Welcome to The Villages Motor Racing Fan Club website!
You are cordially invited to view the pages in our site, all of which have been designed to keep our members and interested parties up-to-speed (pun intended!) on who we are and what we do.
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It's time to renew your club membership - $20 per year. Please renew at the next meeting. Can't make it to a meeting? Click Here to download the membership form to renew.
Next Meeting - Nov. 6
Our next meeting is on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Colony Cottage Recreation Center, going green at 7 p.m.
Our guest speaker will be Joe Ruttman, a talented racer who drove stock cars in USAC and all three of NASCAR’s top series.
Joe made his NASCAR Grand National Series (now Cup Series) debut in 1963 at Riverside. He drove in three more Series races between 1964 and 1980, while racing local tracks in between.
Ruttman was the 1978 USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year, and the 1980 USAC Series champion.
Joe caught a big break in 1981 when J.D. Stacy hired him for the Cup Series. He went on to run a full Series schedule from 1982 through 1984, 1986, and 1991. During his 20 years in the Sprint Cup Series, he had 60 top-ten finishes and 19 top-five.
In 1995, Ruttman competed in the inaugural NASCAR SuperTrucks Series (now Craftsman Truck Series). Joe won two races that year on his way to finishing second in the championship. He went on to win 11 more races between 1996 and 2007. He won his last race at age 56, making him the oldest race winner in any NASCAR division.
Meetings are open only to club members, but Villages residents can join at the door. If you are interested, Click Here for more information.
Prediction Row 2024
PHOENIX -- It all comes down to this last race -- for the Cup teams and our fearless prognosticators.
It will be incredibly interesting to watch because our six predictors have each picked a different driver to win.
Marty, Mike or Bob can win our championship if one of them predicts the winner. Larry and Shel each have a mathematical chance to take first place, but that chance is very slim. Donna can't win our championship, but wants a win for bragging rights. Good luck to everybody!
Phoenix Predictions
- Marty Wool 2 wins, 351 points Ryan Blaney: He won here last year and last week. He will win both the race and the championship for the second year in a row!
- Mike Petix 2 wins 289 points Kyle Larson: Larson ran out of tires at Martinsville or he would have won. That won't happen at Phoenix and he will win.
- Bob Carlblom 2 wins, 261 points Ross Chastain: Floridaman is a disrupter and can disrupt the championship race here again. Beat the champion (Blaney) here last year.
- Larry Palermini 1 win, 319 points Tyler Reddick: If it's one of the four playoff drivers, Reddick to win would be exciting. If it's points or the win, his team has it.
- Shel Larsen 1 win, 305 points Martin Truex Jr: He will make it a Cinderella story by winning his last race and close out his career with a win at Phoenix.
- Donna Gross 0 wins, 218 points William Byron: He made it into the playoffs, now wants to go all the way. Has good runs in Arizona. Hungry for the championship.
Click on the PREDICTION ROW tab at the top of this page so you can keep up with the competition from race to race. Check the notes at the bottom for an explanation of scoring.