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Mike Sweeney’s Season Erupts at
Mountain Speedway
(June 25, 2011)- After coming away with his first Late Model victory
two weeks earlier, Craig Lutz of Miller Place, NY scored his second
straight verdict in the division.
Rick Smith led the Late Model field to the drop of the green flag
in the 30-lap main and continued out front over Francis Gross III,
Craig Lutz, Paul Monkoski and Kyle Harvell with one lap in the
books.
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 Sweeney Nets Top 10 Effort at
Mahoning Valley Speedway
(June 18, 2011)- Mike Sweeney and crew headed to the Mahoning Valley
Speedway for some Saturday night short track racing. With high
expectations and when it was all said and done, Sweeney ended up
with an 8th place finish.
Geno Steigerwalt of Jim Thorpe took the lead from George Ramos on
lap two and thereafter remained solid in earning his first win of
the season.
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Mike Sweeney
Scores Runner Up Finish at Mountain
(June 11, 2011)- Francis Gross III started from the pole but lost
the lead to Craig Lutz on the start of the 30-lap Late Model
feature. Mike Sweeney moved into second with Gross, Austin Kochenash
and Paul Skodacek in tow.
Sweeney hung with Lutz and made several attempts to take the top
spot in the early going. Meanwhile, both Kyle Harvell and Zane
Zeiner began to climb toward the top five.
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Mike Sweeney
Earns a Fifth Place Finish at Mahoning
(6/4/2011)-
For Paul
Skodacek of Nesquehoning the night of June 4, 2011 is one he soon
won’t forget as he raced to his career first track win coming in a
domineering performance with the Late Models.
Starting from the pole
Skodacek was fast out of the blocks and unchallenged as well. Over
the caution free 25-lap distance there was no one able to give chase
as he completely excelled over the 4:32.361 journey.
In taking the popular verdict Skodacek managed a nearly 3-second
margin of victory over top point man Austin Kochenash. Brothers Rick
and Dave Wallace and Mike Sweeny rounded out the top five.
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Mike Sweeney
Hangs on to Loose Racecar to Finish 3rd at Mountain
(5/29/2011)- He’ll admit that it wasn’t easy and has definitely
proved that it could be done. Zane Zeiner of Bath, PA not only drove
to the regular Sport Modified feature win, but also to the Late
Model victory Sunday at Mountain Speedway. Dave Brigati of Long
Island notched his first win at the speedway in the make-up Sport
Modified feature from two weeks ago and Joey Helburg took his first
Factory Stock win at the track. Following post race tech inspection,
Chris Young backed into the INEX Legends victory.
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Without Power
Steering, Mike Sweeney Steers to Mahoning Top 5
(5/21/2011)- Saturday night Mike Sweeney made the Mahoning Valley
Speedway to battle on the Lehighton ¼-mile. Prior to the start of
the feature he lost power steering, which makes it just a little
more demanding to get around the popular bullring.
He battled for the third spot with Dave Wallace in the late going
but settled for the fourth spot before the checkered flag flew.
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Mike Sweeney Content With Top 3 Finish at Mountain
(5/15/2011)- Hoping to fight off threatening rain showers, the staff
at Mountain Speedway was determined to get Sunday’s show in without
a glitch. It almost worked perfectly, as three of four features were
completed before the rains came six laps into the Sport Modified
feature. Zane Zeiner of Bath, PA dominated the Late Model feature
and secured his second win of the season. Scott Hubler of Coplay, PA
notched his second INEX Legends victory of the season and Rich
Paciotti of Kunkletown, PA held off several strong Factory Stock
competitors to notch his first career victory.
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 Mike
Sweeney Wins Heat and Earns Top 5 Feature Finish
(5/1/11)-
Sunday was an emotional day for the family, friends and competitors
of former Mountain Speedway Factory Stock champion, Mike Moyer, Jr.
Moyer lost his life in March and many gathered together to host the
1st Annual Mike Moyer, Jr. Factory Stock Memorial at the
speedway. In typical Factory Stock fashion, doors and fenders were
rubbed and hot tempers filled the sir for some, but when it was all
said and done, Matt Schlenker of Walnutport somehow pulled out the
victory. Rusty Smith of Oxford, NY scored his second straight Sport
Modified main event victory and Zane Zeiner of Bath notched a win in
the Late Model feature. Scott Hubler of Coplay fended off the
competition for his first INEX Legends victory of the season and
Austin Fehr of
Macungee
drove his TQ Midget to victory at the speedway. Read More
Decent Start Ends with a DNF for
Sweeney Racing on Opening Day
(4/10/11)- Following Saturday’s time trials, both fans and drivers
alike poured in to Mountain Speedway for the “B Program” Opening
Weekend features. When it was all said and done, Rusty Smith of
Oxford, NY cruised to the Sport Modified victory and Larry Fisher of
Fern Glen, PA took his ill handling Late Model to victory lane. Matt
Schlenker of Walnutport backed into the Factory Stock victory and
Mike Alcaro of Newton, NJ brought home the first INEX Legends
feature win of the season.
After
running the quickest qualifying time on Saturday, Travis Fisher
started from the pole position in the 30-lap Late Model feature. He
led the first circuit over Mike Sweeney, Larry Fisher, Craig Lutz
and Kyle Harvell. Read More
Sweeney Racing Announces 2011 Sponsor Lineup
4/5/2011- Focused to make the driver for his third career Late Model
championship, Mike Sweeney and Sweeney Racing are proud to announce
their 2011 sponsor lineup.
Radocha Excavating
will be returning as the primary sponsor of the team and once again,
the Comfort Inn of Hazelton will be showcased on the hood of the car
as an associate sponsor. Midnight Recovery Specialist is back on
board, as is Hoffman Speed Supply, SVS Abatement (Asbestos Removal
Contractor), Krajcirik Automotive, TB Mobile Fabrication,
Competition Graphics, Tirpak Oil, Jones Racing Products, JRP
Manufacturing, A-1 Racing Products, Koehler Brothers, Tyler Jett
Motorsports Marketing and
Jensen's Engine
Technologies.
Mike and the team are
pleased to announce their partnership with new supporters/sponsors,
GME Steerings,
Zeiner Fabrications and C&D Landscaping.
Please, come on out
to the track this season and cheer us on at the races. Hopefully
we’ll see you in victory lane when we make our first feature start
this season at Mountain Speedway on Sunday, April 10th.
Sweeney Gearing Up for
Start of 2011 Season
(March 11, 2011)-
Nesquehoning’s Mike Sweeney has had a very busy off season and
wasted no time with preparations for the 2011 season. The chassis
has been redone, the engine is in the car and with his official
sponsorship lineup announcement coming soon, Sweeney is fired up
about 2011. Stay tuned for sponsorship announcements and thanks to
all of the returning sponsors, including the Comfort Inn of West
Hazleton and Radocha Excavating.
Sweeney Voted Most Popular Driver
in 2010
Sweeney Finishes as the
Runner-up in Sundance Points
(11/13/2010)- Although
he didn’t win his third straight championship at Sundance Vacations
Speedway, Nesquehoning’s Mike Sweeney had a year to be proud of at
Sundance Vacations Speedway, which was celebrated last Saturday at
the speedway’s 11th annual awards banquet at Gennetti’s
Best Western Inn & Suites in Hazelton, PA.
Along with his trophy
for finishing second in the Late Model points standings, Sweeney
picked up additional hardware for being named the most popular Late
Model driver in 2010. He also scored two feature wins this season
and scored 12 top 10 finishes in 13 starts.
Sweeney has already
begun preparations for the 2011 season and the team is looking for
potential sponsors and/or partners for the upcoming season. If
interested, please contact Mike Sweeney by following the contact
button/link.
Sweeney Nearly Takes NELMA Late
Model Challenge
(October
23, 2010)- Three divisions of racing with full fields set the stage
for the popular 6th annual NELMA Late Model Challenge
Saturday at Sundance Vacations Speedway. Rebounding from an earlier
incident and following a slew of late race pit stops, somehow Zane
Zeiner of Bath, PA took the lead with six laps remaining and drove
off to victory. Jeremy McDermott of Long Island bested the field for
the checkers in the Street Stock Fender Fury and Johnny Gloor IV
notched the victory in the Legends Fall Classic event.
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Sweeney Has Solid
Season Yet Comes up Short for Third Consecutive Championship
(10/9/2010)-
Justin Onderko ran the quickest time trial lap and Zane Zeiner sat
on the pole following the redraw for the 50-lap Late Model feature.
Onderko, who was trying to notch his first ever championship, came
into the day leading over Mike Sweeney.
Zeiner led the
opening lap over Sweeney, Travis Fisher, Tony Volpe and Jimmy
Wismer. Wismer, a former three-time winner of the season ending
event appeared to be on a mission. First, he overtook Volpe for
fourth on lap seven. He then moved to the third spot before
challenging Fisher for second. He completed that second place pass
on lap 23 (Kevin Green photo).
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