Cave Racing Memories

Rick and the Cave Speedway extend our sincerest sympathy to the family of Mr. Frank Sagi. Our thoughts and prayers are with Alan and his family.

Rick had his surgery on Friday, the 20th, and the doctor's deemed it a success. The complicated surgery took about 5 1/2 hours but Rick looked great when he returned to his room. He was able to come home on Sunday, the 22nd, and is resting comfortably. He is looking forward to attending the benefit dinner on Saturday, the 28th, and being able to see his friends and family. We appreciate all of your support and prayers throughout this journey and are looking forward to getting the Cave Speedway back up and running for the upcoming season!!

The Rally Round Rick fund-raiser scheduled for Saturday, April 28th from 4-8 P.M. at the South Warren VFD in Bentonville, VA is almost here. We encourage all of you to purchase your tickets and come help us "rally round Rick". We have about 140 items donated for the silent auction and we have a little bit of everything. Some of the larger ticket items are 8 NASCAR tickets to the spring race in May at Charlotte, NC; 4 Baltimore Orioles tickets with a parking pass; 2 Washington Nationals tickets; and a NASCAR 7&7 hat autographed by Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. The dinner menu is roasted pork loin, roast beef, scalloped potatoes, green beans, tossed salad, rolls, assorted desserts, coffee, tea, and water. If you have questions or would like to donate to this event email Vickie Williamson Seal (Rick's sister) at dvaseal@embarqmail.com. We look forward to seeing you while we "Rally Round Rick"!

Rick is scheduled to undergo surgery at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA on Friday, April 20th. He has completed chemotherapy and radiation treatments and his last PET scan showed no residual cancer which is a very good thing. The mass on the side of his neck has gone down considerably but the remnants of it are still wrapped around his carotid artery. This is what will be addressed during surgery on the 20th. Rick and his family truly appreciate all your thoughts and prayers and words of support. His doctors remain very optimistic. We will try to update you as often as we can.

Tickets are now available for the "Rally Round Rick" fund-raiser scheduled for Saturday, April 28th. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door, and children five and under are free. Tickets may be purchased at Buracker Construction in Bentonville, Virginia, The Cutting Edge Hair Salon on Commerce Avenue in Front Royal, Virginia or by contacting Vickie Seal at dvaseal@embarqmail.com or by calling 540-635-2312. If you are in the Winchester are you can call Mike Parrill 540.336.5526 for tickets. Please purchase a ticket and join us as we "Rally Round Rick"!!

The family and friends of Rick are planning a fund-raiser dinner/silent auction/50-50 that we are calling "RALLY ROUND RICK" for Saturday, April 28th from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. at the South Warren Volunteer Fire Department located on Route 340 in Bentonville, Virginia. The dinner menu consists of roasted pork, beef roast, scalloped potatoes, green beans, tossed salad, rolls, various desserts, coffee, tea or water. We are currently accepting silent auction items for this event if any of you would like to donate. There will be advanced ticket sales as soon as all the details have been finalized. An account will also be established at Rick's local bank for those of you who are not able to attend the dinner and wish to make a monetary donation. Further information on that account will be posted in a few days. If you have any items you would like to donate to the silent auction or if you have any questions regarding this fund-raiser, please feel free to contact Vickie Willia...

Just wanted to let everyone know that Rick has completed all his chemotherapy and radiation treatments. He met with his doctors this past Friday and they were all pleased with where he is at this time in his treatments. Further scans and tests will be performed on April 5th to see the progress that has been made and then surgery will be discussed, if needed. Rick and his family would like to thank EVERYONE for their phone calls, cards, words of encouragement, thoughts and prayers. As of now, Rick is very tired but will hopefully regain a little more strength each day. Thanks again for your continued support!