(YORK, PENNSYLVANIA) The Rick Eckert Racing team rolled into the Volunteer State of Tennessee on April 26-28 for a trio of $10,000 to win World of Outlaws Late Model Series clashes. On Friday night at the Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Rick Eckert timed in eighth quickest in Group B during qualifying and later finished third in his heat race. After starting the 50-lap feature event from the outside of the sixth row, Rick was all the way up to sixth before breaking an axle on lap 38. The York, Pennsylvania star was unable to complete the race and wound up eighteenth in the final finishing order.
Following a rain-out at the bad-fast Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell on Saturday, the #24 team wrapped up their weekend on Sunday at the Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel. Rick posted the fifth fastest lap during time trials and later took the win in his loaded heat race. After drawing the pole position for the 50-lapper, Rick was running a strong third on lap 47 when all three frontrunners were involved in a wreck with a lapped car.
“Scrub” was able to complete all fifty circuits, but was relegated to a disappointing twelfth place performance. Rick now finds himself fourth in the latest version of the WOOLMS point standings. Complete results from the action-packed weekend can be viewed online at www.woolms.com.
The Rick Eckert Racing team will follow the World of Outlaws Late Model Series to the Peach State of Georgia on May 3-4 for two more $10,000 to win affairs. A trip to the historic Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, Georgia is up first on Friday night, while the doubleheader weekend will conclude on Saturday evening at the Swainsboro Raceway in Swainsboro, Georgia. Both one-day extravaganzas will feature qualifying, heat races, consolation events, and a 50-lap A-Main. Additional information can be obtained by logging onto www.woolms.com.
Rick would like to thank the following sponsors for their commitment to his race team: In Loving Memory of Raye Vest, J&K Salvage, Ritchey Sandblasting, Allstar Performance, Bloomquist Race Cars, Jay D1ckens Racing Engines, Eckert Trucking, S&S Mobile Power Wash, AFCO Racing Products, All About Doors, All About Wraps, Arizona Sport Shirts, Awesome Racewear, Bahia Service Center, Bell Helmets, Beyea Headers, Callies, Comp Cams, Delph Communications, Dyer’s Top Rods, Fatheadz Eyewear, FK Rod Ends, Heintz Bros. Automotive, Hoosier Tire, Hypercoils, ISC Racers Tape, JC Dubil Race Parts, Ohlins Shocks, Performance Bodies, Petersen Aluminum, Peterson Fluid Systems, Quarter Master, Ringers Gloves, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Scott Performance Wire, Sunoco Race Fuels, Sweet Mfg., The Bolt Patrol, Tim Fitez Painting, TurboStart Batteries, Van Alstine Tire Groovers, Weld Racing Wheels, Wiles Driveshafts, and Winters Performance.
The latest dirt on “Scrub” Rick Eckert can be found online at his official website, located at www.RickEckertRacing.com.
Media Contact: Ryan Delph – Delph Communications www.DelphCommunications.com