Cave Racing Memories

1. Mike Parrill, Sr. - 1240 2. JP Welsh - 1190 3. Mikey Franklin - 1123 4. Jeremy Tinsman - 1035 5. Mike Franklin - 986 6. Andrew Tyson - 957 7. Matt Williamson - 910 8. Nick Canfield - 809 9. Lee Canfield - 802 10. Tyler Williamson - 801 11. Dwain Welsh - 775 12. Rick Williamson - 774 13. Budd Reitnauer - 694 14. Mike Parrill, Jr. - 609 15. Frenchy Bennington - 592 16. Steve Welsh - 578 17. Chris Grimm - 433 18. Joe Shifflett - 369 19. Bobby Jones - 314 20. Alan Sagi - 252 21. Greg Poffenberger - 242 22. Aaron Seal - 98

Mike Parrill, Sr. made the Nightmare his fourth win of the season and opened his point lead to 50 points Friday night at The Cave. Fast time for the 17 racers on hand was Dwain Welsh at 2.556 seconds. Heat winners were Parrill, Sr., Frenchy Bennington, and Joe Shifflett. The D and C-Mains were won by Greg Poffenberger with the B-Main going to Andrew Tyson followed by JP Welsh and Greg Poffenberger going to the feature. The feature started with a mad scramble for the lead with four drivers taking the lead in the first 10 laps. A Lap 26 pass for the lead put Parrill out front for the first time until Frenchy Bennington took over on Lap 68 and the Frenchy/Parrill shootout was on. The last 35 laps was a barn burner with Parrill taking the lead with 5 to go to hold on for the win. Lap leaders were: JP Welsh - Laps 1-2; Frenchy Bennington - Laps 3-7; Joe Shifflett - Lap 8; Frenchy - Laps 9-25; Mike Parrill, Sr. - Laps 26-67; Frenchy - Laps 68-87; Parrill - Laps 88-89; Frenchy - Laps ...

1. Mike Parrill, Sr. - 1140 2. JP Welsh - 1107 3. Mikey Franklin - 1067 4. Jeremy Tinsman - 975 5. Mike Franklin - 936 6. Andrew Tyson - 884 7. Matt Williamson - 851 8. Lee Canfield - 750 9. Nick Canfield - 745 10. Tyler Williamson - 729 11. Dwain Welsh - 727 12. Rick Williamson - 705 13. Budd - 648 14. Mike Parrill, Jr. - 609 15. Steve Welsh - 578 16. Frenchy Bennington - 497 17. Chris Grimm - 433 18. Joe Shifflett - 289 19. Bobby - 260 20. Alan Sagi - 252 21. Greg - 160 22. Aaron - 98

Jeremy Tinsman picked up his third win of the season Friday night topping an 18 car field. Jeremy time trialed third and won his heat giving him the third starting spot in the night's feature. Other heat winners were JP Welsh and Mike Parrill, Sr. Mikey Franklin won the D-Main and C-Main with Andrew Tyson winning the B-Main taking Joe Shifflett and Tyler Williamson to the show. Jeremy would jump out early and lead until Lap 29 until Tinsman regained the point on Lap 38 and would lead to the checkers. Finishing order was: 1st, Tinsman; 2nd, JP Welsh; 3rd, Mike Parrill, Sr.; 4th, Andrew Tyson; 5th, Tyler Williamson; and 6th, Joe Shifflett. The Race of Champions, featuring the last six winners at The Cave, was won by Mikey Franklin over 2nd place finisher Jeremy Tinsman, 3rd, Mike Parrill, Sr., 4th, JP Welsh, 5th, Frenchy Bennington, and 6th, Alan Sagi. In Pure Stocks the one-two punch of Mike and Mikey Franklin struck again. This time it was Daddy Mike snatching the win over ...

Here is a great slot car history article from John Ford

Details for the Skyline 100 featuring winged sprint cars, scheduled for Saturday, February 10th, at The Cave Speedway have been finalized. Practice will begin at 2:00 P.M. with racing starting at 3:00 P.M. There will be an entry fee of $8 per driver. Pride won't be the only thing up for grabs as 1st place will have a payout of $50; 2nd place - $25; and 3rd place - $15. Plan to come out and support The Cave in its first ever winged sprint car event.

1. Mike Parrill, Sr. - 1050 2. JP Welsh - 1012 3. Mikey Franklin - 998 4. Mike Franklin - 878 5. Jeremy Tinsman - 875 6. Andrew Tyson - 801 7. Matt Williamson - 787 8. Rick Williamson - 705 9. Lee Canfield - 704 10. Nick Canfield - 695 11. Dwain Welsh - 675 12. Tyler Williamson - 653 13. Budd - 604 14. Steve Welsh - 578 15. Mike Parrill, Jr. - 561 16. Frenchy Bennington - 442 17. Chris Grimm - 377 18. Bobby - 260 19. Joe Shifflett - 214 20. Alan Sagi - 183 21. Greg - 100 22. Aaron Seal - 98

Mikey Franklin got his third Pure Stock win of the season Friday night at The Cave. Second through 3rd was JP Welsh, Mike Franklin, Dwain Welsh, Andrew Tyson and Jeremy Tinsman. Heat winners for the night were JP Welsh and Mike Franklin.

Brad (Frenchy) Bennington topped a sixteen car field Friday night to earn his first career win at The Cave Speedway. Time trialing 8th would give him a 3rd place starting spot in his heat and that is where he would end up, sending him to the B-Main. Heat winners for the night were Mike Parrill, Sr., JP Welsh, and Lee Canfield. D-Main winner was Jeremy Tinsman. C-Main winner was Mikey Franklin. B-Main winner was Bennington as Mike Franklin and Mikey Franklin would also advance out of the B. Mike Parrill, Sr. would lead the first 43 laps of the feature until JP Welsh would get around him and lead until Frenchy took over on Lap 63 and cruised to the checkers. Finishing order: Frenchy, JP Welsh, Mike Parrill, Sr., Mike Franklin, Lee Canfield, and Mikey Franklin. With Frenchy's win the sixth spot for the Race of Champions was completed and the winner will be determined Friday night, January 19th. The Race of Champions features six different feature winners with the winner advancing on t...

The Skyline 100 which will feature winged sprint cars at The Cave Speedway has been rescheduled for Saturday, February 10th. Rules and car information will be at the track Friday night with Joe. Congratulations to Joe from all the Cave crew on the birth of his first grandchild. We wish you all the best!

1. Mike Parrill, Sr. - 960 2. Mikey Franklin - 926 3. JP Welsh - 917 4. Jeremy Tinsman - 821 5. Mike Franklin - 797 6. Andrew Tyson - 735 7. Matt Williamson - 727 8. Rick Williamson - 646 9. Nick Canfield - 645 10. Lee Canfield - 624 11. Dwain Welsh - 619 12. Tyler Williamson - 584 13. Budd - 556 14. Steve Welsh - 526 15. Mike Parrill, Jr. - 489 16. Chris Grimm - 377 17. Frenchy - 346 18. Bobby - 260 19. Joe - 214 20. Alan Sagi - 183 21. Greg - 100 22. Aaron - 98

Winning the Earl Grimm Memorial Friday night Mikey Franklin made it two trophy races in a row at The Cave. Setting fast time over 15 other racers put him on the pole for the first heat where he would finish third to winner Lee Canfield. Other heat winners were JP Welsh and Matt Williamson. Winners in the mains were Chris Grimm in the D where all three drivers took a turn at the point before Grimm took over on Lap 37 for the win. C-Main winner, Mike Parrill, Jr., led from Lap 2 to the finish and Andrew Tyson won the B-Main taking Mikey and Mike Parrill, Sr. to the feature. The feature started with JP leading the first 23 laps until Andrew took over until the end of the first 75. After the inversion for the second 75, Mikey would start to roll from 4th place and would take the lead with 5 to go for the win. Finishing order: Franklin, Mike Parrill, Sr., Andrew Tyson, JP Welsh, Lee Canfield, and Matt Williamson. With double points on the line Mikey moves into second place 34 points behind ...