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September 11, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Carnesville, GA)
Having so much fun last year at the FASTRAK 2006
$50,000 to win Grand Nationals, Late Model teams from the Pacific
Coast and also the Dakota Regions are confirming to make their way
back East for the 2007 event.
Dakotas Region: John and Penny Smith will be headed back East for
their shot at the $50,000 to win prize.
Pacific Coast Region: Robby Ireland, Jerry Schram, Kevin Rogers,
Scott Puncochar, Steven Sukow and Jason Johnson are confirmed with
the teams of Eric Sayre, Jason Wines and Brandon Lindberg currently
waiting on confirmations. The Pacific Coast will no doubt have great
representation for the 2007 event.
"We would not miss it for anything," stated Robby Ireland. "We had a
great time meeting all the FASTRAK teams from back East last year.
The guys were great to us and we had a good time. I went and bought a
new hauler this year just to make sure we got back there this year.
Everyone helped us and the teams at FASTRAK really are more like a
family. It's like old fashioned racing. Racers helping racers. That's
what it's all about".
No doubt the camaraderie with the FASTRAK teams is a little different
when they all get together. They race hard; as hard as any, but they
do have a good time and this yearly event is really becoming almost
like a 'family reunion". A perfect example was last weekend at the
$10,000 to win event when Timbo Mangum broke a wheel in practice on
Friday and no less than 10 teams stopped by to offer parts and help
and several teams also offered the use of their shop that night and
the next day.
Crew Chief Steve Eubanks was quoted as saying, "when you race with
FASTRAK it's different than anything else you do. I mean people
really try to help each other. Kenny Peeples' team worked with us all
weekend. I saw Shanon Buckingham working all day with Lee Cooper
trying to help them. For someone that has never raced with FASTRAK
they really need to think about it. This is fun! It's just nice to
see people helping each other. It really is a family deal".
Look for many other teams to participate in the $50,000 to win
FASTRAK GRAND NATIONALS as teams from across the country have been
working hard all year to get to this monumental event.
Teams from New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Wisconsin,
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Oregon, California,
Illinois, Missouri, Virginia, W Virginia, Tennessee, Minnesota, and
Missouri are all expected to be there. This is a race no race fan
will want to miss. The "choose" format will be in effect as it was
last year with all races being double file re-starts.
FASTRAK Founder Stan Lester had stated earlier this year in drivers
meetings across the country that because of the lack of attendance at
night 3 for the 2006 Grand Nationals that he would only pay back 30
positions for the Grand Nationals this year. THERE HAS BEEN A
CHANGE! Lester has e-mailed all the teams to let them know he WILL
PAY 50 POSITIONS once again providing the car counts are up.
"We made some mistakes last year with the way we did things," said
Lester. "I made it too hard running three nights in a row. If someone
got torn up, they didn't even have time to repair it before the next
night's event. We have changed the pace a little, having practice
days in between so everyone should have ample time. I guess I have a
soft spot for our teams. Together with all these teams we have built
something great and I just want to see all the teams rewarded
accordingly. I have made them a deal and if they stick to it then I
will pay 50 positions just like we did in 2006. I am excited about
this year's events".
Night 1: Southern and Mid East Regions: Green Valley Speedway
(Glencoe, AL)
Oct 5 Open Practice, Oct 6 Night 1, Oct 7 Rain date.
Northeast Region: McKean County Raceway (East Smethport, PA),
September 28
Night 2: The entire Nation: Track to be named (neutral track)
Oct 17 Open Practice, Oct 18 Night 2
Night 3: The entire Nation: Volunteer Speedway, Bulls Gap TN
Oct 19 Open Practice, Oct 20 Race 3 and Grand Finale, Oct 21 Rain
date.
Motel info along with night 2 to be posted next week. Get ready!
Here they come!
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subscribe@yahoogrou ps.com. Mike Leone can be reached at 724-964-9300
after 4:30 p.m. E-mail reaches him all day at
webmaster@mercerrac ewaypark. com and snail mail to 4368 Route 422,
Pulaski, PA 16143. Stan Lester works out of the FASTRAK corporate
office and can be reached at 678-935-7304. E-mail reaches his desk
at sl@fastrakracing. com and snail mail to PO Box 590, Carnesville, GA
30521. For more information, check out www.fastrakracing. com.
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