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GAULT LEADS MAARA
SERIES INTO JENNERSTOWN
JENNERSTOWN, PA (Aug.
7) … There is an old adage in life that an acorn doesn’t fall far from
the Oak tree.
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That would be
the scenario for Glenn Gault Jr., who is leading the point race
in the fledgling Mid-Atlantic Asphalt Racing Alliance (MAARA)
super late model series coming into this Saturday evenings
100-lap grind at Jennerstown Speedway.
MAARA was
formed last summer in an attempt to standardize car
specifications at five Pennsylvania and New York asphalt track –
Holland Speedway, Lake Erie Speedway, Lancaster Motorsports
Park, Motordrome Speedway and Jennerstown. An offshoot of that
effort was the creation of a new five-race series of long
distance races at the involved ovals. |
Glen
Gault Jr climbs into his racecar before a winning afternoon at
Lake Erie Speedway on July 30, 2006
Mike Gbur/JMS ProPhoto |
Gault, who is the son
of former Jennerstown kingpin and NASCAR Northeast champion Glenn Gault,
feels the MAARA concept is the best thing to happen to local racing in
years.
“I have to applaud the
MAARA tracks for attempting to do something to promote asphalt super
late model racing, and create a common rule book between all the tracks.
I realize that hasn’t been an easy thing to accomplish, said Gault. “The
first two races have produced fields of 32 and 42 cars, so I think the
new series is off to a great start.
“I am a little
disappointed that the Jennerstown cars haven’t supported the series,” he
said. “Many of their top cars haven’t been to either of the first two
shows. Anyone can run well at home. A true champion can win anywhere,
and on any size race track.”
Gault is no stranger
to the Laurel Highlands half-mile paved speed plant. He grew up
watching his father race there weekly, and in the American Speed
Association and Hooters ProCup series’. The younger Gault began his
racing career at Jennerstown, competing in the PA legacy series before
moving up to the more powerful super late model machines.
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“I had fun
watching dad race at Jennerstown … he was one of the best.
People still talk about some of his battles with Charlie Cragan
and Steve Peles,” Gault said.
This season
may be a breakout year for Gault. He won the most recent MAARA
race at Lake Erie Speedway, and earlier in the year captured an
ASA Late Model Series contest at the Lorain (Ohio) Speedway.
Gault has
competed once this season at Jennerstown, but he is trying to
put that memory out of his mind. |
Glenn Gault, Jr in the MAARA race in Motordrome in June 2006
Howie Balis Photo |
“We blew our new
Ford crate engine in a ball of flames going down the back stretch, and
ended up hitting the third turn wall backwards,” said the Hubbard, Ohio
resident. “On a positive note, we were running in the top-five and
closing in on the leaders when it happened. I think we will be very
competitive against the Jennerstown regulars in the MAARA race.”
Joining the MAARA
100-lapper will be a feature event only format for the weekly late
models, street stocks and hobby stock classes.
Also on tap is the
NASCAR ‘Race of Champions’, which will feature Greg Biffle, Kenny
Wallace, Martin Truex Jr. and Ken Schrader competing in two eight-lap
exhibition races driving weekly super late model cars. Dale Earnhardt
Jr., voted NASCAR’s most popular driver for three consecutive years,
will serve as the flagman. All five drivers will participate in a
pre-race autograph session.
A limited number of
advance $30.00 discount tickets are still available through Thursday
Aug. 10 on line at
www.jennerstown.com, or by calling 1-888 695-0888. All seats are
reserved .Reserve seat tickets on race day will be $40.00.
Parking lots open at
8:00 am, with spectators admitted at 11:00 am. The first race is set to
begin at 7:00 pm.
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