Elliott Racing Team

Gary · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 499

We are very proud to announce that Quaker State will be back again in 2010. This will be our 37th season together, a world, no, a universe record.

We want to make the Delaware show on July 7th when Kyle Busch comes to the track with other NASCAR stars, David Ruiterman and David Ragan. Right now, that will be the high light of 2010 for any single event.

Things are moving along fairly well on the race cars. Here's an update:
1. the #9 will be #37 driven by David Elliott
2. the #9 (now #37) was sent to McColls for a strut conversion & repair
3. David will run Delaware full time and a few specials (not Flamboro)
4. The #36 had the frame repaired at McColls (it was way out)
5. The #36 just had the quick changed repaired at Junior's
6. Flamboro machine shop is repairing spindles for #36
7. The CVM is at Oakville Trailers fitted for the V8 and chassis repairs
8. The #37 of David will go to Junior Hamleys in early February for repair

Nothing is set for Flamboro schedule wise, though all other tracks do have their schedule out. John told me on January 24th that he may not run the Late Models the first three weeks of the season or the last three. However once the season starts there will be no nights off. I don't think that will go over very good with many of the racers who like nights off during the season, but we'll see. Based on Flamboro's unofficial schedule, we will be starting our 2010 season at Delaware Speedway on May 7th and most likely the 14th. If John starts the Late Models on the 15th or 22nd of May, we may not run Delaware on the 14th. I think the resistance by some of the Late Model drivers with us missing the first 3 nights, but more for running 18 in a row, will force him to rethink his plan. I suggested he go back to the 2007 where he had 4 nights off spread out throughout the season. I also asked him if he wasn't booking the Late Models on the first three and last three nights to save money because of low fan count, but he said that wasn't the reason.

I will update this page with information as it comes. The track drivers meeting is on February 1st.

98nascartruck · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Dundas, Ontario

Gary....Sounds like making good progress on the cars and can't wait for the race season to start!!!

ALSO.....went to double check on Delaware site for that special night and its Regan Smith Ky Busch & Reutimann and not David Ragan!! Me personally I wish it was David Ragan!!!

Gary · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 499

Thanks Gordon, my mistake....thanks for the correction

98nascartruck · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Dundas, Ontario

Your Welcome and hopefully see you soon!!!

Gary · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 499

Today we met our newest crew member. Rob Twitchett from Dundas came to the garage helping us reassemble the rear suspension and clean all the hubs and bearings.
Our new spindles were finished by Flamoro Machine Shop and they will be installed next week. Once the front end is done we'll put the engine in.
The interior was removed and will be painted. It was powder coated last year but turned out terrible. The aluminum color just didn't go with the rest of the car, also, when the interior was powder coated the thinner material warped. The process for powder coating includes total sand blast of the parts being coated and then treated at 400 degrees. We're thinking of doing the interior same as the green exterior.
The engine had motor mounts and headers installed and is ready to be dropped in the chassis.
It was a great day for us and we very much appreciated the work done by Rob and what he can offer our team.
Hopefully next week we have the chassis and driveline in and the car running.

98nascartruck · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Dundas, Ontario

That's great Rob is a crew member for and he is a great addition to your crew!!!!!

Gary · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 499

We have some very good news to report for our team in the way of sponsors for 2010. Many of our sponsors have confirmed they will return this coming season, Auto Spa, Freedom Village, Golfi Concrete & Drain Kettle Creek Wedding and Magriff Construction Limited.

We are also proud to announce two new sponsors for 2010.
Uptown Sports Managemnet joined our team in late 2009. You can click on their logo to see the business they are in...very ineresting.
Carlisle Customz Collision also agreed to be part of our sponsor team in 2010 and will paint the Late Model and the CVM.
They recently painted the interior panels for the Late Model. Located just north of Warterdown on the 6th concession they have a huge place that repairs and paints any vehicle, any size (cars light trucks, big trucks and equipment).
We thank all our sponsors for being part of this coming season that should be one of the most exciting.

Things have been moving on fairly smoothly this winter on our race team. The Late Model has the engine and drive line in. We're ready for the interior and some final engine installs like the wires and coil.

The CVM is being prepared by Ron Easton at Oakville Trailers. Ron is the one of the best builders in the CVM with all of his cars coming to the track with the best workmanship possible.

We'll keep you posted with other news as it happens.

98nascartruck · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 14 Location: Dundas, Ontario

Gary...that's good to hear about making greta progress on the LM and CVM!!!
Also great to hear about the sponsors that you stayed with you and 2 new ones!!

Gary · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 499

We're closing in on getting #36 painted. The body will be completed by March 8th then we'll make arrangements for paint and lettering.

The CVM is in good hands at Ron Easton, one of the best builders of CVM cars. He's installing our Crate engine and finishing off the body. It should be ready by the end of March. We'll get some pictures of it soon.

Gary · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 499

We sent the Late Model for paint on Monday. It's going to take until the end of next week to get it completed. That will give more time for our contest entries to get in. Right now we are looking fairly good to start the season with a good car.
As long as the track makes sure there is no one cheating with engines or anything else, racing should be fun at Flamboro.
The Hobby car is slowly getting done. Ron Easton will likely have it ready by the end of March....A Coupe with a V8....that sounds awesome.

Gary · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 499

Wiith a few irons in the fire (relating to getting ready for racing) it looks like were fairly well organized and on schedule for our 42nd season.
The #36 Late Model is currently getting painted at Carisle Customz Collision. It should be coming home by wednesday. That's okay because it gives us time to finish our other Late Model.
Once #36 gets back we'll finish the cosmetics, rear spoiler, windows and get it running. Then we'll scale it for practice day, basically the way we have the past few years. Once we have the weight distribution completed we'll head to Mike McColl's to have his staff go over the car again making changes and suggestions to give us the best car possible for opening night. We anticipate the visit to McColl's to be very valuable for our goal to win the Championship in 2010. The car will head to Creative Edge for Steve Lyons to complete the lettering and make the car look awesome.

The CVM is very close to completion. Ron Easton and his staff have installed the Crate engine. They have a few small things left including set up and scaling. Once that's done the Coupe will head to Carisle Customz Collision for paint, then to Steve Lyons for lettering. I will test the car first at Flamboro on April 17th. Then Chris Brading from MacMaster Pontiac Buick in Orangeville, who supplied the 602 V8, will take the car and store and maintain it for Darryl Melanbacher to drive the first half of the season. I get it back in July and will support the rest of the CVM season by racing the car myself or having other drivers in it. I really want to race the Coupe with the V8, but it will be a while.

The Pennzoil #37, (David is driving the #9 at Delaware), has had the quick change repaired and the rear frame. The car will be a good candidate for a Limited Late Model. We hope to have it ready before Easter and get it painted one color. The car is currently for sale on the Sunset Speedway web site. $4995.00. If we don't sell it, or get a sponsor for the 4 race Limited Late Model mini series, we will keep the car. It ran well in 2009, but is really not competetive for the Delaware Late Models, it would be fine at Flamboro, but the 602 V8 is a less expensive way to go, plus I would love to run Sunset this year and if the opportunity arose, I would be there.

More on our sponsors and crew soon.

Gary · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 499

We're getting closer to having the car done. Next week will be huge for us as we do something never done before by our team...getting it set up by one of the best. We hope to learn a lot more about our car by this set up session, even asking questions about some of the things we've been doing that were common place in the past. Mike knows our goal for a Flamboro title, and with the many small things we've done already to the chassis hoping to shave hundreds of seconds, we're looking at doing enough of them to get us eventually in the 15:3's. We know a few will be there, Jason, Paul, Shane and Jeff and for us to hope to win a Championship we will need to be quick, but even more than that, consistant every race.
We've gone out of the box this year, maybe because of the time we'll have since we won't be running the ragged schedule of two Late Models. One thing is certain, our crew and sponsor are commited to see us take a serious run at dethroning Paul Howse, and we know others mentioned here we'll be doing the same.

Gary · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 499

2010 race Schedule is up...check the left side of our front page and click on "Schedule".

Wes Stafford · Joined: 08 Dec 2005 Posts: 22

Gary.
Do you know the dates that you will be driving the vintage modified? Any dates that you will be running both? Like to get some video, maybe even in-car, with your permission. Sorry to hear about Gordon. Suffered a minor stroke myself last year. It can be a bit scary. All is fine, now. Wes

elp441 · Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 6

Best of luck this year to both you & David, Gary. I'll be looking forward to the weekly race reports as I won't get any racing in this year due to certain work commitments that will have me far from any track.

Cheers!
Ernie
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