POSTED 11-30-07 OLD PHOTO OF HUGH PORTER CAUSEY #P38

This is a picture of Bowling Green's own Hugh Porter Causey. Hugh Porter was very instrumental in getting stock car racing started at Beech Bend Race Raceway Park. This picture was taken on what is now the parking lot for Western Kentucky University and in the background you can see the train track underpass with a car heading away from Hugh Porter which is headed toward Russellville on 68 & 80. Hugh Porter and wife Mary live in Bowling Green, Hugh Porter is well known for his Junk Yard on Morgantown Road. Thanks Hugh Porter for making racing stock car's in Bowling Green possible. Cool car too!

POSTED 11-29-07 BUBBIO BUYS A LATE MODEL FOR ZOOMIE TO DRIVE???

I am hearing that Bubbio has bought a late model car from the Turn or Burn Motorsports team (The Church Car team as some call them) And I was told that Dennis "Zoomie" Oliver would be driving it in the Figure-8 and late model class. I also heard that Bubbio would have the old #98 back too! Who will drive the #98? (This Story from a unclosed source)

POSTED 11-29-07 SARAH JO WHITE HAS A BIRTHDAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SARAH JO WHITE! 11-30-07 Sarah Jo is the wife of current Beech Bend Track official, Bobby White and former stock car driver, owner of White Bros. Racing and former owner of White Bros. Oval Track Supplies.

POSTED 11-29-07 OLD PHOTO OF RUBEN LANCASTER IN 1987

This was taken at BBR in 1987. The late model #1 is the car of driver Ruben Lancaster. The owner's of this car was the late Wayne "Big Daddy" Miller, the late Willard "Short Daddy" Stamper and Kenneth "Hollywood"Westray.

POSTED 11-28-07 RESULTS FROM LAST WEEKS PHOTO POLL

POLL: Which photo from last week was your favorite? (11/15-21/07) #5 Tommy Climer 53.8%/35 votes #1 Ruben Lancaster 36.9%/24 votes #0 Steve Sowders 9.2%/6 votes #99 Kendall Meredith 0%/0 #56 Bill Riley, Jr. 0%/0 #52 Ken Taylor 0%/0 #47 Randy Young 0%/0 total votes: 65

POSTED 11-28-07 OLD PHOTO OF JOHN KEY IN 1987

A photo from Beech Bend in 1987. This is #00 driven by John Key. John mainly ran the figure-8 race.

POSTED 11-28-07 BEECH BEND HOLIDAY LIGHTS SPECTACULAR UPDATE

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go. But do you want to know where to find bazillions of twinkling lights and holiday festivities? Join us for "Holiday Lights Spectacular" at Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green, KY, November 22nd- January 5th from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm nightly. Drive through more than 2 miles of sparkling lights and animated displays set to delightful music. Ride the Polar Express to the heart of Christmas Village which features ice skating, holiday movies, Ho HO golf, tempting treats, and Santa himself in the Christmas gift shop. Stroll through the park for more sparkling lights, decorations and over sized toys all mingling with the bright, whirling lights of the rides-experience the KY Rumbler in the dark. Make plans now to visit us during the holiday season. It's sure to dazzle your CHRISTMAS SPIRIT! BUDWEISER CLYDESDALES The Budweiser Clydesdale Horses will be appearing and parading through the park December 11th-15th from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Don't miss these beautiful horses! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Holiday Lights Spectacular Admission Prices Ice Skating Prices Ride Tickets $15 per car load $5 per child $1 to $3 per ride $25 commercial van $7 per adult $100 bus or coach $3 skate rental Discount Tickets Available at Houchens, IGA and Jr. Foods. __________________________________ Looking for that perfect Christmas gift? 2008 Season Passes to Beech Bend Park and Splash Lagoon are on sale now thru December 31, 2007 for just $79.95 each. Season Passes include unlimited visits to Beech Bend Park and Splash Lagoon all season long. Call (270) 781-7634 to purchase by phone or go to beechbend.com to print an order form. We will send you a season pass certificate. ________________________________

POSTED 11-27-07 ANOTHER OLD PHOTO OF DAVID JONES IN 1987

A photo from BBR in 1987. This #31 David Jones.

POSTED 11-27-07 ANOTHER OLD PHOTO OF JERRY WAYNE CLINE IN 1987

Another photo from BBR in 1987. This is #51 of Jerry Wayne Cline as he sits in staging lane.

POSTED 11-27-07 OLD PHOTO OF JOE RAY IN 1987

Another photo from BBR in 1987. This is a winning shot of #7 Joe Ray from Portland, TN.

POSTED 11-24-07 A OLD PHOTO OF SKIP FRODGE IN 1987

I took this picture at BBR in 1987. This is driver "Skip" Frodge. Skip drove in the figure-8.

POSTED 11-24-07 OLD PHOTO OF THE LATE DENZIL GRAY IN 1987

I took this picture at BBR in 1987. This is of the late Denzil Gray getting his winning photo. The way his is setting on the track I would say he had just won a figure-8 race. I never seen Denzil ever get really bent out of shape and mad at anyone he was a really good person. RIP Denzil.

POSTED 11-22-07 OLD PHOTO OF JAMES CLIMER #55 "THE KING"

I don't know when this was taken. As you can see it is James Climer and it is signed. I took a picture of the picture. Thanks to Bo Miller who got it from his truck and let me take the picture for this site. Thanks, Bo. Cool car isn't it?

POSTED 11-22-07 HAPPY THANKSGIVING

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

from

Odell & Margaret

POSTED 11-22-07 JUST TWO PHOTO'S OF BEECH BEND ON OPENING NIGHT

This is just a sample of the 2 miles of lights. Margaret and I were out tonight and was very impressed. We are going back with our family. It is so cool. When you turn in on the double lanes turn your cars radio on 97.7 FM and you will hear all kind of Holiday music and etc. DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS WONDERFUL EVENT!

POSTED 11-21-07 OLD PHOTO OF RANDY YOUNG IN 1987

I took this picture at BBR in 1987. The driver of the #47 car is Randy Young from Tennessee.

POSTED 11-21-07 RESULTS FROM LAST WEEKS POLL

RESULTS FROM LAST WEEKS POLL: Which was your favorite picture from the last week (11-7-14-07) #12 Cooter Massey 41.9%.................18 #55 James Climer 30.2%................13 #49 Sammy Sanders 16.3%..................7 #22 Gerald Davis 4.7%....................2 #71 Nathan Spinks 2.3%....................1 #65 Mark Spinks 2.3%....................1 #00 Mark Reynolds 2.3%....................1 #5 Gary Spinks 0%.......................0 #7 Larry Spinks 0%.......................0

POST 11-20-07 OLD PHOTO AT BEECH BEND OF KEN TAYLOR IN 1987

I took this picture at BBR in 1987. This is the #52 driven by Ken Taylor.

POSTED 11-20-07 HOLIDAY LIGHTS SPECTACULAR AT BEECH BEND PARK

HOLIDAY LIGHTS SPECTACULAR Over 2 miles of dazzling animated lights, plus WBKO's Christmas Village, North Pole Express hay ride, ice skating, visits and pictures with Santa, Santa’s Barnyard with live animals, amusement rides including the Kentucky Rumbler, Christmas gift shop, giant movie screen playing holiday favorites, HoHo Golf, live entertainment, bonfires and scrumptious food and drinks. Holiday Lights Spectacular opens Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, November 22nd and is open every night through Saturday, January 5, 2008 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. each night! It’s the beginning of a new Holiday Tradition! Holiday Lights Spectacular! Drive through a million twinkling lights 109 dazzling light displays Ride North Pole Express to CHRISTMAS VILLAGE Stop by and visit WBKO's CHRISTMAS VILLAGE Ice skating rink with skate rentals available Family rides will be open - $1 to $2 tickets Experience Kentucky Rumbler in the "dark" Giant movie screen showing holiday favorites Visits with Santa through December 23rd Photos with Santa also available! Visit Santa's Barnyard live animals & play HoHo Golf Browse through the Christmas Gift Shop Bonfires for warming & roasting marshmallows Scrumptious holiday food and drinks Animated & synchronized light & sound displays $15 per car load / $25 commercial van / $100 bus/coach

POSTED 11-19-07 BEECH BEND RACEWAY INKS A FIVE-YEAR DEAL TO HOST NHRA NATIONAL HOT ROD REUNION IN 2008

Congratulations to Dallas Jones and Beech Bend Raceway. BBR inks a five-year deal to play host to annual Hot Rod Reunion. With the return of the NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion in 2008, Beech Bend Park and Raceway could top 1 million visitors. (source: Robyn L. Minor/The Daily News)

POSTED 11-19-07 OLD PHOTO OF TOMMY CLIMER IN 1987

I took this a BBR in 1987. In the #5 is Tommy Climer. I think the man to the right, and almost out of the picture is another drive, the late Billy McDaniels but I am not 100% sure.

POSTED 11-18-07 OLD PICTURE OF RUBEN AND THE LATE JERRY LANCASTER IN 1987

I took this picture at BBR in 1987. This was the winning shot of #1 Ruben Lancaster and his son the late Jerry Lancaster. Jerry went on to be a very good young race car driver himself, but had a car accident on the way home from school back years ago. We will always remember you forever. RIP Jerry.

POSTED 11-17-07 OLD PHOTO OF BILL RILEY, JR.

This was taken at BBR in 1987. The car #56 is driver Bill Riley, Jr.

POSTED 11-16-07 OLD PHOTO OF THE LATE STEVE SOWDERS #0

I took this picture at BBR back in 1987. This is the late Steve Sowders in the #0. Steve was killed in a figure-8 race at BBR several years ago. Steve is gone from us but will never be forgotten. RIP Steve!

POSTED 11-15-07 OLD PHOTO OF KENDALL MEREDITH

I took this at BBR in 1987. In the #99 is Kendall Meredith (I think).

POSTED 11-14-07 NEW POLL

NEW POLL / PLEASE VOTE!

POSTED 11-13-07 OLD PHOTO OF MARK REYNOLDS

This was taken at Beech Bend Raceway in 1987. The late Model Driver is Mark Reynolds.

POSTED 11-12-07 OLD PHOTO OF THE LATE COOTER MASSEY #12

I took this picture at BBR in 1987. This is the late "Cooter" Massey. Cooter was a very polite and kind person. He was a great race car driver, won many races in his short time racing. Sometimes you may ask, why God took someone this nice home at such an early age. I think I know the answer, I once read that when God takes someone as kind as Cooter it is because he needs another angel. Cooter will never be forgotten. RIP Cooter. (At the time cooter died he was coaching his girls softball team that goes to show what kind of guy he was. He was always wanting to help someone.) The Red was a email sent to me by Brad Spinks, Thanks Brad.

POSTED 11-11-07 BRET CLARK UPDATE FROM HIS INJURES DURING THE HALLOWEEN 200 RACE

BRET CLARK UPDATE SALEM, IN, Nov. 6 – Bret Clark of Welman, Ohio, who sustained serious injures in a multi-car crash during the October 28 Halloween 200 at Salem Speedway, is still hospitalized at University of Louisville Hospital. According to a family spokesman, Bret is resting comfortably after undergoing additional surgery on Monday to repair a punctured diaphragm.

POSTED 11-11-07 OLD PHOTO OF JAMES "THE KING" CLIMER

This was taken by me at BBR in 1987. It is James "The King" Climer. I wish we could have stopped time and kept James in his prime and seen a Bo Miller-James Climer battle, two great drivers go at it. That would have been fun to watch. How many of you remember seeing the familiar rainbow color #55, it was in victory a whole lot at BBR.

POSTED 11-10-07 OLD PHOTO OF SAMMY SANDERS IN 1987

I took this picture at BBR in 1987. This is Late Model driver Sammy Sanders back in the day before the late model days.

POSTED 11-9-07 OLD PHOTO OF LARRY SPINKS BACK IN 1987

I took this at BBR in 1987. This is one of four brothers which made up the original "RICHARDSVILLE OUTLAWS" This is Larry Spinks. The next three post are the three brothers of Larry.

POSTED 11-9-07 OLD PHOTO OF MARK SPINKS

This was taken at BBR in 1987. And another original "RICHARDSVILLE OUTLAW" This is Mark Spinks.

POSTED 11-9-07 OLD PICTURE OF GARY SPINKS FROM 1987

This was taken at BBR in 1987. Also another memeber of the orginal "RICHARDSVILLE OUTLAWS" This is Gary Spinks.

POSTED 11-9-07 ANOTHER OLD PICTURE FROM 1987

I took this picture at BBR in 1987. Look at that car it isn't a Chevy or Ford!!!! And that guy is one of the original "RICHARDSVILLE OUTLAWS" He is Nathan Spinks.

POSTED 11-08-07 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MARGARET TURNER

TODAY IS MY SWEET WIFE MARGARET'S BIRTHDAY! 11-8-07. SHE IS 55 AND STILL ALIVE!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MARGARET FROM YOUR HUSBAND (ODELL). PLEASE ALL YOU READER'S POST MARGARET A HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISH. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. BY THE WAY MARGARET IS OLDER THAN DIRT (HA-HA)

POSTED 11-7-07 ANOTHER OLD PICTURE AT BEECH BEND RACEWAY IN 1988

I took this picture on 8-5-88. This is Gerald Davis #22 getting his winning photo.

POSTED 11-5-07 LOCAL STOCK CAR TEAM'S GARAGE HAS A FIRE

Bowling Green Fire Department battle a fire today at the Kirby Motorsports garage behind J.C. Kirby & Sons Funeral Home at 823 Broadway Ave. The cause of the fire and damage estimate are unknown. (Daily News)

POSTED 11-5-07 CHECK OUT THE NEW POLL

NEW POLL, PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO VOTE

POSTED 11-4-07 ANOTHER OLD PICTURE FROM BEECH BEND RACEWAY IN 1986

I took this 6-13-07 at Beech Bend Raceway. The driver of this late model #55 is Bobby Terry.

POSTED 11-4-07 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KIMBERLY WILLIAMS

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY TO KIMBERLY WILLIAMS 11-5-07. KIMBERLY IS THE DAUGHTER OF STOCK CAR DRIVER BILLY WILLIAMS OF RICHARDSVILLE, KY.

POSTED 11-3-07 ANOTHER OLD PICTURE FROM BBR IN 1986

I took this 6-13-86. I don't know the guy on the left but the driver of the #9 is on the right and he is Danny Poteet. If you look close on the car to the left of the #9 is the word R ville which is for Richardsville.

POSTED 11-3-07 ANOTHER OLD PICTURE FROM BEECH BEND RACEWAY IN 1986

I took this at Beech Bend Raceway back in 6-13-86. The driver is none other than the Dewayne "Hammer" Talley in his 2x stock car.

POSTED 11-1-07 ANOTHER OLD PICTURE FROM BEECH BEND RACEWAY IN 1986

I took this 6-13-86 at Beech Bend Raceway. Pictured here in his winning shot is Jimmy Meredith in his #17 machine.

POSTED 11-1-07 ANOTHER OLD PICTURE FROM BEECH BEND IN 1986

I took this on 5-8-86 at Beech Bend Raceway. Late Model driver Jimmy Reynolds with a small child.

POSTED 11-1-07 CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS AT BEECH BEND PARK WITH OUR NEW EVENT "HOLIDAY LIGHTS SPECTACULAR"!

Celebrate the Holidays at Beech Bend Park with our all new event "Holiday Lights Spectacular"! November 22nd through January 5th, 2008 Over 2 miles of dazzling light displays-many of them animated. Glide around on our ice skating rink--rental skates will be available. Play HoHo Golf and visit with Santa through December 23rd. Watch holiday movies on a giant screen. Catch the North Pole Express to Christmas Village. Visit Santa's Barnyard with live animials. Enjoy our Musical Trees display-animated lights synchronized to holiday favorites. Browse through our Christmas gift shop. Enjoy homemade fudge, kettle corn, pizza, sweet treats and hot chocolate. Ride the Kentucky Rumbler plus many other family rides. Don't miss this spectacular event. Admission is only $15 per car load for a standard vehicle, $25 for a commerical van or $100 for a bus or coach. Discount tickets can be purchased at participating IGA stores, Houchens and Jr. Foods stores. Go to beechbend.com for more information including holiday group party packages. Start a new family holiday tradition this year! And don't forget the perfect Christmas gift - a season pass to Beech Bend Park and Splash Lagoon for the 2008 season. Season passes are on sale now through December 31st for just $79.95 each. You get unlimited visits to Beech Bend Park and Splash Lagoon all season long. Go to www.beechbend.com for more information or give us a call at 270-781-7364 to purchase by phone. We'll send you a season pass certificate to put under the tree! Due to the Holiday Lights Spectacular event, our Thanksgiving Bracket Bash race has been moved to our sister track, Music City Raceway in Goodlettsville, TN. Music City Raceway is a first rate 1/8 mile facility. The track was completely renovated in the spring of 2007. It now boasts full concrete racing surface all the way down the 1/8 mile, concrete walls the entire track and shutdown area, fully paved parking areas, heated and air conditioned restrooms, and new lighting and sound systems. We hope everyone will make the short 50 mile drive down to Music City Raceway for the Thanksgiving Bracket Bash November 23, 24, and 25th. The Super Pro class will pay $10,000 to the winner each day and the Non-Delay class will pay $1,000 to the winner each day. For a complete flyer on the race, go to www.musiccityraceway.com and download the flyer.