BRP facebook page said they had over 40 for practice tonight. They are expecting 70+ cars by tommorow night
Thanks EG…
As much as I don’t like young kids in full sized classes, there has been a few young kids showing a lot of talent & maturity. Chase Elliott, Erik Jones and Kyle Benjamin come to mind. Luckily none has really experienced ‘the big one’ yet, and if they do, I hope it doesn’t end tragically.
Sorry about the Soap Box here… that’s not my intent in this thread.
Jason Fitzgerald is entered, although I’m not sure what ride he will be in.
In my opinion, he was at his most potent driving the Murrell #7. I’ve seen this car win races at a few tracks, with at least 3 different drivers at the wheel. Jason, Mark Whitener, and Marylands Matt Miller.
Both the car & the driver know where Victory Lane is…!
Josh Adkins is another unknown to me… but I do know this: With the hometown of Talladega AL, he must have done a bunch of laps at The Hornets Nest, the Talladega Short Track.
If you’ve ever been there, you will respect the track & the competition there. The top racers there deserve respect anywhere they go from there.
No stranger to traveling, Brasstown NC’s Ray Cook is a threat to win any race he enters. Don’t be surprised if he wins more than once this week.
Bryan Bernhardt hasn’t been at this for very long, but a steady progression has put him 1st at the line a few times in the last few years. I seem to recall a track championship for him, but can’t recall if it was at East Bay or Ocala.
Better picture of Bryan.
Jerry i believe he won the Crate championship at BRP this year.
If your an adrenaline junkie like me, Kyle Bronson will hook you up.
His balls out, keep-it-wide-open style is pretty rare. When you only hear 1 engine in the field, wide open & screaming, chances are its Kyle.
My new favorite in anything he hops into…!
Could be wrong about this, but in the background of someone else’s pic, I saw the rig of, I believe, Brandon Dewitt from GA. Don’t hold my feet to the fire on this one…
The Zacharias family from Vestal NY, are kinda like the Kinsers from Bloomington IN… there’s more racers in this 3rd generation family than you can count. I’ll bet there are at least 15-18 Zacharias family members that have spent some time behind the wheel.
Jimmy is doing a great job of carrying in the family tradition. He wins abunch of races, run several different cars, and tackles new challenges.
He’s bringing “2 good pieces, and some high quality help” to NSS. He didn’t mention it, but Daytona being a 1/2 hour away is almost a guarantee he’ll be at both tracks
Some more PASS Winter Meltdown entries:
Matt Daley from NC is pretty much a raw rookie to this stuff. This will be his first visit to NSS.
Transplanted New Yorker, Bill Catania has entered a couple of Speedweeks in the past. He’ll be pulling down from NC where his new home is.
Another son of a NASCAR Dad, Jared Irvan will make his NSS debut in the PASS race. His Dad, Ernie is usually on hand at his sons races. In just a couple of years in full sized cars, he has shown speed & talent.
Anthony Cataldi ran the PASS race at A-Dale last year, and had a solid rookie season in the FUPS Series, and has turned into a good racer wherever he shows up at.
TJ Duke from Southwest Ranches Fla looks like he has quite a diverse list of experience. It seems I’ve seen him in Modifieds and everything else up the the Camping World Trucks.
He’s bringing a SLM to the PASS race.
Second generation ass-kicker, Ben Rowe, will be here all the way from frozen Maine.
Much of his success has come in the Richard Moody 4 car, but they went separate ways for a season… neither did as well apart as they did together. So they decided to hook back up, and went straight to the front of the pack again.
This multi-time PASS champion gets around all the tracks really well. Both tracks in Fla I’ve seen him at (NSS & USA-Lakeland), he was very fast.
I’d be shocked if he doesn’t pull out a top 5, and is an odds-on favorite to win.
Chuck Hossfeld from Ransomville NY has been coming to NSS for several years. You’ll always see him in the top 5, and a win or 2 that week are real possibilities.
A couple years ago in the Richie Evans 100, Ron Silk was part of a 3-way battle for the win along with Ted Christopher and Bobby Grigas III.
It was a THRILLING race… one that those in attendance won’t forget for a long time. To me, it still goes down as one of the best races I’ve ever seen in my 45 years as a fan.
Ron finished 2nd in that one, but he’ll be back to get one that’s owed to him.
Canadian Brandon Watson has won some Pro Late races at New Smyrna, but this time he’s bringing a Super Late. He’s another one of the guys that splits his time between the template bodies and the Wedge bodies. Good racer right there…
