Wow! Yet another way cool rainy track day filled with junior drivers and parents all from the hood. And what a spread of goodies and snacks shared by all, very nice!
We had one new neighborhood team and one returning neighborhood team join in the fun along with veteran family teams, Team Johnson and Team Maddox.
After several hours of open practice, the more serious junior drivers were ready to run a few races. We decided to stick to Dash races and started racing with six drivers and six lanes.
The first Dash race was very interesting as the lead changed quite often with Cameron Bill leading most of the laps. Not to be outdone, Junior driver Abe Maddox (driving for Mom, Shaylin) came from behind in the last few laps and knocked Cameron off the top podium spot to second. Our newest Junior driver at Stewart Raceway, Isabel Foster, rounded out the podium with a very impressive 3rd place finish.
The second Dash race was an all-Jared Johnson show, with Jared winning by three laps over a hard-charging Cameron Bill in 2nd place, and an amazing 3rd place finish by Abe Maddox driving for Isabel’s Mom, Jenny Foster. Isabel had another amazing race finished in 4th place just one lap behind superstar Junior, Abe Maddox.
Overall Results of First Two Races
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Cameron Bill | 52 | 26 | 421.582 |
| 2 | Isabel Foster | 43 | 18 | 425.308 |
| 3 | Jared Johnson | 30 | 17 | 212.991 |
| 4 | Shaylin Maddox2 | 25 | 16 | 207.734 |
| 5 | Madeline Johnson | 32 | 12 | 435.491 |
| 6 | Jenny Foster2 | 23 | 11 | 219.94 |
| 7 | Matthew Johnson | 31 | 10 | 444.515 |
| 8 | Eli Bill1 | 20 | 8 | 211.734 |
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- Eli only participated in the first race.
- Abe Maddox drove for both Shaylin and Jenny.
Nice to have all six lanes on the SR3 road course buzzing with racers! Prior to racing breaking out, Eli Bill had studiously been working on improving his lap times and, before practice ended, had bested the current lap record for the car he was driving, a MegaG+ 1.7 “Modified.” Nice driving, Eli!
All in all, amazing driving by all, especially all the first-time racers who stood on the podium after their first-ever slot car race—amazing!
Most of the teams departed after the two Dash races. However, Team Johnson wasn’t quite done for the day and we did three more Dash races with just the three of us. The first race was a straight-up 25-lap Dash, the second was a 25-lap Dash with fuel, and the third was a 30-lap Dash race with just tire changes.
Team Johnson dominated the last few races with Dad, Jared, winning two and Madeline winning the final race. Very impressive driving by Team Johnson. Jared should join us for a Big Kids race, he’s a natural. Madeline found her mojo and drove all three races extremely well.
Overall Results Of Last Three Races
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Jared Johnson | 85 | 48 | 596.36 |
| 2 | Madeline Johnson | 80 | 38 | 591.418 |
| 3 | Steve Stewart | 78 | 37 | 594.015 |
Oh, and a very Happy Birthday wish to Matthew Johnson who just turned 4-years old! Thanks for sharing your delicious birthday cake, Matthew!
Another way cool track day with all neighborhood families in the mix. Hope everybody enjoyed it. Thank you all for supporting Stewart Raceway. Let’s do it again real soon!
Okay, shut up and drive!
