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Jim Shiels Memorial Coverage

suzy and henry frahm [hnsfrahm@yahoo.com]
Sat 1/11/03 9:44 PM
hi this is suzy jims youngest daughter i was going thru pics a couple of days ago and found this one. i thought it rang true cause i belive hes here still around our family and all his friends ! im not sure when this was i do belive it was taken after my dad tried driving his car. i know that its dan reeds car. i didnt know if i could post it on the guest book. also about the guestbook the pics that are posted of my dad who has those the more recent ones ive never seen or have. i would like to know who has them and how to get copies? thanks for everything!!!!!

J [misfit330@attbi.com]
1/10/03 10:49 PM

RebeckaMonez@aol.com
Tue 1/7/03 9:55 PM
CREW MEMBER NEEDED
Monez Motorsports #11 WLM is looking for an additional crew person to work with us during the 2003 racing season.  If interested, contact our Crew Chief, Ron Ayers @ 209-957-4293.

Sorceress02@cs.com
Tue 12/31/02 2:54 PM
Jon Bussey
Hello,
This is Diana Lutz, Jon's oldest daughter, I just wanted everyone to know Dad is doing great.  He is in good spirits and ready to come home.  He will be home Wednesday, January 1st.  I don't know the exact time, but it will probably be after 4:00 PM.  I also wanted to thank everyone who has called, and let everyone know your well wishes were appreciated during this trying time.  Happy New Year!!

On a very sad note, Donald E.  ATKINSON, 72, of Stockton; died Monday Dec 30 at 4:15. Don was a long time fan of 99 and could be seen at 99 every week with his buddy Bob, first in line at 7:30 am every Saturday during the season. Stockton 99 Speedway will miss Don very much, but not his winning ways as he won Guess the Winner three times in 2002!!! Services are through Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home.

Jjtripper [Jjtripper@attbi.com]
Thu 12/26/02 9:32 PM
Jim Sheils

Marilyn Fox [gramfox@earthlink.net]
Sun 12/29/02 11:49 PM
My Brother Jim Shiels

terry w smith [terrywsmith@voyager.net]
Fri 12/27/02 6:01 PM
James Shiels
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of Jim & Jo Shiels friends in California .I know Jim had many & loved each of you in return .He fought a brave battle ,even knowing the odds were stacked against  him .I feel very privileged to have know him all my life & I know what racing meant to him .Thank you all for sharing in his love of the sport & in him .  He will be missed.                                   Cindy Smith ...  his neice

david marlow [gootee@i-55.com]
Wed 12/25/02 1:42 PM
OUR DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Carla Crawford [shilosmom56@yahoo.com]
Sat 12/28/02 4:32 PM
To: Jo Shiels and Family
Jo ; Jerry and I would like to say, we love you and are hearts and prayers are with you and your family. Jims passing will be hard for many, And Jerry and I will miss him dearly. But we also know that he's in a better place with no pain. And I know in my heart that he's with Chris and the two of them will be looking after us until the day we see them again. We also want to say thank you for the phone call. And if you need anything please give a call. all are love

Jerry & Carla Crawford

Carla Crawford [shilosmom56@yahoo.com]
Wed 1/1/03 2:58 AM
A thank you from Chris's mom Carla Crawford

Hello: and  to all, I just wanted to say Thank You to everyone who sent their love and prayer's to Jerry and I. We will miss are son Chris very much but I do feel he will be with his dad and all the other drivers every week in the coming season.  Good luck to all the drivers and may God be with you and your family's in 2003

Carla Crawford

CryGirl09@aol.com
Fri 12/27/02 10:02 PM
To the family of Jim Shiels
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this very sad time. Our sport has lost a very bright light but heaven has gained one.....

With sympathy, Howard & Kelly Hoffman, Hoffman Racing # 76 G.A.M...

dean gray [goldwing44@yahoo.com]
Tue 12/31/02 7:57 AM
we at Altamont Raceway Park

We are saddened to hear about the lost of Jim Shiels, he was one in a million and well never be replaced, I for one love looking at the history area of this web page it brings back lots of great time I had growing up at 99 started in the early 60s with my grandmother taking us then in the 70s working on a stock car for the late Dale Linville and the modified of Bill Sutton his insight and love of racing was shown in the job he did for this web page and the track, he well be missed ,our thought and prayers are with the family.

Dean Gray
(safety crew member at Altamont raceway)

PTSidney@aol.com
Wed 12/25/02 8:26 AM
A Poem for Jim Shiels
Hi 99,

I would like to extend my wishes to you and yours to have a Happy Holiday Season.  Also, I wrote the poem below and would like to dedicate it to the memory and honor of our friend, Jim Shiels.  Thank you in advance for your consideration.

Regards,
David Holman

For Jim Shiels:
The entire Holman family wish to extend our deepest sympathies to Jo and the rest of the family.  Jim will be greatly missed.

A Passing Season
      (for Jim)

Have patience.
I'm learning
to live again.

Evening opens
like a jar of white butterflies
released into night.  Moonlit
wings skim the pond
flare up between the black branches
disappear into the world.

The marble angel at your grave
says so many glorious things, I kneel
on the grass listening
to her owl voice,
cricket voice,
wolf voice; when
she says, and when,
but never speaks of departure

which will always be
in the mind
a closed fist

You need three things to travel through the night,
through the bramble and tangle of the trees,
over the black water
-- faith that winter always brings spring
past the white iron of the river, up from the fallen leaves.
The need to see the dogwood, its brilliant
white blossoms, the crocus
thrusting its shoulders through
crevices in the rocks even though
there are remnants, still, of snow.

But to open the fist?
You'll need
to reason.

For years and years I have grieved
your death.

The butterflies rise, weightless,
in the moonlight.  "Love someone
with all your heart," they say,

"love like there will be no tomorrow,
but when the time comes
to let them go
let them go."

I will miss you, my friend.
David L Holman

FASTFREDFAST@aol.com
Sun 12/29/02 8:34 PM
WE ALL WILL MISS JIM SHIELDS VERY MUCH . OUR HOPES AND PRAYERS ARE WITH JO AND THE REST OF HIS FAMILY.

Fred Kuntz Family

RebeckaMonez@aol.com
Tue 12/24/02 1:06 PM
JIM SHIELS
JO JO, we are sorry for your loss.  Our prayers are with you everyday, we will miss him dearly.  He was "instant ambition" for all of us.  Take care.  Monez Motorsports #11 WLM.

jon bussey [teckguy2001@yahoo.com]
Thu 12/19/02 6:06 PM
Re: FW: Jon Bussey
Hi, All. This is Gloria, I'm Jons sister in law. I will be taking care of Jons mail while he is recuperating. You may send your prayers and well wishes here to his addy. Jons two brothers are planning to go up this weekend to see him. We appreciate the calls and prayers you have sent Jon. We are hoping for a speedy recovery and that Jon will be back home in Stockton. And thank you so much from the Bussey family.
Gloria A. Ramirez & David L. Bussey, Mike Bussey & family, Lee and Stella Bussey, Danielle Bussey & family Annette Bussey & family, Rick & Dianna Lutz & family

Gloria,
All of us at Stockton99speedway.com, RG Concessions, Motorhead Souvenirs, CARS Inc and Hiway 99 Industrial Sites wish Jon a speedy recovery and thank God he's on the mend!
Thanks for the note.

GTOMAN01@cs.com
Mon 12/16/02 12:19 AM
Jon Bussey
to all Stockton 99 people, Jon Bussey was seriously injured Sunday afternoon in a single car rollover accident in Reno. he was on his way home from a track meeting when he was blown off the road by strong winds, he suffered a broken pelvis, arm, ribs and back. he is currently in Washau Medical center in Reno in ICU. THE HOSPITAL NUMBER  IS 1-775-982-4100 IN RENO.

Will DeBoard [wdeboard@ModBee.com]
Mon 12/16/02 3:02 PM
RE: Jon Bussey

Hey 99,
I'm sorry to hear about Jon. He's a good guy. Tell him he's in my prayers.

Will DeBoard
Modesto Bee

Doug Lingo [dlingo2@attbi.com]
Mon 12/16/02 6:03 PM
Jon Bussey

RacrPro4@aol.com
Sat 12/14/02 8:17 PM
Car for sale
WESTERN LATEMODEL /SPORTSMAN LATEMODEL FOR SALE THIS CAR HAS TWO RACES SINCE COMPLETE REBUILD HAS A CAMARO FRONT CLIP WITH A THREE LINK IN THE REAR WIDE FIVE HUBS WITH QUICK CHANGE IN THE REAR IT HAS 99 MONTE CARLO BODY ON IT & COMES WITH A COMPLETE EXTRA BODY  & ALOT OF EXTRAS I'll THROW IN WITH IT THIS CAR IS COMPLETE RACE READY LESS MOTOR. i HAVE THE EXHAUST, THE HEADERS, THE TRANS. & THAT ALL GOES WITH IT. $5000.00 ASK FOR JASON 209-482-3981 OR 916-373-0221 ANY TIME

mike garcia [team57@softcom.net]
Thu 12/12/02 9:17 PM
pit cart for sale
I have a pit cart for sale that is big enough for any use. 35" wide x 60" tall x 76" long. Only been used four times. All alluminum sides, doors and top. Has craftsman roller bearing tool box in it. It is all powder coated dove grey. Holds nitrogen tank underneath between tires. If you have any questions you can call me at 209-334-5267 or 209-401-2833. Ask for Mike. Must sell!!! $2,000 or O.B.O

slutz@milgard.com
2003 Pure Stock Rules
Wed 12/11/02 10:19 AM
Does anybody have a copy of the 2003 rules? I'm building a car for the 2003 season but I have questions. Is there anybody in the Lodi area that could call me and possibly answer questions about Pure Stocks at 99. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Scott.....707-249-6590
I've requested 2003 PS Rules to post and will post them as soon as they arrive.

webmaster

Robin Ratcliff [ratcliff@innercite.com]
Mon 12/9/02 7:34 PM

Scot Martin [smartin@deltacollege.edu]
Mon 12/9/02 8:47 AM
pure stock for sale
78 monte carlo pure stock project not finished 150.00 camaro pure stock complete turn key, with extras. $2000.00 obo. 465-5102 or 598-7350

Sun 11/17/02 1:05 AM
Revision to Western Late Model Rules 2003
 

Webmaster,

The Western Late Model rules you recently posted are incomplete. Inadvertently one rule is missing, it is under Engine Restrictions, and should be listed as rule number 4. Should read as follows:

4. Crank Shaft will have a minimum weight: 45lbs for GM and Mopar, 35lbs for Ford.

Please post this email, and replace posted rules with revised edition dated Nov. 16, 2003.

Thanks,

Ken Gross
Stockton 99 Speedway Track Manager

WLM 2003 rules been updated and posted.

99 Speedway is saddened to announce the death of Marjorie Shafer. The Speedway sends its regards and sincerest condolences to the Shafer Family.

Marjorie M. Shafer

Homemaker

Marjorie M. Shafer, 72, of Stockton died Monday, Nov. 18, 2002, in a hospital. She was born March 9, 1930, in Ketchum City, Okla., and was a Stockton resident for 69 years. Shafer was a homemaker.

Survivors: children, Donna McGhee, Mike Shafer, Gary Shafer, Larry Shafer and Douglas Shafer, all of Stockton; siblings, Patricia Stewart of Stockton and Douglas Stewart of Oregon; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday, Park View Memorial Chapel, 3661 E. French Camp Road, Manteca. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, at the mortuary. Committal: Park View Cemetery, Manteca.

AStrophygirls@aol.com
Tue 11/19/02 3:34 PM
modified
I have a 95 Harris Pavement Modified Roller FOR SALE   $ 1400.00 If your interested call me at 925-516-4873 Chris Harless, Brentwood.

agoolsby11 [agoolsby11@attbi.com]
Sun 11/17/02 8:13 AM
pure stock for sale
pure stock 1600.00 call 209 464 8152 after 5pm

Ladyeebug88@aol.com
Tue 11/12/02 5:48 PM
hi
To whom it may concern, I have been going to stockton99speedway for about 14 years to watch my dad Tony Schmitz race and i was wondering how old you have to be to be the trophy girl? Thank you for your time.

Sincerely
Jessicca Schmitz

Thanks for the question, according to NASCAR anyone who goes out on the track has to be 16 or older, including trophy girls!

Thanks Jim and Jo, your contribution has made the page, I just cut and paste!!

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