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Sam Hafertepe Jr. And Pancho’s Rac

Sam Hafertepe Jr. And Pancho’s Rac...

11/11/2009
[b Sam Hafertepe Jr. And Pancho’s Racing Products Can’t Recover From Slow Star at World Finals] [i Daryl Turford] Sunnyvale, Texas-Sam Hafertepe and the Pancho’s Racing Products team got off to a slow start this past weekend and were never able to recover from a pair of bad qualifying efforts at The World Finals at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Sam sat in the car for the first time on Thursday night just before warm-ups. Following the 3 lap...more
Sam Hafertepe Jr. And Pancho’s Rac

Sam Hafertepe Jr. And Pancho’s Rac...

11/4/2009
[b Sam Hafertepe Jr. And Pancho’s Racing Products Looking for Success in World Finals] [i Daryl Turford] Sunnyvale, Texas-It is becoming more and more common to find World of Outlaws calibre drivers teaming up with Pennsylvania based sprint car teams and this weekend at The World Finals in Charlotte, NC the trend will continue as Sam Hafertepe Jr and The Pancho’s Racing Products team have formed an alliance that they hope will take them to victory lane. “When we raced...more
Hafertepe Snares Top 10 in Fargo,

Hafertepe Snares Top 10 in Fargo,...

6/22/2009
Sunnyvale, Texas-Sam Hafertepe Jr and the Plumbfast Racing Team made up for a disappointing run Friday night at River Cities Speedway with a top-10 effort at Red River Valley Speedway on Saturday night. It was Hafertepe’s second straight top-10 run at the facility that is quickly becoming one of Sam’s favourites. The team followed the run up the following evening at Nodak Speedway with a 12th place run. The night didn’t get off to the greatest of starts at Red River...more
Hafertepe Jr. Spins Out of Top 10,

Hafertepe Jr. Spins Out of Top 10,...

6/20/2009
Sunnyvale, Texas-It was a frustrating night for the Plumbfast Racing Team at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND this past Friday night. Sam Hafertepe Jr and his Fusion Energy Boost #15H appeared to be salvaging a difficult night with a top-10 finish when a late race spin cost the team a good finish. Hafertepe and the team came into the night’s racing very prepared having spent the week going over the car at the Keizer Aluminum Wheels shop. “Wade and everyone at...more
Hafertepe Jr. Takes Wild Ride at D

Hafertepe Jr. Takes Wild Ride at D...

6/15/2009
Sunnyvale, Texas- (Daryl Turford) It is only fitting that the World of Outlaws scheduled a 2-race weekend in Dodge City, Kansas. The area made so famous by outlaws of the past was invaded by Sam Hafertepe Jr and the rest of the World of Outlaws this past weekend. The Fusion Energy Boost #15H was fast off the trailer and despite heading out later in warm-ups he was able to reel off a lap that was good enough for 9th overall in the 34 car field with a lap of 13.329. Sam...more
Hafertepe Jr. Has Tough Weekend In

Hafertepe Jr. Has Tough Weekend In...

6/8/2009
Sunnyvale, Texas-Sam Hafertepe Jr and the Plumbfast Racing Team had high hopes heading into this past weekend’s races at Lawrenceburg Speedway but unfortunately the team was not able to keep up the momentum it had been building in the previous weeks as they came home with 23rd and 13th place finishes. Sam’s first ever laps at Lawrenceburg were fast ones as the Sunnyvale, TX racer was the fastest in the first warm-up session over Joey Saldana and Brooke...more
Hafertepe Jr. Stays Hot With 7th A

Hafertepe Jr. Stays Hot With 7th A...

6/3/2009
Sunnyvale, Texas-Sam Hafertepe Jr and the Plumbfast Racing Team continued their hot streak as they earned a 7th place finish at I-96 Speedway in Michigan. The Fusion Energy Boost was one of the fastest cars in the 1st warm-up session and 11th overall. Earlier in the night Sam had drawn the #5 pill and the team was hoping to build on their momentum from hot laps. The team was unable to capitalize on the good draw as Sam timed in a disappointing 13th. “The car just...more
Sam Hafertepe Jr. Beginning To Tur

Sam Hafertepe Jr. Beginning To Tur...

6/2/2009
Daryl Turford)Sunnyvale, Texas-The Plumbfast Racing Team and Sam Hafertepe Jr are starting to heat up following a difficult start to the 2009 season. The past few races on the WoO tour have seen the Fusion Energy Boost 15H become much more competitive as evidenced by a recent 11th place run in New York followed up by a superb charge from 21st to 5th at Attica Raceway Park that garnered Sam his first career Hard Charger Award. Sam and the team have typically struggled...more
West Coast Run for Hafertepe

West Coast Run for Hafertepe

3/23/2009
The West Coast run hasn’t been the greatest for the third year World of Outlaw Sprint Car driver, Sam Hafertepe Jr., but the team did pull of a solid finish the first night in Tulare this past Friday. It was a night of 15’s for Sam as he qualified the Fusion Energy Boost J&J in the upper half of the field, finished just outside the top 2 in the heat race at third and lined up on the inside of the 8th row for the Main Event. Up to 11th in this 35 lap contest, Hafertepe...more
First Time in Sin City for Haferte

First Time in Sin City for Haferte...

3/2/2009
World of Outlaw driver Sam Hafertepe Jr. out of Sunnyvale, Texas, makes his first trip to the Dirt Track in Las Vegas. Finishing third in the semi, Hafertepe lined up near the rear of the field in the tenth row with the Fusion Energy Boost J&J to start the main event for his first time at Vegas. Sam charged up through the field early in the race, but a blown right rear tire kept him out of the top ten. “Earlier in the night, the car wasn’t perfect”, explains the third...more
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