Carolina Clash @ Fayetteville 11/13
Plenty of sunshine, no threat of rain, but it's gonna get a tad chilly tonight. The drivers' meetings are supposed to start at 5 p.m. and hot laps at 5:30. Main event is the Jack Starrette Tribute, a 50-lap, $5,000-to-win show. Dennis "Rambo" Franklin has a 40-point lead over Dean Bowen heading into tonight's season finale - the difference between first and eighth in the finishing order tonight. Championship's worth $10,000 and runnerup is $6,000. Bowen can do no worse than finish second and win Rookie of the Year.
I'll post updates on Twitter at FO_ThomasPope during the show; a full rundown here when I get home from the track; and there'll be a story Monday at www.fayobserver.com/sports.
Thomas Pope
Motorsports editor
The Fayetteville (NC) Observer