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Thanks for the kind words Mike. I will get your flags back to you soon as I get back from vacation. W

Results for July 27^th 2012

Once again the storms surrounded the Fairgrounds but not one drop of rain fell on the speedway. A great field of cars showed up and the fans were treated to some great racing. The Rear 4S were first up in a 10 lap Feature race. The race was won by Michael Cogdell driving the famous green #7 owned by Randall Hendricks. The car had not raced since it was parked 20 years ago after it had flipped several times causing his driver to retire. Cogdell held off John Reed for the win.

In the DRCS 20 lap Feature it was Tim Sigmon taking the win after being away for several weeks. Sigmon made his way to the front from his 3rd starting position. Everett Dunlap came home 2^nd, Justin Norman 3^rd, Jeff Mundwiler 4^th, and Paul Visage 5^th.

The Fair 4S were up next with a 14 lap shootout. Jonathan Sarratt made his way to the front and never looked back. There were several cars in tow as he raced to the win. The Young 16 year old female hot shoe driver Kelsey poison IVY out of Fremont , Ohio saw her first ever action at the Speedway. Ivy ran a strong race and came home with a solid 8^th place finish. Finishing 2^nd was Chase Webb, 3^rd Kasey Shane, 4^th Matthew Burns and rounding out the top 5 was Mike Mull.

The Good Old Days Series Race was a wild one to watch. They blasted into turn one with the fast cars plowing through the field. Chase Webb and the #8 of Dennis Williams both retired for the night with flat tires from the combat. Again taking his 5^th win of the season was Ryan Howard driving his updated fresh 1980 Pontiac Firebird # 4x. A distant second was Kris Dunlap, 3^rd Jason Hamrick, 4^th Marty Spitle, 5^th Bobby Reed, 6^th Spanky Thompson, 7^th Barry Powell, 8^th Anthony Potter 9^th Dennis Williams, and 10^th Chase Webb.

All of us at the Historic Cleveland County Fairgrounds Speedway would like to thank everyone who came out to the races on Friday nights to see the great racing that has been missing for many years at the Fairgrounds. The Cleveland County Fairgrounds has played host to some of the biggest names in racing history over the years. We want to thank all the RacerReunion Family of Legends that took the time to come out and share their stories with the fans and sign autographs. Special thanks to the Fair Staff for allowing us to be a part of their hard working team. To all the sponsors. The Good Old Days Series Staff, the Fire Crews for always going the extra mile to keep us all safe, Most of all we would like to thank all of the loyal fans who came out every week rain or shine. There will be no more racing in 2012 as the track is closed for the rest of the year. God Bless all of you and enjoy the Fair.

Thanks Jimmy.

Thanks guys.

Thank you Jim. W

Thanks Johnny. It could happen. W

Congratulations to all of last nights winners and thanks to everyone who has supported us in 2012. We have seen some great racing and had a lot of fun. That being said we have decided to close down the track and will not be running any more races in 2012. If someone steps up with the sponsorship to resume operations in 2013 we will be more then happy to talk with them. We have put a lot of work into getting the Historic Cleveland County Fairgrounds Speedway back up and running and would love to keep it going. Very special thanks to the Fans, Fair Staff, Speedway Staff and everyone that has helped create some memories for the years to come. The Fairgrounds Speedway is a special place and I was honored to be a part of it. Michael W. Smith

This week we are honored to have the man who sponsored Ralph Earnhardt untill his passing and then bought a car that propelled Dale Earnhardt to his first ever Nascar win. We will also have a bike race for kids ages 7 thru 9. The winner will be given a brand new bike and a trophy. Stay tuned for our new updated schedule coming out soon. We are looking into a 40 lap G.O.D.S.race during the Fair, all this exciting news and more coming soon. The Good Old DaysSeries where"the fast guys start in the back and the good guys finish in the front."W