Tony Leis Salem Recap

Leis Gains Valuable Experience at Salem; Frustrated with  Finish
 
For Immediate Release
 
(9/17/06 - Salem, IN) - Rookie driver Tony Leis gained  some valuable 
experience behind the wheel at Salem Speedway in the ARCA RE/MAX  Series on Saturday. 
Leis turned in a lap of 18.434 sec / 108.387 mph in Pork  Pole Qualifying, 
putting the Hydro-Cool / Volden Construction Ford solidly in  the field in the 
23rd starting spot and when the checkered flag waved Leis was  credited with a 
28th place finish.
 
Although Leis finished 144 laps of the 200 lap Eddie Gilstrap Motors ARCA  
Fall Classic, the 28th place finish wasn't what he and the Bob Schacht  
Motorsports crew were looking for heading into the high banks at Salem. Tony  along 
with crew chief Bob Schacht were looking to make it through to the end  
completing all 200 laps and were working their way toward that and acquiring the  laps 
needed for Leis to become comfortable behind the wheel of the ARCA car on a  
short track. However, with all of the usual short track fender rubbing and  
banging going on it became a challenge. Leis stepped up and met it with the  
ability of a veteran, driving hard among the ARCA regulars, showing he has what  
it takes to be competitive in the ARCA RE/MAX Series.
 
However, while battling off turn 2 and down the backstretch, Leis was sent  
spinning off the bumper of the #59, and into the wall, doing heavy damage to 
the  Hydro-Cool / Volden Construction #24  and Tony and the BSM crew were  
finished for the night and credited with the 28th place finish.
 
"I learned a lot here tonight." Said Leis, "This track is an awesome place  
to race, I was having fun there for a while and we were having a pretty good  
run, I was so pumped up coming into this race and knew we had a good car, it's  
just a shame we didn't get to finish the entire 200 laps." Leis added, "This 
was  still a really sweet opportunity for me and I'm just glad that (Bob) 
Schacht and  the whole team have given me this chance, I guess I'm just a little 
frustrated  with the outcome."
 
For more on Tony Leis please visit  _www.tonyleis.com_ 
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