2012: Stock Car Racing America, Race 17

July 1st, 2012: the Amicable Insurance 500 @ Great Lakes International Raceway.

Race results:

Last race winner Pete MacAtee wrecked during qualifying and failed to make the starting grid.

Dave Lilly dominated most of the race, until he dropped out of the lead and experienced a smoking engine, resulting in a black flag and ending up the last car running.

Current standings:

Despite a DNF (cooling system), Wayne Montana maintains the points lead.

Next: the Brainy Jane 300 @ Midwest Motor Speedway.

Stay tuned!

2012: Stock Car Racing America, Race 16

June 24th, 2012: the Plantation 400 @ Dixie Regional Raceway.

Race results:

Only one DNF in the race, and we’re at the halfway point of the season.

Other news:

  • Vince Moore of the #22 Time Masters Chevy was injured during qualifying and could not race, he should be back for qualifying in the next race.
  • Phil Clooney of the #49 Wayne Enterprises Toyota was hit with sanctions and a 5-point penalty for rules violations.

Current standings:

Wayne Montana stays atop the points lead as the shuffle continues in the next 4 spots due to Pete MacAtee’s win this week.

Next: the Amicable Insurance 500 @ Great Lakes International Raceway.

Stay tuned!

Seasons: NHL

Replay plans for the various hockey games:

  • Inside the Crease: 1966-67 NHL, from my not-yet-abandoned goal to complete replays in all the major sports for the year I was born.  Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
  • APBA Hockey: 1991-92 NHL, the season I became a hockey fans thanks to the newly formed San Jose Sharks.  Team: San Jose Sharks
  • Hockey Blast: 2013-14 IHL (homebrew league), using the fictional season from PLAAY that year.  Team: entire league
  • Stone Cold Hockey: 2022-23 Central Cities League, another fictional season.  Team: TBD
  • Shootout Hockey: 1993-94 NHL), the greatest turnaround season ever for the Sharks.  Team: San Jose Sharks
  • Strat-O-Matic Hockey: 1945-46 NHL, the season I believe is chronicled in the animated short, “The Sweater”.  Team: Montreal Canadiens, perhaps the entire league

Stay tuned!

2012: Stock Car Racing America, Race 13

June 3rd, 2012: the Foursquare.com 400 @ Northwest Empire International Raceway.

Race results:

A prerace altercation between Garry Pyne and Stu Yurich carried over onto the track, and both drivers ended up taking each other out, resulting in both drivers dropping below new points leader Wayne Montana and tying for second place with Francisco Segovia.

Current standings:

Next: the Burger Hut 400 @ Rocky Mountain Raceway.

Stay tuned!