Story by: Rob Staley ~ rob@RACE22.com

Danville, VA(January 20, 2010) -- The most talked about off-season short track racing topic has been the television program "Madhouse" on the History Channel. The show is either the greatest racing event on the tube or a disgrace to short track racing depending on who you talk to.

The show has brought a lot of attention to Bowman Gray Stadium and to the mostly overlooked local short track racer. The main protagonists are of course the racing Myers family (dad Gary and sons Burt and Jason) and "the King of the Modifieds" Junior Miller. As most of you know the two families have been feuding for two decades and there appears to be no end to the rivalry in sight.

While waiting for the second show of the series to air, i remembered a gentleman that I used to work with who once remarked that he had " gone to Talladega with Gary Myers " back in the mid-seventies. Upon researching a 1976 NASCAR Grand National (today's Nextel Cup) race at Talladega, I indeed found that Gary Myers had competed. What I was not ready for was that the car owner was Junior Miller. The two actually combined for eleven starts that year with a best finish of eleventh at the spring Martinsville race.

As far as our regular local racing is concerned, it appears South Boston will gain some cars in 2010. Reportedly two former Orange County contenders will join the fray. Leigh Caruthers raced at OCS full time in 2007 and 2008 and is said to be making the jump. Likewise 2009 OCS rookie standout Lawrence Boan has indicated that he wants to head north. In addition veteran driver Bobby Griffin says he wants to run a partial schedule at Sobo with his family team after running mostly at Ace the past few seasons.

It appears one driver that won't be back is Aussie Dane Rudolph. According to reliable sources Rudolph has taken a full time job with the Richard Petty Driving Experience.