(BRASSTOWN, NORTH CAROLINA) Ray Cook Racing was busy during the ‘Ice Bowl’ weekend at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama on January 10-11, as they entered both a Super Late Model and a Crate Late Model at the track deemed as the “Hornets Nest.” In Super Late Model competition, Ray Cook fought electrical woes all weekend.
Ray qualified sixth fastest in his group during time trials on Saturday and later finished fifth in heat race action. After running third in his B-Main on Sunday, Ray received a Past Champion Provisional and rolled off from the outside of the thirteenth row in the $6,000 to win headliner. During the course of the 50-lapper, the Brasstown, North Carolina ace hustled his #53 ride past fifteen competitors en route to a steady eleventh place performance.
Behind the wheel of his Crate Late Model, Ray laid down the quickest lap in his group during the qualifying session and later scored the win in his heat race. After starting the 40-lap main event from the inside of the second row, Ray was a major factor to vie for the $3,000 top prize. The popular driver known as the “Tarheel Tiger” quickly moved up to second, battled for the lead in lapped traffic, and eventually settled for a runner-up effort behind only race winner Jason Welshan. Complete results from the busy ‘Ice Bowl’ weekend can be obtained by clicking on www.talladegashorttrack.com.
Next up for the #53 team is scheduled to be the annual running of the ‘Cabin Fever 40’ at Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, Georgia on Saturday, January 31. The unsanctioned Super Late Model special at the Chattanooga-area facility boasts a $3,000 winner’s check. Ray won the 2009 version of the ‘Cabin Fever 40’ and finished a strong runner-up in 2011. You can learn more about this single-day program by pointing your web browser to www.boydsspeedway.net.
Ray Cook Racing would like to thank the following group of sponsors for their continued support: A+ Moving and Storage, Tommy Pope Construction, Phillips Properties, Motion Sensors, American Racer South, Capital Race Cars, MasterSbilt Race Cars, VP Racing Fuels, Jay D1ckens Racing Engines, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Old Man’s Garage, K&N Filters, Performance Rod & Custom (PRC), Collins Signs, Wilwood Engineering, The Joie of Seating, Integra Racing Shocks, GW Performance, Bert Transmissions, Turbo Start Batteries, Frankland Racing Supply, Stealth Carburetors, ISC Racer’s Tape, Delph Communications, Wiles Driveshafts, Peterson Fluid Systems, and MSD Ignition.
For the latest news and schedule information concerning the #53 team, feel free to visit their official Internet home at www.RayCook53.com.
Media Contact: Ryan Delph – Delph Communications