INDIANA DRIVER TAKES HOME $4,000
By Jack Taylor

(6/3/96) As long as the weather continues to cooperate, the racing action at Vermilion County Speedway will continue to be the best in the two-state area. Last weekend's battles on the fast 1/4 mile dirt oval make it hard to believe two drivers have winning streaks going. Every race went down to checkered flag before a winner could be determined.

Scott Patman, the southern Indiana who took home $4,000 in the Rain delayed Richardson Memorial, became the fifth different Modified feature winner this year. Danny Allen, Steve Hillard, Bryan Clendenen, and Denny Schwartz have won the other  features this year. Plus, there are easily another dozen drivers who are a threat every night out, including Toby Massie. Massie has been the only driver to finish in the top five in every feature until his 18th place finish in Sunday's Richardson Memorial.

 

TO RACE OR NOT TO RACE.......THAT IS THE QUESTION!!!!!!!
By Jack Taylor

(5/25/96)Officials, fans, drivers, and crews at Vermilion County Speedway are not on speaking terms with Mother Nature right now. What was supposed to be an action-packed weekend turned into a wait and see weekend. Friday's 1996 point series event was washed out, leaving Satirday's and Sunday' Richardson Memorial to salvage the weekend.

The event, featuring the Modifieds, along with Sportsman cars and Street Stocks, got off to a great start Saturday. Then rain moved in around 10:30 PM  Saturday night and continued thru Sunday and Monday, forcing postponement of the gem in the VCS season.

47 Modifieds from 5 states signed in to race for the $4,000 top prize in the 50-lap feature. VCS regular and track record holder, Bryan Clendenen of Oakwood, was unable to lower his one-lap mark, but he topped the field in qualify ing with a 15.548 mark. The entire Sportsman show was  and the rest of the program was rained out. Most of the events have been re-scheduled for Sunday, June 2.

Summary of Events of Sunday, May 25, 1996
Fast Qualifier-Bryan Clendenen, Oakwood, IL
Trophy Dash- Postponed due to rain
Heat 1- Bryan Clendenen
Heat 2- Steve Hillard, Sadorus, IL
Heat 3- Danny Dean, Mt. Vernon, OH
Heat 4-Tim O'Donnell, Champaign, IL
Heat 5- Richie Hedrick, Urbana, IL
Heat 6- Scott Patman, Valonia, IN
Semi 1- Postponed due to ran
Semi 2- Postponed due to rain

Remainder of events on May 25 were run on June 3. A brief story precedes
the above summary, but I have no other records of June 3 Feature and Semi's