Sunday, August 17: The season finale at Action Track USA and the end of my Hell Tour made this a
bittersweet evening. A great night of racing made me forget just how tired I was, as James Morris
notched his third win of the year at Kutztown in the Wingless 600’s. And talk about the young lions
who are beginning to dominate local small car racing…Louden Reimert (also a third generation
driver) muscled past Travis Bieber on the final lap to win the All Star Slingshot main in a great
finish. Brad Brightbill – remember him? – had a night to remember, too, as he was victorious in the
Dick Tobias Classic for the SpeedSTR division. It was a $5,000 payday for Brightbill, as well as his
second straight SpeedSTR victory at Action Track USA. Since it was the final race of the year, I had
fun keeping track of the point battles and attempting to keep the large crowd informed as to whom
was leading the championship standings throughout each feature. Billy Pauch Jr. out-pointed his
dad to record the SpeedSTR title, while Jay Hartman (even though he was knocked out of the
feature very early) held off Pauch Jr. to capture his second consecutive Wingless 600cc point
crown. And, in the closest point