Took some time to do some race surfing tonight and found a pleasant surprise. Looks like Tri City Speedway is throwing one last race before the gouls come forth next weekend. Looks like the super models and pro crate series will be the only 2 classes running on Saturday night. Nothing wrong with that. With little to any tracks still running this time of year, there may be a few more cars that show up in both series. Good for car count, but bad for the track. This time of year, with cool conditions and little moisture in the air, the track stands to get real tough and could rubber up real easy.
One of the popular and succesful drivers that has made a name for himself in southern IL as well as dirt late model racing is Randy Korte. Randy has been driving his usual #00 since the 90's. Randy is well known at souther IL tracks as well as Indiana and northern Kentucky. He won several races at Paducha, Highland and Kentucy Lake Speedway. In checking the results, I see Randy also won at Tri City last Saturday night and to me is the easy odds on favorite. I choose Randy to have a good change not only cause he is a good driver, but the tracks even in southern IL have a different feel than most other tracks north of I70. Tracks in the south have a different feel and you have to really be smart in tire strategy. Going too soft to early can lead to a nice early run and wind up skating the rest of the night. Randy has that experience and racing this late in the season on a home type track could server well for him.
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