Some people say be careful what you wish for because it might come true.

Steve Lucas and Tim Wild are happy to have their dreams fulfilled. Each of these great guys had a racing dilemma. Lucas bought a house and was going to sit out of racing a year, so he sadly sold his 410 Sprint. He bought a 600 Micro Sprint from Rod George and was going to race some of the time.

Later, he got a phone call from Wild telling him he had a problem. He had a 410 Sprint, but needed a driver and offered Lucas a ride. Wild told Lucas that he had to gather some money together for the motor first.

Lucas said: “Why don't I sell my micro sprint and we'll pool our money a get a competitive motor?” So the two guys have launched a partnership and will field a car in a couple of weeks.

Last fall, when racing season ended, Steve's father, Barry Lucas, wanted to buy a radiator for the racer. He drove four hours to the gigantic Flea Market held in Harrisburg. There he found Terry Bowser selling one and bought it. The twosome chuckled about this because they drove halfway across the state to make a deal when they live about five minutes apart in Sarver.

Tribute to GanassiHeinz History Museum is expanding its racing center. One of the areas will include a segment regarding Fox Chapel's Chip Ganassi, who owns the race cars that won the 2010 triple crown, which included the Daytona 500, Indy 500, and the Brickyard 500.Early surprisesThe biggest surprise of the season so far was last weekend's unveiling of the Kelsey George Racing/Dr. John Crawford sponsored #CIII driven by her father, Rod George.Kelsey wasn't ready for her dad to retire and wanted to pay tribute to Dr. Crawford for his longtime support of Rod George. She masterminded a deal that brought back the number #CIII Sprint that reminds many of the successful days of Jimmy Hawley/Dr. Crawford in the late 90s and early 2000s. George is fifth on the All Time Sprint list at Lernerville.• Bob Felmlee has “unretired” from the Sprint division and has joined forces with Jim Chappel. This should be another great team in 2012.Bowser's debutAfter a busy offseason, Carl Bowser and the Bowser Motorsports team are preparing to make their 2012 debut tonight at Lernerville Speedway.Not only will it be the team's first race of the season, but Bowser will also be behind the wheel of an Eagle Chassis — the team's newest marketing partner.Eagle Chassis is based in Springfield, Ill., and has been producing championship-winning cars for over a decade.Emotional victoryApril 13 was an emotional night for Bobby Henry at Motordrome. He won the 50-lap Late Model feature event just days after the passing of his mother.Cleo Henry died from complications after an automobile accident and Bobby dedicated his 126th win to her in victory lane.Bobby had a difficult year in 2011. Shortly after the racing season ended, he was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, which made him extremely tired. He had the gland removed and didn't know if he would have the strength to race this year.New pilot for No. 48Tony Mussolino will be the pilot of the John Johnson #48 Late Model in 2012. This car was formerly driven by John Flinner, who is busy decaling race cars.Hat trick for PegherMike Pegher performed the “Hat Trick” at Pennsylvania's Motor Speedway, winning the Crate Late Models class on opening day for the third year-in-a-row.Mike Norris is fast becoming one of the super stars of Late Model racing. The 19-year-old driver won his third career feature at PPMS, defeating the master, Alex Feree, on their opening night. Norris spent three days at Donnie Moran's School of racing and claims to have learned a ton there.PPMS “Young Guns”Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway's “Young Guns” division is proving to be an excellent start to racing for 13-15 year-olds.Many young drivers have used this division to springboard themselves to other levels. Effective Saturday, the Spring Sizzler Pro Lates will pay $1,000 to win and will highlight the Saturday's acton. PPMS will now use Sunday evenings as a rain date.Lernerville openerLernerville Speedway will open the 2012 season this Friday. Sprints, Late Models, V-8 Modifieds and Pro Stocks will be back at the “action track.”Mercer Raceway will have add E-Mods this week and not have the stocks.Carol Gamble is a racing columnist for the Butler Eagle