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Rip Michels Racing and Stock
Building Supply are proud to announce the 4th annual Stock Building
Supply Home Improvement Show this coming Saturday, August 1, 2009 at
the Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, California.
Stock Building Supply has been a supporter of West Coast racing for
over 11 years. Not only is Stock sponsoring the Twin 50 lap races,
they will also be conducting a spectacular home improvement show. The
Home Show will featuring displays from many of the nation’s largest
manufacturers and distributors of the top brand name power tools,
windows, doors, decking, siding, fasteners, connectors, paint, and
more.
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Rip Michels Racing and Hot Rod Hobbies/Jimmy Babcock Racing League (JBRL)
partner for the May 16, 2009 SLM race at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.
Hot Rod Hobbies /JBRL are owned by Jimmy Babcock. Jimmy is a long time
friend of Rip & Laurie Michels. Jimmy served as Rip’s crew chief and
tire specialist on the Grand American Modified championship team in
2000 at Irwindale. “I can’t thank Jimmy enough for his support of our
race team. We were about done, and this will get us to a few more
races.
Michels powers into race number 7 of 21 this coming weekend at
Toyota Speedway. Michels, the all time win leader with 57 career
victories, looks to add one more victory to an already stellar career.
The eight time champion, including ‘02, ‘03, and ‘07 in the SLM
division at Toyota Speedway, has had a tough time finding victory lane
this year. “It amazes me how quick things change in racing, since they
moved the victory lane location; we just can’t find it… ” commented
Rip. “In fact, we had a team meeting, and thought we needed to add a
GPS system to the car to help us find it, but thought better of it. We
simply could not add any more weight to the car; we need to keep off
all the extra weight just to keep up with Nick Joanides horsepower.”
Michels comes into Saturday night’s race 2nd in points, 32 points
back from Nick Jonaides. “Everyone has stepped up their racing
programs since we competed full time in 2007, and we’re just a little
behind. We made some big gains in the set-up, but just haven’t put it
all together for an entire race,” says Crew Chief, Roger Theabold.
“Having managed Rip’s team since 2002, this year has been difficult
for all of us,” says Team Manager, Michael Medlin. “Every year we had
a racing budget, a schedule, and a goal of winning races. Now, we are
on a race to race basis, and it’s a challenge to get on top of your
game without sponsorship & testing. We are really thankful for all of
the sponsors who have helped us out this year. At least for now, we
can race, which is better than the alternative.”
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