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Career Highlights, Stats, and Facts

2010

Beaver Dam Raceway Feature Winner, 6/12/10
Angell Park Speedway Feature Winner, 5/30/10
Angell Park Speedway Feature Winner, 5/23/10

2009

Perth Motorplex Feature Winner, 11/07/09
Avalon Raceway Feature Winner, 11/21/09

2008

Angell Park Speedway Feature Winner, 8/17/08
Bloomington Speedway Feature Winner, 8/08/08
Australian Speedcar Champion -2/23/08
Western Springs Speedway Feature Winner, 1/30/08
Perth Motorplex Feature Winner, 2/23/08

2007

B.M.A.R.A. 4th place in season points
Angell Park Speedway Feature Winner, 07/01/07
Chili Bowl Nationals Creek Nation Casino feature winner, 1/10/07

2006

Australian Speedcar Champion -2/11/06
Parramatta City Raceway feature winner, Parramatta City, AU -2/11/06
Powerbuilt Speedway feature winner, Christchurch, NZ -1/25/06

2005

B.M.A.R.A. 5th place in season points
National Midget Driver of the Year, 3rd place in season points
I-69 Speedway feature winner, Gas City, IN -08/19/05
Angell Park Speedway feature winner, Sun Prairie, WI -07/17/05
Angell Park Speedway feature winner, Sun Prairie, WI -05/15/05

2004

USAC National Midget "Most Improved Driver" -12/10/04
USAC National Midget "Buckeye Nationals" Champion -06/19/04
United States Auto Club Midget Series 8th place in season points
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame "Rookie of the Year" award winner -12/09/04
National Midget Driver of the Year, 2nd place in season points
Set Fast Time at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA -National USAC Sprint event 10/16/04
BMARA 2nd place in season points
BMARA Hoosier Tire Hard Charger Award winner
BMARA Terry Vaughn Memorial Award winner
Angell Park Speedway feature winner, Sun Prairie, WI -08/22/04
Angell Park Speedway feature winner, Sun Prairie, WI -08/08/04
Junction Motor Speedway feature winner, McCool Junction, NE -07/28/04
Eagle Raceway feature winner, Lincoln, NE -07/27/04 -Second National USAC Victory
Angell Park Speedway feature winner, Sun Prairie, WI -06/20/04
Limaland Motorsports Park Feature winner, Lima, OH -06/18/04 -First National USAC Victory
Angell Park Speedway feature winner, Sun Prairie, WI -06/06/04
1st place in "The Valvoline Cup" Midget award

2003

Badger Midget Auto Racing Association Champion
BMARA Hoosier Hard Charger Award winner
BMARA Terry Vaughn Memorial Award winner
National Midget Driver of the Year, 6th place in season points
Firemen Nationals Feature winner, Angell Park Speedway -08/31/03
The Raceway at Powercom Park Feature winner, Beaver Dam, WI -08/23/03
Milwaukee Cup Classic Feature Winner, Hales Corners Speedway -07/25/03 -Only repeat winner
Pecatonica Motor Speedway Feature winner, Pecatonica, IL -07/12/03
Angell Park Speedway feature winner, Sun Prairie, WI -06/22/03
Memorial 50 feature winner, Angell Park Speedway -05/25/03

2002

BMARA 2nd place in season points
Chili Bowl Nationals "Rookie of the Race" -Tulsa, OK
National Midget Driver of the Year, 7th place in season points

2001

BMARA 2nd place in season points
BMARA Terry Vaughn Memorial Award winner
First driver to win with the Mopar midget engine on 05/27/01 at Angell Park Speedway's Memorial 50 opener event
Voted Angell Park Speedway's "Most Popular Driver"
National Midget Driver of the Year, 6th place in season points
Milwaukee Cup Classic Feature Winner, Hales Corners Speedway -06/29/01

2000

Set track record at Michigan Ideal Speedway, set 07/21/00

1997

Midwest Auto Racing Association "Rookie of the Year"

*Stats as of 8/20/10

Midget Stats	Feature Wins	Top 5	Top 10	No. of Races
2010	3	11	14	25
2009	2	4	6	20
2008	4	19	27	51
2007	2	12	21	42
2006	2	13	22	35
2005	3	20	22	34
2004	7	19	23	29
2003	6	15	16	24
2002	0	12	15	30
2001	2	17	26	35
2000	0	3	11	27
1999	0	0	2	9
1998	0	0	2	21
1997	0	2	6	13
Total	31	147	213	395

Sprint Car Stats	Feature Wins	Top 5	Top 10	No. of Races
2010
2009	-	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-	-
2007	0	1	2	2
2006	0	0	1	1
2005	0	0	1	9
2004	0	3	6	19
Total	0	5	10	31

Silver Crown Stats	Feature Wins	Top 5	Top 10	No. of Races
2010				1
2009	-	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-	-
2006	0	0	0	4
2005	0	0	0	2
2004	0	0	0	3
Total	0	0	0	10

Fast Facts
Davey has won races for 14 Different Car Owners, 5 Different Chassis Manufacturers, and 7 Different Engine Manufacturers:
Harlin Kittleson Beast / Stanton Mopar	Ralph Wilke / Joe Vukelich Stealth / Sesco Mopar	Wilke-PAK Motorsports Stealth / Mopar
Keith Kunz Motorsports Bullet / Fontana	Bill Buckley / Steve Smith Aggressor / Hawk 1st "Australian Speedcar Championship" Title Parramatta City Raceway	Mecum Racing Spike / Ray Chevy
John Jones Spike / Sesco MOPAR	Don Fike RFMS Racing Spike / Esslinger	Simon Longdill #88 Aggressor / Synergy V-8 Western Springs Speedway "International World Series" First win for V-8 engine
Simon Longdill / Michael Rinkin #68 Aggressor / V-8 Perth Motorplex 2nd "Australian Speedcar Championship" Title	Mark DeRosa Aggressor /	Bradley Dent
FattFro Motorsports Spike / Esslinger	Jim Fiscus Spike / Ford-Esslinger

Davey is the only driver to win the Firemen Nationals from the pole position and lead all 50 laps. Ray won the Nationals on August 31,2003 driving for RAJO/Wilke.

Davey was the first driver to win with the Mopar midget engine driving Harlin Kittleson's No. 2 at Angell Park Speedway's "Memorial 50" event on May 27, 2001.

Davey was the only repeat winner of the BMARA "Milwaukee Cup Classic" at Hales Corners Speedway winning in 2001 and 2003.
2001		2003
Davey's first ride in a dirt sprint car was at the high banks of Eldora Speedway during the USAC "Buckeye Nationals" event. Davey drove the BWB No. 62 wrenched by Keith Holsapple. Davey made it look easy as he went out and won his heat race making a last lap pass on the infamous track. Ray went on to win the midget portion Championship of the Buckeye Nationals.


Davey ran most of his first years of midget racing on the pavement and set fast time at Michigan Ideal Speedway on July 21, 2000 in Bob Bohn's No. 0 midget.

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