Mack at the Track: Season 1, Race 3 10/7/23

by Mack Speed

Howdy Valleyans! The third race of the season was on Saturday night. It was a great night with an epic ending. I think we had close to 2,000 fans, so the word is getting out about the SRVMRL. People love the atmosphere, and the racing is pretty good too. We still had some parking issues; I don’t think we’ll be able to fix them. I guess I need to do a Powerpoint presentation to explain how things need to be done to my guys, but ain’t nobody got time for that.

The tailgating has gotten bigger. There are probably 250 people that tailgated on Saturday. They were cooking some good food. My Ole Miss buddies shared some food with me, and it was good. I don’t know what it was, because it was pretty fancy. The tailgating was segregated though. MSU and Ole Miss fans were not tailgating together. Come on people! The Valley Motor Speedway is a place where everyone can come together. People were playing cornhole, and the kids were running around having a good time. That’s the type of atmosphere I want at the Valley Motor Speedway.

I still got a couple reports of people vaping. Again, we’ve posted signs that it is not allowed, but I guess people can’t read or they don’t care. Quit vaping you idiots!

There were some lines to use the porta potties because of the big crowd, so we may have to add a few more. But, that’s a good problem to have.

The races were very good this week, and they’re getting more intense. My boy, Dale Earnhardt Speed, won the junior race, but it was pretty close. I think he’s getting the big head. He’s gonna get humbled if he doesn’t watch out. The main race had some drama. Tony Johnson and Jimmie Stewart were going back and forth and bumping and grinding the whole race. It was intense. On the final lap, Tony bumped into Jimmie and they both spun out. That gave Jeff Petty the opportunity to take the checkered flag. You’ll probably hear more about Petty; he’s really coming on.

So, Johnson and Stewart were not happy with one another. They didn’t worry about finishing the race. They immediately jumped up, and they took off their helmets and gloves and it was on like Donkey Kong! They started pushing each other, and Johnson punched Stewart. More punches were thrown, and Stewart ended up having a bloody nose, and they were wallering around on the track. It was epic! They had to separated by the other racers. That’s the kind of thing the fans want to see!

We’ll see you again in a couple weeks Valleyans! It’s gonna be fun!