Best race you ever watched

[cjp0354]

Mod Race at Fairbury

Not sure of the year, sometime between 2008-2011. I believe it was a makeup feature for the UMP mods at Fairbury. 4 modifieds went 3 and 4 wide for the lead for most of the race. Mckay Wenger was the top car of the four. He eventually got sick of being patient and didn't let off one lap to let another car in. Wenger destroyed his car on the front stretch. As Wenger got out of the car he got a standing ovation. I think as they were cleaning up the mess, they interviewed him and he was so pumped up about the race that he didn't even care that the car was destroyed. I cant even remember who won the race (maybe Leka, or Curl) but I've never seen a race that good with that much excitement. I haven't missed a big race at Fairbury since. It never disappoints.

Best part of the night was as we were leaving, two wreckers were carrying Wengers car down the main street in town back to his shop.

[over4T]

One of the best, and for sure the shortest great one I ever saw was a Late Model Trophy dash at a regular Sunday afternoon show at Eldora in 1969. Chuck McWilliams, (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Dunleavy, Ralph Latham and Larry Pendelton in 2 Torinos, 1 Chevelle and 1 fastback Dodge Charger, all big blocks, went at it tooth and nail side by side and nose to tail never more than a foot or so separating all 4. Everybody took a turn leading by inches. McWilliams won it.

[TackyTracker]

have to agree w/ piercefan on the PDC and the 06 World

[1Jthejuice]

1999 I79 stars race, Billy Drake started shotgun on the field drove around the light poles in the infield and passed Davey J. with about 4 to go for the win.1998 I think Chub started tail of the Winchester 200 and won it.

[CIRF]

One of the best, and for sure the shortest great one I ever saw was a Late Model Trophy dash at a regular Sunday afternoon show at Eldora in 1969. Chuck McWilliams, (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Dunleavy, Ralph Latham and Larry Pendelton in 2 Torinos, 1 Chevelle and 1 fastback Dodge Charger, all big blocks, went at it tooth and nail side by side and nose to tail never more than a foot or so separating all 4. Everybody took a turn leading by inches. McWilliams won it.

Now that sounds like it was something special!! True late model stock cars that you could actually distinguish the brand, model and year at a glance running big block engines at Eldora!!

I was very young in 1969 but can appreciate the spectacle of that day, nonetheless!

Thanks for sharing.

[birky time]

how bout the year carrier won the north south 2014? I figured they would be several mention that one

[Pennsboro23]

2011 Black diamond 125 preliminary feature #1 for $10k Pat Doar , Davey Johnson and Mike Marlar 2 and 3 wide for lead all race long and Pat Doar won it was awesome plus it was cool for me growing up watching Doar at cedar lake and driving 16hours to see him win a huge race like that was pretty cool

That one is up there for me along with the 2006 world 100. Last Friday night at Eldora was some good racing too.

[RiffRaf67]

2006 World 100 is the best dirt late model race that I have ever seen

[$$UMPMOD$$]

Mine was every Sunday night in the late 70s at Rensselaer Raceway, the late model class with (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Potts, Paul Shafer, Roger Long, Bill Davis, Mike Hollifield , Bob Pierce................................. Best memories from my childhood sitting on the front row of the grandstands

[RRRKKK]

hard to beat this years show me, Pierce from back to front, had flat, bloomer took over lost wheel and owens won, all this in last 5 laps.

[rickybrown1952]

Best Late model race I ever saw was at I55 raceway at pevely mo it was a regular night Ed Dixon and Kevin Gundaker about half way through the first lap they went side by side for the rest of the race with Gundaker beating Dixon about 3 inches Great Race wish we could have them days again

[Raceready]

1999 I79 stars race, Billy Drake started shotgun on the field drove around the light poles in the infield and passed Davey J. with about 4 to go for the win.1998 I think Chub started tail of the Winchester 200 and won it.

Great stuff ! Also there was the Renegade Stars race at Portsmouth, Ohio where Drake passed Chub for the lead around the inside of the tires in turns 1 and 2 on the final lap and so on 3 and 4 Frank returned the gesture and won. Chub said he didn't think it was legal until he saw the other guy do it first. As a result STARS enacted a rule nicknamed " The Chub rule " about passing on the inside of any barriers.

[Bubstr]

I was hoping I haven't seen it yet. That's why I keep going to the next race. I've been going to races since 1950. Midgets Sprints, Champ cars, Flat head mods, NASCAR mods, LM, Stock cars, Flat track MC, Speedway MC and all kinds of Go Kart races. A lot of them races had something to remember about but the best one is tomorrows race. See ya there. You know you seen a great race, if you get a little teary eyed from joy. Them are the feel good races.

[edavis71]

Never been to FALS so I will pick the 2006 world 100. Had some great friends there watching with me that made it even better!!!

[Barbecueboy]

Not a huge race, but I'm kind of fond of that east bay race that the juice won a few years back with EPJ coming through the field........don't know if it was the best ever, just know that it stirred my emotions to hollering and screaming for EPJ to get it done.

And I never ever do that.

Outcome was cool , I enjoyed seeing Johnson win it too.......was a cool race to watch.