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While Watching the Season's Change... 

I'm Waiting for Summer to Begin 

The 2010 racing year ended in the fall with the annual awards presentations following the race at Hickory Motor Speedway.  Super Cup honors their drivers and teams this way every year.  The end of the race.  The end of the year, it just seems to be the best time to show how much our teams mean to the series.

We crowned our Champion, Jody (Cool Shirt) Harrison.  The top ten drivers / teams were presented plaques and trophies for their accomplishments during the year.  Our advisory board was charged with the task of deciding several different awards, Rookie of the Year is given to the driver that best represents themselves and their teams though out the year, as well as Sportsman of the year.  The sportsman award is presented to the driver, team, or crew member that displays the essence of the series.

Now that the holiday season is over and the snow has melted it's time to go Racing.

The Super Cup Series will spring into action at Franklin County Speedway on April 16^th.  FCS has been on the Super Cup schedule from the beginning of the series and remains a favorite of many of the drivers on the tour.  FCS has hosted three of our races all with different winners and this year will see the fourth.

2011 will see the Return of a Champion.  # 75 Jody Harrison hopes to be the the first two time Champion in the series and will be defending his Championship in 2011.

Also returning will be the 2010 rookie of the year Damian Jenks who has his sites set a little higher and will be looking for his first win and maybe the big trophy at season's end.

The driver line up for the new season has many of the regulars retuning from last year along with a new crop of rookies looking to make their mark in the series.

Registered rookie drivers for 2011.

# 7 Jason Roberts - Roberts Racing

# 6 Cole Miktuk - Wilcox Racing

# 05 Chris Fitzpatrick - Fitzpatrick Racing

Raven Schrantz from the Allentown, PA area is scheduled to test a Super Cup car and may make a bid for the rookie title. Raven has legend car was well as super late model experience.

Some of the new faces aren't new at all, they are veteran drivers.  Lou Ansel from McCellentown, PA has registered the # 99 and will run a limited schedule.  Grant Andrews, also from PA, is one of the new old faces in the series and will drive the # 07 full-time for Kromer Motorsports.  Rob Jones, a former ARCA truck driver, has purchased a car from Lonnie Rush and will compete in all the scheduled events driving the # 39.  J J Pack, # 16, made his first start at Hickory and will have a teammate for the new year, wife Tasha will pilot the # 61.  Tasha will be eligible to run for RotY.  Jimmie Crabtree has reserved # 63 and the # 64 for his son.  Another veteran, Roger Blackstock will run selected races again this year or may enter his son in the RotY program.  Kris Limerick # 94 from Ligonier, IN returns to the circuit has has sent in entries for the Ohio races.

2011 looks to be the best yet for Super Cup.  We have added new faces at old places and new places and old faces.  We have come full circle and have a good mix of veterans and rookies.

New tracks to the Super Cup Series

Midvale Speedway --Midvale, Ohio

Old Dominion Speedway in Mannassas, VA

Starting out the new year with the possibility of three young women racing in the series is very exciting.  Tasha Pack is already registered.  Raven Schrantz will be testing soon and as I said at the beginning of this story, I'm waiting for Summer to begin.  Summer Harrison has supported the series from day one by helping with the family cars driven by her father and brothers, maybe -just maybe she will get her chance to race this year.

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