by JD Green | Jul 18, 2017 | J.D.'s Take
Oh what a night! Ninety four (94) racecars in competition. Sixteen heat races and nine feature events makes for a great night of race watching. Great races all night long in every class and we even had a guest class call and ask if they could come race, the sport...
by JD Green | Jul 11, 2017 | J.D.'s Take
Who won? Yes when you have a race that finishes with Who Won as the question you know you have just experienced a great race. That is exactly the question that was asked as the checkered flag was waved by Flagman Bob Reber for the E Mod feature race. The two drivers...
by JD Green | Jun 26, 2017 | J.D.'s Take
This was another very successful Racin for Rian night. The baby girl, who was only here for a short time has inspired the racing family many times over! There were 22 A Mods, 17 B Mods, 21 E Mods, 11 Pure Stocks, 13 Stock Cars, 8 Grand Nationals, and 6 Midwest...
by JD Green | Jun 17, 2017 | J.D.'s Take
SUPPORT LOCAL RACING! Please support local racing! These last two weeks have seen some of the ugliness in our sport coming from those within our sport. Atchison County Raceway announced the track will not be operated after this year by the Birkinsha famly. Other...
by JD Green | May 23, 2017 | J.D.'s Take
Is our sport of auto racing on the brink of extinction? Every week we can turn on the television to almost any auto race (NASCAR, ARCA, etc.) and as the television shots go by displaying the action on the racetrack in the background we can see all the empty seats....
by JD Green | May 11, 2017 | J.D.'s Take
This week I want to say a huge Thank You to my mom, Betty Green. Racing has not been her favorite even when my Dad’s brother, Uncle Lyle, raced in southern Missouri. However, she did not stand in the way when as a child, Dad would take me to the races, in fact, she...
by JD Green | Mar 29, 2017 | J.D.'s Take
For years in the Kansas City area we got to witness the driving talent that reminded everyone of Dale Earnhardt Sr. A talent that automatically created the Intimidator role towards three quarters of the competitors in the racing field. This is meant as a compliment!!!...
by JD Green | Feb 26, 2017 | J.D.'s Take
Xfinity race – ugly! It was tough sitting in the stands and realizing at 5:00 p.m. we were not yet to the completion of the first stage of 30 laps. One and half hours and we are sitting on our second red of the day. This new five minute rule was being tested by some...
by JD Green | Feb 25, 2017 | J.D.'s Take
The most fun is presenting Daytona through the view of a race fan. Leaving for the track, getting to parking, walking across to our seats, using the escalators because we are lazy and the 237 steps is too much as we have gotten older, enjoying the amenities of the...
by JD Green | Feb 24, 2017 | J.D.'s Take
After the Duels on Thursday night, this may be one great Daytona 500! Overheard numerous people pleased with the racing on the track, myself included. Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin will be hard to beat, take your choice out of those...
