June 29, 2009 - Rick Eckert and his #24 Dirt Late Model team closed out the ultra-busy Great Northern Tour with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series last week with five events in the states of New York and Pennsylvania. The five races were held on Monday (June 22) at the Can-Am (NY) Motorsports Park, Tuesday (June 23) at the Canandaigua (NY) Speedway, Wednesday (June 24) at the Big Diamond (PA) Raceway, Thursday (June 25) at the Lernerville (PA) Speedway, and Friday-Saturday (June 26-27) once again at Lernerville.

The highlight of the week for the Raye Vest Racing team came on Monday at Can-Am when Rick set fast time, won his heat race, and captured the $7,000 top prize for his second Outlaws win of the season! In all, Rick claimed one win, two top five finishes, and four top ten efforts last week. After the win at Can-Am, the York, Pennsylvania native finished fourth at Canandaigua, fourteenth at Big Diamond, seventh in the $10,000 to win show at Lernerville, and ninth in the $30,000 to win 'Firecracker 100' at Lernerville.

Following the Great Northern Tour, Rick currently finds himself fourth in the latest version of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series point standings. You can view complete results from the ultra-busy week by pointing your web browser to www.worldofoutlaws.com.

June 22, 2009 - The Raye Vest Racing team trekked north of the border over the weekend to enter a trio of World of Outlaws Late Model Series shows in Canada. The Ohsweken Speedway (June 18), Autodrome Drummond (June 20), and Cornwall Motor Speedway (June 21) were all slated to host $10,000 to win WOOLMS events over the weekend. However, Autodrome Drummond was forced to cancel their race on Saturday due to persistent rain showers.

In the weekend opener at Ohsweken on Thursday, Rick Eckert qualified fourteenth quickest and later ran third in his heat race. After starting tenth on the grid in the A-Main, Rick was able to move past six competitors en route to a fourth place effort behind winner Josh Richards, Brady Smith, and Darrell Lanigan.

On Sunday, the Cornwall Motor Speedway hosted the final leg of the Canadian swing of the Great Northern Tour. Rick laid down the eleventh fastest lap during time trials and once again finished third in heat race action. The York, Pennsylvania driver wound up sixth in the final rundown of the $10,000 to win feature event after starting in the eighth position. Rick now finds himself up to fourth in the latest version of the WOOLMS point battle following Cornwall last night. You can view complete results online at www.worldofoutlaws.com.

Appalachian Mountain Speedweek Updates:
June 12, 2009 | Bedford (PA) Speedway | $5,000 to win
* In the Appalachian Mountain Speedweek finale tonight at Bedford, Rick won his heat race before finishing second to winner Josh Richards in the $5,000 to win main event.

June 11, 2009 | Port Royal (PA) Speedway | $5,000 to win
* The $5,000 to win Appalachian Mountain Speedweek event set for tonight at Port Royal was washed out and will not be rescheduled...

June 10, 2009 | Lincoln (PA) Speedway | $7,000 to win
* Rick won his heat race tonight at Lincoln before the rains came during consolation action. The $7,000 to win feature has been rescheduled to Wednesday, August 12.

June 9, 2009 | Williams Grove (PA) Speedway | $5,000 to win
* "Scrub" returned to the Appalachian Mountain Speedweek scene tonight at Williams Grove. He set fast time in qualifying and won his heat race before starting the $5,000 to win A-Main from the outside of the front row. After leading several laps early in the race, Rick wound up a strong runner-up behind winner Steve Francis.

June 8, 2009 | Winchester (VA) Speedway | $5,000 to win
* The #24 team chose to skip out on the Winchester event tonight due to the mechanical woes from Selinsgrove. They are still scheduled to race at Williams Grove on Tuesday, June 9!

June 7, 2009 | Selinsgrove (PA) Speedway | $5,000 to win
* Rick Eckert won his heat race tonight at Selinsgrove, but suffered terminal motor problems during the preliminary event. He was forced to scratch from the $5,000 to win feature event due to the mechanical problems.

June 7, 2009 - Rick Eckert and his #24 Dirt Late Model team invaded the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio on Friday and Saturday, June 5-6 for the 15th Annual 'Dream 100.' The crown jewel spectacular once again paid a whopping $100,000 to the winner. Rick timed in twenty-ninth fastest during qualifying on Friday night and later ran third in his stacked heat race on Saturday evening. The York, Pennsylvania native rolled off seventeenth in the 100-lap 'Dream 100' and was able to pick off nine cars en route to a solid eighth place performance at the "Big E." You can view complete results and access video coverage from Eldora by pointing your web browser to www.dirtondirt.com.