1/15/2023
Postman 68
Bucket Lists
So many races, so little time.
At one time my “bucket list” of races was very simple: Knoxville Nationals, Chili Bowl, and Snowball Derby. All three were outstanding and will continue to be part of my “race chasing” going forward.
The more I see, the more I want to see and my “bucket list” has expanded greatly. There are the events, there are tracks and as a “track chaser” there are the tracks close to home that I need to make sure get added to my list (presently at 231 different tracks).
Bucket List Events:
• Trophy Cup, Thunderbowl Raceway, Tulare, Calif
• Little 500, Anderson Speedway
• Indy 500
• Spring Sizzler, Stafford Motor Speedway
• Dirt Late Models: World 100, Prairie Dirt Classic, The Dream
• Midgets: BC 39, Indiana Speed Week
• Sprint Cars: Indiana Sprint Speed Week
• Silver Crown Race on a Dirt Mile
• Asphalt Super Late Models: Slinger Nationals, All American 400, Winchester 400, Oxford 250
• Super DIRT Week Oswego
• Formula 1 Race
Bucket List Tracks:
• Placerville (Calif.) Speedway
• Thunderbowl Raceway, Tulare, Calif
• Keller Auto Speedway, Hanford, Calif.
• River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks, N.C.
• Slinger (Wisc.) Speedway
• Berlin Raceway, Marne, Mich.
• Stafford (Ct.) Motor Speedway
• Port City Raceway, Tulsa, Okla.
• Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, Mo.
Bucket List – Proximity (within 200 miles)
• Tri-County Speedway – 54 Miles
• Harris Motor Speedway – 67 Miles
• Wythe Speedway – 109 Miles
• Sumter Speedway – 144 Miles
• Motor Mile Speedway – 148 Miles
• Toccoa Raceway – 157 Miles
• 411 Motor Speedway – 174 Miles
• Goodyear All American Speedway – 186 Miles
• Smokey Mountain Speedway – 191 Miles
• Halifax Motor Speedway – 199 Miles
The Trophy Cup is on the top of my list, beyond that there is not really a huge preference. The challenge is to find those events/tracks that fit into my schedule, working around my present plan.
In 2022 I went to 160 races, and I will likely not try that again. This year I am going to take a few weekends off and work on getting some of these races and places checked off my list.
-Postman
Photo: Thunderbowl Raceway, Tulare, Calif.
Submitted By: Steve Post
