Belyea Finishes Second in Great Crate Race at Brighton ...

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Belyea Finishes Second in Great Crate Race at Brighton Speedway; Seeks First Career Championship at Brighton This Weekend
Craig Revelle – Finish Line Web Design

September 20, 2011



The Great Crate Race at Brighton Speedway was the most anticipated race of the season for Greg Belyea and his Excel Tower Service Racing team. The $5000 to win event that had a purse of more then $20000 was set for this past weekend, and Belyea was looking to take home the top price in the race that he and Brighton Speedway had put together towards the end of last year.



Belyea finished his qualifying heat in fifth place, and lined up for the 65 lap main event from deep in the field, on the outside of the seventh row in 14th place. Despite several cautions, Belyea was able to move up through the field and by lap 15 he was into the top five. The marathon race, which was slowed up by several caution periods and two red flags continued, and Belyea continued to run a strong race and by the halfway point he was up to second. Belyea challenged the race leader on a late race restart, but an untimely caution before the lap had been complete put him back to second, and that is where he finished.



“It was a good run for us, but a real tough race to get a rhythm going with all the cautions”, says Belyea. “I was trying everything I had to get by Lee (Gill), but he just has too much experience in these Late Models”.



This coming weekend is the annual Applefest Weekend at Brighton, and Belyea is hoping to lay claim to his first ever track championship. He currently holds a commanding 155 point lead going into the final race of the season for the Late Models on Saturday night. In addition, Belyea, and Excel Tower Service along with Brighton Speedway have just recently announced a Late Model dash for cash of the Friday portion of Applefest Weekend with the winner receiving $500.



“We have never put our selves in a position to win a championship before in all the years that we have been racing”, says Belyea. “With the business, and being so busy all the time, we just have not had the chance to run anywhere for a full season and battle for a championship until this season”.



After this weekend, Belyea hopes to race at Fulton Speedway for the final race of the Go Nuclear Late Model Challenge on September 30th, and will have the open motor in the car at Rolling Wheels Raceway on October 6th with the World of Outlaw Late Models. The final two events of the season will depend on time and work commitments.



“It has been a great season, we have had a lot of fun, and have met some great people. We have had some wins, and maybe a track championship”, says Belyea. I have to thank everyone that has helped us and supported us through the year and we look forward to the remaining events this year and coming back strong in 2012”.



For more information on Greg Belyea and the Excel Tower Service racing team, please visit our website, www.exceltowerracing.com.