"Strandwold Parks #1 Car"

John LaFever/Dave Byrd Media Relations

7/1/08

Strandwold Parks #1 Car!

2007 SRL Southwest Tour Championship Car Owner Bob Strandwold pulls the plug on the ‘08 season and the plan to defend last years title, citing a 64 point deficit to this years championship leader with only four races left on the 2008 Flashco SRL Southwest Tour season.

Driver Dave Byrd and the Strandwold Racing Team started the season off with a seventh place finish at Roseville’s “All American Speedway” and a tenth place finish at the “Speedway at Irwindale”,  setting them into seventh place in the standings. The third race of the season looked to be a top five finish until a broken throttle linkage ended the night with a 16^th place finish. The team held onto seventh place in the point standings, but slipped behind in the point deficit.

“With only seven race’s total on the schedule (for the ’08 season in the SRL) and with only four races to go, it just seems too much to overcome”, explained Bob Strandwold. “Business has been down lately and with the limited purses and the long tows coming up, I’m just not into spending that kind of money to try and come from behind,” continued Strandwold. “I’m going to save my stuff and regroup for next year.”

“I will always be grateful to Bob Strandwold for the opportunity he’s given me to compete and win in his cars.” extoled Dave. “Racing can be tough in more than one way and I sympathize with Bob. Making these kind of decisions is really the harder part for most racers.”

Dave Byrd will continue to compete in series outside of the SRL. Dave’s next race will be Friday July 4^th at Madera Speedway in Kenny Whelen’s Western Late Model.

For more information, race over to www.davebyrdracing.com

Dave Byrd is partnered with: Performance Electrical, Strandwold Properties, Jack McCoy Enterprises, Freight Train Peters Racing Engines, Ringers Gloves, Team Chevrolet, Foletta Bros, Inc., Swendeman Hardware, and Bob Strandwold Racing.

About the Flashco SRL Southwest Tour Series: Celebrating its eighth season in 2008, the Flashco SRL Southwest Tour Series is a regional stock car series competing on paved ovals in the southwestern portion of the U.S. The series utilizes cars based on the former NASCAR Elite Division Series rulebook.