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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.

9/25/09

Bobby used a B-main win to make it to the feature on night one of the Little Guy Nationals at Mercer Raceway Park.  After starting ninth in the heat, Bobby finished fourth forcing the team to race their way into the feature through the B-main.  The 7w was up to the task, as he cruised to the win.

Bobby would line up 20th for the feature and was able to race his way to fourth in the unusually caution free race.  Top five drivers were Alan Dellinger, Rusty Martz, Tim Bish, Bobby Whitling and sister car, Nick Goss. 

9/24/09

New photos are up on the photo page from the first new latemodel practice and the Oil Region Labor Day Classic.

9/22/09

The 7w team looks to end their season on a high note this weekend as they travel to Mercer Raceway Park for the annual Little Guy Nationals race. 

The last few weeks have been up and down for the team.  Bobby started off the Oil Region Labor Day Classic with a third place finish in the stock car on Friday, but then suffered a spin while racing for the lead in Sunday evenings Pro-stock race.  The team also had a 14th place finish in the FASTRAK tour race Sunday night, but had a strong run after starting in the back of the field and registering the fourth fastest lap times of the evening.  The team had a great three days at the race, which is quicklybecoming one of the premier events in western PA.

The following week the team looked to rebound from last years disappointment in the CS Online Applefest 100 with a strong finish.  Bobby posted the fourth quick time in time trials and then went on to win his heat from the fourth starting spot.  Bobby lined up third for the heat winners dash and crossed the line in the same position.  The 7w started the 100 lap shootout behind fast timers Alan Dellinger and Jason Reagle. 

At the drop of the green, Bobby was shuffled back to fourth and remained there for the first several laps.  As the race charged on, both Dellinger and Reagle suffered mechanical failures, leaving Bobby to battle with the 54 of Matt Thomas for the lead.  The two racers held a clinic on door to door racing for the fans in attendance over the next 50+ laps, with Thomas holding the advantage on the high groove and Bobby trying to slip by on the low side.  As the laps ticked by, Bobby began to set the 54 up on the bottom side, driving deeper into the corner each time.  On lap 77, Thomas dove to the bottom of the track to block the 7w, but Bobby shot to the high side and around Thomas for the lead and probable 4th Applefest 100 victory.  Unfortunately on lap 86 the differential let go in the 7w in front of the flag stand.  Bobby coasted around the track with fire billowing from under the car.  The Tri-city safety crew extinguished the fire and the 7w was unceremoniously pushed of the track to end the night for the 7w team.

This past Saturday saw the 7w team make its first appearance at Sharon Raceway in several years for the second FASTRAK touring race of the season at the 3/8 mile oval.  Looking to build on the good run the team had Labor Day weekend, Bobby would start the heat in sixth.  On the last restart of the heat, Bobby was able to use the high groove to shoot by two cars to claim 2nd in the race, and a spot in the pill redraw.  With a lucky draw, the 7w found itself starting in the pole position for the 25 lap, $1,200 to win feature. 

After a false start, Bobby was able to shoot to the high side of the race track and pull away from second place driver, Josh Double.  After several cautions, with Bobby pulling ahead each time, the 7w jumped the cushion in turn 2 and bottomed out the right side of the car on the pit entrance, loosening the rack and pinion from the chassis and making the car very hard to steer.  Over the next fourteen laps, Bobby struggled for every spot as he eventually had to settle for what was believed to be eleventh. 

However, 16 year old rookie driver, Josh Double was found to be 13 pounds light after his first victory in the FASTRAK series.  The victory was awarded to the #100 of local super-late standout, David Scott, who in a great show of sportsmanship, gave the race trophy to Double.  David said in victory lane that to him, those 13 pounds meant nothing and Double really was the one that deserved the win.  The team ended up tenth in what will probably be the last FASTRAK race of the year for the team.

Sunday night found the team at TCS for the last racing of the season at the Venango Co. half mile.

Bobby started 5th in the blackout posponed Pro-stock feature from August 2.  Fifteen furious laps on a very heavy and tacky track only allowed the under-powered 7w to advance to a third place finish, narrowly beating Chris Haynes for the spot.

The regularly scheduled race of the evening would see Bobby start 3rd for the heat race.  The third place finish in the second heat race and an invert of twelve would put the purple car in fourth place to start the feature on a much drier track than the previous race.  On the start of the race, Bobby shot to the outside of turn one and by the conclusion of lap two, the 7w was in the lead.  Bobby held off a late race challenge by Chris Haynes to claim his fourth Pro-stock victory of the season.

This weekend will find the 7w at MRP for what is sure to be an exciting couple of nights of open Pro-stock racing at the Little Guy Nationals.

9/8/09

Results are posted for the Oil Region Labor Day Classic weekend on the results page.  I'll try to get an update on here when I can, it will be a very busy week in the shop with the team readying the Pro-stock for the CS Online Applefest 100 this coming Sunday.

8/24/09

Bobby made his second consecutive start in his new FASTRAK latemodel on Sunday night.

Bobby started scratch in his heat race, after eight laps of racing action, he found himself crossing the line for third.

After the invert, the 7w would line up for the feature fourth.  After an early race caution bunched up the field, Bobby found himself challenging Bobby Powell for the top spot.  As Powell began to pull away from the field, Bobby then found himself battling Dan Karalagas for third, and then Max Blair as Max made a run from last place to third.  Bobby raced Carl McKinney for the final few laps before having to finally settle for fifth spot.

Bobby really likes the new chassis and believes with a little work, the team will have the car up front soon.

With the posponed pro-stock feature rescheduled for this Sunday, the 7w team will most likely only be fielding the 7w pro-stock. 

8/18/09

The 7w team finished 2nd in the heat after leading much of the race.

The new latemodel seems to be handling a little different than the old car.  The team made a few adjustments for the feature in which Bobby would line up on the pole.  With a tight car for much of the race, Bobby was only able to finish eighth.

The crew will take the information they gathered last Sunday and make another run this Sunday.

8/10/09

Rain washed out the races at TCS.

8/2/09

The 7w team finished 2nd in the heat, but features were posponed due to lighting issues. 

7/27/09

The 7w team fell just .002 seconds short of it's fourth victory of the season.

After coming from last in his heat to pass Jason Johns on the final circuit for his 98th heat race victory of his career at Tri-city Speedway, Bobby would line up third right behind Johns for the feature.  After several laps of non-stop action that saw Jason out to a 6 car lead, the caution flew for the stopped car of Jason Reagle.  As the field bunched together for the restart, the #31 was unable to pull away from the 7w as he had done at the start of the race.  The next laps were some of the closet racing the track has seen all season, with the back and forth racing between the two local hotshoes.  After another late race caution, the two cars set off again on their duel with Bobby pulling ahead through the corners, but Jason's momentum shooting him back in front down the straights.  As the checkered flags flew the #31 edged Bobby by only .002 seconds at the line.

Tri-city officials verified the mounting positions of the transponders on both vehicles before an official ruling was made.   

7/22/09

The 7w team was unable to go four in a row on Sunday, having to settle for second spot in the first Pro-stock open race of the season.  Rusty Martz was able to out motor the 7w down the straight aways on his way to his first ever feature win at Tri-city Speedway.

Bobby captured his 97th heat race win on Sunday and now sits with 97 heat victories and 47 feature victories at the Venango County half mile track.

7/12/09

The 7w team made it three in a row on Sunday night at Tri-city Speedway, the second time the team has accomplished that feat.  The team has never won four in a row, and will attempt it this week in the Detroit Iron Series special at TCS.

After a controversial win 2 weeks ago that saw race winner Randy Wyant dq'd for under weight, the 7w team wanted to come out strong this week to earn a feature win. 

After finishing fourth in the heat, the team found itself starting on the pole for the feature thanks to a fortuitous invert.  On the drop of the green, Bobby shot to the lead and battled the 54 of Matt Thomas for the first few laps.  After a couple of cautions, the 54 began to fade and the 35H of Chris Haines and 31 of Jason Johns challenged Bobby for the next several laps.  On lap 9, Jason was able to get around the 35H and began challenging Bobby for the lead.  With three laps remaining, the 31 shot under the 7w on consecutive laps, but was unable to hold Bobby off.  With Bobby running the top groove and carrying his momentum down the front stretch, he cruised to the win and celebrated with the team in victory lane.  

Bobby and the team would like to thank WELDing TECHnologies, Dulaney's Garage, R.K. Virgile Scrapmetals, Double Play Sportsbar, World of Wheels, E.F. Rogers Plumping and Heating and Lowry Autobody.

6/29/09

The 7w team finally found its way back to victory lane Sunday night after a nearly 18 month drought. 

Bobby began his evening starting tail of the first heat after a poor pill draw.  But in true 7w fashion, Bobby raced his way through the field to snag third place.

Starting on the outside of row four for the feature, Bobby looked to have his work cut out for him, but as the green flag dropped, the 7w quickly shot to fourth before exiting the second turn.  After two quick cautions, one for the 11T of Randy Wyant and the second, one lap later, for the 44S of Bob Sloss, and a near miss with Les Myers and the 7w making contact on the back stretch, Bobby was able to ready himself for the restart in second.  On the ensuing green, Bobby was able to race past the X3 for the lead and fend off a late race charge by defending track champ, Jason Reagle for his 45th career feature win at the Venango County half mile facility.

Bobby and the entire team enjoyed making their way back to victory lane and hope to follow this win up with more this year and beyond.

Bobby would like to thank WELDing TECHnologies, Dulaney's Garage, R.K. Virgile Scrapmetals, Double Play Sportsbar, World of Wheels, E.F. Rogers Plumping and Heating and Lowry Autobody.

Here's a few action shots courtesy of Scott Whipple Photography.

Schedule

7w Racing tenative 2009 schedule.  Dates may be added or removed at any time.  Races in red have been dropped from the schedule or the team is undecided on that date.