Pauch Jr Finally Announces Plans; Tidbits

Billy Pauch Jr has finally released one of the worst kept secrets this off-season, that he will be driving for Shawn Fitzpatrick weekly at Big Diamond. Fitzpatrick retired at the end of 2009, and was planning on selling out, but after PPB Racing shut down, began talks with Pauch Jr about racing his car at Big Diamond. This will be a Friday-only ride. Pauch Jr. will be behind the wheel of the Eastern Rigging Racing #11 small block for weekly Saturday action at Grandview.

Also, quite a few guys have announced they'll be moving up. Matt Pupello, who ran 358 modifieds regularly at Lebanon Valley in 2009, will move up to the big block division in 2010. Lebanon Valley sportsman top gun Neil Stratton will also move up to the big block division. Kale Groff, who made his first big block attempt late in the year at Lebanon Valley's Mr. Dirt Track USA race, will also move up to the track's big block division from sportsman. Paul Kline, who came back to racing last year, after taking a few seasons off from big car racing, in the sportsman divison will move up to the small block division in 2010.