(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 31st and April 1st with the blockbuster, $3,000 to Win FASTRAK Northeast Tour “Super Nationals I”. Qualifying and heat events took place on Saturday, March 31st, where Butch qualified 20th out of 46 cars and finished 3rd in his heat event to earn the 15th starting spot in Sunday’s main event. He was running 13th 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 9th 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 7th. Our bad luck with pills has continued, as we pulled a #64, which put Butch 8th on the starting grid for the heat event. He was able to advance to a 6th place finish to earn the 15th 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 11th 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 20th for another FASTRAK Northeast Tour event, and follow that up with another FASTRAK Northeast Tour race at Dog Hollow Speedway on April 27th.
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) |
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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
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724-272-2153
