macho 851 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Did I see it right that Stew is running a late model in Florida next month? Haven't seen any talk of this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jwin 260 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 It's on his social media, first I'd seen of it too. Running first four Lucas Oil races - 1/22 and 1/23 at All Tech 2/1 and 2/2 at Bubba's 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leroy 5,271 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 The first time I saw this. But why not ? Especially in this day. If what you do is race for a living? Get every and any race in you can. If you can Who knows what events will go on as scheduled? and what events get cancelled?. I say the same as a fan. If you are able to go. GO 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leakin_fluids 1,305 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/855213671220816/posts/4834637656611711/?sfnsn=mo Little info here too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WheelsUpHammerDown10 1,649 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 This is awesome! Great for Stew trying out something else. Has he pretty much given up on sprint cars? Feels like it’s been a couple years since he’s hopped into one of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DowntheBackStretch 1,675 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Wouldnt say given up. Quit maybe. He has proven to be one of the best sprint car drivers around. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WMR Racing 198 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 22 minutes ago, WheelsUpHammerDown10 said: This is awesome! Great for Stew trying out something else. Has he pretty much given up on sprint cars? Feels like it’s been a couple years since he’s hopped into one of them. Sprint cars are not the safest cars to race. Having a family now probably has something to do with it. With Jessica flipping pretty bad at Utica then Stew rolling it pretty good at weedport just a few weeks apart probably shed some light on things. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DowntheBackStretch 1,675 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 2011 Fonda JZ Jessica Zemken Flip at Fonda Speedway 05-08-11 - YouTube Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor Jones 11 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 He is just jealous of Larson. haha jk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WheelsUpHammerDown10 1,649 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 12 hours ago, WMR Racing said: Sprint cars are not the safest cars to race. Having a family now probably has something to do with it. With Jessica flipping pretty bad at Utica then Stew rolling it pretty good at weedport just a few weeks apart probably shed some light on things. Certainly makes sense and I had a poor choice of words with given up. He definitely was very successful in the sprint car when he hopped into it. I get the family aspect and the safety 100 percent as reasons for not going in the sprints anymore. Quit would definitely be more appropriate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WheelsUpHammerDown10 1,649 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 11 hours ago, DowntheBackStretch said: 2011 Fonda JZ Jessica Zemken Flip at Fonda Speedway 05-08-11 - YouTube I was there that night for that. One of the craziest flips I’ve ever seen and very thankful JZ walked away from that with no serious injuries. She was so fun to watch race the sprint at Fonda. Would put the car in places others weren’t willing to go in 3 and 4. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FondaFan16 1,545 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I could be wrong, but I think with the welcomed addition of Parker, the risk/reward of getting into a Sprint Car just wasn't worth it for the Friesen's anymore. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh Bayko 1,731 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Much more money to possibly be won in a late model than a sprint car over the course of a season if one is looking to spread their dirt wings, and Stew makes his living racing. Running speedweeks is a trial by fire for any driver, let alone one making his debut in a different division. The fields there are the most stacked they are all season outside of World 100. Even making the shows will be quite the accomplishment for Stew. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottnorwood 494 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 22 minutes ago, Josh Bayko said: Much more money to possibly be won in a late model than a sprint car over the course of a season if one is looking to spread their dirt wings, and Stew makes his living racing. Running speedweeks is a trial by fire for any driver, let alone one making his debut in a different division. The fields there are the most stacked they are all season outside of World 100. Even making the shows will be quite the accomplishment for Stew. How are you calculating the "much more money"? Are you saying if he ignores the Truck Series and modified commitments and then travels to the highest paying late model vs sprint car events on off weekends? Or are you saying if someone runs a true outlaw schedule in a sprint car vs a late model there is more winnings in the late model? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh Bayko 1,731 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 23 minutes ago, scottnorwood said: How are you calculating the "much more money"? Are you saying if he ignores the Truck Series and modified commitments and then travels to the highest paying late model vs sprint car events on off weekends? Or are you saying if someone runs a true outlaw schedule in a sprint car vs a late model there is more winnings in the late model? There are far more 20k and up late model races between the two national tours and the Ultimate series to hit on potential off weekends than there are in ASCoC and WoO sprint cars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
leroy 5,271 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 38 minutes ago, scottnorwood said: How are you calculating the "much more money"? Are you saying if he ignores the Truck Series and modified commitments and then travels to the highest paying late model vs sprint car events on off weekends? Or are you saying if someone runs a true outlaw schedule in a sprint car vs a late model there is more winnings in the late model? Yup Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottnorwood 494 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 3 hours ago, Josh Bayko said: There are far more 20k and up late model races between the two national tours and the Ultimate series to hit on potential off weekends than there are in ASCoC and WoO sprint cars. OK; yea I guess I was looking at 2021 50k to win and bigger. I didn't think down to the 20-40k to win. Next year is an outlier with 2 Kings Royals. Knoxville - 150,000 Kings Royal - 175,000 Kings Royal - 175,000 National Open - 75,000 Nittany Showdown - 54,000 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottnorwood 494 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 8 minutes ago, scottnorwood said: OK; yea I guess I was looking at 2021 50k to win and bigger. I didn't think down to the 20-40k to win. Next year is an outlier with 2 Kings Royals. Knoxville - 150,000 Kings Royal - 175,000 Kings Royal - 175,000 National Open - 75,000 Nittany Showdown - 54,000 Tusc 50 not Nittany Showdown...sorry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ranger22 388 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 13 hours ago, Josh Bayko said: Much more money to possibly be won in a late model than a sprint car over the course of a season if one is looking to spread their dirt wings, and Stew makes his living racing. Running speedweeks is a trial by fire for any driver, let alone one making his debut in a different division. The fields there are the most stacked they are all season outside of World 100. Even making the shows will be quite the accomplishment for Stew. The flip side is if he doesn't make any of the shows the idiots will be screaming how much he sucks and we told you so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old racer 370 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 11 hours ago, scottnorwood said: OK; yea I guess I was looking at 2021 50k to win and bigger. I didn't think down to the 20-40k to win. Next year is an outlier with 2 Kings Royals. Knoxville - 150,000 Kings Royal - 175,000 Kings Royal - 175,000 National Open - 75,000 Nittany Showdown - 54,000 2020 Lucas Oil Late Model Champ earnings $376,950.... $75k was point money ......T-Mac 2nd place points total $296,000 ....6th place point earnings $128.450 IDK how many of the 50 plus race schedule they ran but for amount of travel it's not big money I would guess Owens tour champ first place gross earnings would not pay for haulers he parks beside in pits Maybe half the price of the newest exotic Haulers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh Bayko 1,731 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 46 minutes ago, old racer said: 2020 Lucas Oil Late Model Champ earnings $376,950.... $75k was point money ......T-Mac 2nd place points total $296,000 ....6th place point earnings $128.450 IDK how many of the 50 plus race schedule they ran but for amount of travel it's not big money I would guess Owens tour champ first place gross earnings would not pay for haulers he parks beside in pits Maybe half the price of the newest exotic Haulers Brandon Sheppard made 800k between the house car, his grandpa’s car and a couple modified races. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnyC 787 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 34 minutes ago, Josh Bayko said: Brandon Sheppard made 800k between the house car, his grandpa’s car and a couple modified races. Gross I assume. It’s the net that always has us guessing. On paper Matt Williamson killed it two years ago. Wonder what they actually end up with when it’s all said and done? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J. Downing 312 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 12/30/2020 at 10:23 PM, DowntheBackStretch said: 2011 Fonda JZ Jessica Zemken Flip at Fonda Speedway 05-08-11 - YouTube Was there that night. Wild ride for her! The fuel cell came out of the chassis and slid across the parking lot slamming into the doors to the Kane Entertainment building , never touched a vehicle in its path and didn’t come apart. Wild nite for sure! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old racer 370 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, JohnyC said: Gross I assume. It’s the net that always has us guessing. On paper Matt Williamson killed it two years ago. Wonder what they actually end up with when it’s all said and done? It's like the saying she got the Gold mine ( driver getting 40 % to 50% to drive ) I ( car owner ) get the shaft ......, Investment cost, labor , time and upkeep but tax rite off if you need one .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh Bayko 1,731 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 2 hours ago, JohnyC said: Gross I assume. It’s the net that always has us guessing. On paper Matt Williamson killed it two years ago. Wonder what they actually end up with when it’s all said and done? I’m not sure of his percentages from either, but if it’s at industry standards, he made somewhere between 4-500k, considering I bet he makes a much higher percentage in his grandpa’s stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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