Mike Spatola Visits
Victory Lane at Peoria!!!
Posted July 2, 2008
Mike Spatola and his #89 Open Wheel Modified team invaded the
Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Illinois last night, July 1, for
a $1,000 to win show that accompanied the UMP Summernationals
tour. Mike started off the evening by winning his heat race
after starting in the fourth position. After once again starting
from the outside of the second row for the A-Main, "Opie"
put on a driving clinic and wound up in victory lane for the
second time in 2008! Mike beat McKay Wenger, Gary Cook, Jr.,
Eric Bruce, and Mark Johnson to the checkers last night at Peoria!
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Spatola Wraps-Up
June with Trio of Top Five Finishes in Missouri, Kentucky, &
Indiana!
Posted June 30, 2008
The Spatola Racing team was very busy last week, as they entered
five Open Wheel Modified events from June 25-29 in four different
states: Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. Mike Spatola
had a great week, as he earned himself a trio of Top Five performances.
The Manhattan, Illinois driver blasted from sixteenth at the
Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Missouri on Wednesday night, June
25 to pass fourteen cars en route to a strong runner-up performance.
He then landed a pair of fourth place efforts on Friday and
Saturday at the Paducah (KY) International Raceway and the Kamp
(IN) Motor Speedway.
The #89 team was also sitting
pretty on Sunday evening, June 29 at the Lincoln Speedway in
Lincoln, Illinois. After starting ninth in his heat race, Mike
got up on the wheel and passed seven cars in the preliminary
event. By virtue of the passing points that he accumulated during
heat race action, "Opie" was due to roll off from
the front row for the night's main event. Unfortunately, Mother
Nature intervened and pushed back the A-Main until Sunday, July
6.
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Mike Spatola Reaches
Victory Lane for the First Time in 2008 at Kamp!!!
Posted June 23, 2008
Manhattan,
Illinois native Mike Spatola drove his #89 Open Wheel Modified
to victory lane for the first time in 2008 on Saturday night,
June 21 at the Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, Indiana! Mike
was seventh fastest in qualifying at Kamp and later won his
heat race. The driver known as the "Wild Child" then
won the main event from the pole position by beating Nick Allen,
Kent Robinson, Josh Ferguson, and Jason Lakey to the checkers!
A night earlier, the Spatola Racing team was in
action at the Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, Illinois.
Mike wound up fifteenth in the final rundown of the A-Main after
running second in his heat race. Following the win at Kamp on
Saturday, the #89 team invaded the Vermilion County Speedway
in Danville, Illinois on Sunday, June 22. "Opie" ran
second in his heat race before recording an impressive third
place effort in the feature behind winner Josh Ferguson and
runner-up Denny Schwartz.
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Spatola Runner-Up
at Kamp, Tenth at KLMS Over Extended Weekend!
Posted June 16, 2008
Mike Spatola and his #89 Open Wheel Modified team trekked to
Kentucky and Indiana from June 12-14 to compete in a trio of
races. First up was the UMP Summernationals event at the Kentucky
Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, Kentucky on Thursday night,
June 12. Mike wound up tenth in the final rundown of the $1,000
to win A-Main after starting thirteenth. Following a rain-out
on Friday at the Paducah (KY) International Raceway, the Spatola
Racing team invaded the Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell, Indiana
on Saturday evening, June 14. Mike won his heat race at Kamp
prior to running a strong second to winner Kent Robinson in
the main event.
