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Trak-Star
Race Cars in Friendsville, TN
can be reached at 865-995-9238.
Race one or chase one.
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Mike will
have some merchandise available
after the start of the 2008
season. Check back for updates.
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New
web site online
Mike
"The Milkman" Weeks
is proud to announce the lauch
of an all-new web site. Fans
can now follow Mike throughout
the racing season at MikeWeeksRacing.net.
The new site will have an
updated schedule, news, photos,
and more.
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April
16, 2009 - Weeks steps down from
Peg Leg ride
After
careful consideration, Mike Weeks
has decided to step down as driver
for Peg Leg Motorsports. Recent
poor performances and mechanical
issues with the car led to the decision.
"It
wasn't nothing against those guys,
but I need to do something different,"
Weeks said. "It wasn't an easy
decision because those guys were
so good to me. But we weren't running
as good as I thought we should be
and I didn't want to be thinking
about this for the next few weeks."
Mechanical
issues plagued the team at Mountain
Raceway last weekend. Weeks failed
to make the race, but got into the
starting grid on a series provisional.
He finished 23rd out of 26 cars.
Weeks
will return to his own familiar
#22 Trak-Star GTO this weekend at
Volunteer Speedway at Bulls Gap.
April
25, 2009 - Third
place finish gets
"Milkman"
headed in right
direction
Mike
Weeks returned to
his familiar #22
Trak-Star car at
Tazewell Speedway.
The return paid
off to the tune
of a 3rd place finish.
Mike
gave chase to pole
sitter Billy Ogle
Jr. and Rick Rogers
throughout the race.
Things got interesting
with lapped traffic,
but Mike could not
take advantage by
gaining any spots.
Still, a 3rd place
finish gives Mike
and the team a boost
of confidence heading
into the month of
May.
Mike
is tentatively scheduled
to go to Tazewell
Speedway again this
coming weekend.
May
25, 2009 - Rough weekend for
Weeks
After
a number of recent rain outs,
it was time to get back to
racing with a weekend of nice
weather.
Stop
#1 for Mike Weeks was the
Tennessee Thunder DirtCar
Series race at Boyd's Speedway
in Ringgold, GA. Mike finished
3rd in his B-main to make
it to the 24-car starting
gird. But rough racetrack
conditions made racing difficult.
Only 8 cars finished the 50-lap
race. Mike finished 21st.
Stop
#2 was at Tazewell Speedway
and the O'Reilly Battle of
the Bluegrass DirtCar Series.
Another rough racetrack greeted
the drivers. For Mike, the
rough conditions got him during
qualifying as his left rear
tire went flat on his first
qualifying lap. The tire was
peeled off the rim. Mike opted
not to start his heat from
the rear and loaded up for
the night.
Mike
is tentatively scheduled to
be at Mountain Raceway for
a $2,000 to win race.
June
28, 2009 - Third
place finish at
Tazewell
Mike
Weeks returned
to Tazewell Speedway
for a weekly race
at the high-banked,
1/3-mile track.
Mike
quailified in
the third starting
spot just behind
Rick Rogers and
Vic Hill. Rogers
got the early
lead with Hill
and Mike following
closely behind.
Hill overtook
Rogers for the
lead on lap 12.
Mike settled in
behind Rogers
still in third
and was able to
keep pace with
the front two.
With 10 laps to
go, Mike hit a
rut in turn 1
that effected
the handling of
his #22 Trak-Star
GTO. He held of
for third when
the race was over.
Mike's
plans for this
week include another
weekly race at
Tazewell Speedway
on July 2nd and
Wartburg Speedway's
Mack Truck 50
on July 3rd.
July
19, 2009 - First
win comes at Tazewell
The
streak is over.
Mike Weeks won
his first race
of the season
at Tazewell Speedway.
The win was a
long time coming.
"This
has been a tough
year," Weeks
said. "To
start the year
with a different
team and have
things go like
not like you wanted
them to and then
run your own deal
on a tight budget
has been tough.
We've felt like
we've had things
turned around
the last few weeks,
we just needed
a win to show
for it. We finally
got it."
Mike
will be competing
in some of the
O'Reilly Southern
Nationals races
this week. Plans
call for Mike
to race at Crossville
Raceway, Cleveland
Speedway, and
Tazewell Speedway.
Mike will also
be racing in the
limited late model
race at Boyd's
Speedway on Friday.
August
2, 2009 - Top
10 finish in Atomic
Speedway Memorial
The
3rd annual Atomic
Speedway Memorial
was held at Mountain
Raceway and sanctioned
by the Tennessee
Thunder DirtCar
Series. Mike is
a former two-time
champion at Atomic
and decided to
enter the event
honoring the former
1/3-mile racetrack.
The
track was fast
and in good shape.
A few bumps came
up in turn 3.
Those bumps affected
Mike during qualifying
and his Sunoco
dash. The right
flopper was knocked
off the crew.
Mike and crew
worked to replace
it before the
feature.
Mike
came from 12th
starting spot
to finish 7th
in the race.
Mike
will be back at
Tazewell Speedway
this Saturday
night for a $3,000
to win race.
September
7, 2009 - Third
place finish
for Weeks at
Tazewell
The
O'Reilly Battle
of the Bluegrass
DirtCar Series
returned to
Tazewell Speedway
for the Buddy
Rogers Memorial
44. The $5,000
to win race
was also the
final race of
2009 for the
Bluegrass series.
Mike
finished 1st
in his heat
race, finishing
ahead of series
champion Victor
Lee and Vic
Hill. Mike would
get a top 3
start for the
44-lap race.
A pill draw
was used for
the heat race
winners and
Mike drew "3"
to get the 3rd
starting spot.
As
the race started,
Mike served
notice he was
a serious contender.
He quickly moved
into second
on lap 11 behind
race leader
Billy Ogle Jr.
Mike stayed
close to Ogle
as several early
cautions bunched
up the field.
Following a
lap 19 restart,
Hill moved past
Mike for second.
The top 3 stayed
close to each
other as passing
became difficult
on the dry,
slick track.
Mike
went on to finish
3rd.
Mike's
next race will
be the season
finale at Tazewell
Speedway on
Sept. 26.
November
29, 2009 -
Weeks finishes
4th in SRRS
finale
After
taking a week
off, Mike
entered the
Grant Adcox
Memorial SRRS
race at Cleveland
Speedway.
The race was
originally
scheduled
for earlier
in the year,
but was rained
out.
Due
to cool temperatures,
the race was
scheduled
for a later
afternoon
affair. With
40 cars on
hand, track
position was
at a premium.
Mike
qualified
4th out of
the 40 cars
on hand. Not
much passing
took place
on the dry,slick
surface. Mike
held is own
and held on
for the 4th
finishing
spot.
Mike
has concluded
his 2009 season
and wants
to thank all
his sponsors,
crew members,
his dad, Lester,
and all his
fans for their
support this
season.
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Mike
is looking for additional sponsorship
for the 2010 race season. Mike is
looking to run more races at more
tracks in 2010 if the right sponsors
will come on board. If you are the
right sponsor, contact Mike at 865-250-5266.
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