Losing Races Already!!!

[Jimmy McKinley]

The governors cup has been a nascar event in the past and i think u were there jimmy.
The triple crown was a nascar event also for a few years.. Check it out..
Don62

The only two years I can think of, would've been '86 and '87, when Jimmy Cope won both years (in the 61, maybe?). Was it an All-American Challenge Series race at Bradenton?

Not trying to start anything, just tryin' to remember or figger it out...LOL...

I know in '85, the Governor's Cup was awarded at St. Pete. They ran a 50-lapper at Bradenton on Friday night; the 200 at Sunshine on Saturday night; then the Coca Cola 200 back at DeSoto on Sunday afternoon. For some reason, I can't recall '86 or '87, unless those are the races you're referring to, Don. At the time, at least in '86, we were still running regularly at Sunshine with the "outlaw" style Late Models, and if the Cup *was* a NASCAR AACS race, then we wouldn't have run it. In '87, we were running All-Pro with Donnie Strickland's team, and wouldn't have run a NASCAR AACS event. So I don't think we attended either year.

*EDIT* - yep, looks like the Triple Crown weekend *was* indeed a NASCAR AACS points weekend: 1987 NASCAR All-American Challenge Series (Google is your friend ). Thanks, Don, for makin' me look it up...LOL...*BUT*....this says that in '87, Butch Miller won on Friday and Sunday at Bradenton, and Trickle won Saturday at St. Pete. In '86, Ronnie Sanders won at Orlando Friday night; Miller on Saturday at Sunshine; and Trickle on Sunday at Bradenton on Sunday afternoon.

So, if Cope won the Governor's Cup both years...at what track, and *was it* a "NASCAR" race?

The reason I had asked if the NASCAR thing would affect the Cup, was because...well...I wasn't sure if the rest of the state's (Super) Late Model drivers would make the trip, or drivers from the rest of the country, if it *was* a "NASCAR-sacnctioned" race. I guess we'll find out in November, huh?

[Bigbuck]

I would venture to say that if Walmart wanted the property in east orange, they could have purchased it. Then NSS would not have any competition within a few hundred miles. Things are going to get interesting when Ozzy learns Saturday night racing works and the alignment of rules with other tracks is beneficial. The OSW GOLDMINE will be uncovered.

like I said EZ, its good they're not looking.

[Jimmy McKinley]

I would venture to say that if Walmart wanted the property in east orange, they could have purchased it.

like I said EZ, its good they're not looking.

Isn't there a Wally World already out there on 50, just west of the race track? I believe it's near Rouse Road and 50...

[Don Nerone]

I know of many NASCAR tracks that ran/run non-NASCAR events at their facilities. The trick is to NOT to run them on the NASCAR designated day/night. So in theory if Orlando runs under the NASCAR banner on Friday nights then there is nothing to say they can't run FUPS events on Saturday nights. So c'mon Ozzy, buy that insurance for the Saturday nights so we can all get to ride the FUPS "Crazy Train"!

The nascar contract is for 20 weeks of racing and is the best thing that could happen to those tracks.
It is a big thing to have a chance to win a national short track championship. The point fund is large .
This is a chance to sell sponsorship on your car. Yea here are many companies that would spend money just because of the NASCAR logo.
There is a lot of big trams that look at the drivers that have won NASCAR short track events .
The racing only has to get better and the promoting tool of NASCAR is easy to sell to the local sponsors..
I have done it twice and it worked out great both times.
Give it a chance..

Don62

[Woody]

listen to Don guys I think he is right but what do I know i'm just a old guy

[Boneman]

It is a big thing to have a chance to win a national short track championship. The point fund is large

This will set NSS and OSW apart from and above the other Florida tracks. The message is "We are the big boys in town. Go run your FUPS races and independent shows, but we are the only ones who can kick your career in high gear." It seems likely to me that this will attract more of the money teams who can afford to race and will travel to do it.

[Frasson118]

Travel from where? In the South, there really isn't any kind of Nascar foothold for Super Lates. PASS South, CRA, the Gulf Coast series, and the new one kicking in this year, pretty well covers any traveling teams. There's no NASCAR SLM tracks to pull FROM.

[Boneman]

Travel from where?

From around the state. My guess is that some Florida teams will cut back on their support of independent tracks and concentrate on the NASCAR events.

[Bigbuck]

Isn't there a Wally World already out there on 50, just west of the race track? I believe it's near Rouse Road and 50...

I think maybe you misunderstood me Jimmy. I wasn't saying Walmart wants the property. I was saying its a good thing they don't or the track probably would be gone. Lets hope it all works out now, because it wasn't going to the way it was going.