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2007 TOP TEN 2nd - 22 John Paul Kliewer 3rd - 39 Mark Chrudimsky 4th - 7T Tuffy Hudson 5th - 65 Bubba Menard 6th - 8 Jim Nides 7th - 44 H.E. Naumann 8th - 15 John Heil 9th - 19 Marc Madison  10th - 47 Trey Mitchell |
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50 Lap Feature TOP TEN 1st - 9 Jason Boyd 2nd - 15c J.C. Umscheid 3rd - 22 John Paul Kliewer 4th - 44 H.E. Naumann 5th - 04 Brad Hudak 6th - 7T Tuffy Hudson 7th - 19 Marc Madison 8th - 15 John Heil 9th - 78 Greg Baber 10th - 65 Bubba Menard |
Marc takes 7th in Pro Modified Feature at Thunder Hill Raceway for the second race in a row. "It
was another good night for us," Marc would say after the race, "finished on the lead lap!"
Marc would start the 50 lap Feature on the 6th row outside, several cautions flew during the race
for minor spins and light contact in some tight racing through the field. "We continue to get better
with each race we run at Thunder Hill." Marc would say after the race, " we ended the season with
a good finish."
Buy finishing 7th in the last race of the season at Thunder Hill Speedway Marc clinched a spot in the top 10
in points at THR. Official points will posted later. "I am proud of our team finishing in the Top 10 in
Pro-Modifeds at Thunder Hill", Marc would say, "we got a late start in the season after Red River Speedway
closed down."
Next Race, "2008"
SCHEDULE TBA SPRING of 2008!
 Marc installing Transponder on car for Scoring |
 Fellow Racer Rick Wycough & Brett working on Rick's car. |
 Marc heads out onto the tricky 3/8 mile track |
 Rick Wycough & Marc Racing in Feature |
 4 WIDE AT THR! Normally Does't Work! |
 Marc At Speed At Speed in Feature! |
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50 Lap Feature TOP TEN 1st - 39 Mark Chrudimsky 2nd - 7T Tuffy Hudson 3rd - 9 Jason Boyd 4th - 22 John Paul Kliewer 5th - 15 John Heil 6th - 65 Bubba Menard 7th - 19 Marc Madison 8th - 8 Jim Nides 9th - 6 Mike Blood 10th - 48 Rick Wycough |
Marc takes 7th in Pro Modified Feature at Thunder Hill Raceway. "It was a good night for us,"
Marc would say after the race, "we almost ended the night early on the opening lap!"
On the green flag several cars stacked up going into turn one. Marc was unable to get slowed
quick enough, got into the rear of his racing teammate, Jay Guthie, both spinning and Marc was hit in
the drivers door by car #82"We were lucky that the damage was just cosmetic", Marc would say later,
"we were able to continue as well as Jay with only minor damage."
Jay Guthrie also made the long drive south to race at THR. Jay was having a good smooth run until a power
steering failure cause him to retire from the race early. "We almost had a top five finish", Marc would say,
"got as high as sixth at one time, I call that a very successful weekend."
Next Race, "Pro Modifieds" at
Thunder Hill Raceway - Kyle, TX
October 27th, 2007
 Cars being unloaded at Thunder Hill Raceway |
 Car going thru Tech Garage as Rick Wycough looks on |
At Speed in turn 1 at Thunder Hill Raceway |
 Jay Guthire waits for his Qualifying attemp |
 Qualifying Impound Area w/Thunder Hill Officals looking on. |
 Marc leads car #9 thru turns 3 & 4 |
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SPECIAL APPEARANCE"Career On Wheels Day" |
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Marc for the second time was asked to appear at John Haley Elementary in Irving Texas as part of the "Career Day On Wheels"
to help encourage Kids to stay in school. Marc got to talk to over 500 kids from Kindergarden to the 3rd grade. The kids got
the chance to see a real racecar & trailer along with Marc being there in person. Getting a chance to return to Irving where
Marc grew up and encourage kids to stay in school and away from drugs. "I was Honored," Marc Said "to be asked back
a second time is great."
"Career On Wheels Day"
John Haley Elementary - Irving Independant Schools District
October 12, 2007
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1st - 39 Mark Chrudimsky 2nd - 9 Jason Boyd 3rd - 15 John Heil 4th - 15c J.C.Umscheid 5th - 44 H.E. Naumann 6th - 00 Jason Trotter 7th - 8 Jim Nides 8th - 7 Dan Pastorini 9th - 22 John Paul Kliewer 10th - 82 Shane Richards 11th - 19 Marc Madison 12th - 6 Mike Blood 13th - 7s Chris Snocker 14th - 04 Brad Hudak 15th - 65 Bubba Menard 16th - 78 Greg Baber 17th - 1 Jerry Dechert |
Marc finishes 11th in 50 lap Feature at Thunder Hill Raceway. 17 Modifieds showed up
at Thunder Hill Raceway. Marc qualified 15, "We are still struggling with the set up",
Marc said, "and maybe me, still trying to learn this track." Marc would start
at the rear of the field as a couple of cars could not make the start of the race.
Marc kept the car out of trouble and managed to come home with an 11th place finish. "At the end
of the feature I was turning my best laps," Marc would say later. And the laps sheets did show
that Marc turned his fastest lap on the white flag lap, lap 49. "I think I got better at the
end of the race, not the car."
Next Race, "Pro Modifieds" at
Thunder Hill Raceway - Kyle, TX
October 13th, 2007
 One Man Crew & Tammie as Spotter |
 Rain Threatens.. but Races Go On! |
 Marc enters Track in turn 2 |
 Marc running Hard into turn 3 |
 Off Turn 4 onto front Straight |
 Marc at Speed at Thunder Hill |
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50 Lap Feature TOP TEN 1st - 9 Jason Boyd 2nd - 39 Mark Chrudimsky 3rd - 47 Trey Mitchell 4th - 44 H.E. Naumann 5th - 7T Tuffy Hudson 6th - 22 John Paul Kliewer 7th - 26 Bob Slezinsky 8th - 19 Marc Madison 9th - 65 Bubba Menard 10th - 7 Dan Pastorini |
Marc takes 8th in hard fought Feature at Thunder Hill Raceway. "They always say that some of the hardest
racing," Marc would say after the race, "is the race for 6th, 7th or 8th, after tonights 50 laps, I believe that!"
Marc had his hands full with handling problems and some over heating to over come to finish in 8th at THR.
"We are really struggling with the right set up", Marc would say later, "with all the changes we had to make
and not having run at THR, we need to work on the car and the driver, me, to be more competitive here."
Jay Guthrie also made the long drive south to race at THR. Jay was having a good smooth run until an oil leak.
Jay managed to finish 12th in the feature despite the oil leak. Thanks to Vince Wagliardo and Ben Reeder for
taking the trip with us to help out on the crew.
"We finished the Feature", Marc would say,
"and loaded both cars in the trailer in one piece, I call that a very successful weekend."
Next Race, "Pro Modifieds" at
Thunder Hill Raceway - Kyle, TX
September 29th, 2007
 Mark Pinson visits THR from Wichita Falls |
 Car thru Tech and Race Ready |
 3 Practice Sessions |
 Steve Cooper from Oklahoma |
 Jay Guthrie on Qualifying Run |
 Marc Makes His Qualifying Run |
 Ben Fuels Car while Marc Bench Races |
 Vince & Jay Ready to Race |
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June 23, 2007
Kyle, TX |
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Marc made his first appearance at Thunder Hill Raceway in 2007. "After making a Team decision to
to run at THR," said Marc, "We had to do some major changes to the car to pass Tech in the
Pro Modified Division there." Those included adding weight to the car, adding Mufflers,
changing over to gas and run the track tires were just some of the changes required to pass Tech.
After getting through Tech Marc went out for the 1st Practice session. Marc did not even make 1 lap
before ignition problems shut the engine down. They were able to repair the problem and run the 2nd
session of practice. "The practice went well", Marc would say later, "To bad the rains came, we had
made some chassis adjustments and was lookind forward to another run." Marc was running about .50 seconds
off the fastest times in practice.
Marc had a special crew member with him at THR who was a big help, Nikolas, his oldest grandson was there.
(see pics below) Marc would also like to thank Shelma Walton of
J & S Promotions
for making it possible to run at THR and to the Promoter Mary Ann and her staff at
THR for making us feel welcome.
Next Race, "Pro Modifieds" at
Thunder Hill Raceway - Kyle, TX
July 14, 2007
 Waiting to enter pits |
 Rain Clouds over THR |
 Mounting Track Tires |
 Nikolas & Marc w/Tires |
 Nikolas watches Marc |
 Hard working Crewman! |
 Setting tire pressures |
 Ignition Promlems Early |
 Strapping in for Practice! |
 Then the RAINS came. |
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SPECIAL APPEARANCEClick play to start video "Career On Wheels Day" |
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Marc was asked to appear at John Haley Elementary in Irving Texas as part of the "Career Day On Wheels" to help encourage
Kids to stay in school. Marc got to talk to over 600 kids from Kindergarden to the 3rd grade. The kids got the chance to see
a real racecar & trailer along with Marc being there in person. Getting a chance to return to Irving where Marc grew up and went to
school himself was a great honor for Marc. A special surprise for Marc was to get to see his 5th grade teacher who he had not seen since
1968. "It was Great!" Marc Said "I got to see all these wonderfuls kids and got to see my favorite grade school Teacher
after 39 years!" Also on hand was Channel 23 crew to film the event as well as Irving local cable channel who got in an interview
with Marc.
"Career On Wheels Day"
John Haley Elementary - Irving Independant Schools District
April 27, 2007
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April 27, 2007 |
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Marc makes a Clean Sweep at Wichita Speedway. Marc won both his Heat Race and Feature in the
"Smiley's Racing" Sponsored #19 Modified on a cloudy but warm Friday night in Wichita Falls, TX.
Marc started on the front row of the 1st Heat Race, Marc quickly took the lead and went on to win the 1st Heat.
2nd Heat was won by the #3 Modified of Brandon Pinson.
In the 20 lap Feature, Marc would start on the front row pole beside 2nd heat winner Pinson. Marc won take the lead going
into turn one and never look back as Marc would get his first Feature win in 2007."The car was great!" Marc would say after
the his feature win. "I knew had to lay down 20 good laps without making a mistake." And Marc did just that as he lead
all 20 laps of the Modified Feature. Finishing a close second was #3 of Pinson, third would go to the #89 car followed by #11
and rounding out the top 5 was #98 Jay Guthrie making his first start of 2007. "It was a picture perfect night." Marc Said
"Car performed great all night, and it was nice to have long time friend and crew member Ben Reeder here to share in the
celebration with us."
Pictures from April 27th, 2007
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 Ben & David Pre-Race Talk |
 Hot Laps |
 Running At Speed |
 Jay Guthrie After Hotlaps |
 Rick Wycouch w/ Trans Trouble |
 Ben & Marc w/ Jay in #98 |
For Car & Driver Appearances - Click Here!
 Feature Time! |
April 20, 2007 |
 April 20, 2007 |
First Race of 2007 came on a beautiful night at Wichita Speedway. Marc took the first laps in the
"Smiley's Racing" Sponsored #19 Modified during practice at laps "It felt good to get
behind the wheel after the long off season." Marc said. "The car performed well in practice."
Marc started in the back of the Heat Race, Marc quickly move up, and would finish in 4th place in the heat.
"The car was loose on exit and entering the turn" Marc would say after the heat."Over all a
successful first run, no mechanical problems at all"
In the 20 lap Feature, Marc would start in the 6th position, 3rd row outside. The feature would see only one caution
for the #89 car doing a solo spin in turn 4, right in front of Marc. Marc avoided contact with the #89 car and lined
up for a restart. On the restart Marc was running 5th behind the #14 Burney Gibson, while up front, #48 Rick Wycough,
along with #3, Brandon Pinson was pulling away from the field. Marc followed the #14 around the #11 car coming off turn
4 and moved into 4th. The 2 leaders had put a straight away lead on the #14 and Marc before both of them could get around
the #11 car. Both Marc and Burney were able to run the leaders down with 5 laps left. All 4 cars took the white Flag and
you could have thrown a blanket over them under the flag stand. Coming of turn 4 for the checkered flag, it was almost
a side by side finish. All 4 cars crossing the finish line almost 2 by 2 less than a car length apart. #48 Rick Wycough
would come out the Winner, #3 of Brandon Pinson 2nd, #14 Burney Gibson 3rd and Marc finishing 4th"I made a minor adjustment
on the car after the heat." Marc would say after the feature. "The car performed Great, It took me a few laps to
find where the car worked best on the track, but when I did, we closed fast on the leaders. Congratulations to Rick & his
Team for thier First win in 2007"
Pictures from April 20th, 2007
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 Unloading |
 Bench Racing |
 Rick Wycough |
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April 11, 2007 |
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The 2007 Racing Season is almost underway. The car underwent some chassis changes
along with getting Engine rebuilt. "We went back with the same Engine configuration
that won 6 Features last year." said Marc. "I am Looking forward to getting back on
the track on Friday April 20th at Wichita Speedway." (formerly Red River Speedway)
Over the off season Red River Speedway was sold, new owners changes name to
Wichita Speedway
Pictures below of car getting fresh Engine
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January 20, 2007 |
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The 2006 Awards Banquet was held Saturday night Jaunuary 20th at 7pm.
The celebration included a full meal, drawings for prizes, Video
presentations and of course the Crowning of the Track Champions.
"It was a great night." Marc would say after the event,
"I had my wife Tammie, my Daughter's Mindy & Cristina
along with Mindy's husband Brandon and my Grandson Brayson,
It was a very special night."
Marc was crowned the 2006 Smiley's Modified Track Champion receiving
a beautiful Trophy over 3 1/2 feet tall, Championship Jacket, Point
Fund Money and "Track Bucks"!
Be sure to visit the Sponsors Page for 2006 to see all of Marc's Sponsors!
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 Trophies & Jackets |
 Promoter Mike & Announcer Brian |
 Marc's Acceptance Speech |
 Tammie, Marc & Cristina |
 Flowers from Friend Patty & KMAC Motorsports |
 Marc and Grandson Brayson |
 Brayson, Marc Mindy & Brandon |
 Tammie & Marc 2006 Track Champions! |
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