When the 2007 racing season kicks off at Williams Grove Speedway in two weeks, a familiar car will be making a return to the famed half mile.

 After five years away from the sport, Walt Dyer’s “Brickmobile” will be back in the lineups with a rookie driver. The last time the Dyer Masonry sprinter competed in Pennsylvania was during the 2001 racing season.

 Winchester, Virginia’s Tommy Beavers will be the latest driver to pilot one of the most famous sprint cars in the history of sprint car racing. Beavers, 26 is a three year veteran of 305 Sprint car racing and won the 2005 Path Valley Speedway championship. He is married to Dyer’s grand daughter Sarah.

 “Oh my gosh, it’s huge, it’s a dream come true,” said Beavers with his southern accent. “My goal in racing was to always race a sprint car in Central Pennsylvania and I never thought I’d probably be able to race one let alone in Bud’s car. I look at the names and the history in that car and it’s just amazing.”

 Dyer took Beavers by surprise about a month ago after returning from his vacation home in Florida.

 “Walter went to Florida about a month ago and he came home and said he was buying me a 410 motor and we were going racing,” said Beavers, who planned on another season in the 305 sprint car. “He’s had the itch for some time to get back into racing so we’re just going to race one night a week because there is no way he could go back to the schedule he had before.”

 “Walter went to Florida about a month ago and he came home and said he was buying me a 410 motor and we were going racing,” said Beavers, who planned on another season in the 305 sprint car. “He’s had the itch for some time to get back into racing so we’re just going to race one night a week because there is no way he could go back to the schedule he had before.”

Dyer is giving Beavers plenty of time to get familiar with his new office.

 “Bud said I didn’t have to win the first race but I had to win the second one,” he joked. “Our main goal is to go out there and get laps, we need them more than anything. We’d like to get some decent finishes by the end of the season.”

 While it will be a no pressure deal, Beavers thinks differently.

 “It’s a huge deal for me but it’s a really huge deal for the racing community to have this car back on the circuit,” he mentioned. “It’s gonna cause a lot of hype and it will only be added pressure on me because of the hype that surrounds this car.”

 Beavers said the old Dyer crew will return along with the car owners for another go round. Alan Northcraft, Larry Younker and Donnie Timmons are all looking forward to returning to the track with their young gun.

 They always say racing is in your blood. No doubt about it, the return of the Dyer No. 461 to the track about sums that up.


BIG SEASON PLANNED
 Competitors in the Super Sportsman, limited late models and street stocks have been assured of a full season filled with season long point fund sponsors and numerous extra higher paying races by several sponsors. Meetings were held over the past week for all three divisions.

 “We had real good turnouts at both meetings and I thought that was real favorable and we also have a lot of favorable comments,” said Alan Kreitzer, co-manager at Williams Grove Speedway. “Everyone is pretty optimistic and we just wanted to put it all out there to show these guys that we are trying and we’ve come up with a lot of great sponsors for the season that should be a good deal for all involved.”

 The divisions will have a Saturday night home at Williams Grove Speedway this season while “tour” events for the Sportsman and limited late models have been scheduled at Lincoln, Port Royal and Trail-Way Speedway’s.

 This season on the “Tour” series, the Sportsman will have a 30-race schedule while the limited late models will see 26 events and the street stocks 16. Most of the races for the Sportsman and LLM will be at Williams Grove.

 Lawrence Chevrolet will sponsor the Williams Grove Super Sportsman point fund this season as well as the Sportsman 100 which is held at Lincoln Speedway. Tour race sponsors will include H & H Wings on April 7 at Lincoln, Larry Miller Racing Parts on May 19 at Lincoln, Art by Jake on  July 7 at Lincoln, H & H Wings on September 1 at Lincoln, Sweeney Signs on September 2 at the Grove and of course the September 15 Sportsman 100 at Lincoln by Lawrence Chevrolet.

 Credit Connection will be sponsoring a Feature winners dash at the Grove on September 7 for a total of $1,600 with $600 going to the winner.

 MALCO Landscape, Inc. has come on board to sponsor the limited late model point funds at both Williams Grove and another smaller one for the five race series at Lincoln in 2007. The Grove champion will take home $1,0000 out of a $4,450 total fund with the top 10 being paid. The Lincoln series winner takes home $500 with the top five being paid.

 On the late model tour, Weikel Racewear will sponsor races at Port Royal and Williams Grove while K.R.S. Graphics is also on board at the Grove. Art by Jake will sponsor a late model race at Lincoln. Also sponsoring events will be Quiznos, Rick Barr Plumbing, Victory Lane Construction, ABC West Lances and Credit Connection.

 On the street stock side, Salisbury Mechanical Services, Inc. will be the season long point fund sponsor at the Grove which will see the point fund double this season with $700 going to the winner and the top 10 drivers receiving point fund checks.

 Cockrell’s Auto Body will be sponsoring six street stock events at the Grove which will all pay $400 to win.

 Sweeney Signs will also give all three champions a free race car lettering package.

 There will be a car show at Lawrence Chevrolet on March 9 & 10. Contact Alan Kreitzer if you are interested in having your race car on display.

 There will also be new handicapping systems in place that will take care of the loyal Grove and tour racers.

 Drivers interested in racing in the Sportsman 100 must compete in 10 events prior to that event.

 For more information, visit www.silverspringspeedway.com.


PIT STOPS
 Craig Dollansky won the big $10,000 paycheck Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park. Dollansky outran Danny Lasoski, Mechanicsburg’s Lucas Wolfe, Chad Kemenah and Fayetteville’s Lance Dewease. Thomasville’s Greg Hodnett was eighth with Fred Rahmer 12th, Mark Smith 19th and Alan Krimes 24th. Randy Hannagan was the Thursday night winner over Danny Smith, Wolfe, Lasoski and Hodnett with Krimes 10th, Dewease 13th, Rahmer 14th and Smith 21st…

 Joey Saldana smoked ‘em in Tuesday night’s All Star Sprint opener at Volusia Speedway Park over a record 58 car field. Saldana’s Kasey Kahne Motorsports owned No. 9 JEI Chassis was one of five cars that smashed the one lap track record. Saldana started fifth in the A Main and made it look easy driving away from the field in dominating fashion, lapping up to the seventh place finishing car. Craig Dollansky, Tim Shaffer, Terry McCarl and Daryn Pittman were the top five. Lucas Wolfe was ninth, Greg Hodnett 10th, Lance Dewease 12th after advancing from the C-Main, Fred Rahmer 13th and Josh Wells 24th. Volusia races every night through Sunday…