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An Up and Down Day Ends an Up and Down Season
 
For the David Elliott Racing Team, 2007 was a season of strong runs that never materialized into wins.  And the Oktoberfest Classic at Flamboro Speedway was no different.
 
David started the first 50-lap feature in 13th and quickly began moving his was forward. The #37 had climbed to 6th when David was involved in an accident and destroyed the car’s radiator. The team worked quickly and managed to replace the radiator and fix the damage to David’s car in time for him to start the second 50-lap feature.
 
Due to his poor finish in the first race, David started in the 18th position. However, a combination of daring moves and avoidance of accidents helped David quickly carve his way toward the front of the field. By the mid-point of the race, he was in 3rd and pressuring the second place car.
 
A caution came of for a spin and when the green flag flew, David complained that the car had picked up a very bad push. He slowly fell back to 10th place before another caution flag allowed the #37 to make a pit stop and change a right front tire that was going flat.
 
David returned to the track with 14 laps to go and moved his way from the back of the pack, all the way up to 10th by the time the checkered flag flew.
 
“Our car was much better than our finish showed, but luck wasn’t on our side today…or this year,” said David. “We’re confident that next year we’ll be able to shake off this bad luck and have a strong year for our new sponsor, Pennzoil.”
 
The team won’t get much rest as the guys will all be busy preparing the car for a series of appearances during the off season. Be sure to check back on this web site to see when and where you can see David Elliott’s #37 Pennzoil Chevrolet in the coming months.

                   

                                                picture taken by Carol Snowden

 

Elliott Battles to Claim 3rd in Final Points Standings
 
September 22nd was the final regular season point night for the late models at Flamboro Speedway and three drivers had a mathematical chance at the 2007 title.
 
David Elliott needed point leader Jason Shaw to have mechanical trouble and miss the feature to grab first. The battle for second in the standings was much closer, with Scott Lyons only 10 points ahead of David.
 
Shaw finished second in the first heat race to eliminate David’s hopes of repeating as champion. In the third heat race, David finished one spot behind Scott Lyons and fell one point more to second in points.
 
With Flamboro’s inversion for the feature race being based on points standings, David started immediately ahead of Lyons and Shaw. The three drivers maintained their positions relative to each other as the race drew on and it became obvious that few points would be gained in the feature. But that didn’t mean they wouldn’t be racing hard.
 
All three cars had contact with each other during the feature, but it was a case of no harm, no foul. David finished in 4th, followed by Lyons in 5th and Shaw in 6th.
 
Shaw captured the 2008 late model title, Lyons held on for second and David claimed third in the final standings.
 
The extent of the contact during the feature became apparent after the race when a member of Lyons pit crew graciously returned a piece of the #37’s right rear quarter panel which had been lodged into the #52’s front end.
 
The entire David Elliott Racing Team would like to express our appreciation to all the sponsors who made it possible for the team to compete this year. We would also like to thank all the fans who cheered David on from the stands and came by to say hello in the pits.
 
We are looking to wrap up the 2007 on a high note at this weekend’s Oktoberfest Classic Weekend at Flamboro Speedway. The grandstands open at noon on Saturday and qualifying races begin at 3 p.m. The grandstand again opens at noon on Sunday and feature racing begins at 3 p.m.
 
See you there!

                  

       Pennzoil and David Elliott Join Forces for 2008


When the green flag drops on the 2008 racing season, David Elliott will be piloting the #37 Pennzoil Chevrolet at tracks across Southern Ontario.

“We are very proud to have Pennzoil as a part of the Elliott Racing Team,” said David Elliott, Champion of the 2006 Weekend Warrior Series and 2006 Flamboro Speedway Late Model Division.

“Pennzoil has a long history of being associated with championship-calibre teams in all forms of racing,” said Mark Reed, Canadian Marketing Manager of Pennzoil. “By sponsoring the Elliott Racing Team, we are continuing that tradition and look forward to capturing more wins and championships with David.”

The team is still finalizing its schedule for the 2008 season, but David plans to run at a number of tracks which he was not able to visit during the 2007 season.

“After winning the 2006 WWS title, we decided to stick closer to home in 2007 and focused on Flamboro Speedway,” said Elliott. “Next season I want to travel a bit more and plan to run the Pennzoil Chevrolet at more tracks, including Sauble Speedway, Kawartha, Delaware and at Flamboro.”

In addition to the new sponsor, David will also have a new team mate in 2008 as his father, Gary, and his #36 Quaker State team will join forces with the #37 team.

“I have been fortunate to have a 35-year relationship with Quaker State,” said Gary. “It is very exciting that I will be teaming up with my son for 2008, but it is even more exciting that we will both be sponsored by the Pennzoil-Quaker State Company.”

With a new sponsor and a new two-car team, fans across Southern Ontario will be sure to see the Elliott Racing Team contending for wins at their local tracks. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

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