Jeremy Zufall Roaring Knob Dirt Track Race Results October 19, 2012

Results from this past weekend dirt track FASTRAK racing at Roaring Knob:

Qualifying and Heat races were Friday night. Jeremy finished 6th in the 3rd heat, missing the transfer spot to the A main by one. After a rain out Saturday, when racing resumed on Sunday, he won the 2nd B Main from the pole to transfer to the A main. This put him starting 21st, only to have a short night by getting hit and causing the steering rack to break in the car. This ended the night with a 23rd place finish. Jeremy won the B Main and made the A Feature!

Friday night Jeremy got started with qualifying and four drivers were able to lower Max Blair’s previous track record of 16.897 set at the last Tour event on September 28 led by Will Thomas with a new standard of 16.631! Thomas also won the first heat race in addition to Pegher, Blair, and Flinner, who also all had laps faster than the previous standard. B main winners on Sunday were Brian Knowles and Jeremy Zufall.

B Main #2 (8 laps/Top 2 transfer to A): 1. Jeremy Zufall 2. K.C. Burdette 3. Ryan Montgomery 4. Toby Massie 5. Ron Smithley 6. Scott Chenowetch 7. J.T. Baird-DNS

Official Joy Roaring Knob Jeremy Zufall Race Results September 3, 2011

Official Race results from 9-3-11* (compliments of Joy).  Jeremy raced at Roaring Knob this past Saturday, where he started last in the make-up feature. He finished 11th. 

During the second feature he started 15th and finished 8th out of 25 cars!  There were lots of caution flags and wrecks this night.  Cudos for going around them instead of being in them.

And got rained out for the Joy 50 on Sunday.  That's the third time this summer!  

Dirt track auto racing still rocks!

Dirt Track Autor Racing Roaring Knob May 7 2011 Jeremy Zufall

Jeremy raced at Roaring Knob this past weekend.  He started 13th in the finals and came home 11th.  No excuses, but the dirt track had lots of ruts in it, most likely due to all of the rain we've had.  He gave a special thanks to his mother who took care of 3 yr old Ava after working midnight shift to come to the track.  That is not an easy task.  He also thanked his beautiful wife for staying home with their sick 9 yr old Lexi so he was able to race. Hopefully all will be well for next week's race.  See you on the dirt track!

Roaring Knob October 8, 2010 FASTRAK Late Model Series

Last racing weekend of the dirt track auto racing season for Roaring Knob. This is Jeremy Zufall, #20 racing in the final heat race for this year. He did ok in this one but found that his car wasn't adjusted correctly for the track. During the time in between races, he adjusted his car and and qualified for the B team. During that race, he was hit by another driver and his car was badly damaged. We're hoping for a better next year but are really proud of him for taking on the challenge of moving up into the FASTRAK late model series.

Fantastic July 4th Celebration at Roaring Knob Dirt Track PA

What a night!  It was a perfect night for the dirt track auto races at Roaring Knob in Markleysburg, PA on July 2, 2010. 

Not only were the races exciting, but the Vets and active duty soldiers who have defended and who are defending our country from all of the wars fought were honored before the feature races.  Each Vet gave their name, rank and branch of military that they served in.  It was heartwarming to be able to thank so many who provided the freedom that we have today.


The Classic Cars were great and this was their first time at Roaring Knob.  It was fun to watch these funny looking dirt track cars in this 20 lap race. 

The fireworks were the best I ever remember seeing.  They were comparable to any of the major city fireworks in the PA area.  A big "THANK YOU" goes out to Roaring Knob for a greatly entertaining night.

Now, back to Jeremy and his race of the night.  Jeremy raced in the late model FASTRAK feature.  The FASTRAK cars all have the same engine requirements, so car set up and driver skill play a key role in winning this type of race.

Things can go wrong too.  Mistakes can be made resulting in set backs.  The moral of the story is, most dirt track auto racing tracks will not bend the rules.  If you aren't in your car, ready to go when they call for the line up, you lose big time.  Jeremy had placed 4th for the starting line up in the feature race after winning second in his heat.  Due to an unavoidable problem, Jeremy was 3 seconds late for lining up.  As a result, he went from 4th in line to the end of the line of 22 dirt track cars.  After a futile attempt of arguing with the ref, he went to the back of the line.  Now he was mad as a hornet so to speak which put even more fire in his desire to pass his way up to the front.

In the first two laps of the feature, the first four cars wrecked and spun out.  One returned.  Had Jeremy been in the top four, it's very possible he wouldn't have been able to complete the race. As his mom said, "everything happens for a reason".  The end result was that Jeremy raced his heart out and used his talent and skills to move from last place,  then to 15th place after the wreck, to his finish in 8th place.  He drove aggressively and passed 7 other cars in the 20 lap feature.  Great job Jeremy.

Here's the story from Roaring Knob:

"Shawn Jett of Harrisville, WV earned his career first win in the 20-lap Brooks Automotive Group FASTRAK Late Model feature. Jett battled all race long with good friend Derek Doll before taking the win. Doll was able to get under Jett but could not complete the pass and settle for second. John Over, Troy Shields and Mike Lewis filled out the top five. Sixth through tenth were Billy Stile III, Tim Snare, Jr. (from 13th), Jeremy Zufall (from 15th), Jim Bryce and Ron Smithley. Shields and Stile were the heat winners."

If you missed the dirt track auto race, you missed some great fun and good times.  Perhaps you will make the races soon!  See you on the dirt track.

Not Such a Great Night at Roaring Knob

The Saturday night qualifying heat race started out great on Sat June 19th.  Jeremy moved his way from near last up to fourth in his heat.  He was to start 8th out of 22 in the feature.  All started well.  He was working his way around the dirt track when he was slammed into and knocked into the side metal railing.  Several other cars were involved in the collision, but after going to the pits, most of them recovered.  Jeremy's crew checked out his car.  It was pretty banged up, but after evaluating it, he went out on the track to try to finish the race.  He made one lap around the track, keeping up with everyone when all of a sudden he pulled off to the right of the track and stopped, triggering another yellow flag.  This time he left the track not to return.

He said that the brakes weren't working right.  He was correct.  When he had a chance to look at his car once he returned home, he found that the brake line was severed and there was other internal damage as well.  He wasn't able to get the parts he needed in time for the next dirt track racing event at Roaring Knob this past Saturday, June 26th, but hopes to be racing this coming Saturday, July 3rd if he can fit it into his work schedule. 

Accidents on the track are costly and disappointing and they are not always caused by the driver whose car is damaged.  The way the rules work though, regardless of who causes the accident, all of the drivers have to move to the back of the line.  It doesn't seem fair, but it must work as these rules have been in place for years.  It was obvious that Jeremy didn't cause his own accident, but the end result made for a bad night at the dirt track for him.

At least the announcer gave his sponsor, Joy Mining a great plug while his crew was looking over his car.  They described the wrap and named the company and gave it a thumbs up.

Hopefully July 3rd will bring a better result.  We know Jeremy has it in him to win.  It's just a matter of time and racing more often.