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Any use without prior authorization (other than legal fair-use applications) is strictly prohibited. en clean Doug Elkins doug@dougsdirtdiary.com dirt, oval, racing, interview, news, sportsman, modified, sprint, model, street, stock Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:05 EST http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/ http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/graphics/logo-sm.gif http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13234/RW_Kramer_Williamson_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Kramer Williamson thought back on some of his history at Rolling Wheels as he got ready to go this past Friday.He talked about being in Central New York in July, wondered why he The Fast Track get along so well and summed up how his season has gone so... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13234/RW_Kramer_Williamson_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:30 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13235/RW_Bob_Reis_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Bob Reis explained why he got off to a late start and why he was racing a Sprint Car on clay.He told me why he made the switch, why he decided to stay away from Oswego because of tire costs and where the racecar he had with him came from. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13235/RW_Bob_Reis_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:16 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13236/UR_Matt_Hulsizer_Mod_pre_race_Jul_24/ Matt Hulsizer just moved from a Sportsman to a big block and told me how he has been doing.He talked about why he made the move, how much of an adjustment it has been and how much he still has to learn about these ultra fast racecars. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13236/UR_Matt_Hulsizer_Mod_pre_race_Jul_24/ Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:56 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13237/UR_Jim_Spano_Sp_pre_race_Jul_24/ Jim Spano told me why he came to Utica Rome with a very under powered crate Sportsman.He talked about the weight break he would get, wondered how competitive he could be and if he may pick up a more powerful open motor.And yes, he was the only car fro... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13237/UR_Jim_Spano_Sp_pre_race_Jul_24/ Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:16 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13238/UR_Matt_Janczuk_Sp_pre_race_Jul_24/ Matt Janczuk talked about winning the last two Sunday races for the Open Motor Sportsman at Utica Rome.He wondered how the new clay would do on the first week out with it, explained why the fans dont mind a little longer break to make the racing bette... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13238/UR_Matt_Janczuk_Sp_pre_race_Jul_24/ Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:03 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13239/RW_John_Wilber_Sp_pre_race_Jul_22/ John Wilber was getting ready to race his Sportsman on Friday and talked about taking it easy this season.He described some of the tough luck he has had, how tough it can be when you dont run weekly at a track and remembered the last Weedsport race of... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13239/RW_John_Wilber_Sp_pre_race_Jul_22/ Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:55 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13240/UR_Stephen_Denton_Sp_pre_race_Jul_24/ Stephen Denton spoke about his Four Cylinder Super Stock win and his gains with his Sportsman.He talked about how nice it was to get back to victory lane after an almost two month absence, how the surface was last week at Utica Rome and why a slicker ... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13240/UR_Stephen_Denton_Sp_pre_race_Jul_24/ Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:24 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13218/UR_Chris_Busta_Mod_pre_race_Jul_24/ Chris Busta was coming off his best finish of the year last week and talked about his small block as well as the newfound confidence he has now. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13218/UR_Chris_Busta_Mod_pre_race_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:24 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13219/UR_Ronnie_Johnson_Mod_pre_race_Jul_24/ Ronnie Johnson told me about his second place finish the night before at Fonda and the dinner he had afterwards with the race winner. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13219/UR_Ronnie_Johnson_Mod_pre_race_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:26 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13220/UR_Tom_Denton_ProSt_pre_race_Jul_24/ Tommy Denton spoke about his season so far in a Pro Stock at Utica Rome Speedway and the new motor they had under the hood for the first time. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13220/UR_Tom_Denton_ProSt_pre_race_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:59 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13221/UR_Stewart_Friesen_Mod_pre_race_Jul_24/ Stewart Friesen recapped his weekend that included a run from the back at Brewerton and a race ending crash at the Fonda Speedway. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13221/UR_Stewart_Friesen_Mod_pre_race_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:57 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13222/UR_Bret_Belden_ProSt_pre_race_Jul_24/ Bret Belden just hot lapped his Pro Stock at the Utica Rome Speedway and offered his impression of the new clay they laid down in the turns. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13222/UR_Bret_Belden_ProSt_pre_race_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:59 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13223/UR_Willy_Decker_Mod_pre_race_Jul_24/ Willy Decker has a pair of feature wins this season and talked about the need for more bite, better entrances and wonders where he needs to look. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13223/UR_Willy_Decker_Mod_pre_race_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:41 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13224/UR_Bret_Belden_ProSt_heat_winner_Jul_24/ Bret Belden met the fans in an autograph session and spoke with me about his Pro Stock win that included a nice move to get through the middle on the start.Did you racers catch something he said here?I did and Ill use it next time I race. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13224/UR_Bret_Belden_ProSt_heat_winner_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:10 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13225/UR_Glenn_Forward_ProSt_heat_winner_Jul_24/ Glenn Forward makes his debut on the site with his first ever interview after winning the second Pro Stock heat race of the night at Utica Rome. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13225/UR_Glenn_Forward_ProSt_heat_winner_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:07 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13226/UR_Ted_Lamb_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_24/ Ted Lamb was just getting ready to head to the front stretch for an autograph session and paused to chat about his Modified heat win. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13226/UR_Ted_Lamb_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:56 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13227/UR_Steve_Hulsizer_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_24/ Steve Hulsizer told me about his Modified heat win at Utica Rome and wondered why his motor was smoking.Would it last?Look down the page to see. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13227/UR_Steve_Hulsizer_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:33 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13228/UR_Willy_Decker_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_24/ Willy Decker made a nice move get the lead on lap five of his Modified heat and compared it to an old fashioned slide job. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13228/UR_Willy_Decker_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:25 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13229/UR_Rocky_Warner_ProSt_feature_winner_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_24/ Rocky Warner drove away from the field in the closing laps and spoke about his Pro Stock feature win down in victory lane with Mike Mallett. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13229/UR_Rocky_Warner_ProSt_feature_winner_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 0:55 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13230/UR_Steve_Hulsizer_Mod_winner_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_24/ Steve Hulsizer won his first Utica Rome race since 2002 while a puddle grew under the engine compartment and talked about his accomplishment with Mike Mallett. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13230/UR_Steve_Hulsizer_Mod_winner_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:51 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13231/UR_Kenny_Tremont_2nd_place_Mod_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_24/ Kenny Tremont had his best finish of the year at Utica Rome with a second and talked about it in victory lane with announcer/writer Mike Mallett. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13231/UR_Kenny_Tremont_2nd_place_Mod_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 0:47 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13232/UR_Ronnie_Johnson_3rd_place_Mod_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_24/ Ronnie Johnson finished third and told Mike Mallett about racing Kenny Tremont in the past. Now this was a nice interview with a classy guy!Thats all there is to it. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13232/UR_Ronnie_Johnson_3rd_place_Mod_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 0:50 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13233/UR_Stewart_Friesen_4th_place_Mod_Jul_24/ Stewart Friesen came home in fourth place and told me about the work he will be doing today at the shop to repair a racecar that was involved in a wreck Saturday night. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13233/UR_Stewart_Friesen_4th_place_Mod_Jul_24/ Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:46 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13204/Osw_Chuck_Hossfeld_ROC_MOd_feat_timer_Jul_23/ Chuck Hossfeld talked about earning the quick time award as the ROC Modifieds took over the Oswego Speedway during their very special three race weekend. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13204/Osw_Chuck_Hossfeld_ROC_MOd_feat_timer_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:21 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13205/Osw_Ray_Graham_SMod_heat_winner_Jul_23/ Ray Graham won the first Super Modified heat race at Oswego and explained how he got to the front as well as how good his car was right off the trailer. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13205/Osw_Ray_Graham_SMod_heat_winner_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:07 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13206/Osw_Joey_Payne_SMod_heat_winner_Jul_23/ Joey Payne picked up seven spots to win his Super Modified heat race at Oswego and talked about how some racing luck helped him get the victory. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13206/Osw_Joey_Payne_SMod_heat_winner_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:04 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13207/Osw_Dan_Connors_Jr_SMOd_heat_winner_Jul_23/ Dan Connors Jr. led every lap to win his Super Modified heat at the Oswego Speedway and told me about his loose car and how the extra rubber on the track affects the racing.Extra audio here as I forgot to shut it off again. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13207/Osw_Dan_Connors_Jr_SMOd_heat_winner_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:45 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13208/Osw_Kyle_Ebersole_ROC_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_23/ Kyle Ebersole walked me through the low move he made on lap six to get the ROC Modified win as the series visited the Oswego Speedway. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13208/Osw_Kyle_Ebersole_ROC_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:09 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13209/Osw_Jan_Leaty_ROC_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_23/ Jan Leaty told me about his heat win, the changes they made to get rid of a throttle push and the work they were doing to another one of their Modifieds. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13209/Osw_Jan_Leaty_ROC_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:38 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13210/Osw_Rusty_Smith_ROC_MOd_heat_winner_Jul_23/ Rusty Smith picked up the win in the final Modified heat and told me what he was worried about with the carburetors he has had on the car. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13210/Osw_Rusty_Smith_ROC_MOd_heat_winner_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:13 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13211/Osw_Ray_Graham_SMod_feature_winner_Jul_23/ Ray Graham talked about passing his son for the lead, described the mistake the Cody made and what it meant to win a race in memory of Richie Evans. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13211/Osw_Ray_Graham_SMod_feature_winner_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:01 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13212/Osw_Joe_Gosek_3rd_place_SMod_Jul_23/ Joe Gosek explained how he picked up four spots in the last 13 laps to finish in third place as well as the move he made for second place in the final corner that did not work out. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13212/Osw_Joe_Gosek_3rd_place_SMod_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:18 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13213/Osw_Bobby_Haynes_Jr_4th_place_SMod_Jul_23/ Bobby Haynes Jr. finished in fourth place in the 61 lap Super Modified feature at Oswego and described how drained he was after the long race on a very hot day. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13213/Osw_Bobby_Haynes_Jr_4th_place_SMod_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:40 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13214/Osw_Joey_Payne_5th_place_SMod_Jul_23/ Joey Payne had some contact with the car in front of him, explained why it happened and described how he tried to hold off one of the veterans in the closing laps. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13214/Osw_Joey_Payne_5th_place_SMod_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:00 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13215/Osw_Zane_Zeiner_ROC_MOd_winner_Jul_23/ Zane Zeiner drove a smoking car to victory lane in the ROC Modified race at Oswego Speedway and talked about who he felt was watching over him from above. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13215/Osw_Zane_Zeiner_ROC_MOd_winner_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:10 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13216/Osw_Tony_Hirschman_2nd_place_ROC_Mod_Jul_23/ Tony Hirschman came home in second place, explained how the car changed after a pit stop and what he was seeing on his windshield while following the leader. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13216/Osw_Tony_Hirschman_2nd_place_ROC_Mod_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:05 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13217/Osw_Erick_Rudolph_3rd_place_ROC_MOd_Jul_23/ Erick Rudolph had an up down day as the ROC Modifieds visited the Oswego Speedway and told me why they did not change much in their pit stop.Sorry, did not hit the stop button again! http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13217/Osw_Erick_Rudolph_3rd_place_ROC_MOd_Jul_23/ Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:30 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13188/RW_Jessica_Zemken_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Jessica Zemken went over what a struggle it was for her team just to make it to Central New York for the mid summer Sprint shootout at Rolling Wheels.Extra chatter you were not supposed to hear at the end. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13188/RW_Jessica_Zemken_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 4:31 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13189/RW_Jared_Zimbardi_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Jared Zimbardi told me about his last weekend of racing up north that included an A-Main win at Brockville with the Patriots. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13189/RW_Jared_Zimbardi_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:53 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13190/RW_Curt_Michael_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Curt Michael remembered the last time he raced at Rolling Wheels back in 2008, his win last weekend at Lincoln with the URC and a motor they blew up twice. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13190/RW_Curt_Michael_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:37 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13191/RW_JJ_Grasso_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ J.J. Grasso summed up how he has been doing this year as he has won three of twelve starts and talked about the last time he was at Rolling Wheels three years ago. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13191/RW_JJ_Grasso_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:55 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13192/RW_Steve_Poirier_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Steve Poirier thought back to last weekends win at Fulton, why he did not want to see restarts and wonders if they have their fuel delivery problem solved. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13192/RW_Steve_Poirier_360_pre_race_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:08 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13193/RW_Sam_Reakes_IV_Sp_pre_race_Jul_22/ Sam Reakes IV reflects on his Sportsman accomplishments over the years and wonders about the next challenge as he returns from the Sprint Care pit area. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13193/RW_Sam_Reakes_IV_Sp_pre_race_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 6:25 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13194/RW_Jim_Spano_Sp_heat_winner_Jul_22/ Jim Spano talked about his win in the lone Sportsman heat and wondered how his crate engine would do as he will be taking it to Utica Rome on Sunday. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13194/RW_Jim_Spano_Sp_heat_winner_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:33 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13195/RW_Tim_Kelly_360_heat_winner_Jul_22/ Tim Kelly told me about his Sprint Car heat win and how hairy it got on the final lap when they hit a slower car in the last corner. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13195/RW_Tim_Kelly_360_heat_winner_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 0:50 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13196/RW_Jason_Barney_360_heat_winner_Jul_22/ Jason Barney won heat number two and wondered what to do to his car to compensate for the much faster than they anticipated surface at Rolling Wheels. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13196/RW_Jason_Barney_360_heat_winner_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:01 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13197/RW_Bryan_Howland_360_heat_winner_Jul_22/ Bryan Howland explained why he was not happy after his heat win and why he was so concerned about how his motor felt in the race.Must have been bad as he did not start the A-Main! http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13197/RW_Bryan_Howland_360_heat_winner_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:56 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13198/RW_Curt_Michael_360_heat_winner_Jul_22/ Curt Michael described the move he made to get the lead and what happened right before that and wonders what happened between the time trials the heat. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13198/RW_Curt_Michael_360_heat_winner_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 0:58 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13199/RW_Sam_Reakes_IV_Sp_winner_with_Shane_Andrews_Jul_22/ Sam Reakes IV won the 15 lap Sportsman feature and told Shane Andrews about his victory as the two of them spoke in front of the grandstand. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13199/RW_Sam_Reakes_IV_Sp_winner_with_Shane_Andrews_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:31 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13200/RW_Steve_Poirier_A_Main_winner_with_Rich_Vleck_Jul_22/ Steve Poirier spoke with Rich Vleck after he won the 360 Sprint Car A-Main at Rolling Wheels with a pass in slower traffic with six laps to go. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13200/RW_Steve_Poirier_A_Main_winner_with_Rich_Vleck_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:02 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13201/RW_Jessica_Zemken_2nd_place_360_Jul_22/ Jessica Zemken led the first 19 laps finishing second in the Sprint Car A-Main at Rolling Wheels and explained to Rich Vleck how that would motivate her for the todays show. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13201/RW_Jessica_Zemken_2nd_place_360_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:35 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13202/RW_J_J_Grasso_3rd_place_360_with_Rich_Vleck_Jul_22/ J.J. Grasso picked up two spots to finish third at Rolling Wheels as the ESS, PST and URC all raced together and talked with Rich Vleck about it in victory lane. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13202/RW_J_J_Grasso_3rd_place_360_with_Rich_Vleck_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:42 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13203/RW_Chuck_Hebing_5th_place_360_Jul_22/ Chuck Hebing finished in fifth place at Rolling Wheels Raceway on the Friday night Sprint special and described the super fast racetrack he was just on. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13203/RW_Chuck_Hebing_5th_place_360_Jul_22/ Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:08 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13180/Jessica_Zemken_talks_about_racing_at_Rolling_Wheels_this_weekend_Jul_20/ Jessica Zemken talks about last weekend at Eldora and looks forward to racing at Rolling Wheels and Lebanon Valley this coming weekend.She told me what she has been learning on the road, how much she enjoyed coming back to Utica Rome a few weeks ago a... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13180/Jessica_Zemken_talks_about_racing_at_Rolling_Wheels_this_weekend_Jul_20/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 12:21 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13181/Osw_Dave_Shulick_Jr_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Dave Shullick Jr. explained why he was at Oswego last week and where he has been running mostly this season.He also told Jeremiah Fish how different the non-winged cars are, how the heat would affect the night of racing and thanked the people around h... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13181/Osw_Dave_Shulick_Jr_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:52 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13182/Osw_Ray_Graham_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Ray Graham spoke with Jeremiah Fish about his practice session and how the track could change later in the night.He also talked about the role that the heat plays, how he would change the car over the course of the night and describes what attracts hi... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13182/Osw_Ray_Graham_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:47 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13183/Brew_Mike_Bowman_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Mike Bowman recapped his Modified races two weekends ago and the bad night that he had at Fulton Speedway.He told me how the missed the set up, how jumping the cushion kept him out of the top five two weeks ago and compared the surfaces he has seen at... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13183/Brew_Mike_Bowman_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 4:31 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13184/Brew_Johnny_Hill_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Johnny Hill explains what happened to get him back behind the wheel of a big block Modified.He told me about the one very important thing he was missing, how he has done in his first outings and ran down the tentative plans he has for the rest of the ... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13184/Brew_Johnny_Hill_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:24 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13185/Ful_Jami_Russell_ESS_pre_race_Jul_16/ Jami Russell remembered his Friday night race at Glen Ridge as he got ready to race at Fulton this past Saturday.He told me why he was looking forward to that race, wondered how he would do in his first ever time at Fulton and described why hitting a ... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13185/Ful_Jami_Russell_ESS_pre_race_Jul_16/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:17 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13186/Brew_JJ_Courcy_IMCA_Pre_race_Jul_15/ J.J. Courcy offered his take on being a spectator at Utica Rome and told me who he was helping out at their fan appreciation night.He also told me about a Modified he hopes to have ready soon, where he will race it and what he hopes to do in some late... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13186/Brew_JJ_Courcy_IMCA_Pre_race_Jul_15/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:17 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13187/Ful_Katelyn_Kane_Sp_pre_race_Jul_16/ Katelyn Kane ran down how her season has been going driving a Sportsman weekly at the Fulton Speedway.She talked about coming off of a strong run the week before, described how good she feels in the car now and how much better the racing has been the ... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13187/Ful_Katelyn_Kane_Sp_pre_race_Jul_16/ Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:55 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13172/Billy_Pauch_talks_about_win_number_ten_at_New_Egypt_Jul_20/ Billy Pauch Sr. talked about winning his tenth Modified race of the year at New Egypt and the fun he is having.He also told me how he came from 18th this past weekend, how a late race restart helped him get the opportunity to go for the lead and expla... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13172/Billy_Pauch_talks_about_win_number_ten_at_New_Egypt_Jul_20/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 5:42 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13173/Ful_Jason_Barney_ESS_Pre_race_Jul_16/ Jason Barney had a top five Friday night at Glen Ridge and spoke about the track he saw at Fulton.He told me how much he remembers about Fulton after starting his career there in a Sportsman, described how happy he was with his finish the night before... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13173/Ful_Jason_Barney_ESS_Pre_race_Jul_16/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:18 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13174/Osw_Dan_Conners_Jr_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Dan Connors Jr. spoke to J. Fish about his 2011 season driving a Super Modified at Oswego.He explained how a recent race helped get some confidence back, how the competition level has been increased this season and what it is like to wonder if youll m... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13174/Osw_Dan_Conners_Jr_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:30 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13175/Osw_Guard_Nearbin_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Guard Nearbin is hoping for a rookie of the year award and talked about his Super Modified.He told Jeremiah Fish how his experience in a Limited Super didnt help much, how he did when he got back behind the wheel of one recently and how sloe it felt c... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13175/Osw_Guard_Nearbin_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 4:21 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13176/Alan_Rudalavage_interviews_Doug_Elkins_about_his_win_Jul_19/ Alan Rudalavage interviews Doug Elkins about his feature win in a Four Cylinder Super Stock at the Brewerton Speedway.He asked him how it felt to win a race, how the opportunity came about as well as a series of eight prepared questions that he put to... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13176/Alan_Rudalavage_interviews_Doug_Elkins_about_his_win_Jul_19/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 17:19 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13177/Osw_A_J_Bernys_SbS_pre_race_Jul_16/ A.J. Bernys is in his first year in a Small Block Super and told J Fish about his 11 year history.He talked with him about his start in a Quarter Midget, how he reacted to a bad string of luck to start the year at Oswego and how important it is not to... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13177/Osw_A_J_Bernys_SbS_pre_race_Jul_16/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:31 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13178/Otto_Graham_talks_about_his_new_website_ottoaraceaction_com/ Otto Graham told me how he got the idea to create Ottos Race Action and what the website is all about.I know you guys are going to love this so be sure to go to www.ottosraceaction.com and do some poking around.Great website!And you can also access it... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13178/Otto_Graham_talks_about_his_new_website_ottoaraceaction_com/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 13:06 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13179/Jeff_Hachmann_previews_the_Fast_Track_Sprint_Car_Summer_Shootout_Jul_20/ Jeff Hachmann previews the Fast Track Sprint Car Summer Shootout this weekend at Rolling Wheels.He told me who is set to compete at this two day event, what else is on the card both days and how fans can get a free pit pass for Friday with advance sal... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13179/Jeff_Hachmann_previews_the_Fast_Track_Sprint_Car_Summer_Shootout_Jul_20/ Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 8:45 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13164/Bobby_Varin_tells_me_how_he_won_two_races_in_one_night_Jul_19/ Bobby Varin talks about his weekend that included a pair of wins Friday night at Glen Ridge.He told me how cool it was to earn his first ever victory in a 360 Sprint Car, how they missed the set up on Saturday and how slick smooth the track was on Sun... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13164/Bobby_Varin_tells_me_how_he_won_two_races_in_one_night_Jul_19/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 16:44 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13165/Osw_Craig_Rayvals_SMod_post_heat_Jul_16/ Craig Rayvals was on his way to the consi at Oswego and talked about his struggles with Jeremiah Fish.He explained how the car was off, what they were going to do before the last chance race and why he was hoping to get the car a little tighter in the... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13165/Osw_Craig_Rayvals_SMod_post_heat_Jul_16/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:55 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13166/Chuck_Hebing_recaps_his_weekend_and_looks_ahead_to_Rolling_Wheels_Jul_19/ Chuck Hebing thinks back on his two ESS races at Glen Ridge Fulton and looks ahead to Rolling Wheels this weekend.He talked about why he will not be worrying about points this Friday Saturday, why many drivers from other forms of racing have been gett... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13166/Chuck_Hebing_recaps_his_weekend_and_looks_ahead_to_Rolling_Wheels_Jul_19/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 8:23 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13167/Brew_Dan_Vauter_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Dan Vauter has had a tough 2011 season and explained what has been going on in recent weeks.He talked about the effect a broken motor rear end has had, how busy he is during the week and how having just one car to work on will free him up for the fami... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13167/Brew_Dan_Vauter_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:52 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13168/Ful_Paul_Habeck_ESS_pre_race_Jul_16/ Paul Habeck explains why he is getting out of Modified racing and why he likes Sprint Cars more right now.He talked about his hard charger award at Glen Ridge, why Sprint Car racing has to be cleaner just because of what it is and how much he enjoyed ... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13168/Ful_Paul_Habeck_ESS_pre_race_Jul_16/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:52 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13169/Osw_Brian_Sobus_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Brian Sobus spoke with J Fish about moving from a small block to a powerful Super Modified.He compared the feeling to what he did before, described some of the problems they had at the beginning of the year and what the team was working on during that... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13169/Osw_Brian_Sobus_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 4:31 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13170/Ful_Art_Halliday_CRLM_pre_race_Jul_16/ Art Halliday told me why someone was driving the car with his name on the roof while he was not.He also offered his impressions on the newer Late Model chassis they picked up, how he tore it up on the first night out and how he managed to forget for a... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13170/Ful_Art_Halliday_CRLM_pre_race_Jul_16/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 4:38 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13171/Claude_Hutchings_Sr_talks_about_Sportsman_car_costs_Jul_14/ Claude Hutchings Sr. discusses the costs associated with running an open Sportsman in dollars cents.He talked about how much a recent wreck at Five Mile Point Speedway cost to fix, how much open Sportsman motors are going for these days and the total ... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13171/Claude_Hutchings_Sr_talks_about_Sportsman_car_costs_Jul_14/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 7:11 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13157/Paul_Kinney_talks_about_his_Modified_win_at_Utica_Rome_Jul_18/ Paul Kinney talks with me about his Utica Rome Modified win, his first since the year 2006.He told me about the intense battle he was in the final lap in the final corner, explained what went wrong while he was leading on Thursday and recapped his nin... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13157/Paul_Kinney_talks_about_his_Modified_win_at_Utica_Rome_Jul_18/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 10:17 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13158/Ful_Lance_Yonge_ESS_Pre_race_Jul_16/ Lance Yonge remembered his ninth place finish with the ESS as they visited Glen Ridge on Friday.He explained how the night could have been much worse, how much better his motors have been running and thinks back on a bad heat race crash many years ago... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13158/Ful_Lance_Yonge_ESS_Pre_race_Jul_16/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:26 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13159/Osw_Rod_Sauter_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Rod Sauter spoke with Jeremiah Fish about how his car felt in his hot lap sessions at the Oswego Speedway.He talked about his goals for the older chassis he was running, described some of the history of his racecar and how his lap times compare to the... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13159/Osw_Rod_Sauter_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:00 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13160/Osw_Michael_Muldoon_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Michael Muldoon told J Fish what they were doing to try to loosen up his Super Modified Saturday at Oswego.He talked about how the cars handling would change after the sun goes down, ran down some of his racing background and explained why he moved up... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13160/Osw_Michael_Muldoon_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:51 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13161/Ful_Bob_Henry_Jr_Sp_pre_race_Jul_16/ Bob Henry Jr. was at the Fulton Speedway in a Sportsman and told me how it all came about.He compared the crate powered car to what he has driven in the past, talked about the finishes he has had so far and looks ahead to getting the Modified back out... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13161/Ful_Bob_Henry_Jr_Sp_pre_race_Jul_16/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:12 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13162/Brew_Rich_Keller_IMCA_pre_race_Jul_15/ Rich Keller explained why he had to take a week off and how proud he was of his nephew who subbed for him in the car.He also talked about why it was not a big deal for him to miss a week, how his new have fun attitude allowed him to do that and wonder... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13162/Brew_Rich_Keller_IMCA_pre_race_Jul_15/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:29 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13163/Eric_Kingsley_tells_us_why_he_is_done_at_Weedsport_Jul_18/ Eric Kingsley tells us why he is no longer promoting races at the New Cayuga County Speedway.This was recorded at 8:30 PM Monday night after the site was already updated, that is why it is at the bottom of the page. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13163/Eric_Kingsley_tells_us_why_he_is_done_at_Weedsport_Jul_18/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 10:45 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13146/Osw_Randy_Ritskes_SMod_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Randy Ritskes won the second Super Modified heat and told J Fish about his move on the outside.He talked with him about how his hot laps the day before helped, discussed the need to tighten his racecar for the feature and described how his car would c... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13146/Osw_Randy_Ritskes_SMod_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:57 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13147/Osw_Dave_McKnight_SMod_post_heat_Jul_16/ Dave McKnight came into the night as the point leader in the Super Modified division and talked to J Fish about how his season has gone.He also spoke about racing with more cars, how his heat race went and how tough it is to come from last after havin... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13147/Osw_Dave_McKnight_SMod_post_heat_Jul_16/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:46 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13148/Osw_Jack_Patrick_SbS_post_heat_Jul_16/ Jack Patrick talked with J Fish about the start he had to his night with his Small Block Super at Oswego and how tough the class is.He described the energy level he sees at the track this season, how much he likes seeing the stands fuller and how much... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13148/Osw_Jack_Patrick_SbS_post_heat_Jul_16/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:39 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13149/Osw_Kreig_Heroth_SBS_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Kreig Heroth won the first Small Block Super heat race and spoke with J Fish about the good start he had.He also talked about being in the hunt for a championship, how last weeks finish hurt him a bit and how confident he was feeling after his heat win. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13149/Osw_Kreig_Heroth_SBS_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:54 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13150/Osw_Joe_Gosek_SMod_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Joe Gosek got the win in his Super Modified heat and described some changes he made earlier in practice.He talked about the role the hot temperatures play, how good he feels about the comeback the track is enjoying this year and how excited he is to b... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13150/Osw_Joe_Gosek_SMod_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:54 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13151/Osw_Jeff_Holbrook_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Jeff Holbrook tells J Fish why we have not seen as much of him this year compared to the past.He told him how he lost his spot in the seat of the winged car, ran down his plans for the rest of 2011 and how an injury in the off season has set him back ... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13151/Osw_Jeff_Holbrook_SMod_pre_race_Jul_16/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:21 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13152/Osw_Kreig_Heroth_SBS_feature_winner_Jul_16/ Kreig Heroth got the win in the Small Block Super Modified feature and told J Fish about it.He also thought back to last weeks misfortune, explained how much a mid season win can help momentum and what they did to get some advice on the chassis along ... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13152/Osw_Kreig_Heroth_SBS_feature_winner_Jul_16/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:11 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13153/Osw_Mike_Bond_2nd_place_SBS_Jul_16/ Mike Bond came home in the runner up finish with his Small Block and talked about the run.He spoke about the need for a caution at some point, explained how tough it is to come from the back and how the second place keeps his championship hopes alive. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13153/Osw_Mike_Bond_2nd_place_SBS_Jul_16/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:03 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13154/Osw_Otto_Sitterly_SMod_feature_winner_Jul_16/ Otto Sitterly picked up another Super Modified win and talked about picking his way through the field.He remembered some close calls with some lapped car, how the victory does not change his teams game plan and what the goals are on any race night. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13154/Osw_Otto_Sitterly_SMod_feature_winner_Jul_16/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:18 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13155/Osw_Tim_Snyder_2nd_place_SMod_Jul_16/ Tim Snyder finished second in the feature and how hairy the race was in the first few laps.He talked about a handling condition he was dealing with, explained how the eventual race winner got by him and wondered if the leader was running out of fuel l... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13155/Osw_Tim_Snyder_2nd_place_SMod_Jul_16/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:55 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13156/Osw_Joey_Payne_SMod_post_race_Jul_16/ Joey Payne talked about his race night at Oswego and how the season changed two weeks ago.He told J Fish about how fast he was after going to the back, how good his racecar felt and how it felt to pass some of the big name drivers in the feature. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13156/Osw_Joey_Payne_SMod_post_race_Jul_16/ Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 5:41 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13129/Ful_Jeremy_Pitcher_Sp_pre_race_Jul_16/ Jeremy Pitcher told me about his Sportsman feature win at the Fulton Speedway last week, his first victory of the 2011 season. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13129/Ful_Jeremy_Pitcher_Sp_pre_race_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:46 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13130/Ful_Shawn_Donath_ESS_pre_race_Jul_16/ Shawn Donath talked about his Friday night Empire Super Sprints A-Main at Glen Ridge and his hopes for later at the Fulton Speedway. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13130/Ful_Shawn_Donath_ESS_pre_race_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:49 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13131/Ful_Kevin_Ward_Jr_ESS_Pre_race_Jul_16/ Kevin Ward Jr. recapped his Friday night race at Glen Ridge as he got ready for his first ever race at the Fulton Speedway at the rescheduled ESS show. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13131/Ful_Kevin_Ward_Jr_ESS_Pre_race_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:08 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13132/Ful_Chuck_Hebing_ESS_pre_race_Jul_16/ Chuck Hebing had a runner up finish on Friday night at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park and described his battle for that spot at the end of the A-Main. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13132/Ful_Chuck_Hebing_ESS_pre_race_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:54 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13133/Ful_Gordy_Button_CRLM_pre_race_Jul_16/ Gordy Button debuted his brand new Crate Late Model at the Fulton Speedway and talked about getting it ready in time to make it to the race. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13133/Ful_Gordy_Button_CRLM_pre_race_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:55 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13134/Ful_Steve_Poirier_ESS_pre_race_Jul_16/ Steve Poirier remembered his race the night before with the Empire Super Sprints and told me about a fuel issue he was fixing in the pits at Fulton. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13134/Ful_Steve_Poirier_ESS_pre_race_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:23 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13135/Ful_Sean_Beardsley_CRLM_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Sean Beardsley made a mid race move for a win in his Crate Late Model heat at the Fulton Speedway and talked about his race out front. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13135/Ful_Sean_Beardsley_CRLM_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:25 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13136/Ful_Dale_Caswell_CRLM_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Dale Caswell told me about his Crate Late Model heat win at the Fulton Speedway and how he compensated for a tight car in the race. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13136/Ful_Dale_Caswell_CRLM_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:52 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13137/Ful_Steve_Poirier_ESS_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Steve Poirier won the first ESS heat race at the Fulton Speedway and updated me on the fuel pressure/delivery problem they were hoping to fix. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13137/Ful_Steve_Poirier_ESS_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:36 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13138/Ful_Tommy_Wickham_ESS_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Tommy Wickham talked about his ESS heat win at the Fulton Speedway and the experimenting they did in the four lap dash for cash. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13138/Ful_Tommy_Wickham_ESS_heat_winner_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:40 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13139/Ful_Chuck_Hebing_ESS_heat_and_dash_winner_Jul_16/ Chuck Hebing won his heat as well as the dash as the Empire Super Sprints visited Fulton Speedway and talked about a fuel issue he was working on. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13139/Ful_Chuck_Hebing_ESS_heat_and_dash_winner_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:07 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13140/Ful_Sean_Breadsley_CRLM_pre_race_Jul_16/ Sean Beardsley won his first ever race at the Fulton Speedway in the Crate Late Model feature and spoke with Bill Foley about it in victory lane. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13140/Ful_Sean_Breadsley_CRLM_pre_race_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:39 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13141/Ful_Steve_Poirier_ESS_A_Main_winner_Jul_16/ Steve Poirier led all 25 laps of the caution free ESS A-Main at the Fulton Speedway and talked with announcer Mike Mallett in victory lane. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13141/Ful_Steve_Poirier_ESS_A_Main_winner_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:30 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13142/Ful_Cory_Sparks_ESS_2nd_place_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_16/ Cory Sparks finished in second place in the ESS A-Main at Fulton Speedway and basked in his pair of podium finishes this weekend. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13142/Ful_Cory_Sparks_ESS_2nd_place_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:01 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13143/Ful_Chuck_Hebing_3rd_place_ESS_with_Mike_mallett_Jul_16/ Chuck Hebing came into the night at the Fulton Speedway as the ESS point leader and spoke to Mike Mallett about his 3rd place as the two stood in victory lane. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13143/Ful_Chuck_Hebing_3rd_place_ESS_with_Mike_mallett_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 0:51 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13144/Ful_Kevin_Ward_Jr_5th_place_ESS_Jul_16/ Kevin Ward Jr. picked up some spots late to finish fifth with the Empire Super Sprints and recapped his first Fulton Speedway race of his young career. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13144/Ful_Kevin_Ward_Jr_5th_place_ESS_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:55 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13145/Ful_Tim_Sears_Jr_Sp_feature_winner_Jul_16/ Tim Sears Jr. made a late race move to win the Sportsman feature, his 15th race overall and talked about how badly he felt dealing with a summer cold. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13145/Ful_Tim_Sears_Jr_Sp_feature_winner_Jul_16/ Sun, 17 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:07 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13114/Brew_Ryan_Scott_IMCA_pre_race_Jul_15/ Ryan Scott has been at the last two races in Brewerton and talked about how he has been doing with his IMCA Modified at his new Friday night home. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13114/Brew_Ryan_Scott_IMCA_pre_race_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:05 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13115/Brew_Gary_Tomkins_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Gary Tomkins looked over the new Deek Decker owned big block he would be driving later that night at Brewerton and told me how it all came about. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13115/Brew_Gary_Tomkins_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:54 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13116/Brew_Ryan_Phelps_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Ryan Phelps was watching the racetrack at Brewerton and told me what the surface characteristics have been and wondered what he would do today. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13116/Brew_Ryan_Phelps_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:31 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13117/Brew_Larry_Wight_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Larry Wight will be racing the Doug Emery owned Sprint Car at Fulton Speedway today and talked about his recent hot lap session at Cayuga County. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13117/Brew_Larry_Wight_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:27 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13118/Brew_Jimmy_Phelps_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Jimmy Phelps had a short night at Utica Rome Speedway on Thursday and described the things that went wrong right from the drop of the green flag. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13118/Brew_Jimmy_Phelps_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:09 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13119/Brew_Rich_Scagliotta_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Rich Scagliotta celebrated his birthday on Friday night as we discussed the virtues that only age can give when it comes to racing.Happy birthday Rich! http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13119/Brew_Rich_Scagliotta_Mod_pre_race_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 6:47 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13120/Brew_Pat_OBrien_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_15/ Pat OBrien won the first Modified heat race on a slick track at the Brewerton Speedway and thought back to what happened last week on a heavier surface. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13120/Brew_Pat_OBrien_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:55 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13121/Brew_Matt_Fink_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_15/ Matt Fink got the win in his Modified heat at the Brewerton Speedway with a late race pass and compared that feat to a getting the still elusive feature win. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13121/Brew_Matt_Fink_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 4:18 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13122/Brew_Mike_Mahaney_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_15/ Mike Mahaney saw a fast car on his inside on the final lap at Brewerton and explained how that might have helped him get outside and get a heat win. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13122/Brew_Mike_Mahaney_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:47 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13123/Brew_Jim_Money_4cyl_SS_heat_winner_Jul_15/ Jim Money passed a lot of cars winning his Four Cylinder Super Stock heat from the back at the Brewerton Speedway and talked about it. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13123/Brew_Jim_Money_4cyl_SS_heat_winner_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:20 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13124/Brew_Willy_Decker_with_Doug_Elkins_4cyl_heat_winner_Jul_15/ Willy Decker interviews Doug Elkins after winning his second heat race in as many weeks in the Claude Hutchings owned Four Cylinder Super Stock at Brewerton. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13124/Brew_Willy_Decker_with_Doug_Elkins_4cyl_heat_winner_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:47 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13125/Brew_Matt_Sheppard_Mod_winner_with_Bill_Foley_Jul_15/ Matt Sheppard spoke with announcer Bill Foley after notching his second Brewerton Speedway Modified feature win of the 2011 season. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13125/Brew_Matt_Sheppard_Mod_winner_with_Bill_Foley_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:15 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13126/Brew_Jimmy_Davis_2nd_place_Mod_Jul_15/ Jimmy Davis had a nice side by side battle late in the Modified feature race at the Brewerton Speedway and talked about finishing second at the line. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13126/Brew_Jimmy_Davis_2nd_place_Mod_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:35 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13127/Brew_Alan_Johnson_3rd_place_Mod_Jul_15/ Alan Johnson finished in third place in the Modified feature at Brewerton and wondered if a slower car on the last lap hurt his chances for a runner up spot. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13127/Brew_Alan_Johnson_3rd_place_Mod_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:03 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13128/Brew_Doug_Elkins_4_Cyl_ss_feature_winner_with_Brain_Freese_Jul_15/ Brian Freese interviews Doug Elkins after leading every lap to win his first ever Four Cylinder Super Stock feature race at Brewerton Speedway. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13128/Brew_Doug_Elkins_4_Cyl_ss_feature_winner_with_Brain_Freese_Jul_15/ Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:49 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13096/UR_Bill_Trexler_Mod_pre_race_Jul_14/ Bill Trexler remembered his second place Modified finish from last week at Utica Rome Speedway and reflected on his good fortune in this, his rookie season. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13096/UR_Bill_Trexler_Mod_pre_race_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:28 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13097/UR_Matt_Janczuk_Sp_pre_race_Jul_14/ Matt Janczuk told me about last weeks Sportsman feature win at the Utica Rome Speedway and gave me specifics on the motor he had under the hood. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13097/UR_Matt_Janczuk_Sp_pre_race_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 4:24 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13098/UR_Pat_Ward_Mod_pre_race_Jul_14/ Pat Ward talked about his top five finish at Lincoln Speedway on Tuesday and described how the racetrack changed over the course of the feature. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13098/UR_Pat_Ward_Mod_pre_race_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:04 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13099/UR_Jimmy_Phelps_Mod_pre_race_Jul_14/ Jimmy Phelps explained why he was at Utica Rome for Fan Appreciation Night and what he was hoping to learn on this night about the small block. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13099/UR_Jimmy_Phelps_Mod_pre_race_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:37 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13100/UR_Bobby_Varin_Mod_pre_race_Jul_14/ Bobby Varin spun out last week in the Utica Rome Modified feature and told me why he went around while trying to catch leader Stewart Friesen. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13100/UR_Bobby_Varin_Mod_pre_race_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 4:44 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13101/UR_Rocco_Leone_Sp_pre_race_Jul_14/ Rocco Leone just moved into a Sportsman and talked about how he has been doing in the car as he learns both a new division and an unfamiliar racetrack at Utica Rome. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13101/UR_Rocco_Leone_Sp_pre_race_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 4:38 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13102/UR_Todd_Burley_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_14/ Todd Burley walked me through his Modified heat win at Utica Rome Speedway that saw him get to the front using the extreme outside. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13102/UR_Todd_Burley_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:53 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13103/UR_Ronnie_Johnson_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_14/ Ronnie Johnson won the second Modified heat, talked to me about how fast the track was in the heat races and wondered what it would be like later. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13103/UR_Ronnie_Johnson_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:01 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13104/UR_Ted_Lamb_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_14/ Ted Lamb led every lap to win the final heat at Utica Rome Speedway and told me about an issue they had last week in the feature with a sealed tire. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13104/UR_Ted_Lamb_Mod_heat_winner_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:30 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13105/UR_Claude_Hutchings_Jr_Sp_heat_winner_Jul_14/ Claude Hutchings Jr. won the first Sportsman qualifier at Utica Rome, described how good the back up car was and wonders if it will become the primary one. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13105/UR_Claude_Hutchings_Jr_Sp_heat_winner_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:19 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13106/UR_Joe_Harrington_Sp_heat_winner_Jul_14/ Joe Harrington got the win in the second heat at Utica Rome and told me why he switched from a crate to an open motor.Give this one a listen guys!Is he right? http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13106/UR_Joe_Harrington_Sp_heat_winner_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:57 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13107/UR_AJ_Filbeck_Sp_heat_winner_Jul_14/ A.J. Filbeck took the checkered flag in the last Sportsman heat and talked about how he ended up in the lead after chasing down a veteran driver for the spot. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13107/UR_AJ_Filbeck_Sp_heat_winner_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:38 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13108/UR_Stewart_Friesen_Mod_winner_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_14/ Stewart Friesen chatted with Mike Mallett after his Modified win that tied him with a Utica Rome Speedway legend.That was number four at Utica and thirteen overall. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13108/UR_Stewart_Friesen_Mod_winner_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:10 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13109/UR_Bobby_Varin_2nd_place_Mod_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_14/ Bobby Varin told Mike Mallett about his 2nd place finish inn the Modified feature at Utica Rome and apologized to his team for his spin last week. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13109/UR_Bobby_Varin_2nd_place_Mod_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:16 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13110/UR_Ronnie_Johnson_3rd_place_Mod_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_14/ Ronnie Johnson led thirteen laps, finished in third and told announcer Mike Mallett about it as he stood on the front stretch in front of the crowd at Utica Rome. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13110/UR_Ronnie_Johnson_3rd_place_Mod_with_Mike_Mallett_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:02 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13111/UR_Ted_Lamb_4th_place_Mod_Jul_14/ Ted Lamb came home in fourth place and talked about the close race he had with his teammate as they came out of turn four at Utica Rome. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13111/UR_Ted_Lamb_4th_place_Mod_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:52 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13112/UR_Mark_Kislowski_5th_place_Mod_Jul_14/ Mark Kislowski had a good day and told me about his 5th place in the Modified feature at Utica Rome as well as his 2nd place in his heat. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13112/UR_Mark_Kislowski_5th_place_Mod_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:16 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13113/UR_AJ_Filbeck_Sp_feature_winner_Jul_14/ A.J. Filbeck won his first ever Sportsman feature race Thursday night at Utica Rome and described how it felt to him, his family and his crew.Congratulations A.J. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13113/UR_AJ_Filbeck_Sp_feature_winner_Jul_14/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:20 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13070/Davey_Hamilton_talks_about_racing_at_Oswego_this_weekend_Jul_13/ Davey Hamilton talks about returning to Oswego Speedway this weekend and why he likes the track and the Super Modifieds so much.Nice interview here! http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13070/Davey_Hamilton_talks_about_racing_at_Oswego_this_weekend_Jul_13/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 9:24 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13071/Tom_Deery_talks_about_Sportsman_at_Cayuga_County_and_sanctioning_Jul_13/ Tom Deery responds to our interview with Eric Kingsley and talks about the situation with Sportsman sanctioning at Weedsport now as well as down the road. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13071/Tom_Deery_talks_about_Sportsman_at_Cayuga_County_and_sanctioning_Jul_13/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 9:24 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13072/NCCS_Kevin_Ward_Jr_ESS_pre_race_Jul_10/ Kevin Ward Jr. remembered his race last Friday at Black Rock and how he picked up a spot after a post race inspection DQed the car that finished ahead of him. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13072/NCCS_Kevin_Ward_Jr_ESS_pre_race_Jul_10/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:16 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13073/BLK_Michael_Parent_Sp_pre_race_Jul_8/ Michael Parent spoke to Jeremiah Fish about some concerns he has for the later laps in the A-Main at Black Rock as he hoped to pick up his first ESS win. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13073/BLK_Michael_Parent_Sp_pre_race_Jul_8/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:43 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13074/NCCS_Michael_Parent_ESS_Pre_race_Jul_10/ Michael Parent finished ninth at Black Rock last week and described how his Sprint Car felt as they continue to learn more about the racecar. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13074/NCCS_Michael_Parent_ESS_Pre_race_Jul_10/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:48 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13075/NCCS_Tommy_Wickham_ESS_Pre_race_Jul_10/ Tommy Wickham recapped a busy weekend he had recently, talked about hot laps on Sunday in Weedsport and why they had baby powder on the right rear tire. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13075/NCCS_Tommy_Wickham_ESS_Pre_race_Jul_10/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:41 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13076/BLK_Matt_Tanner_Sp_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_8/ Matt Tanner told J Fish about his up down season, how he is adjusting to a 360 from a 305 and remembered some of his recent races including a top ten at Utica Rome. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13076/BLK_Matt_Tanner_Sp_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_8/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:08 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13077/NCCS_Ben_Wheeler_Sp_pre_race_Jul_10/ Ben Wheeler was getting ready to climb into his Sportsman in Weedsport and told me about changes he made to improve the balance on his new racecar. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13077/NCCS_Ben_Wheeler_Sp_pre_race_Jul_10/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:46 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13078/Brew_Josh_Van_Tassell_IMCA_pre_race_Jul_8/ Josh Van Tassell summed up how tough his season has been and how badly it started on night one when he rolled the car then drove it back up to a top ten. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13078/Brew_Josh_Van_Tassell_IMCA_pre_race_Jul_8/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:07 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13079/Brew_Frank_Sobotka_ML_pre_race_Jul_8/ Frank Sobotka explained why he was in the 771 Mod Lite, how he is hoping to help sell it and why he was not going to baby it later that night at Brewerton. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13079/Brew_Frank_Sobotka_ML_pre_race_Jul_8/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:17 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13080/Brew_Jessica_Redhead_4_cyl_Pre_race_Jul_8/ Jessica Redhead told me why she dug out her Four Cylinder Super Stock this past Friday night at Brewerton instead of the Mod Lite she normally drives. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13080/Brew_Jessica_Redhead_4_cyl_Pre_race_Jul_8/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:13 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13081/LS_Andrew_Harpell_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Andrew Harpell talked with Jeremiah Fish about the show at Lincoln on Tuesday and how big it was for the Modifieds to be showcased at the track. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13081/LS_Andrew_Harpell_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 5:06 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13082/LS_Mark_Smith_Sp_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Mark Smith speaks with J Fish about the significance of the show at Lincoln and describes the difference between the wings on the 360s 358 Sprints. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13082/LS_Mark_Smith_Sp_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:41 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13083/LS_Stewart_Friesen_Mod_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Stewart Friesen offered up his first impressions of Lincoln Speedway as the ROC visited it for the first time and told J Fish how nice the facility was. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13083/LS_Stewart_Friesen_Mod_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:09 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13084/LS_Curt_Michael_Sp_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Curt Michael remembered his last weekend at Bridgeport, losing a motor while running second and explains to J Fish why next year he may not run for points. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13084/LS_Curt_Michael_Sp_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:58 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13085/LS_Kevin_Nouse_Sp_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Kevin Nouse makes his 1st appearance on the site and told J Fish about getting into an unfamiliar ride for the Tuesday show at Lincoln. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13085/LS_Kevin_Nouse_Sp_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:35 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13086/LS_Jay_Galloway_Sp_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Jay Galloway spoke with J Fish about the level of 358 Sprint Car competition in his area and his hopes to eventually move up to a 410 Sprinter. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13086/LS_Jay_Galloway_Sp_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:54 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13087/LS_Ryan_Godown_Mod_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Ryan Godown talked with J Fish about a fuel issue he had on Saturday and his rough season that he has had that caused them to scale back a little. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13087/LS_Ryan_Godown_Mod_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:50 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13088/LS_Rusty_Smith_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Rusty Smith was fielding two racecars at Lincoln and told J Fish about having a teammate to bounce stuff off of as he got ready to run his big block. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13088/LS_Rusty_Smith_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:20 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13089/LS_Larry_Wight_Mod_post_hot_lap_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Larry Wight shared his reaction to his hot lap session at Lincoln Speedway and wondered if he should have brought his big block Modified. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13089/LS_Larry_Wight_Mod_post_hot_lap_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:28 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13090/LS_Brett_Hearn_Mod_heat_winner_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Brett Hearn spoke with Jeremiah Fish after his win in the first Modified heat at Lincoln Speedway and offered his take of the racetrack he just raced on. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13090/LS_Brett_Hearn_Mod_heat_winner_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:14 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13091/LS_Pat_Ward_Mod_heat_winner_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Pat Ward won his heat race on Tuesday night and paused to chat with J Fish after some work to get his car ready for his first ever feature race at Lincoln. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13091/LS_Pat_Ward_Mod_heat_winner_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:17 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13092/LS_Ryan_Watt_Mod_post_heat_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Ryan Watt talked about an incident he was involved in during the heat as he prepared for the consi and wondered if his past experiences at Lincoln helped him. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13092/LS_Ryan_Watt_Mod_post_heat_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:33 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13093/LS_Tommy_Scheetz_Mod_post_heat_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Tommy Scheetz reacted to making the show in his heat, the wall bounce he did in the race and described the strategy he has for the 60 lap ROC feature. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13093/LS_Tommy_Scheetz_Mod_post_heat_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:05 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13094/LS_Danny_Johnson_2nd_place_Mod_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Danny Johnson spoke with J Fish about his 2nd place finish in the ROC Modified feature at Lincoln Speedway on Tuesday night. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13094/LS_Danny_Johnson_2nd_place_Mod_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:23 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13095/LS_Ryan_Godown_Mod_winner_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Ryan Godown won the North vs. South Battle at Lincoln Speedway on Tuesday night as part of the ROC Series and told Jeremiah Fish all about it. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13095/LS_Ryan_Godown_Mod_winner_with_J_Fish_Jul_12/ Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:20 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13061/Brew_Chad_Phelps_Mod_pre_race_Jul_8/ Chad Phelps described how his brand new Modified felt as it went through its first weekend.He talked about some minor adjustments he wishes he would have made, why he felt a shock change would help and where in the corners the car could have been bett... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13061/Brew_Chad_Phelps_Mod_pre_race_Jul_8/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:31 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13062/NCCS_Cory_Sparks_ESS_pre_race_Jul_10/ Cory Sparks had an up down night at Black Rock and told me what went wrong in Dundee.He talked about how well things went early on, how a crash took him out early and how he deals with a night start that starts out as a potential winner only to turn i... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13062/NCCS_Cory_Sparks_ESS_pre_race_Jul_10/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:36 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13063/NCCS_Jared_Fink_ESS_pre_race_JUl_10/ Jared Fink has only five starts under his belt this year and talked about some parts failures he has had of late.He explained how those failures have hurt his ability to learn about the car, why he hoped his new baseline set up would work and how he h... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13063/NCCS_Jared_Fink_ESS_pre_race_JUl_10/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:04 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13064/NCCS_Tyler_Rand_ESS_pre_race_Jul_10/ Tyler Rand was helping a competitor after he hit the wall and told me why he was lending a hand.He also talked about some problems he has had in his last few starts, wondered which changes he made the day before that seemed to help and described how n... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13064/NCCS_Tyler_Rand_ESS_pre_race_Jul_10/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 1:55 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13065/BLK_Brad_Knab_Sp_pre_race_Jul_8/ Brad Knab told Jeremiah Fish about a recent weekend and how top tens are helping his standing in the points.He talked about why he is watching the numbers more than he did before, why he has had trouble at Black Rock and his hopes to finally make an A... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13065/BLK_Brad_Knab_Sp_pre_race_Jul_8/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:25 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13066/BLK_Brady_Fultz_Sp_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_8/ Brady Fultz recapped his three win season driving a Sportsman at Black Rock and Woodhull.He also told Jeremiah Fish about his start back in 2002, remembers watching his dad race in Dundee and explained how his daily job helps his racing efforts. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13066/BLK_Brady_Fultz_Sp_pre_race_with_J_Fish_Jul_8/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 3:26 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13067/Brew_Jeff_Amidon_IMCA_Pre_race_Jul_8/ Jeff Amidon talked with me about his hopes to make it into the top ten in IMCA Modified points at Brewerton.He also spoke about his crash the week before, how badly damaged the racecar was and how he approaches another race night with a newly repaired... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13067/Brew_Jeff_Amidon_IMCA_Pre_race_Jul_8/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 2:10 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13068/NCCS_Chad_Homan_analyzes_my_Friday_race_at_Brewerton_Jul_10/ Chad Homan gives me some advice on what I could have done differently while leading on Friday.He talked about the lines I was running, how to handle lapped traffic as the leader and how aggressive is too aggressive in that situation. http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13068/NCCS_Chad_Homan_analyzes_my_Friday_race_at_Brewerton_Jul_10/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 7:55 http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13069/Eric_Kingsley_talks_about_rule_changes_for_Sportsman_at_Weedsport_Jul_12/ Eric Kinsgley tells me about some rule changes he had made in the Sportsman class at Cayuga County.He explained why he felt he needed to do something, what happened after he announced the change and how nice it has been to see the crowds returning to ... http://www.dougsdirtdiary.com/audioplayer/13069/Eric_Kingsley_talks_about_rule_changes_for_Sportsman_at_Weedsport_Jul_12/ Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT doug@dougsdirtdiary.com (Doug Elkins) 15:55