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AL BREWER KICKS OFF 38TH SEASON THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
This Saturday night, Al Brewer of Belfast, NY will start his 38th season of competing in the local short track wars. Brewer will be competing in the season opening event at McKean County Raceway in East Smethport, PA, which will also be celebrating their 25th anniversary season as the track reopened in 1984. Brewer is one of few racers that competed at the season opening event in 1984 that is still competing this year.
It all started in the winter of 1971, Al and his father, Fran Brewer started building and racing Late Model stock cars in Belfast, New York, and has not missed a racing season in thirty-eight years.
With Al driving and both he and Fran working on the cars, they had a remarkable fortune and skill at staying in the racing business and still being competitive. One of the three drivers that were called the “Belfast Connection,” Al was the least financed of the trio. It was Al and his dad, with used equipment that showed up for a race, sometimes looking, as they did not belong in the more expensive late model class. Whether they looked part or not the Brewer’s came to race, and the came to win!
A lot has changed in the past 38 years in racing. The late models of then are the street stocks of today. Race tracks have come and gone, changed names, ownership, new drivers have come into the sport, drivers have left the sport, but one thing has not changed and that is Al Brewer driving a #71 dirt late model at the regions race tracks. Al will also be competing in the Emod division throughout the summer as well.
In thirty-seven years of competing at local tracks throughout western New York and western Pennsylvania, Al has earn the respect of many of competitors and countless fans as being one of the true “low” budget racers that still self fund their operation and still compete at a competitive level. Al has not stated when he will retire from the sport he has loved over the past thirty-seven years, but will all things, time and age is creeping up on the Belfast veteran.
Jerge’s Buyers of Scrap Metal and Roll of Service of Belfast, NY has come back on board as the primary financial sponsor for Al Brewer Racing for the upcoming 2009 season. . Joining Jerge’s Buyers of Scrap Metal are the following associate sponsors: R&M Home and Auto / AMSOIL of Allentown, NY ,Cousin Designs of Eldred, PA, Raceway Magazine.com and Gary Henry Racing Engines of Butler, PA. This year will be the twelth year that Ray and Marilyn Stilson of R&M Home and Auto has been associated with Al Brewer Racing.
Turning the wrenches this coming season on the Al Brewer Emod and super dirt late model will be, Chris Zuver who has been with Al for twenty years. Steve Perkins will be assisting again for the seventh season and Jeff Chamberlain returns for the fifth year. Lee Licht, Brett Ritter and Tommy Ritter will join the “Boys” at times throughout the season.
Fans can expect to see Al at McKean County Raceway (PA), Arcade International Raceway and Little Valley Speedway with the super late model and emod, along with all the United Late Model Series (ULMS) and United Emod Series events along with some possible World of Outlaw Late Model Series (WoO) events throughout the 2009 racing season. For more information on Al Brewer, please check out the website at www.albrewer.com.
photos by Jay Pees and Al Brewer Racing
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