FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE by Wyatt Motorsports
August 24, 2007: Casey Wyatt
NASCAR Busch East Rookie, Whelen All-American Late Model Series, INEX Legends Series &
Pro-Winged Champ Kart Driver
Langley Speedway, Hampton VA- Today, Casey and Wyatt Motorsports team owner Wayne Wyatt are in their Newport News VA race shop preparing for this weekends local short track racing at Southside and Langley Speedways. The disappointing element in this is that they should be at Mansfield Raceway Park in Mansfield Ohio getting ready for Saturday's 150 lap BUSCH East event.
This Tuesday, the crew loaded their Monte Carlo up and headed to Langley Speedway to shake the car down before leaving for Mansfield this Thursday. The last time Casey drove the car was in Stafford Springs CT in June. The team left CT jolted when the throttle hung wide open going into turn three on the third lap of practice. Like a bad nightmare, Casey entered turn three at Langley Speedway on the third lap of practice, when the throttle hung wide open again and their newly built Monte Carlo plowed the wall in turn three; destroying the car and any hopes of returning to BUSCH East competition for the 2007 season.
Team owner Wayne Wyatt has spent the last three days calling the engine builder, chassis specialists and other teams to see if anyone else is having similar problems. He and other key members of the Wyatt Motorsports team are speculating several different possibilities for the cause of the problem. But ultimately, they must start from the bottom once again to try and come up with a solution to this agonizing issue.
Completely distraught over this week's turn of events, Casey has turned to the one thing that completes him- RACING. After meeting with the team this morning, evaluating the damage to the BUSCH East car and developing a plan to repair it, Casey is headed to Southside Speedway in Midlothian VA to compete in the Legends event for Causey Racing. Last week at SSS Casey pulled off two second place finishes. He narrowly missed his first victory in only his second start there. After leading the final four circuits, Legends veteran Cameron Patrick who was running 2nd looked under Casey on the exit of turn four and shoved him up the track where he collided with the wall. He did manage to hold onto a 2nd place finish.
He will complete his weekend tomorrow night at Langley Speedway in the Peninsula Hardwood Mulch Legends and the Crossroads Fuel Late Model 75 for Butch Britt Racing. Come on out and support Casey and his Causey and Britt Racing teammates.
Casey Wyatt is a rookie in the NASCAR Busch East series for Wyatt Motorsports, whom competes as part of a three kart Pro-Winged Champ Kart team owned by Bill Mullis, a two car Whelen All-American Late Model team owned by Butch Britt and a two car Legend team owned by Dee Causey.
Wyatt Motorsports is currently seeking sponsorship for their 2008 Busch East season. For more information about Casey Wyatt and his racing efforts, visit www.caseywyattracing.com or call Chrissy Ward at (757) 291-7663.
