Just read over the weekend that the Highside Hustler known as Jason Feger decided to venture up into sprint car country and tackle Knoxville Speedway in Iowa. However the rumor mill had it he was going to be denied entry to the speedway cause he didn't submit his entry in early enough and make the top 66 entries. He made it known he was coming and still the track said he was not going to be allowed.
Feger made the trip anyway and was allowed to race even after many who had made it known they were not going to make the trip into Iown. Many of those including Rick Eckhardt stated to Feger...take my my spot. He is closer than most and with the weather unpredictable this time of year....why not give it up to someone who has a better chance of being there. Nothing wrong with it in my book.
I guess my thing about early entry fee's is what good do they really do. It doesn't cost a driver anything to submit an entry fee. If anything, they can submit more than a few a weekend and still choose where they want to go. Bottom line, this is a way for a track to advertise. This being Knoxville, they wanted to keep it open to those local and allow more to make the show from a local venture in my opinion.
This is sprint car country where the names of Swindell, Kinser and Schatz rule this landscape. They do not want to see a field of tough out of state late model drivers including a man like Feger coming in and give a show that would kick the pants of the Knoxville nationals on that flat track. But that is no surprise...times are tough no matter the tracks and if they can get more locals to keep the place going...that is what they will do.
Thanks Feger for trying despite their effort to deny.
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