NAVY DAVY'S SHOTS OF THE WEEK!!!

".........in 2000 Bristol Motor Speedway laid dirt on the track and hosted the Dirt Late Models and World of Outlaw Sprints. The lates were on the first weekend. It was quite a sight to see. The track was wicked fast. I remember Thomas Ware rolling his car in turn one, climbing out and jumping up and down with his arms in the air happy at being the first LM driver to flip his car there. It was very dirty. The cars would raise the dirt and it settled in the crowd. With the bleachers completely surrounding the track the dirt had nowhere to go but on us. We were orange at nights end.
The track was so fast that with all the pressure on the right rear the rims were blowing apart. Mike Balzano had a huge lead in the feature when he was the first to lose his. Jimmy Mars was running great when his came apart. Several drivers suffered the same problem. They had a mandatory caution on lap 50. Dale McDowell who won this event found a crack in his right rear rim. They let them change tires.
It was great being there that weekend. It'll probably never happen again. This weeks shots come from that weekend. Some of our local guys showed up, Jerry Redetzke, Eric Pember, Jimmy Mars, John Bey, and Lance Mathees are few I can think of off the top of my head.
See you at the races in '09............."