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Jason Meyers, Elite Racing, No Longer Bridesmaid at Lebanon Valley
Press Release Submitted by MOComm on 07/23/2007 at 2:39 AM Send To Friend | Report Press Release

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For More Information:
Marie A. Osborn, Public Relations:
Elite Racing/Jason Meyers
Cellular: 616.498.1796
Email: [email protected]

Jason Meyers, Elite Racing, No Longer Bridesmaid at Lebanon Valley

CLOVIS, Calif. (July 22, 2007) – After having a difficult week in Pennsylvania, World of Outlaws (WoO) driver Jason Meyers and the Elite Racing, Primerica Financial, Elite Landscaping, GLR Investments, Team Worldwide, Carbon Raptor, Ridgeline Framing Maxim Chassis with Garrett Racing Engines power were looking forward to turning things around in their second of three trips to the state of New York.

After flipping in qualifications on Tuesday at Lernerville Speedway due to a broken rear axle, Meyers and the Elite Racing Team were grateful to see the rains come and force the rescheduling of the event to Wednesday.  The rescheduling caused the World of Outlaws to re-qualify the several teams that had already taken laps timed by the AMB i.t. scoring system, including Meyers.

Qualifying twenty-eighth, Meyers would start seventh in his heat and cross the line in the fifth position.  By virtue of his qualifying time and heat race finish, the Primerica Financial car would start twenty-first in the A-Main event, finishing fifteenth.

Moving on to the Williams Grove Summer Nationals event, which spans over the course of three days, Meyers knew that he would be up against possibly the stiffest competition of the entire season.

"We always know coming into the Grove that it's going to be tough and that these guys are some of the toughest 'local' racers in the entire country," commented Meyers.

Thursday's event saw Meyers get behind the proverbial eight-ball in qualifying, and by coming out with a qualifying time that placed him twenty-fifth on the list, he knew that he would have to work even harder to salvage the evening.

Starting seventh and finishing fifth in his heat once again, Meyers beat drivers such as Steve Kinser and Jac Haudenschild to the line, putting him at the rear of the A-Main event.  Finishing sixteenth was not where Meyers wanted to end the evening, but knew that he had one more night at "The Grove" for redemption.

"I screwed up in qualifying, and at the Grove, especially for this event, qualifying is so extremely important," said Meyers.  

Keeping that comment in mind, Meyers went out on Friday and qualified fifteenth, and was leading his heat race when his driveline broke.

"We were leading and the driveline broke, essentially welding itself together," noted Meyers.  "We barely made it out for the B-Main event because it was so difficult to change at that point, we didn't even have a chance to change tires."

Missing the transfer to the A-Main by one spot, Meyers was not able to use any of his World of Outlaws provisionals due to the event being a show-up points only event, in preparation for Saturday night's full-blown World of Outlaws feature event

As Saturday rolled around, the native of Clovis, Calif., was sitting in twentieth place in the Summer Nationals points, which were used in lieu of qualifying to line up the heat race events.

Running seventh in a very stacked heat race event, Meyers would line up sixth for the B-Main event.  Crossing under the checkered flags first, his finish would give him the seventeenth place starting position for the thirty lap A-Main event.

"We were good early in the feature, but then the track took rubber and we just couldn't catch up to it, so we finished twelfth in the A," said Meyers.

Looking for redemption, Meyers and the Elite Racing Team left Williams Grove and made the more than five hour trip to Lebanon Valley Speedway in New York state.  By qualifying ninth, Meyers would start on the outside pole of his heat race, crossing the finish line first. 

Lining up behind Steve Kinser, Paul McMahan and Sam Hafertepe, Jr. for the Crane Cams Dash, Meyers would win the event, which would grant him the pole for the A-Main event.  Starting alongside Kinser, Meyers would jump to an early lead and not look back.

"I knew that Kinser was behind me, but I never saw him—he never got a nose under me," commented Meyers.  "I hit lapped traffic which was tough to get through, it took a bit to get past (Tony) Bruce and (Craig) Dollansky, but not because of anything they were or weren't doing—this track is just difficult to pass anyone."

UP NEXT FOR ELITE RACING:

Elite Racing and Jason Meyers north of the border to Ohsweken Speedway in Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada for a Wednesday night race, touted as the "Six nations Showdown" before heading off to I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan.

After the race at I-96, the team will travel south to KC Raceway in Chillicothe, Ohio, where he earned a victory in 2004.

Saturday's event from KC Raceway will be broadcast on Sunday, July 29 from Noon to 1:00 p.m. on ESPN2 during the SuperClean Summer of Money.

You can also listen live to all of this week's race broadcasts at www.dirtvision.com.

IN CALIFORNIA NEWS:

We are proud to announce that Peter Murphy will be competing as a teammate to Elite Racing driver Ronnie Day for the remainder of the season.  Day is the pilot of the #1 machine and Murphy will be driving the Ridgeline Racing #9 car, supported by Elite Racing.  This weekend will mark the final event of the Golden State Challenge series.

OUR SUPPORTERS:

Jason Meyers and the Elite Racing team travel full-time on the WoO sprint car tour with support from Elite Landscaping, Primerica Financial, GLR Investments, Team Worldwide, Carbon Raptor DLC, Ridgeline Framing, Lucas Oil Products, Motorsports Designs, Maxim Chassis and Garrett Racing Engines, among many other supporters.

Elite Landscaping, Inc. is a full landscaping and maintenance company.  Founded in 1987 by Guy Stockbridge, the company has developed an enviable record of stability, professional performance, design recognition and client satisfaction.  Elite Landscaping, Inc. is widely recognized for its ability to solve landscaping problems for commercial and residential clients.  Based on the successful completion of an impressive assortment of landscapes, maintenance support and diversified irrigation and landscape designs, their reputation is unsurpassed.

For more information on Jason Meyers and the Elite Racing team, please visit www.jasonmeyers.com, www.worldofoutlaws.com or www.elitelandscapinginc.com

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