David Gravel

With the 2012 season beginning to wind down, multi-race weekends are becoming few and far between. A handful still remain though for David Gravel, including a three-race swing this coming weekend through Western Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Ever since the door closed on the DDR Motorsports hauler on May 12, at Mercer Raceway Park in Pennsylvania, David Gravel has been anticipating his return to the semi-banked three-eighths-mile in Western Pennsylvania.

The last three weeks of racing have been pretty kind to David Gravel, as he embarked on the annual Thunder Through the Plains mini-series with the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions.

David Gravel is hoping that the third time is the charm when it comes to qualifying for the 50-lap main event in the Goodyear Knoxville Nationals

It wasn’t a matter of if, but rather when David Gravel would pick up his first win of the 2012 season. After four runner-up finishes this year, the 20-year-old broke through and was victorious last week, north of the border at Red River Co-op Speedway in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, with the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions on Thursday, July 26.

There is no better time for a sprint car driver to hit their stride than during the middle of the summer, which is one of the busiest stretches of the year

It’s often said that Top-10 finishes lead to Top-Fives, which in turn lead to Top-Threes and then wins follow from there. If that holds true,

Five feature events at four tracks in three states over a span of five nights. That’s the game plan for David Gravel this week as a busy month of July continues for the young driver. He’ll compete with both the World of Outlaws, as well as the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions.

David Gravel has been knocking on the door of picking up his second-career World of Outlaws win all season long.

In winged sprint car racing, the “Month of Money” is not something that just all of a sudden pops up in the middle of the summer

David Gravel had never seen Cedar Lake Speedway in Wisconsin, until last Friday afternoon, but that didn’t seem to matter to the 20-year-old.

Every time that David Gravel has competed with the World of Outlaws this season he has had one the fastest cars.

When David Gravel celebrates his 20th birthday on Saturday at Waynesfield Raceway Park, the 2010 Ohio Speedweek Champion will be taking part in a tradition that is 10 years older than he is.