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Governor's Cup: My Take
1) First off: Thanks for the directions, Mark. Saved me about a half hour off of I-4, got there at 7:10pm; by the time I got into the stands, it was 7:30 and nothing had started yet :/
2) When we did get to the track, saw the parking lot was....PACKED. I hadn't seen the parking lot that full for a Governor's Cup since...well...the race was in Tampa. Saw license plates on cars from New Jersey, New York, North and South Carolina, Ohio, Virginia...and even Ontario, Canada.
3) Outstanding *quantity* field of cars; now we just gotta get the *quality*. There were maybe 10 of the 40 starters that could've won that race. When there's less than half the field left before halfway, and then half of that left at the end...I was left shaking my head.
4) The out-of-state cars. Wow. That 23 (Weller?) was a rocket early...then he broke, I guess. The 31 was a top-five car early; he fell off.
5) Rebecca Kasten. This girl, I think, sure ain't intimidated by the high banks. Wonder if she runs at Madison (WI) (her home state), which is sort of similar to New Smyrna. That 10 car ran her to the dirt down into turn one, she looped it. She avoided that mess over in turn three - barely. But then she got taken out by a lapped car and backed it into the wall pretty hard. She ran near the front most of the night, inside the top five or ten, came from the back a few times to get it back up front, only to end her night on the wrecker. But when you can pass Wayne Anderson - in turn three and four - on the *OUTSIDE*, no less - you impressed *someone*. Bet she'll be back for Speedweeks along with Johanna Long and give them hot shoes a run come February.
6) What happened to the 92 early on? I expected Scofield to go right to the front, but apparently they had problems with that car all weekend <?>. I guess Scofield jumped into Finney's #80 at the halfway break and brought her home third at the line.
6a) What happened to Hamke's car? They were quick early, too, but fell off.
7) Sure was pullin' for Winchell to get to the front. But like most of the front-runners, he got caught up in other people's messes. Hated to see him get taken out late.
8) Choquette and that 10 car. Man. I thought there was gonna be a fight a la '79 Daytona 500 style right there...LOL...
9) Nasse. How old is this kid...?? His bio on his "trading card" thing says he was born in '95, that would make him, what *15* years old?? Or is that a misprint? He looks more like early to mid 20s. He drove a helluva race; when he got out in front, no one could touch him - until the end. And I think the only way Rogers caught him was because of those late cautions bunching up the field.
10) Rogers' comment before the start? "I think the last time I won this thing, some of these kids I'm racing against weren't even born yet." Not quite, there, ol' man ;-) You only won it thirteen years ago :-) Good to see him in victory lane, though. I like pullin' for the Geritol crowd...LOL...
11) Good to see Chad win that Truck feature.
12) Why can't we get them Sportsman wedge bodies back onto the SLM's?
13) Anyone know if that #25 Sportsman was Ed's old car? Did that thing *ever* run that good when Ed was driving it? LOLOLOL....just kiddin', Ed ;-)
15) Rex...man, that itty bitty toy of yours (the Mustang) looks like it's fully half the size of them big ol' Monte's and four-door Dodges....LOL....I thought them two black cars was sandwichin' ya in there toward the end of that Strictly stock feature. That kid in the 95 shoulda won it; not sure what happened to him (he looped it in turn two or something). Good win for William.
16) Saw Jerry and crew out in the parking lot on the way out. It was after 1:30am; I got home at 2:45am this morning :-)
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2) When we did get to the track, saw the parking lot was....PACKED. I hadn't seen the parking lot that full for a Governor's Cup since...well...the race was in Tampa. Saw license plates on cars from New Jersey, New York, North and South Carolina, Ohio, Virginia...and even Ontario, Canada.
3) Outstanding *quantity* field of cars; now we just gotta get the *quality*. There were maybe 10 of the 40 starters that could've won that race. When there's less than half the field left before halfway, and then half of that left at the end...I was left shaking my head.
4) The out-of-state cars. Wow. That 23 (Weller?) was a rocket early...then he broke, I guess. The 31 was a top-five car early; he fell off.
5) Rebecca Kasten. This girl, I think, sure ain't intimidated by the high banks. Wonder if she runs at Madison (WI) (her home state), which is sort of similar to New Smyrna. That 10 car ran her to the dirt down into turn one, she looped it. She avoided that mess over in turn three - barely. But then she got taken out by a lapped car and backed it into the wall pretty hard. She ran near the front most of the night, inside the top five or ten, came from the back a few times to get it back up front, only to end her night on the wrecker. But when you can pass Wayne Anderson - in turn three and four - on the *OUTSIDE*, no less - you impressed *someone*. Bet she'll be back for Speedweeks along with Johanna Long and give them hot shoes a run come February.
6) What happened to the 92 early on? I expected Scofield to go right to the front, but apparently they had problems with that car all weekend <?>. I guess Scofield jumped into Finney's #80 at the halfway break and brought her home third at the line.
6a) What happened to Hamke's car? They were quick early, too, but fell off.
7) Sure was pullin' for Winchell to get to the front. But like most of the front-runners, he got caught up in other people's messes. Hated to see him get taken out late.
8) Choquette and that 10 car. Man. I thought there was gonna be a fight a la '79 Daytona 500 style right there...LOL...
9) Nasse. How old is this kid...?? His bio on his "trading card" thing says he was born in '95, that would make him, what *15* years old?? Or is that a misprint? He looks more like early to mid 20s. He drove a helluva race; when he got out in front, no one could touch him - until the end. And I think the only way Rogers caught him was because of those late cautions bunching up the field.
10) Rogers' comment before the start? "I think the last time I won this thing, some of these kids I'm racing against weren't even born yet." Not quite, there, ol' man ;-) You only won it thirteen years ago :-) Good to see him in victory lane, though. I like pullin' for the Geritol crowd...LOL...
11) Good to see Chad win that Truck feature.
12) Why can't we get them Sportsman wedge bodies back onto the SLM's?
13) Anyone know if that #25 Sportsman was Ed's old car? Did that thing *ever* run that good when Ed was driving it? LOLOLOL....just kiddin', Ed ;-)
15) Rex...man, that itty bitty toy of yours (the Mustang) looks like it's fully half the size of them big ol' Monte's and four-door Dodges....LOL....I thought them two black cars was sandwichin' ya in there toward the end of that Strictly stock feature. That kid in the 95 shoulda won it; not sure what happened to him (he looped it in turn two or something). Good win for William.
16) Saw Jerry and crew out in the parking lot on the way out. It was after 1:30am; I got home at 2:45am this morning :-)
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