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LongIslandJam
09-21-2011, 07:27 PM
By: Gene Ostrowski

Tyler Jett Motorsports Marketing

geno@tylerjett.com



Slatington, Pa (9/19/2011)- In his third start of the season in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards, Slatington’s Kory Rabenold qualified 19th for the Kentuckiana Ford Dealers ARCA Fall Classic by Federated Car Care at Salem Speedway in Salem, Indiana. However, a radiator change forced him to the last starting spot. Despite having a great piece underneath him, Rabenold suffered problems and still salvaged a 16th place finish.



From the last starting spot, Rabenold began to advance in a hurry at the start of the event. He told his team over the radio that their car was “wicked fast” and that he felt that a great finish was in their future. However, things changed in a hurry when one of the sway bar arms broke on his mount.



“We were running 15th at the time and passing cars. We went laps down because I pitted for a vibration and then it broke, so we were forced to fix it. We went more laps down, but we came back out and didn’t give up! That just goes to show that the team never gave up”, said Rabenold.



Due to the problems that the team encountered, Rabenold is thrilled with the finish and he summed the great run that he had going with his family funded team before the vibration.



“We were very fast and passing good, top notch equipment and kept moving up. That’s all we wanted was to be competitive, and we were. Now it’s time to focus on next season”, he said.



Teamwork and good people make up a great team and Rabenold is pleased to have the following supports on board this season: Buzzy's Auto Body, Dynamite Woodworking, Mama's Pizza of Slatington PA, Springhouse Eye Care, Ecco Communications, Brooksy's Beers & Barrels Drive Thru, Interstate Batteries of Allentown and Thomson’s Meat Market.



Kory would like to thank his crew, some new to this event, for dedicating a weekend to help us compete at Salem.



For more information on Kory Rabenold and the Rabenold Racing team, visit www.rabenoldracing.com.