By DDR Motorsports PR 
Watertown, Conn.—March 13, 2013 — David Gravel has heard and read about the sprint car racing scene in California for as long as he can remember. He has been looking for the right opportunity to race in the Golden State for the past few years. That chance will come this week as he makes his California debut at Thunderbowl Raceway as he continues to fill-in for the injured Bill Rose in the Fire Text Response Maxim on the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series circuit.
 
The two-night event at the high-banked, third-mile Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare is set for Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16 and will serve as the fourth and fifth races of the 12-race West Coast Swing for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series. Each night will be comprised of a full racing program, capped by a 35-lap A-Feature.
 
“I’ve always wanted to race in California, so I’m really excited to get back in the car this week and get to race there,” said Gravel. “I’ve heard that Tulare (Thunderbowl Raceway) is a pretty action-packed track and gets right up against the wall, so hopefully it suits me and we can have a strong run. We have some momentum from last weekend, so that should help as well.” Read more »

By DDR Motorsports PR 
Watertown, Conn.—March 10, 2013 — David Gravel had never seen the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway until last Wednesday when he arrived at the half-mile for the first of two nights of racing at the state-of-the-art half-mile. Likewise, he had never been to Tucson International Raceway in Arizona. On top of that, the native of Watertown, Conn., had never sat in Bill Rose’s No. 6 car until he arrived the afternoon of the Las Vegas opener. None of that mattered though, as the 20-year-old quickly got up to speed in his first pair of races filling in for the injured driver, earning a season-best fourth-place finish on the second night of the “Sin City Showdown” and followed that up with an eighth-place showing at Tucson International Raceway.
 
“For being in the car for the first time it was a great three races,” said Gravel. “It’s exciting to know that we can be competitive in another car. I’m looking forward to continuing next weekend at Tulare (Thunderbowl Raceway). I’m still learning things about the car each time I’m on the track and feel more comfortable every time I climb behind the wheel. We’re only going to get keep getting better.”
 
Gravel began the finale of the two-night event at Las Vegas on Thursday, March 7, by turning the 15th-fastest lap in time trials, aboard Rose’s Fire Text Response Maxim, which put him on the pole of the third eight-lap heat race. He finished second in that contest to earn a spot in the dash. Gravel would come home sixth in the dash and lined up on the outside of the third row for the 30-lap main event. Read more »