It was hot, hot, hot, and the stands were full, full, full at Colorado National Speedway this Saturday night. At the last Super Stock race, Jim Nordhougen, the track owner, asked the Super Stocks if they would come run the next weekend to fill out the show a little bit. Little did we know at the time that there might have been a plan in the works to run the Super Stocks with the Pure Stocks. Rumors, hints, and speculation ran their course during the week. We knew we would have to qualify for the Fast Dash to get a decent starting position and avoid the first lap melee that we have seen in the past couple of years when the classes were combined. As we prepped for race 2 of 4 in a row, we
The NASCAR K&N West series was in town this weekend at Colorado National Speedway for the NAPA/Toyota 150 - and the stands were packed! It proved to be the race we were all hoping for. After a lengthy rain delay at lap 7, the top notch CNS track crew got the track ready to go and the show underway. Erie's own Chris Eggleston ran out front for most of the race, but had to hold off quite a challenge from series points leader Todd Gilliland in the last five laps. He prevailed, and there was much rejoicing! The Super Stocks were on board along with the Pro Trucks and the Figure 8s. In the special format for the K&N race, there were no dashes, just main events. Jax got a couple of practice
What a weekend at Colorado National Speedway. Two nights of racing and fireworks to celebrate Memorial Day, with lots of action from almost every division. Justin Simonson showed some serious Super Late Model skills in both nights' feature Main events in the number 9 Hooters car. He put on a great show along with over 20 of CNS's finest. The Great Scotts Eatery Super Stocks ran Sunday night on the same ticket with a Gillet Vet Clinic Super Late Model 100 lap main event, ERA Super Modifieds, the Snap-On Tools Pro Trucks, and the Lincoln Tech Pure Stocks. The Super Stocks and Pure Stocks were on the schedule to run together, but impressive car counts in both divisions made it too big of
