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Mike Sweeney Pulls Out Strong 5th Place Mahoning Finish
(5-12-12) In the Late Models a very long dry spell has come to an
end for Palmerton’s Ed Bauer as he notched his first win in
20-years. It was on July 25, 1992 and four years prior to that he
took a Street Stock feature. Few wins and a large span in between
but that distant memory was freshened anew when he scored a popular
victory over point leader Paules. "It was good the car has been fast
every week. We caught a bad break in our heat race when we got in a
scrape but thankfully it was only cosmetic and the crew did a great
job getting in race ready and it worked good tonight," said Bauer.
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Mike Sweeney Earns Third Place Finish at Mahoning
Valley
(May 5,
2011)- Prior to this season Paules has never raced at Late Model at
Mahoning Valley and so far he hasn’t lost one either. And, this
feature was one for the record books as a trio of track standouts
waged a torrid battle with Paules just barely eking out his third
consecutive win.
Paules, from Palmerton, started on the pole and had to deal with
Mike VanFossen at first. But, after a lap six restart it would be
Paul Koehler, Jr., going head-to-head with him. Koehler was running
exceedingly close with the leader and then came Mike Sweeney.
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Sweeney Isn't Thrilled with Sixth at Mahoning Valley
(April 28, 2012)- Thanks in part to a pole starting spot, Paules
from Palmerton, went two-for-two in the Late Models as he ran
out-front for all 25 caution free laps. The current point leader has
now led 25 straight laps over the first two 2012 events.
Once the race commenced Paules was in the zone as he pulled away
from the pack and would go unchallenged over the distance. He was so
strong that his margin of victory over runner-up Paul Koehler, Jr.,
was whopping 3.5-seconds. The current point leader has now led 25
straight laps over the first two 2012 events. The race was completed
in a time 4:27.
Rick Wallace was third with Mike VanFossen and Dave Wallace
rounding out the top five. Paules and Rick Wallace won the prelims.
Mike Sweeney's car wasn't bad, but the persistent driver said that
he and the crew will go to work on it this week and hopefully better
results will follow.
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Sweeney Nets Third Place Finish at Mahoning
(April 14, 2012)- Mike Sweeney competed at Mahoning Valley Speedway
on Saturday and the end result was strong run in his Ford Fusion,
which netted he and his team a third place finish..
Heat winners Ed Bauer, Paules and Mike Sweeney got the top three
starting spots for the main with Bauer getting the jump and leading
the first circuit.
Paules was right on his tail and on lap six he went to the outside
and into the lead. Reigning champion Austin Kochenash got to third
on lap four then second four tours later. Once there he stayed glued
to Paules but and despite some valiant efforts to get by, Paules had
him covered and drove away to the win.
“It was good and the car felt excellent. I never really ran with
these guys before but they all ran good and we had only one caution
and it was good racing,” said Paules.
Kochenash finished second with Sweeney, Wallace and Paul Koehler,
Jr., second through fifth respectively (Jim Young photo).
Late Model Feature Finish, 25 Laps: 1. Earl Paules, 2. Austin
Kochenash, 3. Mike Sweeney, 4. Rick Wallace, 5. Paul Koehler, Jr.,
6. Tony Zatsko, 7. Dave Wallace, 8. Ed Bauer, 9. Glen Slocum, 10.
George Ramos, 11. Kenny Hein, 12. Mark Simon, 13. Casey Creyer, 14.
Patrick Hargan, 15. Geno Steigerwalt DNS: Paul Effrig
Fresh Start For Sweeney Racing in 2012
After his season came to a close midway through the 2011 racing
season, Mike Sweeney of Nesquehoning, PA and his team had time to
contemplate their plans moving forward. His plan was for a fresh
start in 2012, a plan in which he is implanting well, as drastic
changes have been made, including a switch to running a Ford engine
this season.
“We wanted to make big changes for the year, and we thought
that it was time to switch things up”, said Sweeney.
Due to his work schedule, Sweeney wouldn’t be able to
contend for any track championships, so instead he and the team
opted to run a variety of tracks.
“We thought that it would be best to run
multiple speedways, like Mahoning Valley, Mountain Speedway and
Oswego for the Race of Champions. We’re hoping to make a show or two
at Lake Erie and Motordrome as well.”
The biggest news is Sweeney’s switch to running a Ford
engine and his #D11 will carry a Ford Fusion body.
“We’ve always had Chevy horsepower and we’ve had a lot of
success and multiple championships. With a fresh start this year, we
figured that we would change just about everything, including engine
manufacturers”, he said.
“We’ve been to victory lane multiple times running a Chevy
and now we want to do it in a Ford”, he noted.
Mike also noted that he wouldn’t be able to start the 2012
season if it weren’t for his great team, supporters and sponsors,
which include Jones Racing Products, Mike Delahanty at Ford Racing,
Radocha Excavating, Comfort Inn of West Hazleton, JRP Manufacturing,
A-1 Racing Products, VDL Fuel Systems, Koehler Bros., Zeiner
Fabrication, S&D Bodyline, GME Steerings,
Hoffman Speed
Supply,
SVS
Abatement Asbestos Removal,
C&D
Landscaping, Krajcirik
Automotive, TB Mobile
Fabrication,
Competition Graphics, Tirpak Oil and Tyler Jett Motorsports Marketing.
To keep up to date on Mike Sweeney and the #D11 Ford Fusion,
please visit
www.sweeneyracing.com
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