John Sarppraicone and the Southern Pro Am Truck Series

[x90 John Sarppraicone]

Sorry I forgot to put Randy Lenard on list

[x90 John Sarppraicone]

You can add Dean Burtrum Deans Tree Service now just give the series a try you might like how it will be run thanks again see you at the races .

[x90 John Sarppraicone]

The only place to this week BRONSON Speedway !!!!!!

PRO TRUCKS at Bronson Speedway - June 11th, 2016
$1,000 TO WIN - $50 ENTRY FEE
Tires and fuel available at track.
Pit Pass $25/person.
Parking Included.
Gates open at noon, practice starts at 4 pm.
Racing starts at 7:30 pm.

Pro Truck Teams: Please email info@driverseatracing.com that you are attending, and let us know if you would like to practice Friday (6/10) from 6 until 9 pm and if you will need tires.
Payout posted on SouthernProTrucks.com.

[Scott Prentice]

I would like to invite all truck racers to Bronson Speedway to race our event on July 11, give us a try you might like the way it is run ,for any other info call above Bobby Owens I will see you at the races.

1. 59x Monopoli, Becca
2. 3 Pugh, Derek
3. 7 Lester, Jason
4. 50 Anderson, Danny
5. 44 Lovekady, Chase
6. 25 McDuffie, Cody
7. 11 Kohut, Michael
8. 37 Goddard, Michael
9. 99 Martell, Cody
10. 28 Bigley, Corey
11. 24 Burkhalter, Donnie
12. 39 Johnson, Phillip
13. 11c Carlbert, Billy
14. 5 Carlbert, Cody
15. 41 Darvalics, Steve
16. 5x Hartin, Eddie
17. 36 Chastain, Chad
18. 74 Murphy, Jessica
19. 4 Davis, Tyler
20. 13 Garcia, JR
21. Q Gamache, Michael
22. 66 McKay, Scott
23. 52 Winchell, Joe
24. 31 Haddock, Rodney
25. 49 Gorham, Robert Sr.
26. 64 Huber, Brent
27. 22 Cruse, Cameron
28. 12 Hogan, Scott
29. 9 Hernandez, Nick
30. 14 Scott, Sam
31. 5k Clements, Kristin
32. 27 Ryan, Tim
33. 92 Guilbault, Jeff
34. 99x Penton, Rick
35. 67 Best, Jimmie
36. Q Snodgrass, Bobby
37. 17 Lautiner, Dan
38. 3b Best, Duane
39. 33 Thompson, Bubba
40. 43 Petty, Marina
41. 75 St. John, Robert
42. 38 Goddard, Jeremy h

42 trucks invited, 7 showed up- glad I didn't drive 2.5 hours to see that.

rest of the car count;
5 E-mods
3 Sportsman
3 Streetstock
6 Purestocks
11 4cyl bombers
7 motorcycle engine cars

doesn't seem like much has changed (improved) at Bronson from the last few years.... how long can this go on?

[Old Sunshine Fan]

WOW, talk about being embarrassed.... this one takes the cake.... not sure what the fix would be, but I guess I'm not the only one in the dark.... 47 trucks invited and a single digit showing.... shame shame shame.... OSF

[x90 John Sarppraicone]

Embarrassed no ,I am very sorry if you feel that way your mad because we try to put on some good racing ,why don't you come and help us turn this around and volunteer your time and see what it's all about ,we will get it right this series brings money to evey track to help their bottom line ,I don't here you saying anything good about that 1500.00 dollars before we hit the track it's going to catch on soon because it is a win win for everyone and again thanks to the 8 trucks that came we will see you at our next event.

[Scott Prentice]

My comment was directed more at the track than the Truck series. I think the Trucks have been pulling decent numbers everywhere else they have ran besides Bronson.
Take the Trucks out of the equation and look at the numbers- 35 cars divided by 6 classes, 35/6= 5.8
That means only 5-6 cars per class on average. I wouldn't drive 25 minutes much less 2.5 hours to see that.

I guess my point is, and this is just my opinon; I think the low Truck count had more to do with the track than the series.
As I said in my previous post- How long can this continue at Bronson?

My question to John Sarppraicone is; After what you saw this past weekend would you bring the series back to Bronson?

[OldSchool+]

John,

Repectfully, it appears that your track is far enough away from the Showtime/Desoto set that they are not inclined to pull in.

So, would suggest you need to grow local classes.

Maybe a meeting with the racers to see what they would like to boil their efforts down to--they will all say they want to run what they have, of course, and that is understandable.

But your job will be to determine what 2 or 3 classes you want to keep.

Make their rules promote dirt cheap race cars--that look like race cars,(not Neons and Monte Carlos), and then pay those classes a strong purse--stronger than is typical at other tracks for similar cars.

Once you have good car count and good spectator count and the ball is rolling, make further decisions regarding what you run from there.

Regardless of your approach, good luck, sir.

[Scott Prentice]

OldSchool, John is the race director for the Truck series, not the track owner.

Your suggestions should be directed to Ann Young- owner/operator of Bronson Speedway.
Good luck getting a constructive response from her LoL!

[OldSchool+]

Thank you. Apologies, John.

In the case of the series, it would appear that the venue does indeed require review.

[x90 John Sarppraicone]

Old school just keep it fair among the other tracks when they have hard times with car count don't forget to mention them ,tracks coming back on line citrus and Three palms the car counts will drop for a little while when the honeymoon is over,thanks again John see ya at the races.

[Weftracing96]

In all fairness to you John S., Bronson is a difficult draw due to it's out of the way nature. I think the trucks were still the most of any class that night? Facts are facts.