Season Championships this past weekend. The a 17th place finish at Lee County Speedway and a 9th place finish at 34 Raceway.

The Drive for Five, final is this Saturday night at Lee County Speedway!

It was a week of highs and lows and at least it finished on a high. At the State Fair, Jeff had a great fourth place starting position, but on the second lap another car "turned" Jeff into the backstretch wall. Jeff wasn't hurt, but the car was, hence the DNF for the night.

Thanks to the crew and a few late nights, Team 15 was back in action on Saturday night at West Liberty Speedway, where Jeff made it a clean sweep of the heat and 25 lap feature event. On a night were the track had a lot of bit, Jeff made it look easy in the Team 15, AEM powered, GRT.

Racing last night in Knoxville, Iowa, saw Jeff pickup the qualifying heat race win, by a straightaway. Starting third in the 35 lap feature, Jeff lead early on, but the bite in the track went away and so did the setup on the car, still finishing seventh on the night.

Racing this Saturday night at West Liberty, see you at the races!

The double header weekend started out at Lee County Speedway with a win in the qualifying heat race. Jeff started third in the 25 lap feature event, on the fifth lap Jeff had to dive to the infield to miss Sam Halstead who was sideways. No caution flew and Jeff came back on the track 9th and made it back to take 5th place for the night.

34 Raceway was rained out this past Saturday night. This Wednesday is Knoxville Raceway, see you there!

The Southern Iowa Fair was the next stop for the Summer Series in Oskaloosa, last night. Jeff started tail of his qualifying heat race and finished 3rd to qualify for the feature event. Having redrew the 11th starting position, Jeff made steady progress and finished the night 7th.

A double header this weekend at Lee County Speedway & 34 Raceway.

This past weekend saw Team 15 at West Liberty Raceway. Jeff won his qualifying heat race by over a half lap. Then in the caution filled feature, he lead early on and finished sixth on the night.

Next stop on the tour is 34 Raceway, this coming Saturday night!

It was a disappointing weekend for Team 15, some nights you can be "spot on" and then there's some nights you can't even see the spot! Team 15 finished 21st at Lee County Speedway on Friday night and 16th at 34 Raceway on Saturday. Hopefully the performance will be better next time.

Please note that the Harris Clash for the IMCA late models, the event that Team 15 won last year, has been postponed until July 28th.

Friday night it was Mid Season Championships at Lee County Speedway. In heat race action, Jeff finished fourth and then in the feature finished 12th on the night.

Saturday night in West Liberty, Jeff won his qualifying heat and but in the feature pulled in after bending the front lower arm as a result of the track conditions.

Jeff & Team 15 made it a clean sweep at Lee County Speedway this past Friday night, winning the heat race & 25 lap feature event. Starting fifth in the feature event, Jeff made the bottom grove work to his advantage getting to second, then after a caution, on lap 15, Jeff made his move to pass veteran driver, Gary Russell to take over the top spot and the feature win. < Click here > to see the in car video of the feature.

Saturday night's event were rained out.

A double header weekend this past Memorial Day weekend saw Team 15 in racing action at Lee County Speedway & 34 Raceway. At Lee County Speedway on Friday night, Jeff picked up his first heat race win of the year, but in feature action pulled in due to handling problems, and finishing 22nd.

The following night at 34 Raceway was a different outcome. Jeff started last in his heat race, and raced to second. Then in the 25 lap feature starting sixth, the Team 15 GRT late model was on the move, but ran out of laps to catch the two front runners and having to settle for third on the night.

Another double header weekend this Friday & Saturday night….See you at the races!

Racing this past weekend, saw Team 15 at West Liberty Speedway, in West Liberty, Iowa. With 25 late models checked in for the night, a last place draw for the heat race did not look good. Jeff started last in the heat race and finished 3rd and then in the feature, finishing 15th on the night.

Racing this coming weekend on Friday night at Lee County Speedway and Saturday night at 34 Raceway. See you at the races!

The 2010 racing season is officially underway! This past Saturday night was the opener for the Summer Series at 34 Raceway, in Burlington, Iowa. With 64 late models checked in trying to make the 26 car field for the $3,000 to win Brent Slocum 50 Memorial Race. Starting at the back of the heat race Tommy missed the transfer spot out of the heat race, Tommy then qualified the car through the B-main to make the feature and finishing 20th for the night.

The second stop on the series was at Quincy Raceway, in Quincy, IL. With 50 IMCA late models checked, Tommy started at the back of the heat race again and finished 5th, then started 7th in the B-main and was making a charge to the front, but then on a caution lost oil pressure, ending the chances of making the feature.

It's a triple header weekend this week at Davenport, Maquoketa & Dubuque….see you at the races!

Tommy Elston & Team 15 Announces 2010 schedule

The tentative racing tour has now been announced for Tommy Elston & Team 15 with over 25 racing dates and more dates maybe added. Elston & Team 15 have their sights set on attacking the Deery Brothers Summer Series & Lee County Speedway in 2010. Look for Team 15 & Tommy Elston at a track near you!

Well it was a wet weekend at Knoxville, but they finally got the show in on Sunday afternoon. With 52 cars to time in for the evening, Tommy timed in 22nd, which started him on the front row of the second qualifying heat race. In the early part of the race Elston was leading until being passed by Brian Birkhofer. Tommy was now in second, but on the white flag lap, a lapped car incident caused Tommy to spin and the caution flew. Elston had to go to the tail of the field, and with a green, white, checkered finish, did not have enough time to mount a challenge.

Having to start the B-main in 10th place and finished 14th. Tommy did not advance on to the main event.

For those of you that may have showed up late Friday night at West Liberty or just came for the 100 lap race on Saturday, we were there on Friday night and were wrecked by another driver in hot laps(practice). It would probably be easier to list what wasn't broken or bent on the car, and that is why Tommy did not even get to qualify Friday night for the Liberty 100.

It will take some work, but Team 15 will have a car ready for Tommy to drive for the Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals at Knoxville this Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Don't forget the Auction at the Sprint Car Hall of Fame this Saturday, some great items will be sold at this auction again this year.

This past weekend was the Pepsi USA Late Model Nationals at 34 Raceway and a total of 64 cars were on hand to try to take home the $10,000 prize. On Friday night, Tommy qualified the GRT late model ninth for the 100 lap event. In the feature Tommy was as high as 5th at one point in the race, but the handling went away and he had to settle with an 11th place finish. Mike Smith, drove the second car, but a bad time trial made it tough to get qualified for the feature event, having to start toward the back of the qualifying race and last chance race.

Next race is this Friday & Saturday night at West Liberty for the Liberty 100. See you at the races.

Saturday night was the "Drive For Five" final at Lee County Speedway, with 42 cars competing for the top prize. Tommy qualified out of his heat race and started the 35 lap feature in the 14th position. At the finish Elston made a top five finish for the night. The second car driven by Chris Richard, failed to qualify, and his quote of the night was "This car's faster than the driver is!"

The next race is at 34 Raceway for the $10,000 to win Pepsi Nationals.

It was Season Championship night at 34 Raceway on Saturday night. Having to start at the back of the feature Tommy made a run to 9th place. The second car driven by Jeff Guengerich, finished the night in 15th place.

The next race is this Saturday night at Lee County Speedway for the Summer Series race which is the The Drive for Five finale, with a possible $5,000 to win for competing drivers.

Racing at Lee County Speedway for tonight, has been rained out. In the summer long points chase Tommy finished in second place. The Drive for Five finale will be on Saturday, September 5 at Lee County Speedway, with a possible $5,000 to win for competing drivers.

Team 15 will be in racing action at 34 Raceway tomorrow night.

We tried to bring home two trophies from the Iowa State Fair on Tuesday, August 18th., but fell a few spots short. First, crew member Chris Richard competed in the Iowa State Fair Auctioneer's Contest, and was named reserve champion.

Then in the evening it was off to the races at the big 1/2 mile Iowa State Fair Speedway. A great crowd was on hand watching the event and we won the qualifying race and redrew number 8 for the starting position in the 35 lap feature event. Tommy finished the evening in fourth without any damage to the car. Our next race is one week from this Friday at Donnellson.

What a difference a week can make! This past Friday night at Lee County Speedway saw Tommy put on a passing clinic in the heat race, as he started at the tail of the heat race and won. Then in the feature event, Elston started 9th and made a charge to third, finishing behind winner Mark Burgtorf & second place finisher Tony Fraise.

Next race is this Tuesday night at West Liberty Raceway. Please note a race date has been added this Saturday night at 34 Raceway.

Last night was Mahaska County Fair at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Tommy finished the qualifying heat race in third, ahead of Jeff Aikey by one spot. In the feature, Elston started in the third position and made an early challenge for the lead over Aikey, but the 77 of Aikey was alittle bit faster & was able to get through lapped traffic quicker. Tommy had to settle with a second place finish on the night.

Next race is this Friday night at Lee County Speedway, for the Drive for Five.

This past Friday night saw Team 15 in racing action. On Friday night it was another "Drive For Five" race at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson. Starting at the back of the second heat race, Tommy finished fourth. Then in the feature, Tommy started 11th in the 25 lap event and finished in 7th place for the night.

Next race is this Wednesday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. As the Summer Series takes on the super fast 1/2 mile in Oskaloosa.

Team 15 ventured down to 24 Raceway in Moberly, MO, for a MLRA show this past Saturday night. Elston finished second in his qualifying heat race, which started him in the 8th position for the feature event. Tommy made a charge to the front and brought home the Team 15/GRT to a 3rd place finish for the night.

Team 15 will NOT be at the WDRL show in Ft. Dodge tonight, the next race will be this Friday night for the Richard Realty & Auction night at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson.

It was a history making night, as Tommy Elston put his name in the record books as a feature winner at the famous Knoxville Raceway, in Knoxville, Iowa. Fourty six IMCA late models were set to do battle at the super fast ½ mile dirt track, with five qualifying heat races. Elston was the winner of the fifth heat race, but redrew the 10th starting position for the 35 lap feature event.

Thirty cars made up the feature event. From the start Tommy, in the GRT/Monte Carlo/AEM racing engines, improved his position throughout the race, passing cars both on the high & low sides of the speedway. With a handful of laps left, Elston was now in the 3rd position, steadily reeling in the leaders of Jeff Aikey & Jason Frankel. A caution with 3 laps to go, set up a restart that propelled Tommy by Frankel. His sights were now on the race leader of Aikey, with the white flag in the air they were both side by side at the line. Elston made the pass for the lead in turns 1 & 2 on the bottom side of the track, and then won the race by four car lengths at the line. This was Elston's second win on the Deery Brothers Summer Series this year.

Thanks to all the crew & sponsors of Team 15. Richard Realty & Auction, Inc., Shottenkirk, Inc., Ideal Ready Mix, Pilot Grove Savings Bank, Elston Automotive, Rebling Bros. Construction, Wesley Barton Construction, Tucker Farms, Hiway Service Center, KILJ 105.5FM, Les's TuneUp & Repair.

THANK YOU to all our Richard Realty & Auction Customers who came out for our Customer Appreciation night at Lee County Speedway. Keep your gold bands, as they will be good for admission to the races on Friday, July 17th ONLY!

THANK YOU to all our Richard Realty & Auction Customers who came out for our Customer Appreciation night at Lee County Speedway this past Friday night, we hope you had a great time. The only thing we had no control of was the rain. We want to thank Terry Hoenig and the entire Lee County Speedway crew as they tried four different times to rework the track to keep the show going, but the rain kept coming. Hey, at least you got to see some racing and see Lynn try to entertain you in between racing and the rain drops! Richard Realty & Auction customers keep your gold bands, as they will be good for admission to the LCS races on Friday, July 17, with Fireworks! Check back as the pictures from the night at the races will be posted the first part of next week.

Racing for this Saturday night at 34 Raceway has fallen to rain, as well. Next race is the Summer Series at Knoxville Raceway on Wednesday, July 8th. See you at the races!

Friday night was the Topless 30 at Lee County Speedway, with 20 late models signed in. Tommy finished second in the heat race & fourth in the dash. In the thirty lap feature, Tommy came home in 3rd position.

On Sunday night it was off to Quincy Raceway for another Topless show that was 50 laps for $3,000 to win. Tommy started 14th in the feature, and made a charge to 10th, then the track took rubber and passing became a premium. Elston finished the night with a top 10 run, finishing in 10th place.

Don't forget this Friday night is Richard Realty & Auction night at Lee County Speedway with IMCA late models, Sprint Cars & Fireworks ! ! See you at the races!

Saturday night saw Team 15 in racing action at 34 Raceway, for a weekly racing series. Tommy ended up finishing 4th in the qualifying heat race. Then in the 25 lap feature event Tommy started 10th and finished 3rd and was challenging for 2nd at the finish line. A very good run, just needed more laps to reel them in.

Don't forget racing this Friday night at Lee County Speedway, it's the Topless 30. Roof's will be off the cars! Come on out for this show.

This past weekend saw Team 15 in racing action on two nights. On Friday night it was another "Drive For Five" race at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson. Starting at the back of the first heat race, Tommy finished fourth. Tommy started 12th in the 25 lap feature and finished in 8th place for the night.

With cloudy skies 34 Raceway was a go for races on Saturday night. In the heat race Tommy started 7th and finished fifth, then in the feature starting 15th and bringing home a 11th place finish.

The next race on the schedule is June 26th at Lee County Speedway, which is the Topless 30, an event you won't want to miss, as the roof's of the cars come off and the fans get a view of the cockpit from the grandstands. See you at the races!

A another great crowd gathered for "The Drive For Five" this past Friday night at Lee County Speedway. Tommy contended for the win in the heat race, but had to settle for a second place finish. In the feature event, Elston started 9th and worked his way to a fourth place finish. Not a terrible run as the top five finish propelled Tommy to the top of the leader board in the season long points battle. Here is how the top five look for points at Lee County Speedway:

Pilot Grove Savings Bank & Ideal Ready Mix IMCA Late Models
1 15 Tommy Elston 116 pts
2 7 Mark Burgtorf 115
3 42 Tom Darbyshire 98
4 38 Colby Springsteen 97
5 25 Lonnie Bailey 96

Please note that our schedule showed a race at Donnellson this Friday night, that was a miscue on our part, as Lee County Speedway will have the POWRi midgets races there this weekend. Team 15 will not be racing this weekend.

Last night saw Team 15 in Allison, IA at the Butler County Fairgrounds for the IMCA Summers Series, drawing in 35 cars for the event. Tommy won the second qualifying heat, then redrew the 5th starting position for the feature.

The fans got their money's worth, as Tommy & Jeff Aikey had a great two car battle, swiping the lead back & forth in the early stages. It was on one of the restarts that Elston made his move to pass Aikey for the lead. At the end, Tommy held off challenges from Ray Guss, Jr. to claim his second Summer Series win of his career, driving the Team 15's Monte Carlo/GRT/AEM racing engines.

Special Thanks to all our sponsors! Richard Realty & Auction, Inc., Shottenkirk, Inc., Ideal Ready Mix, Pilot Grove Savings Bank, Elston Automotive, Rebling Bros. Construction, Wesley Barton Construction, Tucker Farms, Hiway Service Center, KILJ 105.5FM, Les's TuneUp & Repair.

See a great write up of the race by Ryan Clark at www.positivelyracing.com

This past Friday night saw night number two of the "Drive for Five" at Lee County Speedway. Twenty eight late models were checked in to try and claim the $1,000 first place prize. Tommy finished fourth in the heat race, then drew 10th for the starting position for the feature event. Elston did not stay there for long, as he began a steady charge to the front, on the low side, while everyone else was running on the high side. A caution with a couple laps to go, Tommy was now up to second. On the restart, Elston tried the high side to pass Mark Burgtorf, who had moved to the low side, but to now avail, Tommy had to settle for second place.

The "Drive For Five" continues this Friday night at Lee County Speedway, with Armed Forces Night at the races!

It was a busy weekend for Team 15 as they ventured out for two $10,000 to win shows at Farley & West Liberty Speedways. Night one saw 52 late models at Farley, Iowa and it was a late night as there was a 2 hour delay due to a power outage at the speedway. After time trials, Tommy started at the back of the qualifying heat race and won it from the back. Then in the 50 lap feature Tommy finished fifth for the night in the GRT/Monte Carlo late model.

West Liberty Speedway saw 43 late models for their $10,000 to win show on Saturday night. Team 15 started on the pole of the third qualifying heat and won the heat. Then finishing the night off in the 10th spot of the 50 lap feature.

Next race is THIS Friday night at the Lee County Speedway, as the "Drive For Five" continues! Hey, if you live in Donnellson, Montrose, Argyle, or Farmington you get into the races FREE, this Friday night! See there website for all the details & other things going on at the speedway. < Lee County Speedway >

Tommy Elston & Team 15 won the Late Model Season Opener at 34 Raceway! With 23 IMCA late models signed in, it was a clean sweep for Team 15 as Tommy won both the heat race & the 25 lap feature event. The luck of the draw helped, as Tommy started from the pole position in both the heat & feature. Tommy would set sail from that starting position and never looked back.

Friday night was the Pepsi Season Opener at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, this also marked the start of The Pilot Grove Savings Bank/Ideal Ready Mix "Drive for Five" for the IMCA late models. The packed grandstand saw a great field of 33 IMCA late models vying for the $1,000 to win feature event. Things were off to a good start with a heat race win for Team 15. Starting 12th for the feature, Tommy made his way to a sixth place finish for the night. Weather permitting the next race is tonight at 34 Raceway!

This past Friday night saw Team 15 in action at the Davenport Speedway for the IMCA Summers Series. Sixty one cars were checked in to do battle on the ¼ mile track at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. Tommy finished fourth in the qualifying heat race, then won the B-main, which qualified the car for the main event. Starting 13th in the feature event, Tommy wheeled the Team 15 car to an 8th place finish.

Next race is this Friday night at the Lee County Speedway, it will be the season opener for the "Drive For Five", come on out as the forecast looks great for racing this weekend!

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Sixty six IMCA late models checked in on Saturday night at 34 Raceway for the season opener for the IMCA Summer Series. The luck of the draw/redraw system for line ups was not with Team 15, having to start at the tail of the third qualifying heat and failing to make the qualifying position in the heat race. Starting towards the back of the second last chance race, Tommy passed numerous cars to clinch the final transfer spot for the 50 lap main event.

Starting 20th in the Slocum 50 Memorial race, Tommy brought the car home to a 12th place finish. Although it was not a win, it sure felt like it having to pass that many cars in one night. Next race is this Friday night at Davenport Speedway.

It's official…..the racing season is finally underway! This past Saturday night was the WDRL's season opener at the Davenport Speedway, this also being the first race of the season for Team 15 with Tommy Elston at the wheel. Thirty three cars were checked in to do battle, at the ½ mile Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds track. Starting at the back of the 3rd qualifying heat, Tommy finished third therefore accumulating enough passing points to start in the pole dash, which determines the top 8 starting positions of the feature. Passing was at a premium, Elston started sixth in the feature and got "nipped" at the line to finish the night in the seventh position.

The next race is this Saturday night at 34 Raceway for the season opener for the IMCA Summer Series, it is the Slocum 50….See you at the races!