SEPTEMBER
16, 2018 Jeep
Van Wormer made a last minute decision to invade Berlin
Raceway in Marne, Michigan pay off in a big way on Saturday,
September 15, as the Pinconning, Michigan ace recorded
his first victory of the 2018 campaign! Jeep knocked down
the sixth quickest time in his group during American Ethanol
Late Model Tour (AELMT) qualifying, but later suffered
nose damage in his heat race when he made contact with
an inside utility tire. After rebounding in his B-Main
to score the victory, Jeep rolled off from the outside
of the eighth row in the 40-lap headliner.
On the dirt-covered asphalt speedplant in the 'YellowHose.com
40,' he trilled his home state fans by steering his #55
Rocket by BruceBilt Performance machine towards the front
of the field. After a couple of competitors fell by the
wayside, Jeep was there to pounce on the opportunity to
lead the final ten circuits. He beat Travis Stemler, Brandon
Thirlby, Logan Arntz, and Rich Neiser to the checkers
to bag the $4,000 winner's check! Complete results from
Berlin can be viewed online at www.aelmt.com.
(Jim DenHamer Photo)
SEPTEMBER
9, 2018 Iron
Motorsports had planned to unload their #55 machine from
September 6-8 at the hallowed high-banks of Eldora Speedway
in Rossburg, Ohio to vie for the prestigious globe trophy
in the 48th Annual 'World 100.' However, with the rainy
remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon postponing Friday and
Saturday's action at the "Big E" until October
12-13, only Thursday night's $10,000 to win Twin 25s escaped
the wrath of Mother Nature. In the wee hours of Friday
morning after a lengthy rain delay, Jeep Van Wormer placed
eighth in his loaded heat race and seventh in his B-Main.
Unfortunately, Jeep was unable to make the start in his
25-lap main event. Complete results from the soggy weekend
in the Buckeye State can be found online at www.eldoraspeedway.com.
(Todd Healy Photo)
AUGUST
26, 2018 The
Iron Motorsports team made their way to the pristine Mansfield
Motor Speedway in Mansfield, Ohio on August 24-25 to compete
in the inaugural running of the highly-publicized 'Dirt
Million.' The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned
the two-day spectacular, which kicked off on Friday night
with a pair of $10,000 to win 'Dirt Million' duels. Jeep
Van Wormer grabbed the fourth and final transfer spot
through his loaded heat race and later rolled off from
the outside of the seventh row in his 30-lap duel. Jeep
then appeared to have a top ten run going in the main
event until a lap 23 flat tire dropped him to twentieth
in the final finishing order.
A huge standing-room-only crowd was then on hand to witness
the largest paying Super Late Model show of 2018 on Saturday,
as a whopping nearly $203,000 winner's check was up for
grabs. Jeep advanced to third in his heat race and then
battled hard for a coveted transfer position into the
100-lap headliner through his consolation race. Unfortunately,
the Pinconning, Michigan ace wound up fourth in his B-Main
and was unable to advance into the 'Dirt Million,' which
was eventually won by Earl Pearson, Jr. Full results from
the lucrative 'Dirt Million' weekend can be obtained by
visiting www.lucasdirt.com.
JUNE
10, 2018 The
Iron Motorsports team rolled into Eldora Speedway in Rossburg,
Ohio from June 7-9 for 'Dream XXIV,' which drew 78 competitors
to the 1/2-mile speedplant. After Thursday night's $5,000
to win prelim was washed out to Friday afternoon, Jeep
Van Wormer started his weekend by finishing sixth in his
heat race, winning his B-Main, and placing nineteenth
in the 25-lap daytime sprint. Later that evening, Jeep
grabbed the fifth and final transfer spot through his
heat race before finishing twenty-first in the $10,000
to win headliner.
When Saturday came around at the "Big E," all
eyes in the pit area were focused on the whopping $100,000
paycheck in the annual 'Dirt Late Model Dream.' Jeep was
running fifth in his loaded heat race and gaining on the
fourth place car when he got too high in turn one. His
#55 machine jumped the cushion, hit the wall, and was
then struck by two cars running behind him. The Pinconning,
Michigan ace emerged from the grinding incident unscathed,
but Jeep was done for the evening and did not advance
into the 100-lap crown jewel main event. Complete results
from the soggy weekend at Eldora can be found online at
www.eldoraspeedway.com.
APRIL
29, 2018 Jeep
Van Wormer and his Iron Motorsports team traveled to the
famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio on Saturday evening,
April 28 for an American Late Model Series (ALMS) throwdown.
Jeep posted the fastest lap in his group during the qualifying
session before placing second in heat race action. The
Pinconning, Michigan hotshoe then rolled off from the
outside of the third row in the $5,000 to win headliner
and immediately felt like he had a car capable of competing
for the win in the 25-lap sprint. Unfortunately while
battling inside of the top five early in the distance,
Jeep got into the backstretch wall and was done for the
night - relegating him to a disappointing twenty-third
place performance. Full results from the "Big E"
can be viewed online at www.eldoraspeedway.com.
APRIL
15, 2018 Following
several different weather cancellations over the past
month, Jeep Van Wormer and his #55 team finally kicked
off their version of the 2018 racing season over the April
13-14 weekend in the states of Ohio and Virginia. On Friday
night at Atomic Speedway in Alma, Ohio, the Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned the annual 'Buckeye
Spring 50,' which boasted a $12,000 winner's check. Jeep
timed in eleventh fastest in Group B during the qualifying
session before placing fifth in his stacked heat race.
He was then contending for a coveted transfer spot through
his B-Main when he unfortunately went for a spin in turn
one, which relegated him to a ninth place finish and kept
him out of the 50-lap main event.
A long overnight haul then awaited the Iron Motorsports
team, as they traveled to the pristine Virginia Motor
Speedway in Jamaica, Virginia on Saturday for the 'King
of the Commonwealth,' which was sanctioned by the Ultimate
Super Late Model Series. A stellar field of 56 entrants
signed into the pit area at VMS to vie for the whopping
$20,000 top prize. Jeep once again knocked down the eleventh
quickest lap in Group B during time trials prior to slipping
back to seventh in his loaded heat race. The Pinconning,
Michigan ace was then unable to transfer into the 60-lapper
through his consolation race, as he pulled off the racing
surface in the waning laps of his B-Main. Full results
from the season opening weekend can be obtained online
by clicking on www.lucasdirt.com
and www.ultimatesupers.com.
JANUARY
27, 2018 After
scoring a pair of special event wins to close out his
2017 campaign on a high note at Berlin (MI) Raceway and
Eldora (OH) Speedway, Jeep Van Wormer announced today
on www.JeepVanWormer.com that he plans to unload his XR1
Rocket racecar by BruceBilt Performance for the first
time in 2018 over the March 16-17 weekend. Jeep is slated
to invade both Atomic Speedway in Alma, Ohio and Brownstown
Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana for a pair of Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series shootouts, each of which will pay
$12,000 to the victor. Several lucrative crown jewel events
are also on his '18 schedule and more dates will be added
as Jeep's race season nears. Keep logging onto www.JeepVanWormer.com
for the latest news and information on the Iron Motorsports
team! (Heath
Lawson Photo)
Jeep
Van Wormer made a last minute decision to invade Berlin
Raceway in Marne, Michigan pay off in a big way on Saturday,
September 15, as the Pinconning, Michigan ace recorded
his first victory of the 2018 campaign! Jeep knocked down
the sixth quickest time in his group during American Ethanol
Late Model Tour (AELMT) qualifying, but later suffered
nose damage in his heat race when he made contact with
an inside utility tire. After rebounding in his B-Main
to score the victory, Jeep rolled off from the outside
of the eighth row in the 40-lap headliner. 
Iron
Motorsports had planned to unload their #55 machine from
September 6-8 at the hallowed high-banks of Eldora Speedway
in Rossburg, Ohio to vie for the prestigious globe trophy
in the 48th Annual 'World 100.' However, with the rainy
remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon postponing Friday and
Saturday's action at the "Big E" until October
12-13, only Thursday night's $10,000 to win Twin 25s escaped
the wrath of Mother Nature. In the wee hours of Friday
morning after a lengthy rain delay, Jeep Van Wormer placed
eighth in his loaded heat race and seventh in his B-Main.
Unfortunately, Jeep was unable to make the start in his
25-lap main event. Complete results from the soggy weekend
in the Buckeye State can be found online at 
The
Iron Motorsports team made their way to the pristine Mansfield
Motor Speedway in Mansfield, Ohio on August 24-25 to compete
in the inaugural running of the highly-publicized 'Dirt
Million.' The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned
the two-day spectacular, which kicked off on Friday night
with a pair of $10,000 to win 'Dirt Million' duels. Jeep
Van Wormer grabbed the fourth and final transfer spot
through his loaded heat race and later rolled off from
the outside of the seventh row in his 30-lap duel. Jeep
then appeared to have a top ten run going in the main
event until a lap 23 flat tire dropped him to twentieth
in the final finishing order.
The
Iron Motorsports team rolled into Eldora Speedway in Rossburg,
Ohio from June 7-9 for 'Dream XXIV,' which drew 78 competitors
to the 1/2-mile speedplant. After Thursday night's $5,000
to win prelim was washed out to Friday afternoon, Jeep
Van Wormer started his weekend by finishing sixth in his
heat race, winning his B-Main, and placing nineteenth
in the 25-lap daytime sprint. Later that evening, Jeep
grabbed the fifth and final transfer spot through his
heat race before finishing twenty-first in the $10,000
to win headliner.
Following
several different weather cancellations over the past
month, Jeep Van Wormer and his #55 team finally kicked
off their version of the 2018 racing season over the April
13-14 weekend in the states of Ohio and Virginia. On Friday
night at Atomic Speedway in Alma, Ohio, the Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned the annual 'Buckeye
Spring 50,' which boasted a $12,000 winner's check. Jeep
timed in eleventh fastest in Group B during the qualifying
session before placing fifth in his stacked heat race.
He was then contending for a coveted transfer spot through
his B-Main when he unfortunately went for a spin in turn
one, which relegated him to a ninth place finish and kept
him out of the 50-lap main event.
After
scoring a pair of special event wins to close out his
2017 campaign on a high note at Berlin (MI) Raceway and
Eldora (OH) Speedway, Jeep Van Wormer announced today
on www.JeepVanWormer.com that he plans to unload his XR1
Rocket racecar by BruceBilt Performance for the first
time in 2018 over the March 16-17 weekend. Jeep is slated
to invade both Atomic Speedway in Alma, Ohio and Brownstown
Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana for a pair of Lucas Oil
Late Model Dirt Series shootouts, each of which will pay
$12,000 to the victor. Several lucrative crown jewel events
are also on his '18 schedule and more dates will be added
as Jeep's race season nears. Keep logging onto www.JeepVanWormer.com
for the latest news and information on the Iron Motorsports
team! (
