Just about every short track that hosted a ‘Saturday Night Special’ this weekend had a B- Main as part of its program. Heck, NASCAR even had one – the Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide race was just another in a long, seemingly endless string of events that have been little more than Sprint Cup B-Mains. A once great series that had its own identity (distinctly different types and brands of cars) and stars (Jack Ingram and Sam Ard are the first that come to mind), the Nationwide division is now little more than a couple hundred mile tune-up for the following day’s Cup race.

Forgive me if you’ve heard this before.

Here’s a classic photo from Greg Martell’s vintage vault. This is Shiocton (WI) Speedway in the late 1950’s. Check out the rickety Announcer/Scoring tower and the back pit area just off the back straight.

No safety barriers at all!

FYI – That Manitowoc’s Porky Holschuh in the No. 4 Plymouth Coupe returning the checkered flag after the win.