Excel Tower Racing

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.