Dylan's Summer Is Loaded With Races
As the summer heats up, so does Dylan's schedule. Dylan is slated to race six weeks in a row with the culmination at the Lucas Oil Raceway in Brownsburg, IN on July 22nd in the ARCA Racing Series Sioux Chief PowerPEX200. This will be Dylan's second ARCA race of the season and it presents a unique opportunity for marketing. The race will be televised on FoxSports1 and with Empire Racing Group's partnership with Richard Petty Motorsports the level of advertising could be limitless.
Dylan has spent the last couple races honing his skills of racing heavier cars. The technique to race the heavier perimeter cars is unlike racing the lighter straight-rail cars in Florida. While there has been a learning curve for him these last few months, with the direction of his Crew Chief, Grumpy Cheek, the support of his crew/team and the addition of Alex Yontz as a driving coach, Dylan has made great strides in getting comfortable behind the wheel and pushing his car to the front. The team has worked tirelessly to give him a car that he can wheel. On June 4th Dylan took to the historic Hickory Motor Speedway.
Although mother nature tried to dampen the day, Dylan was excited to finally take on a track he had hoped to race for several years. He was surprised with two special guests, Kim Scheffler (Dylan's past PR Manager) and Skyla (one of the recipients of the CARS Racin' For A Cause charity that Dylan supports). It was special to have both of them there for his first race at this track. Kim and Skyla drove from Florida early Saturday morning to arrive at the track just before qualifying. And even though the rains did come, the track did an excellent job at drying the track and preparing the racing surface for the drivers. With the rain delay the team was able to enjoy their guests including Kyle Petty, Thad Moffitt's uncle. Thad, Dylan's teammate, was racing in the Limited Late Model class where he is leading in points in the Southeast LLMSC Series and Kyle Petty came to support the team. Sean Corr, veteran NASCAR driver, was able to be at the race as well.
The Empire Racing Group pit was full of legends, veterans and up-and-coming drivers. The team was relaxed and ready to take the green flag. By the time Dylan's NASCAR Whelen All-American Late Model Stocks took the track, moisture had settled into the radio components in Dylan's car. The crew worked to fix the problem and was able to find a temporary solution, but it didn't last long and Dylan found himself racing the 100 lap race with no radio communications with his crew chief/spotter or team.
The race had some long green flag runs and with just a few cautions it made it difficult to diagnose the issue and repair it track side. Dylan managed to race those 100 laps without incident. He brought the car to the checkered flag in 10th place. We are sure the pre-race prayer Miss Kim had with Dylan sure did the job. The "world's most famous short track" and Dylan has added his name to the list of drivers that has put rubber down on that track. Dylan is headed back to Hickory Motor Speedway today and he is anxious to improve on his results.
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