Ray Wins 2 out of 3 on Tour Down Under
11/21/09
American midget star Davey Ray once again steered his way to victory lane at Victoria's Avalon Raceway in Australia. Ray commanded the 30-lap Triple X Speedcar Super Series event driving the Brad Dent owned #N11 Aggressor chassis with a Hawk engine by Barry Graham.
Racing was threatened by rain all night forcing the cancellation of qualifying and the pole shuffle, however, competitors were able to complete six heat races and a feature for the patient fans. Ray scored a 2nd and 1st place finish in his heat events, which would line him up to start from the pole position for the feature. While the feature event was halted several times for crashes, Ray was able to bring home the win and take the checkered flag in front of Nathan Smee and Troy Jenkins who rounded out the top 3.
“I have to thank Brad (Brad Dent, car owner) for the chance to race with these guys,” said a jubilant Ray from the winner’s circle.
This event concludes Ray's first tour down under with hopes of returning for a second at the beginning of 2010. Out of the three races he competed in, Ray is bringing home two trophies to the U.S.A. including the highest paying midget race in Australia, the prestigious Magic Man 34 at Perth Motorplex. Ray heads home to the states proudly in time for the holidays and to prepare for the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals coming up in January. Plans are being made for Ray to possibly return down under after the Chili Bowl Nationals for additional events. Stay tuned for more details.
Congratulations to Davey and the teams of Mark DeRosa and Brad Dent on their impressive victories!
More information can be found at
www.daveyray.com,
www.speedcarworld.com.au,
www.avalonraceway.com,
www.motorplex.com.au,
www.themagicman34.com, or
www.australianspeedway.com.
