Speed Racer
aka "mach5driver"
Don Nugent has a new racing series in mind. It's called the Stock Car Challenge Series and Nugent plans to have it on track for six races this year. Two races are planned for paved short-track ovals - tracks like ones in Concord and Asheboro, N.C., or Myrtle Beach, S.C. Two races are planned for dirt tracks and two others will be on road courses - such as Virginia International Raceway. Cars will be 2000 or older NASCAR-approved chassis with 1999 to 2002 bodies. Sealed General Motors-built engines will be sold by the series for around $12,500. Races will be short enough to be completed on just one fuel stop and no more than two tires can be changed in any one stop and four tires in any race. "There are a lot of people who want to get involved in racing if they can do it in a relatively inexpensive way," Nugent says. "We want to give them that opportunity." Nugent plans to schedule his races to allow drivers competing in such series as the USAR Hooters Pro Cup series to compete. Each oval-track race would be a one-day Saturday show and all would be located with a four-hour drive of the Charlotte area. Nugent also believes there are a lot of people like himself, people who've been around auto racing for many years who are willing to share their knowledge and experience if given the opportunity. "I'm tired of seeing racing series throw its veterans away," Nugent says. "There's so much talent and wisdom out there." Anyone interested in the series can contact Nugent at (704) 533-1184.(ThatsRacin.com)(
