08-03-07

She had a really tough night!

A rock hit him in the
head so he got a
helmet to wear!

He wasn't very happy with a call
the official made.

THREE GENERATIONS OF DRIVERS! This story starts back in 1972 when Jack Woodward decided to start
a hobby that would carry over for three generations. Jack raced at this track from 1972 - 1994 and did quite
well I'm told. His son David Woodward drives car #600 in the Street Stock class and #6 in the Late Model
class. Happy birthday to David who turned 46 last Monday! Tonight was the first night racing for David's
daughter, Carla Woodward. She isn't even nervous and she isn't starting out slowly. She is going to be
driving car #17 in the Street Stock class. Carla just turned 17 last June. Thirteen year-old Josh Woodward
can't wait until he can become the fourth generation of racers when he turns 16. David's brother, Ed
Woodward drives in demolition derby's and was a crew member for their dad, Jack. Ed owned his own race
car when he was four. Their brother, Joe Woodward, raced the car in 1978 at the age of 18 and won. He
didn't like having to tell everyone the car he drove was owned by his four year old brother! What a great family.

Joe Smithberger and his wife Sylvia live in Santa Fe,
New Mexico where Joe drives a white #96 in the Street
Stock class. He said their Street Stock class is like
our Modified class. He has been drag racing for years
and started dirt track racing in 2000 in New Mexico.
Joe was born and raised in Connersville but has lived
in New Mexico for the last 20 years. He is in town for
his 25 year class reunion. He raced in the Thunder
Car class in 1985 at UCS and won his first two
features. He is renting the 2M car in the Road Hog
class tonight. Good luck Joe.

From New Mexico!

Mike and Sarah Wall, from Lynn, own this really cool
Road Hog. Mike does all of his own art work at his
shop "Muddawg Motorsports". Out of four races, Mike
has had to start on the tail for every one. He starts on
the tail again tonight! He sure hopes he can pull a
better start out of the hat next race. He has two top 10
wins, 15th when a ball joint broke during the 50 lap
special, and tenth place his last race when a tire was
cut. Mike and his father, Steve Wall, have been
coming to the track since Mike was 7 years old. He
used to ask his dad to please build him a car and his
dad's response was, "If I am going to build a car, it is
going to be for me!" Steve raced at the track in the 70's
for two years. His car got tore up during a race so he
gave it up.