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June 04, 2010 at
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AMSOIL USAC NATIONAL SPRINT RACE RESULTS: June 4, 2010 – Minersville, Pennsylvania – Big Diamond Raceway – “Eastern Storm”
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Bryan Clauson, 2B, RWB-15.312; 2. Henry Clarke, 67, Kunz-15.392; 3. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-1.569; 4. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-15.650; 5. Ricky Williams, 11w, Williams-15.687; 6. Tracy Hines, 4, Hines-15.747; 7. Chris Windom, 11, Walker-15.808; 8. Dave Darland, 39, Goodnight-15.912; 9 .Chase Stockon, 32, Stockon-15.944; 10. Jerry Coons Jr., 69, Dynamics-16.084; 11. Kyle Robbins, 17R, Robbins-16.163; 12. Casey Shuman, 4G, Cook-16.390; 13. Shane Hmiel, 17s, 56 Inc.-16.713; 14. J.C. Bland, 98, Bland-16.731; 15. J.R. Berry, 74, Berry-16.790; 16. Johnny Mackison, 65, Mackison-16.898; 19. Mark Bitner, 15, Bitner-16.946; 20. Kyle Moody, 99m, Moody-17.000; 21. Landon Simon, 24, LSR-17.381; 22. Steve Petry, 8, Petry-18.193; 23. Beau Binder, 10x, Barnhill-NT.
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Windom, 2. Clauson, 3. Coons, 4. Gardner, 5. Mackison, 6. Simon. 2:10.33
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bitner, 2. Darland, 3. Clarke, 4. Williams, 5. Robbins, 6. Bland, 7. Perry. 2:18.25
THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stockon, 2. Jones, 3. Hines, 4. Moody, 5. Shuman, 6. Berry. 2:12.47
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Chris Windom, 2. Levi Jones, 3. Tracy Hines, 4. Ricky Williams, 5. Bryan Clauson, 6. Damion Gardner, 7. Henry Clarke, 8. Jerry Coons Jr., 9. Mark Bitner, 10. Kyle Robbins, 11. Chase Stockon, 12. Kyle Moody, 13. J.R. Berry, 14. J.C. Bland, 15. Dave Darland, 16. Johnny Mackison, 17. Steve Petry, 18. Landon Simon, 19. Casey Shuman. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-35 Williams, Laps 36-37 Jones, Laps 38-40 Windom.
NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT POINTS: 1-Jonees-872; 2-Gardner-830; 3-Clauson-797; 4-Hines-742; 5-Coons-742; 6-Windom-729; 7-Clarke-627; 8-Darland-559; 9-Robert Ballou-470; 10-Williams-443.
FINAL RACER’S CHALLENGE (Presented by RW & Our Partners) SPRINT POINTS: 1-Jones-286; 2-Windom-260; 3-Clauson-255; 4-Gardner-217; 5-Hines-201; 6-Darland-195; 7-Clarke-193; 8-Williams-192; 9-Bitner-155; 10-Stockon-154.
NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT RACE: June 10 – Indianapolis, IN – O’Reilly Raceway Park
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June 05, 2010 at
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It's sad, Lance, that you beat USAC every time posting their results, yet I thank you for posts and am dissopointed in USAC! Shoot, USAC hasn't posted results on their Web site since May 27 and there has been some good racing going on on the east cost since then! It surprises me that USAC wants to improve their image, but they don't seem to have a clue how to keep their internet fans informed. Their 'live video' is lacking and, as I've said, their Web updates are lacking. All apologies to Dean Mills and his video crew - I would think that USAC is not working with the promoters/providers to give Dean and his his crew proper interfaces to provide interested fans good real-time race videos. In today's world of instant connectivity this is inexcusable. USAC should be beat up big time! I'm not impressed with their performance.
Also, now that I'm venting, USAC needs to pay the racers more. I've been in the south east over the last 3 years watching a ton of late model dirt racing, and those folks get paid much more than USAC pays their winners. Wake up, USAC!!!!
Ted Williams
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June 05, 2010 at
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And it's so easy!
Pay Lance and get the same agressive, knowledgeable and instant coverage that the West Cost Sprints and the VRA are enjoying.
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June 05, 2010 at
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I believe that Dean Mills has stated that alot of times the track promoters will not allow the Internet video for fear of hurting track attendance. Only time will change the thinking of some of these promters. I applaud USAC for the Internet video that I have watched in the past.
"Ralphie, Senor, muchas gracias por una mas cerveza" -
Scott Daloisio @ the PAS
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June 05, 2010 at
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Yes, the USAC video feeds that I've seen have been pretty good. I understand the reluctance of promoters to air races. Back in the day, when pro football teams blanked the airwaves, I remember traveling to motels in PA to watch the Giants play in NY because I couldn't watch the games at home. The current technology allows a broadcast to be blocked to local area IP addresses. USAC should look into making their own hook-ups to the Internet and block local IPs if the promoter requests, reducing the promoter's fear of losing attendance.
Also, USAC should pay Lance to post results on the USAC Web pages!!
Ted Williams
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June 05, 2010 at
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Oh, and it is nice sitting at my computer 8 miles away from Ventura tonight watching the live feed. I'm quite busy right now and can't afford the time to go to Ventura (well, plus their $45 pit fee! More on that later). So, I can kick back here at home and watch. I'm thinking that Jim is making bucks somehow from the live feed.
Ted Williams
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June 05, 2010 at
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Make the video feed a pay-for-view deal. Several tracks do that, Knoxville for example.
Sorry that I keep posting, but I keep thinking about issues like this!
Ted Williams
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June 06, 2010 at
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plus their $45 pit fee!
$45 pit fee? Is it really that high?
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June 06, 2010 at
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Excellent post, Ted.
You're right, Trip, promoters may have been reluctant to stream on the internet for free, but I think that is changing with experience. I think this is the most significant issue in front of dirt track racing. But I'm always bellowing hot air while standing in a steam shower. I was at a wedding last night (I asked them to have the wedding at the track, they declined) and it was great to get home and catch the last ten laps of Ventura's Main Event on my computer. I would have also loved to watch Justyn Hamblin's first main event win of the season at Hanford had it been streamed. I was never to going to Hanford this weekend and my viewing would have not affected their attendance in the least. According to my wife, I was never going to Ventura this weekend and my viewing of their stream did not affect their attendance. Ventura doesn't have any attendance. The stands are half full of racer's families and one Dave Mahar! We got excited when a network production company expressed interest early in the season. Forget network or cable broadcasts. We are a specialized niche sport and the internet is PERFECT. A couple of cheap cameras, canned interviews early in the day, camera on the announcer, live streaming, build up some fascinating personalities like Peter Murphy, David Cardey or Troy Rutherford, go back and forth, incredible main events and you are broadcasting the baddest reality show this side of Napcar. This is nothing new; forward thinkers like Bob Allen, Frank Bigham and Henry Clark have been preaching in the desert for years. But I think Jim is getting it. The critical players are the hardworking cameramen like Mike Truex and Jeff Kristensen (i don't know Dean, I only know the legend). These guys are alone in the towers in the wind, fog and sun gathering troves of treasure content. I hope the promoters give them the tools the need for killer internet broadcasting. I'm not bagging on the promoters, I think they are doing all they can and more. But I hope they realize the investment value and strike win win partnerships with these hardworking historians. Well done internet streaming will drive fans to the tracks, stimulate advertising, increase driver purses and benefit everyone. It's coming like the transcontinental train tracks across the plains. Nothing you or I say is going to change that. It will cost money. Even a bowl of cereal in the morning costs money. Support your local raceway.
Lastly, $45 pit fee? Thirty seven sprints showed up to race at one of the most professional and well run tracks in America. Somebody is doing something right.
(Sorry for the diatribe, got up early with a cup of coffee, was scanning Lance's instant results and I don't know what happened....)
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June 06, 2010 at
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Hang ten Mike, $ 35 for VRA members.Great race last night,slide job or don't pass,it just gets better and better......
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June 06, 2010 at
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I know... roy1 - I should do a better job of supporting our local track by purchasing a VRA membership (I hang my head in shame). It was a great race last night, esp since the team my son crews on won. Nice. Great job Crawford.
Mike, great reply! Yes, it is a just matter of time when Web viewing of grassroots racing will become common place. The track Websites that support live video stream viewing can and will benefit from advertising income and as I mentioned, pay-for-view for some, if not, all of the racing at their facility.
Ted Williams
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June 07, 2010 at
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June 07, 2010 at
12:41:37 PM by hclarke3
Thank you Mike - the rumor from among the cactus or cacti, is that the streaming helps bring folks to the track. The use of the ustream.tv product has created an added interest in sprint car racing. It will be hard to measure that interest until we get the quality of the streams to a higher level.
Folks that normally wouldn't go to a race have been watching online. Many have come away with the notion they need to come out to the track. Let's face it - we don't have a TV network covering the sport and exposure to any good product helps build the fan base. If you could deliver a broadcast quality stream each week there's a revenue model there that could benefit the track, the drivers and sanctioning body.
I have to say the stream from ORP for the night before the 500, once they got everything working, was one of the best free streams I've seen yet. That was all USAC driven. Stationary camera, pit reporter, replay, interviews, commercials all the work of Chris, Dean and the folks at USAC. When the live timing and scoring is cranked up it is going to be a slow, steady progression towards that broadcast quality product and pay per view.
As far as the notion that USAC is slow posting results...wow - go to www.usacracing.com and select the division you are looking for on the site. In the news section they usually have the results posted pretty quick.
And what about the Eastern Storm races? This is a racing board yes? Great racing across all the events. The line that Levi took qualifying at New Eygpt was so different, and fast, that you could only smile and shake you head in the presence of such talent. He backed up the corner a bit, rotated the car and drove down the track; put the nose close enough to the inside guard rail that he could have written his name on it.
We had the good fortune to make the New Eygpt race. A very nice facility and the stands were packed with a great group of fans. I hope we get back there next year. An easy drive to and from New York (don't try the Holland Tunnel when only one lane is open- even at midnight).
Henry was charging to the front at Grandview until one of those racing deals with DG. Check out the video where Henry and DG get locked up - I got the notion neither of them was going to let the other stop and end up in the back. No brakes for the last 5 laps after that but WOW - we will take four top 10's in a row, some great qualifying efforts and come home to ORP for more. The kid is now a threat every night out.
Congrats to Chris on the win!
http://gspvideo.com/ has some of the highlights up and DVD's are available.
See you folks at Perris this weekend! I hear turn 4 is the place to be? 
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June 07, 2010 at
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Chin-up Ted,congrats to Craw & Crew.I've talked with several people that watch via the Internet and can't wait to get back to Ca. to visit the race track.What better way to promote your sport than letting people see it.Everyone here knows,once you get bit......
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June 08, 2010 at
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Thanks, roy1. Good point re. Internet broadcasting. Oh, and thank you for your words about Crawford and my son on their success this past weekend.
Insightful response, hclarke3. I take it your son is Henry. I had the honor of speaking with Henry several years ago when he was racing a Kruseman rental. He's a great kid, focused and a graced with a very good driving style.
It will take time for promoters to latch on to live video streams from their facilities, as well as live stream vehicle positioning displays. The technology needs to progress to where it is not a threat to promoters and it needs to be easy for video and positioning info to be done without human intervention other than voice - that is needed to explain what's happening on and off the track. Think about robot cameras and very low cost, highly resolved GPS transponders on all the cars. It'd be a cool Internet experience for the viewers to see several screens of race video (front, mid and back pack) as well as a graphic of the track with ALL the car numbers racing around and the voice over of the track announcers and announcers in the pits. I hope it t is coming soon to a track near you at low expense to the promoter and the sanctioning body. (Yes, I know that cup has that now, but we're a lot smaller than those folks.)
As Mike said, it can and will be the best reality show on TV - because it is real, not contrived. Hope I'm not rambling again!
Ted Williams
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