#5 - Davey Ray (Davenport, IA)

5th Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 2

Best Chili Bowl Finish: 8th (2004)

2005 Chili Bowl Results:

Wednesday: 2nd in Heat 9; 17th in A Feature

Saturday: 2nd in C Feature 2; 12th in B Feature 2

One of the nation's top Midgeteers, Ray ranked third in National Midget Driver of the Year points and was fifth in BMARA points...Finished among the top five in 20 of 32 Midget features in '05, posting three wins along the way...Victories including BMARA triumphs at Angell Park Speedway on May 15 and July 17 and a USAC Midget score at Gas City I-69 Speedway on August 19...Looks for his third Chili Bowl feature start after making the cut in '02 and '04.

Car Owner:  RAJO Racing Wilke Pak

Chassis:  Stealth

Engine:  Sesco Mopar

Sponsors:  Kwik Change, Sesco, Speedway Motors, Schoenfeld

Photo:  Davey Ray in BMARA victory lane at Angell Park.  (Photo courtesy of Jeff Arns)