The opening race of the 2013 SCRAM season.

March 3rd, 2013: the Copper State 500 @ Desert Saguaro SuperSpeedway.

Tom Rossi wins the opening race of the season.

Current standings:

Tom Rossi and Dave Lilly share the points lead due to Lilly gaining a bonus point for leading the most laps in the race.

Next: the Ice Brew 600 @ Northern Lights MotorDome.

Stay tuned!

Driver/team changes:

#5: Big Belly Burger Toyota: new driver Scott Steckel replaces Jordy Pettis
#7: Hasbro Chevy: new team with rookie driver Danny Haack
#8: Duff Beer Toyota: new sponsor, same driver (Marty Moen)
#9: Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems Ford: new sponsor, same driver (reigning champion Stu Yurich)
#12: Amazon Kindle Fire Ford: veteran driver Ernie Maldonado comes out of retirement for a few races
#23: The Daily Planet Toyota: new sponsor, same driver (Dave Lilly)
#24: CS Motorsports Hyundai: new team with rookie driver Andy Coursol
#34: The Human Fund Ford: new team with driver Rod Phillips
#36: Soylent Green Chevy: rookie driver Randy Kendrick replaces Bobby McKinnon
#37: Shinra Electric Dodge: new team with veteran driver Everett Davis
#39: Blue Sun Chevy: new sponsor, driver Pete MacAtee replaces Everett Davis
#57: Oceanic Airlines Chevy: new sponsor, same driver (Kurt Bryson)
#63: Shadow Proclamation Toyota: Bobby McKinnon replaces Jack Ventura
#66: Capsule Corporation Hyundai: switch from Toyota to Hyundai, same driver (Brad Bennefield)
#76: Crey Corporation Hyundai: new team with veteran driver Mark Forth
#78: Gotham Garage Ford: new sponsor, switch from Dodge to Ford, with same driver (Alex Hodge)
#88: Hikita-Banzai Toyota: rookie driver Derek Vanderwyst replaces Paul Chen
#90: Universal Exports Ford: Geoff Daly, Jr. replaces Ronnie Bowen
#91: Planet Express Chevy: Cam Croyle replaces John Gill
#95: Orion Labs Toyota: new sponsor, Brooks Billovich replaces Bobby Bergamesch

Inactive teams:

#16, formerly driven by Rod Phillips
#40: merged with #91 Planet Express Chevy Team
#46: formerly driven by Brooks Billovich
#54: formerly driven by Mark Forth
#74: merged with #39 Blue Sun Chevy team
#77: formerly driven by Bryan Hammonds

Inactive drivers:

Bobby Bergamesch: returned to truck series racing
Bryan Hammonds: not offered new contract
Jack Ventura: retired from active racing
John Gill: returned to ‘B’ series driving
Kelly Wylee: returned to ‘B’ series driving
Paul Chen: not offered new contract
Ronnie Bowen: returned to ‘B’ series driving

The season finale!

October 21st, 2012: the Lone Star Financial 500 @ Texas National Motor Raceway.

Race results:

Chris Wynne wins his second race of the season, strong finish for the year.

Final Standings:

Garry Pyne finishes second in the points standings.

This was a fun season to play, and I’m looking forward to running the 2013 season.

And we won’t have to wait long for that season to start.

Stay tuned!