Sunday, August 2, 2009

WEEKLY COWPATTY NOTES!


1. CONGRATS GO OUT TO RYAN GODOWN & JOHNNY REA FOR THEIR VICTORY AT THE FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL RACE AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY! RYAN RAN A HECKAVA RACE AND DESERVED THE WIN!
2. "SUGAR" RAY SWINEHART WAS ALSO IMPRESSIVE LEADING MANY OF THE EARLY LAPS IN THE FEATURE.
3. THE "BIG 3" OF DUANE HOWARD, JEFF STRUNK AND CRAIG VON DOHREN WERE ALL TOP 5 CARS BUT HAD NOTHING FOR THE R1! CVD DID PIT EARLY AND WORKED HIS WAY BACK THROUGH THE FIELD TO FINISH 4TH PUTTING ALOT OF PRESSURE ON STRUNK AND HOWARD. CVD APPEARED TO BE QUICKEST CAR ON THE TRACK, TAKING NOTHING AWAY FROM GODOWN!
4. GREAT TO SEE TOM MAYBERRY BACK IN ACTION RUNNING THE DINATALE 11D. TOM WAS MIGHTY IMPRESSIVE FINISHING A STRONG 11TH PLACE.
5. BILLY PAUCH JR AND MIKE GULAR ALSO HAD STOUT RUNS COMING HOME 6TH AND 7TH RESPECTIVELY. GULAR PICKED UP THE CORNERSTONE HARD CHARGER AWARD COMING FROM 26TH TO 7TH!
6. LATE MODEL ROOKIE NATE CHRISTMAN PICKED UP HIS 1ST WIN OF HIS CAREER IN THE 20 LAP FEATURE. VERY IMPRESSIVE NATE! CONGRATS!
7. COWPATTY NATION HAD PLENTY OF SUPPORT LAST NIGHT AS WE HAD THE BLEACHERS FILLED UP IN OUR SECTION! SPECIAL WELCOME GOES OUT TO JIM AND HIS WIFE RHONDA FOR MAKING THE RIDE DOWN FROM THE POCONO'S TO TAKE IN THE RACES! MR. MOD (STEVE) AND STEVE BUCKS ALSO MADE IT TO THE HILL LAST NITE! ALWAYS A GOOD TIME HANGING OUT WITH THEM!
8. IT WAS NICE MEETING PHOTOGRAPHER BRUCE THOMAS! BRUCE IS NICE ENOUGH TO SHARE SOME OF HIS EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHS WITH US! BRUCE IS ONE HECKAVA NICE GUY!
9. ALSO HAD A NICE CHAT WITH CHAD SINON PRE-RACE. A BIG "THANKS" GOES OUT TO HIS SON LUKAS FOR CHECKING OUT COWPATTY NATION ON A REGULAR BASIS! CHAD PICKED UP HIS "CPN" SHIRT LAST NITE THANKS TO FIRE MARSHALL DOUG FOR HAVING THEM ALONG IN HIS BAG OF TRICKS! MAN, LUKAS NEEDS A "CPN" SHIRT COME TO THINK OF IT!! NICE TALKING WITH YOU CHAD! WE WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT INVITE TO CHECK OUT YOUR SUITE IN WEEKS TO COME!
10. ANOTHER ROUGH NIGHT FOR THE HAMILTON TEAM. TALKED WITH JASON PRE & POST RACE. THE CAR IS GETTING PRETTY TORE UP IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. HERE IS A TEAM THAT NEEDS A CHANGE OF LUCK!
11. DUANE HOWARD WAS NICE ENOUGH TO SIGN BRANDON'S SHIRT AFTER THE RACES AND CHAT WITH US A LITTLE WHILE. DUANE GOT A REAL KICK OUT OF THE BABY WITH THE ONESIE THAT HAD AN A 4 WITH A SLASH THROUGH IT WITH AN ARROW POINTING TO ITS BUTT THAT READ, "EAT THIS". CLASS ACT! DUANE GAVE THE BABY A THUMBS UP!
12. TODD MARBURGER PICKED UP HIS "CPN" STICKERS AND WILL HAVE THEM ON THE CAR FOR NEXT WEEK! THANKS TODD!
13. WE ALSO PICKED UP OUR THUNDER ON THE HILL TICKETS FROM DONNA MILLER LAST NIGHT! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE WoO LATE MODELS AND BIG BLOCKS! WHAT A SHOW!
14. ERNIE SAXTON MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE WORE HIS COWPATTY NATION SHIRT PROUDLY LAST WEEKEND IN DOWNTOWN LANGHORNE! THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT ERNIE!
15. ERNIE DID MENTION ERIC'S BIRTHDAY WISHES THANKS TO HIS WIFE ANDREA WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM CAPTAIN RON!
16. ALL AND ALL A GREAT NIGHT OF RACING AND ENJOYMENT HAD BY ALL! TILL NEXT WEEK...KEEP ON COWPATTYING!

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