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PETTIT GETS FIRST WIN OF 2012

July 2, 2012 - Prunedale, Ca – Jim Pettit II won his first SPEARS Southwest Tour Series race of the year with a wild last lap pass in the “MRO 125” at Madera Speedway. It was Pettit’s record setting twelfth SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series career victory, and his first driving the Quentin Bammer owned Moeller Bros/HUR Engines #18 Chevrolet.

"It feels great to get this first win with Quentin as the car owner, and for our guys, because they work so hard,” Pettit commented after the race. “The guys gave me a car to put us in position to win the race and when the opportunity was there on the last lap we made it happen."

Pettit took the lead from pole setter M.K. Kanke on lap 24 and paced the field for the next 96 laps. On lap 114, SRL point leader, Derek Thorn moved passed Kanke for second, and then passed Pettit for the lead with five laps to go.

"Our car was getting loose on entry as the laps ran down near the end and when Derek got to us he went to the outside and I wasn’t able to do anything to fend him off, but once he cleared us I did all I could to keep him in sight and then the lapped traffic played to our favor."

With two laps to go Thorn and Pettit caught up to a number of cars, and on the white flag lap both drivers were doing their best to pick their way through the traffic to get to the checkered. Coming off turn Thorn’s progress was slowed and Pettit dove to the inside to retake the lead and go on for his first win of the season, which moved him into second in the championship standings.

"Our number one goal when we set out this year was to have fun, and winning is always fun. We caught a ton of traffic there at the end and things played out for us to pick up our first win. The win will give our team some good momentum going into Salt Lake (City)." Pettit concluded.

Next race for the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series will be at Rocky Mountain Raceways for the “NAPA 125” on Saturday, July 21st. For 2012, Moeller Bros., HUR Engines, Golden Gate Petroleum, BizzwithBuzz.com and Swift Springs support Pettit and the Quentin Bammer #18 team.

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PETTIT ROLLS TO THIRD IN VEGAS

June 12, 2012 -PRUNEDALE, CA – Jim Pettit II and his Quentin Bammer owned #18 team continued their string of top three finishes with a second place run in Saturday’s “Strandwold Properties 125” at Stockton Speedway. It was the defending SPEARS Southwest Tour Series champion’s third consecutive top three of the year.

"We were a little tight in the center (of the corner) tonight, Derek (Thorn) was a little better than us, his team is onto something right now, but my guys never give up and we’ll get better,” Pettit said after the race. “My team has giving me a great car at each of the four races this season, other than the flat tire we suffered at the opener, we’ve finished in the top three so we can’t be disappointed in that."

Pettit sits fourth in the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series championship, just 29 points out of the lead as the series approaches the mid-way point of the season. With four races in the books, the #18 Moeller Bros./HUR Engines team has finishes of 10th, 2nd, 3rd, and 2nd.

"It’s tough, everyone is running so well, and driving smart races, the competition level is so deep in this series,” Pettit stated in regards to the championship fight. “There are three guys ahead of us right now, and another six behind us (in the points) who have a shot at this championship. It’s going to come down the final race in Vegas in November."

Next race for the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series will be at Madera Speedway on Saturday, June 30th for the ‘MRO 125’ and fireworks. For 2012, Moeller Bros., HUR Engines, Golden Gate Petroleum, BizzwithBuzz.com and Swift Springs support Pettit and the Quentin Bammer #18 team.

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PETTIT ROLLS TO THIRD IN VEGAS

May 16, 2012 - Prunedale, CA – Jim Pettit II and his Moeller Bros/HUR #18 team scored their second consecutive SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series top three of the year with a third place finish in Saturday’s “GoLiveStream.TV Blackjack 121” at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

"It was a good weekend for us, we qualified well, led early and finished third," stated Pettit.

After starting fifth, Pettit had moved up to second by lap 7, two laps later he moved past Jason Gilbert for the lead.

"After we got up front we just wanted to be sure we had something at the end. I saw Derek (Thorn) coming and then Jonathon (Gomez), but we had no plans to race hard that early. With about 35 to go the car got tight, which we later found out we had a right rear going down. We had a great battle with M.K. (Kanke) and Jason there late in the race, I had my hands full and I’m happy we held on for third."

Pettit is currently fourth in the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series championship standings, just 26 points out of the lead.

"Each race we have been gaining a better understanding of our new car. Duane and the guys worked really hard making a lot of changes all weekend to help us better understand what the new car likes and how it responds to the changes."

Next race for the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series will be at Stockton 99 Speedway on Saturday, June 9th. For 2012, Moeller Bros., HUR Engines, Golden Gate Petroleum, BizzwithBuzz.com and Swift Springs support Pettit and the Quentin Bammer #18 team.

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PETTIT LEADS MOST LAPS FINISHES SECOND AT SRL MADERA

PRUNEDALE, CA – For the second consecutive SPEARS Southwest Tour Series event, Jim Pettit II and his Moeller Bros./HUR Engines team preformed well throughout the weekend, but came up a little short of their first win of the season for the defending series champion in the Melo’s Gas & Gear 125 at Madera Speedway.

"Once again, Duane (Sharp) and all the guys gave me a great car all weekend," stated Pettit. "We were good on Friday off the trailer, good on Saturday and qualified third overall under the track record."

At the drop of the green flag of the 125-lap event, Pettit made short work getting into the top five from his seventh starting position. At the end of lap 1 Pettit was fifth, into fourth by lap 18, and into the top three on lap 27.

"We were in a great position early on and just wanted to ride to save our stuff as the new track surface was kind of an unknown for us. When we got to second, the 46 car (Zane Lovelace) had a big lead, but we still had a long way to go." Pettit continued. "On lap 54 or 55 we moved into the lead and car felt great, so the mission now was to save our stuff the best we could and stay out of trouble while running out front."

At the halfway point of the race, Pettit had a comfortable lead over Dave Byrd who was running second and Ross Strmiska in third.

"We felt it was our race to win as we got to 100 lap mark, but about that time the car started getting a little loose on entry, and each lap from that point it progressively got worse until the point Mike (Kanke) caught us and we were a sitting duck for him to pass us."

Kanke passed Pettit with five laps to go, but Pettit would hang on for a second place finish.

"Our team was disappointed with second, which says something about how hard our guys work and how competitive they are, but all in all we had a great weekend, the SRL Team barbecue Friday that Carlos (Vieira) sponsored was a lot of fun, so at this point we can’t wait to get to Vegas in three weeks."

Next race for the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series will be at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on May 12, for the "GoLiveStream.TV – Blackjack 121". For 2012, Moeller Bros., HUR Engines, Golden Gate Petroleum, BizzwithBuzz.com and Swift Springs support Pettit and the Quentin Bammer #18 team.

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PETTIT OVERCOMES FLAT WITH TOP TEN

PRUNEDALE, CA – Saturday’s SPEARS Southwest Tour Series ‘season opener’ at Stockton 99 Speedway was mixed at best for Jim Pettit II and his team. Performance wise, their new Hamke chassis Moeller Bros. #18 preformed well, running at or near the top of the speed charts throughout the weekend. After moving into third place on lap 38 of the evenings ‘SPEARS MANFACTURING 125’, the Quentin Bammer owned team looked to be in position for a good solid finish to the start of the 2012 season. Then on lap 113 of the 125-lap event, a flat left rear tire forced the defending series champion to pit with just 9 laps remaining.

"We were real pleased with how the car and the team preformed all weekend," said Pettit. " We unloaded really good, and the car run well right up to the point we ran over the debris. We had about 12 laps to go when the left rear went flat, but luckily the caution came out and we were able to pit.”

After the team made a quick pit stop to change the left rear, Pettit rejoined the field in 20th position with 9 laps remaining. Once the green flag dropped for the restart, Pettit went to work to try to salvage as many championship points as possible. When the checkered flag flew on lap 125, Pettit had move all the way to up to 10th at the finish.

"Luck is always part of racing, so a bit of bad luck for us getting the flat so late in the race, and some good luck the caution came out when it did. Overall we feel real good as we look toward the rest of the season." Pettit added.

Next race for Pettit and the #18 team will be at Madera Speedway on April 21st, for the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series "Melo’s Gas and Gear 125". For 2012, Moeller Bros., HUR Engines, Golden Gate Petroleum, BizzwithBuzz.com and Swift Springs support Pettit and the Bammer #18 team.

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PETTIT SET TO DEFEND TITLE

Prunedale, CA – For the defending SPEARS Southwest Tour Series champion, the off-season for Jim Pettit II and his team has been about change. Before the 2011 SRL Championship Cup was awarded to the Prunedale driver, he and his crew had already created a new alliance and formed a new team with car owner Quentin Bammer. The changes for Pettit entering the 2012 season include; switching from Ford to Chevrolet engines, a change from Port City to a new Hamke chassis, a new car number and a new look for the 2012 season.

"It feels really good to have our new team with Quentin as the car owner," stated Pettit. "Quentin has given us a great opportunity, we have a new Hamke car and a complete back up for the 2012 season. I told Quentin, I don't know how many races we will win, but I assured him we would have a good time at the racetrack."

Pettit will run Bammer's longtime #18 this season with support from Moeller Bros., HUR Engines, Golden Gate Petroleum, BizzwithBuzz.com and Swift Springs.

"We have all of our guys back from the 03 team, who have been with us over the years, plus a few of Quentin's guys on board," Pettit added. "We've had a couple of opportunities to shake down the new car, so everything’s looking good as we approach the first race at Stockton this weekend."

Pettit has two wins in his last four SPEARS Southwest Tour Series starts at Stockton 99 Speedway.

For more information go to www.stockton99.com or www.srlsouthwesttour.com.

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SPEARS Sothwest Tour Series Season Opener Postponed One Week

Bakersfield, CA – The management teams at Stockton 99 Speedway and the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series, collectively decided that postponing this Saturday’s Season Opener to one week later is the best decision for everyone involved.

"With the forecast for rain on Saturday, it makes the most sense to reschedule this Saturday's race at Stockton 99," stated the SRL's Larry Collins. "We have teams from Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Southern California who will be making a long haul to Stockton, so by us and the Nocetis making the decision now, it erases the chance of a lot of people traveling for no reason."

The SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Season Opener will now take place on Saturday, April 7th, with a practice day scheduled on Friday, April 6th.

For more information go to www.stockton99.com or www.srlsouthwesttour.com.

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JIM PETTIT II WINS SECOND SRL CHAMPIONSHIP

Las Vegas, Nevada – Jim Pettit II won his second SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series championship Saturday night during the running of the ‘SIGMA Engineering Solutions 154’ in the 3/8ths mile ‘Bullring’ at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Entering the event first in the Series point standings, Pettit needed an eighth place or better finish to claim the title. Starting twelfth in the twenty-two car field, he worked to way to a fourth place finish, winning the championship by fifty points, making him the first driver in the eleven year history of the Series to win two championships, his first being in 2008.

"We did what we set out to do", said Pettit. "I’m very proud to win the championship. We set out to do that in honor and memory of my Mom. My guys worked really hard all year and never gave up. We put ourselves in the right position all year. We didn’t have the best car in some races and some mechanical issues came up but we were able to overcome them and stay on the lead lap at every race. I can’t stress enough how my crew, Duane Sharp, my crew chief, and Sid, Nick, George, Ed, Louis, Greg, Mark, Lee, Art, Derrick, and Bobby, all of whom are volunteers, worked some long hours both in the shop and at the track."

"Saturday night started kind of bad for us because we started out qualifying twelfth, as usual, and missed the invert by one, again. Our aim was to be conservative early on to make sure we didn’t put ourselves in any position to get in trouble, and then make our way to the front. After we got up to fifth, I figured there was no point in pushing any harder, and we wound up fourth. Everything went according to plan. Mission accomplished."

The Bullring was also one of Pettit’s better tracks. Having raced there eight times since 2008, except for a DNF in 2009, he had one win and never finished lower than Saturdays fourth. During the current ten race season, the Prunedale, CA. driver had one win, seven top five’s, and never finished outside the top eight. In his other championship season, the SRL only had seven races and he won four, had two seconds, and a third. Since his first start in the SRL in 2006, he has a record of forty-two starts, eleven wins, thirty top fives, and thirty-four top tens.

His two SRL championships matches his two championships in the former NASCAR Southwest Touring Series in which he won back-to-back titles in 2004 and 2005 tying him with Ron Hornaday, Jr., who accomplished that feat in 1992 and 1993. The only other driver to win two championships in that twenty-one year old Series that ended in 2006, was Steve Portenga who won in 1994 and 1998. In the fifteen years he raced in that division, he compiled a record of ninety-four starts, eight wins, thirty-four top fives, and fifty-two top tens.

During this and many other seasons, Jim has been sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum / Top of the Hill Performance / Mo’s Gold / Swift Springs / bizzwithbuzz.com, Fred Morgart Recycling and proudly wears on his hood, the logo of the Fred Beletnikoff Foundation. More on Jim’s career can be found on his website, jimpettitracing.com, where you will also find links to the SRL and RacingWest.

As for next year, "We have some plans in the works, but I can say we'll be racing again and I intend to defend my title."

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PETTIT II SEEKING SECOND SRL CHAMPIONSHIP

Prunedale, California – Jim Pettit II will be seeking his second SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series championship this weekend during the ‘SIGMA Engineering Solutions 154’ in the 3/8ths mile ‘Bullring’ at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This being the last race of the SRL season, the title is on the line. Currently first in the Series point standings, an eighth place or better finish will clinch the championship. His first title came in 2008.

"I’d say our chances are pretty good", says Pettit. “We haven’t finished outside the top eight so far this season, so barring something beyond our control, I don’t see why we shouldn’t continue our run. Over the past four years, except for a fire a couple of years ago, Vegas had been one of our better tracks. My crew has been working their tails off to get the car ready, as they always do, so I feel like we’re ready for the challenge."

In the four years that the Prunedale, CA. driver has competed at the "Bullring", in seven starts he has a win and six top fours. In 2009, a motor malfunction caused a fire that heavily damaged his race car, and led to a nineteenth place finish. In winning the last race of the season in 2010 at the Las Vegas track, Pettit scored his tenth win in the SRL, making him the winningest driver in the eleven year history of the Series. He since has another win at the Stockton 99 Speedway earlier this season.

Driving the blue and yellow number 03 Ford, Jim is sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum / Top of the Hill Performance / Fred Morgart Recycling / Swift Springs / bizzwithbuzz.com / Mo’s Gold / and the Fred Biletnikoff Foundation. More on Jim’s career can be found on his website at jimpettitracing.com, that also has links to the SRL and well as RacingWest for all your racing information.

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JIM PETTIT II WINS AT STOCKTON 99

Stockton, California – Jim Pettit II got his first win of the 2011 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series Saturday night on the paved quarter-mile oval at the Stockton 99 Speedway. The ‘Jackson Rancheria 135’ also marked his eleventh SRL win, the most in the Series eleven year history.

Starting ninth in the twenty-one car field, he moved up one position at a time over the course of the 135 lap event, winning by almost a car length.

According to Pettit, “We struggled all weekend but we weren’t as fast as we wanted to be. We didn’t have the best race car, but we won the race, for which I am very thankful. But we won it because of certain situations that occurred on the track. For the first time in my racing career, the officials used pink spray paint to mark the tires during qualifying tech. Why, I’ll never know. But I said, “Wow”, is it a sign from my Mom, pink was her favorite color, like maybe she was rootin’ for us and we were going to have a great night tonight?”

Last December, Pettit’s Mother passed away, and he repainted the former yellow car number, 03, pink, in her memory.

"Like I said, I figured we had a fourth or fifth place car, but a lot of things happened in front of us that I had no control over. Like guys making bad decisions, having problems, crashing, and the next thing I know, we’re leading the thing. I remember thinking, with about ten laps to go, this would be my first win since my Mom’s passing, and are we really going to win this thing for her, my Dad, and the crew? And then with two laps to go, we had another yellow. I thought, oh no, not this. We were having a battle with Keith Spangler, and he was fast, driving hard, but racing me clean. But we went on to win it."

With the win, Pettit stays in contention for the championship. “Yeah, we’re only forty-eight points out of first, and seven out of second, so with three races to go, we’re definitely still in the hunt."

The next race on the SRL schedule is September 24th at Madera Speedway in Madera, CA., and Pettit will be there in his blue and yellow number 03, sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Swift Springs, bizzwithbuzz.com, Mo's Gold, Fred Morgart Recycling, Top of the Hill Performance, and the Fred Biletnikoff Foundation. For more information on Jim, please visit his website at jimpettitracing. com, where you will also find links to the SRL, as well as RacingWest for all your racing information

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PETTIT II GETS 'COMFORTABLE' SIXTH AT MADERA

Madera, California – Jim Pettit II picked up his fifth top ten of the current SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series season Saturday night at Madera Speedway during the running of the Childrens Hunger Fund ‘125’. Qualifying ninth out of a twenty-car field, he finished sixth at the end of the 125 lap event.

“We qualified a decent ninth, but basically we missed the set-up a little bit. We ran good, but just not fast enough,” according to the Prunedale, CA. driver. “I’m fairly comfortable with it. We’ll take our sixth place finish, a top ten, and head to the next race. We’re only at the halfway point in the season so we’re still within striking distance of the points leader, and that’s the way we have to look at it. The car’s still in one piece, so we’ll do some maintenance on it over the next month and go on down the road from here.”

So far this season, Pettit has not finished outside the top eight, in five races, which keeps him third in the SRL point standings, fifty-three out of first. In his six years of racing in the SRL, the 2008 Series champion has thirty-seven starts, twenty-nine top tens, twenty-six top fives, and ten wins, the most in SRL history.

The next race on the schedule is July 23rd at the Rocky Mountain Raceway in Salt Lake City, UT. Pettit intends to be there in his blue and yellow Ford Fusion number 03, sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Swift Springs, Top of the Hill Performance, bizzwithbuzz.com, Fred Morgart Recycling, and Mo’s Gold. For more on Jim, please visit his website at jimpettitracing.com as well as links to his sponsors, the SRL, and RacingWest.

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PETTIT II SCORES ANOTHER VEGAS PODIUM

Las Vegas, Nevada – Jim Pettit II raced to his fifth ‘Bullring’ podium Saturday night during the StreamPayForViewTV – ‘Blackjack 121’ on the Las Vegas Motor Speedways third mile oval. The event was the third race of the current season for the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series.

The Prunedale, CA., driver started out the night qualifying in the number one position. He then drew the ‘eight ball’ for the invert starting him eighth in the twenty-two car field. A third of the way through the 121 lap event, he was fourth, and on lap eighty-two, moved into second. However, he was passed by his friend and rival, M K Kanke, with two laps to go to wind up third.

"Overall, it was a good night," said Pettit. "We didn’t practice on Friday, but got a good set-up on the car during Saturdays practice, went out and set fast time and got a podium finish. So it was a good night for us."

His third place finish was his second of the year at the 'Bullring', having finished second, to Kanke, in the seasons opener on April 2nd. His other top three finishes came in 2008, when he won the SRL championship, and last year when he had first and second place finishes. In his two appearances there in 2009 he finished 19th, when a motor expired and his car caught fire, and a fourth. "Except for that one time, we’ve had some pretty good luck in Vegas."

Although there has been some speculation as to whether or not Pettit will run the full SRL season, following the Saturday night race, he said, "Both my guys and myself are really motivated right now, so we’ll be getting the car ready for the next race at Stockton 99 Speedway next month, and go from there."

Driving the blue and yellow number 03 Ford Fusion, Jim is sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, BizzwithBuzz.com, Swift Springs, Mo’s Gold, and Fred Morgart Recycling. Go to his website at jimpettitracing.com to learn about him, his crew, and his sponsors, where you will also find links to the SRL and RacingWest.

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JIM PETTIT II TAKES SECOND AT THE 'BULLRING'

Roseville, California – Jim Pettit II held on for a fifth place finish Saturday night at All American Speedway during the 'World's Champion Hand Cleaner 140', the second event of the 2011 season for the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series.

Starting fifteenth in a twenty-five car field, the Prunedale, CA., driver made his way up to tenth by lap twelve, and up to fifth by lap fifty-five of the 140 lap race. On lap sixty-seven when running third, he apparently picked up some debris on his tires. "We got lucky on this one", said Pettit. "We had a really good car, and were challenging for second, when I ran over some debris. During the latter part of the race, I radioed by crew that I thought I had a tire going down 'cause it wasn't handling right in the corners. Sure enough, after the race there was twenty pounds of air in the in the right front, and seven pounds in the right rear. So considering having two flat tires and still hanging on to fifth, I thought was pretty good."

Although there had been some concern about whether or not Pettit would continue racing for the rest of the season, he said, "We'll be going to the next race at Vegas for sure. We came out of Roseville with a fifth place finish, and the car is all in one piece, so we're good to go". The next race for the SRL is May 14th at the ‘Bullring’ at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, BizzwithBuzz.com, Mo's Gold, Swift Springs, Fred Morgart Recycling and The Fred Bilentnikoff Foundation, Jim drives the number 03 Ford Fusion owned by his wife Veronica. You can keep up with the 2008 SRL champion by visiting his website at jimpettitracing.com, where you will also find links to his sponsors, the SRL, and RacingWest.

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JIM PETTIT II TAKES SECOND AT THE 'BULLRING'

Las Vegas, Nevada – Jim Pettit II tried every which way but loose to get around veteran M K Kanke during the closing laps of the 'SPEARS Manufacturing 11', but came up short by 0.217 seconds. The event, in the 'Bullring' at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, marked the opening of the 2011 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series season.

After qualifying fourth in the twenty-seven car field, the Prunedale, CA. driver started eighth following an eleven car invert. Slowly working his way through the field, he was fifth on lap thirty; fourth on lap forty; third on lap fifty-one, and moved into second on lap fifty-six. From then on, it was between those two for the rest of the race.

"I raced him as hard as I could, especially during the last few laps. In fact, I was down on the rumble strips at one time. I tried him every way but loose, but came up just a half a car length short. We had a really good car Saturday night, and even tried a few things that I feel will help us the next time we come back, if we have the opportunity", said Pettit.

As far as competing for the rest of the season, Pettit said, "We're going to the next race at Roseveille, and that's all we're planning on at the moment. We definitely would like to continue. I've got some things in the works to help us that I hope will pan out, but we'll just have to wait and see."

Pettit's second place finish was his second in his last three appearances on the third mile oval, the other being a win in the final race of the 2010 SRL season. He now has twenty-four top 5's and twenty-five top 10's in his thirty-three starts in the SRL, along with ten wins, the most in the Series history.

Driving the blue and yellow Ford Fusion number 03, Jim is sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, Mo' Gold, bizzwithbuzz.com, Swift Springs, and Fred Morgart Recycling. For more on his racing career, please visit his website at jimpettitracing.com, where you will find links to his sponsors, RacingWest, and the SRL.

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JIM PETTIT II SET TO DEFEND VEGAS TITLE

Prunedale, California - Jim Pettit II won the last race of the 2010 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series season in the 'Bullring' at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and he's ready to go back and defend his winners title this Saturday night in the 'SPEARS Manufacturing 111', the opening event of the 2011 season. "My many year crew chief, Duane Sharp, and the rest of the crew have been working most of the winter on the car, doing little things here and there, and it's loaded in the hauler and ready to go", says Pettit.

Although a new season is about to begin, for Jim, his family, and his crew, it won't be the same as previous years. His mother, Patricia 'Pat' Pettit, passed away last December. "Racing for us won't be the same as she was with us at almost every race I ran over the past thirty years. In her memory, we have painted the car number 03 in pink, which will remain that way for the rest of my racing career. Whether or not this will be our last race, we'll just have to wait and see how things pan out this weekend. If everything goes well, the plan is to go to the next race at Roseville, and maybe the rest of the season. She was a major part of our racing, so we'll just have to wait and see how it goes."

Last years win at Vegas was Pettit's first on the third mile oval in six attempts over the past ten years, which also made him the winningest driver in the history of the SRL with ten. Along with that honor, he also won the SRL championship in 2008 and finished third in points in 2009 and second last year.

Along with his past years sponors, Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, Swift Springs, Mo's Gold, and bizzwithbuzz.com, Jim has added Fred Morgart Recycling for this weeks event. For more on Jim's racing career, please visit his website, jimpettitracing.com where you will also find links to the SRL, sponsors, and racingwest for all your racing information.

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PETTIT II WINS SRL FINALE AT VEGAS

Las Vegas, Nevada – Jim Pettit II won the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series final event of the 2010 season Saturday night at the ‘Bullring’ at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The win was not only his first ever at LVMS, but also makes him the winningest driver in the history of the SRL with ten, breaking the record held by the 2002 SRL champion, the late Jeff Anthony.

“We finally got the monkey off our back after the unfortunate things that have happened to us there. Blew a tire one time, broke a motor, caught fire and darn near burned up in the thing another time. But Saturday night we had a really great car and had a good race. Brennen Newberry had a good car and drove the wheels off of it. We had a heck of a race there in the second half. I worked him and worked him for I don’t know how many laps until he finally made a mistake and I got him. There were a lot of good cars, and we had some great racing. We wound up second in the championship standings behind Jonathon Gomez, but I’m rally happy for him. And we set the record of the most wins in the SRL, and I’m certainly proud of that. So all in all, the night wound up pretty well.”

Starting the ‘Real Fast TV 200 presented by K & N Filters’ from the eighth spot in the twenty-six car field, the Prunedale, CA.. driver moved into fourth place on lap five, third on lap thirty, second on lap thirty-five and into first on lap seventy-two. He held onto first until lap 108 when Newberry went by him. The two battled for the top spot for the next sixty-three laps until Pettit ‘got him’ and held on for the win.

The 2010 season was an up-and-down one for the 2008 SRL champion. It started out on the downside with a “we missed the set-up bad” and a nineteenth place finish. During the season, two DNF’s due to mechanical problems hurt his chances for a championship. Other than those three incidents, he finished the season with seven top fives including two wins. In his overall career with the SRL, Pettit has thirty-two starts, ten wins, twenty-three top fives, and twenty-four top tens.

The next race on the SRL schedule is October 16th at the All American Speedway in Roseville, CA., followed by the season finale at the ‘Bullring’ at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV.

Driving the blue and yellow 2009 Ford Fusion #03, Jim has been sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, bizzwithbuzz.com. Swift Springs, and Mo’s Gold. For an overview of his racing career, please visit his website at jimpettitracing.com, where you will also find links to his sponsors, the SRL, and to RacingWest for all your racing information.

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JIM PETTIT II TAKES FIFTH AT TOYOTA SPEEDWAY

Irwindale, California – Jim Pettit II saved his car and his tires Saturday night to take fifth place in the ‘NTS, Inc. 100” at the half-mile Toyota Speedway, the seventh race of the ten-race SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series schedule.

Starting thirteenth in the thirty-car field, the Prunedale, CA., driver slowly gained positions until moving into the fifth spot on lap seventy-one. In summing up the night, Pettit said, "We had a pretty good night. We had a car that was a little bit loose, but definitely much better than what we had there a few weeks ago. Any time you run in the top five, it’s a good night."

"We wanted to make sure we weren’t too loose like we were before, but we actually over compensated for it. But we worked our way towards the front and there was a good battle between us and three or four others, which was actually true throughout the whole race. The car stayed with us and we wound up where we did."

Pettit’s finish elevated him up to second in the SRL point standings, only twenty-four points out of first and forty-four ahead of third, with three races to go. "It’s definitely shaping up for a points battle at the end of the season. All the guys in the hunt are good cars and drivers, so we have our work cut out for us".

Sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, bizzwithbuzz.com, Mo’s Gold, and Swift Springs, you can learn all about Jim and his sponsors on his website at jimpettitracing.com, where you will also find links to the SRL, as well as RacingWest for all your racing information.

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PETTIT II HAS GOOD AND BAD NIGHT AT MADERA

Madera, California – Jim Pettit II had both a good and a bad night at Madera Speedway Saturday during the running of the ‘Mid Valley Iron & Metals 125,’ the eighth race in the ten race 2010 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series.

The bad news was a mechanical failure in the rear end of his race car that dropped him to fifteenth at the end of the event. The good news was, he remains second in the SRL point standings.

“It was definitely a disappointing night”, said Pettit. “We had a really good race car, but the mechanical bug bit us again.” The Prunedale CA. driver started the event in fifth place, and worked his way up to second by lap thirty-two. “We were slicing and dicing with Kanke, and having fun, when I heard a clunk.” The ‘clunk’ was the gears in the rear end starting to come apart. After two pit stops to try and fix the problem, Pettit worked his way back up to fifth, but on lap 108, the gears gave up and his night was done.

So far this season, it’s been feast or famine for the 2008 SRL champion. It started out with a nineteenth place finish, followed by four top threes, including a win at Madera on June 26th. That was followed by a thirteenth place finish, a fifth, and last nights fifteenth. As the result of last night finish, he in now seventy-seven points behind the point leader, and only two points ahead of third. “It’s going to be difficult to make up the points we lost last night, but I guarantee we aren’t giving up. It should be a great battle from here on out.”

The next race on the SRL schedule is October 16th at the All American Speedway in Roseville, CA., followed by the season finale at the ‘Bullring’ at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV.

Sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, bizzwithbuzz.com, Mo’s Gold, and Swift Springs, you can learn all about Jim and his sponsors on his website at jimpettitracing.com, where you will also find links to the SRL, as well as RacingWest for all your racing information.

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JIM PETTIT II TAKES FIFTH AT TOYOTA SPEEDWAY

Irwindale, California – Jim Pettit II saved his car and his tires Saturday night to take fifth place in the ‘NTS, Inc. 100” at the half-mile Toyota Speedway, the seventh race of the ten-race SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series schedule.

Starting thirteenth in the thirty-car field, the Prunedale, CA., driver slowly gained positions until moving into the fifth spot on lap seventy-one. In summing up the night, Pettit said, "We had a pretty good night. We had a car that was a little bit loose, but definitely much better than what we had there a few weeks ago. Any time you run in the top five, it’s a good night."

"We wanted to make sure we weren’t too loose like we were before, but we actually over compensated for it. But we worked our way towards the front and there was a good battle between us and three or four others, which was actually true throughout the whole race. The car stayed with us and we wound up where we did."

Pettit’s finish elevated him up to second in the SRL point standings, only twenty-four points out of first and forty-four ahead of third, with three races to go. "It’s definitely shaping up for a points battle at the end of the season. All the guys in the hunt are good cars and drivers, so we have our work cut out for us".

Sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, bizzwithbuzz.com, Mo’s Gold, and Swift Springs, you can learn all about Jim and his sponsors on his website at jimpettitracing.com, where you will also find links to the SRL, as well as RacingWest for all your racing information.

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PETTIT II 'READY' FOR IRWINDALE

Prunedale, California – After a six and a half week break, Jim Pettit II and his ‘git ur done’ crew are ready to get back to racing again. The up-coming Saturday night event at Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, CA., is the ‘NTS, Inc. 100’, and marks the seventh race in the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series ten race schedule for 2010.

The Prunedale driver has had his ups and downs at Toyota Speedway over the years going back to 2001 when he was a competitor in the former NASCAR Southwest Series. Including his four years in the SRL, he’s raced there some twenty-five times and has two wins, seven top tens, and "a whole lot of races I don’t want to talk about. It’s either been really good, or really, really bad".

As for this race, the 2008 SRL champion says, "It’s not just another race to us because we all take it personally when something goes wrong that we have control over. That bad finish at Irwindale a few weeks ago really lit a fire under the guys. My crew chief, Duane Sharp, and I have been in touch with each other every week and the crew has been working their butts off going through the car and getting it prepared for this weekend. Everybody is focused on the race at hand, and we’re ready to go."

The season started out for Pettit with a disappointing nineteenth place finish, but a win, two seconds and a third in the next four races, elevated him into first place in the Series point standings. The thirteenth place finish at the last race, has dropped him to third.

Some thirty-five cars are pre-entered for the event, and according to Pettit, “I think that’s pretty cool, and shows that the Series is growing. I’m looking forward to working with, and racing against, all the new guys that are coming aboard, as well as our great group of regulars. It should be a great race”.

Sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, bizzwithbuzz.com, Mo’s Gold, and Swift Springs, you can learn all about Jim and his sponsors on his website at jimpettitracing.com, where you will also find links to the SRL, as well as RacingWest for all your racing information.

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PETTIT II LEADS SRL TO TOYOTA SPEEDWAY

July 15, 2010 - Prunedale, California – Jim Pettit II, the 2008 SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series champion and current points leader, heads up a field of some twenty-four entries for the sixth race of the 2010 SRL season at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale for the ‘SPEARS Manufacturing 100’ Saturday night.

Not only is he the current point leader, he is also coming off of a four- race streak of top- three finishes including a win at the last event at Madera Speedway three weeks ago in which he inherited the points lead.

The win at Madera also tied Pettit for the most wins in the 10 year history of the SRL, at nine. The record is co-held by the late 2005 SRL champion, Jeff Anthony.

No stranger to Toyota Speedway, Pettit has had some ups-and-downs at the half-mile oval, having raced there for some eleven times in the former NASCAR Southwest Series with his last win in that series coming in 2005 when he won his second straight Series championship. His last win at Toyota Speedway came in 2008 when he won the SRL championship. Last year at the track, Pettit’s best finish was a thirteenth in two starts. “We certainly hope to improved on that Saturday night, and if we do what we’re capable of doing, as we have in the last four races, we will”, said the Prunedale driver.

Driving the blue and yellow #03 Ford Fusion sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, bizzwithbuzz.com, Mo’s Gold, and Swift Springs, you can learn all about Jim and his sponsors on his website at jimpettitracing.com, which also has links to the SRL, as well as RacingWest, where you can keep up-to-date on all things racing.

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PETTIT II SCORES ANOTHER C0ME FROM BEHIND PODIUM

June 06, 2010 - Stockton, California - The 2008 SPEARS SRL Champion, Jim Pettit II, scored this third top-three finish Saturday night during the ‘Mid Valley Iron & Metal Works 130’ at the quarter mile Stockton 99 Speedway. The 130 lap SPEARS SRL Tour Series event saw twenty-one cars take the green flag with Pettit starting seventh. On about lap fifty-five, he was running third when a multi-car incident caused him to drop back to twelfth before he could continue. Following the caution laps, on lap sixty-two he was twelfth, and during the next thirty-one laps, Pettit slowly gained one position at a time until lap ninety-three, when he moved into second place where he finished.

According to Pettit, “We had a great run. We got into a racing incident with a couple of cars, and I got spun out, and when I got back in line, I was twelfth. But we worked our way back up to second, so all in all, we had a great time”.

Saturdays race marked the third time in the last three races that the 46 year old Prunedale, CA., driver has come from at least midway in the field to his podium finishes. Back in May, at the ‘Bullring’ at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he started nineteenth and finished second. In April at the Orange Show Speedway, he started fifteenth and finished and finished third.

Saturdays race saw the entries of a former SRL champion, Steve Belletto, and former NASCAR West champion Eric Holmes, as well as K&N Pro Series West competitor, Mike David. “I think that’s a big plus for the SRL Series,” said Pettit. “If we keep adding guys that are of championship caliber like they are, it’s a big deal. And having K&N Filters coming aboard as a Series sponsor, is another big plus. I think all of that is helping to build some really good momentum for the Series’.

As a result of Saturdays event, Pettit stayed third in the SRL point standings, but is now only four points out of second, and twenty-two points out of first, with six races to go in the 2010 season.

Sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, Mo’s Gold, and Swith Springs, you can learn more about Jim Pettit II and his sponsors, by visiting his website at www.jimpettitracing.com where you will also find links to the SRL, as well as racingwest for all your racing information.

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PETTIT II SCORES ANOTHER C0ME FROM BEHIND PODIUM

June 06, 2010 - Stockton, California - The 2008 SPEARS SRL Champion, Jim Pettit II, scored this third top-three finish Saturday night during the ‘Mid Valley Iron & Metal Works 130’ at the quarter mile Stockton 99 Speedway. The 130 lap SPEARS SRL Tour Series event saw twenty-one cars take the green flag with Pettit starting seventh. On about lap fifty-five, he was running third when a multi-car incident caused him to drop back to twelfth before he could continue. Following the caution laps, on lap sixty-two he was twelfth, and during the next thirty-one laps, Pettit slowly gained one position at a time until lap ninety-three, when he moved into second place where he finished.

According to Pettit, “We had a great run. We got into a racing incident with a couple of cars, and I got spun out, and when I got back in line, I was twelfth. But we worked our way back up to second, so all in all, we had a great time”.

Saturdays race marked the third time in the last three races that the 46 year old Prunedale, CA., driver has come from at least midway in the field to his podium finishes. Back in May, at the ‘Bullring’ at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he started nineteenth and finished second. In April at the Orange Show Speedway, he started fifteenth and finished and finished third.

Saturdays race saw the entries of a former SRL champion, Steve Belletto, and former NASCAR West champion Eric Holmes, as well as K&N Pro Series West competitor, Mike David. “I think that’s a big plus for the SRL Series,” said Pettit. “If we keep adding guys that are of championship caliber like they are, it’s a big deal. And having K&N Filters coming aboard as a Series sponsor, is another big plus. I think all of that is helping to build some really good momentum for the Series’.

As a result of Saturdays event, Pettit stayed third in the SRL point standings, but is now only four points out of second, and twenty-two points out of first, with six races to go in the 2010 season.

Sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, Mo’s Gold, and Swith Springs, you can learn more about Jim Pettit II and his sponsors, by visiting his website at www.jimpettitracing.com where you will also find links to the SRL, as well as racingwest for all your racing information.

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PETTIT II TAKES HIS TIME TO THE PODIUM, AGAIN

May 11, 2010 - Las Vegas, Nevada – For the second race in a row, Jim Pettit II has come from midfield to the podium. This time it was Saturday night during the 'Blackjack 125' presented by GoLiveStreamTV at the 'Bullring' at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Following another poor qualifying attempt that saw him starting nineteenth in the twenty-nine car SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series event, the Prunedale, CA., driver slowly worked his way through the field to score a second place finish. Three weeks ago at the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernadino, CA., he slowly gained one position at a time from starting fifteenth, to take third.

"It was definitely one of those deals that started off lemons, and turned into lemonade”, said Pettit. “What a struggle for us during practice and qualifying. But it just goes to show you that we, as a team, never give up, and regardless of what we do in qualifying, you never can count us out".

"I thought it was a great race. The biggest problem for us in when you start out nineteenth and you have eighteen good cars in front of you, you have to really work several laps to get by them, and when you also have good cars behind you, it definitely puts you at a disadvantage. When I finally got into second, we only had about twenty laps to go, and my cars was good on long runs. If we hadn’t had those last race cautions, I think it might have been a different outcome. But we did, and it wasn’t. My hats off to Derek Thorn. He did what he had to do to win and drove a great race".

Following a nineteenth place finish in the first race of the season, when, while running in fifth place, a rear trailing arm bracket broke, Pettit’s two podium finishes since then have elevated him into third in the SRL point standings with seven races to go. "I think we’re in a great position points wise to go after the championship. It obviously didn’t start out the way we wanted when we had that mechanical failure at Roseville, but that was something we had no control over, and it is what it is. We’re going to keep working harder and continue on. We have a couple of new guys on the crew that have come on with us at the shop and also have a couple of crew members that are back on board after filling some obligations they had, so right now, things are looking pretty good for the rest of the season".

The next event for the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series and Jim and Veronica's Golden Gate Petroleum / Top of the Hill Performance / Mo's Gold / Swith Springs #03 Ford Fusion, with be at the Stockton 99 Speedway in Stockton, CA., on June 12th for the 'Mid-Valley Iron and Metals 130'.

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PETTIT II HOPES TO ‘GET ‘ER DONE’ IN THE BULLRING

May 4, 2010 - Prunedale, California – Jim Pettit II’s pit crew call themselves ‘the git ‘er done crew’ and that’s what they hope to accomplish Saturday night in the ‘Bullring’ at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The event, the ‘Blackjack 125’ presented by GoLiveStreamTV, is the third of the current season for the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour. It will also mark the fourth time the 2008 SRL champion has visited the third mile oval, which has resulted in pretty good and very bad finishes, namely a second, fourth and nineteenth.

The nineteenth place finish occurred a year plus three days ago in which his car caught fire resulting in severe damage to the car, and a couple of weeks getting his breathing back to normal as the result of smoke inhalation. “It’s sort of an anniversary of the thing, which is water under the bridge, and we’re looking forward to much better things this year,” according to Pettit.

“We have pretty much a new race car for this year, after the problems we had last year, and it races good, but as you know, we just can’t seem to qualify well. With the caliber of drivers in the SRL this year, we can’t keep on qualifying twelfth and fifteenth and going through the field to win one of these things. Hopefully, and I say hopefully, we’ve figured some things out. We’ll find out Saturday.”

After starting out the season with a nineteenth place finish at All American Speedway due to a broken rear trailing arm midway through the event while running fifth, Pettit got a third place finish at the Orange Show Speedway three weeks ago after starting fifteenth, which puts him eighth in the SRL point standings with eight races to go.

Jim will be driving the usual blue and yellow #03 Ford Fusion sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum / Top of the Hill Performance / Mo’s Gold / and Swith Springs.

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PETTIT II TAKES HIS TIME TO THE PODIUM AT OSS

April 19, 2010 - San Bernadino, California - Jim Pettit II made up for a poor qualifying attempt Saturday night during the 'Citizens Bank 135' on the Orange Show Speedway's quarter mile oval and took his time to take his place on the podium. Starting fifteenth out of a twenty-four car SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series field, the veteran Prunedale, CA. driver slowly gained one position at a time, finally moving into third place on lap 129 where he finished the 135 lap event.

According to Pettit, "Except for qualifying, we had a great race car. We just can't get it to qualify on new tires right now. During practice on Friday, we were turning some really good laps, but on old tires. If we can figure this tire thing out, we�ll have a better chance of winning one of these things. We just can't keep starting that far back, especially on short tracks, with such great drivers in this series."

Prior to the race, there had been some speculation about the outside groove of the track. "The outside groove worked for me. I think I was about the only one that used it. Don't get me wrong, I had to work at it to pass, but it was there. When I did, they gave me room, but nothing extra."

"We were good on long runs, and when that last yellow flag came out for oil on the track, I was in third. I felt we had come a long way from starting fifteenth so I didn't want to take a chance on getting into an altercation with the two guys up front not knowing what might happen with the cars having cooled down due to the yellow. So with a couple of laps left to go, I almost got under the #2 car, but I thought third is better than the hook, so I got on the binders. He got second and I got third".

Following a disappointing nineteenth place finish in the SRL opener three weeks ago when, running fifth, he suffered a broken suspension, Saturday nights third place finish jumped him up to eighth in the point standings.

"Overall, I thought it was a good race and the fans got their money's worth. A lot of them came in the pits afterwards and they all seemed to be pretty happy."

The next event for the SRL and the Jim Pettit II Golden Gate Petroleum/ Top of the Hill Performance / Mo's Gold / Swith Springs #03 Ford, will be May 8th for the 'GoLiveStreamTV / Blackjack 121' at the 'Bullring' at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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UP AND DOWN NIGHT FOR JIM PETTIT II AT AAS

March 30, 2010 - Roseville, California - Jim Pettit II had an up and down Saturday night at All American Speedway in Roseville, CA., in the 2010 season opening event for the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour. The downside was a broken race car and a nineteenth place finish.

Despite a poor qualifying effort that saw him start twelfth in the twenty six car field, he had worked his way up to fifth by lap seventy-four. According to the 2008 SRL champion, "We had a good race car and I was running in the top five where I wanted to be at that part of the race, and there was a wrecked car in front of me, and when I went to whoa down, the trailing arm bracket in the rear end broke, and around I went. I lost several laps as my guys worked on it, but we got back out for some more laps and actually gained a couple of spots which helped us in the points."

Regarding his qualifying Saturday night, Jim said, "I've been having trouble qualifying lately, but we're working on some things to try and help that. The way the competition is in the SRL, it's tough to even get a top three when you're starting back on the fifth row. I'd like to start up near the front for a change, and have them chase me. So, like I say, we're working on it."

As for the upside. "We had Pro Football Hall of Famer, Fred Bilentnikoff, in our pits Saturday night, and it sure made up for a poor night of racing. It was the first race he'd been to, so we gave him a head-set so he could get an idea of what goes on during a race, and he said he was not only impressed with everything that went on but he had a great time as well. As I told my wife, it wasn't all that bad a night."

The next event for the SRL and Jim and Verionica Pettit's #03 Golden Gate Petroleum / Top of the Hill Performance Ford will be Saturday night, April 17th, at the Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, CA.

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JIM PETTIT II READY FOR 2010 SRL SEASON

March 13, 2010 - Las Vegas, Nevada – Prunedale, California – Jim Pettit II says he’s really looking forward to the 2010 SPEARS SRL Southwest Touring Series season, if for no other reason than he’s back in his old familiar race car, the number 03 Ford. “We’ve been working all winter getting my old car back together, so it’ll be nice to be back in something I’ve driven before. And two of my long time sponsors, Golden Gate Petroleum and Top of the Hill Performance are also back, and we’ve added Moeller Brothers and Mos’ Gold, so things look pretty good at the moment.”

The 2008 SRL champion didn’t have the best of luck last year, having two motors go away; one of which caused a fire that did considerable damage to his car and the second causing him hit the wall and again, damaging his race car. However, a fellow SRL car owner loaned Pettit a back-up car, and he was able to finish out the season with a fourth place finish in the final point standings.

The opening race for the SRL, the ‘Mo’s Gold 125’ presented by Ameripride Uniform Services, is Saturday night, March 27th, at All American Speedway in Roseville, CA. According to Pettit, “This should be quite a night of racing. Not only will the SRL be there with our Late Models, but also it will be the inaugural event for the SRL Legends Tour, as well as the NASCAR K&N ProSeries-West. I think it should draw quite a crowd.” In his two prior SRL appearances at AAS in 2008-09, Pettit has two thirds. The third in 2008 was his worst finish in the seven-race season, his other finishes being four firsts and two seconds.

Pettit says he has another reason he’s looking forward to the upcoming season. “We have a great group of drivers signed up this year and if most of them make it to the races, we should have some good fields of cars. There are a bunch of veterans and a good crop of rookies, all of which should make for a very competitive season. If I hope to win another championship, I’ve got my work cut out this season. This year just might be the start of something really big for the SRL.”

So far in his four years of racing in the SRL, the Prunedale, CA. driver has twenty-two starts, eight wins, sixteen top fives, seventeen top tens, and a championship. In his thirty years of racing, he has over 300 wins on both asphalt and dirt, fifteen championships, back to back NASCAR Southwest Series championships, and in 2006 was voted one of the top twenty-five drivers in the country in the twenty-five year history of the NASCAR Winston Weekly Racing Series.

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JIM PETTIT II SCORES TOP FOUR AT LAS VEGAS

November 2, 2009 - Las Vegas, Nevada – Jim Pettit II overcame poor practice and qualifying times to earn a fourth place finish at the ‘GoLiveStreamTV 154’ at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s ‘Bullring’ Saturday night in the season finale for the SRL SPEARS Southwest Touring Series. Pettit qualified seventeenth in the twenty-eight car field, but slowly worked his way up to fourth at the checkered flag.

“We fought the car all weekend. For whatever reason, we just couldn’t get it to turn in the corners. Normally we don’t practice and qualify that bad, but my crew never gave up and kept trying to fix whatever the problem was, so all in all, we were happy with the fourth place finish,” Pettit said after the race.

The fourth place finish culminated a disappointing season for the 2008 SRL champion who had four wins and seven top three’s in seven races last year, as it put him in fourth place in the final season point standings. Despite a win and seven top ten finishes in ten starts, three DNF’s hurt his chances for a championship repeat. After two malfunctioning engines earlier in the season, fellow car owner Quentin Bammer loaned Pettit his son’s back-up car in order for him to finish the season. “The agreement was that this race was the last race for that car. So we’re going to work on our car and motors during the winter and get ready for next year,” said Pettit.

Following Saturdays race, Pettit said, “I’m real happy for Mike Kanke, our new SRL champion. It finally came together for him this year as we know they’ve been trying for many years to win a championship. Congratulations to him, his wife, crew, and car owner. They certainly deserve it.”

After winning back-to-back championships in the former NASCAR Southwest Series in 2004 and 2005, the forty-five year old Pettit, of Prunedale, CA., has competed in twenty-two SRL events, and compiled a record of eight wins, sixteen top fives, and seventeen top tens.

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JIM PETTIT II WINS AT STOCKTON 99

October 4, 2009 - Stockton, California – Jim Pettit II got his first win of the current SRL Spears Southwest Touring Series Saturday night at the ‘Stranwold Properties 125’ on the Stockton 99 quarter mile oval. Despite starting the 125 lap event sixteenth, Pettit, the defending SRL champion, took the lead on the seventieth lap, and was never seriously challenged the rest of the way.

"We had some issues with qualifying, but my crew, like they always do, got down to business and the result speaks for itself,” according to Pettit. After the first two laps, the Prunedale, CA. driver moved into twelfth place, and for the next sixty-eight laps, slowly but surely, moved up one position at a time until talking the lead on the seventieth go round. “Like I tell the guys, you’ve got to be aggressive, but not too aggressive. Once I got into fifth on lap forty, I was pretty content there, and when the opportunity presented itself, I’d pass another car until I finally got out front. If my memory serves me right, I think it’s the first time this season that someone has come from that far back and won. I’m pretty proud of that."

So far this season, Pettit has one win, five top fives, and six top ten finishes in eight starts. However, two DNF’s due to malfunctioning engines, has him third in the SRL point standings. Last season in winning the championship, he had four wins, two seconds, and a third in seven races. In the four seasons he has raced in the SRL, he has eight wins, fifteen top fives, and sixteen top tens in twenty starts.

Next week, the SRL goes to the half mile track at the Toyota/Irwindale Speedway for the ‘NTS, Inc 125’. "I’m looking forward to that," says Pettit. "Between qualifying and the main event, there’s going to be an exhibition race for several of the past NASCAR Southwest Series champions of which I am one, so that should be fun. And then we’ll also be racing in the feature. Besides that, my engine’s running good so the engine man’s happy, the car’s handling good so the crew’s happy, the owner’s happy, my wife’s happy, I’m happy, so I feel we’re good to go."

As he will be for the final two races of the season, Pettit will be driving the Quentin Bammer owned #03 Chevrolet, sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum / Moeller Brothers / H.U.R. Performance Engines / bizzwithbuzz.com

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PETTIT II SCORES HARD EARNED FOURTH AT MADERA

September 06, 2009 - Madera, California – Jim Pettit II scored a hard earned fourth place finish at Madera Speedway Saturday night during the SRL Spears Southwest Touring Series “Holliday Classis Series”, presented by Performance Electrical. The event was a 130 lap race over the third mile oval.

Starting eleventh out of a sixteen car field, Pettit lost a position in the first twenty-five laps, but then starting a slow drive towards the front. During the next thirty laps, he worked his way up to seventh. On lap 55 he was in seventh, and for the next forty-seven laps went from seventh to sixth, sixth to seventh, until lap 102 when he moved into fifth, and with four laps to go, into his finishing fourth place.

“We took a car that wasn’t as good as it needed to be, but we got up into the top five and we’re pretty happy with the outcome. We had a couple of issues that kept us from being even better, but we’re going to work on that. We had to go out first in qualifying, and they had run a race prior to that and it didn’t leave much rubber on the track and it was really slick, so I didn’t do as well as I would have liked. But, that’s the way it goes. Secondly, the stagger on the rear tires went away, so I was tight in the middle of the corners, but I feel that’s something we can work on for the future. But the motor ran good, the car came off the corners good, so it turned out to be a whole lot better than a couple of other races we’ve had.”

So far this season, Pettit has four top four finishes in seven races, but two DNF’s due to malfunctioning motors, has him in third place in the SRL point standings. He is currently driving a Chevrolet, instead of his customary Ford, that has been loaned to him by fellow SRL car owner, Quentin Bammer. According to Pettit, “The change from Ford to Chevy has been different for me and my crew, but we’re working in it, and knowing my crew, we’ll get ‘er done.”

Although it’s a different car, it still bears the number 03, is blue and yellow, and has Golden Gate Petroleum, Moeller Brothers, H.U.R. Performance Engines and bizzwithbuzz.com as his sponsors.

The next race for the SRL Series is set for October 3rd for a second appearance of the season at Stockton Speedway in Stockton, California.

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PETTIT II IN BORROWED CAR FOR STOCKTON

August 03, 2009 - Prunedale, California – For the first time in some thirty years of racing, the defending SRL Spears Southwest Touring Series champion, Jim Pettit II, will be driving a borrowed race car this Saturday night at the Stockton 99 Speedway.

According to Pettit, "Things just haven’t been going our way this year. The car’s been good, we’ve been competitive, but overall, our season has been terrible. We destroyed an engine and caught fire at Las Vegas, ran pretty good at the two Madera’s, then blew up our second engine and crashed at Irwindale with four laps to go. We just can’t put our finger on why we’ve had these engine problems."

Faced with the possibility of not making the “Don Conti Memorial 99” presented by Performance Electrical Saturday night, a very generous offer by fellow SRL team owner, Quentin Bammer, Pettit will be driving the back-up car to the Moeller Brothers/H.U.R. Performance Engines Chevrolet of Todd Bammer.

"We haven’t given up, our team never gives up, but after our second engine let go, we were in a position of not being ready for Stockton. When the rods blow through the bottom of the motor, it’s pretty serious. So for Quentin to offer us his second car to run at Stockton, is unbelievable. I can’t thank him enough for giving me this opportunity. The SRL Series is important to us, and I felt like we were getting ready to let a lot of people down, so this is huge in many ways."

So far in the five SRL races this year, Pettit has three top four’s, but the two blown engines and their resultant DNF’s have him in a tie for fourth in the Series point standings with five races to go.

"We’ve had the back-up car in our shop for several days now, and my crew chief, Duane Sharp, and the rest of the crew have been working on it to make it comfortable for me. Quentin puts out some good race cars, so with a little tweaking here and there, I think we’ll be very competitive Saturday night."

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JIM PETTIT II LOOKING FOR SRL WIN #8

July 14, 2009 - Prunedale, California – Jim Pettit II has compiled quite a record in his three years in the SRL Spears Southwest Touring Series, and he hopes to better that record Saturday night at the Toyota/Irwindale Speedway. The event, The Spears Manufacturing 100, is the fifth for the SRL Series this summer, with five more to go.

So far in his four years with the SRL, of which he is the current champion, he has started sixteen races, won seven times, and only been out of the top four on three occasions. The last time he visited the Toyota/Irwindale half mile, April 26, 2008, he won it.

For the drivers that haven’t raced there before, “It’s a track like they’ve never been to before. It’s a really nice race track and fast. And I’m always available to show the new guys the ins and outs, the best line around the track, and anything else I can to help get them comfortable and put on a good show for the fans. I was talking to a first time competitor last night, and I told him, be prepared for three and four deep racing. Which he thought was pretty cool, to which I replied, yeah, as long as you’re not in the center cause you’re the meat in the sandwich.”

Driving the #03 Golden Gate Petroleum / Top of the Hill Performance / BizzwithBuzz.com Ford Fusion, Pettit is currently fourth in the SRL point standings with 155, only 53 points behind leader M. K. Kanke. Pettit hopes to close that gap Saturday night.

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JIM PETTIT II GOES UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN AT IRWINDALE

July 21, 2009 - Irwindale, California – As with several other SRL drivers Saturday night at the Toyota/Irwindale Speedway, lady luck smiled on Jim Pettit II, then frowned, then smiled, then just plain went away and left him with a wrecked race car.

The event was the fifth for the SRL Spears Southwest Tour Series for 2009. Lady luck was smiling as the Prunedale, CA. driver qualified a solid second. Then she frowned as a twelve car invert put him eleventh on the starting grid. However, by lap eleven she was smiling again as he was in third. She was still smiling when he was running third right behind the leaders on lap ninety-six. Four to go. She left the race track and he blew a motor, hit the fence, and finished thirteenth.

According to Pettitt, “That’s just about the way things are going this year. Me and the guys can’t figure out why we’re having such horrible luck this year. We definitely had great luck last year, everyone did their job, and now we’re having problems that we don’t have control over. There were several guys that had motor problems Saturday night, so I don’t know what it is that we’re suddenly having these problems. I’ve lost two motors this year for the first time in twenty years.”

Despite the poor finish, Pettit has his Golden Gate / Top of the Hill Performance / BizzwthBuzz.com Ford in a tie for fourth in the SRL point standings. So far this year he has three top four finishes in five starts. His two finishes outside the top ten were the results of the blown engines.

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JIM PETTIT II LOOKING FOR SRL WIN #8

July 14, 2009 - Prunedale, California – Jim Pettit II has compiled quite a record in his three years in the SRL Spears Southwest Touring Series, and he hopes to better that record Saturday night at the Toyota/Irwindale Speedway. The event, The Spears Manufacturing 100, is the fifth for the SRL Series this summer, with five more to go.

So far in his four years with the SRL, of which he is the current champion, he has started sixteen races, won seven times, and only been out of the top four on three occasions. The last time he visited the Toyota/Irwindale half mile, April 26, 2008, he won it.

For the drivers that haven’t raced there before, “It’s a track like they’ve never been to before. It’s a really nice race track and fast. And I’m always available to show the new guys the ins and outs, the best line around the track, and anything else I can to help get them comfortable and put on a good show for the fans. I was talking to a first time competitor last night, and I told him, be prepared for three and four deep racing. Which he thought was pretty cool, to which I replied, yeah, as long as you’re not in the center cause you’re the meat in the sandwich.”

Driving the #03 Golden Gate Petroleum / Top of the Hill Performance / BizzwithBuzz.com Ford Fusion, Pettit is currently fourth in the SRL point standings with 155, only 53 points behind leader M. K. Kanke. Pettit hopes to close that gap Saturday night.

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PETTIT II SURVIVES PENALTY FOR A TOP FIVE AT MADERA

July 7, 2009 - Madera, California – Despite a lap 81 incident that drew him a five position penalty, Jim Pettit II made his way back up to a fifth place finish in an SRL Spears Southwest Touring Series race at Madera Speedway Saturday night. However, he was awarded fourth place after a higher finishing competitor failed to show up for a post-race tech inspection and was penalized five finishing positions.

According to Pettit, “The night was not nearly as good as we had hoped it would be. I got penalized for something I don’t quite understand, but that’s water under the bridge. I talked to the driver involved after the race, and there’s absolutely no problem between us. What happened, happened, and we go from here.”

Pettit was referring to the lap 81 incident that wound up with him being moved from third to ninth place on the lap 85 restart following a caution period. However, on lap 100 he moved into fifth, where he finished. “I think if we’d had another caution during those last twenty or so laps, I could have gotten a couple more spots as it would have bunched up the field. It was pretty much a one groove race track with the outside being the place to be. But we didn’t, and I didn’t.”

The fourth place finish moves Pettit up one position into fourth in the SRL point standings with 155, only 53 points out of first, after four races. “If we could have a little change in luck from our previous races and win one of these things, we’d be in fine shape.” Pettit, who drives the #03 Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance, BizzwithBuzz.com Ford Fusion, is the reigning SRL champion.
Driving the mostly royal blue, trimmed in yellow, #03 Ford Fusion sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance and BizzwithBuzz.com, Jim, Veronica, and the “get ‘er done” crew will show up at Madera Speedway some time Friday for practice that starts in the early afternoon.

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VERONICA PETTIT’S READY FOR MADERA

July 2, 2009 - Prunedale, California. “Last week I made room reservations, and yesterday I bought the food, and last night I made some BBQ sauce: I like to do most of my cooking from almost scratch, to make some sloppy joes and have it ready for the guys this weekend.”

This ‘weekend’ being at Madera Speedway for the SRL’s round #2 of the three race Holiday Classic series presented by Performance Electric for which, “I’m ready for it. It’s a great little track, they treat us good, we’ve won there many times, and it’s the Fourth of July.”

The ‘guys’ being her husband, Jim Pettit II, and the race crew. And she’s been doing this for quite some time. “I met Jim some twenty four years ago at a race track, my father used to race, and we’ve been doing this ever since. I’ve gone to 99.9 per cent of the races he’s been to. All the crew has their own responsibilities
in getting the car ready, so I guess you could say I have one job. Make sure they have rooms to sleep in, and food to eat.”

“I watch the races from the pits and wear a radio headset, but they give me one that I can’t talk to Jim on. I have one superstition. I don’t want to know anything about qualifying. I don’t watch it. I don’t listen to it. I don’t want to know anything about it until the last car has qualified.”

The most memorial race he’s won? “I’d have to say the “Freedom 150” race at Pikes Peak in 2005. My folks are cattle ranchers, and being brought up in the Red, White and Blue tradition, and that event honoring the military, and him winning it, I really enjoyed that race.”

During his thirty some years of racing, Pettit, the race car driver, has won 15 championships at tracks throughout the Southwest, including two at Madera.
“All that time before we were together, we call BV (that’s for Before Veronica)
so I wasn’t around for some of those, so I would have to say that our biggest one was the 2004 NASCAR Southwest Series Championship.”

The blue cowboy hat. “I bought that hat in 2004 when we were celebrating a win in Las Vegas. It was in a convention hall and they were selling all kinds of things, including hats, and that blue one, royal blue being my favorite color, was sitting there. I walked around some more and it was still sitting there. So I called my husband to see of we had enough money. We did, and I bought it.” If you spot a five foot two inch lady walking around the pits under a blue cowboy hat, it’s undoubtedly Veronica.

Jim is looking forward to Madera this weekend as well. “We did some tire testing a couple of weeks ago, and I think we’ve come up with a really good tire that ought to make the racing a lot better. And I’ve done a couple of modified dirt races the past few weeks, so I still remember how to turn left. And more importantly, we’ve had several weeks to get the SRL car ready. We haven’t had the best of luck during the first couple of races and had to spend a lot of time putting things back together. But now we’ve had time to work on things like the chassis and other stuff, so I’m anxious for the weekend.”

Driving the mostly royal blue, trimmed in yellow, #03 Ford Fusion sponsored by Golden Gate Petroleum, Top of the Hill Performance and BizzwithBuzz.com, Jim, Veronica, and the “get ‘er done” crew will show up at Madera Speedway some time Friday for practice that starts in the early afternoon.

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JIM PETTIT II TAKES THIRD AT MADERA

May 26, 2009 - Madera, California. Following Saturday nights “Performance Electrical 110” SRL Southwest Touring Series event at Madera Speedway, Jim Pettit II said, “We had the best third place car on the track, and that’s where we finished. We just didn’t have anything for the first and second place guys”.

Pettit started the event seventh but on the first two laps, dropped back to ninth. On lap four he was back up to seventh and started his slow, but sure, way up to third on lap sixty four. From then on it was pretty much a follow the leader race for the top four or five cars.

“We had some time-consuming problems during practice on Friday that might have been the result of the incident at Roseville in the first race, and the fire at The Bullring three weeks ago, so we didn’t get the practice time we like to have to set the car up. But at least we brought home a complete car for a change, and now we have five weeks or so before the next race, so we can do some preventive maintenance and be ready for Madera again on the fourth of July”.

Driving the Golden Gate Petroleum/Top of the Hill Performance / BizzwithBuzz.com Ford Fusion, Pettit’s third place finish Saturday night, was his twelfth SRL career top three finish in fifteen starts. It also moved him from ninth to fifth in the SRL 2009 point standings, forty-nine points out of first, after three races, with seven more to go.

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JIM PETTIT II “GOOD TO GO” FOR MADERA

May 18, 2009 - Prunedale, California. Following a “scary experience” with a car fire at The Bullring at LVMS three weeks ago in which he suffered considerable smoke inhalation, Jim Pettit II says, “I’m good, probably somewhere in the high nineties on a percentage scale. Two weeks ago I was done for the day at two o’clock, but I’m back to work and have finally quit wheezing, so that’s progress”.

The upcoming event, the Performance Electrical 110, is the third on the SRL Southwest Touring Series schedule Saturday night at Madera (CA)Speedway. The current SRL champion, Pettit last raced Madera in 2007, and won two of the three events the SRL held there that year. “I’m definitely familiar with the place and am looking forward to getting back. It’s close to home and hopefully will be the right medicine for us to get back on track after two rough starts this year”.

Although Pettit got a third place finish in the season opener at All American Speedway in Roseville, CA., he was involved in a mid-race incident that did considerable damage to the race car. Three weeks ago at LVMS, a fire “Did a lot of damage. You can’t believe what we had to fix and replace. But we’re still going with the primary car and not the back-up, ‘cause you never know what might happen prior to the race. My guys did an awesome job in getting that car back together. I talked to my crew chief, Duane Sharp, yesterday and he said we’re good to go”.

Driving his wife’s #03 2008 Golden Gate Petroleum / Top of the Hill Performance / BizzwithBuzz.com Ford Fusion, Pettit is currently 9th in the SRL point standings, having dropped from third as a result of his 19th place finish at The Bullring. “

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JIM PETTIT II O.K. AFTER SERIOUS RACE CAR FIRE

May 5, 2009 - Las Vegas, NV. Jim Peitt II is home recuperating from “the scariest experience I’ve ever had” following the SRL “Blackjack 121” stock car event Sunday afternoon at the “Bullring” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. During a caution flag on the 42nd lap of the 121 lap event, Pettit’s car caught fire and he stopped it next to the pit exit. However, with flames all along the dashboard, and smoke billowing inside the car, it took quite some time before he was removed by fans and race car crew members.

“I basically thought I’d broken a transmission or rear end, right. I seen a little bit of white smoke, but no big deal, and I radioed to my crew I was coming in. But just as I went by the flag stand, the thing really went up in smoke. I mean filling the cockpit big time, and it turned from white to black. And then I got flames all across the dashboard, so I said, I got to get out of this thing, so I stopped near the pit exit, and on the track so they could see what was going on. So I released my two window nets, and released the steering wheel and got it out if the way. Then I took the seat belts off and I said to myself, this is serious stuff here, and I got to get my helmet and Hans device off. I keep trying to get out but I keep getting hooked on something. A guy named “R J” and another guy had jumped the fence and were desperately trying to get me out of the car, and of course I’m trying too. I got my gloves off and I’m trying to get the helmet off so I can get some air, and the guys are pulling on me and the helmet, but the right side of the Hans device didn’t release. Finally, with me pushing on the left side of the helmet, and them pulling, it rolled off and they dragged me out of the car. I don’t know everything there is to know about the response time of the safety crews, but in my opinion, it was way to long”.

According to Pettit, and numerous people at the scene, quite some time elapsed before he was removed from his burning race car, during which he suffered from considerable smoke inhalation. However, he has been given numerous tests all of which indicate no serious after effects. He has been given medication to help with his breathing and has been told that he’s not yet completely out of the woods, but it looks like a complete recovery is in the forecast.

As for the future, the next SRL race is set for May 23 at Madera Speedway and according to Pettit, “As long as something doesn’t happen to my lungs, we’re looking forward to being there and doing the best we can do, but we’ll be there. But right now, I want to thank all the people who have called, and the list is long, and checked on me and my family. And I especially want to thank those that jumped the fence and came out of the pits to help me. If it hadn’t been for them, well, . . . . . “

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JIM PETTIT II “READY TO ROLL” INTO VEGAS

April 28, 2009 - Prunedale, CA. After a month off, the SRL Southwest Touring Series heads to the “Bullring” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this Sunday for the “Blackjack 121”. And as far as Jim Pettit II is concerned, “I’m ready to roll. Time to get back on the track. Vegas is a fun track and we’re anxious to go racing and hopefully have a great run”.

The last time the SRL and Pettit visited the third mile oval back in November, he had what he hoped is not becoming a “crowd pleasing” event. “I was leading the race last year, and had a flat tire under a red flag. I had to go to the pits and change the right front and wound up at the tail of the field. But, with forty laps to go, I did managed to get a second place finish”.

At last months opener at All American Speedway in Roseville, CA., the current SRL champion, while running second at the midway point of the race, was involved in an incident that put him back in the middle of the field, but he managed to salvage a third place finish at the end. “The odds are stacked against you when you have to do those things. Although we had respectable finishes, those last two races lady luck didn’t really didn’t smile on us that much, so we’ll just put that behind us and try to get back into victory lane”.

So far in his SRL career, the Prundale, CA. driver has seven wins in thirteen starts
and has finished outside the top three on only two occasions. Driving the #03 Golden Gate Petroleum/Top of the Hill Performance/BizzwithBuzz.com 2008 Ford Fusion owned by his wife, Veronica, the 44 year old Pettit is currently third in the SRL point standings after one race.

The “Blackjack 121” headlines two days of racing at the Bullring, with the 121 lap
event scheduled to get underway at 2:30 pm, Vegas time, on Sunday.

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JIM PETTIT II EARNS A TOUGH THIRD IN SRL OPENER

April 5, 2009 - Prunedale, CA. Jim Pettit II, the current SRL Southwest Touring Series champion, overcame a lap 80 incident that dropped him near the back of the field, but drove his Golden Gate Petroleum Ford back up to a third place finish in the 125 lap “Riebes Auto Parts 125” at All American Speedway Saturday night.

After qualifying and starting a disappointing eleventh, “We struggled all weekend with tires. We were in the top five in practices, but we’d put new tires on and we’d be 4/10ths off. We drew an early qualifying spot; the luck of the draw; and the track was cold and the tires weren’t much better after we’d work on it all day, and basically that’s why we ended up eleventh”.

In the race, by lap eight he was in eighth; lap forty-one in fourth; and on lap 50 moved into second behind his long-time friend and rival, M K Kanke, of Fraizer Park, CA. During the next several laps, Pettit tried every which way but loose to pass Kanke, but to no avail. On lap 80 Pettit and another competitor came together, and Pettit found himself deep in the field with several lapped cars between himself and the front-runners. “M K and I came up on a lapped car and I slowed a bit to give him some room, and a car came up underneath me and we made contact, causing me to spin, and then I got tagged by another car who had nowhere to go”.

However, by lap 114 he was back up to fifth; on lap 116 up to fourth; and on the last lap, with brake rotors glowing cherry red, moved into third.

“To summarize, we struggled all weekend, but my crew, as always, never gave up. It started out to be a good night that turned into a bad night, which turned out to be a good night, although we didn’t win like we hoped to. I was happy to see M K win as he’s been off for a year. So we’ll take it one race at a time and go from here”.

The next race on the SRL schedule is May 3rd at “The Bullring” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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JIM PETTITT II STARTS DEFENSE OF SRL TITLE

April 1, 2009 - Prunedale, CA. With the 2009 SRL Southwest Touring Series about to begin, Jim Pettit II, last years SRL champion, is, “Looking forward to hopefully backing up the championship season we had last year. It’s going to be a tough road to repeat, but if I can keep lady luck on our side and we do what we’re capable of doing, we should have another great year”.

The 44 year old Prubedale, CA. driver who won four of last years seven SRL races and never finished worse than third, says, “Everything is the same as last year: basically the car is blue with yellow trim, it’s a 2008 Ford Fusion, number 03, with Golden Gate Petroleum as a sponsor. I have all my volunteer crew back, including crew chief, Duane Sharp, who has been with me for many years. Everyone knows their responsibility and does a great job, so we take it one race at a time, and go from there”.

A veteran of nearly 30 years of racing on both dirt and asphalt at many tracks in the Southwestern United States, Pettit has over 300 wins and 15 championships to his credit. Asked what he thinks of the ten race 2009 SRL schedule, his answer was, “I’m really excited about it. We have a very attractive schedule this year. We’re at a lot of really good venues. We’re back to historic tracks, and the races are on the internet which is good for sponsors as well as us”.

As for the season opener, the Riebes Auto Parts 125, at All American Speedway in Roseville, CA. this weekend, “Last year was the first time I had raced there and shortly after the start of the race I got into an incident and wound up near the back of the pack, but we worked our way back to a third place finish. They sold the place out last year and it should be a great opener for the series again this year. It’s a fast little track, a fun track, and I’m looking forward to it”.

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