Reverse Carpetbagger News – 08.26.09

carpetbagger – 1: a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the reconstruction governments.

Etymology: from their carrying all their belongings in carpetbags

Date: 1868.

We thought it would be nice to keep tabs on our traveling Florida sprint car drivers, so thus Reverse Carpetbagger News, wherein our drivers invade outlying territories.

Checking in on Florida’s own T.J. Winegardner, it appears he had some tough luck at Port Royal on Sunday when he hooked the cushion and flipped in the first turn, bringing out the red flag on the first lap. Thankfully he was uninjured. Greg Hodnett (an easy way to spot me at races is to look for the lone fan in a Greg Hodnett t-shirt) took the win over another easy way to spot me, Bad Chad Layton.

We’re also super very glad to report that Bryn Gohn made it back on the track and picked up a top 10 at Williams Grove on August 7th and came home 9th in the URC feature. Awesome job Bryn!

Our own Travelin’ Troy DeCaire was once again on the road this past weekend, flying all the way up to Wisconsin – Dells Raceway Park to be precise. Travelin’ Troy ran Hank Lower down for the lead and tried to pass him and then Jimmy McCune got by Troy at the line for second. Want a reason to show Troy some love? Everyone practiced on three new tires and raced on three but Troy only had one right rear all day. If you want to help Troy get some new skins for his upcoming races, you know where to find him.

And you already knew our squadron of Florida pavement drivers got rained out at Cordele.