2013 NCR predictions

It's time to find out who I think the top drivers in each class are gonna for the 2013 race season at Norman County Raceway. Keep in mind, this is just for fun. I'm gonna try my best to not be biased and to also not offend anyone. I'll break down my predictions by each class and/or category. Please feel to comment with your predictions as well.

WISSOTA Modifieds.
Points Champion: Travis Saurer. Travis won it last year and I don't see any reason why he can't do it again. But it will be close. No driver in the A-mods won more than 3 times this season. That's how good and tight this field is at NCR. I honestly believe that ANY driver could win ANY night in this class. But as far as points go its based on consistency, and we all know Travis Saurer is as consistent as Lindsey Lohan's criminal record.
Who to Watch Bryce Borgen, Alex Englestad, Cody Erickson. All these guys have been strong contenders before and they will be again. Bryce is cursed at NCR and hasn't won a race there in any class...EVER. That will end this year and I think early in the season he finds victory lane. Alex seemed to have an off year last year and that should turn around for him in 2013. I predict he gets 4 wins this year and is top 3 in points. Cody Erickson is a wild-man. If you know him personally you'll understand why. On the track he'll do what needs to be done to put the 1x in the front. He's been traveling all over this winter racing so he won't be rusty. Pending he passes tech inspection he should win a couple. (just kidding...but not really).

 WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds
Points Champion: Rob VanMill. This was a tough prediction. It was either gonna be Rob or Tyler Hall, but Rob was a little more consistent. Those 2 had a lot of good battles last year along with Travis Saurer.
Who to Watch Everyone. This class constantly put on great racing throughout the entire field. It wouldn't surprise me to see B-mains most weeks as well. Tyler Hall will be fast again. Gannon Miller had a great sophomore season last year and will be a strong contender moving forward. It's been fun watching him get better and better every race. Spud Wagner showed some major improvements toward the end of last year and it wouldn't surprise me to see him in the top 5 on a regular basis. Also Tyler Peterson, Joel Larson, and Tony Englestad are sure bets to gets wins this year. And Travis Saurer...he's pretty good too.

WISSOTA MOD 4s 
Points Champion: Derek Vesledal. He's young, he's fast, and he's from Fertile. I mean seriously that town breeds race car drivers and good looking women better than any town, other than maybe Harwood. But back to Derek...He's got a new car this year, new paint scheme, and probably a new haircut. Perks of dating a hairstylist I guess.
Who to Watch: Aaron Wetterlin, Bryce Bjerken, Rob "WinMill, Wetterlin had a great season last year as did Bjerken. We shouldn't see much change from last year. Maybe a few new faces this year, but the contenders should be similar. I haven't heard for sure if Rob VanMill is running the mod-4s this year or not. But if he does he's hard to beat. Hence the new nickname...Rob "WinMill"....you know like "windmill" .....get it?

Street Stocks
Points Champion: I have no idea.
Who to Watch: I didn't pick a points champion because it's unknown yet who the weekly competitors are gonna be, but I have a good idea who'll show up. Jim Geringer was the points champion at River Cities Speedway, and if he races weekly he'll be a top contender. Also James Tandeski should be strong, as he got the win at NCR last year for the one race they had there. Other notables include Doug VanMill, Scott Messner (any relation to Messner that used to race Super Stocks?).

Pure Stocks
Points Champion: Do you know Ken Crane? Just don't call him Kenneth...he doesn't like that. Ken's a fan favorite. And there is no driver more caring and devoted to his fans than Mr. Crane. I wish every driver was as noble and unselfish as this man. He's a great man, hell of a race car driver, and a superb interview. I'd really like to see him move up to a street stock though.
Who to Watch: This could be a make or break year for the Pure Stocks. With West Fargo shutting down, it could bring in a few more much needed cars. Jesse Skalicky is good, sometimes a little too good if you know what I mean. I'm sure he learned his lesson anyways. John Sandvig and Jeremy Pearson had good years last year.

Other random predictions
Mother Nature is a bitch I doubt we'll get an early start this year. And flooding might be an issue. We'll probably miss the first 2 weeks and a few more throughout the year due to rain.
Pack the Stands I think this will be an AWESOME year for crowd attendance. Last year was excellent and word has gotten out about the terrific racing on a nightly basis. Also the closing of RRVS doesn't hurt either.
Things get heated There's a lot of good A-mod drivers. A lot of them have tempers and take racing seriously. We saw it last year between Cody Skytland and Dustin Strand. Whether or not any drivers drop their fireproof gloves and duke it out is unknown, but I think we may see more of that again.

Feel free to call me an asshole and that I'm completely wrong, cuz I probably am. Also I'd like to hear your thoughts and predictions as well.