tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70801723919301760432024-03-05T05:28:09.626-05:00Bird's Eye ViewThe Official Blog of Butch Lambert & the #27 Lambert Racing Team.Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-69240471744110500282012-05-16T22:58:00.003-04:002012-05-16T22:59:06.341-04:00Season Rolling Along for Lambert Racing<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mars, PA (May 16, 2012) - </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Butch and the Lambert Racing #27 Team have been rolling
through the early part of the season and enjoying some successes! The
weekend of 4/14 was a washout through most of the area, with Mother Nature
being the only winner. The team returned to Roaring Knob Motorsports Park
on April 27<sup>th</sup> in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Late Model Series,
and Butch raced his way to his first heat event win of the season! This put him
in the redraw for the feature event, where he was fortunate enough to draw
the pole position. The outside driver got a jump on the start, but Butch
rallied back, and despite getting some bumps along the way, he came home with a
4<sup>th</sup> place finish on the night. More importantly, his strong
finish moved him up to 2<sup>nd</sup> place in the FASTRAK Northeast Tour point
standings.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The third FASTRAK Northeast
Tour event of the season was scheduled to take place at Dog Hollow Speedway on
April 27<sup>th</sup>, but due to rain the event was postponed to May 4<sup>th</sup>.
Unfortunately, storms hit the speedway shortly after the heat race line ups
were posted and the event was once again postponed, this time to June 8<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We made our first of two
visits to Eriez Speedway for the FASTRAK Northeast Tour on Sunday, May 13<sup>th</sup>.
We drew a #46 pill and started the heat event in 5<sup>th</sup> place, but
Butch fell back to a 6<sup>th</sup> place finish, relegating him to running the
B-main event. He took the green in the B-main from the second starting
spot and quickly jumped into the lead and went on to win the event in
convincing fashion. His win put him 22<sup>nd</sup> on the starting grid
for the 25-lap feature event, but a last minute scratch from the field moved
him up to 21<sup>st</sup> for the drop of the green. Butch, methodically
worked his way through the field and missed quite a few crashes in the
caution-filled event. With ten laps to go, he had worked his way into the
top 10, and kept moving forward, crossing the finish line in 5<sup>th</sup>
place, right alongside the 4<sup>th</sup> place finisher. He ended up
advancing 16 spots but missed capturing the Hard Charger of the Race by one
spot. His second top 5 finish in a row in a Tour Event kept him in 2<sup>nd</sup>
place in the FASTRAK Northeast Tour points.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On tap for this weekend is
the second annual Canadian National Championship at Humberstone Speedway in
Port Colborne, ONT Canada on Sunday, May 20<sup>th</sup>. The team is
hoping to improve on last year’s 9<sup>th</sup> place finish (without power
steering) in our inaugural visit to the track. We will follow that up
with the Bill Emig Memorial Wild Card Weekend at Sharon Speedway on Saturday,
May 26<sup>th</sup> and Sunday, May 27<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are looking forward to
competing in as many of the FASTRAK Northeast Tour events as we can this
season, and continuing to race at Sharon Speedway on our nights off from the
Tour. Our schedule for the remainder of May and all of June is listed
below.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Schedule it is tentative and subject to change.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5/20/12<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Sunday, May 20</b> <b>Humberstone Speedway</b>
(Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">($2,000 to-win "Canadian National Championship")</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5/23/12<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Calibri;">PRACTICE AT SHARON<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5/26/12<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Saturday, May 26</b> <b>Sharon Speedway</b>
(Hartford, OH)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,500 to-win "Bill Emig Memorial Wild Card
Weekend" Night 1</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5/27/12<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Sunday, May 27</b> <b>Sharon Speedway</b>
(Hartford, OH)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,500 to-win "Bill Emig Memorial Wild Card
Weekend" Night 2 plus Point Fund</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">6/2/12</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - Regular Event</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6/8/12<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Friday, June 8</b> <b> Dog Hollow Speedway</b>
(Strongstown, PA)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1200 to-win)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6/16/12<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Saturday, June 16</b> <b>McKean County Raceway</b>
(East Smethport, PA)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,200 to-win)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6/23/12<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Saturday, June 23</b> <b>Sharon Speedway</b>
(Hartford, OH)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">($2,000 to-win 2nd Annual "Gary Knollinger
Memorial")</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6/27/12<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Calibri;">PRACTICE AT SHARON<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span><span style="color: black;"><span class="style171"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Butch
Lambert and the Lambert Racing team would like to thank all of their sponsors
and supporters for 2012: Bagel Bites, Fannie's Friends Pet Cremation Services,
The Victory Cafe, </span></i></span><span class="style621"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.heinzstuff.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; font-style: normal;">www.HeinzStuff.com</span></a></span></i></span><span class="style171"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">, Fleming
Tire & Auto, Lambert Plumbing, RAM Transit Lines, Inc., Kozminski Auto
Body, Alternative Power Sources, BP Construction, Smardt Equipment, Woodward,
Inc., ZeroWraps.com, Mars Beer Distributor, Marburger Farms Dairy, Herr's
Snacks, Afco Racing Products, Envy Suspension, LAZ Fab, Ultrashield Race
Products and JNJ Motorsports Media. </span></i></span><span class="style171"><i><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 20pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Robyn Lambert</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">724-272-2153</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.lambertracing.com/" title="http://www.lambertracing.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">www.lambertracing.com</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-44720538459684072902012-04-12T22:31:00.000-04:002012-04-12T22:31:34.660-04:00Lambert Kicks Off 2012 Season<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(April 12, 2012) Mars, PA - </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> The 2012 racing season is well on its way for Butch Lambert and the #27 Lambert Racing Team. We kicked the season off at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex on March 31<sup>st</sup> and April 1<sup>st</sup> with the blockbuster, $3,000 to Win FASTRAK Northeast Tour “Super Nationals I”. Qualifying and heat events took place on Saturday, March 31<sup>st</sup>, where Butch qualified 20<sup>th</sup> out of 46 cars and finished 3<sup>rd</sup> in his heat event to earn the 15<sup>th</sup> starting spot in Sunday’s main event. He was running 13<sup>th</sup> about a third of the way in to the 40 lap event when he got spun out on a restart and was forced to go to the rear. He was able to battle back and race his way to a fantastic 9<sup>th</sup> place finish at the checkered. The car is a little worse for the wear, but we were overall happy with the first outing of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway opened its gates for their season opener on Saturday, April 7<sup>th</sup>. Our bad luck with pills has continued, as we pulled a #64, which put Butch 8<sup>th</sup> on the starting grid for the heat event. He was able to advance to a 6<sup>th</sup> place finish to earn the 15<sup>th</sup> starting spot in the feature event. He was once again caught up in a mess on a restart and got turned into the infield. He never came to a complete stop, but the officials still sent him to the rear of the field, where he then worked his way back up to an 11<sup>th</sup> place finish in the 23 car field. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This weekend, you will find us at either Sharon Speedway or Roaring Knob for a regular event, weather permitting. We will return to Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex on Friday, April 20<sup>th</sup> for another FASTRAK Northeast Tour event, and follow that up with another FASTRAK Northeast Tour race at Dog Hollow Speedway on April 27<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are looking forward to competing in as many of the FASTRAK Northeast Tour events as we can this season, as well as hitting Sharon Speedway on our nights off from the Tour. Our full schedule is listed below. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As always, it is tentative and subject to change.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin: auto auto auto -0.95pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 755px;"><tbody>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: 1pt solid windowtext; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4/14/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - Regular Event<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4/20/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Friday, April 20</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b> Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex</b> (Markleysburg, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,200 to-win with Lucas Oil Late Models)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4/25/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">PRACTICE AT SHARON<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4/27/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Friday, April 27</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b> Dog Hollow Speedway</b> (Strongstown, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,200 to-win)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4/28/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - Regular Event<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5/5/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - Regular Event<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5/12/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - Regular Event<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5/13/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sunday, May 13</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Eriez Speedway</b> (Erie, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,200 to-win)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5/19/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - Regular Event<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5/20/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sunday, May 20</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Humberstone Speedway</b> (Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($2,000 to-win "Canadian National Championship")<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5/23/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">PRACTICE AT SHARON<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5/26/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Saturday, May 26</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Sharon Speedway</b> (Hartford, OH)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,500 to-win "Bill Emig Memorial Wild Card Weekend" Night 1<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5/27/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Sunday, May 27</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Sharon Speedway</b> (Hartford, OH)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,500 to-win "Bill Emig Memorial Wild Card Weekend" Night 2 plus Point Fund<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6/2/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - Regular Event<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6/9/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - Regular Event<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6/16/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Saturday, June 16</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>McKean County Raceway</b> (East Smethport, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,200 to-win)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6/23/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Saturday, June 23</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Sharon Speedway</b> (Hartford, OH)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 24;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($2,000 to-win 2nd Annual "Gary Knollinger Memorial")<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 25;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6/27/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">PRACTICE AT SHARON<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 26;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6/30/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Saturday, June 30</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Eldora Speedway</b> (Rossburg, OH)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 27;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($5,000 to-win NATIONAL EVENT (no NE points)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 28;"> <td nowrap="" style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7/4/12<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Wednesday, July 4</b> <b>Expo Speedway</b> (Cortland, OH)</span></div></td> <td nowrap="" rowspan="11" style="background: yellow; border-color: windowtext windowtext black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; mso-rotate: 90; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" width="64"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 26pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SPEEDWEEK<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 16.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 29;"> <td nowrap="" style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 16.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 16.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($2,000 to-win Trumbull County Fair Race Night 1 of "Cross the Borders Speedweek)</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 30;"> <td nowrap="" style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7/5/12<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Thursday, July 5</b> <b>McKean County Raceway</b> (East Smethport, PA)</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 31;"> <td nowrap="" style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,200 to-win Night 2 of "Cross the Borders" Speedweek)</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 32;"> <td nowrap="" style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7/6/12<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Friday, July 6 Raceway 7</b> (Conneaut, OH)</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 33;"> <td nowrap="" style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,200 to-win Night 3 of "Cross the Borders" Speedweek)</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 34;"> <td nowrap="" style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7/7/12<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Saturday, July 7</b> <b>Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway</b> (Imperial, PA)</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 35;"> <td nowrap="" style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,200 to-win Night 4 of "Cross the Borders" Speedweek</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 36;"> <td nowrap="" style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Stars & Cars Autograph Session)</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 37;"> <td nowrap="" style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7/8/12<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Sunday, July 8</b> <b>Eriez Speedway</b> (Erie, PA)</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 38;"> <td nowrap="" style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background: yellow; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($2,000 to-win Night 5 of "Cross the Borders" Speedweek Plus Point Fund</span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 39;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7/14/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Saturday, July 14</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Mercer Raceway Park</b> (Mercer, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 40;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,200 to-win)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 41;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7/21/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Saturday, July 21</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Sharon Speedway</b> (Hartford, OH)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 42;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($2,000 to-win plus Sweeney Chevrolet GM 604 Engine giveaway)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 43;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7/25/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">PRACTICE AT SHARON<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 44;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7/28/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - Regular Event<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 45;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8/4/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - Regular Event - Autograph Night<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 46;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8/11/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Saturday, August 11</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Black Rock Speedway</b> (Dundee, NY)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 47;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($3,000 to-win "Empire State Classic" plus $150 travel money to the 10 top NE Tour drivers)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 48;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8/16/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Thursday, August 16 McKean County Raceway</span></b><span style="color: black;"> (East Smethport, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 49;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,200 to-win McKean County Fair Race)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 50;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8/18/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Saturday, August 18</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Sharon Speedway</b> (Hartford, OH)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 51;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,500 to-win "Manufacturers Night" with $15,000 in product giveaways<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 52;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8/25/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - Regular Event<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 53;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8/29/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">PRACTICE AT SHARON<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 54;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9/8/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - Regular Event<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 55;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9/14/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sharon Speedway - $1000 to win w/Qualifying<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 56;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9/15/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Saturday, Sept 15</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Sharon Speedway</b> (Hartford, OH)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 57;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,200 to-win "Apple Festival Nationals")<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 58;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9/21/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Friday, Sept 21</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>McKean County Raceway</b> (East Smethport, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 59;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,200 to-win "Fall Classic" Night 1)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 60;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9/22/12<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Saturday, Sept 22</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>McKean County Raceway</b> (East Smethport, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 61;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">($1,500 to-win "Fall Classic" Night 2 plus possible Point Fund)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 62;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9/27 - 9/29<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Thr-Sat, Sept 27-29</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex</b> (Markleysburg, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 63;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Open practice Thursday)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 64;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Heats Friday with last chance races, $2,000 to-win "Fall Fest" & Non-Qualifiers Event on Saturday)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 65;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Rain date Sunday, Sept 30) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 66;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10/5-10/6<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">FASTRAK National World Championships - TBD<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 67;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10/19-10/20<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Thr-Sat, Oct 19-20</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex</b> (Markleysburg, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 68;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Open practice Thursday)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 30pt; mso-yfti-irow: 69;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Qualifying and heat races on Friday with last chance races, $3,000 to-win "Super Nationals II", $1,200 to-win B Feature & $500 to-win C Feature on Sunday)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 70;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Rain date Sunday, Oct 21) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 71;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10/25-10/27<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><span style="color: black;">Thr-Sat, Oct 25-27</span></b><span style="color: black;"> <b>Lernerville Speedway</b> (Sarver, PA)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 15pt; mso-yfti-irow: 72;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Open practice Thursday)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
<tr style="height: 30pt; mso-yfti-irow: 73;"> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext; border-style: none solid; border-width: 0px 1pt; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 60pt;" valign="bottom" width="80"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid none none; border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Heats Friday with last chance races, $2,000 to-win "Steel City Stampede" & Non-Qualifiers Event on Saturday)</span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 30pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
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</div></td> <td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 458pt;" valign="bottom" width="611"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Rain date Sunday, Oct 28) </span></div></td> <td nowrap="" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 48pt;" valign="bottom" width="64"></td> </tr>
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<div class="style40" style="margin: 1em 0in;"><span class="style381"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><span style="color: black;">Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook (</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ButchLambertRacing"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="color: black;">Butch Lambert Racing</span></span></a><span style="color: black;">), where we have up to the minute race results, schedule changes, news and contests, and as always, our website, </span><a href="http://www.lambertracing.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="color: black;">www.lambertracing.com</span></span></a><span style="color: black;"> is updated weekly with results and stats. You can also follow us on Twitter </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/LambertRacing27"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="color: black;">@LambertRacing27</span></span></a><span style="color: black;">!</span></span></span><span class="style381"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="color: black;"><span class="style171"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Butch Lambert and the Lambert Racing team would like to thank all of their sponsors and supporters for 2012: Bagel Bites, The Victory Cafe, Fannie's Friends Pet Cremation Services, </span></i></span><span class="style621"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.heinzstuff.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; font-style: normal;">www.HeinzStuff.com</span></a></span></i></span><span class="style171"><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">, Fleming Tire & Auto, Lambert Plumbing, RAM Transit Lines, Inc., Kozminski Auto Body, Alternative Power Sources, BP Construction, Smardt Equipment, Woodward, Inc., ZeroWraps.com, Mars Beer Distributor, Marburger Farms Dairy, Herr's Snacks, Afco Racing Products, Envy Suspension, LAZ Fab, Ultrashield Race Products and JNJ Motorsports Media. </span></i></span><span class="style171"><i><span style="color: windowtext;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">Media Contact</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Robyn Lambert</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">724-272-2153</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="mailto:robyn@lambertracing.com" title="mailto:robyn@lambertracing.com"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">robyn@lambertracing.com</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.lambertracing.com/" title="http://www.lambertracing.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">www.lambertracing.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-84756710453173094632011-06-09T23:30:00.000-04:002011-06-09T23:30:41.434-04:00Season off to Rocky Start for Lambert Racing<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mars, PA (6-9-11) The start of the 2011 season has been a rough one for Butch and the #27 Lambert Racing Team. After capturing a 5th place finish at Lernerville Speedway on Friday, April 29th, the team was optimistic heading into the first FASTRAK Northeast Tour Event at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex on Saturday, April 30th. A trip through pre-race tech determined that the carburetor that we run for the last two years is now considered illegal, and we were very fortunate that fellow competitor, Troy Shields was willing to lend us his spare carb for the night. Butch started 5th in the heat, but was spun early on and came back to a 4th place finish, which put him 14th on the starting grid for the feature event. He patiently worked his way through the field to score a 7th place finish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to some rainy weather, our next event was not until May 22nd, when the team made the haul to Port Colbourne, ONT Canada for the first ever international FASTRAK Touring event. Butch started 5th in his heat and was able to advance to a 4th place finish and make the re-draw for the feature. For once we drew a good pill, but his 3rd place starting spot didn’t last long, as the pole sitter lost the handle on his car on lap 2, forcing Butch to check-up and be hit from behind. The hit sent him through the infield and he fell back several spots. He had started working his way back through the field, only to fall back again. As the crew stood and wondered what could be wrong with the car, Butch ran 17 laps without any power-steering, and still managed to pull off a 9th place finish. Not what we had hoped for, but pretty good, considering the circumstances.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Memorial Day weekend brought the much anticipated “Wild Card Weekend” and the American Cancer Society Night at Sharon Speedway. We are proud to have been able to raise nearly $1100 for this very worthy cause. Unfortunately, the night on the track did not go as well. After failing to advance in the heat event, Butch was forced to run the B-main, where his 5th place finish was not enough to make the feature event on this night. He went on to finish 4th in the Wheelman Bonus Event for Non-Qualifiers. The second race of the Wild Card Weekend was run on Memorial Day at Lernerville Speedway. Once again, Lady Luck was not on our side, when we drew #63 out of 66 with 46 cars on hand for the 24 starting spots. Butch started the heat event in 9th place and worked his way to a 6th place finish. In the B-main, he started 3rd and took the lead on lap one. Never looking back, he captured the b-main event win in convincing fashion, earning himself the 22nd starting spot in the feature. After a lap one caution slowed the field, Butch was the next caution as he was spun out after another competitor hit him from behind. Just a few laps later he found himself the victim of someone else’s crash, as he was hit as tried to avoid another spinning car. The hit caused extensive damage to the left front of the car, but Butch was able to wrestle it around the track for the remaining laps of the race and finished 21st. Just this week, the winner of that race was disqualified for his tires not passing the independent lab tests, so Butch was credited with 20th place. Despite all of the struggles we have had on the FASTRAK Tour thus far, Butch currently sits in 6th place in the points standings, with our next 8 events being Tour events.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In an effort to try to get a handle on the new car and overcome some of our struggles, the team headed to Sharon Speedway on Saturday, June 4th for a regular event. Once again, we pulled a bad pill and ended up starting 6th in the heat event. Butch was able to advance one position to finish 5th in the heat to earn the 14th place starting spot for the feature event. With the car finally looking like it was going the way it should, Butch raced to an 8th place finish. It was a great learning night for us and the team was optimistic leaving the track, hoping to have left the bad luck and struggles behind.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Little did we know, that our biggest blow would come in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 5th, as the truck we haul the racecar with caught on fire while it was sitting in the driveway. Luckily, a neighbor alerted Butch’s dad and the fire department to the blaze, and the Adams Area Fire Department was able to contain the fire to just the truck. Unfortunately, the truck is a total loss, as is everything that was in it, including Butch’s driving suit and other gear. We were unsure what would happen to the rest of our season, but have been offered a truck to use, for at least this weekend, and will have to determine our next steps day by day. Hopefully, our bad luck went up in smoke with everything else!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our next event will be a FASTRAK Northeast/MOV Tour race at Tyler County Speedway, in Middlebourne, West Virginia on Saturday, June 11th and we are hoping to make the next Tour race at McKean County Speedway on Saturday, June 18th. Saturday, June 25th the FASTRAK Northeast Tour will be at Sharon Speedway and will be the first of 6 Tour races in 9 days, as the Bully Dog Cross The Borders Speedweek kicks off at Expo Speedway on Wednesday, June 29th. Thursday, June 30th will be back at McKean County Speedway, then on to Raceway 7 on Friday, July 1st. Saturday, July 2nd we travel to Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway, and the Speedweek will end on Sunday, July 3rd at Eriez Speedway. We do not know at this time if we will be able to make it to all 5 events, but we will make every effort to do so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook (Butch Lambert Racing), where we have up to the minute race results, schedule changes, news and contests, and as always, our website, www.lambertracing.com is updated weekly with results and stats. You can also follow us on Twitter @LambertRacing27!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Butch Lambert and the Lambert Racing team would like to thank all of their sponsors and supporters for 2011: Bagel Bites, Austin's A1 Bleach, Fannie's Friends Pet Cremation Services, , www.HeinzStuff.com, Fleming Tire & Auto, Lambert Plumbing, RAM Transit Lines, Inc., Kozminski Auto Body, BP Construction, Smardt Equipment, Woodward, Inc., ZeroWraps.com, Mars Beer Distributor, Marburger Farms Dairy, Hotsy, B&E Mini Mart, Herr's Snacks, Afco Racing Products, Epic Action Video Cameras, KAR Fab, Ultrashield Race Products and JNJ Motorsports Media. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><u>Media Contact</u></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Robyn Lambert<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As long as the local weather forecasters are right, the season will kick-off in full swing this weekend. This Friday night, April 29th, Butch will return to one of this favorite tracks, Lernerville Speedway, where he will compete in the Pro-Late Model (Crate) division. The All-Star Late Models and E-mods will also be competing. On Saturday, April 30th, the FASTRAK Northeast Tour will begin at Roaring Knob Speedway in Markleysburg, PA in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Super Late Models. With no FASTRAK Northeast Tour races scheduled, the following weekend will be an off-weekend for the team, as Butch and Robyn work to move into their new house. We will be right back at it on Saturday, May 14th as the Tour heads to Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, WV. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The team will help make FASTRAK history on Sunday, May 22nd as we journey to Humberstone Speedway in Port Colbourne, Ontario, Canada for the first ever international FASTRAK event as part of the FASTRAK Northeast Tour. Sharon Speedway will host the next FASTRAK Northeast Tour event on Saturday, May 28th. It is a much anticipated event, as it is an American Cancer Society, Cancer Benefit Night. You can help support Butch as he races in memory of his late father-in-law, former racer, Bob “Clutch” Kennedy. Sponsorships for the night are only $10 and all monies raised go to the American Cancer Society. In an effort to raise even more money for this great cause, Lambert Racing has teamed up with KAR Fab and ZeroWraps.com to raffle off a custom-made late model wagon – just like the one Butch’s daughter, Madison rides in. The wagon itself has been generously donated by the Kennedy Family. We are working to also fill the wagon with prizes and would gladly take any donations in exchange for logo placement on the wagon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We will end the month of May at Lernerville Speedway for the first ever FASTRAK sanctioned event there. This special FASTRAK Northeast Tour event will be run with the nationally known USAC Sprints. More information about FASTRAK Northeast and the 2011 Tour can be found at their website FASTRAK Northeast.</span><br />
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</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Butch Lambert and the Lambert Racing team would like to thank all of their sponsors and supporters for 2011: Bagel Bites, Austin's A1 Bleach, Fannie's Friends Pet Cremation Services, , www.HeinzStuff.com, Fleming Tire & Auto, Lambert Plumbing, RAM Transit Lines, Inc., Kozminski Auto Body, BP Construction, Smardt Equipment, Woodward, Inc., ZeroWraps.com, Mars Beer Distributor, Marburger Farms Dairy, Hotsy, B&E Mini Mart, Herr's Snacks, Afco Racing Products, Epic Action Video Cameras, KAR Fab, Ultrashield Race Products and JNJ Motorsports Media. </span>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-33315968799094764212010-10-01T08:14:00.000-04:002010-10-01T08:14:13.888-04:00FASTRAK Grand Nationals On-Tap for Lambert Racing as 2010 Season Winds Down<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Mars, PA (9-30-10)</em> As the end of the 2010 racing season looms for Butch and the #27 Lambert Racing FASTRAK team, the FASTRAK Grand Nationals are just getting set to start! The team has had a run of bad luck over the past couple of weeks after having a strong run at Hesston Speedway back on August 7th. A bad pill draw had Butch starting last in his heat event at the Northeast Tour event at Raceway 7 on August 13th, but he managed to race his way into the feature event to secure the 18th place starting spot in the feature. His patience was key in the feature as he worked his way up to a solid 9th place finish. The following weekend we made the five hour trek to Woodhull Speedway in Woodhull, New York for the first time ever. Butch ran well enough in his heat to make the re-draw on the tricky 1/3rd mile track, but of course drew the #12 starting spot for the feature event. Contact at the front of the field at the start of the event caused a large crash involving 5 or 6 cars. Butch looked to have missed the crash by driving off of the racing surface on the back straightaway, but another car spun right into his path resulting in a hard crash and major damage to the #27 machine. He was credited with a 19th place finish, and his very first DNF (did not finish) of the season. Sharon Speedway held a $1000 to win FASTRAK special event on Saturday, August 28th where Butch finished 2nd in the heat, redrew the 8th starting spot for the feature and ended up finishing there on a very slick track with little to no passing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Friday of Labor Day weekend would mark our fourth trip to Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, WV this season, for a FASTRAK Northeast Tour event. Once again we had bad luck with the pill draw and drew next to last for the heat event. Butch started 8th in his heat and charged his way through the field to take a 2nd place finish and secure a spot in the feature re-draw. In front of a standing room only crowd, he started the feature in 5th place and quickly jumped into 3rd place, where he stayed for most of the race. A bad restart on lap 21 dropped him back to 6th place, but he was setting up to pass the 4th and 5th place cars when disaster struck with two laps to go. The bolts that hold the flywheel onto the motor broke off and the car lost all power. His second DNF of the season netted him a 20th place finish and a very long drive home. We arrived back at the shop at 5:30am and the crew went to work, pulling the motor out and getting the broken bolts out proved to be quite a challenge, but they never gave up! By 3pm the car was loaded and ready for the first night of the Labor Day Classic at Tri-City Speedway, which, unfortunately ended up being rained out. All the hard work paid off on Sunday, though, as Butch brought home a solid 5th place finish in the FASTRAK Northeast Tour event in the second night of the Labor Day Classic.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a double header weekend at Sharon Speedway for the Applefest Nationals on September 17th and 18th, with the Saturday night race being race #18 on the FASTRAK Northeast Tour schedule. In the Friday night event, Butch pulled off a strong 4th place finish in what was one of the best races of the year with 5 cars battling for the lead for the last few laps. The entire grandstands were on their feet by the time the checkered flew! On Saturday night, he started 15th in the FASTRAK Tour race and worked his magic to work his way through the field to a 6th place finish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After winning the FASTRAK Northeast Tour portion of the Fall Classic at McKean County Speedway in 2008, the team had high hopes for this season’s event on September 24th & 25th. Unfortunately, Lady Luck had other ideas and our bad pill draws put us behind the 8-ball before the drop of the green flag. With 44 cars on hand, it was not a good night to draw the last pill in the can for the heat event on a rough and muddy track. Butch started 9th and could only muster an 8th place finish. He lined up in 10th place for the b-main with only 10 laps to make it into the top 2 finishing positions to secure a spot in the feature event. He took to the outside on the start and was on a mission, with two laps to go, he moved into 3rd place, but got held up by the 2nd place car coming to the checkered and missed making the feature event by a fender. As a result of not making the feature, he lost his 3rd place standing in the FASTRAK Northeast Tour points, dropping to 4th by 1 point. Saturday night was a special $1200 to win event and once again, we drew the last pill. This time, the track was in much better condition for the heats and Butch advanced from his 11th starting position to finish 5th. He lined up for the feature in 17th spot and steadily worked his way through the field and was running in 6th place. A caution with 1 lap to go shuffled the field on a bad restart and he ended up finishing 9th.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Saturday at Mercer Raceway Park marks the beginning of the 2010 $30,000 FASTRAK Grand Nationals. The Grand Nationals are a 3-race series where all FASTRAK regions (Northeast, Southeast, Great Lakes, etc) race for 2 nights in their respective regions, then come together at Wythe Raceway in Wytheville, Virginia for Night #3. For the Northeast, Night #1 is at Mercer and Night #2 is at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex on Saturday, October 9th. Points for each night will accumulate and the driver with the most points at the end of the three nights will be named the 2010 FASTRAK Grand National Champion. We will also have the 20th and final FASTRAK Northeast Tour event at Roaring Knob on Friday, October 8th. We are tentatively scheduled to compete in the $10,000 to win FASTRAK National event at West Virginia Motor Speedway on October 15th & 16th as part of the Dirt Track World Championship weekend. Once we get through Nights 1 & 2 of the Grand Nationals, we will decide if we will go to WVMS and if we will go to Night #3 at Wythe Raceway or stay close to home and compete at Lernerville Speedway in the Steel City Stampede.</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Butch Lambert and the Lambert Racing team would like to thank all of their sponsors and supporters for 2010: Bagel Bites, Austin's A1 Bleach, Fannie's Friends Pet Cremation Services, Fleming Tire & Auto, Lambert Plumbing, RAM Transit Lines, Inc., Kozminski Auto Body, BP Construction, Harmony's Angel Candle Co., Smardt Equipment, Woodward, Inc., Flinner Signs & Decals, Mars Beer Distributor, Marburger Farms Dairy, Hotsy, B&E Mini Mart, Herr's Potato Chips, Epic Action Video Cameras, Ultrashield Race Products and Fleming Design Services.</span></em>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-18894918740017811092010-07-08T21:52:00.000-04:002010-07-08T21:52:05.486-04:00Summer Heating Up for Lambert Racing<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mars, PA (7-8-10) The summer is heating up and Butch and the Lambert Racing team have been on a roll for the last month racking up top 5 finishes and steadily climbing in the FASTRAK Points. On June 4th we returned to Butch’s favorite track, Lernerville Speedway, where after struggling in the heat event to get a 7th place finish, Butch put on a clinic in the feature event, charging from his 14th starting spot to finish 3rd when the checkers fell. Unfortunately the rest of the weekend’s scheduled events at Mercer Raceway Park and Tri-City Speedway succumbed to rain. The following Saturday night, June 12th, Butch made his first appearance of the season at Mercer Raceway Park where the team hosted friends and sponsors for Lambert Racing/Bagel Bites Night. The event was a success and Butch capped a great evening by putting up another strong 3rd place finish in the feature after starting 6th. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first of three FASTRAK National/Northeast Tour events took place at McKean County Speedway on Saturday, June 18th. Forty-two cars signed in for the $5,000 to win event and Butch started the night out right putting up the 8th fastest time in qualifying. His strong qualifying effort put him on the outside pole for his heat event where he went on to finish second and secure a spot in the coveted feature redraw. He drew the lucky #9 starting spot for the event and was racing hard for 7th place early in the event when he was forced up the track and fell back to 17th place. Undeterred, he worked his way back up through the field during the 40 lap event and came home in 7th place. The car had visibly lost its handle during the closing laps of the event and the crew quickly found the broken right front shock to be the cause. The following night we made our first ever visit to Central PA Speedway in Clearfield, PA for another FASTRAK Northeast Tour event. Butch started the heat event in 3rd place, running a right front shock borrowed from fellow competitor David Scott, and that is where he finished. He re-drew the 8th starting spot for the feature, but struggled to find the handle from the beginning of the 25 lap race. When the checkered fell, he had uncharacteristically fallen to a 12th place finish.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The team had 6 days to regroup before the next FASTRAK Northeast Tour Event at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex in Markleysburg, PA. For once we drew a good pill for the heat event and Butch started on the pole. A slow restart saw the first heat win of the season slip away and he had to settle for a second place finish, which was still good enough for the feature re-draw. Luck was with us, as Butch redrew the #2 starting spot for the feature event. At the drop of the green flag, he moved comfortably into 2nd place as the event went non-stop for 21 of the 25 laps. He survived 4 separate cautions and a red flag in the last four laps to bring home his 2nd second place finish this season. Four days later, on Wednesday, June 30th, the team rolled into Expo Speedway at the Trumbull County Fair for yet another FASTRAK Northeast Tour event. Expo Speedway is only in operation once a year during the fair and the track conditions on this hot & sunny day were dry and very dusty. Butch started and finished his heat in 5th place, just shy of the feature re-draw, putting him in the 13th slot for the feature event. At times it was difficult to even see the cars throughout the race. Butch used his steady and patient driving style to slowly work his way through the field and crossed the line in 3rd place for his 5th top three finish out of his last seven starts!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the most anticipated races of the season was on Saturday, July 3rd at Mercer Raceway Park, where they hosted the FASTRAK National/Northeast Tour “Summer Nationals”. Thirty-nine teams from eight different states signed in for the $6,000 to win payday. Butch put up a great qualifying effort and came out 15th fastest. This earned him a 4th place starting spot in the heat event. He was on a mission from the drop of the green and secured a 2nd place finish in the heat to be able to redraw for the top 8 starting spots in the feature event. After a four-wide salute to the fans, the green flag dropped on the 40 lap event and Butch was riding comfortably in 6th spot for most of the race. At the halfway point he started battling with Super Late Model star Doug Horton for 5th place. The race went green for 35 laps until a caution for a spinning car set-up a crazy final five laps. The field was lined up with 4 lapped cars between the 1st and 2nd place cars. On the restart, Butch jumped up into 4th place, but a spinning lapped car collected four cars running in the back half of the top ten and although the lap counted, Butch was forced to go back to 6th place. On the ensuing restart, another lapped car crashed coming out of turn four and a huge pile-up ensued with the 2nd place car barrel-rolling right in front of Butch. When the dust cleared, the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th place cars, plus others were all at a stop. Butch managed to come out without minor damage, but because he had to stop to avoid the flipping car, he was forced to go to the back of the field with just 3 laps left in the event. He managed to pass a few cars and crossed the line in 9th place. It was a bit of a disappointing finish to what could have been a great night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FASTRAK announced on Tuesday that lapped cars will now go to the rear of the field on all restarts in Northeast Tour events. A little late for our team and all the other cars that were tore up the past two weeks due to lapped cars, but hopefully it will save some headaches and heartbreak in the future.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The team hopes to carry some momentum from this month’s strong finishes into July. This Saturday, July 10th we will compete in the biggest FASTRAK National/Northeast Tour Event of the season at West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV as the top FASTRAK drivers in the country will vie for the $10,000 to win payday. Butch has never been to the 5/8ths Mile “Speedplant”, but expectations are high for the event. Saturday, July 17th we will be in action at Mercer Raceway Park for a regular event and will follow that up on Sunday, July 18th with a FASTRAK Northeast Tour race at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, PA. The following weekend will be regular weekly action at Mercer Raceway Park on the 24th for “Meet Your Hero’s Night”, and Tri-City Speedway on the 25th. On Wednesday, July 28th we will return to Sharon Speedway in Hartford, OH for the 11th FASTRAK Northeast Tour event of the season. We have tentative plans to attend the FASTRAK National Event at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio on Saturday, July 31st, where Butch won the non-qualifiers event there in 2009. August will also be a busy month with FASTRAK Northeast Tour Races at Hesston Speedway, Dog Hollow Speedway, Raceway 7 and our first visit to Woodhull Speedway in Woodhull, NY.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Butch currently sits in third place in the FASTRAK Northeast Points Championship, just 9 points out of second place. He is also slowly climbing the ranks in the FASTRAK National Weekly Points Championship and is in 23rd with just 14 of the 15 required races. So far in 2010, we have competed in 16 events at 10 different tracks and have recorded 13 Top 10 finishes and nine Top 5’s.</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Butch Lambert and the Lambert Racing team would like to thank all of their sponsors and supporters for 2010: Bagel Bites, Austin's A1 Bleach, Fannie's Friends Pet Cremation Services, Fleming Tire & Auto, Lambert Plumbing, RAM Transit Lines, Inc., Kozminski Auto Body, BP Construction, Harmony's Angel Candle Co., Smardt Equipment, Woodward, Inc., Flinner Signs & Decals, Mars Beer Distributor, Marburger Farms Dairy, Hotsy, B&E Mini Mart, Herr's Potato Chips, Epic Action Video Cameras, Ultrashield Race Products and Fleming Design Services.</span></em>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-75686487153436451512010-06-03T22:46:00.001-04:002010-06-03T22:46:51.823-04:00Lambert Closes Out May With Strong Finishes<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mars, PA (6-3-10) After some disappointing finishes at the beginning of the month and a whole lot of rain-outs, Butch Lambert & the Lambert Racing Team has put up a string of strong finishes to end the month of May. On Saturday, May 8th, we were scheduled to race at Mercer Raceway Park, but they once again succumbed to Mother Nature. Fortunately, they canceled early enough for the team to make the trip to Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex. We dodged the rain most of the night and Butch put in a solid run, coming from 17th to 7th at the finish. We made our first visit to Tri-City Speedway on Sunday, May 9th and after charging from an 8th place starting spot in the heat, to a 4th place finish, Butch sat on the outside pole for the start of the feature. Unfortunately, he didn’t stay there long. The car kept bottoming out on the rough surface sending to towards the wall on three separate occasions. Butch was able to hang on and finish 6th.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Friday, May 14th Butch filled in driving the J19 Sportsman Car at Lernerville Speedway for the vacationing Jason Fosnaught. Although he had never driven the car, and had not been in a Sportsman car in over 3 years, he did a fantastic job of coming home in 2nd place in both the heat and feature events. The Lambert Racing team returned to Tyler County Speedway on Saturday, May 15th for the rained out FASTRAK Northeast Tour race from May 1st. Butch took the green from the 20th starting position, but could only manage to advance to a 15th place finish. We stuck around and competed in the regularly scheduled FASTRAK weekly event at Tyler County. Butch qualified to start 15th in the 18 car field, but for some reason lined up 17th at the start. He patiently worked his way through the race and ended up with an 11th place finish, just shy of 10th. On Sunday, May 16th, we got up early and put a new body on the car to participate in the Pittsburgh Circle Track Club’s “Motorsports Day” at Kennywood Park. The Club had a great turnout of cars on display throughout the Park and we were happy to be a part of the day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mercer Raceway Park once again lost to Mother Nature on Saturday, May 22nd. We returned to Tri-City Speedway on May 23rd and participated in the FASTRAK Driver’s Meet & Greet with the Fans on the front stretch of the race track. Many thanks for Herr’s Potato Chips for providing us with a very popular giveaway to the fans. After struggling in the heat event, Butch was on a mission in the feature event, charging from his 15th place starting spot to a 4th place finish at the checkers! </span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We closed out the month of May at Sharon Speedway for the first of three FASTRAK Northeast Tour events to be held there in 2010. Our bad luck with pill-draws has continued and Butch started the heat event in 5th place, but quickly charged to a 3rd place finish, earning a spot in the coveted top 12 re-draw for the feature event. Surprisingly, Butch drew the 4th place starting spot for the feature event. At the drop of the green, he jumped into 3rd place. He survived challenges from Mike Pegher Jr & Gary Knollinger but was able to race back passed them each time to maintain his 3rd place standing. He was starting to reel in the 2nd place car at the end of the event and crossed the finish line in 3rd! The winner was disqualified in post-race inspection, moving Butch up to 2nd place finish – his best of the season so far! Butch is currently sitting in 6th place in the FASTRAK Northeast Championship Points and 33rd in the FASTRAK National Weekly Points standings.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Friday, June 4th we will return to Lernerville Speedway to compete with the Pro Crate Late Models. Hopefully we will be able to improve on our 5th place finish from April. Saturday, June 5th will find us at Mercer Raceway Park for a regular scheduled weekly event. The following week we will return to Mercer for Lambert Racing/Bagel Bites night on June 12th! Be sure to join us if you can! We will follow that up with a regular event at Tri-City Speedway on Sunday, June 13th. The following three events will be FASTRAK Northeast Tour races at McKean County Raceway on Saturday, June 19th, Central PA Speedway on Sunday, June 20th, and Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex on Saturday, June 26. We will return to regular weekly action at Tri-City Speedway on Sunday, June 27th. We will round out June at Expo Speedway in Cortland, OH, as part of the Trumbull County Fair on Wednesday, June 30th for a FASTRAK Northeast Tour race.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have been using our Epic Action Wide In-Car Camera and have posted the videos to YouTube and our Facebook Fan page! Be sure to check it out! We are still working to give our website a refresh for 2010. Don’t forget to “Become a Fan” on Facebook (Butch Lambert Racing), where we have up to the minute race results, schedule changes, news and contests.</span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Butch Lambert and the Lambert Racing team would like to thank all of their sponsors and supporters for 2010: Bagel Bites, Austin's A1 Bleach, Fannie's Friends Pet Cremation Services, Fleming Tire & Auto, Lambert Plumbing, RAM Transit Lines, Inc., Kozminski Auto Body, BP Construction, Harmony's Angel Candle Co., Smardt Equipment, Woodward, Inc., Flinner Signs & Decals, Mars Beer Distributor, Marburger Farms Dairy, Hotsy, B&E Mini Mart, Herr's Potato Chips, Epic Action Video Cameras, Ultrashield Race Products and Fleming Design Services.</span></em> <br />
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</div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-10205193799526263682010-04-01T22:28:00.000-04:002010-04-01T22:28:06.900-04:00Lambert Racing Ready for 2010 Season<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 2010 Racing Season is upon us and Butch and the rest of the Lambert Racing Team have been hard at work preparing our 604 Crate Engine powered Rocket Late Model. The team expects our first event to be Saturday, April 10th at Mercer Raceway Park. We hope to follow that up with practice at Tri-City Speedway on Sunday April 11th.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first FASTRAK Northeast Tour event of the season will take place "topless" at Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, West Virginia on April 17th. We will follow that up with a weekend of racing at Mercer Raceway Park on April 24th and Tri-City Speedway's Opening Night on Sunday, April 25th. We will return to one of our favorite tracks on Friday April 30th, when Butch will compete at Lernerville Speedway. The following night we will be back at Tyler County Speedway for the second FASTRAK Northeast Tour event of the year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The remainder of May will find us racing weekly at Mercer and Tri-City, in addition to participating in the Pittsburgh Circle Track Club's Motorsports Day at Kennywood Park on May 16th. Tri-City will have a FASTRAK Driver Meet & Greet on May 23rd and we will take on Sharon Speedway on May 29th for a FASTRAK Northeast Tour race.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are working to give our <a href="http://www.lambertracing.com/">website</a> a refresh for 2010 and also have a new Facebook Fan Page (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Pittsburgh-PA/Butch-Lambert-Racing/239317091515?ref=ts">Butch Lambert Racing</a>), where we will have up to the minute race results, schedule changes, news and contests, so be sure to "Become a Fan" today!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Butch Lambert and the Lambert Racing team would like to thank all of their sponsors and supporters for 2010: </strong>Bagel Bites, Austin's A1 Bleach, Fannie's Friends Pet Cremation Services, Fleming Tire & Auto, Lambert Plumbing, RAM Transit Lines, Inc., Kozminski Auto Body, BP Construction, Harmony's Angel Candle Co., Smardt Equipment, Woodward, Inc., Flinner Signs & Decals, Mars Beer Distributor, Marburger Farms Dairy, Hotsy, B&E Mini Mart, Herr's Potato Chips, Epic Action Video Cameras, Ultrashield Race Products and Fleming Design Services. </span>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-8021359723816364032009-12-28T09:54:00.003-05:002009-12-28T10:08:56.424-05:00Looking forward to the 2010 SeasonAs 2009 comes to an end, Butch & the Lambert Racing Team are already making plans for the 2010 Racing Season. We are proud to welcome back returning sponsors Fannie's Friends Pet Cremation Services and Austin's A-1 Bleach for the 2010 season. We will have more sponsor announcements in the coming weeks, but would welcome any new sponsors that would be interested in joining our team.<br /><br />The team is currently on the search for a newer chassis than our current 2002 Rocket. Hopefully we will be able to put something together soon, as the action in the garage will be hot & heavy soon as the team starts preparing for the new season.<br /><br />Although no official track or series schedules have been released at this point, our initial plans are to follow the 2010 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour schedule and compete weekly at Mercer Raceway Park and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway. This is, at this point, subject to change.<br /><br />Our first official event of 2010 will be the Mercer Raceway Park/<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Banquet on January 16<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> where Butch will pick up 8<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place honors in the Mercer points standings and 7<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place from the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour points. On January 30<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> we will attend the Pittsburgh Circle Track Club Banquet where Butch will be crowned the 2010 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">PCTC</span> Crate Late Model Champion.<br /><br />Lambert Racing hopes that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and here's to a safe and happy New Year!Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-53708274455455686172009-10-24T13:32:00.002-04:002009-10-24T13:36:19.159-04:00Night #3 - Wythe Practice & QualifyingAlthough the team only managed to qualify 35th, it wasn't for lack of effort. The car is working well. We were able to pick up half a second in the practice sessions held after qualifing. <br /><br />He starts 8th in his heat today and they are taking 4 to the feature. We are optimistic on our chances of making the feature.Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-35681493588515714242009-10-23T11:04:00.002-04:002009-10-23T11:09:02.177-04:00Volunteer Speedway - Night #2Butch lined up in 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> place for his heat event, but didn't make it far. Going into turn three on the first lap, Mike <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Blose</span> made contact, cutting down Butch's left front tire, sending him into the infield for the remainder of the event. We were now forced to run the second of 3 b-mains to try to make it into the race.<br /><br />Butch lined up 11<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> in the 10-lap b-main and made a valiant effort to bring home a 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> place finish, but it wasn't good enough to make the feature, as they were only taking the top 3 cars.<br /><br />We were disappointed and had a better car than our results show.<br /><br />Tonight we will be at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Wythe</span> Raceway for Practice and Qualifying for the final event of the 2009 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">FASTRAK</span> Grand Nationals. Butch currently sits in 24<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> place in the points standings. Northeast driver Mike <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Pegher</span> Jr is leading the points.Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-79724326158605915082009-10-22T09:34:00.002-04:002009-10-22T09:39:49.560-04:00Practice/Qualifying at Volunteer SpeedwayAfter being 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> fastest in the first practice session, things went downhill for the Lambert Racing team throughout the night. 49 cars were signed in for Night #2 of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">FASTRAK</span> Grand Nationals and Butch was able to put in a 37<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> place qualifying effort. The margin between fast time and Butch's effort was less than 7/10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ths</span> of a second. <br /><br />Heat races, b-mains & the 50 lap feature event will take place tonight. We believe Butch will start 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> in the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">nd</span> of 5 heat races. He will need at least a 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> place finish to make the feature from the heat. If not, he will have to qualify through one of the the two b-mains that will take place and will likely need to finish 1st or 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">nd</span> to make the feature.<br /><br />More updates tonight!Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-5899408360755376422009-10-20T09:11:00.005-04:002009-10-20T09:28:28.743-04:00South-boundIn less than 24 hours, Butch and the Lambert Racing #27 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">FASTRAK</span> Crate Late Model team will head south to Tennessee and Virginia to compete in Night #2 and Night #3 of the 2009 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">FASTRAK</span> Grand Nationals.<br /><br />On Saturday, October 3rd, Mercer Raceway Park hosted Night #1 of the Grand Nationals for the Northeast Region. After initially starting 17<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span>, then being relegated to 22<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">nd</span> after being caught up in a first lap crash, Butch managed to work his way up to battle David Scott for the 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> place position in the closing laps of the event. He had to settle for a 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> place finish, which put the team in an interesting dilemma since we had drawn a line in the sand at needing to finish 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> or better to move on to Nights #2 & #3 in the South. After much debate, the team has decided to go ahead and make the 8+ hour tow to Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, TN and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Wythe</span> Raceway in Rural Retreat, VA this week.<br /><br />Night #2 will find us on the fringe of the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee and the team's first ever visit to Volunteer Speedway on Wednesday, October 21st for practice and qualifying. On Thursday, Night #2 will end with heats, b-mains, a 50-lap feature event and non-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">qualifiers</span> races. When the action ends Thursday night, the team will head North on 81 to Rural Retreat, VA for the 2009 Grand Nationals Finale (Night #3) at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Wythe</span> Raceway. The action on Friday, October 23rd will include practice and qualifying, with the heats, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">b's</span> and features the next night, when the 2009 Champion will be crowned. Butch is going into the events in a three-way tie for 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">th</span> place (24<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">th</span> overall). Teams from all of the US are expected and the Northeast region will be well represented with 15 or so teams expected to make the trip.<br /><br />You can listen to all the action LIVE on <a href="http://www.racecastlive.com/">www.racecastlive.com</a> all four days! Also, don't forget that live race results and information will available practically instantaneously, straight from the track. Please take a minute to sign up, just click on <a title="http://twitter.com/LambertRacing27" href="http://twitter.com/LambertRacing27">http://twitter.com/LambertRacing27</a>. You can sign up to receive “tweets” through e-mail or text message (standard text rates may apply).<br /><br />Stay tuned to this blog for nightly updates and results!Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-82695339937754382522009-10-02T22:44:00.003-04:002009-10-02T23:06:26.335-04:002009 Season Comes to Close as Lambert Eyes Grand NationalsThe 2009 season is just about over for Butch and the #27 Lambert Racing team. It has been a season of highs and lows but it's not over yet! Up next for the team is the long anticipated <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Grand Nationals, a three race series that pays an unbelievable $30,000 to the winner. All <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Teams in the nation start at zero points for Night #1 of Nationals, which takes place in their own Regions. The Southern Region will compete at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lavonia</span> Speedway in Georgia, the Great Lakes Region at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Langlade</span> Speedway in Wisconsin, and the Northeast at Mercer Raceway Park here in PA. All of the regions come together for Nights #2 and #3 at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Tennessee</span> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wythe</span> Raceway in Rural Retreat, Virginia. At the end of Night #3, the driver with the most points accumulated will be crowned the 2009 Grand National Champion!<br /><br />The team is going into Night #1 at Mercer Raceway Park on Saturday, October 3rd needing to finish 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> or better to move on to Nights #2 & #3 in the south. We feel that anything worse than a fifth place will not be enough points to justify making the trip South due to lack of funds. Last year's trip cost the team over $2500 and we fell just one point shy of finishing in the Top 30 in points to win any money and came home with only $140 in winnings.<br /><br />Fifty drivers are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">eligible</span> to run in Night #1 of the Grand Nationals at Mercer Raceway Park, but we expect the car count to be around 30 cars. Butch is coming off of a 3rd place finish in the last <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour Event at Mercer on September 12<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>, so we have high hopes of a good finish.<br /><br />All of the seasonal points battles are over for 2009. Although they are still auditing the points for the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> National Weekly Championship, Butch looks to have finished in 30<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place out of almost 300 drivers in the US. Four of the top 8 drivers in the points are from the Northeast Division, which is a testament to how strong the competition is in the Northeast.<br /><br />The final <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour Event was held last Saturday at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">McKean</span> County Speedway. Butch finished 7<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> in the race to wrap up an 8<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place finish in the Tour points despite missing two events earlier in the season. He also finished 8<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> in points at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway (missed 1 event) and Mercer Raceway Park, despite competing in only 9 of the 16 events held there.<br /><br />Until next time...Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-63573092290886048512009-08-28T12:55:00.007-04:002009-08-28T13:18:25.088-04:00Big Events Still on Tap for Lambert Racing in 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismkMF6oNzjXhRnnbyuWDO7WfhE9WGxdCxWyrDD-AZ4gmEA9Re-Gfzko3ACQmF6Gd9QLeRu-Rkszrj8DbF5XhYy4i5Y7kZhjNGI7P_aQrG3GxPQoaJBP7-84PUOYXkSJ9J81_W4D1dhqg/s1600-h/Eldora2009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375063959102499842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismkMF6oNzjXhRnnbyuWDO7WfhE9WGxdCxWyrDD-AZ4gmEA9Re-Gfzko3ACQmF6Gd9QLeRu-Rkszrj8DbF5XhYy4i5Y7kZhjNGI7P_aQrG3GxPQoaJBP7-84PUOYXkSJ9J81_W4D1dhqg/s320/Eldora2009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>It has been a busy month of August for Butch and the Lambert Racing Team. We kicked off the month with a trip to the famed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Eldora</span> Speedway (OH) for a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">FASTRAK</span> National Event. Although we were disappointed to not make the feature event, winning the Non-Qualifiers race was the highlight of the weekend. Standing in Victory Lane at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Eldora</span> is not something any of us are soon to forget. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The team has struggled at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Tri</span>-City Speedway (PA) as of late, breaking an axle on August 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">nd</span>, finishing 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> on August 16<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span>, and putting in a solid 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">th</span> place finish last Sunday, August 23rd. With one point race remaining, Butch sits in 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">th</span> place in the standings, despite have to sit out a night earlier in the year.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour is in full swing and we visited <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Elkins</span> Motor Speedway (WV) for the first time ever on August 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">th</span> where Butch won his heat event and put on a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">fantastic</span> show for the fans in a battle for 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">nd</span> place in the feature event. He ended up taking the checkered in 3rd place, but it was a great race. We were to return to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Elkins</span> on August 21st, but that event was cancelled by rain. On August 22<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">nd</span> we returned to Tyler County Speedway (WV) where the team rallied to start the feature in 22<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">nd</span> place and finish a respectable 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">th</span>. The next <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">FASTRAK</span> Tour event is at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Tri</span>-City Speedway over Labor Day weekend. Butch has competed in 9 out of 11 Tour races so far this season and is currently in 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">th</span> place in the points standings with four Tour events remaining.</div><div> </div><div>After <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Elkins</span> was rained out on August 21st, we decided to race at Dog Hollow Speedway (OH) where Butch picked up the heat race win and finished 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">th</span> in the feature.</div><div> </div><div>This weekend will find us at Mercer Raceway Park on Saturday, August 29<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">th</span> for "Meet Your Hero's Night". It is also $10 Family Night so come out and enjoy at night at the races! Sunday will be the last regular event at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Tri</span>-City Speedway for the 2009 season. We are hoping to have a good run before the big <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour event there next weekend.</div><div> </div><div>Until next time...</div><div> </div><div><em>Butch Lambert and the Lambert Racing team would like to thank all of their sponsors and supporters for 2009: Bagel Bites, Austin's A1 Bleach, Fannie's Friends Pet Cremation Services, Fleming Tire & Auto, Lambert Plumbing, RAM Transit Lines, Inc., <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Kozminski</span> Auto Body, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">BP</span> Construction, Harmony's Angel Candle Co., <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Smardt</span> Equipment, Woodward, Inc., <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Flinner</span> Signs & Decals, C&D Embroidery, Mars Beer Distributor, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Marburger</span> Farms Dairy, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Hotsy</span>, B&E Mini Mart and Fleming Design Services.<br /></em></div><div><em></em></div><br /><div></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-45346028735248087252009-07-29T22:21:00.002-04:002009-07-29T22:44:02.115-04:00Lambert's Busy July to Culminate with Trip to EldoraThe month of July has been a busy one for Butch and the Lambert Racing Team. After back to back <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour races at Raceway 7 & Expo, the race at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">McKean</span> County Speedway was rained out on Saturday, July 11<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. The team camped for the night at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway on July 12<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>, where Butch picked up another heat race win in the crate and had a good run from 9<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> to finish 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> in the feature. Butch also piloted the Chuck Neely owned #27 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wexford</span> Racing <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Emod</span> where he finished a solid 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> in the feature.<br /><br />The Pro-Late Model race at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lernerville</span> Speedway and the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour race at Dog Hollow Speedway on Friday, July 17<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> were also rained out. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway held its first of two <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour events on Sunday, July 19<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. Butch was able to overcome a bad pill draw to race his way into the feature re-draw with a 3rd place finish in the heat. He re-drew the 8<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> starting spot for the feature and finished a strong 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> in the 30 lap non-stop event. <br /><br />The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">evet</span> at Dog Hollow was re-scheduled for Friday, July 24<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> and we decided to make the trip. With not having raced at Dog Hollow in years, and not getting any hot laps, Butch struggled a bit in the heat and got caught in a wreck in the closing laps. He was able to rally to a 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place finish, which was just good enough to make the starting grid of the feature. He took the green flag in the feature from the 19<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> starting spot and started working his way to the front. When the dust settled, he had finished 10<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. Saturday, July 25<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour made it's first ever visit to Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway. Rainy skies and cooler temps made for a lightning fast surface and we were happy with the car after hot laps. Butch started the heat in 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place, only to be caught in a wreck on lap 2. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Unfortunately</span>, he was not able to continue. The crew quickly got to work fixing sheet metal and replacing the front bumper and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">nose piece</span>. He barely made it out to start on the pole of the B-main when it started raining. That bought us a few extra minutes to get the car back together. Once the rain stopped, the completed the show with Butch finishing in 3rd in the B-main to get the 21st starting spot in the feature. From the drop of the green, he started working his way forward. He was running in 15<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> position when he got a flat tire on lap 21 of the 25 lap event and had to pull out. He was credited with a 20<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place finish. Our bad luck on the weekend spilled over onto Sunday at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway where we just couldn't seem to hit the set up. He started and finished the heat in 7<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place. He started the feature in 13<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place and advanced to a 10<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place finish. We also had problems with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error">emod</span>, as he had to pull out of the feature on lap 6 with a broken rocker arm.<br /><br />This weekend's event is one that we have been looking forward to all year. We will be attending the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> National "Chassis Challenge" at the famed <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_37" class="blsp-spelling-error">Eldora</span> Speedway. Last year was our first visit to the Tony Stewart owned track, and Butch qualified an impressive 23rd, only to be caught up in a hard crash on the first lap of the heat event, ending out night.<br /><br />We will practice on Friday night, then attend an autograph session/car show at the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_38" class="blsp-spelling-error">Walmart</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_39" class="blsp-spelling-error">Greenville</span>, Ohio on Saturday. We will start the racing off Saturday night with time-trials, heats, b-mains and finish with the 50-lap main event feature. We are expecting there to be 60-70 teams there all vying for a spot in the 24 car starting lineup. We will head home early Sunday morning so we can make it to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_40" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City for their regular event.<br /><br />Send out some good luck vibes for this weekend! We need to get our season turned around!<br /><br />Until next time...Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-56566271957186593652009-07-07T22:51:00.003-04:002009-07-07T23:17:01.742-04:00A Successful Debut and a Couple TripsAfter enjoying the weekend at the Firecracker 100 at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lernerville</span> Speedway, Butch and crew made the tow to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway on Sunday, June 28<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. With the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wexford</span> Racing, Chuck Neely owned #27 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Emod</span> finally ready for action, Butch was looking forward to pulling double duty. Rain had hit the speedway earlier in the day leaving the track heavy and rough, but at least we were racing! In the heat event for the Crate, Butch started 7<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> and could only muster a 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place finish. An invert Zero put him in 9<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place on the starting grid for the feature. He ran a strong race and finished a respectable 7<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. Everyone was on edge for the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">emod</span> debut. After struggling with engine problems most of last year, we were anxious to see what the new season would bring. Butch started on the pole of the heat event and led for the first half of the race. Cautions slowed the race down and allowed Evan Taylor to get by Butch for the win. He held on to finish a strong 2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span>. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City has a new car rule in which any new car cannot start any better than 12<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> in the feature, so Butch had his work cut out for him from the 12<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> starting position. Lap by lap he worked his way through the field and when the checkered fell, he was in 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place. We were very happy with the results.<br /><br />The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour had a rare weekday event on Wednesday, July 1st at Expo Speedway as part of the Trumbull County Fair. We made the tow out to Ohio only to get rained out. The show was re-scheduled for Sunday, July 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>, see results below.<br /><br />On Friday, July 3rd we made our first trip of the season to Raceway 7 in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">Conneaut</span>, Ohio for a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour event. He started the heat event in 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place on a very rough track and fell to a 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place finish, forcing him to run the B-Main to try to qualify for the feature. He started the B from the outside pole and got the lead on a nice move in turns 3 & 4. He never looked back and took the checkered for his second B-main win of the year. He started the feature event in 22<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> place and was a man on the move. By the time the checkered fell, he worked his way to an 8<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place finish! Butch also piloted the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">emod</span> at Raceway 7, starting his heat in 3rd place and finishing 4<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. The re-draw put him on the pole for the feature and he ran a very strong race, pulling off a 3rd place finish. I believe that is a best-ever feature finish for the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error">emod</span> and certainly his best finish at Raceway 7 against some stout competition.<br /><br />We returned to Expo Speedway on Sunday afternoon for the rescheduled event, this time with sunny skies. A good pill draw had him starting 3rd in a star- studded heat event. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Unfortunately</span>, the second place starter decided to try to win the race in the first turn and spun out, collecting Butch. Luckily, he was able to continue, but had to re-start at the end of the field. He was able to muster a 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place finish, which was good enough to make the feature. He started the event from the 16<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> spot, but a first lap caution shuffled the field and the ensuing restart was not lined up properly, so he restarted in 18<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. The 30 lap event was a long one, with a ton of cautions, but Butch steadily worked his way forward. With 11 laps to go he was up to 8<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place and by the final lap, he had finished 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>! It was a frustrating night, but we were very happy to come away in one piece and with another solid top 10 finish.<br /><br />Up next is another <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour race, this time at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error">McKean</span> County Speedway on Saturday, July 11<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. Butch will also be competing in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error">UEMS</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error">Emod</span> event there. We will head back to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_37" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway on Sunday, July 12<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_38" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> with both cars. July will be a busy month for the Lambert Racing Team, with special events at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_39" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lernerville</span> Speedway, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_40" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway, Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_41" class="blsp-spelling-error">Eldora</span> Speedway, in addition to regular events at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_42" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City.<br /><br />Until next time...Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-42735864337397687312009-06-25T22:10:00.003-04:002009-06-25T22:31:50.265-04:00Another So, So Weekend, and Rain!On Saturday, June 13<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>, Butch and the Lambert Racing #27 headed to Mercer Raceway Park for a regular event. The show started over an hour late due to poor track conditions, and Butch was fortunate to start on the pole of his heat event on the very rough track. No one really went anywhere in the heat and Butch picked up the heat event win. Madison did the re-draw for the feature and put her daddy 3rd on the grid for the event. He started the race out strong and jumped into 2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> at the start. He was biding his time and closing in on the leader as the race went on. On lap 8, Max Blair caught up to him going down the back stretch, then proceeded to "door" him in turns 3&4. The contact sent Butch up towards the wall and also allowed another car to get by. It was apparent that the hit caused some sort of damage to the handling of the car, as he fell back to a 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place finish. Butch and the crew were pretty upset about the contact from Blair, as, quite honestly, it was completely <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">unnecessary</span>, and wasn't the first time it has happened.<br /><br />The team re-grouped for Sunday, June 14<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway. A bad bill had Butch starting 7<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> in the heat event, but he did a nice job to race his way to a third place finish. The invert zero for the feature event saw him start from the 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> hole. Overall, there was not <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">alot</span> of passing in the feature, he advanced a few positions only to be passed by other cars. In the end, we took home a 7<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place finish and for once the car was in one <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">piece</span>. <br /><br />This past weekend, with rain in the forecast and still a bad taste in our mouth from Mercer, we decided to attend a family graduation party in lieu of racing at Mercer. It was a good call on our part, as they rained out shortly after hot laps. We had originally had Pittsburgh Motor Speedway on our schedule for June 20<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>, but the carnage they have been having there in the crates kept us away. Another good call on our part, as only 7 of the 19 cars that started the feature finished last Saturday. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway was closed this week for an ATV race.<br /><br />This weekend we will be attending the World of Outlaws Firecracker 100 at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lernerville</span> Speedway. We had already committed to our camping spot and tickets when the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour event was announced for Roaring Knob, so we will not be attending the Tour race. I guess you could say it is our mini-vacation before our very busy month of July. We will be in action this weekend on Sunday at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway on June 28<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wexford</span> Racing #27 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">Emod</span> is also finally ready for action, so Butch will be pulling double duty, driving both the crate and the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">emod</span>.<br /><br />We will kick July off at Expo Raceway on Wednesday, July 1st, as the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour event is being held in conjunction with the Trumbull County Fair. We have never been to Expo, but it sounds like a great place! Friday, July 3rd, we will make our first trip of the year to Raceway 7 in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">Connueat</span>, OH for another <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour event. We will spend Saturday, July 4<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> with family, then head to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City on Sunday, July 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> for an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error">Emod</span> only show. July also has four more <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour events throughout the month at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error">McKean</span> County Speedway (7/11), Dog Hollow Speedway (7/17), <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway (7/19) and Pittsburgh PA Motor Speedway (7/25). The only questionable event for us will be the race at Dog Hollow and that will depend on Butch's work schedule. We will end July with a trip to the famed <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error">Eldora</span> Speedway for a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> National Event.<br /><br />Last chance to order shirts/sweatshirts this week!!!<br /><br />Until next time...Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-25024563646700714982009-06-12T20:32:00.006-04:002009-06-12T20:51:49.825-04:00More Ups and DownsThe 2009 season is barely three months old, but Butch and the Lambert Racing Team have already had their share of ups and downs and this past weekend was no exception.<br /><br />It was a homecoming of sorts on Friday, June 5th as Butch returned to Lernerville Speedway to run in the Pro Crate Late Model event. He took the green flag for the heat event from the third spot and looked to finish there until a bad restart handed him the pole position. He pulled away to a significant lead to pick up the heat event win. For the feature, he drew the 5th starting spot and it was a really good race. He quickly raced his way to third place in the caution filled event. As the race went on, the leader broke, but Butch had been racing side by side and didn't get the spot at the line. Instead of restarting 2nd, he was relegated to third and put up a hard fought battle to capture a second place finish. We were very happy to come home basically in one piece with a top 3 finish.<br /><br />With no racing at Mercer Raceway Park on Saturday evening, we headed to Tri-City Speedway on Sunday for a regular event. Butch started his heat from the outside pole and quickly took the lead. He cruised to his second heat event win of the weekend with a hard charging Max Blair nipping at his heels. An Invert Zero line-up was pulled for the feature event, putting Butch on the outside pole beside Mike Pegher Jr. As soon as the green flag dropped, it was apparent there was a problem. For the first few laps, Butch dropped to 4th, then charged back to 2nd, only to drop back again, this time to 6th. With only 5 laps on the board, he pulled into the pits leaving all of us to wonder what happened. Our initial investigation found a problem with the carburetor, forcing us to load up for the night. He was credited with a 12th place finish.<br /><br />Monday evening the team dug a little further into the problem and found metal in the oil, which is not a good sign. The engine was pulled and given to Mike Ingram of Ingram Engines to check out. He discovered early Wednesday that a lifter had come apart. Not something you would expect to see in a motor that only has 14 nights of racing on it. Needless to say, we were pretty disappointed. The good news is that we will have the engine back in time for next weekend and will run last year's motor in the meantime.<br /><br />This weekend, we will be racing at Mercer Raceway Park on Saturday Night and Tri-City Speedway on Sunday night.<br /><br />We are also pleased to announce that we have new Butch Lambert Racing T-shirts available for order for only $10! We are also offering tanks, hoodies, sweatshirts and long-sleeved T's. Please contact me if you would like to place an order!<br /><br />Until next time...Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-47869162271910775862009-05-29T12:57:00.002-04:002009-05-29T13:25:43.381-04:00It was the best of times, and the worst of times...After Butch's strong run at The Dirt Track at Lowe's on Friday night, the team was optimistic heading into the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">FASTRAK</span> Southeast event at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wythe</span> Raceway on Saturday night. Unfortunately, that optimism was short-lived, as we knew we were in trouble after hot laps. Butch qualified 33rd out of 40 cars, which put him in 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> on the starting grid for the heat. The crew worked diligently to try to get the car working better, but to no avail. He finished the heat in 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span>, forcing him to run the B-main to try to make the feature. The crew went to work once again, but just could not find the magic set-up for the car. Although it was not through lack of effort, his 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> place finish in the b-main would not be good enough to make the feature starting grid, so we were done for the night.<br /><br />Sunday morning we awoke to gloomy skies and a forecast of 60% rain for the Princeton, WV area. This, combined with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">FASTRAK</span> Northeast event at Mercer Raceway Park waiting for us on Monday, compelled us to make the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">decision</span> to head for home. The team pulled out of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Wytheville</span>, Virginia a little after 10 am and pulled into <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Tri</span>-City Speedway around 5:30pm, just missing hot laps. Butch started and finished the heat event at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Tri</span>-City in 3rd place. The Invert Zero re-draw put him in 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">th</span> on the starting grid for the feature. The caution flag only flew one time in the event and this allowed the field to get spaced out with very little passing towards the end of the event. Butch crossed the finish line in 5<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">th</span> place, exactly where he had started.<br /><br />We were thrilled to have survived three straight nights of racing with very little damage or issues and looked forward to having a strong run at Mercer Raceway Park on Monday for the Steel Valley Classic, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour event. The night started off well with Butch racing his way from a 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">th</span> place start in the heat to a 3rd place finish. This secured him a spot in the feature event and put him in the re-draw for the top 12 starting spots. As luck would have it, he re-drew the 11<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">th</span> place spot to start the feature. The track had changed considerable from the heats to the feature, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">alot</span> of cars were struggling at the beginning of the race. A lap one crash shuffled the field and cause some confusion, but Butch re-started in 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">th</span>. He was running in about 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">th</span> place when disaster struck on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">un</span>-lucky lap 13. A lead car spun going into turn one and Butch had no where to go and very little time to react. As a result, he crashed hard into the car sitting broadside in the corner, only to be hit two more times as other cars joined the crash. Luckily, Butch was able to walk away. The car, however, was not so fortunate. Both the left and right side front suspension was all but destroyed, and he also took a very hard hit to the left side rear quarter. <br /><br />The crew took the day off on Tuesday to rest, but started to assess the damage on Wednesday. Their findings were not good. In addition to the front shocks, a-arms, and other suspension, the chassis is also bent, not just in the front, but in the rear as well. There was heavy sheet-metal and cosmetic damage as well.<br /><br />Unfortunately, we are forced to take this weekend off to re-group. We hope to have the car ready for next Friday's Pro Late Model event at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Lernerville</span> Speedway. We have also made the very difficult decision to pare our schedule back to racing one night at week at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Tri</span>-City Speedway (barring any specials). This crash has put a serious dent in our racing budget for the year, so unfortunately we will have to sit out some events. Hopefully this will be a short-term change and we will be back to also racing at Mercer Raceway Park on a weekly basis soon.<br /><br />Until next time...Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-65207104938148513502009-05-23T10:50:00.003-04:002009-05-23T10:59:18.596-04:00A Good Night at The Dirt Track at Lowe's!Butch and the Lambert Racing Team rolled into The Dirt Track at Lowe's yesterday for the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">FASTRAK</span> Goodyear Challenge. The event was limited to 50 entries and 47 drivers signed in for the night. <br /><br />Butch pulled a #28 and started the 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> heat event in 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> place. He patiently worked the inside line and made a thrilling pass on the white flag lap to secure a 3rd place finish and a spot on the starting grid for the feature. We were thrilled to have made the show through the heat and felt that we had accomplished our #1 goal by just making the race.<br /><br />He took the green flag in the feature from the 16<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> starting spot. A lap one spin in front of him cost him a few spots, but once the race restarted, he was on the move. Using the whole track, he started weaving through traffic. Coming for the checkered flag, he had a strong run down the backstretch and through 3 and 4 that allowed him to pull right up on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">the</span> 9<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> and 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> place cars. Unfortunately, he just didn't have enough time and finished in 11<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">th</span> place, just about a foot shy of a top 10 finish.<br /><br />We couldn't be happier with our performance and are hoping to carry some momentum into the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">FASTRAK</span> Southeast Tour race at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Wythe</span> Raceway tonight.Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-52905346593026548692009-05-18T19:29:00.003-04:002009-05-18T19:59:31.949-04:00A Good Run & a Look AheadMercer Raceway Park fell to rain and thunderstorms on Saturday, May 16<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>, giving us a rare night off. Sunday it was off for a chilly night of racing at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway. Butch started the heat event in 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place and managed to move up one for a fifth place finish. He was slated to start the feature in 6<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>, but unfortunately, Carl McKinney had to scratch due to an engine problem, which moved Butch into 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place for the start. He jumped into 4<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> on the start and was running a great race. At one point he had reeled in Mike <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Pegher</span> Jr and was working on 3rd place, but the leader of the race spun coming out of turn 4 and Butch had to lift for a split second, allowing Mikey to pull away again. The leader's spin handed the lead to Max Blair, with Butch now in 3rd. The remainder of the race went green and we were very happy with our third place finish.<br /><br />This week is the week we have all been waiting for. Weather permitting, we will be making our way down south for a 4 day race swing that will take us to four different tracks in four different states in just 4 days! We will start off at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> National event at The Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday, May 22<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span>. This race is being held in conjunction with the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">NASCAR</span> race and the World of Outlaws Sprints. The next night, we will head north to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wythe</span> Raceway in Virginia for a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Southeast Tour race. Sunday will find us at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Princeston</span> Speedway in West Virginia for another <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Southeast Tour race. Monday we will head home to compete in the Steel Valley Classic at Mercer Raceway Park, which is <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour event.<br /><br />Preparations for the weekend are already well underway as we have <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">alot</span> of work to do to be able to run that many days in a row. First we are putting a new body on the car and will need to re-letter it. Then we need to load up the trailer with lots of spare parts that we hopefully won't need.<br /><br />Send us some good luck vibes and cross your fingers for good weather!<br /><br />I will post results to the blog daily so check back soon!<br /><br />Until then...Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-45699189719624402432009-05-14T23:01:00.003-04:002009-05-14T23:05:21.051-04:00Rain and Another Top Ten<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ulGqobpAI0Azrz_8YJkH4058trqqflSsS_U20J-KBuQVS8v7JIadEsoOZqBk3Zn2bK6YNjmI6UkwwNN2Dn5vShtPtjMoDYUHy8vsZu8QdJWRi1PMkmZNTJ_mkBBpLKlSoGO-16xTSGA/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335880969193351330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ulGqobpAI0Azrz_8YJkH4058trqqflSsS_U20J-KBuQVS8v7JIadEsoOZqBk3Zn2bK6YNjmI6UkwwNN2Dn5vShtPtjMoDYUHy8vsZu8QdJWRi1PMkmZNTJ_mkBBpLKlSoGO-16xTSGA/s320/012.JPG" /></a><br /><div>On Saturday, May 9<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>, Butch and the Lambert Racing team headed to Mercer Raceway Park. This was the first week they had their “In the Spotlight” driver event, featuring a driver from each division. Butch as the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">FASTRAK</span> Crate Late Model driver featured, and he got to take the car up behind the grandstands and sign autographs for fans on beautiful cards that Mercer provided. The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mahoning</span> Valley Scrappers Minor League Baseball team also had their mascot “Scrappy” there and we had some fun with him.<br /><a href="file:///C:/Users/Robyn/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter1286139640/supfilesBE224/009[2].jpg"></a><br />Butch started the heat event in 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place and at the drop of the checkered, he finished 3rd. It was a chilly night and the threatening skies finally let loose shortly before feature time, cancelling the remainder of the racing action for the night.<br /></div><div> </div><div>After having the previous week off at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City Speedway, we headed there on Sunday, May 10<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. Madison drew her daddy a good pill and he started the heat event on the pole. He had pulled out to a considerable lead, but the caution flew quite a few times and had Butch battling with Carl McKinney and Max Blair throughout the event. He faded as far as 3rd, but managed to pass Carl at the end and finished 2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span>. His strong heat finish put him in 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place on the starting grid of the feature. He hung there for quite awhile, and had even moved up as far as 3rd. A very nasty crash marred the event just past the halfway point. Luckily, it happened just behind Butch, and thankfully, everyone was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span>. The top groove came in as the race went on and Butch lost a few spots for a 7<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> place finish.<br /></div><div> </div><div>This week, we will be back at Mercer on Saturday night and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tri</span>-City on Sunday night – that is, if Mother Nature cooperates. After Sunday’s racing, we will start preparing for our trip to The Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway by re-skinning and re-lettering the car. </div><div><br />Until next week…good racing!</div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-51961931019657451422009-05-03T16:09:00.002-04:002009-05-03T16:14:52.009-04:00A Pretty Good NightOur trip to Mercer Raceway Park on Saturday, May 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nd</span> was pretty good. Butch started out the night by drawing the #1 pill which put him on the pole of the first heat event. He jumped into the lead and never looked back, logging his first heat race victory of 2009.<br /><br />Luck was with us for the feature re-draw as well, as he drew the outside pole for the event. It was quickly evident that the outside groove was not the place to be and Butch fell back to 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> or 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> place with just a few laps in. He raced hard and was fighting a tight car for most of the event, but managed to pull back up to a 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span> place finish.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Tri</span>-City Speedway has a Sprint/Late Model special on Sunday, so they are not running crates. Next weekend we will be back at Mercer on Saturday (5/9) and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Tri</span>-City on Sunday (5/10).<br /><br />It is looking like we will be able to debut our new website this week, so stay posted for that!<br /><br />Until then, good racing!Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080172391930176043.post-86497435835873951782009-04-29T10:15:00.002-04:002009-04-29T10:34:38.281-04:00From Bad to WorseAfter a rough weekend at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Lernerville</span> last weekend, we went into the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">FASTRAK</span> Northeast Tour event at Tyler County Speedway with high hopes. Unfortunately, Lady Luck had other ideas. After drawing a bad pill, Butch started and finished the heat event in 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> place. With 26 cars on hand, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">FASTRAK's</span> hard and fast rule of only starting 24 cars, this meant Butch had to run the B-main to race his way into the feature. He started 3rd in the event and worked his way to the lead where he then pulled away from the pack. <br /><br />He was slated to start 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">th</span> in the feature, but somehow ended up starting 21st. He was slowly making his way through traffic and was up to 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">th</span> place. On a restart, the field got moved around and he got shuffled back to probably 19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">th</span> before the green even dropped. On the very next lap a multi-car crash happened right in front of him and he had no where to go. It looked innocent enough and originally appeared that he could continue, but a broken tie-rod, bent shock, and other bent suspension parts ended our night. He was credited with a 22<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">nd</span> place finish. Needless to say, it was a long ride home.<br /><br />Looking to turn our luck around, Butch and crew worked hard to get the car put back together for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Tri</span>-City's opening night on Sunday, April 26<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">th</span>. He started the heat in 6<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">th</span> place and was racing for 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">th</span> with #00H Brian <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Booher</span> when Butch tried to pass him on the inside and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Booher</span> turned into the passenger door, spinning Butch out. He restarted at the rear of the field and could only muster an 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">th</span> place finish. The poor heat finish put him in 16<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">th</span> place on the grid for the feature event. The car was working good and he slowly started moving through the field. For the last 10 laps of the event, he swapped positions with David Scott and Carl McKinney almost ever lap. It was a great battle and Butch ended up finishing the feature in 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">th</span> place. Not the night we had hoped for, but another top 10 finish all the same.<br /><br />Our weekend plans for this week are a little up in the air. We will either race at Mercer or Roaring Knob. I will post the decision on our website once it is made. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Tri</span>-City has a special this week and is not running crates so we have Sunday off. <br /><br />We are already making plans for our 4-day race through the south on Memorial Day weekend and have secured a spot in the restricted event at Lowe's Motor Speedway by getting our entry in early. <br /><br />Until next time...Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16732868339659934298noreply@blogger.com0