


Dick is a very
controversial writer and will tell it the way he feels it truly is. Either you
love him or hate him however will like his articles
Hooters
Pro Cup Series...................... Awsome !!!!!
As you all know I never beat
around the bush about anything and if I like something I am going to tell you.
If its bad your going to hear and when it is good your going to have it.
Recently I attended the Hooters
Pro Cup Series race at Salem Indiana and like I always feel when I leave I want
more!!!! The series has as
much up and coming talent in it as ARCA and I believe they are equal
.
I was told it costs a team
about 15 to 20 thousand dollars to compete at any ARCA event I was told that you
can show up and be ready to race for over half that price. They run BF Goodrich
tires on the race cars and I was told was under half the price of Hoosier or
Goodyear.
Both series use what I call
old Busch Cars or they are equivalent to a Nationwise Series car.
Since the founder of Hooters Restraints
Robert Brooks passed away a few years back the series has backed off from
several venues however the series still continues to show a progressive climb to
become the prominent stepping stone to NASCAR
The racing is very competitive
and the show is fantastic.
When I first witnessed this
series several years ago it seemed to be a series full of very rich people
wanting to be race car drivers.
Through the years those
hobbiest have been replaced by drivers and what was once a three to five man
show has turned into a field of drivers that anyone has an opportunity to win.
I feel I am not the only one
that has seen the change each race I attend seems to have more and more fans in
the stands.
The series and the staff are
as professional as any series I have the opportunity to witness .Media
Guru Paul Warner runs the department as good as anyone could.
If you really want to waatch a
up and coming series full of plenty of talent check this series out
2008 Schedule
Southern Division
Schedule
DATE DAY TRACK SIZE LOCATION
1. Mar. 15 Sat. USA
Int’l Speedway 0.75 Lakeland, FL
2. Mar. 29 Sat. South
Georgia Motorsports Park 0.5 Cecil, GA
3. Apr. 26 Sat. Concord
Motorsport Park 0.5 Concord, NC
4. May 31 Sat. Milwaukee
Mile 1.0 West Allis, WI
5. June 21 Sat. Myrtle
Beach Speedway 0.538 Myrtle Beach, SC
6. July 19 Sat. Southern
Nat’l Raceway Park 0.4 Kenly, NC
7. Aug. 2 Sat. Hickory
Motor Speedway 0.363 Hickory, NC
8. Aug. 20 Wed. Bristol
Motor Speedway 0.533 Bristol, TN
Northern Division
Schedule
DATE DAY TRACK SIZE LOCATION
1. Apr. 19 Sat. South
Boston Speedway 0.4 South Boston, VA
2. May 31 Sat. Milwaukee
Mile 1.0 West Allis, WI
3. June 14 Sat. Mansfield
Motorsports Park 0.5 Mansfield, OH
4. June 28 Sat. Salem
Speedway 0.555 Salem, IN
5. July 12 Sat. Motor
Mile Speedway 0.416 Radford, VA
6. July 26 Sat. Jennerstown
Speedway 0.522 Jennerstown, PA
7. Aug. 9 Sat. South
Boston Speedway 0.4 South Boston, VA
8. Aug. 20 Wed. Bristol
Motor Speedway 0.533 Bristol, TN
Championship Series
DATE DAY TRACK SIZE LOCATION
1. Aug. 30 Sat. Mansfield
Motorsports Park 0.5 Mansfield, OH
2. Sept. 20 Sat. Iowa
Speedway 0.875 Newton, IA
3. Oct. 18 Sat. USA
Int’l Speedway 0.75 Lakeland, FL
4. Nov. 1 Sat. Rockingham
Speedway 1.0 Rockingham, NC
Four
Champions Playoff Champions
2007
Bobby Gill
2006 Clay Rogers
2005 Benny Gordon
2004 Clay Rogers
2003 Shane Huffman
2002 Jason Sarvis
2001 Bobby Gill
Series
Champions
2000 Bobby Gill
1999 Bobby Gill
1998 Jeff Agnew
1997 Mario Gosselin
NOTE: Since 2001, the
winner has been determined by a playoff system.
Rookies
of the Year
2007 Richard Boswell
2006 Derek Kale
2005 Woody Howard
2004 Matt Carter
2003 Benny Gordon
2002 Brian Ross
2001 Toby Robertson
2000 Brian Vickers
1999 Steven Christian
1998 Jeff Agnew
1997 Brad May