Andy Hillenburg is back
before we start
let us see who Andy Hillenburg are:
He won the state quarter midget championships in 1975-1979. Hillenburg won the ARCA Super Car Series Championship in 1995, with 3 time ARCA Champion Bob Dotter as Crew Chief. He won the 1995 and 1997 Daytona ARCA 200, the premiere event in the series.
He served as a test driver for the IROC series. He competed in the 2000 Indianapolis 500, finishing 28th, and has sixteen Winston Cup starts nine Busch Series starts and four in the Craftsman Truck Series
now he is back :
Congratulations to ARCA RE/MAX Series car owner and former driver Andy Hillenburg for bringing Rockingham back to life.
Same goes for Joey Logano for winning in his first ever ARCA event at the wheel of a Venturini Motorsports prepared, Joe Gibbs sponsored Chevy. The soon-to-be 18 year old Gibbs phenom decimated the field and lapped all but 4 other cars on the way to the win.
There’s one remaining question I have after the checkered flag fell Sunday. If a race is held at a resurrected Rockingham Speedway will anyone see it?
The apparent answer is not only no, but a resounding NO when taking into account the number of “fans” dressed as vacant seats Sunday.
Was this the same track that was dropped from the NASCAR circuit in favor of bigger tracks with bigger grandstands in 2004? I think so.
Was this the same track that a multitude of fans of the track and it’s unique brand of racing was very much lamented at it’s passing? I think so.
Was this the very same track upon its demise in 2004 spawned a loud vociferous group of fans that campaigned for someone, anyone to bring it back to life? I think so.
So where the hell were they?
Where were these so-called “fans” when the green flag flew, the stands to be charitable, were one third full. That’s 20k at a place that holds 60k. The remainder of the math problem is left as an exercise for the reader.
No excuses. I don’t want to hear about this being an ARCA event vice NASCAR. I don’t want to hear about gas prices, hotel bills or any other such excuses that have been used since NASCAR opened it’s season at Daytona.
This was THE ROCK after all, you asked for it and got it, so where were you?
To be clear, I never expected a 60k sellout. But the least one could have hoped for, and Andy might admit to it if his feet were held to the fire, was 30k, or half full.
Didn’t happen not even close, for an event that has been pimped for months, billed as the new signature event for the circuit, the longest miles wise in series history and featuring many of the best of the youngsters that are on the development ladder to NASCAR’s three top series’.
Sorry, I fail to see any valid excuses, not after 4 years of whimpering and whining over the last few years.
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