With two Saturdays of rainouts and more heavy rains forecast for this week, I was having some trouble finding my "positivity" for much of anything. That's why it was really nice to get back to Knoxville and have three great classes of sprint-car racing on the black gumbo.
Every year we say it's hard to believe when mid-season comes around. After all, it seems like we are just getting started. While car counts continue to be a little disappointing, the racing never disappoints as stellar battles abound in all classes. The 360 heat race between Chad Humston and Dustin Selvage was one for the books. Then there was Humston taking the late-race lead and win from Ryan Roberts.
In the 410 division, it's great to have Wayne Johnson back in the house. He shows he is not afraid to really race his newly owned ride, and his racing prowess begs the question of why a driver of his caliber can't get hired. In any case, he and wife, Erin, are now car owners and something tells me it is a move that will pay off in no time.
The 305 class grew a bit this week in car count, so maybe it is beginning to catch on now. We had Tasker Phillips win this feature and then go on to race in the 360 division too.
What we need now is this pattern of rain to go away so we can concentrate on summer racing heating up!
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