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Rick Eckert
Team Name
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Expand/Collapse  Raye Vest Racing 5220 $103775 3 14 27  
02/12/2009
Volusia Speedway Park (38th Annual ALLTEL DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH) - Barberville, FL
A-Main
 		10 130 $1700  
02/14/2009
Volusia Speedway Park (38th Annual ALLTEL DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH) - Barberville, NC
A-Main
 		3 144 $3000  
03/13/2009
Deep South Speedway - Loxley, AL
A-Main
 		12 126 $1350  
03/21/2009
Battleground Speedway (100 laps) - Highlands, TX
A-Main
 		19 112 $2020  
03/29/2009
The Dirt Track at Lowes (Circle K COLOSSAL 100) - Concord, NC
A-Main
 		25 75 $2125  
04/04/2009
Farmer City Raceway (ILLINI 100) - Farmer City, IL
A-Main
 		10 130 $2700  
04/17/2009
Fayetteville Motor Speedway - Fayetteville, NC
A-Main
 		5 140 $2500  
04/18/2009
Virginia Motor Speedway - Jamaica, VA
A-Main
 		12 126 $1500  
05/17/2009
Lincoln Speedway - Lincoln, IL
A-Main
 		1 150 $7600  
05/22/2009
US 36 Raceway - Cameron, MO
A-Main
 		7 136 $1900  
05/24/2009
Charter Raceway Park - Beaver Dam, WI
A-Main
 		5 140 $2000  
05/28/2009
Delaware International Speedway - Delmar, Delaware
A-Main
 		8 134 $1800  
05/30/2009
Hagerstown Speedway - Hagerstown, MD
A-Main
 		3 144 $3550  
05/31/2009
Tyler County Speedway - Middlebourne, WV
A-Main
 		14 122 $1240  
06/18/2009
Ohsweken (ONT) Speedway (Great Northern Tour) - Ohsweken, ONT
A-Main
 		4 142 $3000  
06/21/2009
Cornwall Motor Speedway (Great Northern Tour) - Long Sault, ONT
A-Main
 		6 138 $2200  
06/22/2009
Can-Am Motorsports Park (Great Northern Tour) - LaFargeville, NY
A-Main
 		1 150 $7650  
06/23/2009
Canandaigua Speedway (Great Northern Tour) - Canandaigua, NY
A-Main
 		4 142 $2200  
06/24/2009
Big Diamond Raceway (Great Northern Tour) - Pottsville,PA
A-Main
 		14 122 $1240  
06/25/2009
Lernerville Speedway - Sarver, PA
A-Main
 		7 136 $1900  
06/27/2009
Lernerville Speedway (FIRECRACKER 100) - Sarver, PA
A-Main
 		9 132 $3000  
07/08/2009
Deer Creek Speedway (Wild West Tour) - Spring Valley, MN
A-Main
 		11 128 $1550  
07/10/2009
River Cities Speedway (Wild West Tour) - Grand Forks, ND
A-Main
 		4 142 $3050  
07/14/2009
Gillette Thunder Speedway (Wild West Tour) - Gillette, WY
A-Main
 		7 136 $1900  
07/16/2009
Dakota State Fair Speedway (Wild West Tour) - Huron, SD
A-Main
 		4 142 $3000  
07/24/2009
Attica Raceway Park (ALLTEL Ohio Late Model Speedweek) - Attica, OH
A-Main
 		6 138 $2200  
07/25/2009
Sharon Speedway (ALLTEL Ohio Late Model Speedweek) - Hartford, OH
A-Main
 		8 134 $1800  
08/13/2009
Grandview Speedway - Bechtelsville, PA
A-Main
 		7 136 $1900  
08/14/2009
Bedford Speedway - Bedford, PA
A-Main
 		24 102 $1200  
08/15/2009
Hagerstown Speedway - Hagerstown, MD
A-Main
 		14 122 $1400  
08/20/2009
Muskingum County Speedway - Zanesville, OH
A-Main
 		19 112 $1120  
08/22/2009
K-C Raceway - Chilicothe, OH - Buckeye 100
A-Main
 		9 132 $2800  
08/29/2009
Screven Motor Speedway - Sylvania, GA
A-Main
 		5 140 $2500  
09/01/2009
Eriez Speedway - Erie, PA
A-Main
 		1 150 $10600  
09/02/2009
Brewerton Speedway
A-Main
 		3 144 $3500  
09/05/2009
Tri-City Speedway -Franklin,PA (Oil Region Labor Day Classic) - Franklin, PA
A-Main
 		12 126 $1500  
09/06/2009
Tri City Speedway -Franklin,PA (Oil Region Labor Day Classic) - Franklin, PA
A-Main
 		19 112 $1230  
11/04/2009
The Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway - Concord, NC
A-Main
 		11 75 $1550  
11/06/2009
The Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway (WORLD FINALS) - Concord, NC
A-Main
 		3 144 $3500  
11/07/2009
The Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway (WORLD FINALS) - Concord, NC
A-Main
 		8 134 $1300  
Overall 5 5220 $103775 3 14 27 200 
Highlights
Rick Eckert
Hometown: York, PA
Birthday: Dec. 14, 1965
Marital Status: Married (Kristal)
Children: Daughter Courtney (19)
Car: No. 24 Raye Vest Excavating/J&J Steel Bloomquist Chassis
Car Owner: Raye Vest
Website: www.rickeckertracing.com

2008 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Stats:

Events: 43
Starts: 43
Wins: 1 (Drummondville, Que.)
Top 5: 12
Top 10: 24
Fast Times: 1
Heat Wins: 4
B-Main Wins: 4
Points Standings Finish: 7th (-344)
Total Season Earnings: $105,500

WoO LMS History: Made several appearances with the first incarnation of the WoO LMS (1988-89)… Signed as one of original 12 contract drivers when World Racing Group restarted WoO LMS in 2004… Recorded first career tour win on April 24, 2004, at Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway. With victory in next event – April 30 at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn. – he became first driver in trail’s WRG-era to register back-to-back victories… Won five times and finished third in points in ’04, remaining in contention for the title through the final night of the season… Scored two wins (at Iowa’s Farley Speedway and Pennsy’s Tri-City Speedway) and finished fourth in the 2005 point standings… Led all drivers in 2006 with eight victories, but all came in season’s first 17 events. Faltered over final 13 races and finished seventh in points standings… Enjoyed one of the greatest hot streaks in WoO LMS history in 2006, scoring his eight wins in a span of just 13 races. Won four A-Mains in a row to establish a tour consecutive-win record… Was uncharacteristically winless in 2007 – the only driver among the top 10 in the points standings to go without a victory, and his first winless season on the tour. But he had five runner-up finishes and dropped out of only one race, helping him to a fifth-place finish in the points standings… Ended 2007 on a 57-race winless streak. The slide reached 71 races before he ended it with his only triumph of 2008 – on June 21 at Quebec’s Autodrome Drummond… Bounced between GRT and Rayburn chassis in ’08, searching for fast combo. Entered mid-season ‘Wild West Tour’ sitting strong third in points standings, but slumped during trip and faded to a seventh-place finish in the points… One of only two drivers (Steve Francis is the other) to start all 197 A-Mains contested in tour’s WRG-era (2004-2008)… Enters 2009 ranked third behind Francis and Scott Bloomquist on the WoO LMS’s WRG-era win list, with 16 victories. His total is fourth on the alltime tour win list, which is led by Billy Moyer (35)… Made switch to chassis built by ’04 WoO LMS champ Scott Bloomquist for the 2009 season…

Other Racing History: Celebrated his 25th anniversary as a race car driver in 2006… Raced a 410 Sprint Car near his central Pennsylvania home before opting to concentrate on dirt Late Models… Dominated dirt Late Model action at Pennsy’s Bedford and Lincoln speedways from 1989-1992, winning three straight titles at Lincoln (’89-’91) and four in-a-row at Bedford (’89-’92)… Won championship of UDTRA/Xtreme DirtCar Series in 2001 and 2002… Scored first ‘crown jewel’ dirt Late Model event victory in 1999, capturing the $100,000 ‘Dream’ at Ohio’s Eldora Speedway… Also pocketed a $100,000 check for winning the UDTRA Great Northern Challenge in 2002… Other major wins include the 2004 Dirt Track World Championship at Bluegrass (Ky.) Speedway; National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway (2004 and 2005); 2005 Scorcher 100 at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn.; 2002 Masters 100 at Cedar Lake (Wis.) Speedway; 2000 STARS/Renegade Fall Nationals at Florida’s East Bay Raceway Park; 2000 Winchester 200; and Hub-City 150 at Hagerstown Speedway (1994-95)… Competed in selected ARCA superspeedway events during the late ‘90s… Made crew changes in 2007 after pre-season departure of longtime crew chief Robby Allen. Also made a pre-season change to MasterSbilt Chassis after ending extended run behind the wheel of Rocket Chassis cars, then switched to GRT Chassis in August… Had two wins away from WoO LMS in 2007 (at Pa.’s Williams Grove Speedway and Delaware International Speedway)… Has spent the past 13 years driving for Maryland car owner Raye Vest, who received an ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Sport’ award at the 2007 WoO LMS Awards Banquet…

Interesting Facts: Comes from a big racing family. His father, Junior, was a popular dirt-track racer in Pennsylvania; his sister, Candy, enjoyed several successful seasons as a Street Stock driver in the ‘80s; and now his teenage nephew, Cody Darrah, is making a name for himself in central Pennsylvania Sprint Car competition… His nickname is ‘Scrub.’… His daughter is a sophomore at Millersville (Pa.) University…

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