Pittsburgh, PA (February 3, 2009) - Jason Shank OReilly All Star Late Model Series Director
The 2008 Mid-Atlantic Championship Series Rookie of the Year, Coleby Frye from Dover, PA hit the road with the OReilly All Star Late Model Series in 2009 and despite running a limited schedule outside of the ASLMS tour, finished the 2009 ASLMS season fourth in championship points.
I was trying to finish up college throughout the summer so our racing program kind of suffered from it a little bit, Coleby said about his 2009 season, We didnt race as much as we would have liked so we really never got any sort of roll. The season started pretty good for us. We ran well early in the year and thought we were going to be able to contend for the All Star Championship, but as the season went on, everyone else improved and we didnt. We just didnt race enough in 2009. Frye graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Technology, with a degree in welding, in December and was also a student-athlete. He was a member of the Penn College soccer team where he was honored by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), as an All American Honorable Mention.
With school and the 2009 season behind him, Coleby can now completely focus on his racing program in 2010 and put forth an all out assault on trying to capture the coveted 2010 OReilly All Star Late Model Series Championship. Were coming out in 2010 with a little bit of a new look and a whole different attitude, Frye said.
With Superfly being his moniker, Super is what he was as the season opened up at Sarver, PAs Lernerville Speedway. A heat race win and a fourth place finish in the 50-lap feature got the season off to a hot start for Frye as he prepared for his first ever visit to KC Raceway the next night. After claiming a win in one of the B-Mains, Coleby battled his way to an 11th place finish at the Chillicothe, OH half-mile and came out of the seasons opening weekend third in championship points.
The tours next stop was at Winchester Speedway in Winchester, VA for the Lee Stultz Memorial. Frye used a series provisional to start the 40-lap feature event and frequently used the high side of the speedway to work his way up to a 14th place finish and up into second in the championship point standings. The series returned to Jeff Schraders KC Raceway where Coleby again had to use a series provisional to start the A-Main. Fryes string of coming up through the field slowed as he was only able to muster an 18th place finish which dropped him to third in the standings.
One of the most exciting nights for the Dover, PA throttle jockey came at the series first trip to Tim Baineys Central PA Speedway in Clearfield, PA. After winning his heat race and drawing the eighth starting spot for the A-Main, Coleby blasted by race leader Tim Smith Jr. on lap eleven. Superfly was challenged slightly in the middle of the event but otherwise dominated the 50-lap finale until a lap 44 caution negated his sizable lead on Jared Miley. On lap after the event restarted, Miley got by Frye for the lead and the win while Coleby collected his best finish of the ASLMS season crossing the line second. The second place finish also catapulted Frye back up to second in ASLMS points.
Then the series made their way to Hartford Motor Speedway in Hartford, MI. Bad luck struck as Fryes motor let loose while running in the second position leaving him with a disappointing 24th place finish. Coleby recovered nicely the following night at Butler Motor Speedway in Butler, MI with a solid ninth place finish however, Frye went into the Michigan weekend second in points but came out fifth heading to the next stop on the tour, Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, PA. Colebys unfortunate luck continued as he finished 19th and even further back in the point battle. Things turned around for Superfly at the Eaton Childers Memorial at Middlebourne, WVs Tyler County Speedway. Coleby used the ultra low line at The Bullring to an impressive second place finish from his 11th starting position, matching his best ASLMS finish of the season. The second place run left Frye only two points behind Rod Conley for fourth.
Coleby, as well as the series returned to Central PA Speedway where Frye grabbed his first second place finish of the year. Colebys return wasnt as glamorous as his first trip as a flat tire in the A-Main sidelined him with a 19th place finish after Frye set a new track record in qualifying. That began a trend of finishing outside the top 10 in five of the last six races of the ASLMS season. A 23rd place finish at Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon, IN preceded Colebys last top five finish of the year which came at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, IN. Superfly finished 21st at the series second trip to Lernerville Speedway, 11th at KC Raceway to move him past Jared Miley in the season standings, and finished the season with a 26th place finish at the Classic at KC Raceway to finish the 2009 ASLMS season fourth in points.
Coleby is definitely an up-and-comer in our sport and will certainly win some races at this level, Series Director Jason Shank stated. Now that Frye is out of school and can really dedicate himself to his racing program, their team has the potential to grow into one of the dominant teams in the Pennsylvania area. He has shown flashes of greatness not only with us but at other events in the area and should be in contention for the ASLMS title in 2010.
#F1 - Coleby Frye (Superfly) drives a Rocket Chassis mounted on Integra Shocks with a Clements Racing Engine and Hoosier Racing Tires. Sponsors include Fryeco Inc. / TC Race Cars / Keystone Trailers / PA College of Technology / JNJ Motorsports Media / Epex Soft Pretzels
Points: 2500
Points Position: 4th
Fast Time: 1
A-Main Wins: None
Top 10s: 5
Top 5s: 4
Heat Wins: 2
B-Main Wins: 1
For more information and to join the OReilly All Star Late Model Series mailing list please visit www.allstarlatemodels.com
The 2008 Mid-Atlantic Championship Series Rookie of the Year, Coleby Frye from Dover, PA hit the road with the OReilly All Star Late Model Series in 2009 and despite running a limited schedule outside of the ASLMS tour, finished the 2009 ASLMS season fourth in championship points.
I was trying to finish up college throughout the summer so our racing program kind of suffered from it a little bit, Coleby said about his 2009 season, We didnt race as much as we would have liked so we really never got any sort of roll. The season started pretty good for us. We ran well early in the year and thought we were going to be able to contend for the All Star Championship, but as the season went on, everyone else improved and we didnt. We just didnt race enough in 2009. Frye graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Technology, with a degree in welding, in December and was also a student-athlete. He was a member of the Penn College soccer team where he was honored by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), as an All American Honorable Mention.
With school and the 2009 season behind him, Coleby can now completely focus on his racing program in 2010 and put forth an all out assault on trying to capture the coveted 2010 OReilly All Star Late Model Series Championship. Were coming out in 2010 with a little bit of a new look and a whole different attitude, Frye said.
With Superfly being his moniker, Super is what he was as the season opened up at Sarver, PAs Lernerville Speedway. A heat race win and a fourth place finish in the 50-lap feature got the season off to a hot start for Frye as he prepared for his first ever visit to KC Raceway the next night. After claiming a win in one of the B-Mains, Coleby battled his way to an 11th place finish at the Chillicothe, OH half-mile and came out of the seasons opening weekend third in championship points.
The tours next stop was at Winchester Speedway in Winchester, VA for the Lee Stultz Memorial. Frye used a series provisional to start the 40-lap feature event and frequently used the high side of the speedway to work his way up to a 14th place finish and up into second in the championship point standings. The series returned to Jeff Schraders KC Raceway where Coleby again had to use a series provisional to start the A-Main. Fryes string of coming up through the field slowed as he was only able to muster an 18th place finish which dropped him to third in the standings.
One of the most exciting nights for the Dover, PA throttle jockey came at the series first trip to Tim Baineys Central PA Speedway in Clearfield, PA. After winning his heat race and drawing the eighth starting spot for the A-Main, Coleby blasted by race leader Tim Smith Jr. on lap eleven. Superfly was challenged slightly in the middle of the event but otherwise dominated the 50-lap finale until a lap 44 caution negated his sizable lead on Jared Miley. On lap after the event restarted, Miley got by Frye for the lead and the win while Coleby collected his best finish of the ASLMS season crossing the line second. The second place finish also catapulted Frye back up to second in ASLMS points.
Then the series made their way to Hartford Motor Speedway in Hartford, MI. Bad luck struck as Fryes motor let loose while running in the second position leaving him with a disappointing 24th place finish. Coleby recovered nicely the following night at Butler Motor Speedway in Butler, MI with a solid ninth place finish however, Frye went into the Michigan weekend second in points but came out fifth heading to the next stop on the tour, Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, PA. Colebys unfortunate luck continued as he finished 19th and even further back in the point battle. Things turned around for Superfly at the Eaton Childers Memorial at Middlebourne, WVs Tyler County Speedway. Coleby used the ultra low line at The Bullring to an impressive second place finish from his 11th starting position, matching his best ASLMS finish of the season. The second place run left Frye only two points behind Rod Conley for fourth.
Coleby, as well as the series returned to Central PA Speedway where Frye grabbed his first second place finish of the year. Colebys return wasnt as glamorous as his first trip as a flat tire in the A-Main sidelined him with a 19th place finish after Frye set a new track record in qualifying. That began a trend of finishing outside the top 10 in five of the last six races of the ASLMS season. A 23rd place finish at Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon, IN preceded Colebys last top five finish of the year which came at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, IN. Superfly finished 21st at the series second trip to Lernerville Speedway, 11th at KC Raceway to move him past Jared Miley in the season standings, and finished the season with a 26th place finish at the Classic at KC Raceway to finish the 2009 ASLMS season fourth in points.
Coleby is definitely an up-and-comer in our sport and will certainly win some races at this level, Series Director Jason Shank stated. Now that Frye is out of school and can really dedicate himself to his racing program, their team has the potential to grow into one of the dominant teams in the Pennsylvania area. He has shown flashes of greatness not only with us but at other events in the area and should be in contention for the ASLMS title in 2010.
#F1 - Coleby Frye (Superfly) drives a Rocket Chassis mounted on Integra Shocks with a Clements Racing Engine and Hoosier Racing Tires. Sponsors include Fryeco Inc. / TC Race Cars / Keystone Trailers / PA College of Technology / JNJ Motorsports Media / Epex Soft Pretzels
Points: 2500
Points Position: 4th
Fast Time: 1
A-Main Wins: None
Top 10s: 5
Top 5s: 4
Heat Wins: 2
B-Main Wins: 1
For more information and to join the OReilly All Star Late Model Series mailing list please visit www.allstarlatemodels.com
