News 8/30/10 Bobby and the 7w team turned in a second place finish in Stock car action Sunday night at Sportsman's Speedway in Knox, PA. Dave Ferringer was your feature race winner. 8/23/10 Bobby was able to wrap up second place in the 2010 Tri-city Speedway FASTRAK Latemodel points chase Sunday night after finishing 8th in his heat race. Mother nature won the night though, as the rain began pouring down to ruin the rest of the nights races. The 7w team would like to congratulate all the division winners this year at Tri-city Speedway. 8/16/10 The 7w team spent another Sunday afternoon watching the rain pour down in western PA. 8/9/10 Bobby was able to bring home a sixth place spot, after starting 12th in the feature. Bobby used an excellent move through the first turn to move to seventh before the first lap ticked by. By the third lap, he had gained two more and was setting his sights on fourth. But by lap 12, the brakes on the Dulaney's Garage/ Welding Technologies Camaro started to fade, causing the 7w to lose fifth spot to Jamie Brown, before hanging onto sixth at the line. 8/2/10 The 7w team snagged another top five finish to hang onto second place in the Tri-city Speedway FASTRAK latemodel 2010 points race. Bobby would wind up fourth after winning his heat race earlier in the evening. 7/19/10 The 7w team made another strong top ten run in Sunday's FASTRAK Touring Series at Tri-city Speedway in Franklin. After picking up a 6th place finish in the first heat race of the evening, Bobby raced from 16th to 9th during the caution-filled finish. David Scott was the feature winner. 7/9/10 Due to the closing of Tri-city Speedway this weekend, the 7w team is unsure of plans for this weekend. A Sunday night race at Dog Hollow Speedway in the Pro-stock is a strong possibility. 7/3/10 The 7w team qualified 14th for their first ever FASTRAK National Touring Series Race Saturday night at Mercer Raceway Park. After starting fourth in his heat, Bobby was able to hold onto a fifth place position to transfer into the A-main. Bobby would start the feature in 12th place and after avoiding the late race crashes, was able to bring home a very respectable 6th place finish ahead of southern racer Royce Bray. 6/27/10 Weather, combined with a poor call by track officials, played havoc with the 7w team at Tri-city Speedway Sunday night. With rain looming on the horizon, track officials lined the Fastrak Latemodels up for their feature. Bobby would start in the fifth position to take the green. The first 13 laps of the race went smoothly, with Bobby holding a good battle wih the 17z and 84, until a caution for the slowing car of Kyle Zimmerman. As rain began to fall before the restart of the race, the track was getting slicker as the caution laps ticked by. As the race resumed, Bobby would run the car hard into turn four to regain third spot, but as he turned the wheels, the car slid up the track and nearly took out two cars before he was able to gather himself and straighten the car. Bobby would go from third to thirteenth in one corner, and as the rain began falling harder, the race was red flagged and called with seventeen laps in the books. The blown call by track officials will definately hurt the 7w in the point standings at the track. 6/20/10 Due to the contact that caused the Seneca Slider to end his night early at Mckean Co. Raceway, the team will not be making the trip to CPS for the $1200 to win Fastrak Tour race. The team will instead race the regular Sunday show at Tri-city Speedway. (Update) The 7w team rolled into Tri-city Speedway hoping to correct some of the problems that shortened their Saturday night run at Mckean Co. Raceway. With a pole draw in the first heat, the team was axious for their second heat race win of the season. Unfortunately, when the green flag dropped, the team realized the issues had still not been corrected, as Bobby starting falling back and had to settle for a fourth place finish. Bobby, Brad, Tim, Nate and Heeter worked on the car during intermission, trying to figure out what was different from the previous strong runs they have been having in their Fastrak Latemodel. After a few adjustments to the chassis, Bobby lined the car up seventh for the Father's Day feature race. At the green, Bobby tried using the low line of the track to work past the competition. After ten laps of minor advancement and a caution for a spun car, Bobby shot to the outside of the track and began making his way forward. By lap thirteen the 7w moved into second place and began trying to reel in the 1/2 Pint car driven by 17 year old Damian Bidwell. But as the last lap ticked off the scoreboard, Bobby found himself coming up one spot short of his first career Fastrak feature win and had to settle for second place. The top five finishing order was Damian Bidwell, Bobby Whitling, Brian Booher, Kyle Zimmerman and Jason Genco. 6/13/10 With the rain that fell in the area over night and throughout the morning, the track crew needed extra time to ready the racing surface. As a result, the track cancelled hotlaps for the evening forcing the team to go cold into the heat races. Unfortunately the car was too tight for the track conditions and Bobby was only able to advance one position to finish eighth. The 7w would line up for the feature 14th. The adjustments the team made to the car allowed Bobby to gain many spots on the track, however due to the confusion at the scales with a possibility of one or two cars being light and the motor of Max Blair being protested, the exact number of spots is unclear at this time. An update will be posted as soon as the results are made official. 6/6/10 The rainouts continue. 5/30/10 The 7w team spent it's Memorial Day weekend at CPS for their Street Stock special. Bobby ran fast in hot laps and was making his way through the field in his heat race until a broken ignition ended the night early. 5/16/10 The 7w team was able to race its way to a fourth place finish Sunday at Tri-city Speedway. Unfortunately I was home battling a cold and was not able to get a full recap from the action. More information to follow. 5/9/10 The 7w team started it's 2010 FASTRAK Latemodel season at Tri-city Speedway Sunday night. Bobby started on the pole in the second heat race of the night. After shooting out to an early lead and leading the first 7 and 3/4 laps, he was passed in the last corner my Mike Pegher and had to settle for second when his car bobbled in the middle of turn three. The 7w would line up fifth for the 20 lap feature. After 20 wild laps that would see the 7w banged around and shuffled as far back as ninth at one point and as far forward as third, was able to race his way back to a solid fifth place finish in the first night out in the car. Mike Pegher was first, followed by Max Blair, Robbie Blair, Josh Holtgraver and Bobby rounded out the top five. 5/6/10 After the recent rain-outs, the 7w team will once again try for the opening night show at Tri-city Speedway this coming Sunday. 4/19/10 New photos of the 2010 cars are up in the photo gallery. 4/12/10 Bobby made his first appearance of 2010 on Saturday night at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, OH. After qualifying second fastest out of the 60 cars with a time of 18.743, Bobby would line up second for the six car qualifiers' dash. Bobby finished the dash third, with Alan Dellinger and Rusty Martz ahead and Chris Withers, Chris Schneider and Nick Goss behind him. The 7w would line up 3rd for the 40 lap A-main and over the first dozen laps, ran close to the front, with Dellinger and Martz within striking distance. However a mid-race spin while entering turn one would send the 7w to the tail of the field for the restart. Over the next ten laps, Bobby started his way back through the field, but with a right front tire going down, Bobby was forced to head to the infield on lap 29 to finish the last few laps as a spectator. Alan Dellinger, Rusty Martz, a very fast Jason Johns, Tim Bish and Chris Withers were the top five after 40 laps. The team will return to the shop for the next couple weeks to get their FASTRAK late ready for opening night at Tri-city Speedway in Franklin, PA. 4/8/10 The 7w team will start off its 2010 campaign with the $1,500 to win Pro-stock open at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, OH this Saturday April 10th. The team has been cooped up all winter and are ready to get back to the dirt. 3/5/10 Bobby and the crew have been in the shop all winter getting their cars ready to hit the area tracks this spring. Although the team will not have any cars on display at the Tri-city Speedway car show, there are a few photos from the teams' shop in the gallery. 1/20/10 Bobby and the crew are currently readying the cars for the 2010 season. The team will once again be be on the track with their familiar purple 7w FASTRAK Latemodel and Pro-stock. Check back for news and updates. Here's a few action shots courtesy of Scott Whipple Photography. 
Upcoming Events
September 3, 4, 5 Tri-city Speedway Oil Region Labor Day Classic
September 12 Tri-city Speedway Applefest Pro-stock 50
