Bloomington, IN…….Davey Ray of Davenport, Iowa led the final 26 laps of Friday night’s 30-lap “Indiana Midget Week” feature to win round two of the 2008 “Indiana Midget Week” championship. Ray passed Brad Sweet on lap five in his Liberty Village/McGladrey & Pullen Spike/Esslinger Ford and was trailed at the checkered flag by Sweet, Cole Whitt, Tracy Hines and Gary Altig. Ray leads the “Indiana Midget Week” points by four over Whitt entering round three Saturday night at Lawrenceburg Speedway. Sweet flipped during qualifying but was able to repair the car and continue in the program.
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11/21/09 -Ray wins 2 out of 3 on Down Under Tour
Racing was threatened by rain all night forcing the cancellation of
qualifying and the pole shuffle, however, competitors were able to complete six heat races and a feature for the patient fans. Ray
scored a 2nd and 1st place finish in his heat events, which would
line him up to start from the pole position for the feature. While
the feature event was halted several times for crashes, Ray was able
to bring home the win and take the checkered flag in front of Nathan Smee and Troy Jenkins who rounded out the top 3.
11/09/09 -From www.speedcarworld.com.au: Davey Ray Wins Magic Man 34! The “Magic Man 34” at the Perth Motorplex Speedway Saturday was won by American Davey Ray. Ray dominated the non-stop speedcar feature race and picked up a $12,000cheque for his race win; he had a smile on his face as wide as Daytona Beach. Ray led from the pole and was never challenged in the spectacular race, winning from Nathan Smee and Scott Glazebrook. Nathan Smee put in a gallant effort to challenge Ray at one stage for the lead. “I probably missed my opportunity in lapped traffic, but Davey is a good racer, we tried had but that’s all we had. A restart would have been nice, but it was a pleasure to come over for the Figs race.” Glazebrook was happy to finish third, while Neville Lane was looking for something up high early on and ran side by side Smee for a couple of laps before losing ground after Keith Giles moved into fourth. With 26 laps remaining Ray and Brown were into lapped traffic. With 17 to go Ray got a momentary break over Brown in traffic. With 14 laps remaining Ray passed Dene McAllan who won the event last year but struggled this time around after a crash in one of the heats. Smee closed in on Ray with 11 laps to go while in traffic but as the laps counted down Ray then pulled away for the convincing win. Ray was quick to remind everyone what the race was really about – the memory of former champion Michael Figliomeni. “It feels good…but I just want everyone to keep in mind this race is for him.” So what is it that makes this combination good enough to win? The engine is ‘home made’, using 2 x 1400cc 4 cylinder, in line, stock standard Kawasaki motor cycle cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, cam shafts, pistons and con rods on a ‘home made’ crankcase and crankshaft to form a 2.8 litre V8…. It sounds bizarre…but it works…and it works well. And when it’s in ‘full flight’, throttle wide open, powering ¾ track high sideways thru the turns… it looks and sounds just awesome… and with a huge Wow factor ! It sits like it’s glued to the track with Davey Ray in full control… brings back memories of those ‘Two-Gun’ Bob Tattersall days…. Pure ‘Methanol Heaven”! Qualifying times: Davye Ray 16.273, Mark Brown 16.935, Nathan Smee 17.102, Dene McAllan 17.116, Neville Lance 17.686, Steve Doyle 17.778, Scott Glazebrook 17.894, Vaughan Manders 18.233, Rick Geneve 18.262, Paul Robinson 18.268, Jason Roser 18.368, Glen Mears 18.385, Tom Watson 18.466, Keith Giles 18.509, Dayne Kingshott 18.997, Perry Farcich 19.138, Shaun North 20.939.
Heat 1: 1st Tom Watson, 2nd Neville Lance,
3rd Rick Geneve, 4th Davey Ray, 5th
Nathan Smee, 6th Jason Roser, 7th Scott
Glazebrook, 8th Shaun North. DNF: Dayne Kingshott. 11/02/09
-Thank you to everyone who supported the Keith Butschlick Medical
Fund.
The event was
a great success and it was a very
memorable day for our family. You helped make a difference!
Thanks again!
Reservations now being accepted for National Auto Racing Hall of Fame Everyone is welcome to attend this memorable event. Tickets, which include the ceremony and luncheon are only $25. Orders are currently being accepted online at the Hall’s website, www.worthyofhonor.com or through the mail at: NMARHoF Box 747 Sun Prairie, WI 53590. The deadline for ordering is December 31, 2010. See the website for the list of inductees and other details.
Ray set to make comeback after injury Ray heads to home state for this weekend's "Knoxville Midget Nationals" in Iowa
5.28.09 –Indianapolis, IN Defending
Champ can't cut a break at Riverview Speedway
Davey Ray was
haunted by mechanical issues
at Riverview Speedway while trying to
defend his title
as the 2008 Australian Speedcar Champion. Night one at Riverview
Speedway was a prelim night of heat races to earn points for a
starting position in the main event on Saturday. Ray pushed off for
his first heat but was forced to pull into the infield as his car
came to a stop. The team worked feverishly to get Ray ready for his
second heat, but Ray would again retire from the event. Ray pushed
off for his third and final heat race only to be sidelined again
which ended his night. Ray was guaranteed a position in the Championship race as last year's Champion, but would have to start at the rear of the field. Ray would have his work cut out for him with his USA teammates all starting in the front rows of the 40 lap event. Ray ran the high side and found himself in 7th place with just 4 laps to go. With only two laps to go, Ray’s car again suffered problems causing him to drop out of the race. The entire team was disappointed but did all they could to stay competitive. They are now looking forward to the next events scheduled in New Zealand. Oklahoma to Overseas; Ray is a traveling man
Ray, however, was forced to run the B-main event in order to transfer to the feature. He was on his way there, running in third place, when the battery came loose forcing the No. 75r Cruz Pedregon Toyota Spike to drop out of the event. Ray’s preliminary night had come to an end, but he would have one more chance on Saturday to make it into the 50 lap main event. Ray was placed into a G-main event on Saturday where he started in the 8th position and battled his way to a transfer spot into the F-main. Ray started the event from the 16th position and to much delight of race fans, Ray climbed to 2nd by the end of the 10 lap race. Ray moved himself into the next race in true Ray fashion and had the fans on their feet. In the E-main event, the competition was tougher and Ray ran out of laps as he crossed the finish line just two positions short of transferring to the next race. It was a great effort for both Ray and the entire team. Ray headed back home to Rockford, IL for just one day, and then was off to the airport to head overseas for his next racing adventure. He will compete for the Australian Title on Saturday and Sunday January 24th-25th (Friday and Saturday January 23rd-24th U.S.A.) at Riverview Speedway in Murray Bridge, Australia driving for Mark DeRosa. After that, Ray will travel over to New Zealand to compete in the International World Series starting on Wednesday January 28th (Tuesday January 27th U.S.A.) at Springs Speedway in Auckland, New Zealand for Round 1 driving for Simon Longdill. Round 2 will be held on Saturday January 31st (Friday January 30th U.S.A.), Round 3 on Thursday February 5th (Wednesday February 4th U.S.A.), with the Finale on Saturday February 7th (Friday February 6th U.S.A.). Stay tuned to www.daveyray.com for race results! V8
Aggressor Chassis Video
Davey Ray enters Chili Bowl Nationals for Cruz Pedregon Racing Jan. 5th, 2009 - Davey Ray of Davenport, Iowa will drive for newly crowned NHRA Funny Car Champion, Cruz Pedregon, in the 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Ray will be behind the wheel of the No. 75r entry equipped with a Spike chassis and Toyota engine.
Ray triumphed in
2007 at the nationals,
claiming the Creek Nation’s Casino preliminary night feature event at
the nationals. He has been a consistent threat for the title as he
battled over 200 entries in past years. Ray has qualified for the event
four times and has placed as high as 8th in the Saturday night finale
and earned the “Rookie of the Race” award in 2002. Currently there are
over 260 cars entered for the race being held January 13th-17th in
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Ray is also
eligible to be voted in by the fans to compete in Tuesday night’s
special attraction, the Race of Champions. Already included in the
prestigious race are past event winners Jay Drake, Damion Gardner, Scott
Hatton, Tracy Hines, Cory Kruseman, Tim McCreadie and Sammy Swindell
along with Kasey Kahne, J.J. Yeley, Jason Leffler and Dave Darland.
Fans can vote for Ray on
www.chilibowl.com
from January 1st through January 9th. The pair of drivers accumulating
the most votes in the final round will be extended invitations to
compete in the Chili Bowl Race of Champions. For more information, please visit, www.daveyray.com, www.pedregonracing.com, www.chilibowl.com Ray
finishes 4th in first run down under Ray heads
down under for Nation's highest paying Speedcar event Ray takes
Corn Fest 50
Davey Ray continued his success Sunday night at Angell Park Speedway in
Sun Prairie, WI where he won the Corn Fest 50 event driving for John Jones
in the No. 41 entry. The win was the first victory for John Jones and his
team, and their excitement showed in victory lane.
Earlier in the
night, with 24 cars in the pits, Ray turned in a 9th quick qualifying time
and finished 2nd in his heat.  Ray takes
Bloomington's Indiana Midget Week Feature
Davey Ray wins second Australian Speedcar Title February 23, 2008 Perth, Australia Davey Ray of Davenport, Iowa, won the Australian SpeedCar Championship in an exciting 40-lap duel that saw Ray start from the 7th row and battled to the front for the win. Ray took the lead on the last lap and sailed to the checkered flag to become a two-time winner of the event. “The most important lap to lead is the last one,” said an excited Ray. “I want to thank all the people that have helped put this team together for me to race down here. I’m just so excited to get my second win here.” The event started with practice on Thursday night where Ray timed in as second quick among competitors. Driving the No. 68 Aggressor chassis powered by a newly designed V-8 engine by Simon Longdill, Ray was ready for battle. In Friday’s preliminary events, Ray won his first heat before suffering driveline problems in the next heat which forced him to miss the third heat. This put Ray 24th in overall points going into Saturday night’s race. Ray ran the final preliminary heat on Saturday finishing 2nd which advanced him into the main event. From the 15th starting position, Ray began making his way through traffic before getting tangled in a mid race accident. Ray would restart the event from the tail of the 26 car field. Ray made haste through the fleet before positioning himself for the win on the last lap overtaking Jerry Coons Jr. Ray’s last lap moves, made famous in his carting days, never fail to amaze fans. His first Australian title came in 2006 when he also made the pass for the win on the lap in what was called the most exciting title event ever. Ray’s journey down under has turned out to be very successful as the team has scored two victories thus far. Ray won the opening race for the International Midget World Series event on January 30th at Western Springs Speedway in New Zealand driving the same unique power plant. As development driver for the new V-8 engine, Ray is very pleased with its performance stating that the machine “is doing all I want it to.” He is likewise satisfied with the swift Aggressor chassis built by Justin Insley. The combination is proving to be a great achievement. Ray and the team will compete again on March 22nd and 23rd for the United Metals World SpeedCar Spectacular at Murray Bridge Speedway in Australia. More information and pictures can be found at: www.daveyray.com, www.speedcarworld.com.au, www.speedsportmedia.com.au
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