Posted by Robert Staley on December 13, 2007, 12:16 am
Board Administrator

Danville, VA ~ The addition of cars by the buy-in route at the recent Thanksgiving Classic in Kenly could spell the start of a disturbing trend at big money LMSC races. With costs already seemingly spiraling out of control for these racers, four teams were all too willing to fork out two grand to be added to the show. With 42 cars on the four-tenths mile oval, the 300-lapper was a caution filled fiasco. What's next? Will track promoters take money from lower division racers to get their mounts involved? Why, some unscrupulous promoter might even invite spectators to enter their street car for a price. I hope big brother(spelled NASCAR) gets a handle on this situation before it gets out of hand. In case you didn't notice , Peyton Sellers has landed a sponsorship package with SkillsUSA(formerly VICA). The non-profit organization will hopefully attract a corporate sponsor or two to get on board with a major marketing effort that will be beneficial for all. Peyton had an incredible 2007 season with a third place in NASCAR East points. Depending on the amount of sponsorship bucks, you could see Peyton in ARCA or in a Craftsman truck. South Boston Speedway continues to field questions about their 2008 finale. Our guess is that the LMSC part of the program will be at most 200 laps. I guess the thousands of fans that came disguised as empty seats at the recent Sobo 300 made an impression on Cathy Rice and company. The PASS super late models will be the feature attraction at the 2008 year-ender. These cars drew a good crowd for a 2006 late November doubleheader with the Nascar tour type modifieds.