Racing Biography
Listed below is a summary of Alex's racing career from 1994 when he won his first race on an Arctic Cat - Kitty Cat at the snowmobile drag races, up until the current racing season.
1994 Grass Fire 500 Snowmobile Drag Race - Spencer Speedway
Kitty Cat Class winner
1995 Sodus Microd Club
Jr. Novice - First Full Year Racing - 10th Points
1996 Sodus Microd Club
Jr. Novice - First yr. in NYS Tour Racing - 2nd NYS Points / Winner State Tour Championship Race (at Cortland)
1997 Sodus Microd Club
Novice Microd Class
1998 Sodus Microd Club
Novice Microd Class - 4th points
Novice Open Wheel - Track Champion 17 wins / 22 starts
1999 Sodus Microd Club
Stock Open Wheel
2000 Sodus Microd Club
Stock Microd Class - Track Champion
Stock Open Wheel - 7th points / Winner State Tour Championship Series Race (at Sodus)
2001 Sodus Microd Club
Stock Microd Class - Track Champion / Winner State Tour Championship Series Race (at Sodus)
Stock Open Wheel
2002 Limerock Speedway
125cc Sportsman Microsprint
Rookie of the Year - 3 feature wins - 6th points (18 starts)
1 feature win at Starlite Speedway (1 start)
2003 Limerock Speedway
125cc Sportsman Microsprint
Track Champion - 8 feature wins, 8 heat wins (16 starts)
Most Improved Driver Award
Other accomplishments:
•1 feature win at Starlite Speedway in 125 microsprint (8/22/03)
•Performed test session in 600cc microsprint at Wyoming County International Speedway (7/30/03)
•Competed in 600cc microsprint races at Indianapolis Speedrome (8/7/03) and Ransomville Speedway (9/26/03)
•Performed test session in 360 Sprint Car at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park (10/12/03)
2004 Empire Super Sprints / Patriot Sprint Group - 10th Season of Racing
360 Sprint Car - Empire Super Sprints / Patriot Sprint Group.
Competing on a limited schedule, accomplished the following:
•13 starts in 360 Sprint Car
•Recorded 3 consecutive top ten A-Main finishes with Empire Super Sprints, one heat win.
•Finished 20th in ESS point standings
•2 feature wins at Limerock Speedway (microsprint) (5/1/04 - Evan Drinkwater's car, 7/18/04 - Erich Stritzel's car)
2005 NYMM - New York Modified Midgets / Paradise Speedway / Limerock Speedway
600cc Super Sportsman Microsprint - In 2005 Alex raced for car owner Timex Morgan
•3 feature wins, 6 second place finishes, 16 top fives (21 starts)
NYMM - New York Modified Midget Series
•Finished third at Monroe County Fair 600 Open Race on 7/13/05
•Finished fourth at Freedom Speedway 600 Open Race on 8/26/05
•Finished fourth in overall series points
2007 Paradise Speedway / NYMM Touring Series
600 cc Microsprint Racing Saturday nights at Paradise Speedway, with select NYMM touring shows across Upstate NY. 2007 was a testing season for Alex's new car, as the team again made the move to field their own car after driving for another owner in 2005.
2008 Paradise Speedway / NYMM Touring Series plus Spencer Speedway Super 6 class
600 cc Microsprint Racing Saturday nights at Paradise Speedway, with select NYMM touring shows across Upstate NY. Additionally, Alex will be driving a Super 6 entry on the 1/2 mile pavement oval at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, NY on select Friday nights.