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Latest Results: ARCA RE/MAX 250 at Talladega AL on Friday October 3, 2008 at 5pm. Tim Mitchell in the new #06 FREEGEEKPENN.ORG Ford Fusion finished 19th on lead lap after starting 42. We had radio trouble at the start and put a complete new wire harness in the car during 2nd caution. The #5 plug wire came off 2 times. Avery crimped it the 2nd time and it stayed. The team adjusted & fixed everything that came up , even broken jack with the car in the air. Tim layed back and avoided all the acidents to be there at the finisk woth out a scratch. Congats to the Tim, the whole PetersonMotorsports team for a great race.
Loud Energy Drink 150 at the new 2.3 mile road course Thunderbolt Raceway of New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville NJ on September 28, 2008. Tim Mitchell in the #06 FOUR SEASONS Chevrolet (Ray) Finished 39th (lost engine) and James Hylton in the #0 finished 26th still running. Rain shortened race due to weather. Press Release
Peterson Motorsports welcomes FOUR SEASONS heating and cooling in Egg Harbor City, NJ as Primary Sponsor for the Thunderbolt ARCA 150, and associate sponsors RDF2,LLC and Robert Folley and THE MARION AGENCY - Insurance and Financial Services, from Mt. Ephraim N.J. and Camden County, NJ FireFighters Local #3249, also Luigi's Deli & Meat Market, and Minerva Tire, from Toms River, NJ, as associate sponsors. See sponsor page for company details.
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10/03/08 - ARCA 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. Tim finished 19th in new #06 FREEGEEKPENN.ORG Ford Fusion at Talladega on Friday after a 42nd place start..
09/28/08 - Loud Energy Drink 150 at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Tim in #06 lost motor & finished 39th. James Hylton in #0 ran full race to finish 26th in race on Sunday.
9/19/08 - Eddie Gilstrap Motors 200 at Salem Speedway.
Tim in #06 (Dusty) qualified 27th but spun on second lap backing in to the wall. Wayne in #0 (ray) pracitced but DNQ. Tim started a backup car #06 (Ray) but developed clutch trouble and parked early to finish 30th. Race will be on Mav TV on at 8pm EST.
19th @ Talladega 10/08
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The Team Owners are Wayne Peterson & Michael Peterson with Drivers Tim Mitchell, Wayne Peterson, Butch Jarvis & others and Crew Chiefs Gerald Smith & Avery McKlusky. They have been running together in NASCAR and ARCA for over 30 years.
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Tim Mitchell in the #06 FOUR SEASONS Chevrolet (Ray) Finished 39th (lost engine) and James Hylton in the #0 finished 26th still running. Rain shortened race due to weather. Press Release
09/13/08 - Eddie Gelstrap Motors 200 at Salem Speedway
Tim Mitchell in the #06 Star Wheels Chevrolet (Dusty) finished 30 after he qualified 27th and Wayne Peterson in the #0 Nealco Chevrolet (Ray) practiced but DNQ. Tim made a good first qualifing lap, but spun the car on the 2nd lap backing into the wall. Tim start a backup car (Ray) as #06 and lost the clutch early. Tim parked with every thing elese in good shape. Ray is a good speedway car and there was no need to hurt the car.
09/06/08 - Chicagoland ARCA 200 .
Tim Mitchell in the #06 Star Wheels Chevrolet (Ray) qualified 37 and finished 34th and Wayne Peterson in the #0 Nealco Chevrolet (Dusty) DNQ. The car lost 4 gear and Tim parked with every thing elese in good shape. Ray is a good speedway car and there was no need to hurt the car. There were severial things that had to be fixed on Dusty and ARCA did a complete speedway inspection, requiring fuel cell to be pulled and every thing elese. These added task caused the team to be late and miss practice, so the #0 DNQ.
09/01/08 - Southern Illinois 100 at De Quin Illinois mile Dirt Track.
Tim Mitchell in the #06 Star Wheels Chevrolet (Dusty) Spun on lap one of Qualifing and made contact with the inside wall causing minor damage to the rear on the car. During the spin the motor rotated backwards causing internal damage. Because it was Tim's first lap, the #06 DNQ for this race. Wayne Peterson in the #0 Nealco Chevrolet (Ray) Qualified and finished 36th.
08/17/08 - Allen Crowe 100 at Springfield Illinois mile Dirt Track
Tim got hit in the rear by car #20 on Lap 23 that put him in the Wall to finish 34th. Tim Qualified 29 in #06 Ford, Rodger. Wayne lost the oil belt on the new car dusty #0, the motor was damaged. Wayne & Avery work that week geting a motor ready for a new short track Chevy Momte Carlo we call "Dusty". Motor installed on Tuesday & Wednesday.
08/09/08 - Toyota ARCA 150 at Nashville Superspeedway
Tim Mitchell in the #06 Star Wheels Ford (rodger) finished 24 and Wayne Peterson in the #0 Nealco Chevrolet (Ray) finished 41. Team put in a fresh motor in #06, rodger, for Nashville. We had an oil line drag in practice & caught fire. Tim was slowing down when oil dumped in front of the rear tires and spun the car. It burned the paint off the rear bumper cover. The Crew made repairs and replaced the oil line in time for qualifing. Tim had a good race gaining points on all the teams we are chasing.
08/02/08 - Pennsylvanis 200 at Pocono Raceway
Tim Mitchell in the #06 RDF2,LLC Ford (rodger) finished 27th after a start of 36th. Tim had a good run, but lost several positions when we lost all but 4th gear for the last 3 restarts. Wayne Peterson in the #0 Nealco Chevrolet (Ray) qualified 37th but pulled the entry so James Hylton could get in the race with the #08.
07/26/08 - Berlin ARCA 200
Tim Mitchell in the #06 ProFox Racing/Star Wheels Skate Center Ford (rodger) started 29th and finished 24th and Wayne Peterson in the #0 Nealco Chevrolet (Ray) started 31st and finished 30th. Tim in #06 pushed a little water out during cautions but was running well in the race until the motor blew just past half way. Wayne did a start & park in #0. Delay TV coverage on MAV TV starts on 8/1/08 at 8 pm.
07/18/08 - Kentucky ARCA RE/MAX 150
Tim Mitchell in the #06 ProFox Racing/Star Wheels Skate Center Ford (rodger) finished 35th after starting 39th and Wayne Peterson DNQ in the #0 Nealco Ford (Timex got bent up in qualifing). Tim Mitchell in the #06 had a bad vibration in practice that damaged power train. We had to make more repairs after qualifying from the vibration. #06 fell out at mid race due to an oil pan leak that could not be repaired at the track and time allowed. The crew made a quick repair after qualifing & did a great job and we want to thank them all.
06/29/08 - 250 laps at Cayuga Motor Speedway in Ontario Canada
Tim Mitchell in the #06 Star Wheels Skate Center Ford finished 22nd after starting 30th and Wayne Peterson started & finished 33rd in the #0 Nealco Chevrolet. The #06 stripped a rear axle to wheel drive plate coming out of the pits late in the race. This allows the axle turn without the wheel turning, so the car stops pulling. Tim was running in the top 20 when it broke. This was the first time for Tim & Wayne at this 5/8 mile short track. Long time friend Tony Hawn along with Jesse Hawn, Larry Benson and Gates Ouimet, all from Ontario Canada, helped crew the cars at Cayuga Speedway. They did a great job and we want to thank them all.
06/14/08 - Race for Wildlife 200 at Michigan Speedway
Tim Mitchell started 37nd and finished 35th in the #06 Star Wheels Skate Center Ford and Wayne Peterson in the #0 Nealco Chevrolet ran fast enough to qualify, but pulled the car to allow #08 James Hylton in the race. The race start was rain delay to Saturday at 8:30am. #06 was hit in the right side by #09 causing Tim to spin into the grass & lost 4 laps total with green flag pit stop. The race was televised same day delayed on SPEED.
06/07/08 - Pocono 200 at Pocono Raceway
Tim Mitchell started 34th and finished 21st in the #06 RDF2 LLC Construction/Luigi's Deli Ford and Wayne Peterson started 31st and finished 38th in the #0 Nealco Chevrolet. Good run and finish for used tires.
05/18/08 - Hantz Group 200 by Federated Car Care at Toledo Speedway
Tim Mitchell in the #06 Star Wheels Skate Center Ford started 32nd and finished 29th. The #06 was involved in several ontrack accidents that put us in a hole, but provelled to a strong finish in the race. Wayne Peterson is in the #0 Nealco Chevrolet DNQ.
05/11/08 - Drive Smart! Buckle Up Kentucky 150 at Kentucky Speedway
Tim Mitchell in the #06 Star Wheels Skate Center Ford started 36th and finished 26th and Wayne Peterson is in the #0 Nealco Chevrolet started 41st and finished 40th. Tim chased Brad Smith for most of the race, passing him and pulling away in the last 15 laps.
05/04/08 - Carolina 500 at Rockingham Speedway
Tim in the #06 Star Wheels Skate Center Ford started 39th and finished 24th and Wayne Peterson in the #0 NEALCO Chevrolet started 49 and finished 50th. This was a long 312 mile race and the team made 11 pit stops to change tires. The race started at 12:00 noon EST on Sunday and was televised on LIVE on SPEED TV.
04/25/08 - Kansas Lottery $150 Grand at the Kansas Speedway
Tim in the #06 Star Wheels Skate Center Ford finished 29th in the Kansas Lottery $150 Grand at the Kansas Speedway after starting 37th. The car started the race with a bad push. The #06 lost 2 laps on a green flag pitstop at lap 71, but made more adjustments to improve car handling. Wayne Peterson in the #0 NEALCO Chevrolet DNQ. The race started at 4:00pm on Friday and was televised on SPEED TV next day, Saturday night, at 8:30 EST.
04/19/08 - Prairie Medow 250 at the Iowa Speedway.
Tim Mitchell in the #06 Star Wheels Skate Center Ford started 22nd, the field was set by 2007 owners points. With firday practice being rained out and only a few laps on saturday morning, the car had a bad push in the turns. With the push, the speed thru the turns was way down. The team elected to bring the car behind the wall to make changes rather than risk blowing a tire and/or wrecking the car. The changes improved the handling and the times picked up but were still not what we wanted. Tim finished 30th. Tim in the #06 Star Wheels Skate Center Ford and Wayne Peterson in the #0 NEALCO Chevrolet will load up for Kansas Speedway.
04/13/08 - Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem (Indiana) Speedway.
Tim Mitchell in the #06 Star Wheels Skate Center Ford had new car blues. The team had to work the bugs out of Timex with just a few practice laps. After replacing the carb in line for tech, qualification went south when the window net came loose. Wayne Peterson in the #0 NEALCO Chevrolet practiced, but DNQ.
2008 Daytona ARCA 200:Tim Mitchell finishes 21st in #06. Tim started 42nd,near the back, in the #06 Peterson Motorsports Star Wheels Cheverolet and slowly moved in to the top 15 by mid race. Tim got as high as 9th before ignition problems slowed the carresulting in 21st finishing position.. The race was live on SPEED Channel Saturday, February 9.
Butch Jarvis in the #0 Peterson Motorsports Cheverolet had a good qualifing speed of 175.576, but due to the strong field of development drivers and CUP cars did not qualify for the race.
The 2008 ARCA RE/MAX Series season has started. Wayne Peterson Motorsports is proud to anounce that Tim Mitchell/Fayetteville TN will be driving the Star Wheels-NEALCO #06 and Butch Jarvis/Blountville TN will be driving the Tennessee Mountain Boys #0 for Daytona and Wayne in the #0 for the remaining races..
Peterson Motorsports #06 is 20th and #0 is 44th after Daytona
2008 ARCA Season Drivers Standings
After 15 races, Tim is currently 19th in 2008 Driver points and car #06 is 26th & Wayne is 28th in Drivers points and car #0 is 33nd in owner points.
Tim Mitchell was 17th in final 2007 ARCA REMAX Series Driver points. The #06 was 23rd in points followed by the #0 in 32 place in the 2007 final Owners Points. The #06, and #0 will each be in the ARCA ABC plan for 2008 with the #06 and now the #0 also in the ARCA Golden A Plan for the 2008 season.
Wife of Wayne Peterson of Pulaski TN and mother of Michael Peterson of Hoover AL, Brian Peterson of Ashville NC, and Kevin Peterson of Huntsville AL. She had 5 grandchildern, Brianna & Benjamin Peterson of Hoover AL, and Danielle, Nicholas, and Kayla of Huntsville AL. She was a school teacher / guidance counselor of 31 years and retired in 2000 due to effects of Alzhimer's. In retirement she worked and traveled with the family stockcar race team in the ARCA REMAX Series all over the United Stated.
