By Doc Lehman
On Monday night March 14 dirt track star ‘Young Guns’ from the worlds of dirt Late Model, Modified & Sprint Car racing will be spotlighted on DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net, one of the hottest dirt racing oriented radio programs to hit the airwaves. Five young future stars will hit the airwaves Monday with the Rat Pack. DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is hosted each Monday evening by the Rat Pack, featuring Dave Seay, Brian Tidball and Doc Lehman and airs every Monday evening from 8:00 – 10:00 PM EST and can be accessed over the internet at:
http://www.racetalklive.com
16-year-old Matt “The Delaware Destroyer” Hubbard, a dirt Late Model driver, will hit the big shows along the east coast and with Midwestern forays including MACS, NARA, WoO LMS, SAS and independent events this season. For 2005, the team will be using new CJ Rayburn Chassis with Custom Racing Engines and carrying sponsorship support from Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, Custom Race Engines, Fleet Sales, Inc., Hab Nab Trucking, Hoosier Tire and Michelle Petroff Promotions.
Rusty Schlenk, 18, of Jackson, MI, another dirt Late Model star, is a three-time rookie of the year and won his career first dirt Late Model race on his 16th birthday at Oakshade Raceway. Schlenk drives the CJ Rayburn/Russell Baker Engines #91 sponsored by Plymouth Concrete, Performance Automotive and CJ Rayburn. Schlenk won five features last season out of 43 starts.
20-year-old DIRT Modified star Ryan “The Rocket” Phelps of Fulton, NY started racing in 1996 and has already accumulated 28 wins. He currently races in both the DIRT Big Block Modified and 358 Modified competition in cars owned by Roger Phelps and Fred Beesmer and runs TEO Pro chassis cars with engines constructed by Jim Bowman and Finger Lakes Machine. Among the sponsors of Phelps’ #99 are Big Red Towing Stadium, International Trucks, Fred Beesmer Racing, Heroux Excavation, Dave Miller Auto Body, Roger Phelps Quality Used Cars and Charlie Uplinger.
Jamie Martin, 21, a Sprint Car phenom from Wooster, OH, spent much of his career racing and winning in 360 Sprint Cars. For 2005 Martin will run 360 Sprint races as well as starting a 410 Sprint Car career. A regular at Mercer Raceway Park, Martin runs the family owned #15 Sprint Car sponsored by Orrville Trucking & Grading, Santmyer Oil, Roto-Rooter, K&N Air Filters, Outerwears Racing Accessories, Draime Racing Engines, Wirt Towing, Dalton Car Wash and PEL Electric.
Renee Weeks, 19, of Powhatan, VA, will also appear. Weeks drives in the ultra-competitive Budweiser Modified division at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway. Starting her career in Go Karts, she went straight to E-Mods and drives the Central Virginia Bank / Whitlow Chevrolet / Bret Hamilton Enterprises / Weeks Custom Car / Flat Rock Sporting Goods / Chevrolet powered Hamilton Chassis. 2005 will be her fourth year in the Modified division. Weeks finished fifth in points in 2004 and was voted 2004 Most Popular Driver in Modifieds at VMS.
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is co-sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway, Dirt America Online presented by GottaRace.com and Slavic Custom Shirts.
Each show is also archived ‘On Demand’ so listeners can tune in at their convenience throughout the week.
Listeners can participate on the Monday only shows by calling 877-899-7223 or by instant messenger at dirtnation2003 at any of the following instant messenger services online: AIM, MSN or yahoo. You can also e-mail Dirt Nation at dirtnation2003@yahoo.com and submit your tracks or tours results to racereporter@hotmail.com To listen to the program visit: www.racetalklive.com Dirt Nation can also be heard on its host radio station, “The Outlaw” 1490 AM.
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net features in depth interviews with the show’s weekly guests (national and regional). Joining hosts Seay, Tidball and Lehman each week is Ron Fleenor, a close family friend and spokesperson for the Duayne Hommel family, who updates listeners on the continuing progress of Hommel who suffered severe head injuries following a traffic accident on September 23, 2003 near Newport, TN.
For additional information on DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net contact Dave Seay at: 804.758.1867 or via email at: dave@vamotorspeedway.com DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is co-sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway, DirtAmericaOnline.com presented by GottaRace.com and Slavic Custom Shirts.
-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services
On Monday night March 14 dirt track star ‘Young Guns’ from the worlds of dirt Late Model, Modified & Sprint Car racing will be spotlighted on DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net, one of the hottest dirt racing oriented radio programs to hit the airwaves. Five young future stars will hit the airwaves Monday with the Rat Pack. DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is hosted each Monday evening by the Rat Pack, featuring Dave Seay, Brian Tidball and Doc Lehman and airs every Monday evening from 8:00 – 10:00 PM EST and can be accessed over the internet at:
http://www.racetalklive.com
16-year-old Matt “The Delaware Destroyer” Hubbard, a dirt Late Model driver, will hit the big shows along the east coast and with Midwestern forays including MACS, NARA, WoO LMS, SAS and independent events this season. For 2005, the team will be using new CJ Rayburn Chassis with Custom Racing Engines and carrying sponsorship support from Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, Custom Race Engines, Fleet Sales, Inc., Hab Nab Trucking, Hoosier Tire and Michelle Petroff Promotions.
Rusty Schlenk, 18, of Jackson, MI, another dirt Late Model star, is a three-time rookie of the year and won his career first dirt Late Model race on his 16th birthday at Oakshade Raceway. Schlenk drives the CJ Rayburn/Russell Baker Engines #91 sponsored by Plymouth Concrete, Performance Automotive and CJ Rayburn. Schlenk won five features last season out of 43 starts.
20-year-old DIRT Modified star Ryan “The Rocket” Phelps of Fulton, NY started racing in 1996 and has already accumulated 28 wins. He currently races in both the DIRT Big Block Modified and 358 Modified competition in cars owned by Roger Phelps and Fred Beesmer and runs TEO Pro chassis cars with engines constructed by Jim Bowman and Finger Lakes Machine. Among the sponsors of Phelps’ #99 are Big Red Towing Stadium, International Trucks, Fred Beesmer Racing, Heroux Excavation, Dave Miller Auto Body, Roger Phelps Quality Used Cars and Charlie Uplinger.
Jamie Martin, 21, a Sprint Car phenom from Wooster, OH, spent much of his career racing and winning in 360 Sprint Cars. For 2005 Martin will run 360 Sprint races as well as starting a 410 Sprint Car career. A regular at Mercer Raceway Park, Martin runs the family owned #15 Sprint Car sponsored by Orrville Trucking & Grading, Santmyer Oil, Roto-Rooter, K&N Air Filters, Outerwears Racing Accessories, Draime Racing Engines, Wirt Towing, Dalton Car Wash and PEL Electric.
Renee Weeks, 19, of Powhatan, VA, will also appear. Weeks drives in the ultra-competitive Budweiser Modified division at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway. Starting her career in Go Karts, she went straight to E-Mods and drives the Central Virginia Bank / Whitlow Chevrolet / Bret Hamilton Enterprises / Weeks Custom Car / Flat Rock Sporting Goods / Chevrolet powered Hamilton Chassis. 2005 will be her fourth year in the Modified division. Weeks finished fifth in points in 2004 and was voted 2004 Most Popular Driver in Modifieds at VMS.
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is co-sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway, Dirt America Online presented by GottaRace.com and Slavic Custom Shirts.
Each show is also archived ‘On Demand’ so listeners can tune in at their convenience throughout the week.
Listeners can participate on the Monday only shows by calling 877-899-7223 or by instant messenger at dirtnation2003 at any of the following instant messenger services online: AIM, MSN or yahoo. You can also e-mail Dirt Nation at dirtnation2003@yahoo.com and submit your tracks or tours results to racereporter@hotmail.com To listen to the program visit: www.racetalklive.com Dirt Nation can also be heard on its host radio station, “The Outlaw” 1490 AM.
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net features in depth interviews with the show’s weekly guests (national and regional). Joining hosts Seay, Tidball and Lehman each week is Ron Fleenor, a close family friend and spokesperson for the Duayne Hommel family, who updates listeners on the continuing progress of Hommel who suffered severe head injuries following a traffic accident on September 23, 2003 near Newport, TN.
For additional information on DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net contact Dave Seay at: 804.758.1867 or via email at: dave@vamotorspeedway.com DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is co-sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway, DirtAmericaOnline.com presented by GottaRace.com and Slavic Custom Shirts.
-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services
