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Hello. It's Alissa! Well I wanted to tell you
about my life and how it has revolved around racing
for as long as I can remember!
Even when I was in the womb, I'd been my Dad's
biggest fan! He raced sprint cars for fourteen
years, and I wasn't one to miss a single race!!
After I was born, I went to every show, watching my
dad through the good, the bad and the ugly! I was
always by his side or in the stands screaming my
head off!
My Dad has always been my hero. I still remember
the joy I felt when I was standing next to him,
holding the trophy in the winners circle, looking
at his "fresh out of the car" look. SO proud to be
his daughter, I would be furious when other kids
asked for his autograph.
To be on the road to accomplish what my dad
already has, makes me the proudest racer you can
ever meet. Now that I am racing Outlaws Sprint
Karts, with my Dad and Mom by my side, I am finally
following his footsteps.
Being the cautious parents that they are, my mom
and dad made me start my racing career in beginner
box stock at age 12. I beat all of the kids in that
class. by my age and height! So after a few races,
I decided to move onto box stocks. Box stocks were
a struggle, since I was still much bigger then all
of the kids, due to my late start.
As I began racing YZ250's when I was about 13, I
really realized how fun racing can actually be!! I
was competitive since the kids were my age, and I
really started feeling the power!! I won in this
class after about 5 races. My first season racing
my 250, I received rookie of the year at Lakeport,
and second in points.
After a season, the power of the YZ250 wasn't
enough, so I upgraded to a YZ450. It was a blast,
and I got to race with the CR500s!! I won a race
with my 450, and was having the time of my life. As
I raced throughout the second season in my 450, I
decided to move it up to the top notch. My dad set
me up in a CR500 at Red Bluff, and this is when I
fell in love! I have been racing 500's ever since,
in Red Bluff in the winter, and Cycleland in the
summer. Just recently, my family bought 2 sprint
cars, which I will be racing at Petaluma Speedway
during the summer. I am really excited to finally
do what my Dad had done, and experience all of the
fun of an 800 horsepower machine! I cannot wait to
watch my career grow, as I try new things, and race
more races!
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Ocean Speedway up next. See Schedule
Results
Alissa Geving advances
into Golden State Challenge top five point
standings
In any sport, hard work, determination and
perseverance routinely pays off. Penngrove sprint
car racer Alissa Geving is witnessing the truth of
that philosophy as she nears the completion of the
2010 Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series.
After a night of great success last weekend, Geving
has officially advanced in the top five point
standings of the competitive King of California
Sprint Car Series.
“When I made the decision to run this
series for the year my main goal was to get into
the top five in the point standings,” said
Geving. “I’ve made it to that goal. Now
we just have to give it our all in the next two
races and hold on to it. I’d really like to
thank my team and crew for all their hard work
lately. Our recent race was one of our strongest
runs and I have them to thank for it, the car was
just great at Marysville.”
For the first time in her racing career, Geving
competed at the quarter-mile Marysville Raceway
Park in Marysville, Calforinia last Saturday night.
The event marked Geving’s first ever start at
the north state facility and it was the first time
in nearly a decade that the Golden State Challenge
Series competed at the track. After many
improvements to the facility in recent years, a
total of 24 cars showed up to an exciting night of
410 sprint car racing.
For Geving and her Chicko Motorsports Team, the
excitement started early in the night. In
qualifying she piloted her Tillett Tool, Pit Stop
USA, Matt Cordiero Enterprises #3x Maxim Sprint Car
to the fastest time of the night. Geving turned a
12:423 second lap, earning a new track record at
Marysville Raceway Park for 410 cubic inch powered
sprint cars.
“Going out there and getting fast time was
awesome for the whole team,” said Geving.
“Then having it be a new track record made it
even better. That momentum carried us through the
whole night and hopefully will continue to do so
when we get to Ocean Speedway next week.”
In the first heat race of the night, Geving
started in the fifth position and drove her way to
second place behind Golden State Challenge Series
point leader and longtime friendly rival Kyle
Larson. The fast time position and heat race
success secured Geving a position in the dash for
the night where she drove from the seventh to the
sixth position. Her finish placed her on the
outside of the third throw for the 30-lap feature
event.
With the waving of the green flag on Saturday
night, pole sitter Jason Statler and Larson battled
for the lead while Geving found her comfortable
line and raced towards the top five positions with
the likes of Even Suggs, Bobby McMahan and Brent
Kaeding. When the checkered flag waved, Geving
ended her night with an impressive 6th place finish
on the night.
“We were hooked up really good all night
long, this place is pretty fun to race on,”
said Geving. “Sometimes when you come to a
place you haven’t run before it takes sometime
to find the right line and set up. Not tonight, we
were dialed in as early as qualifying and good for
the entire night.”
After Saturday, Geving now sits fifth in
standings and now has six top ten finishes in the
Golden State Challenge Series . She has a pair of
heat race victories and now one fast time award
which is the new track record at Marysville Raceway
Park.
Geving and her Chicko Motorsports Team will take
a week off from competition this weekend and return
to the Golden State Challenge Series next Saturday,
August 7 at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville and then
will wrap up the championship tour at Placerville
Speedway on August 21.
Chicko Motorsports would like to thank their
current dedicated marketing partners including,
Tillett Tool, Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited
and Matt Cordeiro Enterprises. Additional associate
sponsors and promotional considerations include
K&N Filters, Napa Auto Parts, Flowmaster
Mufflers, Hodgin and Son Tree Service, Allstar
Performance, Santa Rosa Auto Parts, Jeremy’s
Chair Repair, Afex Graphics, Simpson Racing
Products, 21st Century Health Club, Vanlare
Steering Repair, Pro Shocks, ALC Machine and JW Web
Design.
Alissa Geving is seeking additional sponsorship
for the remainder of the 2010 season and driving
opportunities for the post season. Those interested
in sponsorship opportunities can contact team owner
Gary Geving at: gary3x@yahoo.com.
Alissa Geving returns to
Petaluma Speedway to bring home tenth career
victory
With the 2010 Golden State Challenge Series behind
her, Penngrove’s Alissa Geving and her Chicko
Motorsports sprint car team are competing in select
events throughout Northern California as the racing
season begins to wind down. Last Saturday night
Geving returned to her home track of Petaluma
Speedway took home the victory in the All Pro
Series winged sprint car feature event.
“It’s always fun to come back and race
at home, I really miss this place,” said
Geving, a two time Petaluma Speedway Champion that
made history here two years ago as the youngest
female to ever win such a title. “It was nice
to come back on the last night and see a new
champion be crowned, I can’t complain about
the win either. I’m always happy to get one of
those.”
After battling within in the top three position
in the early laps of the race, Geving powered her
Tillett Tool, PitStop USA sprint car into the lead
of the 25-lap feature race when she skillfully
avoided a multi-car collision that broke out on lap
12 of the event between early race leader Billy
Aton and Mike Henry and Mike Benson. As the three
drivers mixed it up in turn three, Geving avoided
getting caught up in the incident and took a lead
she would never relinquish for the remainder of the
race.
Once in front, Geving was chased to the line by
Geoff Ensign who finished second over Bradley
Terrell and Brett Rollag. While Geving won the
race, Terrell became the new track champion. Back
in 2009, both Geving and Terrell dueled for the
point lead for the early half of the season at
Petaluma Speedway before Geving advanced in the
numbers to win her second straight title.
“I really want to congratulate Bradley on
his championship here tonight, I kept up on his
progress through the year and he really worked hard
for this,” said Geving. “I have to thank
the whole team tonight for coming back here and
giving me a great car to drive again. It’s
always great to come home and get a win.”
Prior to the feature event on Saturday, Geving
clocked the 5th fastest lap of the night in
qualifying with a 13:054 second lap that clocked
her at a top speed of 103:417 miles per hour. In
heat race competition she finished in third prior
to starting on the inside of the third row for the
feature event where she quickly drove into the top
three.
Saturday’s win was Geving’s 10th
career victory as she continues to follow in the
footsteps of her father Gary Geving and grandfather
Leroy Geving. The season ending victory capped off
a year of triumph and tribulation for Geving, who
was recently named the 2010 Golden State Challenge
Series Rookie of the Year. Geving is the highest
finishing female in the history of the Golden State
Challenge, finishing fourth in the overall
standings.
Chicko Motorsports will take the next week off
from competition as they prepare for the upcoming
Fall Nationals at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico
Oct 1 and 2. Following that event, the team’s
schedule remains unknown.
Chicko Motorsports would like to thank their
current dedicated marketing partners including,
Tillett Tool, Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited
and Matt Cordeiro Enterprises. Additional associate
sponsors and promotional considerations include
K&N Filters, Napa Auto Parts, Flowmaster
Mufflers, Hodgin and Son Tree Service, Allstar
Performance, Santa Rosa Auto Parts, Afex Graphics,
Simpson Racing Products, 21st Century Health Club,
Vanlare Steering Repair, Pro Shocks, ALC Machine,
Sullivan Images Media and JW Web Design.
Alissa Geving is seeking additional sponsorship
for the remainder of the 2010 season and driving
opportunities for the post season. Those interested
in sponsorship opportunities can contact team owner
Gary Geving at: gary3x@yahoo.com.
Alissa Geving at Santa
Maria Speedway
Two time Petaluma Speedway champion Alissa Geving
of Penngrove continued her campaign in the 2010
Golden State Challenge King of California Sprint
Car Series Saturday night. For the first time in
her racing career, Geving took to the fast bullring
Santa Maria Speedway in Nipomo, California for the
sixth round of the traveling series for 410 sprint
cars.
In her first venture on the high banks of Santa
Maria, Geving was amidst one of her strongest runs
of the year in the Golden State Series but a
mechanical woe forced her our of the 30-lapo
feature event just after the green flag. Despite
the disappointment for the 18-year-old open wheel
ace and her team, Geving still advanced in the
series point standings.
In qualifying on Saturday night, Geving clocked
in the seventh position, turning an impressive
14:042 second lap. The strong qualifying lap
positioned her to later compete in the prestigious
dash midway through the program to determine the
fate of her starting position in the 30-lap
A-feature.
In heat race competition, Geving finished in
fifth place in the opening heat of the evening,
further securing her position for the eight car
dash that would determine her starting position for
the eight car dash. The dash determined the first
four rows of the 30-lap feature event later in the
program and features the best of the best in an
evening’s race program.
Starting in the seventh position, Geving fought
off the challenges of Peter Murphy and Kyle Larson
to secure a fifth place finish at the checkered
flag behind Tommy Tarlton, Zach Zimmerly, Jonathan
Allard and Bobby McMahan. The finish placed Geving
on the inside of the third row in the starting line
up of the feature event.
“The car was great all night,” said
Geving. “I was hooked up in qualifying, did
really good in the dash. I really think I had a top
three car for the night.”
As the field was preparing for the feature event
it was noticed that a bolt that mounts
Geving’s brakes onto the rear end of the car
was broken off. The damage was noticed far too late
to make the necessary repairs, forcing her to call
her night short due to the safety issue it posed.
Geving took the green flag for the feature event,
then pulled off the track surface. She was scored
in the 21st starting position at the end of the
night.
“Pulling out of the feature was really
disappointing but I would rather be disappointed
then be unsafe,” said Geving.
“Fortunately it was noticed before we started
racing. It could have been a really bad safety
issue at speed. Now I get to go back to Chico this
week so I am really excited.”
Despite the DNF, Geving advanced a position in
the point standings of the Golden State Challenge
Series where she now sits in the seventh position.
This coming weekend she returns to Silver Dollar
Speedway in Chico to compete in the Dave Bradway
Jr. Memorial.
16-year old third
generation driver becomes youngest female to ever
win a sprint car championship title
Alissa Geving grew up in the sport of sprint car
racing. On Saturday nights she sat in the
grandstands near turn four with her mother Melissa
and cheered her father, the competitive Gary
Geving, to numerous wins and championships at
Petaluma Speedway. When she wasn't at the track she
was helping her hero work on his #3x sprint car at
their family home. Since those early childhood days
Geving dreamed of one day becoming a sprint car
champion like her father. Saturday night, Geving's
dream became reality when she officially locked the
2008 All Pro Points Series championship at Petaluma
Speedway.
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