![]() … If you’re one of those “what if” types, rewind to the fourth race of the season, the June 8 th Peter Murphy Classic at Tulare. By comparison, Bud Kaeding’s was an 18 th, Dominic Scelzi’s a 20 th, and Willie Croft a 22 nd. For those of you at home taking notes, Netto’s worst finish all season was a 13 th. The fact that he qualified third at the Stockton season finale was HUGE! That set the stage for the rest of the night, breaking the points tie with Bud Kaeding. He always seems to produce something special when he really needed too. ![]() … DJ Netto won the 2019 title the hard way … one race at a time. …By the way, The Brookside Country Club will host this seasons Championship Celebration Brunch on November 8 th. … Yes, that was Dominic Scelzi wearing the Burger King crown. You’ve got to love the sprint car family’s generosity. A Yetti full of tri-tip went for over $2000 a basket of Katie’s cookies went for $700. … The NARC Benevolent Fund auction raised more than $13,000. While some of Bud’s comments were not exactly PC, this was a snowflake free environment and it was funny as all heck. He may want to consider going the Tony Romo route after his career is over. However, that proved not be a problem at all, because Bud Kaeding grabbed the mic and narrated the video the rest of the way. ![]() Dean Mills had put together countless hours to make it perfect, but sometimes things don’t go as planned. In this case, the sound system at the Brookside Country Club glitched during the season highlight video, washing out the second track, which happened to be the race announcers. The 22-year old has been racing for half his life already and is looking to spend most of 2020 in a 410-sprint car.Ģ019 CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION BRUNCH LEFTOVERS: Sometimes, the best laid plans go awry. If you go to Spencer’s website and check out his racing accomplishments, most drivers would be happy to call that a career. Then there is the Tarlton Motorsports team who just announced that they’ve made a Hoosier state connection by hiring Indiana’s Spencer Bayston to driver their black number 21. Well, guess what? It’s nine years later … again … and TK is driving for a another car owner in Joshua Bates! Could another championship be in store? I see a pattern. ![]() Got his second one nine years later with a different car owner in Roth Motorsports. Kaeding won his first series title in 2002 aboard the Wright One sprinter. Then there is the one and only Tim Kaeding, who will be chasing a third NARC King of the West crown. She will be piloting the Dave Vertullo 83V and competing against Tracy’s Kyle Offill for the Johnstone Supply Rookie of the Year honors. She can drive the wheels off any open wheel car and is a proven winner, with a SCCT win to her credit last year. It’s also going to be nice to have Jodie Robinson on the NARC King of the West campaign full-time. This team has the same amount of swagger as a walk-off home run. With backing from Alkaline88 water and Fire Protection Management and a fresh color scheme, this may be one of the most interesting team to watch this season. Sanders has partnered up with Larry Antaya for a campaign in the 16A XXX sprinter. The Aromas, CA ace is a proven winner at bullrings such as Ocean Speedway, Marysville, Placerville, and Chico, but now we can expose that skill set to another seven other tracks in a run for the 2020 championship. So, where do we start? Let’s kick it off with Justin Sanders. The best thing about this time of year is that there’s a lot of moving components as sanctioning bodies release their schedules and race teams establish new partnerships, roll out new car designs, announce sponsorships and roll out their plans. Of course, that would be sprint car racing. NARC NEWSLINE, February 2, 2020, By Jim Allen … Now that the Super Bowl hype is finally over, it’s time to get fired up for the sport that really gets our heart thumping and adrenaline flowing.
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