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| News From Team 15 |
| August 18, 2008 |
| A sixth place run at Lee County Speedway last Friday night. This Friday
& Saturday night is Season Championships at both Lee County Speedway
& 34 Raceway. |
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| August 13, 2008 |
| As strong second place finish last Saturday night at 34 Raceway. Then it
was onto the Iowa State Fair with the Summer Series making their annual
stop there. Having to take a provisional and starting at the back of the
field, Matt finished 13th for the night. Next race is at Lee County Speedway
this Friday night! |
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| August 7, 2008 |
| At Hawkeye Downs, Matt finished second in the heat race, then redrew fourth
for the feature and finished a respectable seventh. |
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| August 4, 2008 |
| Team 15 is looking for a good run at Cedar Rapids this Wednesday night,
as the Summer Series hits the pavement! |
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| August 1, 2008 |
| Finishing a strong second in the heat race in Algona, Matt started the feature
in 8th position and was up to fourth, when a track tire came out of no where(according
to Matt that is) and broke the spindle, thus ending his night to a 24th
feature finish. |
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| July 31, 2008 |
| The report is in....the car was fast last night in Allison! In the heat
race action, Matt finished second, then redrew 10th for the feature. Matt
had made it to fourth in the feature, but then on a late caution, got passed
by two cars and finished 6th. |
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| July 28, 2008 |
| On Saturday night at 34 Raceway, Matt finished second in his heat and 11th
in the feature. Next up is a two night swing with the Summer Series at Allison
& Algona. Team 15 is currently in the top 10 in points in the Summer
Series. |
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| July 24, 2008 |
| After having a strong second place finish in his heat race, Matt redrew
12th for the feature and finished 11th for the night at Oskaloosa. |
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| July 23, 2008 |
Matt had a great run going at Davenport Speedway, last night. Winning his
qualifying heat race, then starting seventh in the feature. Steadily making
his charge to the front, Matt was in second and reeling in the leader, when
a lapped car made heavy contact with Matt, thus ending the night with a
19th place finish.
Team 15 is working hard to make the necessary repairs to the car for tonight's
races at Oskaloosa. |
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| July 21, 2008 |
| Another top five run for Matt on Saturday night at 34 Raceway, with a fourth
place finish. Alot of racing this week with the Summer Series making a two
night swing in Davenport & Oskaloosa. |
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| July 14, 2008 |
| A great showing for Team 15 with a fourth place finish, Saturday night at
34 Raceway. Hopefully the momentum will keep rolling this weekend at Lee
County Speedway & 34 Raceway! |
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| July 7, 2008 |
| Team 15 made the Independence Day swing with two nights of racing. The Summer
Series stopped at Independence on July 3rd, Matt made the show and finished
12th in the feature. Then on Saturday night at 34 Raceway, Matt finished
8th. |
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| June 27, 2008 |
| Racing at Lee County Speedway has been cancelled. IMCA Late Models
Return to Lee County Speedway on Friday, July 18, Friday, August 15, &
Season Championship for IMCA Late Models will now be on Friday, August 22. |
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| June 16, 2008 |
| A great turnout for the Birthday Bash at 34 Raceway, this past Saturday
night. Racing action in the late model feature saw Matt finish 13th for
the night. |
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| June 11, 2008 |
| Fourty IMCA late models invaded the Marshalltown Speedway for the Summer
Series event on Tuesday night. Matt finished second in his heat and redrew
a starting position of 6th for the 50 lap feature event. Matt finished 10th
in the field of 24 cars in the feature. |
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| June 9, 2008 |
Everyone at Richard Realty & Auction & Team 15 would like to
thank all the fans that were at 34 Raceway for Richard Realty & Auction
Night. We hope you had a great time and were lucky enough to catch a flying
shirt or hat. Thank you to Curt Martin & crew for making the trip down
from Independence, as well. The new pics of the car will be posted shortly.
With that being said Matt finished seventh in the feature Saturday night. |
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| June 2, 2008 |
Team 15 was in racing action this past weekend. First race was Friday
night at Lee County Speedway. After having to pull off the track in heat
race action, due to a water leak on the motor, Matt started the feature
at the back and finished 6th. Racing on Saturday night at 34 Raceway, saw
Matt win his heat race and finish the feature in 4th.
Don't forget Richard Realty & Auction Night at 34 Raceway
this Saturday! Come out to catch a glimpse of the NEW
color scheme of Team 15 this Saturday night! |
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| May 27, 2008 |
This past weekend saw Team 15 in action on Saturday night at 34 Raceway,
finishing 9th in the feature. Then on Memorial Day, the IMCA Summer Series
took to the track at Boone, Iowa. Matt was caught up in a wreck in the heat
race, then in the B main missing the transfer spot by one.
Next race is this Friday Night at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson,
Iowa. |
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| May 22, 2008 |
| A field of over 40 cars checked in at Allison. Matt finished second in his
qualifying heat race and redrew seventh for the feature. After the fourty
lap feature, Matt finished with a fifth place run. |
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| May 21, 2008 |
| On Saturday night at 34 Raceway, Matt crashed in his heat race. Lynn &
Matt had their work cut out to get the car back together for the feature.
Starting last in the feature, Matt made a run to 18th to finish the night.
Team 15 is reset and ready to race at Allison,IA, tonight! |
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| May 17, 2008 |
| It was a beautiful night for racing at Lee County Speedway, Donnellson,
Iowa. It was a draw/redraw program and Matt drew #1 for a starting pole
position in heat #1. HE WON HIS HEAT. Then he redrew #3 and started 2nd
row inside to finish 8th out of 22 cars. |
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| May 12, 2008 |
| Racing on May 9th at Davenport Speedway, saw Matt contend for the lead in
the feature, but had to settle for a third place finish. Racing on May 10th
at 34 Raceway was rained out. Next event for Team 15 is this Friday night
at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson. |
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| May 5, 2008 |
| Team 15 will be in action this Friday, May 9th at the Davenport Speedway
& Saturday, May 10th at 34 Raceway. |
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| May 3, 2008 |
| Races at 34 Raceway have been weathered out for this Saturday night, May
3, 2008. |
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| May 1, 2008 |
| The Summers Series stopped at Quincy on Wednesday night. Matt won his heat
race and finished the feature event in 11th position. |
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| April 30, 2008 |
| Approx. 45 IMCA late models were signed in to compete at 34 Raceway, to
kickoff a two night swing for the IMCA Summer Series. Matt started tail
in his heat and finished one spot short of the transfer spot, but then went
on and won the B-main. Matt started 17th in the field of 24 cars and finished
the night in 12th position. Next stop on the tour is Quincy Raceways, tonight. |
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| April 28, 2008 |
| A full field of IMCA late models were on hand for the first points race
for the late models at 34 Raceway. Matt qualified through his heat race
and redrew the 10th starting position for the feature. Within the opening
laps of the race, Matt made a charge up to the top 5, but carburetor problems
relegated Team 15 to a 9th place finish. |
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| April 24, 2008 |
| Racing tonight at Lee County Speedway has been cancelled, according to their
website. The IMCA Special has been rescheduled for Friday, May 16. |
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| April 18, 2008 |
| Summer Series racing this weekend have been rained out at Davenport &
Maquoketa. Look for Team 15 at the IMCA Special held at Lee County Speedway
in Donnellson on April 25th. |
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| April 11, 2008 |
| The weather wins again, per 34 Raceway's website, racing at 34 Raceway &
Quincy Raceway has been cancelled for this weekend. The double header for
the Summer Series is being rescheduled for 34 Raceway on April 29 &
Quincy Raceway on April 30th. |
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| April 7, 2008 |
Night number two of the Ice Breaker Challenge, turned out better than
night number one. Matt qualified for the feature, through his heat race
and ended up redrawing the 12th starting position. In the feature on the
first lap, Strassheim had to spin to avoid another two car spin. The cars
he avoided hitting received their spots back, but Matt was penalized and
had to restart at the tail of the field. Starting from the rear of the field,
Matt made a strong charge to finish the feature in the 18th position. Pictures Now Posted!
Team 15 is looking forward to familiar ground, as the Summer Series returns
this weekend to 34 Raceway & Quincy Raceway, April 12 & 13. See
you there! |
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| April 6, 2008 |
Night number one of the Ice Breaker Challenge, was definitely a challenge.
Qualifying efforts for Team 15 fell one position short in the qualifying
heat, last chance race and provisional. With 35 cars trying to qualify for
24 starting spots, many quality race cars were "loaded" for the
night, including Team 15.
Matt & crew will take what they learned from the first night and
apply it to night number two of the Ice Breaker Challenge. Click here to view pics from night number one. |
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| March 31, 2008 |
A special thanks to Jeff & Amy Laue & the whole crew at 34 Raceway
for putting on a great car show this past weekend. Congratulations to the
car show winners, it seems every year the workmanship & graphic designs
just keep getting better.
View the car show pictures under the Pics page. |
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| March 27, 2008 |
Just received word from Eagle Raceway, that the ICE BREAKER CHALLENGE
has been postponed one week, due to weather considerations. The start of
the 2008 racing season for Team 15 will have to wait one more week. See
you at the track April 5 & 6th.
With this schedule change, the car will be on display at the Westland
Mall, this weekend for 34 Raceway's Car Show. Come and take a look at the
car this weekend. |
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| March 15, 2008 |
Matt & crew have been working hard over the off season and the finishing
touches are being made to the Richard Realty & Auction, Inc. sponsored
/Mastersbilt chassis/AEM powered Monte Carlo late model.
The car has just gotten back from RockStar graphics, catch a first glimpse
under the Pics page.
The first scheduled race for Team 15 is at the end of March at Eagle
Raceway in Eagle, Nebraska. This will be the season opener for the 2008
IMCA Summer Series for the IMCA Late Models. Team 15 will be following the
Summer Series this year, catch us at a track near you!
Bookmark this page for racing results & racing appearances for Team
15. |
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Email the race team @ rrateam15@yahoo.com
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