Thursday 22 May 2014

Greg Belyea Battles to a 7th Place Finish on Saturday Night at Brighton Speedway; 13th in First Annual Gnome Cup at Utica Rome Speedway


Over the past couple seasons, Greg Belyea has developed a trend that he would really like to put a stop too real fast. The slow start to the 2014 season is eerily similar to 2012 and 2013 and the entire team is left looking for answers. Preparation is certainly not the problem, as no other team comes to the track more prepared than Belyea and his Excel Tower Racing team.

At Brighton Speedway on Saturday night, Greg started his qualifying heat race from the third position, but a fuel pump issue hindered his performance and Belyea would finish in fourth. In the 30 lap main event, he started the race from the sixth position but after getting caught up in a lap six incident he would have to pit for a flat tire. Greg returned to the track to finish the race in 7th place.

On Sunday, Belyea traveled to Utica Rome Speedway in Vernon, New York for the 1st annual Gnome Cup event and first race of 2014 in the Go Nuclear Late Model Series. A strong field of 36 Late Models were on hand, and Belyea locked into the main event with a third place finish in his qualifying heat race and would draw the 12th starting spot for the main event. It was a struggle throughout the race on the very dry slick racing surface and he would cross the line with a 13th place result.

“It has been a struggle early this season but we have a plan to try and get better”, says Belyea after the Utica Rome race. “This is one trend that I would really like to get away from with starting the season off like this”.

This coming weekend Belyea will race at Chapman’s Can Am Motorsports Park on Friday night. They will take Saturday night off from Brighton Speedway and will plan out a schedule for the rest of the season.

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.

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