WATERTOWN, Conn.—May 5, 2013— It’s hard to believe it had been since last July that David Gravel had taken to the high banks of the famed Eldora Speedway in Ohio. After Mother Nature halted a couple of scheduled trips to the half-mile last fall, the native of Watertown, Conn., made his first two starts of 2013 at the historic oval this past weekend. He finished seventh in the opener of the two-night Outlaw Thunder weekend to earn his third-career top-10 finish with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series at Eldora.

The Outlaw Thunder weekend was the first of three separate trips the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series will make to Eldora Speedway this season. Gravel plans to race in all of those events, which equate to five total nights of racing for the series at the track, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. Read more »

By DDR Motorsports PR
                
Watertown, Conn.—May 1, 2013— When it came to time trials at the famed Eldora Speedway during World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series events last year, no one had a better record than David Gravel. The native of Watertown, Conn., set fast time in each of his first three starts at the half-mile with the series, including sweeping time trials during the two-day spring event. Gravel will return to Eldora this weekend, looking to not only qualify up front, but score his first win of the season.

The first of three visits to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series is set for Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. Gravel will pilot the No. 6 Firetext Response Maxim for Bill Rose Racing in each of those contests.

“One of the keys at Eldora is to keep the car really straight,” said Gravel. “You have to be confident to run the cushion and that’s where you need to be to run good. I feel pretty comfortable in Bill’s car and have a good feel for it, so hopefully that translates to this weekend at Eldora.” Read more »