A lot of travel for a little bit of racing.
Unfortunately, with Mother Nature putting the kibosh on most of the weekend's activities, I did find out a few things this weekend that I really didn't need or want to know.
#1. Bob Sargent doesn't ALWAYS prepare a perfect track. While I will give Bob all the credit he deserves on his track prep, this weekend was a bit off at PIR. Either the top never slowed down or the bottom never got any faster, passing was at a premium.
#2. On one of the few nights that a Sargent track is one lane, that is sure to be the night that the #25 car would have a flat tire and have to come from the tail. After doing his best to repaint the right side "Paducah Speedway White," Jason put on a heck of a charge rallying from last place on lap 13 to salvage a fifth place finish. Feger and fourth finishing Erb did have a great race going on between them for the last 15 laps or so, with Jason showing him the nose on several occasions. Jason capped off the run with a last lap slider in one and two that set up a drag race down the backstretch, however Erb managed to get Jason at the line.
With Team Feger's strong comeback in the feature, they were able to do some damage control only allowing Dennis to gain 3 markers in the UMP points chase.
#3. A Wal-Mart in Missouri is no different than a Wal-Mart in Illinois. Target, Shoe Carnival and most Harley Davidson stores don't differ much either.
#4. This goes along with #3. Waiting to see if rain is going to cancel the races is NEVER fun. Even if there are strippers, midgets, clowns and a gambling boat...rain outs still suck.
#5. As for the UMP national title chase, being a Chicago Bears fan and a Jason Feger fan have a lot in common...it's gonna come right down to the end of the game.
So, with three great shows on the schedule and then I-55 and Lasalle falling to rain, the weekend was kind of anti-climatic.
At least the Bears won.
One last thing, I've got to give a shout out to Luke, president of the Nashville, Tennessee chapter of the Feger Fan Club. Thanks for taking care of business in the Music City for us.
