his rookie year! He was 18 years old at the time!

COWPATTY STICKER!

How are these? I was just messin' around and came up with these! Let me know what you think?

BRAD!

Man, I sure as hell hope we see Brad de-glazing tires again this spring or I'm gonna be pretty damn upset! I am surprised that Captain Ron, Eric & myself are not in this pic at the fence!

BEER QUOTE OF THE DAY!

John "Bluto" Blutarsky from Animal House; "My advice to you is to drink heavily"

NAME THIS DRIVER!

Name this driver! Here is a shot of a car that was a rocket! This driver has his name listed at Grandview as one of the stars that hang from the bleachers! I saw him win the Freedom 76 when I first started going to Grandview! He retired soon after!

CRAIG VON DOHREN! (CLICK PIC)

Here is another great pic of the Mike Harvey, Felty Farms, Sharman Builders, Missy's (Brian) Crafts, Wide Open, Teo Pro car driven by Craig Von Dohren! Man, I'm bummed we wont see much of this car! This is the Big Diamond ride! Cant wait to see the BPG Chad Sinon Troyer for Grandview!

SPEEDSTR'S ON ICE!

These are some wild pictures from Doug Rose with the Speedstr's on ice! Check out the studs on the tires, pretty cool! Good picks from Doctor Doug!

NAME THIS DRIVER!

TROYER OPEN HOUSE

Here is a pretty cool picture from the Troyer open house in New York! How cool is that having the 98H car of Jimmy Phelps sitting out front! That would be hard to miss!

"MEDIA MASTERMIND" Brett Deyo Interview!

You have to listen to this interview from Brett Deyo on Dougs Dirt Diary! It is really good, while Brett talks about the slimming down the support divisions, individual driver plans and the Motorsports show! Excellent interview with Brett! Click the link below!
http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer.php?id=7152

FAMILY GUY!

Chris comes across some porn and checks it out with friends! HYSTERICAL!

MIKE KELLY!

Here is a pic of tech-sergeant Mike Kelly in victory lane at Grandview! I dont remember this car, but I do remember him kicking some butt in the yellow & orange #4! Pretty cool!

JASON HAMILTON!

Well, no news yet! I hope we get some soon? We may be without the "Erwinna Extreme" this season! That would suck! I guess there is still time, but the clock is ticking!!

NAME THAT DRIVER!

I had posted this car before and now know who was the pilot! Can you name him?

BEER QUOTE OF THE DAY!

"I WOULD RATHER HAVE A BOTTLE IN FRONT OF ME THAN A FRONTAL LOBOTOMY"

JOHN STANGLE!

Here is John Stangle's fresh ride! Or as Doug would call him, "John-John". Haha! Pretty sweet looking! That thing is gonna be tore up from the floor up after a couple of weeks! Hopefully not! Glad to see we are getting some new talent!

DANNY HIEBER!

Here is the new Nitro Fish car of Danny Hieber from the Motorsports show in Atlantic City! Car is looking nice & expect Danny to have a much better season in 2009 after getting a year under his belt!

BEER QUOTE OF THE DAY!

"You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline-It helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer." FRANK ZAPPA

TOUGH LOSS!

That loss is still tough to get over! Donovan had a rough 1st half, as did the Eagle defense unable to put the wraps on Fitzgerald or pressure Warner! Well, I guess we should be thankfull they gave us the thrill of another Championship game! More than 14 other NFC teams can say!

OH WELL!

We gave it our best! I thought we had it with that comeback. That last Cardinal drive killed us! This pic of Larry Fitzgerald says it all!

D-MAC ATTACK!

Here is hoping we get to see some more of Donovans humor today in the desert!

SAMMY SWINDELL WINS CHILI-BOWL!

Ryan "Ringoes Rocket" Godown!

Man, I am not a real fan of green but, I love this car! It is awesome! It reminds me of Scott Bloomquist's car for some reason! All it needs is a skull & crossbones!

CVD's NEW ROCKET!

Here is pic from Motorsports in Atlantic City. Not sure if this is a Troyer or a Teo? I'm guessing TEO since I think it is Mike Harvey's car! I guess we will only see this car at Big Diamond and for Big Block shows! I cant wait to see the BPG Troyer for Grandview! I love this car!!!

CRITTER MALONE! (click on pic)

Here is Critter Malone "gettin' after it" at the Chili-Bowl! Critter may be one of the best racing names EVER! Hands Down! Click the pic to enlarge it! Makes an awesome desktop wallpaper!

Fridays A-Main Qualifier! Jerry Coons!

A Main (25 laps – Top 3 advance to Saturday Night's Main Event)
1. #11 Jerry Coons Jr., Tucson, AZ; 2. #20 Levi Jones, Olney, IL; 3. #05 Brad Loyet, Sunset Hills, MO; 4. #21P Daryn Pittman, Owasso, OK; 5. #71 Cole Whitt, Alpine, CA; 6. #15 Tim Siner, Dupo, IL: 7. #12 Trey Robb, Newcastle, OK; 8. #14W Matt Westfall, Ludlow Falls, OH; 9. #1DM Dustin Morgan, Collinsville, OK; 10. #7D Dakoda Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 11. #73X Mat Neely, Robinson, IL; 12. #38 Jason Leffler, Long Beach, CA; 13. #8J Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH; 14. #2S Damion Gardner, Pittsboro, IN; 15. #8X Bud Kaeding, Campbell, CA; 16. #67K Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, WA; 17. #36 Jonathan Beason, Broken Arrow, OK; 18. #12W Billy Wease, Noblesville, IN; 19. #14JR Matt Streeter, Galt, CA; 20. #007 Cole Carter, Brownsburg, IN; 21. #47 Cory Kruseman, Ventura, CA; 22. #87X Rich Camfield, Decatur, IL; 23. #2B Oklahoma City, OK; 24. #97J Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, CA

T-MAC!

Here is a shot of Tim McCreadie before he wadded it up at the Chili-Bowl! Hopefully Tim can get healthy by the time the WoO Late Models make their east coast swing? Unfortunately Tim had no health insurance and this could end up being a MAJOR cost!

BEER QUOTE OF THE DAY!

"When I drink alone...I prefer to be by myself" George Thorogood

GREAT WHITE HOPE!

Here is Steve Buckwalter at the Chili-Bowl! Our only hope locally to get it done!

Thursdays A-Main Winner Tracy Hines (click pic)

A Main (25 laps – Top 3 advance to Saturday Night's Main Event)
1. #21 Tracy Hines, Newcastle, IN; 2. #5 Dave Darland, Lincoln, IN; 3. #86 Justin Allgaier, Cornelius, NC; 4. #1S Shane Cottle, Kokomo, IN; 5. #55 Donnie Ray Crawford, Tulsa, OK; 6. #112 Brent Beauchamp, Fairland, IN; 7. #26 Glen Carson, Concord, CA; 8. #05H Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, MO; 9. #12JR Nathan High, Goodyear, AZ; 10. #67 Jay Drake, Brownsburg, IN; 11. #7B Austin Brown, Millstadt, IL; 12. #44F Frank Polimeda, Fort Lee, NJ; 13. #75W Josh Wise, Columbus, IN; 14. #35X Scott Pierovich, Alamo, CA; 15. #21T Don Droud Jr., Lincoln, NE; 16. #15H Scott Hatton, Roscoe, IL; 17. #44 Ryan Pace, Brownsburg, IN; 18. #14J Jason Meyers, Clovis, CA; 19. #22 Brian Camarillo, Camarillo, CA; 20. #69 A.J. Fike, Galesburg, IL; 21. #7X Michelle Decker, Guthrie, OK; 22. #8G Coleman Gulick, Binghamton, NY; 23. #4M Jimmy Light, Indianapolis, IN; 24. #10R Rob Russell, Fremont, CA

Tim McCreadie Injured at Chili Bowl!

Former World of Outlaws Late Model Series Champion Tim McCreadie Suffers Back Injury In Crash At Chili Bowl Midget Nationals
TULSA, OK – Jan. 15, 2009 – Former World of Outlaws Late Model Series champion and longtime Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Modified Series competitor Tim McCreadie suffered a back injury in a wild crash Wednesday night during the 23rd annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at Tulsa Expo Raceway.

McCreadie, 34, of Watertown, N.Y., was found to have a fractured T-3 vertebra and floating bone fragments in his back after flipping over the turn-one fence of the indoor one-fifth-mile dirt track while leading the night’s first ‘A’ qualifier. The rearend of McCreadie’s Midget broke right-of-center as he set the car into the first corner, sending him into a high-flying series of flips that ended with his machine landing upside down on a parked Bobcat vehicle and then falling to the concrete floor on its frame rails.

McCreadie was recuperating on Thursday afternoon in a Tulsa hospital. His close friend, USAC’s James Spink, accompanied McCreadie to the hospital and reported that the superstar driver was “extremely sore” but otherwise in good spirits.

A local specialist who examined McCreadie said he did not think the bone fragments are an issue and surgery likely won’t be necessary, but USAC’s Jason Smith contacted Dr. Terry Trammell, the renowned Indianapolis-based Orthopedic Surgeon who has helped many injured drivers over the years, for a second opinion. Trammell was expected to review an MRI of McCreadie’s back and talk with doctors in Tulsa late Thursday afternoon.

Beer quote of the day!

To Beer...The cause of...and solution to...all of life's problems!

Sammy Swindell

Ageless Sammy Swindell wins wednesday nites A-Main at the Chili-Bowl! Here is a shot of Sammy Liftin' the front end off the ground coming off the turn!

Wednesdays A-Main!

A Main (25 laps – Top 3 advance to Saturday Night's Main Event)
1. #1 Sammy Swindell, Germantown, TN; 2. #1J J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, AZ; 3. #05S Jon Stanbrough, Avon, IN; 4. #73 Josh Ford, Oxnard, CA; 5. #2A Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA; 6. #17 Chris Windom, Canton, IL; 7. #7M Kevin Ramey, Fort Worth, TX; 8. #17F Mike Goodman, Tulsa, OK; 9. #32 Darren Hagen, Riverside, CA; 10. #71X Gary Wright, Hooks, TX; 11. #47B Bryan Clauson, Noblesville, IN; 12. #87J Johnny Rodriguez, Galt, CA; 13. #D33 Joey Moughan, Springfield, IL; 14. #56 Shane Hmiel, Huntersville, NC; 15. #21X Kevin Olson, Machesney Park, IL: 16. #73W Austen Wheatley, Lake Stevens, WA; 17. #17K Austin Mero, Kingsburg, CA; 18. #78 Nick Wean, Phillipsburg, NJ; 19. #8 Randi Pankratz, Atascadero, CA; 20. #31B Bruce Douglass, Ventura, CA; 21. #84 Joey Fabozzi, Norco, CA; 22. #35R Tyler Robbins, Collinsville, IL; 23. #35M Matt Sherrell, Owasso, OK; 24. #11R Ryan Cole, Porter, OK

Name that NEW Grandview driver!

This guy will a new addition to the Grandview wars on saturday nights! Can you name him?

Tuesday A Main Results!

A Main (25 laps – Top 3 advance to Saturday Night's Main Event)
1. #17B Brad Kuhn, Avon, IN; 2. #132 Ricky Stenhouse, Olive Branch, MS; 3. #25 Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, PA; 4. #37X Casey Shuman, Tempe, AZ; 5. #4 Bobby East, Brownsburg, IN; 6. #8K Chad Kemenah, Alvada, OH; 7. #05L Danny Lasoski, Higginsville, MO; 8. #5* Gary Taylor, Sapulpa, OK; 9. #71S Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA; 10. #11T Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA; 11. #5D Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL; 12. #82 Mike Hess, Riverton, IL; 13. #49JR Bobby Michnowicz, Torrance, CA; 14. #24D Daniel Robinson, Wayne City, IL; 15. #88 Johnathon Henry, Stockton, CA; 16. #7R Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN; 17. #55C Caleb Armstrong, New Castle, IN; 18. #71R Keith Rauch, Thornton, CO; 19. #17T Justin Grant, Ione, CA; 20. #11X Ricky Williams, Clinton, OH; 21. #39 Kevin Swindell, Germantown, TN; 22. #67S Brady Short, Bedford, IN; 23. #89C Cody Darrah, Red Lion, PA; 24. #39H Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO.

COWPATTY T-SHIRTS!