My Race History
*July 8th, 1979 - my first ever race in the
"amateur" division at Weedsport Speedway, in a 1967 Chevy Impala, #6A. I took
home the first place trophy in my first ever race! (The real story is - they
gave me the wrong trophy, I actually finished third!) This car was destroyed a
few weeks later, and I finished the season in a Pontiac Lemans 4 door.
*Early 80’s - I raced at Weedsport Speedway, Rolling Wheels Raceway, Brookfield
Speedway, Brewerton Speedway, and Fulton Speedway. I competed in amateurs,
street stocks, and also a few weeks in a VW mini-sprint.
* Mid 80’s - More racing in the amateur division at mostly Brewerton and Fulton
Speedways. Also a few races at Evans Mills Speedway (on the dirt). A couple of
runs in Paul Gorman’s Late Model at Fulton Speedway, as well. The highlight was
a second place in points at Fulton Speedway in the pure stocks, along with my
first ever feature win on July 30th, 1983.
* Late 80’s - My first wins in the pure stock division, after I bought Pat
Abold’s (yes - THE Pat Abold) ‘69 Grand Prix racecar. With some Todd Crouse
Pontiac 400 engines, we figured out how to go fast, and won a half dozen races
at Brewerton Speedway. (I still have this car, and it may see action again
someday, when my son gets tall enough to reach the pedals!)
* Early 90’s - Our successful association with new car owner Dan Brown of
Phoenix, N.Y. began, as we raced with success in the pure stock division, before
moving up to the competitive street stock division, in Dan’s Sears Chassis
Camaro. Two feature wins, and a shot at the championship in 1993 highlighted our
association. A Dan Brown owned two car team with Tom Sears, Jr. in 1994 was a
lot of fun.
* 1995 - Our switch from dirt to pavement racing began, as I cut a deal to drive
Steve Miller’s supermodified at Oswego Speedway for the ‘95 season. The
highlight was a 13th place finish in the "Mr. Supermodified" race, as I found
the change from dirt to pavement quite challenging!
*1996 / 1997 - Ed and Pitt Watson were gracious enough to give me my first ride
in the limited super division at Oswego Speedway, on an occasional basis.
* 1998 - I first met Rob Pollitt, of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and raced his
#93 limited super a few times. The highlight was winning the Gater News Best
Appearing Car and Crew Award during Classic Weekend, just three weeks after
flipping the car hard down the backstretch. A 10th place finish in NORA points.
* 1999 - More races in the Pollitt Demolition #93, including my first pavement
win, at Evans Mills Speedway. An 8th place finish in NORA points.
* 2000 - Our first full season in the #93 brought a win at Spencer Speedway, and
a 16th place finish in points at Oswego Speedway. We also had a shot at the NORA
title, before fading to 4th.
* 2001 - Our first ever feature win at Oswego Speedway highlighted our 2001
season, along with a feature win in the first ever limited super race held at
Adirondack International Speedway. A 9th place finish in points at Oswego
Speedway.
* 2002 - A win at Evans Mills Speedway highlighted our season, as we fell back
to an 11th place finish in points at Oswego Speedway. Several wrecks plagued our
tough season.
* 2003 - Our first top five in points highlighted the '03 season, as we were
very consistent all year. Out of 10 races at Oswego Speedway, we finished 7th or
better seven times. Only misfortune on double points nights kept us out of a
race for the points championship, which we led earlier in the season. But our
crew earned "Car and Crew of The Year" award, due to the fact that we finished
EVERY feature throughout the year. NO hard crashes and NO mechanical failures
made our season a success. With a new "DOGG Chassis", built by Marsden
Fabrication, we look forward to a run at the championship in ‘04! 2003 also
marked the first year with JJ Andrews as majority owner of the #93, with Rob
Pollitt still on the team as major sponsor.
* 2004 - We
finished 7th in the final championship points standings at Oswego Speedway,
against a competitive field which again averaged 35 cars every week. During the
regular season we finished in the top ten nine times out of fourteen races, five
times in the top five, and three top threes. We again finished with ZERO
mechanical failures during the season. Repeat - ZERO mechanical failures - two
seasons in a row! At the season-ending Budweiser International Classic, we
received:
*The Gater News Best Appearing Car and Crew Award, for an unprecedented SEVENTH
consecutive season.* We won one of the two qualifying heats. * After starting in
22nd position, our car passed thirteen cars to receive the HARD CHARGER award,
which is awarded to the driver that passes the MOST cars during the feature. The
9th place finish was my fifth consecutive top ten finish in the
Budweiser International Classic, with finishes of 10th in 2003, 4th
in 2002, 2nd in 2001, and 8th in 2000.
* 2005 - We again finished in the top ten in championship points, this year in 8th position. We had finishes of 7th or better seven different times. Our string of ZERO mechanical failures continued, for the third year in a row. Our only "did not finish" during the entire season was due to a crash caused by other cars, relegating us to a 20th place finish in August. We earned our sixth consecutive top ten finish during the Budweiser International Classic event, finishing in 7th position, after starting in 21st. This finish earned us our second consecutive HARD CHARGER award, which is awarded to the driver that passes the MOST cars during the feature event. This finish moved us into the top five in ALL TIME Classic points.
SPONSORS¦..
- N.J. POLLITT DEMOLITION - Kingston, Ontario
- DESIGNS OF ELEGANCE - Pulaski, N.Y. -
www.designsofelegance.com - Family
owned and operated with
- ANDREWS AUTO SALES AND SERVICE - Mexico, Oswego, NY (link)
- CAM’S NY PIZZERIA - Mexico, NY (www.camsnypizza.com)
- MARSDEN FABRICATION - Mexico, NY.
CREW…
Corey Norton (crew chief)
Dave Marsden Mark Sledziona
Scott Seeley Ryan LaTulip
Jeff Denna Chris Barber
Bob "Bird" LaBoda
Ed Coombs
TEAM ADVISOR…
Rob Pollitt
ASSOCIATE CREW...
April Andrews Denise Seeley Kim Brown
Amy Hall Pam Wylde Bethany
Sledziona
Lacey Andrews
Chelsea Andrews
John Andrews
PR DIRECTOR…
Dick Delaney
ENGINE…
Built by Doug Holmes, of Finger Lakes Machine
TIRES…
Hoosier, supplied by Gioia Sales