August 9, 2010

Middleswarth Racing & Chad Layton win the Dream Race Extreme Honoring the Late Jim Nace.

To say that Harrisburg's Chad Layton was living the "Dream" this weekend was an understatement using a late race pass on a restart with 10 laps to go, the Middleswarth Racing chauffeur pulled away and scored a big win for the home track team and the $15,000 payday that went along with it. The win was Chad's 5th 2010 overall feature win and his 3rd at Port Royal Speedway.

 

"I really do not know what to say" said Layton relaxing at home Sunday evening. "I'm not quite sure it sunk in yet, I'm the lucky one who gets to drive this race car. That race was won by my team, Moon made the right adjustments under the red. I knew once we got going I couldn't wait around, Brian (Montieth) is way to good of a racer and I needed to get around him right away or we were probably going to run second. He had pretty much checked out and we needed a caution. Since it was a Red that gave Moon & Jim the chance to make the car a little better. I would put my crew up against any team in the country without hesitation. I'm a small part of this, headlines will read Chad Layton won the race but the should read; Middleswarth Racing won the big Dream Race Extreme. Of course none of this is possible without Dave & Bret (Middleswarth), they give us whatever we need and I'm just honored they chose me to drive this car" added the Port Royal Speedway point leader.

 

"We have some great companies behind the scenes that do not get a lot of credit. J&J builds an awesome race car, and our Don Ott power has be fast and reliable all year. I need to give a special mention to Genie Butler down at ButlerBuilt. They put me in one of their seats this year and I wouldn't go anywhere else. The few times we have crashed this year, that seat has kept me where I need to be. You can't cut corners with safety and I really appreciate companies like BulterBuilt and Simpson for what they do to keep me safe" said Chad.

 

"Thanks needs to go to Port Royal and the Dream Race Extreme organizers for putting on a race like this. Any time a local track tries to offer a purse like this for racers I feel we need to step up and support the racing in this area" said Chad. "It's so cool, because I grew up watching Jim Nace wheel that Camel Express #26 and when he passed away last year local racing lost one of it's true heroes. It is an unbelievable honor to win the first race in memory of him" added Layton.

Chad would like to thank the sponsors that help provide this deal for him to race such a storied Central PA sprint car: Middleswarth Potato Chips, Bud Godek Auto Body, J&J Chassis, Don Ott Racing Engines, Simpson Race Products, K.R.S. Graphics, Trades Auto Sales, WRT Web Designs & Wholesale Auto.

Keep current on all your Chad Layton, Middleswarth Racing news at http://www.chadlayton.com where you will find the team’s schedule, photos, results and the latest merchandise.