Dave Ely

April 7, 2010
 

Dave Ely (Loren Carman Photo)

(Loren Carman Photo) NAME: Dave Ely BIRTHDAY: September 25, 1977 HOMETOWN:  Sinking Spring, PA

PARENTS:
Mike and Vicki Ely

MARITAL STATUS:
Married to Jennifer

CHILDREN:
Rylee (13), Kayleigh (10), Nash (7) and Isabella (2)

OCCUPATION:
Sales Manager @ DMI Racing Components

HOBBIES:
Racing and Golf

FAVORITE RESTAURANT:
Galen Hall

FAVORITE FOOD:
Steak

FAVORITE BEVERAGE:
Water

FAVORITE MUSIC TYPE:
Outlaw Country & Classic Rock

FAVORITE PERFORMER:
Waylon Jennings
 
FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW:
Anything on the Golf Channel

YEAR STARTED RACING:
1990

DIVISIONS COMPETED IN:
1990-1993 Go Karts, 1994-Present Sprint Cars

CAREER WINS:
Don’t know how many in go-karts, 25ish in Sprint cars

CHAMPIONSHIPS:
2003 URC Sprint Champion

FAVORITE TRACK:
Rolling Wheels NY & Grandview

CURRENT DIVISION:
410 Sprints

CAR OWNER:
Gene “Speedy” Franckowiak

CAR NUMBER:
75

CHASSIS:
Wolfweld
 
ENGINE:
Rider Racing Engines

TEAM SPONSORS:
Shawn Martin Motorsports, Ely Fabrication, DMI

CREW CHIEF:
Mike Ely

CREW:
Jeff Durr, Rick Goshert

FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL DRIVER:
Doug Wolfgang

CAREER HIGHLIGHT:
The people I’ve met through the sport

CAREER LOWLIGHT:
There are highs and lows every night, it’s part of the sport

SEASON OUTLOOK :
Run about 50-60 410 races

SEASON GOAL:
Consistently run in the top 5

FUTURE GOAL:
Remain a competitive car in the 410 ranks

IF YOU WOULDN’T BE RACING, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?
Attending races for DMI

WEBSITE: www.daveely.com