The 2008 season is quickly approaching, this season looks to be one of the biggest ones yet for figure-8 racing.  With Speedrome heading the way with 24 regular season races and a few post season events included the 32nd World Figure-8 Championship.  The Sportsdrome in Jeffersonville, IN is adding a few races to the 2008 schedule including a World 300 Figure-8 in the middle of October, this event will prove to be similiar to the 3-Hour, only for stock cars.  The Irwindale Speedway has their annual West Coast World Finals on tap again for the end of 2008.  Also the outlaws will return to Anderson Speedway for the time in many years.  With this and lots of other things going on the 2008 season maybe the best one yet.

No for a few more news and rumors about the upcoming 2008 season.

We start will some news about RJ Norton Jr, after a great 2007 season, the Norton boys are headed modified racing it appears.  RJ Jr, and RJ III will be running the USA Modified tour together, or that is the lastest word, look for RJ III to run a few stock car racing at the Speedrome in the old #57 Mike Moore car, and look for RJ Jr, to make a few appearances in his famed #69 late-model car at some of the bigger races including the July 4th race at Anderson, the Jake's 150, and the World Championship.

Long time Speedrome competitior Steve Frost will see an upgrade in the equipment for the 2008 season, Frost recently acquired the 2006 car of Fred Bear Jr, from the Hargraves bunch, after a few modifications from Rich Fenwick ir will be ready to go for the 2008 season.

Rodney Sizemore and Steve Brown have teamed up for another season after their sucessful 2007 campaign,  the Rockket will be driving a brand new Rich Fenwick chassis for the 2008 season.  The team also has the Greig car from the 2007 season, not sure if they plan to get another driver and field two cars, or if Rodney will have a back-up car for his run at the 2008 championship and the $10,000 bonus check.

The old man, Donnis Garrigus II is set for a few races for the 2008 season, DG2 has not competed regularly for many years, and last ran in the 2004 3-Hour.  With son DG3 having a new NASA car built this will leave the old green machine open for a semi-comeback tour from on the most consistent and well liked drivers at the track.

Long time veteran driver Charlie Oaks, who cut his teeth at the Speedrome throughout the 80's and early 90's, and a great 10th place run the 1995 3-hour will appearently be back for a few races in 2008, Oaks who joined the Hargraves crew last season will be teaming with Johnny Hargraves to pilot the #34 for Hargraves racing during the 2008 season.  The Hargraves team also purchased the #19 car formerly driven by Ronnie Rigdon to field a three car operation during the 2008 season.

 With the 2008 World of Wheels Carshow just next weekend be sure to stop by and check out the new and improved #74 Hargraves racing Figure-8 car, also look for Casey White's boy Quentin and his Jr, Faskart, also Doug Greig is said to have his 2008 late-model at the show also, see you all there.