Season Rolling Along for Lambert Racing

Mars, PA (May 16, 2012) -  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^th 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^th place finish on the night.  More importantly, his strong finish moved him up to 2^nd place in the FASTRAK Northeast Tour point standings.

The third FASTRAK Northeast Tour event of the season was scheduled to take place at Dog Hollow Speedway on April 27^th, but due to rain the event was postponed to May 4^th.  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^th.

We made our first of two visits to Eriez Speedway for the FASTRAK Northeast Tour on Sunday, May 13^th.  We drew a #46 pill and started the heat event in 5^th place, but Butch fell back to a 6^th 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^nd on the starting grid for the 25-lap feature event, but a last minute scratch from the field moved him up to 21^st 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^th place, right alongside the 4^th 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^nd place in the FASTRAK Northeast Tour points.

On tap for this weekend is the second annual Canadian National Championship at Humberstone Speedway in Port Colborne, ONT Canada on Sunday, May 20^th.  The team is hoping to improve on last year’s 9^th 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^th and Sunday, May 27^th.

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.

Schedule it is tentative and subject to change.

5/20/12	Sunday, May 20  Humberstone Speedway (Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada)
	($2,000 to-win "Canadian National Championship")
5/23/12	PRACTICE AT SHARON
5/26/12	Saturday, May 26  Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH)
	($1,500 to-win "Bill Emig Memorial Wild Card Weekend" Night 1
5/27/12	Sunday, May 27  Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH)
	($1,500 to-win "Bill Emig Memorial Wild Card Weekend" Night 2 plus Point Fund
6/2/12	Sharon Speedway - Regular Event
6/8/12	Friday, June 8  Dog Hollow Speedway (Strongstown, PA) ($1200 to-win)
6/16/12	Saturday, June 16  McKean County Raceway (East Smethport, PA)
	($1,200 to-win)
6/23/12	Saturday, June 23  Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH)
	($2,000 to-win 2nd Annual "Gary Knollinger Memorial")
6/27/12	PRACTICE AT SHARON

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!

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, www.HeinzStuff.com, 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. 

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Robyn Lambert

724-272-2153

robyn@lambertracing.com

www.lambertracing.com

Lambert Kicks Off 2012 Season

(April 12, 2012) Mars, PA -  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^st and April 1^st with the blockbuster, $3,000 to Win FASTRAK Northeast Tour “Super Nationals I”.  Qualifying and heat events took place on Saturday, March 31^st, where Butch qualified 20^th out of 46 cars and finished 3^rd in his heat event to earn the 15^th starting spot in Sunday’s main event.  He was running 13^th 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^th 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.

Sharon Speedway opened its gates for their season opener on Saturday, April 7^th.  Our bad luck with pills has continued, as we pulled a #64, which put Butch 8^th on the starting grid for the heat event.  He was able to advance to a 6^th place finish to earn the 15^th 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^th place finish in the 23 car field.

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^th for another FASTRAK Northeast Tour event, and follow that up with another FASTRAK Northeast Tour race at Dog Hollow Speedway on April 27^th.

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. 

As always, it is tentative and subject to change.

4/14/12	Sharon Speedway - Regular Event
4/20/12	Friday, April 20  Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex (Markleysburg, PA)
	($1,200 to-win with Lucas Oil Late Models)
4/25/12	PRACTICE AT SHARON
4/27/12	Friday, April 27  Dog Hollow Speedway (Strongstown, PA)
	($1,200 to-win)
4/28/12	Sharon Speedway - Regular Event
5/5/12	Sharon Speedway - Regular Event
5/12/12	Sharon Speedway - Regular Event
5/13/12	Sunday, May 13  Eriez Speedway (Erie, PA)
	($1,200 to-win)
5/19/12	Sharon Speedway - Regular Event
5/20/12	Sunday, May 20  Humberstone Speedway (Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada)
	($2,000 to-win "Canadian National Championship")
5/23/12	PRACTICE AT SHARON
5/26/12	Saturday, May 26  Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH)
	($1,500 to-win "Bill Emig Memorial Wild Card Weekend" Night 1
5/27/12	Sunday, May 27  Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH)
	($1,500 to-win "Bill Emig Memorial Wild Card Weekend" Night 2 plus Point Fund
6/2/12	Sharon Speedway - Regular Event
6/9/12	Sharon Speedway - Regular Event
6/16/12	Saturday, June 16  McKean County Raceway (East Smethport, PA)
	($1,200 to-win)
6/23/12	Saturday, June 23  Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH)
	($2,000 to-win 2nd Annual "Gary Knollinger Memorial")
6/27/12	PRACTICE AT SHARON
6/30/12	Saturday, June 30  Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH)
	($5,000 to-win NATIONAL EVENT (no NE points)
7/4/12	Wednesday, July 4  Expo Speedway (Cortland, OH)	SPEEDWEEK
	($2,000 to-win Trumbull County Fair Race Night 1 of "Cross the Borders Speedweek)
7/5/12	Thursday, July 5  McKean County Raceway (East Smethport, PA)
	($1,200 to-win Night 2 of "Cross the Borders" Speedweek)
7/6/12	Friday, July 6  Raceway 7 (Conneaut, OH)
	($1,200 to-win Night 3 of "Cross the Borders" Speedweek)
7/7/12	Saturday, July 7  Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway (Imperial, PA)
	($1,200 to-win Night 4 of "Cross the Borders" Speedweek
	(Stars & Cars Autograph Session)
7/8/12	Sunday, July 8  Eriez Speedway (Erie, PA)
	($2,000 to-win Night 5 of "Cross the Borders" Speedweek Plus Point Fund
7/14/12	Saturday, July 14  Mercer Raceway Park (Mercer, PA)
	($1,200 to-win)
7/21/12	Saturday, July 21  Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH)
	($2,000 to-win plus Sweeney Chevrolet GM 604 Engine giveaway)
7/25/12	PRACTICE AT SHARON
7/28/12	Sharon Speedway - Regular Event
8/4/12	Sharon Speedway - Regular Event - Autograph Night
8/11/12	Saturday, August 11  Black Rock Speedway (Dundee, NY)
	($3,000 to-win "Empire State Classic" plus $150 travel money to the 10 top NE Tour drivers)
8/16/12	Thursday, August 16  McKean County Raceway (East Smethport, PA)
	($1,200 to-win McKean County Fair Race)
8/18/12	Saturday, August 18  Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH)
	($1,500 to-win "Manufacturers Night" with $15,000 in product giveaways
8/25/12	Sharon Speedway - Regular Event
8/29/12	PRACTICE AT SHARON
9/8/12	Sharon Speedway - Regular Event
9/14/12	Sharon Speedway - $1000 to win w/Qualifying
9/15/12	Saturday, Sept 15  Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH)
	($1,200 to-win "Apple Festival Nationals")
9/21/12	Friday, Sept 21  McKean County Raceway (East Smethport, PA)
	($1,200 to-win "Fall Classic" Night 1)
9/22/12	Saturday, Sept 22  McKean County Raceway (East Smethport, PA)
	($1,500 to-win "Fall Classic" Night 2 plus possible Point Fund)
9/27 - 9/29	Thr-Sat, Sept 27-29  Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex (Markleysburg, PA)
	(Open practice Thursday)
	(Heats Friday with last chance races, $2,000 to-win "Fall Fest" & Non-Qualifiers Event on Saturday)
	(Rain date Sunday, Sept 30)
10/5-10/6	FASTRAK National World Championships - TBD
10/19-10/20	Thr-Sat, Oct 19-20  Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex (Markleysburg, PA)
	(Open practice Thursday)
	(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)
	(Rain date Sunday, Oct 21)
10/25-10/27	Thr-Sat, Oct 25-27  Lernerville Speedway (Sarver, PA)
	(Open practice Thursday)
	(Heats Friday with last chance races, $2,000 to-win "Steel City Stampede" & Non-Qualifiers Event on Saturday)
	(Rain date Sunday, Oct 28)

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!

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,  www.HeinzStuff.com, 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. 

Media Contact

Robyn Lambert

724-272-2153

robyn@lambertracing.com

www.lambertracing.com