Stanley drove a modified and Brian, 36, drives a Hobby Stock. Both won track championships, and now you can add Dennis’ name to the list.

He captured the OMS Economy Modified (now 360 Modified) last season and he attributes the championship to his dad and Brian.

“Dad and Brian had won championships and I figured it was time I got one,” Dennis says. “Dad told me I had to change my driving philosophy and I finally figured that out at mid-season.

“I had an aggressive reputation, that winning a feature was the most important thing to do. I became conservative in my approach. I started racing to stay out of trouble; it was more important to be around at the finish and collect points than to go all-out and run a risk of a wreck or breaking my equipment, and not finishing a race.”

A consistent top-five finisher the rest of the season, Dennis won only three features. He clinched the title two weeks from the lose of the campaign.

Another title is in his thoughts, but so is winning a few more main events.

“I’m not going back to my old habits, but my goals are to win more features and have fun.”

Brian says for him, race night is always special.

“I get to drive in front of my dad, which is reward enough,” he says. “Driving before a packed house is not bad either, It’s a rush.”

Today, Stanley Slader gets the same rush. He arrives at the track in his motor home a few hours before the race time and parks the vehicle in his favorite spot in the pits.

“I’ve got the second best seat in the house,” he said, “and with a family that likes to race, what more could a man ask for?”

Dennis will race in tonight’s 100-lap Enduro with Kyle as his shotgun. “Kyle rode with me last year and he told me after the race, ‘That was the most fun I’ve ever had.’"

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