Class Racer Nationals

[442OLDS]

Alex Denysenko had 187 Stock Eliminator cars line up for Round 1 in Byron.

[Dave Turner]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

Alex Denysenko had 187 Stock Eliminator cars line up for Round 1 in Byron.

The first one is always the best....

[Paradigm Shift]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS
Alex Denysenko had 187 Stock Eliminator cars line up for Round 1 in Byron.

And it was 115°..... in the shade.

[BKSG1198]

I can say that Ken, Tim & staff took this event to a bigger level than could be imagined or I ever did. They killed it with the sponsors and made everyone feel at home and felt like they left with something in the end which is what we all want in the end to feel appreciated. Ken & I spoke a little after I won the Numidia LODRS race about the future of the event and adding the .90 cars as a filler. We were hoping to try to grab a weekend before the Lucas Race at Numidia to make it like a Sportsnats where the CR Nats were Sat & Sun, then that led into the LODRS / Open week but, it's July 4th weekend where everyone could leave their stuff at the track and make it a week of fun. I know the weekend after Numidia is always the Columbus SN which gets 150 cars per class so that would be a tough drawl. Bob loves to go big for the 4th with fireworks, bracket races and sometimes jet cars....he does go all out for the racers on the 4th...its a cool race to go too.

I'm sure we can point fingers and we all have theories as to why it didn't work but, always seems like the 1st events are always a home run with car counts because everyone wants to be the first and maybe only person to say "I won the first CR Nationals" but, as they move along farther and farther it seems like it loses its luster no matter what you throw at it. Lee & Bryan tried it in 2011 and had a great car count, they teamed up with me in 2012 and the counts were cut in 1/2 and then in 2013 when they went PS Racing, I did it on my own and had to combine the two classes just to get a full field.

Either way, thanks Ken, Tim & Staff for all the hard work on this event, hopefully you might reconsider for 2024 but, if not it will go down in the history books like everyone else's efforts to bring a big $$$ stock/ss race that is for the racers.

[PONTIAC'S REVENGE]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

Alex Denysenko had 187 Stock Eliminator cars line up for Round 1 in Byron.

Almost as many SuperStock. I can tell you it was very exciting! Several heads up categories. We ran Class and there was a SuperStock Outlaw race! Brackets were and always necessary but not the main event. A great layer cake of fun. We need all the layers, . Somethings for everyone is the key. Great Race ALEX! RIP! 😎