

Last outdoor race of the year today for me, and most likely the last race period. The 17th Halloween 200 at Salem was today and again Chuck Barnes Sr. won. 88 cars and Chuck started 85th.

There were 2 red flags and Chuck was caught up in both. In the 1st there was quite a barbecue doiwn by turn one. Luckily no one was hurt. Chuck's car looked like an open wheel modified after this one. Unlike in NASCAR the crew was allowed to fix it during the red, which lasted maybe 35 minutes. He was also in the 2nd, brief, red flag stoppage, but had very little damage.
No, it wasn't sprint cars; it wasn't even late models. But...it was Salem and these big beasts are not easy to drive, especially with all the traffic out there and the squirrels as well.
Even with the red flags, the race lasted only 3 hours. At $15 it was money well spent I'd say.
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