Heat Race - 1st Place

Feature Race - 3rd Place

                          Davey headed for Lanier and had 1 thing in mind, winning. Well, it worked out pretty good as he went out and won the heat race to get started. The car was off a tick and we made some adjustments for the feature. Turned out the adjustments were a little over the edge and Super D fought a very loose car in the feature and finished 3rd place. Not to bad considering the ill handling car.

Heat Race - 4th Place

Feature Race - 15th Place

                    Davey had a super fast car @ Lanier this weekend but didn't have any luck on his side. It all started with the draw when Davey pulled the highest number possible. He had to start at the rear of 13 cars for the 1st heat race. He came through the field and was side by side with 3rd place at the finish and wound up 4th. He passed 9 cars in 8 laps. Davey started 7th in the feature race. As they took the green flag and went off into turn 1 the 3rd and 5th place cars wrecked. Davey was all the way on the apron and thought he had it missed until they came back down the track and hit him in the right rear wheel. This would finish the night for Super D. See ya Next Week !!!

Qualifying Race - 1st Place

Feature Race - 2nd Place

                                Super Davey continued his strong season with a 2nd place finish at Lanier on Saturday. He started off the night by winning his qualifying race. We have been working hard on our Lanier set-up getting ready for the Nationals that will be there in October. The last few races, we have been off a tick. It was nice to be fast again. Super D had a heck of a battle for 2nd place and just could never get clear to go after the leader. He was still right there and finished 2nd place after a feirsome 2 wide finish at the line.

Qualifying Race - 4th Place

Feature Race - 5th

                                        Davey headed for Lanier Speedway for another exciting night of racing. We got behind on the car and really never caught back up. Davey would still take an ill handling car and finish a respectable 5th place. After the race Davey headed down to the infield to watch his buddy and mentor TJ Reaid run the GAS series Late Model. TJ would finish 3rd place in the race after coming from the rear. It was a fun race to watch and TJ put on a show coming through the field.

Qualifying Race - 2nd Place

Feature Race - 2nd Place

                                   The road to the Nationals went through Anderson, South Carolina on Friday night. Davey arrived around 2:30 and hit the track for practice. We had to make some changes to the car but it seemed to get better and better. He would start 4th spot for the qualifying race. Davey wasted little time making his way to the front. He paced the leader the entire race and finished 2nd. The feature would also have him starting 4th spot. This was awild race as the semi-pro and the young lions ran togther. Davey worked his way to 2nd spot and endured several tough restarts to finish 2nd place. What an awesome finish for Super D !!!!

                           Davey Matthews was crowned 1st Half Track Champion of Lanier National Speedway in Semi-Pro. Davey has been consistently strong week in and week out. He has worked through some bad luck and came out on top. Davey would like to thank all his sponsors and people who helped make it happen:

Stats

5 Feature wins  and 9 top 5's out of 12 Races

8 Qualifying Race wins

Semi-Pro Champion

Hava-Tampa Tony Reaid and TJ Reaid                Reaid Motorsports and Crew

Chris Gabehardt                                                             Fast T-Shirts

Dave's   Drywall                                                       Tin Roof Cafe                                                                                                                                                                               

US Marines                                                         Grandma and Grandpa

HBR Hill Brothers Racing

Heat Race -2nd Place

Feature Race - 4th Place

                          Super Davey headed for Lanier on Saturday looking to continue his strong season. The heat race started off wild as Davey was hit from behind on the 2nd lap of the race and knocked way up the track. Davey gathered it back up and ran the leaders down. He was able to return the favor to the car that hit him and finished 2nd place. The feature would have Super D starting from the 8th spot as he was the "winner" from he week before, so they try and handi-cap a car after he wins. The Feature race was a wild affair as 4 cars were all over one another almost every lap and even spinning each other out and cutting each other off too. It had a little bit of everything. Davey protected his car and ran a smart race winding up 4th at the finish. Way to go Super D !!!!

Heat Race - 2nd Place

Feature Race - 3rd Place

                        Davey was looking for another strong run to finish out the Thursday Thunder series. He finished 2nd place in the heat race and was looking to improve in the feature. Davey started 4th spot on the outside and got in line 3rd. The car was much better but still about a tenth off from where we needed to be. With 2 blown motors for the series, we just got behind and chased it after that. Davey missed one race altogether and still finished 4th place in the series points. This was a huge dissapointment considering he was in 2nd place before the 2nd motor blew. Some tough luck, but Super D made the best with what he had.

 2009 Thursday Thunder Stats

1 - Win     (6 Career Thursay Thunder Wins)

3 - 2nd Place Finishes

2 - 3rd Place Finishes

1 - 4th Place Finish

1 - 8th Place Finish/ Was wrecked under Caution while running 3rd and had to pit for bumper

1 - 12th Place Finish /Blew Oil Filter Off On Last Lap Running 3rd Place

1 - DNS / Blown Engine

4th Place Points Finish

Heat Race - 3rd Place

Feature Race - 1st Place

                  Davey had taken a couple of weeks off from Lanier, squeazing in a vacation and the Bando Nationals. He was primed and ready as practice started. We made a few changes after practice and it really made the car come alive. Davey started last in his heat race and worked his way to 3rd at the finish. The feature race would start with Davey in 4th spot outside. The race was plagued with caution after caution with just a handful of green flag laps. On one restart halfway through, Davey got into his buddy Matthew Johnson coming to the green flag, as the field bunched up. Davey was sorry that it happened. It was an unfortunate accident as all the drivers were all over one another. After time had expired, the tower told the drivers there would be a green/white/checkered finish. Davey would restart 3rd and was all over the leader. Going down the backstretch, Super D went to the inside and was there in turn 3. Coming off turn 4 ,Davey had the lead and the win. Way to go Super Davey !!!

Heat Race - 4th

Feature Race 4th

                      With Thursday Thunder in the home stretch and summer winding down it was off to the track for another exciting night if racing. Davey started dead last in the heat race and finished  4th. We have been fighting an extremely tight car and this week would prove no different. Davey came home 4th place in the feature with a car that just didn't want to turn. We have some work ahead of us. See you at Lanier on Saturday.

Heat Race - 2nd Place

Feature Race - 2nd Place

                              Super Davey was looking to bounce back from the dissapointment of the blown engine last week and had hopes of something black and white in his sights. Davey led 19 3/4 laps of the feature race before being punted in turn  3 on the last lap. He still recovered to finish an awesome 2nd place. Way to hang on Super D!!!!

Heat Race - 1st Lap "Grenade"

Frature Race - DNS

                             Week 7 of Thursday Thunder didn't work out to good as the engine developed a major problem on the 1st lap. It exploded into several pieces and a huge plume of smoke erupted from the car heading down the front stretch. Davey quickly exited the car and waited as the fire team doused the car preventing any further damage. The result would extinquish any hopes, Davey had at making a run for the Thursday Thunder Championship. Davey has had some terrible luck, with this being his 2nd blown engine of the year. Even with all the bad luck he will maintain 4th place for now in points. He will ba back next week to see what he can salvage from the series. Davey has been doing more with less for a while now and is looking for any sponsor help available. It has been an extremely tough year for sponsor dollars and we appreciate all the help from all of Super Davey's Sponsors and help from other race teams .

                                    Reaid Motorsports                      

Tin Roof Cafe                    Fast T-Shirts                 Dave's Drywall

      US Marines            Grandma and Grandpa

Heat Race - 1st Place

Feature Race - 3rd Place

                                Super D was ready to roll last week for week 6 of Thursday Thunder. Davey has run up front every race and looked to improve on his 2nd place finish the last 2 weeks. He started 6th in the heat race and made a super pass for the lead and won the race. He would have started on the outside poll position, but the inversion wheel put him back to the outside of row 3. We haven't been able to catch a break from the inversion wheel. Davey had a fast car and looked to be a contender early, but was wheel hopped on the left rear after the 1st caution and it was an adjustment that we didn't need. The car was just too tight after that and Super D couldn't get back in the gas like he needed to. He still would finish a strong 3rd place. We will be looking for a little more speed this week as week 7 approaches and SD needs a few wins to have a chance at the Championship.

Heat Race - 2nd Place

Feature Race - 2nd Place

                                 Coming off his strong 2nd place finish @ Thursday Thunder, Davey was looking forward to Lanier Saturday. Practice didn't go as planned and we got a little behind the 8 ball. Davey said the car was doing some weird things on the track. We had to do some looking to find the problem with the car. After finally finding the problem, Super D went out and ran 2nd place in the heat race. Davey would line up 4th spot on the outside for the feature race. The green flag flies and the race is on. It was a tough battle up front with 3 cars running neck and neck. Davey eventually took the lead and held the top spot for a few laps and was overtaken by the 4 car of Plott. He then pulled back to inside and retook the lead. It was an awesome race as Davey and the 4 car of Plott raced side by side back and forth for the lead. They put on a great show coming to the line side by side with Super D coming up just short finishing 2nd place. Great Race guys !!!

Heat Race - 2nd Place

Feature Race - 2nd Place

                                   Super D came back from spending a week with his buddy Nick Drake in North Carolina and was ready to race. He started dead last in his heat race and worked his way to 2nd place @ the finish. Way to go SD. Davey would line up 3rd spot for the feature race behind his friend Mason. The green flag flies and the race is on. The 2nd place car blows an engine heading down the front stretch. Davey  makes the pass for the lead going into turn 1. He would lead the next 14 laps until the caution came out. On the restart Davey, didn't get a good start and got passed on the front stretch. He tried to battle back , and raced hard on the outside before relinquishing the lead. Davey said the car was just a tick loose coming off the turns to let the lead slip away. It was a great run as he ended up 2nd place at the finish. Way to go Super D !!!

Heat Race - 1st Place

Feature Race - 13th Place

                               Davey showed up @ Lanier riding his 3 race win streak and looking for more. He was fast in practice and that carried over to the heat race. The car was awesome as Davey won the heat race. The feature race would put Super D starting in the 8th spot because he won the week before. The green is out and it's all out Kaos in front of Davey. By the time the 1st caution flag flies, Davey had worked his way to 4th. On the next restart, he was working his way to 2nd when something broke in the steering box. The car shot up the track and bounced back down to the inside out of control. Davey said,"I had the wheel turned left but it went right and I was just along for the wild ride." After getting the car back to the shop and examining it, we discovered the problem. The steering rack had stripped the spline the goes into the universal joint of the steering shaft. With minimal damage, Davey is very lucky this wasn't a whole lot worse. We were just glad to get out of here with our shirts on.

Heat Race - 2nd Place

Feature Race - 2nd Place

                          It was a great night of racing @ the Thunder Ring as Davey came away with a solid 2nd place finish. Davey ran smart in the heat race and finished 2nd place. He would have started on the pole for the feature, but the Inversion wheel put him back to 6th on the outside. "I don't like that wheel".  Oh well on with the race. On the start Davey was getting all he could and by the time the 1st caution flew he was running 3rd. Davey would push hard and made his way to 2nd but ran out of time chasing the leader down. He caught the leader going through turns 3 and 4 but could not make the pass. He gave the leader a little shove just to let him know he was there. Great jod SD !!!!

Heat Race - 1st Place

Feature Race - 1st Place

                                      Super D headed for Lanier on Saturday with lots of confidence from his Win @ Thursday Thunder. The track was hot and greasy and at times Davey looked like he was at Dixie Speedway on Dirt, during practice. He would start last in the heat race but wasted little time making his way to the front. Davey and Kyle Plott ran side by side for what seemed like an eternity, 5 or 6 laps never touching, thank goodness. What an awesome race this was between these 2 coming to the line side by side when the checkered flag flew. Davey ended up nipping Kyle at the line in a photo finish. Great job to these 2 boys who were so hard on each other last week.Thats the way you race !! The feature race would have Davey lining up in 8th spot because of his win last week. The green flag flies and the race is on. Davey had worked his way to 4th when a huge plume of smoke erupted from Plotts car going down the front stretch. Several cars would spin as a result of the oil but Davey made it through. Unfortunately, Plott would not be able to continue due to the oil fitting. It would have been a great race between these 2 as they have been racing each other for the top spot week in and week out. The restart had Super D lined up 3rd and Davey would look to the inside several times only to have the door shut by the 55 of Matthew Johnson. Finally coming off turn 2 Davey drove to the bottom and made the pass and never looked back on his way to his 3rd win in a row. Way to Super D !!!!!

Thursday Thunder #2 

 Qualifying - 1st Place

Feature Race - 1st Place

                                  Super D was on his game and ready to roll this week. He blistered the track in qualifying and ripped off the fastest time. The feature race was a great battle with Mcintosh and Swilling and Davey swapping the lead several times. On lap 17 Super D set up an awesome pass and took it to Victory Lane. What an awesome race. This was Davey's 6th career win @ Thursday Thunder. Way to go Super D !!!!

Thursday Thunder #3

Qualifying - 1st Place

Feature Race - 9th Place

                                 Davey would start 2nd spot for the week 3 Feature as the line-up was inverted for the top 2. On the start he was jacked up by the 3rd place car and fell back to  go around 8th. He worked his way back up t around 4th on the white flag lap and was looking good. As he fired off into turn 1 the car just spun around on him as the oil fitting for the oil filter popped off. He gave it a heck of a run butcame up short finishing 9th spot. Way to go Super D !!!

Heat Race - 1st Place

Feature Race - 1st Place

                                            Davey has ran well @ Lanier this year and continued his string of strong runs there this week winning for the 2nd week ina row. But it wasn't that easy. He would have to race this week without either of his parents with him. This would be the 1st time in his career to do that. But hewas in good hands with TJ Reaid serving as Crew Chief and Shaky Cuz checking the toe out. Davey won the heat race and was super fast. TJ and Shaky Cuz mde few adjustments and sent him out for the feature. Davey would have to start in the 8th spot because he won the week before.Around lap 4 or 5 there was a caution and, Davey was running 3rd. On the restart he got into the bumper of the leader and accidentally broke the bolt holding the bumper on the leaders car. The caution flag would fly and the leader would pit to make repairs. Unfortunately Kyle did not make iy back out before the green flag. Davey had no intentions of knocking the bumper off. On restarts the guys are all over one another and Davey was up on thewheel getting all he could and it was just unfortunate. The caution would fly several more times and even Davey would be sent to the rear for jumping the next restart. This put Davey right in the cross hairs of Kyle and he did everything he could to wreck Davey for the remainder of the race. It turned into who could wreck who from there on. Once Davey finally got away fom the madness, he ran down the leader and passed him with 2 to go and won the race. Davey did a great job keeping his composure and focusing on the race. He did however let his emotions get the best of him in Victory Lane making an unesasary comment about the race. He was pretty upset about the way he was raced.

Heat Race - 1st Place

Featue Race - 8th Place

                                 The 1st week of Thursday Thunder started off OK as Davey won the heat race. After some autographs and the National Anthem it was time for the feature race. Davey would start 4th spot due to the inversion of the top 4 cars. The green flag waves and the race is on. Davey had worked his wa to 3rd and was looking for 2nd when the caution flag flies. On the restart going through turns 3 and 4 a car comes out of the infield and drills him in the side. He worked his way back around the car and the caution flag comes out again. As Davey was making his way off turn 4, the same car starts nailing him under caution and spins out while tearing the bumper off the car. Davey would have to pit for a new bumper. He would come back out just in front of the leaders in 17th place. Luckily the caution would fly again an let Davey catch up. On the restart, he would fly through the field and end up 8th at the finish. Way to keep your head on Super D!!!!!

TJ Reaid

Qualifying - 1st Place

Feature Race - 1st Place

Davey Matthews

Heat Race - 1st Place

Fature Race - 1st Place

TJ Reaid

Qualifying - 3rd

Feature Race - 1st Place Winner

Davey Matthews

Heat Race - 1st Place

Feature Race - 3rd Place

Heat Race - 1st Place

 Feature Race - 1st Place

                               Super D was looking forward to Lanier this week. He has had the fastest car for 2 weeks in a row with nothing to show for it. That all changed Saturday night as Davey led all but 1 lap on his way to victory lane. Super D was fast in practice and it carried over to the heat race. We made minor adjustments for the feature. Davey was driving the Hava-Tampa Special this week and was fast but looked good doing it too !!! The heat race was a fast race and Super D had to run down the leader as he and the 2nd place car were hard at each other. Once out front Davey set sail and cruised to victory. The feature had Davey starting on the pole. He led every lap until a late race caution with just a handful of laps left. Blake Jones got under Davey coming to the white flag. Davey ran a high line through 1 and 2 to get a good run down the backstretch and pulled under Jones in turn 3. They ran side by side through 3 and 4 without touching each other and Super D would put his foot into that CHAPMAN power plant to muscle his way to half a car lenght Win at the line. What an awesome finish. Way to go Super D and great job to Blake Jones on a great race!!! In Victory Lane,Davey said," It sure feels good to finish this race and it feels awesome to win it. Weve had some bad luck lately and I hope it's all behind us."

TJ Reaid

Qualifying - 3rd Place

Feature Race - 21st Place  (Accident)

Davey Matthews

Heat Race - 1st Place

Feature Race - 14th (Mechanical Failure)

                                      Reaid Motorsports showed up @ Lanier National Speedway carrying the momentum of drivers TJ Reaid and Davey Matthews wins @ Watermelon last week. TJ would be running the RC Cola / Moon Pie ASA race in the Glenncast Ford and Davey would run the Fast-T-Shirts legend car.

                                     TJ would be out 1st for practice in the Glenncast Ford. He would end up around 8th the 1st time out and would move up the charts as the day wore on. TJ and the crew worked hard during practice and Jody and Chris made awesome adjustments to make the car better. In the tight field for qualifying, TJ ran 3rd quick. Great lap Big Guy!! :) After the draw he would line up 5th for the Matt Hawkins Memorial. The race would start late but the action was quick. The first 69 laps went by really fast with many cars being lapped. TJ ran in the top 5 until 25 laps to go he started racing for 3rd spot. The caution would come out with TJ running side by side with the 92 car. On the restart the 711 car body slammed TJ in turns 1 and 2 knocking him up the track. He would maintain control of the car and got back up to the 711. Coming off turn 4 he pulled to the inside and the 711 turned left on him taking him to the inside wall and spinning him out. TJ wanted to let the 711 car know he didn't appreciate the move and went to give a little bump. After he delivered his message the other driver lost his something and drove his car completely under TJ going down the backstretch "Under Caution" and spun him out collecting several cars and destroying at least 3 of the top 5 cars. What a complete disrepect of equipment and a useless move. Needless to say everyone was dissapointed with the outcome. TJ looks ahead to the next GAS Race @ Anderson next week.

                                    Super Davey was fast in practice and looked to be a contender. In his heat race he led flag to flag pulling away from the field to win. We made very few adjustments as Davey said the car was super fast. The heat race finish had Super D on the pole for the feature. The feature starts with Davey and the 99 car pacing the field. As the laps wore on Super D was building a huge lead. The caution comes out with 10 laps to go and Super D leading. They were having all kinds of problems with the restarts communicating with the drivers. On th next restart they came over the raceceiver and said no green flag but the flag was out so half the field went and half didn't so it was melee going into turn one. There was a big wreck in turn one. During the caution, Davey started having a problem with the power plant. He finally came down pit road to see what the problem was. Undoubtedly the magnetic pick-up stopped working and the motor quit. Unfortunately ending Davey's night after leading every lap to that point. Great drive Super D !!!!! See you @ Anderson Next Friday and Lanier On Saturday !!!!!

TJ Reaid

Glenncast Chevy Gas Series Late Model

Qualifying - 1st Place @ 15.96

Feature Race - 1st Place Winner

Davey Matthews

Fast T-Shirts Legend Car

Heat Race - 1st Place YL

Feature Race-1st Place YL

                                  Getting to the race track turned into an event of its own with all the traffic. Apparently, everyone and they're brother was headed to Florida and had the roads backed up all the way up I-75. After finally arriving at the Melon and getting everything unpacked, it was practice time.

                                 TJ was first out with the Glenncast Chevy and "wow" was he fast. After a few quick adjustments by Jody and Chris he picked up another .2 tenths. He looked to be a contender for the pole position. TJ would be the 2nd car out and he blistered the track and the field with a quick lap @ 15.96. No one was even close. Awesome job TJ, Jody, Chris and Crew !!!

                               After TJ qualified it was Davey's turn to hit the track. The first practice out he was loose in and tight off. We made some adjustments to the car and he was much better for the second practice. The heat race was next and Davey would line up outside pole. Davey led several laps before relinquishing the lead to Jeff Haynie, a master. Davey would run right in his tire tracks and win his division finishing 2nd overall. The Feature Race had Super D lined up 3rd spot on the inside. The green flag flies and Davey stays right with the leader Haynie. They race hard all the way to the checkered flag. Davey looked to the inside several times but just couldn't make the pass and winds up 2nd overall but won his Young Lions division. Way to Go Super D !!!

                            Now it was time for the GAS Feature Race. After the inversion, TJ would line up 2nd spot on the outside. When the green flag flies he quickly drove around the outside to take the lead. TJ lead for 20 or so laps and then decided to save the tires for later on in the race. This was a good decision. There would be several cautions for drivers partaking in a swimming party in the lake off turn 3. With 50 laps to go and getting ready for a restart, TJ figured it was time to drop the hammer and the crew agreed. On the restart he reclaimed the lead heading into turn one. He would have to fend off several more restarts until about 25 laps to go when he pulled away to about a 10 car lenth lead and never looked back headed for the checkered flag. TJ had just won the Gas Series opening event in the Glenncast Chevy. What an outstanding job TJ. That was an awesome race by you and the entire Reaid Motorsports Team. Way to go TJ, Jody, Chris, Big Frank, Danielle, Lee, Angela, Devin, Hava-Tampa-Tony and Karen Reaid. Victory Lane never gets Old !!!!!!

Heat Race - 3rd Place

Feature Race - 3rd Place

                                Super Davey was primed for the season opener on the Thunder Ring. The only trouble was, the car was not. Davey started 5th in the Heat Race but was hampered by a hood that was left unfastened and blocked his veiw for the whole race. He really had to drive blind and still managed to finish 3rd. The finish would put Davey starting 6th for the Feature race. The feature started off ok but on the 2nd lap a car spun right in front of Davey and he had to almost stop on the track to avoid contact. After taking serious evasive action to miss the spinning car, Davey settled back in around 5th and started working his way to the front. He would run down and pass a couple cars in front of him and finish 3rd. Davey said that something wasn't right on the car and after we got the car back to the shop Friday night we discovered the left rear trailing arm had worked it way loose and shifted position during the race. This really affected his lap times as the car was super tight . Despite the malfunction, Davey managed to salvage a decent 3rd place finish. It was certainly a dissapointment to Davey and the team as high expectations for the 2009 season opener were deflated a bit. Way to go Super D overcoming the car.

Feature Race - 2nd Place

Winter Flurry Championship - 2nd Place

Georgia Winter Series - 3rd Place

                               Super D headed to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend to run the final race of the winter series. Davey has overcome some tough breaks and looked to even things up at the Thunder Ring . A mechanical failure at Cordele  and a punt by a competitor a few weks ago had Davey setting 12 points out of the lead in the Flurry. It was dejavue all over again as the breaks just didn't fall his way and he ended up 2nd. The race was run  after the Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday afternoon. There would be no qualifying or heat races run, just a peel draw and run. Davey would line up 2nd spot on the outside and looked good going in to turn one until the car behind Davey way overshot the corner and drilled him in the left rear. After the spin they lined up and restarted the race again. This time Super D got down in 3rd spot and was looking good. The 2nd place car spun out and Davey had to almost stop to miss him and there would be no caution. Super D kept it going but lost ground on the leader. There were several more spins by other cars but no cautions would fly and Davey finished 2nd place. It will be nice to put this crazy Winter deal behind him and get the new season underway. Davey will be getting ready for the 2009 Season opener at Lanier on March 28.