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ANOTHER MILWAUKEE MILE IS IN THE BOOKS!
BY JIM HEILAND
IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND FOR RACING AT THE MILWAUKEE MILE
JUNE 20, WAS THE CRAFTMANS TRUCKS AND JUNE 21,
THE NATIONWIDE CARS. OH YES, CAN'T FORGET THAT ON FRIDAY
THE GRAND NATION VINTAGE CAR RACED.
THIS WAS MY THIRD YEAR AT THE MILE, AND IT WAS AS
EXCITING AS THE FIRST YEAR. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 22
VINTAGE CAR FROM THE MIDWEST. BERNNEN LEWIS FROM THE
GRAND NATIONAL VINTAGE CLUB,DID A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER.
WE HAD AN HOUR OF PRACTICE,
AND A 25 LAP FEATURE. I STARTED THE RACE, FINISHED AND WAS
ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE TRAILER. A SUCCESS! THERE
WERE ONLY 3 OF US FROM MINNESOTA, RICK HEBER, BOB HEINE AND JIM HEILAND.
CHRIS LOBERG FROM MENOMONIE, MARK MAY FROM MARSHFIELD WI,
DARYL BESSIENER FROM GOLDEN SANDS RACEWAY,
WISC. RAPIDS WERE SOME OF THE PEOPLE THERE.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THE GRAND NATIONAL VINTAGE GUYS TOO.
WE WERE ABLE TO CAMP ON THE INFIELD, THURSDAY NIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY, HAD TO LEAVE SATURDAY NIGHT. SATURDAY MORNING,
IT WAS A BUFFETT. LOBERG GRILLED PANCAKES, HEINE ON THE SAUSAGES,
CHRIS WELSH, SCRAMBLED EGGS,
HEILAND, BACON. MY TRAILERS WAS THE BUFFETT LINE.
MIGHTY GOOD EATEN.
MANY YEARS AGO I MET ROGER CASSILL CEDAR RAPIDS IA, HE IS
LANDON CASSILL'S DAD.
I HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH HIM FOR QUITE AWHILE. LANDON IS DRIVING
A NATIONWIDE CAR FOR HENDRICKS MOTORSPORTS. THAT IS SOME STORY.
LANDON DID A GREAT JOB AND
IS VERY GOOD DRIVER.
ALL IN ALL IT WAS A VERY FUN WEEKEND. LOOKING FOWARD TO NEXT YEAR
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