Kathy and I wish all of you who participate in our racing program a very Happy Thanksgiving and a wonderful start to the Holiday Season!

Below is a summary of the current points standings for all “official” racing to date for the 2023 racing season.
Who will take home the Season’s trophy?
Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
1 | Kevin Webster | 2773 | 735 | 26066.3 |
2 | Aaron Castro | 1015 | 401 | 8840.121 |
3 | Jordan Walker | 1980 | 385 | 15915.75 |
4 | Jerry Pearson | 1511 | 336 | 14395.3 |
5 | Eric Lane | 1440 | 183 | 12701.97 |
6 | Shaylin Maddox | 637 | 173 | 4788.795 |
7 | Abe Maddox | 550 | 153 | 4541.577 |
8 | Fred Ebert | 189 | 79 | 1658.412 |
1 | Steve Stewart* | 3382 | 1202 | 26227.38 |
2 | George Peters* | 2753 | 705 | 18209.27 |
* Denotes Expert ranked drivers.
With just one or two more races possible this season, it looks like Sportsman points leader, Kevin Webster (Webster Motorsports), has a very good shot at the 2023 Season Championship trophy.
Based on his performance in Round 3 of the 50/50 Xtreme Series, Aaron Castro has a mathematical shot at the trophy. However, Kevin would have to miss at least one remaining round and Aaron would need another stellar day like he had in Round 3 to pull it off. I guess we’ll just have to see if we can complete one or two more rounds before the end of the year.
Jordan Walker, also a championship contender, is expected to miss at least the next round, which, unfortunately, will take him out of contention for the championship win.
Okay, shut up and drive!
Below is a summary of ALL races ran to date in 2023, this includes kids races, dash races, official series races, and any other “unofficial” race completed throughout the season. Of course, it doesn’t necessarily reflect merit since some drivers show up much more than others, and some (me) show up for every event.
Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
1 | Steve Stewart | 6041 | 2590 | 59631.24 |
2 | Kevin Webster | 4649 | 1546 | 51604.85 |
3 | Aaron Castro | 2711 | 1043 | 27476.9 |
4 | George Peters | 3066 | 860 | 21576.99 |
5 | Abe Maddox | 1272 | 765 | 14974.65 |
6 | Jerry Pearson | 1943 | 702 | 21632.81 |
7 | Shaylin Maddox | 1258 | 611 | 15360.7 |
8 | Eric Lane | 1456 | 502 | 15520.8 |
9 | Jordan Walker | 1633 | 351 | 14267.18 |
10 | Grace Maddox | 335 | 214 | 5017.043 |
A few things to note from the 2023 season so far:
With just one more month remaining in the 2023 season, this summary isn’t likely to change much. We have two more “official” races to complete before the end of 2023. Hopefully, we can conclude them before the end of the year and give out some of these well-deserved awards.
Stay tuned for a complete summary of the “official” races of the 2023 season…
Abe Maddox pointing out his 1161 laps in practice before round 3.
George Peter’s dragged these cool cars out of his archives to run on the SR3 oval. They did not disappoint anybody. These cars are a hoot to drive, fast, and loose, but very predictable. The venerable pancake motor with vintage NASCAR bodies is a blast to race on an oval. The main battle in this one was between Home Cook’n, Aaron Castro, and George Peters, with Aaron finishing a close second and on the same lap as the winner. A secondary battle was going on between Sportsman drivers, Kevin Webster and Shaylin Maddox. Shaylin had never driven the SR3 oval course nor had she ever driven a Johnny Lightning “Shaunadega” car. In the end, Shaylin managed to take third in the final two segments, besting Kevin by four laps and just four points. Great driving! Detailed Results
Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
1 | Steve Stewart* | 156 | 59 | 702.416 |
2 | Aaron Castro | 156 | 55 | 681.966 |
3 | George Peters* | 152 | 53 | 697.333 |
4 | Shaylin Maddox | 126 | 36 | 704.308 |
5 | Kevin Webster | 122 | 32 | 714.1 |
This relatively new class has been very interesting and competitive. The “paper” bodies transform the MG+ chassis into a real speedster by virtue of less weight and overall mass, making the MG+ 1.7 platform much more exciting to drive. Unfortunately, Team Maddox had to abandon racing after the first event due to their younger drivers favoring other interests. That would leave just four of us to complete round 3 but it was still hot and heavy racing from then on. Race was yet another barn burner with Aaron Castro putting in a fierce effort to win Race 2. In the end, each segment of the race was identical in terms of finishing order with Aaron finishing on the same lap as the leader again! Detailed Results
Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
1 | Steve Stewart* | 158 | 56 | 405.562 |
2 | Aaron Castro | 158 | 55 | 405.935 |
3 | George Peters* | 154 | 49 | 405.545 |
4 | Kevin Webster | 141 | 28 | 406.317 |
In the spirit of the Aurora ThunderJet, these cars are completely stock TFX chassis’. Very challenging to drive, even on an oval. Sportsman driver, Aaron Castro, dominated Race 3 winning three of the four segments and clearly demonstrating his diverse driving skills with these fast but loose cars. Expert driver and veteran T-Jet driver, George Peters, fought hard for the win in this one but Aaron clicked off four perfect 40-lap segments and sealed the deal with a convincing win in the final segment. Detailed Results
Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
1 | Aaron Castro | 160 | 61 | 1029.151 |
2 | Steve Stewart* | 155 | 55 | 1028.422 |
3 | George Peters* | 146 | 44 | 1037.697 |
4 | Kevin Webster | 120 | 28 | 1042.492 |
One of our faster classes, these cars are essentially “box stock” Viper V-SPEC chassis’ with a Lexan body. No other mods are allowed. The fastest cars we ran in Round 3 and probably the most adrenaline-producing of the bunch. The final “official” race of the day was probably the most competitive of all with four very fast V-SPEC cars duking it out on the oval. The big story of the day was the Sportsman points battle between Kevin Webster and Aaron Castro. Kevin was leading the points chase by 21 over Aaron going into Round 3. Kevin knew he wasn’t having his best day going into the final race and was clearly on a mission to salvage the day with a win. Kevin came out of the gate with guns blazing and very fast laps, clinging onto second place until segment 3, when he had a disastrous run in the Blue lane only completing 34 laps. George Peters was in a solid third position until segment 3 when Aaron Castro came out of nowhere and won the segment with a perfect 40 laps completed. That would set the stage for an epic battle in the final segment. In the end, Home Cook’n managed to hold onto a slim 2-lap lead to take the win. The final segment was very close with Aaron and George putting in a perfect 40-laps and Kevin only losing one lap but with the best median lap time of the segment. That’s some very competitive racing, folks. Detailed Results
Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
1 | Steve Stewart* | 158 | 61 | 501.295 |
2 | Aaron Castro | 156 | 47 | 503.668 |
3 | George Peters* | 154 | 40 | 505.022 |
4 | Kevin Webster | 151 | 40 | 505.363 |
Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
1 | Steve Stewart* | 627 | 231 | 2637.695 |
2 | Aaron Castro | 630 | 218 | 2620.72 |
3 | George Peters* | 606 | 186 | 2645.597 |
4 | Kevin Webster | 534 | 128 | 2668.272 |
5 | Shaylin Maddox | 126 | 36 | 704.308 |
So cool to have Shaylin in the mix. She’s getting better and better each race and adapts amazingly well to every car, layout, and race format we throw at her. Way to go, Shaylin!
Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
1 | Steve Stewart* | 1477 | 686 | 15573.7 |
2 | Aaron Castro | 1456 | 604 | 15715.95 |
3 | Kevin Webster | 1256 | 398 | 16165.68 |
4 | Jerry Pearson | 541 | 190 | 8600.651 |
5 | George Peters* | 606 | 186 | 2645.597 |
6 | Eric Lane | 339 | 112 | 6219.998 |
7 | Martha Elderon | 180 | 60 | 2304.775 |
8 | Shaylin Maddox | 126 | 36 | 704.308 |
By winning one race and coming in a close second in the other three events, Aaron Castro has rocketed into the lead in the Sportsman standings. With two more rounds to go, Kevin Webster is going to need a lot of luck and some very good driving to get back into a series-win position.
We actually didn’t stop racing after the four “official” races. The four of us clicked off four more fuel races, ending with a Fray T-Jet “slip-on” IROC race! Surprisingly, Aaron finished just two laps down on the leader having never raced a Fray car before.
Stay tuned for details on our next events at Stewart Raceway. Next weekend will be an open track and, hopefully, some junior racing. Round 4 of the series will return to the SR3 “Fast Esses” road course.
Okay, shut up and drive!
Well, for just being a track day, we sure did a lot of racing Saturday. Team Pearson, Webster Motorsports, and Castro Racing all showed up to test the new MegaG+ 1.7 “paper” Modified bodies, which by all indications, seem to have been very successful.
The paper bodies make the platform handle much better and most drivers agreed, as did their lap times. Martha Elderon had a fantastic day with the MG+ Modified platform (Jerry’s car), putting in the fastest, best average, and best median lap of the first-ever race for this class. Martha was on fire and finished the race on the podium in third place!
While we had enough drivers early on, Team Pearson would exit the paddock shortly after the MG+ Modified race, which left us with just three drivers.
The remaining three of us decided to keep on racing and clicked off four IROC races: TFX “Box Stock” Camaros; Jag TR-3 “Modified” Augorans; Jag “NC-2 “Lites” with George’s old Buick hardbodies; and ended the night with Kevin’s cool Wizzard Storm Extreme set.
Way fun day and night! Thank you all for supporting the program and making it a very enjoyable event!
We’ll try again next week to complete Round 3 of the 50/50 Xtreme Series, which is expected to be ran on the SR3 oval course.
Okay, shut up and drive!