Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, October 13, 1994 TAG: 9411240008
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S19 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: RADFORD LENGTH: Medium
"It's a whole lot different business-wise, being a promoter," he said. "There's a whole lot more to it. It's a whole lot more involved. And you can't please everybody. All you can do is just try. You just have to go out there and do what you feel is right."
For Snoddy, this means trying different things, finding what works and sticking with them.
Successful things that will be back are fireworks, car shows, occassionally televised races, Sunday afternoon races when Winston Cup runs on Saturday night and longer races for the divisions other than the Late Model Stocks.
The 1995 season will also be shorter by a week or so. Only rain make-ups will be scheduled after the wnd of the Winston Racing Series season in mid- September. This is to allow Late Model competitors to enter the post-season big-money shows at other tracks without having to worry about their standings at NRVS.
CAR COUNTS: While car counts have been a concern this year, the final numbers ended up about the same as the last two seasons. The track had 64 Late Model drivers enter races, 46 Limited Sportsman, 21 Modified Minis, 35 Mini Stocks and 41 Pure Stocks.
GM cars won 26 of 27 Late Model races at New River. Roanoke's Tink Reedy was the only one who broke the General Motors domination. Reedy drove a Chrysler to victory in a 200-lapper in May.
Reedy and Stacy Compton of Hurt, who drove a Ford, were the only two drivers who competed all year at NRVS in non-GM cars.
DRIVERS MOVES: Jay McCray of Salem paid his fine and turned over the illegal intake for his Mini Stock car before the last Saturday night race at NRVS. He then drove his Mini Stock car one last time - with a "For Sale" sign on it - before getting into the Limited Sportsman car he will pilot next season.
Salem's Malcolm Fink is looking for one more season on the track in the Late Models. The driver who made it back from a heart attack suffered during a race in 1993 and who spent the second half of this season serving as Kenny Prillaman's crew chief is seeking sponsors for 1995.
THIS WEEK AT THE TRACKS: New River Valley Speedway will be quiet again this weekend. But that's not the case with Franklin County Speedway. A full card of racing, including a 75-lap Late Model feature, begins at 7 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children 10 and younger.
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