National Open

[pwf46]

Well, yet another Knoxville SNOOZER is in the books. NO PASSING. AS USUAL, THE RACE WAS DOMINATED by OUTLAWS & TRACK REGULARS. AS I SAID IT WOULD BE. I saw better racing at Kutztown on Wednesday night, by guys most people never heard of and it was only $12.00 admission.By name I got 14 out of 25 for a 56%. I picked the winner for 100% By outlaw and track regulars I got 16 out of 25 for a 64%. Pretty good for over 100 cars, which I feel is only really about 30 to 35 cars who have a realistic shot at making the A. Out of those 35 I believe less than 10 have a realistic shot at winning. Especially with Schatz in the field. Knoxville, you can have it! SAME MOVIE YEAR AFTER YEAR.

Do not make assumptions about a race if you were not there. This was my 10th Knoxville Nationals and it was very good, entertaining, action packed, etc... Time for you to "get off the porch" and see other tracks other than what we have here in PA.

NO passing.....Hodnett from 23rd to 10th. That is 13 spots. Stewart 12th to 4th. Pittman 14th to 7th. Lasoski 8th to 2nd in the first 25 laps. Boring race.....

Internet coverage, live streaming, shows one view, not the entire track.

If less than ten of the 100+ cars have a chance to win, then why do those "extra" cars even enter? Your arguments make no sense. I guess you will miss the National Open this year because Schatz is entered? Save your $$$$$ and stay home.

The place is just incredible. Best dirt track by far in the USA.

[hotrodney]

Strawser, I agree and disagree. Yes Knoxville is a great track and they do a phenomenal job of track prep fro the Nats but track prep for a field of 100 cars is much different than 20 sprints plus support divisions. If Port or any other local track watered the track like that you would have a heavy cushion around the center of the track with freight train and little passing(Port SW due to the rain). While a freight train around the cushion is faster and therefore better than nose to tail around the bottom like you get with a track that's too dry(daylight racing), it's still not great racing. A dry slick track with a cushion up near the guardrail provides the best racing and most passing nearly every time. I think Port hits that a lot more often than they miss and so does Selinsgrove.

[BStrawser26]

Strawser, I agree and disagree. Yes Knoxville is a great track and they do a phenomenal job of track prep fro the Nats but track prep for a field of 100 cars is much different than 20 sprints plus support divisions. If Port or any other local track watered the track like that you would have a heavy cushion around the center of the track with freight train and little passing(Port SW due to the rain). While a freight train around the cushion is faster and therefore better than nose to tail around the bottom like you get with a track that's too dry(daylight racing), it's still not great racing. A dry slick track with a cushion up near the guardrail provides the best racing and most passing nearly every time. I think Port hits that a lot more often than they miss and so does Selinsgrove.

Totally Disagree...it would not be a freight train!! You have 24 to 28 Sprinters 20 to 24 Lates most nights and however many 358 Late models or 305 sprints. No one said a heavy cushion around the middle....I said add more water and not pack it so tight. The way they have it now it is pretty slick half way through the heats. It should never be that way!
The first two nights of The Nationals there are 50 to 55 or so cars on the track. The tracks around here would dry out just fine throughout the night and it would very racy come feature time. I saw it some nights first hand!
I saw many of freight trains locally and it was normally because it was to dry. I don't want to see asphalt racing. Sorry! Give the racers something to grab a hold of instead of sliding around the track! Let them actually race for a change.

[Bill Mc]

Problem with that is the Divas around here would cry if the track wasnt smooth. They would cry up a storm ifvthe track is a corn field.

[Brent Leach]

I prefer the way Port and the Grove are both prepping their tracks over tacky with a big cushion.

[BStrawser26]

Problem with that is the Divas around here would cry if the track wasnt smooth. They would cry up a storm ifvthe track is a corn field.

You got that right! Any little ripple in the track and these guys would be crying all the way home!

[BStrawser26]

I prefer the way Port and the Grove are both prepping their tracks over tacky with a big cushion.

I just went and watched the highlights from the Port the last month 3 out of the last 4 times they raced. The nights it didn't rain and there is anything but a big cushion. I don't even know if you could even call that a cushion. I would rather call that a smattering of loose dirt that is only about a couple inches deep! That is run in at every given chance to make sure there isn't a deep cushion. The night the USAC cars were there, the USAC guys had to tell them not to pack the track so tight and put extra water on the track. The USAC drivers then went out and finished packing in the track. The track listened and guess what they had a great race...multiple grooves. Last year 2014 during speedweek Lucas started 6 in the feature and won...track was perfect all night long. I said to one of the track prep guys...great track and he said to me it was too wet in the beginning of the night. I just shook my head and didn't say another word.

The two nights it did rain and they raced I was busy or I would have loved to have gone. The first PA Speedweek with Steve B. on the verge of being out of control and barely having 4 wheels on the ground all the way around the track at the beginning of the race. That night the track was too wet but it was still pretty good! The second was the dream race, extra wet with high speeds and Hodnett put on a show. The track was extra wet this night too! You can have great racing when it is wetter at the beginning and drying out during the evening the evening. Like I said, I don't like it when you have to slide because you can't get a hold of the track!

[NEWBOMB TURK]

Well, yet another Knoxville SNOOZER is in the books. NO PASSING. AS USUAL, THE RACE WAS DOMINATED by OUTLAWS & TRACK REGULARS. AS I SAID IT WOULD BE. I saw better racing at Kutztown on Wednesday night, by guys most people never heard of and it was only $12.00 admission.By name I got 14 out of 25 for a 56%. I picked the winner for 100% By outlaw and track regulars I got 16 out of 25 for a 64%. Pretty good for over 100 cars, which I feel is only really about 30 to 35 cars who have a realistic shot at making the A. Out of those 35 I believe less than 10 have a realistic shot at winning. Especially with Schatz in the field. Knoxville, you can have it! SAME MOVIE YEAR AFTER YEAR.

Do not make assumptions about a race if you were not there. This was my 10th Knoxville Nationals and it was very good, entertaining, action packed, etc... Time for you to "get off the porch" and see other tracks other than what we have here in PA.

NO passing.....Hodnett from 23rd to 10th. That is 13 spots. Stewart 12th to 4th. Pittman 14th to 7th. Lasoski 8th to 2nd in the first 25 laps. Boring race.....

Internet coverage, live streaming, shows one view, not the entire track.

If less than ten of the 100+ cars have a chance to win, then why do those "extra" cars even enter? Your arguments make no sense. I guess you will miss the National Open this year because Schatz is entered? Save your $$$$$ and stay home.

The place is just incredible. Best dirt track by far in the USA.

Sorry, but was a SNOOZER! I've been going to races for 50 years. SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Why do cars enter that have no chance to win??????? ASK THEM!

Look over the results over the years and tell me how I'm wrong.

Schatz is very beatable at the Grove.

Have you ever been to the Grove???????????