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Delph Communications
YORK, Penn. (March 19) - A day removed from being rained-out at the Volunteer (TN) Speedway, Rick Eckert and his #24 Dirt Late Model team made the trek back to the Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland on Saturday, March 15. All of the driving turned out to be worthwhile, as Rick reached victory lane for the second straight time at Hagerstown!
After a convincing win in the first heat race, the field was inverted eight positions prior to the running of the A-Main. Rick rolled off from the outside of the fourth row for the $2,000 to win feature event and immediately started his march to the front of the field. The York, Pennsylvania native blew by leader Josh Richards, who started on the pole, on lap 16 and then paced the field for the remaining 14 circuits to record his second win of the 2008 season. Rick's Raye Vest / J&J Steel #24 GRT / Custom entry crossed underneath the checkers ahead of Roy Deese, Jr., Josh Richards, J.T. Spence, and Dan Stone. You can view complete results from Hagerstown online at www.hagerstownspeedway.com!
"It was a great run for us last Saturday at Hagerstown," quoted Eckert this week via telephone. "The track was in excellent shape after it got ran in and during the feature, it was really racy. It was a lot of fun to be able to start eighth and take the lead at the halfway point in the race. I have to thank my crew, family, and sponsors for their support and dedication and hopefully we can keep visiting victory lane a whole bunch throughout the 2008 racing season!"
The Raye Vest Racing team will take the March 21-22 weekend off from Dirt Late Model competition. The #24 team will use the off-weekend to prepare their cars for the upcoming World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at the Pike County Speedway in Magnolia, Mississippi. A $20,000 to win show will be held on March 28-29 at Pike County and Rick comes into the WOOLMS event sixth in the latest version of the series point standings. You can learn more about the 'March Through Dixie 100' online at www.worldofoutlaws.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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