Well, the JR Nation has come and gone at Ona Speedway, and it was an overall interesting day. It was hot, it was crowded. There were campers in the parking area, something you don't often see at Ona.
Junior’s autograph line was already closed down at 350 people by the time I got to the track. Some folks I talked to had camped overnight and lined up at the gate by 8 and 9 a.m.
Since the Junior line was closed, I hopped in the Kenny Wallace-Sterling Marlin line and got my copy of Pit Road Pets (NASCAR stars and their pets) autographed by Kenny. Sterling had signed the book at Mineral Wells, W.Va., last fall along. Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer neither one had a pet in the book, so they weren’t as important. It would have been nice to have Junior sign the picture of him and Killer, but that line was shut. Oh well, I’ll just keep carrying it to the races.
And just why would you have a driver sign one of your body parts? Or any celebrity for that matter. I don't understand. My friend Shelly and I just sort of shook our heads as we watched women present arms and legs to be signed with a Sharpie. One person near us said you can have the signature tatooed permanently. Interesting.
A whole lot of people got to see local racing at it’s best with U-Car, Any Car, Late Models, Hobby Stock and Modifieds running before and after the Race of Champions. What a pile-up on the frontstretch in the Late Model Race. And nobody got hurt. A few pieces of car had to be hammered out from the guardrail, but one driver, Brian Royalty from Kentucky, got back in his wrecked car, finished the race and placed fourth.
You can read about all the races at Ona from Saturday in the sports section of Tuesday’s edition of The Herald-Dispatch.
NASCAR has nothing on these guys who race hard, race clean and race to win, delighting racefans every Saturday night.
Come on out and join in the fun!
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