With the year's final crown jewel in our rear-view mirror, here are some thoughts on the 30th annual Dirt Track World Championship, held Oct. 15-16 at West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, W.Va.:

Is this the place?

After venturing away from its native West Virginia nine years ago, it was quickly clear the Carl Short-promoted race was headed back to BDS Promotions-revived WVMS after last year's frigid event in Lawrenceburg, Ind. But the race's Wild and Wonderful return wasn't the huge MORE