#5d - Gary Taylor (Wheat Ridge, CO)

4th Chili Bowl Appearance

Chili Bowl Main Event Starts: 0

2005 Chili Bowl Results:

Thursday: 1st in Heat 8; 1st in B Feature 1; 12th in A Feature

Saturday: 9th in B Feature 2

After winning the RMMRA Midget title in 2004, Taylor and the Conklin team successfully switched focus to the Sprint Car ranks in 2005 where Taylor emerged as champion of the ASCS Rocky Mountain Region, scoring three wins along the way.

ASCS Rocky Mountain wins for the Snohomish, WA, native came at Colby, KS, Rapid City, SD, and Gillette, WY.  Also notched a Northern Sprint Tour win at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, MT, on June 24.  Mixed in a pair of RMMRA feature wins as well in ‘05.

Has missed the Saturday night Chili Bowl championship feature by just three positions in each of the past two years.

Car Owner:  Harry & Louise Conklin

Chassis:  Eagle

Engine:  Stanton Mopar

Sponsors:  Majestic Metals, R&L Enterprises, Hoosier Tires, Speedway Motors

Photo:  Gary Taylor in ASCS Rocky Mountain Region victory lane at Thomas County Speedway in Colby, KS, on August 5, 2005.  (Photo courtesy of Starr Racing Imagery)