Coming off a successful Circle K Grand Opening in Clover, SC this past Friday, Matt Long Racing was riding a lengthy streak of consistent performances into Saturday’s NDRA event at I-77 Speedway in Richburg, SC. In addition to their one victory, the team had completed every lap of every race in the 2012 season and boasted an impressive streak of seven consecutive top 5 finishes. This past weekend offered the team’s first blemish on their season and left them hungry [...]
With two solid finishes this past weekend at 311 Speedway and Wythe Raceway, Circle K driver Matt Long has extended his streak of top 5 finishes and placed a second win of the season well within his grasp. This past Friday, Long qualified 5th among the 33 entries and recorded a 5th place finish in his first visit to 311 Speedway in almost a year. On Saturday, the team ventured to Virginia’s Wythe Raceway. Wythe is one of Long’s favorite [...]
Like most racers, Matt and the team spent the offseason looking at how to improve their program for the upcoming year. Number one on Matt’s list was recapturing the consistency that led to their outstanding 2010. This past Friday the team ventured to Carolina Speedway. After qualifying 5th and finishing 2nd in his heat race, Long lined up 3rd on the grid for the feature event. Three wide racing ensued at the drop of the green as Long, Steve Banal, [...]
After showing the Circle K #25 at last Friday’s Indian Trail, NC Grand Opening, the team headed to Carolina Speedway for an NDRA weekly event. The team was plagued early in the evening by a small mechanical failure. However, they quickly corrected the problem and rebounded to qualify 4th in the 20 car field. In the feature, he quickly made a bid for the 3rd position before falling back in line to patiently watch the battle ahead of him. In [...]
