Austin works on Cody's ride. Word has it that Austin is is real agressive driver himself in the smaller Focus cars.
Jeff Gardner relaxes on a tire in the Gardner Motorsports pit area. Later he would be smiling big time as his driver Blake done good.
Some talk going on as the day gets started. You can see the turn 3/4 wall of the racetrack is behind them.
Rip and son Cagey Cody relax before the action starts to build.
Former flagman and SCRA official Steve Vodden came to be the competition director at the event. Here he and Sylvia Watkins visit.
The former SCRA worker, Shane Holt, looks a little stoic to me.
Tyler Brown and Chet Gardner hang in the Mule. Chet was responsible for saving our seats for us old timers. Thanks.
Two more former SCRA officials, Don and Jimmy, in the house and working.
A Norm Bogan sighting at Victorville. His 69th birthday just happened recently, so old is creaping up on him, too!
The Gardner crowd up to chatting amongst themselves here.
Steve Howard is working very hard on the Calistoga races. He says it's not dead yet.
J HIcks has a smile for Mrs Wags, but he never turned a wheel in the races after a problem arose.
Eric Severson and Daren hang in the trailer. Eric was running third when the last stop with a lap to go happened, and he ran out of gas and dropped to 8th.
The Jim Cherry owned car. I forgot to bring Wagtimes stickers back to them for the car. I pass them out to anyone who asks! By the way Jim Cherry was in the grandstands, unknown to his driver, with his foot in a protective boot. He said he tore off the cast as he doesn't like them.
The Rodney Argo car prior to the action. He had some problems and dropped out early.
Car owner Don Argo showed us his scars from his artery clearing neck surgery. He says he is doing fine and was enjoying being back at the track.
Tony Jones Silver Bullet ride. The motor dropped a cylinder, but he hung on for 2nd.
Another Argo car shot.
And here's Rodney.
J Hicks ride looks a cool white in jell coat.
Jeff Kristensen and Tony Jones at ease.
SCRAFAN Lance visits with car owner Steve Alexander early on. Lance is a sponsor of the car.
Tony Everhart had nothing but trouble this night. He started his heat and the semi only to pull off immediately in both with some kind of an injecter bolt down problem.
Chris Tramel had a fire in hot laps and ended up getitng the hard luck $200 award.
The Perkins rent a rides had three customers this week. John Aden, Jimmy Crawford and Josh Williams spun the wheels in them.
The little red sucker was fast tonight, but very unlucky again.
Robert Mayson chauffers Brad Doty around during the afternoon. Brad came to do the color commentery as Robert announced the event.
Alan Ballard drove Ray Stansberry's car to another top ten finish this week.
Josh Ford relaxes in the trailer. He was the hard charger of the night.
Brein Kenney came to play.
Davey Pombo ran third in the night in this # 38 car.
The new black "change of luck" # 17 of Seth Wilson. He was pretty much in the mix until the end.
Ludwig Soberg's brother Matt, right, and another crewman wait for it all to happen. The orange number 13 just missed the main by one spot.
Robert Ellis came in to run 10th this week.
Heidi Tresler's dad, right, works hard on her car.
When you go to a new track, the pit viewers all head for the track to see. When hot laps began, most bailed out of the little grandstands so close to the track.
We are in turn 4 looking towards the grandstands here.
I think this shot is all about the many t-shirt designs out there.
Jim Keene in cowboy hat and Jim Ruth Jr enjoy the racing. Jim says Dad and Mom are not getting out much these days due to some health concerns, but are doing ok.
The covered grandstands helped to keep the breezes down.
Redneck t-shirt?
Great view from the grandstands. The pits are like Hanford, out to the left and behind the turns 3 and 4 walls.
Turn one is the exit back to the pits.
The view of the haulers in the pits.
And the winner is Blake Miller.
