AFTON – It’s been no secret that this racing season has not been the best for the Afton Motorsports Park (AMP). From a new racing surface that had to be removed after just three weeks of racing to the silty remains – which has continued to hinder the ability to race side by side – to drivers leaving the track and not returning because of the track surface and the inability to pass.

After the recent Short Track Super Series (STSS) race, Brett Deyo of STSS told AMP track promoter Ronnie Ford that he had to do something about the racing surface or he would move the Short Track Super Nationals to another facility.

Ford decided after hearing that from Deyo, looking things over and thinking about the track surface and what to do, decided to cancel the August 3 show. As it rained on Friday, the show would have been cancelled due to weather.

On Saturday and Sunday, Ford has been hard at work on the race track, removing more surface in an attempt to have a racy surface by Friday, night August 10. The hope is that this recent large removal of track surface will allow side by side racing to take place with less silt being present on the race track.