2007 News Archive
November:
The team switched up the routine a little bit and entered the Darley's
Plumbing Racing Toyota into the Most Wanted Mud Racing mud drag at the
Jacksonville Equestrian Center. We entered the truck into a consistency
class, where we defeated the truck we ran against on both runs, but were
beat on consistency by many of the purpose built mud dragsters. All in
all, it was a great night of relaxed racing.
October
26-29:
Darley's Plumbing Racing had an awesome time racing with some of the top
Pro Stadium truck drivers at Nashville Super speedway. There were amazing
races both rounds of racing, as the track was slick and the racing was
close.
October
16-25:
Darley's Plumbing Racing is working hard, making improvements to both
trucks so they will be more competitive than ever at Nashville Motor Speedway
on the 27th of October.
October
12-14:
Darley's Plumbing Racing, along with the 10 other top Pro Stadium trucks
had a great night racing at Kentucky Speedway in front of over 15,000
motorsport fans. Thanks to everyone who came by during the pit party and
said hi.
October
10:
Everything is loaded onto the semi, ready to go, for the MLMT race in
Sparta, KY. Get ready for some great racing action.
September
30:
The "Team" page has been updated, and the team is hard at work
getting ready for the upcoming MLMT races.
September
17:
The new home page is up and running with an all new promotional video,
featuring some clips of the team racing at recent events.
September
5-6:
John Ellis in Southern Thunder put on a great show for the fans at the
exhibition in Greenville, SC. The track was very fast and the fans enjoyed
the high speeds the trucks were running.
August
31:
New photos and videos added from the Thunder Trucks race at Texas Motor
Speedway.
August
30:
Darley's Plumbing Racing would like to announce that John Ellis, and his
Toyota Truck "Southern Thunder" will be racing at the Paul Shafer
Motorsports show in Greenville, SC on September 5-6, come out and see
some amazing racing.
August
24-25:
The DPR team put on some very good racing, taking home 6th and 7th on
Friday night and taking home 3rd on Saturday night. The new hauler has
been very good, and is working well not only being a great "home
away from home" but another great advertisement for the teams sponsors.
August
22:
Darley's Plumbing Racing is on the way to Texas Motor Speedway for the
inaugural Thunder Trucks race.
August
17:
The team has finished Kevin's new paint job and is loading up for their
upcoming race in Texas.
August
9:
Darley's Plumbing Racing has it's new trailer and is also getting it ready
for the upcoming race in Texas.
July 5:
Darley's Plumbing Racing has it's new semi and is beginning to get it
ready for the next race.
June 11:
The team has announced it is adding a new semi hauler to the team. Keep
checking for updates on here to see progress.
February
24:
The team put on another great exhibition show for the Paul Shafer show
as Kevin and John each had even faster lap times throughout the day and
night show.
February
23:
The team put on a great exhibition show for the Paul Shafer show as John
had the fastest first round time, Kevin had the fastest second round time,
and in the final round Kevin rolled his new truck in the last corner.
Check back soon for pictures.
February
22:
The team is headed to Corinth, MS for a race with Paul Shafer Motorsports,
check back often for the latest results.
February
15-19:
With the final touches done on the "Lead Dog" and a amazing
new paint job, the team is ready to head to Corinth, MS for the first
race for the "Lead Dog."
February
10:
The team took home second place in NORRA's inaugural event. There was
some good racing and NORRA put on a great show for everyone.
February
8:
Darley's Plumbing Racing added a new truck to the team, look for Kevin
to be driving it beginning at the STC race in MS.
February
1:
Site updated, and new features added: E-Mail the driver, mechanic, and
manager. Also more photos were added to the photos section.
January
27:
The night wasn't quite as smooth as last week, we just missed out on qualifying
for the night show, but we put on a great show in the track-ex race. The
truck was hooking up great the whole time and we had a great time. Thanks
to all of you who came up and said hi in the pit party.
January
23-26:
The truck is back in the race shop getting prepped for the Monster Jam
in Orlando, Florida. The tires have an all new cut to them and the truck
is working great.
January
20:
Darley's Plumbing Racing took fourth place at the Monster Jam in Tampa,
Florida. We had a great time racing and enjoyed the Tampa crowd.
January
15-19:
The Darley's Plumbing truck is getting it's final touches for our next
race on the 20th in Tampa. The truck is getting better and better and
will be ready to race on the 20th.
January
1-5, 2007:
The Darley's Plumbing truck is getting prepped for our next race and some
new modifications are being finalized. Get ready to see several new race
dates announced.