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Sixteen Year-Old Alex Kennedy Set To Run Lime Rock
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Mooresville, NC - August 11, 2008
After a successful test session at Lime Rock Park on July 29th, Alex Kennedy has been named to pilot the #37 Chevrolet owned by Jeff Spraker of Spraker Racing Enterprises, at the upcoming NASCAR Camping World East Series event on August 16th.
A dozen teams from this NASCAR touring series made the trip to the picturesque Lime Rock park facility to try out the recently re-paved surface on the twisting 1.5 mile road course. This would be the first time the full-bodied stock cars would run laps on the new pavement, and the overall results were quite positive. Unofficial lap times were equivalent to previous years times, and Alex was among the quickest cars in attendance.
Alex Kennedy side-by-side with Jeffrey Earnhardt
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Team Owner Jeff Spraker comments: "Alex seems to adapt very quickly to new tracks and this was no exception. We prepared our proven road race chassis for him, and he was quick right off the trailer. We really looked at this session as a learning experience - to become familiar with the course itself, and get some time on the new surface. But in a very short time, he was turning some excellent lap times, and that was really a bonus! We are optimistic about our chances when we return for the race itself - Alex is such quick study and he has a real talent for road courses. He learned a great deal about the competition in this Series earlier this year at Thompson, and we believe he has the potential to run well at the Lime Rock track."
Alex has some previous road course experience in Legends Cars on the West Coast, and also competed in the Camping World West Series event in Sonoma, CA earlier this year, where he finished in 11th. Alex comments: "I was really pleased with the day of testing at Lime Rock. I got to know the layout of the course, and to run laps with some of the veteran drivers in this Series. Jeff Spraker gave me a great car, and he was able to give me some tips, since he has run on this track himself. I'm really looking forward to coming back for the race - there are great teams in this series and I'm grateful for the chance to race with them !"
The young driver from Aztec, NM has been racing since the age of 5, and has accumulated an impressive record of accomplishments in his career including state, regional and national championships in Legends Cars and Bandoleros. He moved up to Late Models in 2006 and ran in the ASA Late Model Series in 2007, where he finished in the top-ten in Series points. In the spring of 2008, he also ran a Spraker-prepared Late Model at Caraway Speedway in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series where he posted a third place finish in his second outing in this series.
In addition to his commitment to driving a race car, Alex is also a National Ambassador for Dream Factory, Inc., an organization that grants dreams to children diagnosed with chronic, or life-threatening illnesses, who are ages 3 to 18. At each event where Alex races, he takes the opportunity to raise awareness for this organization - their web site address is: www.dreamfactoryinc.com.
More information and updates on Alex's racing career can be found at: www.alexkennedy.com.
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Mooresville, NC - August 10, 2008
The crew at Spraker Racing have been busy during the first half of the 2008 season, preparing cars for competition in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, as well as selected events in the NASCAR Camping World East Series. Jeff Sparker also acts as a "Consultant/Crew Chief" for some events in the NASCAR Camping World West Series.
The team competes full-time in the ARCA RE/MAX Series with the Team GLOCK Chevrolets driven by 21 year-old Dexter Bean, of Westby, WI. This is the first year that Spraker Racing and GLOCK Inc. have joined together to run the complete ARCA schedule, which has a diverse schedule of events from Daytona, to a new road course at New Jersey Motorsports Park. The #37 Chevy has been in contention at every event - usually in the top-ten in practice, and running "up-front" on a regular basis. The team has recorded four top-tens, with the highlight of the season being the Toledo race, where Bean led over 40 laps, and posted a strong 3rd place finish.
Team Glock Chevrolet by Spraker Racing - Shot 1
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The crew is now preparing for the final third of the ARCA schedule, with events on two dirt tracks, the tough half-mile at Salem, the ultra-fast Chicagoland Speedway, the new road course in New Jersey, the high-banks of Talladega, and a return to the site of early season success for the finale at Toledo.
In addition to the full-time ARCA schedule, the Spraker Racing team also prepares cars for selected NASCAR Camping World East Series events.
The team competed in the season opener at Greenville-Pickens Speedway with West Coast driver, Kyle Cattanach, who had never seen the historic half-mile track prior to the event. With limited practice due to rain, Kyle ran a very competitive race but saw a top-15 snatched from his grasp when he was caught in a final lap incident. Since that race, Kyle has moved to North Carolina and has joined the team at Spraker Racing as a fabricator and crew member.
The next event for S parker Racing in the CWE Series was at South Boston, with teen age phenom, Alex Kennedy of Aztec, NM piloting the Spraker car. Alex practiced in the top six, and qualified 19th for the 150 lap event at SoBo. The event proved to be one of the most "incident-filled" races in series history, with over half of the event being run under caution. Alex was involved in one of those early skirmishes, but gained a great deal of experience that night!
Road course specialist Nick deBruijn piloted the #37 Spraker entry at the famed Watkins Glen road course in June. After a test session in May, with dark skies and 45 degree temperatures, the race weekend at The Glen was one of hottest in recent memory with near 100 degree readings. Nick was in second in the first practice and posted an impressive 5th place qualifying run. This event was also plagued with a series of on-track incidents and rainy weather conditions that caused some "red-flag" situations. Nick ran in top-ten for the first third of the event before becoming involved in a wreck that ended the day early for the talented driver from Holland.
Team Glock Chevrolet by Spraker Racing - Shot 2
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For company owner Jeff Spraker, a trip to the west coast (Infineon Raceway) was next on the agenda, to act as Crew Chief for "road-course ace" P.J. Jones, who was running a team car to West Series champ Mike David, for owner Randy Lynch. Spraker and Jones have worked together in the past and looked like they were in contention for a win when P.J. was hit by another competitor causing terminal damage to the racing machine.
Thompson Speedway in Connecticut, saw the return of 16 year-old Alex Kennedy at the CWE event in July. Again, Alex was in the top 3 in practice, before posting a 19th place qualifying time. He ran an exceptional race, with coaching from owner, Jeff Spraker - a veteran of years of competition at this track in the former "Busch North" Series. Alex made a steady run to the front - up to 7th, with one lap to go, when he cut down a right-front tire. It was an impressive run that did not go unnoticed by Series regulars.
Next up in the East Series will be the tricky road course at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. After a very successful test session with Alex Kennedy at the end of July, the Spraker team will return for the race event on August 16th, with high hopes for a solid run with the youngster, who holds several Legends Car championships.
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