2006 RACE RECAPS

Date: September 24th
Event: Toledo Speedway Budweiser Glass City 200
Qualifingposition: 7th at a 15.22 out of 46 cars
Finished/Started: Started 6th, finished 18th overall
Fast Qualifier: #0 Johnny Belott at a 15.04
Finish:5th
Winner: #10 Jack Landis
Recap:
46 Cars werein the pits at Toledo for the Budweiser Glass City 200Race, a race Steve had won 3 straight years before losing that streak last year to John Doering Jr. in a rain shortened version of the race. With the unpredictable whether itagain looked like mothernature would win but the race went on Sunday instead of Saturday under the lights. Steve wouldqualify his best ever at Toledo at a 15.22 which would be 7th out of 46 carscompeteting for the 31 starting spots. Steve would be guaranteed a spot for therace due to the points he accumulated over the season racing inthe Gold Cup races. He had won 1 race while the #24 of Dave Kuhlman won an impressive 3 races.

The car felt good from practice and when the green flagdropped Stevewas looking really good. At the 100-lap break for teams to change tires, add fuel, and make chassis adjustments, Steve and the team looked strong and was going to be a threat in the 2ndhalf of the race. Within 14 laps of the restart, a flat tire forcedSteve to brushthe wall and he was forced to pit to get it changed. The crew changed it and got him back out on the track to try and make a charge to the front. This is where this year´s race will go down in history, on the en-sueing restart,the #20 of Don St.Denis touched the #06 of Michael Simko sending Simko crashing into the wall. Then things went from bad to ugly. As the cars sat on the track for a red flag condition, Simko walks toward St. Denis´ car and jumped, yes jumped (almost like akung-fuBruce Lee type move) through St. Denis´ windshieldknocking it out. He then proceeds to start swinging punches at a strapped in St. Denis who at this point was trying to get out of his car. The fight was on and both had to berestrainedby track personnel. This fight was captured by NBC 24thatwas co-sponsoring the event and this video of the fight made CNN, ESPN, ESPN´s Around the Horn, ESPN´s Pardon the Interuption, EPSN´s Cold Pizza, not to mention all the local television stations, radio stations, and newspapers. Everyone was talking about this incident whether a fan orsomeone who didn´t follow the sport. This was something you could not believe happened but did. Our sport got a black eye over this and hopefully both have learned from it as ARCA has suspended both from competition for a period of time.

After the wrecked car of Simko was cleanedup off the track the racewas restarted. Steve was working his way to the front from his back starting position due to the flat tire but on lap 168 the engine had issues and Steve had to retire from the event in an 18th overall finishing position. The car was good and the team is looking forward to next year, hopefully the fighting will not bethe main topic and racing will be the focus, no matter what, the world got to see what Super Late Models look like!
Top 5
#1- #10 Jack Landis
#2- #40 Mike Luberda Jr.
#3- # Andy Ponstein
#4- #41 Brent Jack
#5- #81 Harold Fair Sr.

For more information about the race, check out the race recap that Toldeo has on theirArca Racing Web site , click over to the Toledo Speedway section link on Arca´s web site to read the story. www.arcaracing.com

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Date: September 9th
Event: Dixie Motor Speedway "Smackdown 150"
Qualifing position: 9th at a 14.61 out of 29 cars
Finished/Started: 3rd, Started 26th
Fast Qualifier: #71 of John Grega at a 14.41
Finish: 3rd
Winner: #7 David McManus
Recap:
29cars were inthe pits for the 2nd annual "Smackdown150". Steve and the team would lay down one of their best qualifying laps at Dixie with a14.61 but was still 9th overall. In the heat race that would determine your starting positionforthe 150-lap feature event the car was leaking water and Stevehadto retire to the pits. With thatmechanical issue it would mean Steve would have to start the race from the 26th starting position. Steve would have to use his superior driving skills and workhis way tothe front. As the green flag dropped Steve was making his charge to the front passing some great cars along the way. Steve would be able to get to the 3rd spot before the checkered flag fell making him the hard charger for the 1st75 lapsegment ofthe150 lap event. In the 2nd 75 segment Steve made afew attempts at 2nd place Grega butwould have to settle a hard fought 3rd place finish with the #24 of Norm Davis hot on his bumper.

Top 5
#1- #7 David McManus
#2-#71John Grega
#3- #97 Steve Sauve
#4- #24 Norm Davis
#5- #5 John Doering Jr.

For more information about the race, checkout the race recap that Dixie Motor Speedway has on its website, go to the news section oftheir sitetofollow thestory www.dixiemotorspeedway.com

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Date: August18th
Event: Dixie Motor Speedway
Qualifing position: 11thata 14.85out of 18 cars
Finished/Started: DNF, 16th overall, Started 11th
Fast Qualifier: #71 of John Grega
Finish: DNF,16th overall
Winner: #5 John Doering Jr.
Recap:
Only 18cars inthe pits on this night andthe team struggled on this night as well trying to get the car to be competitive on the track. During practice the team tried allkinds of set-ups and just couldn´tget it right and the qualifying effort showed as theteam had to settle for 11th. The team continued to make changes before the feature and 20 laps into thefeature something went sour in the engine and the nightwas cut short and theteam got its first DNFof the year. Hope this is the only one and our badluck is behind us. The team will continue to look at why its not running good at Dixie and will make some major changes to be much better. Thanks for showingsupport though,the team appreciates it by you visiting this web site and applauded us at thetrack.

Top 5
#1- #5 John Doering Jr.
#2- #72 John Grega
#3- #24 Norm Davis
#4- #11 Tim Felver
#5- #5 Mike Luberda Jr.

Formore information about therace, check out the race recap that Dixie Motor Speedway has on its website, go tothe news section oftheir siteto follow the story www.dixiemotorspeedway.com

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Date: August11th
Event: Toledo Speedway "Glass City Gold Cup"
Qualifing position: 17th at a 15.67 out of 34 cars
Finished/Started:Started 17th, finished 5th
Fast Qualifier: #0 Johnny Belott at a 15.20
Finish:5th
Winner: #24 Dave Kulhman
Recap:
34 Cars were in the pits at Toledo for the 4th andfinal Glass City Gold CupRacebefore the Budweiser Glass City 200 in September. Steve would qualify 17th, his worse qualifying attempt in some time and at Toledo starting that far back makes it a harder challenge for the team. The team though started changing the car around in the pitsbefore the feature, the car was either going to bea good car to drive to the front or a handful tohang on too, the team gotthe set-up close as Steve was able to finish an impressive 5th in a field that was one of the strongest at Toledo in some time.The race would have a scary moment as the#18 of Lee Anderson would hit the wall with less than 10 laps left, Lee was o.k. butthe carwas destroyed, just goes to show you how fast these cars are but the main thing is thesafety put into them as Lee was abletowalk away from that wicked hit. The #97 team willcontinue to work on car andhopefully after this race we have learned something to bring back to theGlass City at the end of September and find victory lane again.
Top 5
#1- #24 Dave Kuhlman
#2- #0 Johnny Belott Jr.
#3- #5 John Doering Jr.
#4- #72Scott Hantz
#5- #97 Steve Sauve

For more information about the race, check out the race recap that Toldeo has on theirArca Racing Web site, clickover to theToledo Speedway linkon Arca´s web site to read thestory. www.arcaracing.com

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Date: August 4th
Event: Dixie Motor Speedway, "The Big One"
Qualifing position: 10th at a14.75 out of 25 cars
Finished/Started: Finished 5th, Started 1st
Fast Qualifier: #72 of Scott Hantzata 14.52
Finish:5th
Winner: #40 Mike Luberda Jr.
Recap:
25 cars werein the pits for the "The Big One" which had Supers and Sprints running on the same night. Steve would qualify 10th and with the luck of the invert Steve would start on the polealong side the #5 of JohnDoering. With the stands packedwith fans and the field set with the best drivers in the state, the fans were going to see a great show. John Doering Jr. got the jump on the startandSteve settling into 2ndand followed John forawhile but the car´s handling was starting to go away and with itbeing tight it was hard to hold off the challenges from the guys coming up from the backof the pack and Steve had to let them go by. Thecar was just too"tight" and at thatpoint the #40 of Mike Luberda got by and the #71 and#72 of John Grega and Scott Hantz also slipped by. Steve was in 5th when the checkered flag fell andwasable to holdoff a late race challenge from the #11 ofTim Felver which for the team was a great finish seeing how bad the team has struggled at Dixie this year.

Top 5
#1- #40Mike Luberda Jr.
#2- #72 John Grega
#3- #72 Scott Hantz
#4- #5John Doering Jr.
#5- #97 SteveSauve

For more informationabout the race, check out the race recap that Dixie Motor Speedway has on its website, go to the news section oftheir siteto follow the story www.dixiemotorspeedway.com

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Date: July 29th
Event: Auto City Speedway Super8 Series
Qualifing position: 6th at a 15.08 out of18 cars
Finished/Started: 4th, started 2nd
Fast Qualifier: #71 John Gregaat a14.76
Finish: 4th
Winner: #71 John Grega
Recap:
18 cars madeit out tobattle the heat and the trickyAuto City race track. The team struggledwith the car inpractice and tried many different things but had to settle for a 6th place qualifying effort. With the invert Steve wouldstart 2nd,outside of the front row alongside the #29 of Bob Maki. Stevewould get the jump and the lead and keep itfor about 40 laps, then the car started getting tight, real tight. Fast qualifier John Grega was coming and it was only a matter of timebeforehegot to the front. Steve had to hold on to the final laps fora hardfought 4th place finish in a car that was just too tight on this night!

Top 5
#1- #71 John Grega
#2- #0 Johnny Belott
#3- #17 Todd Rosebrough
#4- #97Steve Sauve
#5- #16 Claude Plante

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Date: July 21st
Event: ToledoSpeedway "Glass CityGold Cup"
Qualifing position: 11th ata15.51 out of 32 cars
Finished/Started: Started 11th, finished 6th
Fast Qualifier: #20 Don St. Denis at a 15.18
Finish: 6th
Winner: #24 Dave Kulhman
Recap:
32 Cars were inthepitsatToledo for the 3rd of 4 Glass CityGold Cup Races. Steve would qualify 11th and miss the invert which was 6. So with all the talent in the field Steve was going to have to work for a win tonight if possiblefrom his 11thstarting position.In the feature, the car was tight and there was not muchhe could do with it.The team had to settle for a 6th place finish but at Toledo if you can do that and be in one piece 6th is agreatfinish.
Top 5
#1- #24 Dave Kuhlman
#2- #18LeeAnderson
#3-#48 Fred Campbell
#4- #20 DonSt. Denis
#5- #72 Scott Hantz

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Date:May 28th
Event:Toledo Speedway "Glass City GoldCup"
Qualifing position:9th ata 15.63out of 35 cars
Finished/Started: Started 9th, finished 6th
Fast Qualifier: #18 Lee Anderson. at a 15.37
Finish: 6th
Winner: #24 DaveKuhlman
Recap:
Steve and the team wouldheaddown to Toledo on Sunday for there-scheduled Toledo Glass City Gold Cuprace. Steve would qualify 9th out of35 cars trying for 24 starting spots. With the invert,Steve would start in the 9th starting spot. During the race, Steve felt like hehad atire going down and with 20 to go he had to make a pit stop to have it changed. Healso had the crew put some fuelin the car as the car was acting like it was runninglowon fuel. On therestart with fueland all tires upto pressure,Stevewould make acharge to the front but would have to settlefora 6th place finish. Overall it wasagood weekend for the team, a 5that Dixie and a 6th at Dixie!
Top 5
#1-#24 Dave Kuhlman.
#2- #5 JohnDoeringJr.
#3- #41 BrentJack
#4-#03 Ron Allen
#5- #81 Harold Fair Sr.

For more information about the race, check out the racerecap thatToldeohas on their ArcaRacingWeb site, clickover tothe Toledo Speedway link on Arca´s web site to read thestory. www.arcaracing.com

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Date: June 16th
Event: Dixie Motor Speedway "41st Annual Dixie Classic"
Qualifing position: 10th at a 14.85 out of 26 cars
Finished/Started: Finished 5th, Started8th
Fast Qualifier: #18 of Lee Anderson at a 14.52
Finish:5th
Winner: #71 John Grega
Recap:
26 Cars wereon hand inthe pits on this hot and humid June night for running of the 41st Annual DixieClassic. Stevewouldqualify the car adisappointing 10th due to it being loose in his qualifying attempt. 10th would miss the invert and with (2) cars scratchingthe feature event due to mechanical problems, Steve would start the 100 lap feature inthe 8thposition. Everything was going good in the feature before Steve hit a piece of debriswhich was later to be confirmed as a pieceof "tungsten" steelthat someone�s race carhad dropped onto the racetrack. Apparently, someone was usingitforweight but it was notproperlyfastened down in their car and asa result it took outthe master cylinder for the clutch and hurt the brakesystem on Steve�s carnot to mention tearing holesin Steve�s floorboard which now has to be replaced. The real issue hereis not somuchthe mechanical problems it caused to the race car but it couldhave been a far more serious situation forour driver as Steve could havebeen seriously injured if that piece of tungsten would have come up through the floorboard or apiece of debris would have flew up through the holes in the floorboard. So basically, Steve had to finish the race withhardly any brakes andno clutch. He ended up 5th and for the shape the car was in, the team was happy to get that. The team faired muchbetterthan the #40of Mike Luberda who also hit the piece of tungsten after Steve had hit it but it destroyed a lot on theircar and put Mike into the wall. He lost his brakes and same with Steve, Mike could have been seriously injured. Glad to see bothdriverso.k.after a scary deal that should have never happened. The piece of tungsten in question had no carnumberonit,wasnot painted white,and was not properly fastened down like the rulebook says weight should be. Hopefully something will comeout of this andit will never happenagain. Dixie Motor Speedwayhas kept it and maybe an owner will come forward but most of all we hope all teams look at how their weight is mounted and to make sure it meets the rulebook not only for their safety but the safety of theotherdrivers and fans.
Top 5
#1- #71 John Grega
#2- #5 John Doering Jr.
#3-#72ScottHantz
#4- #24 Norm Davis
#5- #97 Steve Sauve

For more informationabout the race, check out the race recap that DixieMotor Speedway hason its website, go to the newssection oftheir siteto follow the story www.dixiemotorspeedway.com

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Date: June 2nd
Event: Toledo Speedway "GlassCityGold Cup"
Qualifing position: 6that a 15.43 out of 32 cars
Finished/Started: Started 2nd, finished 1st
Fast Qualifier: #71 Harold Fair Jr. at a 15.20
Finish: 1st
Winner: #97SteveSauve
Recap:
13is known as a superstitous bad number, you don´t see many race cars using that number and that number is the same number the teamwas sitting on since the 97 driven bySteveSauve visited victory lane. 13 races without a win. In2004, he visited victory lane 9 times! In 2005, his worse season ever, he nevergot to victory lane, even 2nd would have been somethingto cheer about. Steve worked hard on the car over the winter months along with his team to make sure2006would benothinglike2005 and in a bit of irony,his last win was in 2004 at the Toledo Speedway Glass City 200 to make it 3 straight wins for that race. Stevewas backin Toledo on Friday night and wasable to find Toledo Speedway´s victorylane by leading all 92 laps of the scheduled 100 that was cut 8 laps shy due to rain. All the hard luckfinally paid off as Steve was able to holdoff 24 of thegreatestdrivers from Ohio, Michigan, & Canada.
Steve started in the outside of the first rowand when the green flag droppedthe orange and blue machine was off and inthe lead. Steve would lead for a total of 92 laps and hold off a late challenge effortofHarold Fair Jr. Seems so far the team´s luckis changing for the better. Steveand the teamwould like to thankallthe fanswho keep supporting them even through all the bad times. Looks like the 97 is back for 2006 and ready tovisit victorylanemanymore times this year.
Top 5
#1- #97Steve Sauve
#2- #71 Harold Fair Jr.
#3- #0 Johnny Belott Jr.
#4- #101 Joe Bush
#5- #29 Brian Kesolowski

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Date:May 28th
Event:Toledo Speedway "Glass City GoldCup"
Qualifing position: 9th ata 15.63out of 35 cars
Finished/Started: Started 9th, finished6th
FastQualifier: #18Lee Anderson. at a15.37
Finish: 6th
Winner: #24 Dave Kuhlman
Recap:
Steveand the team would headdown to Toledo on Sunday for the re-scheduled Toledo Glass City Gold Cuprace.Steve would qualify 9th out of 35 cars trying for 24 starting spots. With the invert,Steve would startin the 9th starting spot. During the race, Stevefelt like hehad atire going down and with 20 to go he had to make a pit stop to have it changed.Healso had the crew put some fuel in thecar as the car was acting like it was runninglow on fuel. On the restart with fuel and all tires up to pressure, Steve would make acharge to the front but would have to settle for a 6th place finish. Overall it wasa goodweekend for the team, a 5th at Dixie and a 6th at Dixie!
Top 5
#1- #24 Dave Kuhlman.
#2- #5 JohnDoering Jr.
#3- #41 Brent Jack
#4- #03 Ron Allen
#5- #81 Harold Fair Sr.

For more information about the race,check outthe racerecap that Toldeo has on theirArca RacingWeb site, click over to the ToledoSpeedway link on Arca´s web site to read the story. www.arcaracing.com

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Date: May 26th
Event: Dixie Motor Speedway "Dixie Cup Series"
Qualifing position: 6th at a 14.71 out of 26 cars
Finished/Started: Started6th, finished 5th
FastQualifier: #71x Harold Fair Jr. at a 14.43
Finish: 5th
Winner: #5 John DoeringJr.
Recap:
The team is getting faster at Dixie asthe first Dixie Cup race is in the books, Steve would qualify in the 14.70´s and put him 6th in qualifying out of26 cars.In the feature, Steve would start 6thbut ina the fast pacedrace with good cars around him he could only get a 5th place finish this night. The teamis happy to comeout ofDixiewith a 5th place run especially with all thegood cars competing this night.
Top 5
#1- #5 John DoeringJr.
#2- #71JohnGrega
#3- #75 Scott Hantz
#4- #101 Joe Bush
#5- #97 SteveSauve

For more informationabout the race, checkout the racerecapthat Dixie Motor Speedwayhas on its website, go to the news section oftheir siteto follow the story www.dixiemotorspeedway.com

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Date: May 20th
Event: Auto City Speedway Super 8 Series Round #2
Qualifing position: 3rd at a14.88 out of 16 cars
Finished/Started:Started 5th, finished 4th before the rainended the night´s feature event
Fast Qualifier: #0 Johnny BelottJr. at a 14.68
Finish: 4th when the rain started
Winner: Mother Nature
Recap:
Racerecap coming soon, mothernature came at lap 6 and the race was postponed.Still waiting on a word when it will be or if it will re-scheduled!

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Date: April 29th
Event: Auto City Speedway Super8 Series Round #1
Qualifing position: 1st at a 14.61 out of 11 cars
Finished/Started: qualified1st at a 14.61 out of 11 cars, started lastin the total invert of the field
FastQualifier: #97 Steve Sauve at a 14.61
Finish: 5th
Winner: #0 Johnny Belott Jr.
Recap:
11 cars made it out for Round #1 of the Super 8Series atAuto City Speedway.Steve would set fast timeof the7/16 mile track at a 14.61.With a total invert of the field, Steve would then start the race in the back.Steve mayhave been able todriveto the front but aspin early on in the race in frontof himhad other driverson the binders and the #5 of John DoeringJr.had no where togobut into the right side of Steve´s orange & blue machine,crumbling up some sheet metal but more importantly hurting the car´s handling.Stevehad to settle for a disappointing 5thplace runin a batteredcar. The teamhopesthis was first night jitters for some and therest of theseason goes muchsmoother!

Top 5
#1- #0 JohnnyBelott Jr.
#2- #17 Todd Rosebrugh
#3- #43 Ken O´Conner
#4- #35 Jeff Calpaldi
#5-#97Steve Sauve

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