From what I’m hearing, both tracks (NSS/OSW) aren’t gonna benefit from this as far as the racers go! It’s gonna be the same ole boring Friday/saturday night shows!!! Considering they aren’t allowed to bring in the FUPS Latemodels, Modifieds, Trucks or Sportsman series!!! As a matter of fact last I saw they aren’t allowed to run any non nascar sanctioned series at either track!!! Now how does that support the local short tracks, racers, and fans?? Help cause i’m not understanding it!! Sounds like the blind leading the blind!!! :fragend005:
First, i’ve been to 2 FUPS races ( what a dopey name for a race series ) over here and they were just below average shows. So i don’t think NSS and Orlando would be missing all that much. I haven’t heard anyone in authority say that they can’t or won’t have that series back, so let’s wait and see.
And if they aren’t allowed to run another series at those tracks, i’ll bet NASCAR can help them come up with a good replacement.
And lastly, what’s to keep the racers who currently run the FUPS Series ( what a dopey name for a race series ) from racing at NSS and Orlando under whatever series they start up.
read the post not nascar sanctioned, florida united promoter series latemodels, trucks, sportsman and owm races have all been canceled call nss and they will tell you canceled nss ,osw all races
To be clear on this !
They can run them, but will be Nascar sanctioned or insured. The track must buy own event insurance or series carry own insurance. NSS has said they are out, but as of today Orlando had not made any of that official. The official word has to come from Ozzie not NSS Speedway.
Now they may not happen, but there is other things being worked on as we speak, and let that all be finalized and out before folks guess at it all.
Just be cautious until all is made official, please.
So how does this NASCAR sanctioning affect the Governor’s Cup? I got to thinking about this today. Isn’t this year the 50th annual?
Simple…its still gonna suck…just now you gotta have a license to suck…
The P A S S series runs at Nascar tracks all over the country. Another series CAN run the tracks if they choose to do so.
They said at the meeting, that you could buy a 1 time 10 day licence for 10 dollars for every class except Super Latemodels which would cost 25 dollars.
I asked the question about traveling series and what Rick said is true, except Ozzy told me straight away, the March 9th Fups races will not happen, so don’t get my car ready for it.
Patrick Thomas 25
Also, as far as rules the closest track to Hickory speedway up here ran the same rules so local cars could run both tracks.
Fri/Sat shows and the Fri track did pretty well until…uh, the public (residents) near the track made impossible to run because of noise.
Good news!!
Last I heard, and from a pretty good source, Walmart is not looking to buy property in the New Smyrna area, not sure about Bithlo.
I retract my statement about not running FUPS races, from a credible source, there may be a way and it may be in the works. LETS HOPE SO.
Patrick Thomas 25
I would venture to say that if Walmart wanted the property in east orange, they could have purchased it. Then NSS would not have any competition within a few hundred miles. Things are going to get interesting when Ozzy learns Saturday night racing works and the alignment of rules with other tracks is beneficial. The OSW GOLDMINE will be uncovered.
The governors cup has been a nascar event in the pastand i think u were there jimmy.
The tripple crown was a nascar event also for a few years… Check it out…
Ifthe track wants to run a outside event (ie crash a rama at holland speedway ) they can do it.
Most of the time the track will not run the event with any nascar events that weekend…
Don62
[QUOTE=Patrick Thomas 25;119655]They said at the meeting, that you could buy a 1 time 10 day licence for 10 dollars for every class except Super Latemodels which would cost 25 dollars.
I asked the question about traveling series and what Rick said is true, except Ozzy told me straight away, the March 9th Fups races will not happen, so don’t get my car ready for it.
Patrick Thomas 25[/QUOTE]
very disappointing 
I know of many NASCAR tracks that ran/run non-NASCAR events at their facilities. The trick is to NOT to run them on the NASCAR designated day/night. So in theory if Orlando runs under the NASCAR banner on Friday nights then there is nothing to say they can’t run FUPS events on Saturday nights. So c’mon Ozzy, buy that insurance for the Saturday nights so we can all get to ride the FUPS “Crazy Train”!
[QUOTE=Don Nerone;119676]The governors cup has been a nascar event in the past and i think u were there jimmy.
The triple crown was a nascar event also for a few years… Check it out…
Don62[/QUOTE]The only two years I can think of, would’ve been '86 and '87, when Jimmy Cope won both years (in the 61, maybe?). Was it an All-American Challenge Series race at Bradenton?
Not trying to start anything, just tryin’ to remember or figger it out…LOL…
I know in '85, the Governor’s Cup was awarded at St. Pete. They ran a 50-lapper at Bradenton on Friday night; the 200 at Sunshine on Saturday night; then the Coca Cola 200 back at DeSoto on Sunday afternoon. For some reason, I can’t recall '86 or '87, unless those are the races you’re referring to, Don. At the time, at least in '86, we were still running regularly at Sunshine with the “outlaw” style Late Models, and if the Cup was a NASCAR AACS race, then we wouldn’t have run it. In '87, we were running All-Pro with Donnie Strickland’s team, and wouldn’t have run a NASCAR AACS event. So I don’t think we attended either year.
EDIT - yep, looks like the Triple Crown weekend was indeed a NASCAR AACS points weekend: 1987 NASCAR All-American Challenge Series (Google is your friend 
). Thanks, Don, for makin’ me look it up…LOL…BUT…this says that in '87, Butch Miller won on Friday and Sunday at Bradenton, and Trickle won Saturday at St. Pete. In '86, Ronnie Sanders won at Orlando Friday night; Miller on Saturday at Sunshine; and Trickle on Sunday at Bradenton on Sunday afternoon.
So, if Cope won the Governor’s Cup both years…at what track, and was it a “NASCAR” race?
The reason I had asked if the NASCAR thing would affect the Cup, was because…well…I wasn’t sure if the rest of the state’s (Super) Late Model drivers would make the trip, or drivers from the rest of the country, if it was a “NASCAR-sacnctioned” race. I guess we’ll find out in November, huh?
like I said EZ, its good they’re not looking.
I would venture to say that if Walmart wanted the property in east orange, they could have purchased it.
[QUOTE=Bigbuck;119714]like I said EZ, its good they’re not looking.[/QUOTE]Isn’t there a Wally World already out there on 50, just west of the race track? I believe it’s near Rouse Road and 50…
The nascar contract is for 20 weeks of racing and is the best thing that could happen to those tracks.
It is a big thing to have a chance to win a national short track championship. The point fund is large .
This is a chance to sell sponsorship on your car. Yea here are many companies that would spend money just because of the NASCAR logo.
There is a lot of big trams that look at the drivers that have won NASCAR short track events .
The racing only has to get better and the promoting tool of NASCAR is easy to sell to the local sponsors…
I have done it twice and it worked out great both times.
Give it a chance…
Don62
listen to Don guys I think he is right but what do I know i’m just a old guy