Greg Belyea Gets Fourth Place Finish at Black Rock Speedway in 2012 Finale

With the 2012 season over locally, Greg Belyea and the Excel Tower Racing team sought out one last event before they closed out the year.  After making the 5 hour trip to Black Rock Speedway in Dundee, New York for the first time, Belyea signed into the pit area, and was ready to compete in the BRP Late Model/Crate Late Model Challenge event.

Belyea took to the track for his opening hot lap session on a very heavy track.  With many cars on hand in several divisions, the track was much different when he returned for his qualifying heat race.  They had set up for a slick track because of the amount of cars that had taken hot laps after he was first on the track, but as they were sitting in the lineup waiting to go out, a brief rain shower hit the area.  Although it didn’t amount to enough to stop racing, it did effect the setup on the car, but battled to a fifth place finish after starting 11^th and made the redraw for the main event.  Belyea started eighth and finished fourth.

“It was a good run for us.  Track position was key today, and once we got to fourth it was tough to pass”, says Belyea after the race.  “We are leaving here without a mark on the car, so we are very pleased with that, and cant wait to get started next season”.

After the race, Belyea made the trip to Chubb Frank’s shop in Bear Lake, Pennsylvania.  The car was dropped off, and will be refurbished and prepped for the 2013 season.  Belyea intends to race in Florida in early February with the NeSmith Series.

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’s Second Place Run at Brockville Speedway Ends on the Final Lap of Go Nuclear Late Model Challenge Series Finale

With the final race on the Go Nuclear Late Model Challenge Series slated for this past weekend, Greg Belyea was looking for a strong finish in a rare appearance at Brockville Speedway in the inaugural Go Nuclear visit to the Brockville, Ontario facility.  Belyea has raced at Brockville in the past, both times against the more powerful open motor Late Models and was looking forward to returning for the first time with the Go Nuclear Series.

Belyea lined up in ninth place to start the 50 lap main event, and after a series of early cautions in the opening laps, he was up to seventh by lap 10.  Just four laps later, the race leader had problems and slowed on the front stretch, and Belyea had now reached third place.  With the race at the halfway point, Belyea had moved up one more spot to second, and looked well on his way to a solid second place result until the final lap of the race when lapped traffic collected Belyea and several others.  Belyea would end up being credited with a ninth place finish.

“We had a great run going here, until the final lap”, says Belyea after the race.  “It is unfortunate, but that is part of racing.  We have had a good cars here at Brockville in the past, but haven’t had much luck to go with it”.

Charlie Sandercock was also in action during the Sprint Car portion of the 1000 Islands RV DIRTcar Northeast Fall Nationals on Saturday afternoon.  31 Sprint cars were on hand and Sandercock finished with a 16^th place result.

The previous week, Belyea raced at Rolling Wheels Raceway with the World of Outlaw Late Model Series driving a car from the Boom Briggs/Chubb Frank stables.  Look for more out of this combination in 2013 as Belyea intends to race in a few events with this team.  After starting the race from the rear of the field, he moved up to finish 16^th.

Belyea will be back in action this week at Black Rock Speedway as they host a BRP Late Model vs. Crate Late Model Challenge event.  Once the race is over at Black Rock, Belyea will then head to the shop of Chubb Frank in Bear Lake, Pennsylvania where he will drop off a car and have it refurbished over the off-season.  The Excel Tower Racing team plans to have an early start to 2013, racing in the Nesmith Late Model Series at East Bay Raceway in Florida during the month of February.

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.