There will be no races today June 7th at the Seymour Speedway. A great deal of standing water at the track with cloudy skies will not help dry it out in time for racing.

This is the first rain out at Seymour for the 2009 season.

June 14th is the next race at Seymour Speedway with racing getting underway at 6PM sharp!

May 24th brought the second career heat race win for Bill Kelsey and the Kelsey Racing # 0k IMCA stock car driver.

More seat time in another feature event was like another win for Bill and the whole team.

May 31st brought the Kelsey Racing team back to earth. Several strong runs in both the heat race with a 5th place finish, which was 1 spot away from making the feature. Bill was passed by the # 27 machine right at the checkered flag. A miss in the motor didn’t help as the car lacked some power near the end of the race and No Brakes didn’t help either due to a broken left rear brake line. The last chance race was up next, but for the first time in 2009 the # 0k was on the trailer when the IMCA Stock Car feature event took place.

The next race is June 7, 2009 at Seymour Speedway starting at 6pm sharp. Be sure to check the weather or SeymourSuperSpeedway.com for latest updates.

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A chilly but nice night for Mother’s Day racing welcomed everybody to the Seymour Speedway for the 2nd race of the season at the Seymour Speedway in Seymour, Wisconsin.

Bill would start the night off in the IMCA Stock Car division that was the 4th division to race for the night. Bill was in heat #1 in the 4th position (outside row #2).

With in 3 laps, Bill and the 0k were in the lead! This was very exciting to all the crew and I’m sure Bill as well inside of the car. Not only was this the first time leading in the IMCA class, the heat race was stacked with many top drivers in the division.

From lap 3 until the checkered flag lap 8, Bill held onto the top spot and took his first checked flag in the IMCA Stock Car class.

Although the car had a "miss" down the backstretch, a quick check after the race in the pits under the hood would show that a spark plug wire was burned. This would mean not only did Bill take home the checkered flag, it was done on 7 cylinders.

The feature event was the next thing in line for the newly number IMCA Stock Car 0k of Bill Kelsey. This was also the 2nd feature event in 2 races for the Kelsey Racing Team, which is something we are excited and proud of.

Starting on the inside of row #3, would be a great starting spot and give Bill some HOT seat time in heavy action. Bill held his own from the start but faided a little by the first caution flag and restarted at that point from the 8th position.

Again, holding that spot and after a couple more green flag laps, Bill drove into turns 3 & 4 but got a bumper to the left rear and went spinning. Since Bill was near the front of the 20 car field, at least a couple cars made heavy impact to the rear of the 0k machine.

Bill would make it to pit lane and stay on the lead lap, but with a heavy damaged car. The rest of the night was used to pick up some more seat time, while also still able to pass a few more cars in the process.

All in all, a GREAT night for Kelsey Racing, with our first checked flag in the bag and a second streight feature appearance in a row.

The next race is next Sunday, May, 17 with a start time of 6 PM sharp.

Thank you again to all of our great fans and sponsors!

The switch to IMCA stock car was a rapid process with only 3 days to "finish" the newly purchased race car. Hang a new body, put in a drive train, paint the car and get the vinyl lettering on it.

Bill drove the car for the first time down a driveway and discovered a problem shortly after. A big hole in the starter.

With no time to fix it at the race shop, it was off to the race track with extra parts and the fix would need to take place at the track.

With repairs done, the New Number 0k was in the first heat starting in the 6th starting spot, but the car never made it to the track! Starter problems prevented Bill from the heat race which would force the 0k to run the "last chance" race to make the feature event.

With the 3rd starter in the car, it was fixed for good this time and Bill would roll out 16th and would need to place 4th or better to make the IMCA feature event. This was a Huge Task since these would be the first laps Bill raced in the IMCA Stock Car.

From the green flag, Bill was on a mad dash to the front like he’s been driving this kind of car for years. As the checkered flew, Bill placed 5th but the #41 did not scale after the race and Bill did. The #41 was disqualified and putting the 0k into it’s first IMCA feature race in it’s first try!

Starting dead last in the feature was OK will all the Kelsey Racing Team because it was a huge challenge to even get the car on the track with all the starter issues and to top it off, the first time on the track with the new race car in a totally new divison.

The car and driver were very strong in the feature and moving forward but the car lost a little power in the final laps due to overheating and overheated tires (getting use to the new car). 20 cars started the feature event and the 0k crossed the line 15th.

A 15th place finish was like a win to all the Kelsey Racing Team. Making the feature on the very first night out with the car was great!

Next race is Mother’s Day. Sunday May, 10th starting at 6 PM sharp at Seymour Speedway.

The 2009 Racing season for the Kelsey Racing Team is about to get underway weather permitting this Sunday May 3, 2009 @ 6 PM at the Seymour Speedway in Seymour, Wisconsin.

You will find the Kelsey Coatings sponsored # 65 machine in a new class this year! The very exciting and action packed IMCA Stock Cars!

IMCA is the acronym for: International Motor Contest Association

You can learn more about the IMCA at IMCA.com

The Seymour Speedway has a new website as well and has changed it’s name (domain name) to SeymourSuperSpeedway.com .

We hope to see you at the track for a little fun under the sun and enjoy the roar of race cars again. Stop down in the pit’s after the races and enjoy a cold beverage with the team. It’s been a long winter with alot of changes and it’s Race Season again!!