No they weren't going slow for sure!!
Thanks for posting the Jayski synopsis. I like the way you do it.
Here's an article from a great site that has pics from testing the last three days.
Lasoski wins, Stewart flips on opening night at Chili Bowl
Barry Angstadt,January 12
Danny Lasoski went two-for-three during Wednesday's Creek Nation Casino Qualifying Showdown at the Tulsa Expo Center, as the 20th Annual O'Reilly's Chili Bowl Midget Nationals got underway. The Dover, Missouri sprint car ace captured his heat race, finished second to Tim McCreadie in the fourth A-Qualifier, then led every lap of the A-Main to lock himself into the 50-lap finale on Saturday night. The King, Steve Kinser, finished as the runner-up to Lasoski, with midget hot-shoe Jerry Coons, Jr. and McCreadie racing home third and fourth, respectively. The top four finishers from each of the three qualifying nights automatically transfer int o the A-Main on Saturday.
"I come here because I love this sport," stated the former World of Outlaws sprint car champion. "And because here at the Chili Bowl, you are racing against the best of the best, not only the best midget drivers but the best from many other classes of racing."
The man who used to be Lasoski's sprint car boss, NASCAR Nextel Cup Champion Tony Stewart, provided some early excitement when he flipped violently in turn three during the first lap of warm-ups on Wednesday. Stewart's Venture Racing/ Coca Cola/ Spike Chassis no. 20 sustained heavy damage, forcing him to withdraw from the evening's competition. Stewart, who quickly climbed from his crippled car, will come back and attempt to qualify for the O'Reilly's Chili Bowl Midget Nationals on Friday.
http://www.cupscene.com/
A little snippet from Jr's Journal.....
By late afternoon, my iPod was beginning to play songs it had already played, which is never a good sign. When the test was finally over, all I had time for was a quick Chicken Melt sandwich from Steak-N-Shake, and then I was off to Fanfest. A good crowd showed up. I was in a group with Bill Elliott, Jeremy Mayfield and Martin. It was fun. There were a lot of crazy questions. The funniest part, though, was when we were walking off the stage, and someone yells to Mayfield, “Hey Jerrrreeeeemmyyyy,” like the way that girl does in the funny TV commercial. Only this sounded an awful lot like a dude. We were like, “Man, what’s a dude talking to you like that for?” All he could say was, "I was kinda hoping y'all didn't hear that."
LOL