Always good to know the time to beat when you’re testing and tuning slot cars.
It’s clunky, I know. But you can sort by any field in the table and search for anything. Pay attention to the track layout and dates. I’ll try to keep it up-to-date but haven’t automated the process yet.
Stay tuned for more slot car racing stats from Stewart Raceway…
We’ll conclude the series on the SR3 road course Saturday, August 6, 2022.
George Peters currently leads the series with an unassailable points lead. George also leads the Concours d’ Elegance points and will very likely win that competition as well.
All eyes will be on the battle for the second spot on the coveted Stewart Raceway podium. Kevin Webster leads Jordan Walker by 25-points. Both drivers know that the second podium spot is within their reach. Both drivers will certainly be bringing their “A” game to the party.
| Name | Laps | Points | Total Time | |
| 1 | George Peters | 3088 | 297 | 26542.46 |
| 2 | Kevin Webster | 1899 | 151 | 16994.23 |
| 3 | Jordan Walker | 1903 | 126 | 19503.4 |
| 4 | Jerry Pearson | 1175 | 81 | 14225.5 |
| 1 | Brad Sandahl ♦ | 900 | 55 | 3561.313 |
| 2 | Steve Stewart ♦ | 3291 | 353 | 26011.41 |
Rookie Sportsman driver, Jerry Pearson, is tentative for the finale but has had some very impressive heat wins and lap records in previous rounds of the series.
Regardless of other drivers making an appearance in the final round, the top three spots on the Sportsman podium are pretty much spoken for.
If you haven’t already, please register for Round 5 by 10:00PM, Friday, August 5.
Okay, Shut up and drive!
Despite a bunch of drivers out of town and one canceling due to illness, we managed to pull off Round 4 on the SR3 oval.
We skipped the Concourse d’Elegance competition in favor of running four races before Jerry Pearson had to bail out. In total, we ran the usual six races, including a couple of fuel races.
Short story, George Peters—again—dominated. However, this time, George dominated the Sportsman and Expert classes overall!
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | George Peters | 695 | 90 | 4912.85 |
| 2 | Jordan Walker | 597 | 62 | 4973.59 |
| 3 | Jerry Pearson | 404 | 32 | 3717.331 |
| 2 | Steve Stewart ♦ | 695 | 84 | 4915.27 |
These cars are fast and fun to drive. Basically a Tomahawk with a NASCAR-style hardbody instead of Lexan, these things rip. Georgie started out the day winning three of four segments in this first race on points and by one lap to second place. Jerry Pearson drove well as Georgie and Home Cook’n battled and pushed each other to three new oval lap records. In fact, Jerry set a new lap record in the green lane with a 2.393-second lap! Detailed Results
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | George Peters | 100 | 16 | 963.01 |
| 2 | Steve Stewart | 99 | 13 | 965.633 |
| 3 | Jerry Pearson | 92 | 11 | 996.669 |
| 4 | Jordan Walker | 79 | 7 | 990.532 |
Close racing by all and action-packed. Georgie won two segments and in the end, stole the show by approximately 8-seconds in total run time for the win. Jordan and Jerry also had a barn-burner race going on for the final podium spot with Jordan besting Jerry by just two laps, their run times were almost identical. Details
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | George Peters | 100 | 16 | 446.763 |
| 2 | Steve Stewart | 100 | 13 | 455.275 |
| 3 | Jordan Walker | 84 | 11 | 454.147 |
| 4 | Jerry Pearson | 82 | 7 | 454.661 |
Another amazingly competitive race. While George and Home Cook’n were busy trying to seal the deal, Jordan Walker slyly won the final two heats of this double-rotation feature event. Jerry got a good feel for what it’s like racing the fastest car we run. But always an uphill battle when the veterans are pushing each other so hard. He hung in there and, hopefully, gained some valuable experience in our premier class. Jordan showed how much he likes the V-SPEC car with brilliant driving in the last two segments of the feature event. Details
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Steve Stewart | 199 | 16 | 885.022 |
| 2 | George Peters | 199 | 13 | 885.74 |
| 3 | Jordan Walker | 188 | 11 | 888.635 |
| 4 | Jerry Pearson | 162 | 7 | 889.773 |
Georgie and Home Cook’n battled it out again in the PR-5 race with Home Cook’n besting Georgie by just four laps. Pretty much carbon copy segments in this one. Details
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Steve Stewart | 100 | 16 | 1357.812 |
| 2 | George Peters | 96 | 13 | 1368.245 |
| 3 | Jordan Walker | 78 | 11 | 1369.561 |
| 4 | Jerry Pearson | 68 | 7 | 1376.228 |
Georgie’s venerable Merc Jalopies. Fast and loose cars and very fun to drive. Georgie dominated this one also, winning two of the four segments and the overall by one lap. Details
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | George Peters | 100 | 16 | 580.288 |
| 2 | Steve Stewart | 99 | 13 | 574.904 |
| 3 | Jordan Walker | 87 | 11 | 595.221 |
Georgie completely dominated the final race of the day, winning all four segments and overall by two laps. Details
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | George Peters | 100 | 16 | 668.804 |
| 2 | Steve Stewart | 98 | 13 | 676.624 |
| 3 | Jordan Walker | 81 | 11 | 675.494 |
All in all, a very good day of racing and a bunch of new oval lap records. Congrats to George for a very productive Round 4!
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | George Peters | 3088 | 297 | 26542.46 |
| 2 | Jordan Walker | 1903 | 126 | 19503.4 |
| 3 | Kevin Webster | 1899 | 151 | 16994.23 |
| 4 | Jerry Pearson | 1175 | 81 | 14225.5 |
| 1 | Brad Sandahl ♦ | 900 | 55 | 3561.313 |
| 2 | Steve Stewart ♦ | 3291 | 353 | 26011.41 |
♦ indicates Expert Class driver. Scored separately in series.
The Round 5 Finale is Saturday, August 6!
Okay, shut up and drive!
HOPRA held their National Championships back in June. They had 0ver 100 drivers totaling over 500 entries in their various classes.
We run HOPRA rules at Stewart Raceway. We currently only run two platforms today that are almost always raced at the Nationals: the Viper V-SPEC Lexan car, aka: SPEC RACER; and the Viper-Jet Lexan car, aka: SPEC JET classes.
I suspect next year HOPRA will roll out OS3 TFX rules. No idea what those rules will look like. Hopefully, our TFX Modified class is in the ballpark.
HOPRA also runs a support race using the Mega G+ platforms at the NATS, employing BOX STOCK rules. We don’t run this car other than IROC but it’s a simple and good driving platform and one that all of us have a few of. Maybe we should consider adding it to our active platforms?
Full results and pics here.
We need to do at least one more oval course race in the 2022 NASCAR MADness Series. We either run the oval for Round 4 on July 23, or the final round on August 6. Which do you prefer? Continue reading “2022 NASCAR MADness Series: Oval or Road Course for Round 4?”
