By DDR Motorsports PR
Watertown, Conn.—July 9, 2012 — David Gravel had never seen Cedar Lake Speedway in Wisconsin, until last Friday afternoon, but that didn’t seem to matter to the 20-year-old. After just a handful of laps in practice at the high-banked three-eighths-mile, he went out and turned the fastest lap in qualifying with the World of Outlaws for the third time this season. He followed that up with a second-place finish in the 35-lap main event, which was his best performance of the season with the series.
The FVP Outlaw Showdown at Cedar Lake Speedway on Friday, July 6, marked Gravel’s first trip to Wisconsin to race a sprint car, and he would make his second start in the Badger State on Saturday, July 7 at Beaver Dam Raceway.
The native of Watertown, Conn., started the main event at Cedar Lake on the inside of the fourth row. He fell back a few spots early in the race and found himself as far back as 12th on the ninth lap. After the first caution flag flew on lap-19, Gravel began a frenetic charge to the front as the laps wound down. Read more »
Testing the Waters in Wisconsin: David Gravel Finishes Second in Cedar Lake Debut
David Gravel Heads to Wisconsin with the World of Outlaws this Weekend
Watertown, Conn.—July 5, 2012 — Every time that David Gravel has competed with the World of Outlaws this season he has had one the fastest cars. He has led laps, been quickest in time trials and been near the front just about every time he has taken to the track with the series. Bad luck in the form of some mechanical failures, as well as getting caught up in a couple of accidents have kept him out of Victory Lane so far this season with the World of Outlaws. He looks to continue his consistency with the series when competing against the best sprint car drivers in the world this weekend in a pair of races in Wisconsin.
The weekend opens for Gravel on Friday, July 6, at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., with the FVP Outlaw Showdown, and continues on Saturday, July 7, with the Third Annual Jim Boyd Memorial at Beaver Dam Raceway. The native of Watertown, Conn., will be making his debut at the both the tracks in the Badger State.
“We’ve run really well this year with the Outlaws, and I always enjoy racing with them,” said Gravel. “We struggled last week during Ohio Speedweek, so we look to go up to Wisconsin and get our confidence back. We’ll looking to get a couple of good finishes, and get out of the rut we are in right now.” Read more »
