BECK looking to become third jennerstown winner

JENNERSTOWN, PA (May 31, 2005) … Murrysville super late model driver Tommy Beck will be looking to kick down the door to Victory Lane this Saturday evening at Jennerstown Speedway in NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series action.

Beck, who has recorded second and fourth place finishes in his initial early season outings, will actually have two opportunities for a checkered flag this Saturday, as the half-mile paved Somerset County oval will contest twin 30-lap feature races instead of the normal single 50-lap attraction.

“Our team is off to its best start in quite awhile,” Beck said. “The chassis set-up is working very well, and our motor program with JET Engines is giving us the power we need to run up front.”

That’s the good news. The bad news is that Beck lost his primary sponsor over the winter, and has been forced to cut back his racing efforts to one night per week.

“We’re on the edge financially, and can’t really afford to tear up the car or the engine,” said the University of Pittsburgh mechanical engineering graduate. “”We don’t have as many resources as the bigger teams, but if we can avoid the big problems, I feel we should be in the hunt for a track championship.

“We enjoy racing as much as possible, but running just once a week allows us to focus our attention on Jennerstown. We picked off a win last year, and we appear to be fast again there this year,” he added. “Hopefully our luck will continue to hold.”

Also appearing on the six-division racing card will be competition for the late model, street stock, PA legacy, hobby stock and super mini-cup classes.

Jennerstown will also celebrate the beginning of the summer season with a ‘School’s Out Escape’ promotion.

Appearing as part of the entertainment attraction will be drag racer Ken Nelson and his crowd pleasing ‘Cool School Bus Wheel Stander’. Powered by a 1,000 horsepower blown and injected big block Chevrolet engine, the yellow school bus replica will travel the length of the Jennerstown front straight on its rear wheels in a shower of sparks.

There will also be an opportunity for kids to meet cartoon character Sponge Bob Squarepants and the speedway’s own mascot, Thunder the Roadrunner.

Adult general admission is $7.00, with special pricing for seniors, students and children. Kids age 6 and under are admitted free. Spectator gates open at 5:00 PM, with the first qualifying race set to begin at 6:30.

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