Back to basics

Looking for some fun on a Saturday night? Get back to basics at a local short track, namely Ona Speedway.

Billy Rose and his wife Jennifer are doing everything in their power to make sure fans have a great time at the track.

First of all, winners in the divisions for May 26:

Late Model, Brian Royalty; Any Car, John Shaffer; Classics, Jason Garrett; Hobby Stock, Mike Taylor: Modifieds, Hubie Hatfield; and U-Car, Joe Workman.

For a complete run down of the entries and how they fared, go to the Ona Speedway homepage at www.onaspeedway.net or www.onaspeedway.com and at the left hand side of the page, click onto MyLaps.com. Use the search engine for Ona Speedway. Everyone’s laps, best times and speeds are detailed, along with photos of the car if available. There’s even a guestbook to send a message to your favorite drivers.

We all know about and are counting down the days until the Dale Earnhardt Jr. appearance June 16 for the Race of Champions. If we will recall, Junior has said he hopes to have an announcement by the end of June as to his 2008 plans. Sounds like pretty good timing for local fans. Junior-fever will be at a frenzy nationwide by then.

There will be a family movie night on Friday, June 15 and your Race of Champions ticket will get you in for that, too.

But that’s not all planned for the summer.

Monster trucks invade the speedway on Wednesday, July 4. In addition to the trucks, there will be racing and fireworks! Sounds like a pretty good night to me.

Billy said they at the speedway want to give back to the community, and they are planning a Relay for Life event from 6 p.m. to midnight on Friday, June 22. More information will be coming in the near future, but get your walking shoes on and pick your teams to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Check out the happenings at the Ona Speedway web site, and stay connected here at www.herald-dispatch.com.