POSTED 5-1-10 EMAIL FROM SPIVEY WILLIAMS

we wanted to say thank you to both you and Margaret for coming to our show at bw3's,  we realize how many racers look at your site and would also like to thank so many of them for supporting us both in person and listening to our show. it is very important to us to be a valuable member of the local racing community and do all we can to support local motor sports, we hope everyone had a good time and hope you guys will join us again. spivey.

NOTE: Thank you, Spivey!  Margaret and I appreciate your email.  I hope that our  blog site can be useful to all drivers, crew members and fans.  We thank you and your family for all you do for racing.  I know that you go back to the days of your own drag racing.  You and your family have opened Racing World for the fans to drive and race each week.  You and Smokin' Joe do a fine job on the Horsepower Radio Show too.  I listen to the show every chance I get.  Thank you Spivey for all you do for Motor Sports.  Odell and Maragret

POSTED 4-10-10 EMAIL FROM RACE FAN

Hey Odell,

Will you please post something on the blog for me? First, I would like to say GOOD LUCK to Doodle & all of the other IOFS drivers as they have their season opener tonight at Andderson Speedway, Anderson, IN. Second, I want to wish Jay Parrish Good Luck as he will be racing at Salem, IN tonight & tomorrow with the Kimmel Series! Thank you to EVERYONE that had a hand in helping Doodle with the preparation of his new Outlaw figure 8 car! I hope everyone knows that their help does not go un-noticed. We are very appreciative for all the support!

Thank you in advance for posting. I'll keep you updated via text or check my facebook often! Wish us luck:)

POSTED 11-12-09 SEND YOUR EMAILS TODAY

Below is the email address of the man you need to send emails to in order for the voices of the supporters of the Fairgrounds Speedway to be heard. But, it's vital to do it ASAP! Thanks so much!

UPDATE: It was brought to my attention that the guy we need to contact is Toby Compton, not Crompton as sent to me by Lisa. Please send emails regarding the track to tobycompton@nashville.gov

Thanks Stacy for the correction! :)

Tammy Brewington Public Relations Manager FAIRGROUNDS SPEEDWAY AT NASHVILLE 625 Smith Avenue, Suite 100 Nashville, TN 37203 615-242-2077 phone 615-244-3448 fax

POSTED 10-29-09 EMAIL FROM RACE FAN

Hey Odell, Just writing to tell you that the 200 lap Late Model race at Highland Rim has been postponed until next weekend, Nov. 7th. The reason being to many big events in the area, and I think rain may be a factor, they will how ever be a regular racing program this Sunday. Hank Belcher

POSTED 7-30-09 EMAIL REQUEST TO BE POSTED

Would ya blog a little something for your good ole' buddy...Just want to say thanks to Alex Yakubovich (car owner of #69 Sportsman car) for giving me the opportunity to race his car last friday nite and also on friday, July 31st and a future date of August 21st also is planned at this time... Doc

Email from Dr. Jack "Doc" Buzzard

POSTED 6-16-09 THIS IS AN EMAIL FROM DOODLE

First, I would like to say "Thank You" to everyone that was here at home sending support and words of encouragement while I was in Plymouth. It really means a lot to know that I have friends, fans and family supporting me. I would like to give a special thanks to B&R Racer's Supply, Photos by Odell, Jerry's Used Tires and Mufflers and Pro Machine for what each of these people have done for me to help make the trip there possible and for the support in the past years as well. It would be very difficult to do the IOFS without them. A huge "Thanks" goes to my Anger Management Coach, Billy Williams- he has stayed on me very hard to keep my cool and stay level headed to bring home the chassis. Apparently it is helping because I handled the fact that I blew a motor extremely well, lol. Several of my fellow IOFS drivers came through to help me out as well. Butch Winters & Doug Grieg (of Indy) helped me out with some tires. Not to mention the assistance that Jeff Hizer & crew (of Indy) provided. As always, a "Thanks" goes to Charlie Hargraves, Dave Sink and crew for forming the IOFS and giving many drivers the opportunity to experience racing at this level. So far, it has been a blast and an experience that I will remember. Each of the drivers in the IOFS are expectational people, very friendly and fun to race with. I look forward to finishing the season running with these guys! We can't wait until our stop at Beech Bend so the fans can see first hand what I am talking about- RACING ACTION THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS!!!!!! If I have left anyone out, please know that it was not intentional. Please continue to give your support the the IOFS and short track racing in general! Now, I'm off to begin my journey to build a motor before July 3rd's showing in Anderson, IN. Good luck to all racing! Have a safe and victorious season! Doodle

POSTED 5-19-09 EMAIL FROM DRIVER OF THE IOFS

First, I would like to thank everyone that came along to KMS for their support and help. It is really appreciated and I hope everyone gets a chance to attend some of the other IOFS races. As the series moves forward, it will continue to grow and get better and better. A huge thank you and job well done goes out to Charlie Hargraves and his people for putting this series together. Not to mention all that Scott Greer and his staff did in order to get KMS ready for the weekend due to the flood. I got the chance to meet Charlie and several of the other drivers and each of them are outstanding people. I really look forward to racing with them again. I have plans to attend all of the scheduled IOFS races, the next one being June 13th in Plymouth, IN., in hopes of bringing home the Yardarm Chassis that will be given away to the highest finishing stocker in the IOFS points championship. As of now, I am leading those points standings. There are 8 scheduled events left on the IOFS tour with most of those being held at Plymouth and Anderson, IN., two of these 8 races being held back here in the Bluegrass state. I am hoping that some sponsors will come on board to help with the fuel and tire bill. It will be a great opportunity to give a "local boy" a chance to keep running with the big dogs! I would love to stay here in BG to race figure 8 but the IOFS has brought something new and exciting to the table. Had the IOFS not been formed, I do not know if I or some of the others would have the chance to run at some of these other figure 8 tracks, experience something new and gain some exposure. So, I hope that many of my fans and sponsors that has been with me throughout the years at BBR will continue to give their support as I make my attempt to finish well in the IOFS points standings. If there is anyone that is willing to help out, I certainly would appreciate it. If interested, they can contact me or Angie for additional details. I'm not asking for much...just a little help. Again, thanks to all that helped me out at KMS and to everyone that showed up in the stands. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Hope to see yall at some of the other events as well! (Oh, and Odell, the pictures turned out great! I wouldn't worry about the quality...they are fine. Angie has a list a mile long she'll be ordering soon, lol. Keep up the good work)! Doodle NOTE: THIS WAS SENT TO ME VIA EMAIL FROM DOODLE.

POSTED 5-6-09 EMAIL FROM BOBBIE AND JOEY STANCIL

NOTE THIS IS AN EMAIL FROM BOBBIE STANCIL: We accept the apologize and ask that all the fans, drivers, employees, and anyone else that was at BBR the night this happen to accept the apologize and let racing be racing again. We ask all drivers to think before you act when a racing incident happens on the track. There are always two sides to everything. It is better off to talk to someone you have a grudge with then to take a car and hit them. No matter what the out come of the talk is. Another thing to get out of this is to not listen to hear say. If someone comes and says that a driver said this and that please go and confront the person. We have been through enough over this hold ordeal and like Anthony said it has hurt a lot of people. So please everyone from BBR lets let it drop and go on with our lives. Joey and I will not make any more comments on this subject and we are going on with our live. We will be at BBR when we get ready to come out and watch a race. Other than that we will be going to other tracks to watch racing. Thanks again for all the support we have gotten through all the years we have been racing and photography work at BBR.

POSTED 5-2-09 NEWS RELEASE FROM AN EMAIL

I received an email this week from a source (Richard Phelps): Anthony "Hammerhead" Russell is coming back to BBR next Friday night. What division I don't know? All i know is he will be returning next Friday night.

THIS EMAIL HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED

POSTED 4-13-09 EMAIL REQUEST TO BE POSTED

Will you please post this on 04/14/2008. Happy 8th Anniversary to Richard "Doodle" Dickens. Doodle, I love you more than words can say! Thank you for all that you have done for me and my family. You are an amazing husband!! Many people take marriage and love for granted- I try not to. I cherish the gifts I was given 8 yrs ago: your heart, your hand, your love and your last name! Thank you for making me "The Mrs. Richard "Doodle" Dickens"! I am looking forward to many, many more to come! Happy Anniversary. I love you, Doodle. Forever and always with all my heart. Angie Dickens

POSTED 3-31-09 EMAIL WITH INFO. ABOUT DILLION OLIVER

Odell,this is Anthony"wildman"Hudson.Wanted everyone to know I was at Martinsville Speedway this weekend with Dillon Oliver and his family and crew.He drove Camping World series truck number 89 in the Kroger 250.He started 35 and finished 30th.For the first time behind the wheel of the truck he did an awsome job.His sponsor Lafferty's called him out of the blue to drive for them this weekend.Our local boy is doin' things.We were really proud to be there for him.We believe he really has a bright future in ahead.We know he got a lot of good contact numbers while there and the older drivers really tried to give him good advice.We really wish him lots of luck.We will probably follow him anywhere.GO DILLON!!!!!Have pics to send you later. Anthony, thanks for the email. Please do send us some photos. And yes we were proud for Dillion also.

POSTED 1-29-09 EMAIL TO BE POSTED

Hi Odell, On Feb. 3rd at 7:00 p.m. (cst), Doodle will be doing a Q&A segment called "Meet the Drivers" on www.race8.com. I would like to invite everyone to go to that website to register as a member so they can join in on the segment. The registeration process is very simple. You will just need to come up with a username and password and then be sure to sign in on the night of the segment in order to be able to post questions for Doodle. As far as I know, Doodle is the only one from Bowling Green at this point to be invited to do the segment. Most of the drivers that have been featured on there have been from the Louisville, Jeffersonville and Indy areas. This site covers many forms of racing but the main focus is figure 8 racing and figure 8 drivers. I hope that everyone that can will join in that night. Hopefully, Doodle can spark someone's interest from that area and/or here and pick up some much needed sponsors for the 2009 season so he can finish up his Extreme Winged Figure 8 car. Thanks in advance for your help and cooperation. Angie Dickens

POSTED 1-5-09 EMAIL FROM C & P RACING (JAY PARRISH) FOR POSTING!

Odell Thanks to everyone from C&P Racing for their support and the help that everyone gave me while we raced at Rockingham Speedway. We had a great time with everyone who came to The Rock, thanks again for all the support we had and hope to continue to have the support and fun we have had starting this 2009 racing season. Rumor is we may be going to Talledega, Darlington or Richmond plus Bristol and Kentucky this year. Thanks again - C&P Racing Jay Parrish Car# 79 PS - Odell can you post this on your website for all our fans. Thanks.

POSTED 5-11-08 EMAIL FROM BO MILLER FAN

How are they gonna disqualify Bo Miller over him being too low if Dallis jones would hire a new tech then we could prevent favoritism toward Josh burns and the 3 car in the open wheel divison that is his car and a tech shouldnt be allowed to be a tech and have a car there too.. Bo was not low if he was low then he should have been low last time he raced anyways And bobby whites attitude last night caused the 14 car his sponser. And the car wouldnt have been low if he wouldnt have stuck the stick all the way under the car and started jiggling it back and fourth b/c He hit the oil pan the first time and then tried it again and turned it sideways i mean what is the truth of bobby white that it was all set up so that josh burns would win the race because he was driving bobby's open wheel how ironic is the 1st and 2nd place cars we disqualifyed for the same thing and the 3rd place car was just fine.. I mean come on odell u tell me that. i know u may not have the answers but please post this so we can get some comments maybe someone else can voice their opinion on that. Thank You Edith _____________________________________________________________________ THANKS FOR YOUR EMAIL EDITH. ODELL

POSTED 5-1-08 EMAIL FROM RACEFAN#2

Hey Odell was just checking your site and I saw the email from Edith. I just wanted to say that Billy Williams has been racing @ Riverview Speedway in Carthage. He has won just about every one that he has raced and Bo Hall has had no problem's out of him lol. He has been behaving himself. The website address is http://riverviewspeedway.com/ . It's a great track and there's more than just Billy racing there. I'm sure you will see a few familiar faces there. Racefan#2

POSTED 5-1-08 AN EMAIL FROM EDITH

Hey odell im a avid stock car fan at beech bend tend to cheer on the Miller Family but i was just wondering looking at your site and looking at archives if its true that billy williams will be bak in 2008 he was a very good race car driver and i hope that it is true b/c alot of people are looking forward to seeing him again .. And have you heard anything else about the endurance figure 8 that was in the works last year dallis should truely consider that because alot of people would come.. But Odell my name is Edith and I support Bo Miller 110% because he is the best not only because he is my brother n law but because he tries to race a clean race and that hard to find anymore b/c tempers flair ... Thanks Edith

POSTED 4-24-08 EMAIL FROM JOEY AND BOBBIE STANCIL

We agree with Angie and Doodle 100% it is nice to get together like we all did Monday night. Yes there were some problems but when ever a business does not know what to expect then there is problems. With time the problems will be deleted and things will run smooth. We hope that the Odell and Billy Show will do it again because it was awesome to watch on Big Screen and socialize with other race fans and drivers. Agian thanks for all you and Billy do for the race families. Joey and Bobbie

POSTED 4-22-08 THANKS FOR THIS NICE EMAIL

ODELL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE RACER'S, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR FRIENDS AND THE RACE FAN IN GENERAL. I KNOW THAT LAST NIGHT'S TRIAL RUN DID NOT GO OVER REAL SMOOTHLY WITH SOME BUT ALL IN ALL I THINK EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME. I CAN SAY THAT DOODLE AND I ENJOYED IT ALOT. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER WAY TO SPEND YOUR MONDAY NIGHT THAN WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ALL LOVE RACING, LAUGHING AND ENJOYING ONE ANOTHERS COMPANY. AS YOU STATED ON THE SITE...WE ARE ALL LIKE FAMILY. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT EACH WEEK WILL GET EASIER AND BETTER. I ASK THAT YOU DO NOT STOP THE GATHERING ON MONDAYS. WE NEED THIS!!!!!!! JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS AND THAT WE HAD A GREAT TIME. WE CAN'T WAIT UNTILL NEXT WEEK. HOPE TO SEE YALL THERE. ANGIE

POSTED 4-16-08 EMAIL FROM BRAD AND BECKY SPINKS

Odell Becky & I would like to wish Angie & Doodle A happy anniversary.

POSTED 4-9-08 EMAIL FROM SOMKIN' JOE

Odell, Bo's car looked fast and was fast. I had him in the low 16's on my handheld stopwatch. He needs to be back on his game this year. There are some FAST cars coming to good ole BBRP just to try and knock Bo off the top of the heap. Gary Summers has a screamin' demon of a Ford ready to go with Kevin Lamastus set to wheel it. The Summers Open Wheel is bad too. It should be fast considering what it has under the hood.To all the racers, I can't wait for Friday night. If I don't get my roundy-round fix pretty soon I'm gonna blow a gasket.Ford vs. Chevy is one thing, but there MIGHT be a Toyota Late Model appearing here this year. I got a call from a driver I can't name yet who has a factory deal with Toyota for 2008. Right now they're building the motors, and he will mostly run dirt, but he's heard about Bo and some of our other guys and might decide to make a stop at BBRP later in the summer. The dirt cars will debut in May and they'll have their pavement super late done by June. I sent him email and told him that anyone driving a Toyota powered and sponsored car on dirt bullrings and tracks like Beech Bend and Highland Rim better have good insurance. Later, Smokin Joe