With the racing season winding down and only a few races remaining on the 2010 schedule, many folks in the racing industry are looking forward to December and the annual racing industry trade shows. This will mark my 10th year attending the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show, which will be held again in Orlando, Fla. It will also mark my debut at the second-year International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS) in Indianapolis.

I'm excited about returning to Indy, where PRI was held until 2005. MORE

I promised in a previous blogs to visit racetrack safety, and today I fulfill that promise. I will preface this blog by saying I'm by no means an expert in every aspect of racetrack safety. However I do have more than 20 years of experience in both racing (as a racer, car owner and race official) and in EMS, fire and rescue. My thoughts and ideas are based on the things that I have learned or seen throughout that time. I believe that these are basic and sound ideas that will help racers MORE

Well, it's World 100 week and the Dirt Late Model community is abuzz with Eldora talk. In that vein I thought I would take the time to take a look at the guys from my region that I think will be in contention come Saturday.

As always at Eldora Speedway, the draw for qualifying always plays a big role in making the show. The heat races are always tough. More times than not a bad draw will equate to a less than great qualifying effort, which will usually have you standing on the hill watching on MORE