Greg Belyea’s Good Night at Brighton Speedway Turns Bad With a Broken Shock Ending His Night Early

With the 2012 racing season quickly coming to an end, Greg Belyea and his Excel Tower Service race team were looking for a good night at the track as they continued their march toward the top of the Brighton Speedway Late Model point standings with a strong second half of the season. With the points coming to and end soon, Belyea would need a strong run to remain in contention.

After starting fourth in his qualifying heat race, Belyea drove to the front, and picked up the checkered flag. In the 30 lap main event, Greg started from 12th place and by lap ten he was up to ninth, patiently waiting to make his move. Just a couple laps later Belyea and another car had made contact after some good close racing, causing the right rear shock to break. The damage ended Belyea’s night early and was scored with a disappointing 17th place finish.

“We were patiently biding our time early in the race and we had some inadvertent contact from another car and it broke the right rear shock, ending our night early”, says Belyea. “It is unfortunate, but that’s racing”.

Belyea’s car wasn’t the only Excel Tower Racing Late Model in action as Sam Hazelwood returned to Brighton Speedway in Belyea’s backup car. He started 18th on the starting grid and finishes with a ninth place result.

This coming weekend Belyea will be back at Brighton Speedway on Sunday for topless night at the track as Greg and his fellow Late Model competitors remove the roof of the car to give fans a unique perspective. Chuck Meyers will pilot Belyea’s backup car on Sunday in preparation for the Great Crate Race on Saturday, September 8th at Brighton Speedway. Charlie Sandercock will also be in competition on Saturday night and Sunday with the Excel Tower Sprint car as the Southern Ontario Sprints make their final visit to Brighton Speedway for the 2012 season. The Late Models will be back the following week with the Great Crate Race, and then on to Mohawk International Raceway for a weekend double header on September 14th and 15th with the Go Nuclear Late Model Series. They will return to Brighton on September 22nd as part of the Applefest Weekend, where the 2012 points will come to and end.

For more information on Greg Belyea and the Excel Tower Racing Team, please visit our website, www.exceltowerracing.com. You will find updated news, results, schedule and information on Greg Belyea and his Late Model, and Charlie Sandercock and the Excel Tower Service Sprint Car.