April 27, 2003

By Jarrod Lehman

Bear Lake, PA --- Last weekend proved to be a productive weekend for Chub in his Corry Rubber/Corry Laser/Nystrom's Auto Sales/Draime Racing Engines/Rocket Chassis/Carerra Shocks/Pierotti Motorsports/Farr MotorSports Chevrolet Monte Carlo #1* as the defending Renegade Dirt Car Racing Series (RDCS) champion attended the “Bedford Bash 40” at the Bedford Speedway in Pennsylvania sanctioned by RDCS. Chub drew the 24th pill for qualifying and turned in the seventh quick time out of 49 cars on hand. Running second in his heat race Chub started the main event in 12th place and drove to a fifth place finish which put him into the current RDCS points lead for the 2003 championship title. He is also leading the 2003 “RDCS Outerwears Hard Charger” point standings.

After spending the night in the “Chubzilla Hilton”, the new truck and hauler the team recently purchased, the Chub Frank Racing team headed for Busti, NY and Stateline Speedway on Saturday after the RDCS event at Hagerstown Speedway in Maryland was rained out.

Photo By Jeff Sherbine

A phone call in to “Steve” Briggs at the shop from "Boom" Briggs in the truck to mount up tires to be in accordance with Stateline Speedway’s tire rule helped the team arrive at Stateline just ten minutes prior to hot laps leaving little time to change the set-up and tires on the Rocket Chassis/Draime Racing Engines #1*.

Chub started last in his heat race and took the win, which put him on the front row alongside Rich Gardner for the main event. With five laps to go Chub held a straight-away lead over Gardner who was being chased by Scott Johnson and Dan Armbruster with Scott Gurdak a distant fifth. Chub was passing the tail end of the field as the white flag fell and cruised to win the event over 2002 Eriez Champion Rich Gardner and Scott Johnson. Chub's win at Stateline, in his first appearance there of the year, was at the track where his now 25 year career was born.

Next up for Chub and the Renegade DirtCar Racing Series is a first time ever visit to Brush Creek Motorsports Complex near Peebles, OH Saturday, May 3 for the $7,000 to win "Battle At Brush Creek 50". Promoter Tom Partin has posted over $32,000 in purse money for the Apple Creek,OH based sanctioning organizations initial appearance at the three-year old facility.

Brush Creek Motorsports Complex is a high-banked 3/8ths mile tri-oval track featuring a racing surface 80' wide with 8 degrees of banking on the straightaways and 15 degrees of banking in the turns. A huge grandstand with seating for 4,000 fans provides a clear view of the entire race track.

Electronic transponder scoring will be used for the "Battle At Brush Creek 50" and the Delaware Double-File Restarts will be utilized in the feature event only.

Pit gates will open at 4:00pm with spectator gates opening at 5:00pm. Hot laps will begin at 6:00pm immediately followed by CARRERA SHOCKS "Challenge the Clock" time trials. Racing is scheduled to begin after time trials with a complete program of BRODIX,INC. heat races, MASTERSBILT RACE CARS "B" Mains and the ISKY RACING CAMS dash being held prior to the running of the "Battle At Brush Creek 50".

Adult general admission is $20.00, children 5-12 years of age are $10.00, children under 5 years of age are free and pit admission is $35.00.

Brush Creek Motorsports Complex is located 2 1/2 miles south of Peebles,OH on State Route 41. For further information phone 937-544-3344, race day only phone 937-58-SPEED (587-7333) or visit the Brush Creek Motorsports Complex website located at www.brushcreekmotorsports.com

Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services

Chub Frank Racing

Rt.1 Box 146

Lottsville Niobe Rd.

Bear Lake, PA 16402