It's not hard to figure out that the biggest storyline so far at Georgia-Florida Speedweeks is the lower car count than in years past. While economic signs point to a turnaround, the lag in reaching the Dirt Late Model world reflect car counts about 20 fewer than last season.

I believe the tire rules at Golden Isles and East Bay also played a factor in the lower car counts. With sponsorship and funding harder to come by, and teams being stingier with where the money goes, events with open-tire MORE