July 14, 2020

COMPETING TO HONOR A BUCKEYE AND HERO: A 9TH PLACE FINISH ABOARD THE KISTLER ENGINES #41 IN THE 32ND ANNUAL OHIO LOGISTICS BRAD DOTY CLASSIC AT ATTICA RACEWAY PARK TO BEGIN BUSY WEEK OF RACING

ATTICA, OHIO (July 14, 2020) – After having a day off on Monday following the event at the Terre Haute Action Track, David Gravel and the JJR #41 team headed East and crossed the border into the Buckeye State to complete in the 32nd Annual Brad Doty Classic at the Attica Raceway […]
July 11, 2020

WIRE-TO-WIRE IN WISCONSIN: FINDING THEIR GROOVE AND THE FAST LANE, THE JJR #41 TEAM AND DAVID GRAVEL DRIVE TO THEIR SECOND VICTORY OF THE SEASON IN THE BADGER 40 AT WILMOT RACEWAY

WILMOT, WISCONSIN (July 11, 2020) – After trucking 4 hours north to Wilmot Raceway following Friday night’s racing action at 34 Raceway, the JJR #41 team was looking to continuing their momentum and recent success aboard the Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT)/Weikert’s Livestock #41 Maxim Racing speed machine. Wilmot Raceway is a semi-banked […]
July 10, 2020

SPEEDING NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER: GRAVEL KICKING THE DUST UP AT 34 RACEWAY NAVIGATES THE FIELD TO EARN A 9TH PLACE FINISH TO START A THREE RACE WEEKEND IN THREE DIFFERENT STATES

WEST BURLINGTON, IOWA (July 10, 2020) – Coming off a strong weekend and performance last week at Cedar Lake, this week’s journey took David Gravel and the JJR #41 sprint car team to 34 Raceway where the 3/8-mile high banked speed plant is located adjacent to the mighty Mississippi River in West […]
July 4, 2020

LIGHTS, CAMERAS, ACTION: GRAVEL AND THE JJR #41 TEAM HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE SHOWING IN FRONT OF THE CBS SPORTS NETWORK CAMERAS AS THEY LEAD THE FIRST 31 LAPS BEFORE FINISHING IN THE RUNNER-UP SPOT

NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN (July 4, 2020) As people across the country paused to celebrate our America’s independence, the World of Outlaws and a field of competitors were back at Cedar Lake Speedway for the finale of the Independence Day Spectacular. After two strong nights of racing and outcomes, David Gravel and the […]
July 3, 2020

LIGHTING THE FUSE IN WISCONSIN: A STRONG RUN IN THE FRIDAY PORTION OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECTACULAR FOR GRAVEL AND THE JJR CREW NETS A FOURTH PLACE FINISH AND PROVIDES MOMENTUM

NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN (July 3, 2020) – With the sun shining over Wisconsin, the JJR crew was hard at work cleaning and maintaining the Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT)/Greber Racing Components (GRC) #41 Maxim after Thursday night’s qualifying action and a fifth place finish in the Elimination Showdown feature to kick off the […]
July 2, 2020

ROLLING IN THE CHEESE STATE: TWO GOOD QUALIFYING EFFORTS AND A FIFTH PLACE FINISH IN THE FIRST EVER ELIMINATION SHOWDOWN KICKS OFF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECTACULAR AT CEDAR LAKE SPEEDWAY

NEW RICHMOND, WISCONSIN (July 2, 2020) – The JJR #41 team, along with their driver David Gravel, headed to Wisconsin for the July Fourth weekend to race in Cedar Lakes Speedway’s 3-day Independence Day Spectacular! The Badger State, which got that nickname back in the 1800s when miners were searching for lead […]
June 27, 2020

A TOP FIVE SHOWING IN THE STATE OF LAKES: THE WATERTOWN WARRIOR BATTLES TO A FIFTH PLACE FINISH IN THE BEST APPEARING CAR AT THE 42ND ANNUAL AGCO JACKSON NATIONALS ABOARD THE MVT #41 MAXIM

JACKSON, MINNESOTA (June 27, 2020) – The officials at the Jackson Nationals presented the 42nd Annual AGCO Jackson Nationals with the finale on Saturday night as it was the first big money race of the 2020 season for the competitors. A total of 45 cars showed up to take a shot at […]
June 26, 2020

A DETERMINED EFFORT: THE JJR #41 TEAM AND DAVID GRAVEL HAVE A SOLID POINTS NIGHT WITH A 7TH PLACE FINISH TO POSITION THEMSELVES FAVORABLY FOR THE FINALE AT THE 42ND ANNUAL AGCO JACKSON NATIONALS

JACKSON, MINNESOTA (June 26, 2020) – Following a 15th place finish in the Thursday portion of the show, after getting postponed and getting involved in an early race accident, David Gravel and the JJR #41 team were determined to improve their performance with a strong showing in the Friday night portion of […]
June 25, 2020

GETTING THE JACKSON NATIONALS ROLLING: GRAVEL RALLIES BACK FOR A 15TH FINISH IN THE RAIN DELAYED THURSDAY NIGHT PORTION OF THE JACKSON NATIONALS ABOARD THE WEIKERT’S LIVESTOCK #41 MAXIM

JACKSON, MINNESOTA (June 25, 2020) – David Gravel and the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series traveling tour of speed demons headed north to The Gopher State to kick off three nights of action at the Jackson Motorplex for the 42nd Annual AGCO Jackson Nationals at the beautiful racing […]
June 20, 2020

WITH THE CBS SPORTS NETWORK CAMERAS ROLLING: GRAVEL NAVIGATES AND COMPETES HARD ON NIGHT TWO AT TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY TO SCORE A 12TH PLACE FINISH ABOARD THE ENGLER MACHINE & TOOL #41 MAXIM

HAUBSTADT, INDIANA (June 20, 2020) – After a 3rd place podium finish to kick off the weekend at Tri-State Speedway, David Gravel along with Crew Chief Philip Dietz and the JJR crew were back at the track ready to race around the Haubstadt challenging oval. This night would be special because Gravel […]
June 19, 2020

BACK ON THE ATTACK AT HAUBSTADT: GRAVEL PUTS ON AN INCREDIBLE SHOW WITH A BOLD DRIVE FORWARD TO FINISH IN THIRD PLACE AFTER LOTS OF THREE-WIDE RACING AT TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY

HAUBSTADT, INDIANA (June 19, 2020) – It sure is good to be back sprint car racing on a weekly basis. The re-mapped journey, post-COVID, this week brought David Gravel and the JJR #41 team to Tri-State Speedway in southern Indiana for two nights of high speed competition with the best in the […]
June 13, 2020

THROWING THE KITCHEN SINK AT IT: THE JJR #41 TEAM FIGHTS THROUGH A CHALLENGING NIGHT IN THE SECOND NIGHT OF THE BROWNELLS BIG GUNS BASH TO SALVAGE A TOP 20 FINISH AT KNOXVILLE RACEWAY

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (June 13, 2020) – What is better than one night of racing action at Knoxville Raceway? Well that is easy, two nights of racing at the beautiful facility! After driving to a third finish on Friday night in the Weikert’s Livestock/Waco Metal #41 Maxim, David Gravel was back in the […]
June 12, 2020

SPEEDING AT THE SPRINT CAR CAPITAL: AFTER SETTING QUICK TIME AND WINNING HIS HEAT RACE AND THE DASH, GRAVEL DRIVES THE DURST #41 MAXIM TO HIS SECOND STRAIGHT PODIUM FINISH

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (June 12, 2020) – David Gravel and the JJR #41 team were back at Knoxville Raceway with smiles on their face as they prepared for two nights of racing action at the Marion County Fairgrounds in the Brownells Big Guns Bash with the Dissolvalloy Downhole Revolution/Winters Performance Products #41. When […]
June 6, 2020

RELENTLESS EFFORT IN THE BADGER STATE: THE FORTY-ONE TEAM COMPETES HARD ALL NIGHT AT BEAVER DAM RACEWAY ON THE SECOND NIGHT TO EARN A PODIUM FINISH IN THE J.R.C. TRANSPORTATION #41 MAXIM

BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN (June 6, 2020) – After earning the KSE Hard Charger Award on Friday night, David Gravel and the JJR #41 team were looking to improve on their efforts and finishing position on Saturday when they returned to Beaver Dam Raceway’s 1/3-mile oval. When they rolled the car out of […]
May 29, 2020

GRAVEL SHOWS HIS STRIPES AT LAKE OZARK: SLINGING THE DIRT ABOARD THE TIGER TOWING #41 MAXIM ON THE FIRST OF TWO NIGHTS OF ACTION RESULTS IN A 6TH PLACE FINISH AT LAKE OZARK SPEEDWAY

ELDON, MISSOURI (May 29, 2020) – The traveling show of sprint car speed stars stayed in the “Show Me State” for the second weekend in a row, this time at Lake Ozark Speedway’s 1/3-mile oval nestled just off I-54 near the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks. For Bobbi Johnson and her Jason […]
May 23, 2020

BATTLING AT I-55 ON NIGHT TWO: AFTER A LATE TIME TRIAL LAP AT PEVELY, GRAVEL STAYS FOCUSED AND PERSISTENT TO DELIVER A 17TH PLACE FINISH ON THE FINAL NIGHT OF THE DOUBLE DOWN INVITATIONAL

PEVELY, MISSOURI (May 23, 2020) – The sun was shining bright all day over the 1/3-mile track that sits just off Interstate 55 in Pevely, Missouri. The heat from the sun was not only pushing the mercury up in the thermometer to the 90 degree mark and naturally wearing out the surface. […]
May 22, 2020

BACK AT THE TRACK IN PEVELY: GRAVEL AND THE JJR #41 TEAM SECURE A SIXTH PLACE FINISH ON NIGHT ONE AT FEDERATED AUTO PARTS RACEWAY AT I-55 IN THE DRYDENE DOUBLE DOWN INVITATIONAL!

PEVELY, MISSOURI (May 22, 2020) – David Gravel and the JJR #41 team were back at the track, specifically Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 or as most people refer to it simply as Pevely, and they were ready to roll. The coronavirus has posed a challenge to the season to this […]