By DDR Motorsports PR 
Watertown, Conn.—March 20, 2013 —  It takes some drivers quite a while to get acclimated with many of the tight bullrings in California. That wasn’t the case for David Gravel, as he was able to get up to speed pretty quick in his first pair of starts in the Golden State last weekend with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series. The native of Watertown, Conn., finished fourth in the opener at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare and was running near the top-10 when he had a flat tire in the finale, as he continues to fill-in for the injured Bill Rose.
 
Gravel will make another two starts this weekend aboard the No. 6 Fire Text Response Maxim as the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series makes their debut at the new Stockton 99 Dirt Track on Friday, March 22, followed by the Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico on Saturday, March 23.
 
The new Stockton 99 Dirt Track is a semi-banked, three-eighths-mile located at the San Joaquin Fairgrounds. Gravel has raced once this season on a track that size with the World of Outlaws, finishing eighth in the Wildcat Shootout at Tucson International Raceway in Arizona. Last season, he competed a number of times on three-eighths-mile track with both the World of Outlaws and the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions. His best finish with the All Stars on a track that size was a runner-up performance at Screven Speedway in Georgia, while with the World of Outlaws he recorded a fifth-place finish at Lawrenceburg Speedway in Indiana. Read more »

Continues to fill-in for the injured Bill Rose

 
Watertown, Conn.—March 17, 2013 — Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California, can be one of the toughest, most grueling and challenging tracks on the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series schedule. This was certainly the case this past weekend as many of the veteran drivers battled with and were bit by the high-banked, third-mile bullring. How did David Gravel stack up in his first visit to Tulare? Pretty well, as he finished fourth on the opening night, continuing his role filling-in for the injured Bill Rose in the Fire Text Response Maxim.
 
“It took a little bit to get used to the track and the surface, but it reminded me a little bit of Haubstadt (Tri-State Speedway in Indiana) and that was helpful,” said Gravel. “All in all, I had fun there and we were able to get another top-five, which is great for Bill’s team. It’s a cool track and I look forward to hopefully going back there down the road.” Read more »