Greg Belyea Gets Second Place Finish in Applefest Weekend Season Finale at Brighton Speedway; Go Nuclear Race at Brockville Speedway Coming up Next

The 2012 racing season at Brighton Speedway came to an end this past Saturday night as the track hosted their annual Applefest Weekend. Greg Belyea was looking to close out the year at his home track with a solid run, and possibly move up to second place in track points. The 2011 champion had a good second half of the season that included five feature wins over the final 11 races of the season.

Belyea began the night with a win in his qualifying heat race after starting from fifth position. When the Late Models hit the track for their feature, Belyea started from 13th place, and quickly proved that he had one of the fastest cars on the track. He steadily worked his way through the field, and was up to second in the closing laps. He would finish the race in second place, running out of laps as he continued chase down the leader. Belyea’s second place finish put him within 10 points of second place in track points, but would have to settle for third.

“We had a great car tonight, I think we just needed another lap or two and it may have been a different outcome”, says Belyea. “We ended the season here on a good note, and I am happy about that”.

The final race on the schedule for Greg Belyea will come at Brockville Speedway on Friday, October 12th as the Go Nuclear Late Model Challenge Series concludes for the 2012 season. Belyea is currently second place overall in series points after 4 of the 5 scheduled events and is just 47 points out of the lead.

Charlie Sandercock and the Excel Tower Racing Sprint Car will also be on the track during the 1000 Islands RV DIRTcar Fall Nationals Weekend at Brockville Speedway as they take to the track on Saturday, October 13th for a 360 Sprint Car Challenge event.

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.

Greg Belyea Grabs Second Place Finish in Go Nuclear Race One at Mohawk Raceway on Saturday; Gets Ninth Place Finish in Race Two

After a disappointing result in the Great Crate Race at Brighton Speedway last week, Greg Belyea was looking to get back on track with the Go Nuclear Late Model Series as they returned to Mohawk International Raceway for a full weekend of racing.  Belyea finished second on his last appearance at the track back in July, and was hoping to better that position this weekend.  Friday night’s program ended up getting postponed to Saturday, setting up a long day with two full programs crammed into one day at the track.

In the opening heat race at Mohawk on Saturday afternoon, Belyea started from the rear of the field in eighth place.  It didn’t take long once the race started before he started making his way to the front, and finished in second place, making the redraw for a top nine starting spot in the 30 lap Go Nuclear Series feature.  Belyea started the race from seventh place, and was in third as they hit lap 10.  Over the next few laps, he climbed to second, but was unable to chase down the leader. 

“It was a good run for us, but just didn’t have enough time to get to the leader”, says Belyea.  “We have a good car, so we will tweak it a little and try and get just a little bit better for the next round”.

Saturday night’s program started just after 8pm, and Belyea started his qualifier from fifth place, and he battled his way to the front of the pack picking up the win.  In the feature, he was trying to make up some ground and looked to the outside lane and just couldn’t find any grip, losing a lot of track position in the process.  He finished the second feature in ninth place.

This coming weekend, Belyea will return to Brighton Speedway for the final time in 2012 for their final points night.  Belyea will enter the Applefest Weekend event in third place in points, and will be looking to finish out the season with a victory.

Following Brighton’s season finale this weekend, Belyea will close out the 2012 season at Brockville Speedway on Friday, October 12^th for the Go Nuclear Late Model Series championship event as part of the 1000 Islands RV DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals Weekend.

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.

After rain washed out the original scheduled date for the 2nd annual Great Crate Race on Saturday, Greg Belyea and his Excel Tower Racing team that also consisted of driver Chuck Meyers made the short trek over to Brighton Speedway for a rare Sunday afternoon event. With 30 Late Models in the field for the second round of the Go Nuclear Late Model Series, it was going to be tough task on the dry slick racing surface, but both drivers were ready for the challenge.

Meyers started his qualifying heat from third place and battled his way to the front of the pack, taking the win, placing him into the redraw for prime starting position in the 65 lap Great Crate Race main event. Belyea didn’t fair as well, starting his qualifier from sixth place, but did manage to fight his way to the fifth and final transfer spot into the feature race.

The first nine laps of the race went caution free, but that didn’t last long. When the opening caution did come out, Meyers was running 8th, and Belyea still marred deep in the field. The remaining laps of the race were run with multiple cautions slowing the pace. By halfway, Belyea had worked his way into the top ten despite some damage to the right rear of his car. Meyers had also been patiently waiting to make his move, also running inside the top ten. As the race progressed under multiple cautions, mostly for spinouts and minor crashes as the Late Model teams maneuvered around the unusually dry and slick Brighton Speedway surface. In the second half of the race, Meyers slowly started to move forward running in third place, while Belyea was trying to work his way back through the field after a lap 43 spin. With 16 laps remaining, Meyers took over the top spot, and took home the $5000 to win Great Crate Race, while Belyea limped home with a 21st place finish.

“It was a tough night for our own 25 car, but Chuck really ran a great race and saved his tires until the end”, says Belyea. “I was really impressed. He doesn’t have many laps here at Brighton Speedway, but he proved to everyone that he can get it done”.

Coming up this weekend for Belyea will be a full weekend of racing at Mohawk International Raceway as the Go Nuclear Late Model Series resumes with a events scheduled on both Friday and Saturday night. He will return to Brighton Speedway for their season finale on Saturday, September 22nd for Applefest Weekend and will close out the season at Brockville Speedway on Friday, October 12th.

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.

Greg Belyea Wins Again at Brighton Speedway; Sandercock Takes Excel Tower Racing Sprint Car to a Podium Finish With Southern Ontario Sprints

While the 2012 championship may be out of reach for Greg Belyea and his Excel Tower Service Late Model team, that isn’t going to slow him down over the final few weeks of the season, as once again, he finds victory lane at Brighton Speedway in an incredible second half of 2012. Charlie Sandercock was also back behind the wheel with a pair of events with the Southern Ontario Sprints at Brighton, and would post his best career finish of third on Sunday.

The Late Models had their annual topless night on Sunday night, as opposed to the traditional Saturday night events at Brighton. Belyea started the night with a third place finish in his heat race after starting fourth. He started the main event from the front row, and went on to pick up his fifth win of the 2012 season.

Sandercock raced both Saturday and Sunday with the Southern Ontario Sprints at Brighton Speedway. Engine troubles kept him out of Saturday’s race though, but Sunday was much better as he won his qualifying heat race, and started the main event from the fifth position. He ran a great race, and picked up his first career podium finish with the Southern Ontario Sprints finishing in third.

This coming weekend, Belyea will be in action with the second annual Great Crate Race at Brighton Speedway. This $5000 to win event will have a total purse in excess of $20000 and will bring in cars from all over New York State, Ontario and possibly Pennsylvania and Ohio. This race will also be the second round of the Go Nuclear Late Model Challenge Series for 2012, with Belyea taking home a second place finish in the first race back in July at Mohawk Raceway. The following weekend, Belyea will return to Mohawk Raceway for a pair of events with the Go Nuclear Series on September 14th and 15th. He will then return to Brighton to finish out their 2012 season on Saturday, September 22nd as part of Applefest Weekend, and will race at Brockville Speedway on October 12th to finish out the 2012 schedule.

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.