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🌱 How did Bassett’s Oak Level Raceway help launch Hicks’s hot season?

Bassett, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How did Bassett’s Oak Level Raceway help launch Hicks’s hot season?

Also on today's calendar: The Henry Guard: Company H and the 24th Virginia Infantry in the Civil War and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Virginia election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 65, low: 49.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hicks flirting with win for Double Nickel brand (dirtondirt.com) — Bassett racing fans will recognize Oak Level Raceway as one of the Virginia tracks where driver Benji Hicks has scored four Limited Late Model victories this season. The story follows his recent near-misses in major Super Late Model events, his strong performances despite bad luck, and his hopes that a breakthrough win will spotlight his Double Nickel Race Cars brand.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do they sing at a snowman's Birthday party?" — Freeze a jolly good fellow (Thank you Terri P. for sending it in!)
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