Category: Old School Racing News

Old School Racing Motorsports Championship Trophies for 2016 Season 1

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I finally made time to select the Old School Racing Motorsports trophies for 2016 Season 1. We announced at the beginning of the season that a trophy would be given out in at least one racing division. The good news is that we will be awarding a trophy to the champion in all six OSR League Racing divisions. Additionally, we will be awarding a bonus trophy to one driver. You can see the OSR Combined Championship Trophy at the bottom of the page.

Old School Racing Motorsports Legends Championship Trophy

For the Legends Division, we have this ten inch classic round column trophy with a green and gold column and a white marble-tone base. Along with the classic jalopy style figure on top, I thought it would be perfect for the Legends Champion.

Old School Racing Motorsports SK Modified Championship Trophy

For the SK Modified we have a twelve inch trophy with a red and gold classic round column and the marble-tone base and a 3-D auto racing top figure.

Old School Racing Motorsports Tour Modified Championship Trophy

For the Tour Modified Division, this column is called “dazzling black.” This is a twelve inch trophy with a special flagman figure topper.

Old School Racing Motorsports Street Stock Championship Trophy

For the Street Stock Champion, we have this nice thirteen and one-eighth inch trophy that features a black and gold rectangular column with large diamond shapes.

Old School Racing Motorsports Late Model Stock Car Championship Trophy

This is the trophy for the OSR Late Mode Stock Car Champion. It’s a thirteen inch trophy with a red and black classic round column, and a marble-tone base with one eagle.

Old School Racing Motorsports Super Late Model Championship Trophy

For the Super Late Model Champion, we have this fourteen inch trophy with the classic round red and gold column and two eagles mounted on the wide marble-tone base.

OSR Combined Championship Trophy

Here is the special bonus Old School Racing Motorsports Combined Championship Trophy. This trophy will be awarded to the driver who has the most points in all series combined. This beautiful trophy is twenty-six inches tall. It has two columns and an eagle on the base as well as a crossed checkered flags figure on top. Special thanks to Darrin Isenberg for this trophy.

All trophies subject to supplier availability.

Double File Restarts: Promoter’s Dream, Racer’s Nightmare

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As the owner of the Old School Racing Motorsports League, I’m often asked, “Why single file restarts?” I think the better question is, “Why would you ever want double file restarts in the first place?” But, to answer the question in the most simple terms:

  1. Until 2009, nobody was doing double file restarts. We are “Old School,” so we will do single file restarts unless someone can come up with a valid reason to change.
  2. Double file restarts cause wrecks. They were instituted in NASCAR in 2009, and other sanctioning bodies followed suit quickly, including the IZOD IndyCar Series which adopted this open wheel insanity in 2011. The reason they were adopted is because it’s what the fans wanted, so the promoters bowed to the fans. Fans can deny it all they want, but fans want to see bumping and banging, and even wrecking and carnage. It makes racing more exciting. The only ones who suffer are the racers.

When NASCAR first adopted the double file restart rule, Carl Edwards said, “It’s going to be crazy. The fans will get their money’s worth and we’ll be completely stressed out.”

Jeff Burton in 2009: “I’ve wrecked four weeks in a row off of these restarts. I had to go look back to see if I’ve never done that in my career. Now I’m 42 and I’ve wrecked at four races in a row because of it.”

“It just comes down to every week we have these double file restarts and everybody’s head just gets all ridiculous. Everybody loses their head and drives like idiots. It just doesn’t make any sense. … It’s just stupid, it’s uncalled for.”

Matt Kenseth: “I think it will be a disaster for everybody on the outside. It’s unfair for the guys on the outside and a huge advantage for the guys inside.”

Jeff Gordon: “The restarts bring a lot of intensity, but that also bring a huge potential for disaster. They can make you or break you.”

Martin Truex in 2010: “It just comes down to every week we have these double file restarts and everybody’s head just gets all ridiculous. Everybody loses their head and drives like idiots. It just doesn’t make any sense. … It’s just stupid, it’s uncalled for.”

NASCAR’s double file restarts led to some of the most controversial crashes and some of the biggest feuds in NASCAR history.

Here’s a video playlist highlighting 127 NASCAR Sprint Cup crashes that were a direct result of the institution of the double file restart rule.


Temples Untouchable in Governor’s Cup

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Florida’s own Phillip Temples led flag to flag in the Florida Governor’s Cup 200 Super Late Model race at New Smyrna Speedway, in a race that had only one caution, a competition yellow at the halfway point. Temples qualified on the pole with a time of 16.770 seconds.

Here’s the full run-down.

Pos Car # Driver Start
Pos		 Laps
Led		 Club
1 19
Phillip Temples
 1 200 Florida
2 62
Jeff Kendrick
 3 0 Mid-South
3 104
Chip Dickert
 6 0 Carolina
4 14
Ron Collinsworth
 4 0 West
5 31
Jerry Walters
 15 0 Carolina
6 88
Jeremy Hathaway
 8 0 Carolina
7 33
Vernon Margheim
 13 0 Indiana
8 22
Dustin Henderson
 7 0 Florida
9 74
Robert Oneal
 16 0 Florida
10 4
Vern Bradley
 5 0 Florida
11 28
Nathan Hurlburt
 10 0 Illinois
12 89
Shawn Gayton
 14 0 Canada
13 23
William Hale
 2 0 Mid-South
14 7
Stephen Raughton
 12 0 Mid-South
15 77
Shelby Gelinas
 17 0 New England
16 35
Matt Shinoski
 18 0 Pennsylvania
17 44
James Babb
 19 0 Virginias
18 155
Michael Jeanes
 20 0 Texas
19 16
Richard Brose
 21 0 Northwest
20 21
David Legg2
 9 0 Texas
21 13
David Cassidy2
 22 0 Canada
22 15
Tyler Simpson
 11 0 Florida
23 52
Cody Erdmann
 23 0 Midwest

Marty Edwards Wins Veteran’s Day 150

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It was typical Martinsville racing with a lot of bent sheet metal, a few torn up race cars, and a couple of tempers flaring. After the dust settled, Marty Edwards was victorious.

Edwards only led ten laps on the OSR Veteran’s Day 150 at Martinsville Speedway, but he was out in front for lap number 150.

After leading the race for 75 laps, Alonzo Morales had to settle for second place. Jeremy Adams also led the race for 26 laps.

Here’s the complete run-down.

Pos Car # Driver Laps
Led		 Club
1 25
Marty Edwards
 10 Carolina
2 32
Alonzo Morales
 79 New Jersey
3 31
Derek Hopkinson
 0 New Jersey
4 46
Dan Collinsworth
 0 West
5 2
Cody Norman
 0 Carolina
6 155
Michael Jeanes
 0 Texas
7 55
Timothy Heaney
 2 Carolina
8 389
Jeremy Adams
 26 Mid-South
9 5
Stephen Raughton
 4 Mid-South
10 8
Brandon Kiger
 5 Carolina
11 42
Garrett Huffines
 0 Northwest
12 69
John Holcomb
 0 Ohio
13 20
Alton Parsons2
 0 Carolina
14 14
Vern Bradley
 0 Florida
15 54
Cody Griffin
 19 Carolina
16 34
Corey Stockert
 0 New Jersey
17 28
Nathan Hurlburt
 0 Illinois
18 88
Jeremy Hathaway
 0 Carolina
19 41
Carson Hocevar
 0 Michigan
20 29
Shaun Hines
 0 New York
21 22
Max Mclaughlin
 5 Carolina
22 33
Vernon Margheim
 0 Indiana
23 17
Keith Lord
 0 New England
24 73
Eric Spencer
 0 Carolina
25 104
Chip Dickert
 0 Carolina

OSR Florida Governor’s Cup at New Smyrna Speedway

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OSR Governor's CupEach November, New Smyrna Speedway hosts the Florida Governor’s Cup 200. It’s a Super Late Model race that is among the most elite short track racing events in the country, second in prestige only to the Snowball Derby.

The Governor’s Cup has been won by some of the biggest names in short track racing since its inception in 1963.

Legendary Alabama short track hot shoe Augie Grill has won the past two Governor’s Cup SLM events. Erik Jones won the event in 2011. Before that, Florida short track racing legends such as Wayne Anderson, David Rogers, Gary Balough, Mike Fritts, Pete Orr, Dick Anderson, and Bobby Gill were some of the winners of this prestigious Super Late Model Race. Other legendary drivers who won the Governor’s Cup in the past include Dick Trickle, Ed Howe, and Freddy Fryer.

Old School Racing Motorsports is proud to bring you the sim version of the Florida Governor’s Cup at New Smyrna Speedway.

Race Information:

  • Race date: Sunday, November 15, 2015
  • Practice at 8:00 pm, Qualifying at 8:40 pm, Racing at 8:45 pm (eastern)
  • 200 laps
  • Hosted session
  • Qualifying attached, top 26 transfer
  • Class D 3.0 license minimum
  • Open Setups
  • Night lighting
  • 72°, all other weather settings at default