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Delph Communications
YORK, Penn. (March 7) - Rick Eckert and his Raye Vest Racing team captured their first win of the 2008 racing season in exciting fashion at the historic Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland on Sunday, March 2! The famed Hagerstown speedplant was in great shape for their season opener last Sunday, which paid $2,000 to the winner. Rick claimed a heat race victory prior to taking the grid for the 30-lap A-Main.
After starting in the second row for the feature event, Rick ran second for the majority of the race. However, he got up alongside of leader J.T. Spence with only a couple of laps to go and survived the wild battle for the lead, which was held amidst several lapped cars. The driver known as "Scrub" then drove his #24 GRT / Custom entry into victory lane for the first time in 2008 after beating Roy Deese, Jr., Josh Richards, Dan Stone, and Jim Yoder to the checkers! You can view complete results from the Hagerstown opener online at www.hagerstownspeedway.com!
"It was a really good day for us on Sunday," quoted Eckert this week. "The track stayed really racy despite the daytime conditions, so that allowed us a chance to win since we didn't start on the front row. J.T. (Spence) ran great, but we were able to get by him in heavy lapped traffic late in the race. I feel bad that he got turned around, but I had the track position on him and it was real hairy there in lapped traffic. It feels great to get back into victory lane and hopefully that win was the first of many this year!"
The #24 team is slated to take the upcoming weekend, March 7-9, off from Dirt Late Model competition. They will next compete during the 'Running of the Bulls' weekend at the Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee on March 14-15. A pair of unsanctioned races will take place at "The Gap" and a $10,000 top prize is up for grabs in each event. You can learn more about the 'Running of the Bulls' online at www.volunteerspeedway.com!
Rick would like to thank the following sponsors for their commitment to his race team: Raye Vest, J&J Steel, Inc., J&K Salvage, GRT Race Cars, Custom Race Engines, Eckert Trucking, S&S Mobile Power Wash, Diesel Pro, Ohlins, Arizona Sport Shirts, AT Lubricants, ATL Fuel Cells, Baker Carburetion, Bell Helmets, Bert Transmissions, Beyea Headers, Cizmar, Delph Communications, DH Competition Decals by HIP, Driver X Gloves, Dyer's Top Rods, Fastener Specialty Motorsports, Heintz Bros., Hawk Brake Pads, Hoosier Tire, Hypercoils, Jones Racing Products, Manley Performance, Mason Racin', Motul Lubricants, Out-Pace Racing Products, Penn Kleen, Performance Bodies, Petersen Aluminum, Peterson Fluid Systems, Quarter Master, Schoenfeld Headers, Scott Performance Wire, Speed Dawg Performance Apparel, Tim Fitez Painting, Sunoco HCR Plus, Trick Race Parts, Van Alstine Tire Groovers, Weld Racing Wheels, Winters Performance, W.M.F. Racing Products, and Woodward.
The latest dirt on "Scrub" Rick Eckert can be found online at his official website, located at www.rickeckertracing.com.
Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
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