FASTRAK NE Touring Speedweek

FASTRAK NE Touring Series just completed a very succesful "Cross The Borders" Speedweek in Ohio and Pennsylvania, that was dubbed by some as the "Hotter Than Hell" Speedweek, as temperatures were in the mid to upper 90s for four of the five straight days of racing.  The relentless heat caused some concern with overheating, but still could not deter the successful series, as record car counts were seen at Expo (Wed.), McKean (Thur.) and Eriez (Sun).  Only on Sunday did temperatures become comfortable for the show at Eriez.  Raceway 7 and Pittsburgh Motor Speedway rounded out the participating tracks for the Speedweek on Friday and Saturday, respectiviely. 

An incredible 89 Late Models participated at some point in the marathon, that saw some intense racing on a variety of track sizes.  Current Touring point leader, Max Blair picked up two of the feature wins, at McKean and Raceway 7.  Current Sharon point leader, Will Thomas took the checkered flag at Expo's huge track for his first Touring win, with two more drivers also claiming their first Touring victories - Chad Ruhlman at Pittsburgh and Matt Latta at Eriez. 

Claiming the overall Speedweek Point title was Max Blair, barely edging Will Thomas in a five day point race that showed how close and compeitive this series is. 

FASTRAK NE Touring "Cross The Borders" Speedweek Points:

1. Max Blair 155
2. Will Thomas 152
3. Dan Angelicchio 145
4. Mike Pegher Jr. 142
5. Chad Ruhlman 138
6. Matt Latta 138
7. Chad Wright 137
8. Ryan Montgomery 133
9. John Over 110
10. Shane Weaver 94

FASTRAK NE Touring Season Points:

1. Max Blair 443
2. Mike Pegher Jr. 387
3. Chad Ruhlman 384
4. Ryan Montgomery 370
5. Butch Lambert 325
6. Dan Angelicchio 325
7. John Over 322
8. Will Thomas 295
9. Chad Wright 252
10. Joe Martin 237
11. Shane Weaver 235
12. Matt Latta 231

FASTRAK NE Touring returns to Mercer Raceway Park for the first time in two years this Saturday, July 14.  Mercer was a mainstay of FASTRAK, competing 41 times at the track.  The drivers have been wanting to come back, and by working together, FASTRAK NE co-directors Vicki Emig and Mike Leone; Sharon Speedway; and Mercer owner Bill Altman and Mercer General Manager Frank Benic; an agreement was reached to bring the Touring Series back "home".  Should be a great show.


FASTRAK NE Touring on the four-wide parade lap at the mammoth Expo Speedway in Warren, OH for stop #1 of the "Cross The Borders" Speedweek

Expo FASTRAK NE winner Will Thomas (center), with runner-up Matt Long to the right and third pace finisher Butch Lambert to the left.



Matt Long made the trek from Concord, NC to compete in the FASTRAK NE Speedweek.  Here he is in the tech line at Raceway 7, Conneaut, OH.

Raceway 7 FASTRAK NE Touring winner Max Blair's #111 in victory lane following his win, joined by runner-up Dan Angelicchio's #14, during Speedweek.

Start of the FASTRAK NE Touring feature at Eriez Speedway, Erie, PA, the final leg of the "Cross The Borders" Speedweek.

Matt Latta made his first FASTRAK NE Touring win a big won, claiming the $2000 prize money for the 30 lap Eriez Speedway feature on the tight track. 



Claiming the overall FASTRAK NE Speedweek point Title was Max Blair.