Alissa Geving gears up for California's big one, the famed half mile Calistoga Speedway
After 12th place GSC finish Saturday, 16 year old looks forward to second career visit to Napa Fairgrounds

By Bill Sullivan
PENNGROVE, CA (6-9-08) - Last Saturday, Penngrove's Alissa Geving was in competition at her hometown track of Petaluma Speedway when the Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series came to town. Competing with a 360 cubic inch powered engine, Geving was merely maintaining her point lead in the Petaluma Speedway All Pro Series but she managed to charge from 18th to 12th place in the 30 lap feature event aboard the Pit Stop USA, Matt Cordeiro Enterprises, A1A Muffler sponsored #3x sprint car.

This Saturday, the 16-year-old third generation driver looks forward to returning to the series with which her competitive heart seems to lie,. It's the Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Sprint Car Series and its coming to California's biggest track in the most beautiful town just over the hill from Geving's hometown , it's the famed half mile Calistoga Speedway.

"I love running the Civil War Series because I love all of the people," said Geving, who currently is ranked 11th in the Civil War Series point standings. " I have truly made some great friendships along the way. I hope everyone has a safe race and a lot of fun this weekend. Let's go to Calistoga, I'm ready."

Saturday's event is the 5th round of the 15 race campaign and it is far from any regular event on the circuit. It takes place on a track that is draped in the beauty of the surrounding Napa Valley, a track that is intimidating and dangerous with a history of both triumphs and tragedy. But to everyone in competition, Calistoga Speedway, the dark mistress of California dirt tracks, is a special place to race despite the overwhelming adversities. Saturday will mark just the second time in Geving's career she will compete at Calistoga and she's counting the days until she takes the green flag.

In August of 2007, Geving made her big track racing debut at Calistoga Speedway in the late season Civil War event known as the "Napa Valley Challenge." Just 15-years old at the time, it was during that event that Geving caught the attention of many race fans and gained great respect by her veteran counterparts as she raced wheel to wheel with the best, won the semi-feature and managed a ninth place finish in the feature event.

At the conclusion of that hot August evening, Geving's success made a clear statement to the Northern California racing population. Her no fear attitude combined with poise and patience placed her in the top ten at a track where many veteran drivers struggle to make the A-feature. It was that night that California learned that the young girl they know as "Chicko" is the real deal and will soon rise to the top in sprint car racing.

"Calistoga was hands down one of the best highlights of the season for me,"said Geving. " I had so much fun, every bit of that night was a total blast. I got the biggest adrenaline rush I have ever gotten and it felt great testing my luck on the high side. After the A-main I had two flat and bald rear tires, so lets just say I tried to push the car to its limits. I am so excited to return to Calistoga for my second time. This time I will be better at saving my tires and hopefully will be making the main and finishing good."

Chicko fans can get their very own "Angel in Flames" album and join the fight against cancer

Sales from new 16 song album to benefit American Cancer Society in honor of family friend
By Bill Sullivan
Press photo courtesy of Greg Clark - Click Image for Larger Version.

PENNGROVE, CA (6-5-08) - Earlier in the racing season, Bay Area musician Ron Pestana and producer Bill Bentley released a special rendition of their song "Angel in Flames" for Penngrove sprint car driver Alissa Geving. The title was a perfect fit for the 16-year-old open wheel racing star. It has been used by multiple venues, including area race tracks and online video tribute and has been featured on the broadcast television show "Trackside at Infinion" on a pair of occasions.

After several months in production, the Alissa Geving edition of "Angel in Flames" has been included in a brand new album by Pestana and Bentley. The 16-track CD features multiple titles with custom lyrics, referencing Northern California racing wth an emphasis on events promoted by John Padjen Motorsports including Placerville Speedway, Silver Dollar Speedway, the Civil War Series and the Golden State Challenge Series. The fifth track on the album is the near 4 minute in length "Angel in Flames" that was re-written in tribute to the third generation open wheel star.

Beginning this Saturday,Alissa Geving race fans can purchase their very own edition of the new album for just $10 by visiting Geving and the Chicko Motorsports team in the pit area of any race where they compete. And the best part of the bargain, the proceeds from the album benefit the American Cancer Society in honor of a family friend of the Gevings.

Forty two-year old Roy Moss has been battling colon cancer for several years. At the age of 15 Geving began helping the longtime family friend and Sonoma County father of two in his courageous battle in both moral and monetary support. The venture all started when Geving was unable to compete in a "Relay for Life" event to support Roy due to her racing commitments in the kart series two years ago. At that time Geving came up with her own fundraising effort, setting her sights on top finishes and donating winnings to the American Cancer Society in Roy's honor and called it the "Race of Life."

Back in April of this year, Geving was excited to learn that Pestana and Bentley wrote her name into the "Angel in Flames" song . Now, the soon to be Ursuline High School Senior is thrilled that the production will benefit Roy and the American Cancer Society.

"I feel so honored that Ron Pestana and Bill Bentley would include a song about me on their new album," said Geving. "My good friend Roy has been battling cancer for years now. A couple of years abog when I raced karts I started a little thing called "Race for Life" in which I donated all of my winnings to the American Cancer Society. I hope with this venture I can make as big of an impact, or bigger as I did when I earned a couple of thousand dollars in the karts. I dedicate all my work I have done with the Cancer Society to my good friend Roy, and he will be in my prayers forever."

Race fans wishing to purchase Pestana's new album, featuring Alissa Gevings' "Angel in Flames" can do so by visiting the pit area at her upcoming events. On Saturday, June 7th she will be in competition at Petaluma Speedway where she leads the point standings and will be on hand throughout the season Saturday, June 14th she will compete at the famed half mile Calistoga Speedway for just the second time in her career. On Saturday, July 4th she plans to compete at Placerville Speedway.

In addition to being available at Gevings' race hauler, copies of the album can also be purchased at Gary Geving's AlA Muffler Shop in Penngrove. The album will also go on sale at Placerville Speeedway beginning June 7th for the same price of $10 and proceeds also going to the American Cancer Society as a joint effort to benefit a great cause and increase public relations between the Chicko Motorsports Team, John Padjen Motorsports and Pestana.

Alissa Gevings' title sponsors include Matt Cordeiro Enterprises, Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited, A1A Muffler and Tillet Tool. Additional sponsors include Parker Stores, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine ,21st Century Health Club, Butler Specialties, Vanlare Steering Repair, Jeremy's Chair Repair Hose Doctor, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus ALC Machine and Butler Built Safety Seats. To learn more about Alissa Geving, her sponsors or how to become involved with the team as a sponsor visit her official website at www.chick-o-motorsports.com.

Alissa and Gary Geving (center) pictured with Bay Area musician Ron Pestana (far right) and producer Bill Bentley (far left) at a recent media event for Placerville Speedway. Pestana and Bentley re-wrote their song "Angel in Flames" to include Geving's name. Beginning this weekend Geving's team in conjunction with John Padjen Motorsports will begin selling the 16-track album and proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society.

Geving maintains top ten finish and series point lead despite damage in All Pro Points race at Petaluma
By Bill Sullivan
PENNGROVE, CA (5-31-08) – If hard luck came in the form in monetary donations, sixteen year old Alissa Geving of Penngrove, CA would be on her way to becoming a wealthy young lady over the past few weeks. Saturday night, the Petaluma Speedway All Pro Points leader was dealt an ugly hand once again but she kept her cards on the table and played the game until the end to maintain her current series point lead.

In qualifying, Geving’s Pit Stop USA, Matt Cordeiro Enterprises #3X Sprint car was the seventh car in the 18 car field to take to the track. The night started off well for the Chicko Motorsports team as she muscled the Gary Geving powered Maxim the second fastest time of the night, posting a 12:638 second lap in the 3/8 mile speedway.

Geving’s qualifying time positioned her on the outside of the third row of the evening’s second heat race of the evening. In the eight lap preliminary event, Geving overtook Clint Simpson and Ricky Wright to claim the third position behind Brandon Davis and Robbie Whitchurch.

In the 25-lap feature event, Geving started in an ideal position to drive her way to a possible second season victory, sitting on the inside of the second row. As the front row powered ahead, Geving began a battle with fourth place starter and fellow sophomore racer Richard Bailey at the waving of the green flag.

Entering the third turn of the opening lap, Bailey attempted to avoid another car and spun in front of Geving. With too little time and distance to react, Geving made a valiant attempt to avoid Bailey but was unable to do so as she became involved in the incident and was struck by several cars in the attempt. The collisions caused damage to the #3x, including that of the rear axle which greatly decreased Geving’s performance for the restart.

Restarting from the rear of the 17 car field, Geving kept herself in the hunt for the 2008 All Pro Series point lead by continuing to compete in the event, despite the fact a victory or even a top five finish was likely out of the question with the damage to her ride. Remaining calm and utilizing patience is once of Geving’s top qualities as a young sprint car driver. Utilizing those skills and being cautious with her ill handling car, Geving managed her way to the 10th finishing position at the waving of the checkered flag.

With the top ten finish, Geving will maintain her current All Pro Points lead at Petaluma Speedway. While traveling to different tracks throughout California is a strong desire of Geving’s she remains focused on earning her first championship title of her young career at her hometrack of Petaluma Speedway. Finishing in the top ten despite the damage topped a week of success for Alissa Geving.

Earlier in the week she was honored academically at Ursuline High School in Sonoma where she is currently a junior. Geving was recognized with a scholar leadership award, the University of Rochester Xerox award for innovation and information technology. Was presented with honors in physics and was recognized for her auto racing accomplishments including the Paul Tyler Rising Star Award she received in March and for her appearance in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd.”

This Saturday, June 7, Alissa Geving and the Chicko Motorsports team look forward to competing with California’s best drivers as the Golden State Challenge Sprint Car series will be in competition at Petaluma Speedway. This event also awards championship points towards the All Pro point series. During the last visit, Geving charged her way to sixth in the event, driving a 360 cubic inch powered car against a field of 410 powered machines and earning top point honors for the weekly series.

Alissa Gevings’ title sponsors include Matt Cordeiro Enterprises, Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited, A1A Muffler and Tillet Tool. Additional sponsors include Parker Stores, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine ,21st Century Health Club, Butler Specialties, Vanlare Steering Repair, Jeremy’s Chair Repair Hose Doctor, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus ALC Machine and Butler Built Safety Seats.

Geving completes Memorial Day weekend with Chico double header and advancement in Civil War series
By Bill Sullivan
PENNGROVE, CA (5-25-08) - Sixteen year-old Alissa Geving returned to the likes of Silver Dollar Speedway for two consecutive nights of racing over the Memorial Day weekend. The double header event took place beneath the backdrop of the annual Silver Dollar Fair, an event Geving and the Chicko Motorsports team all look forward and concluded their weekend with a 13th place finish and advancement in the competitive Civil War Sprint Car Series.

After using Saturday's non-points event to test and tune her new 2008 Pit Stop USA, Matt Cordeiro Enterprises Maxim Sprint Car, Geving's highlight of the two day weekend was Sunday's Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Sprint Car Series event, the fourth segment of a 15-race series that competes at six different California Speedway's throughout the season.

In qualifying on Sunday, Geving clocked the 11th fastest time out of the 48 drivers in competition with a 12:637 second lap on the quarter-mile track. Much of Geving's success in qualifying can be attributed to several early season visits to Silver Dollar Speedway to compete in the Friday night weekly series where she familiarized herself with the track, one that has become a favorite for the recipient of the 2007 Motorsports Press Association's Rising Star Award.

In the third heat race of the evening, Geving kept the capacity filled grandstands on the edge of their seat as she competed in the company of California's best to finish an impressive second place. Geving started the 10-lap event on the outside of the second row. She quickly charged into the second position at the waving of the green flag. After moving into the bridesmaid position, Geving's drive to the finish line was far from over as she battled veteran drivers Colby Wiesz of Colfax and defending four time series champion Andy Forsberg of Auburn. Wiesz drove to the inside of Geving to steal the position momentarily, only to have Geving live up to latest knick name, angel in flames, as she fired the Gary Geving powered #3x back into the second position to secure the position and a starting position in the 30-lap feature event.

In the feature event, a wind damaged track surfaced proved challenging for Geving but she remained in the hunt for the entire 30-lap affair in which she started on the outside of the fifth row. Despite damage to the tail of the #3x, Geving finished 14th in the 22-car event and unofficially advanced in the series point standings.

Prior to Sunday's headline event, Geving and the Chicko Motorsports team debuted their new 2008 Maxim during the non-points event at Silver Dollar Speedway on Saturday night. In this event a 7th place finish in the heat race placed Geving in the B-feature and once again the young lady took the upper hand when her cards were down. Geving started 12th in the event and worked her way to the sixth position by the four lap mark. It was then that she became involved in multi-car collision on the front stretch that caused damage to the front of her car.

Pulling off track, Geving was assisted by several members of numerous teams who ran to her aid, removing the torn front wing and making the necessary repairs to get her back to the track surface, an effort which displayed great sportsmanship and was truly appreciated by the Chicko Motorsports team. When she returned to the track, she was a woman on a mission and rallied back through the field, reaching the fourth place transfer position by the 10th lap despite the lack of a nose wing and suffering a rear flat tire in the final laps of the race. The finish placed her 20th in the starting line up of the A-feature.

As she advanced through the field, Geving's evening came to close on the eighth lap when she exited the fourth turn behind Pleasanton driver Brad Furr. Furr spun in front of Geving, who unavoidable collided into Furr, send her to the pit area with damage for the evening.

This Saturday, Alissa Geving returns to her home track of Petaluma Speedway where she maintains the 2008 All Pro Point Series point lead. The team will return to the Civil War Series on June 14 at the half mile Calistoga Speedway on the Napa County Fairgrounds. This event will mark Geving's second visit of her career to California's most intimidating dirt track.

Alissa Gevings' title sponsors include Matt Cordeiro Enterprises, Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited and A1A Muffler. Additional sponsors include Parker Stores, Sequoia Logistics, Tillet Tool, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine Century 21st Healthy Club, Hose Doctor, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus and Kaeding Performance. ALC Machine.

Geving shakes off rough night in Petaluma All Pro Series and heads for Chico Civil War event
By Bill Sullivan
PENNGROVE, CA (5-11-08) - Every athlete has a bad day now and then, Michael Jordan didn't win every basketball game in his career, the New England Patriots were eluded from the super bowl they were expected to win and even though its with great despair, such athletes have a special skill. The have the ability to put misfortune to bed, learn from mistakes and remain optimistic about events to come. At just 16 years-old, winged sprint car driver Alissa Geving of Penngrove, California proved she is no exception to that special quality this past weekend.

For the entire racing season, Geving has been on a success streak in California sprint car racing with top finishes in nearly every event she has competed and the ownership of the All Pro Point Series Sprint car point lead at Petaluma Speedway. This past Saturday, Geving and her Chick-O-Motorsports suffered their fair share of hard luck aboard the Pit Stop USA - Matt Cordeiro Construction #3x sprint car. Despite the breeze of ill fated luck, Geving maintains her home track point lead and is already looking forward to a big event this coming weekend.

In qualifying Saturday night, Geving turned the fourth fastest lap on the Petaluma 3/8 mile track with a 13.155, placing her n the outside of the second row in her heat race. After finishing 3rd in the 8 lap qualifying the current Petaluma Speedway All Pro Series point leader started the A-feature in the third position. Just three laps into the race, misfortune struck the Ursuline High School Junior when she suffered a damaging roll over to draw a red flag.
Although the car suffered its share of damage and was not handling properly, Geving's crew made quick repairs, enabling her to return to the track surface with front end damage and the lack of a front wing to earn valuable points towards the All Pro Series championship. When the checkered flag flew she finished 7th overall.

"We had a really bad night tonight," said Geving. "It was the first flip of the season and hopefully the last. Nothing really went our way all night. This happens to everyone I guess. We still have our point lead and that is what I am focusing on. Holding on to that will be my main priority."

This coming weekend, Mary 24-25th Geving will travel to Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico to return to the Hoosier Tires Civil War Sprint Car Series. The weekend will include two different races in on the Silver Dollar clay. Saturday night will be a non-points race to test and tune the car for Sunday's grand affair that will bring California's best drivers to compete beneath the sights and sounds of the colorful Silver Dollar Fair.

The up and coming two day show at Chico is something I am really looking forward to," added Geving. "I am very excited to get back to that track, I love it so much. I can't wait to test myself with California's best drivers."
With just three events complete in the 15-race series that competes at 6 different California tracks, over 50 different drivers have competed in the Civil War Series. Geving currently sits 12th in the standings, just 61-points from the lead. In the Civil War Series a driver can earn as many as 80 points in one night of racing, which indicates how competitive this campaign is and how well Geving has fared so far in the series looking at the point statistics thus far.

Alissa Gevings' title sponsors include Matt Cordeiro Enterprises, Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited and A1A Muffler. Additional sponsors include Parker Stores, Sequoia Logistics, Tillet Tool, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine Century 21st Healthy Club, Hose Doctor, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus and Kaeding Performance. ALC Machine.

Geving maintains Petaluma All Pro Points lead with hard charge to fifth place feature finish
By Bill Sullivan
PENNGROVE, CA (5-10-08) - Penngrove's Alissa Geving returned to the likes of Petaluma Speedway Saturday night to resume her quest for the 2008 All Pro Point Series championship aboard the Chick-O-Motorsports, Pit Stop USA, Matt Cordeiro Enterprises Sprint car. Once again the 16 year old third generation talent overcame her share of adversity early in the night and rallied her way to an 5th place finish in the feature event.

Geving started the evening with qualifying when she turned a 12.8 second lap on the the challengins 3/8 mile oval. The qualifying time placed her second on the roster out of the 15 cars in competition. The bridesmaid qualifying time also positioned her in the third row of the 8-lap preliminary heat race.

In the heat race, Geving was attempting to work her way through slower traffic when she was racing on the high side of the surface and collided with another competitor before collecting David Lindt Jr. who unavoidably became involved in the incident. With minimal damage to the #3x Maxim Sprint car, Geving restarted the race from the rear of the field and rallied back to finish in the fifth position.
Missing the inversion for the feature event by just one position, Geving started the feature event in the sixth row and was forced to work her way through traffic to reach the front of the field. After passing Jeremy Burt on the start of the race, Geving dueled with Roberto Kirby for the seventh position. With an extremely rutted track surface, much of the race resembled that of a rodeo rather then a sprint car race and at one point Geving fell victim to the conditions when she struck one of the rutts, slowed and allowed Kirby to resume the 7th position.

With a number of delays throughout the night, Saturday's feature event was shortened by five laps. During those final circuits Geving overtook Kirby for the second time in the event and then muscled her way past Brandon Davis and was closing in on veteran driver David Lindt Jr. when the checkered flag waved. Despite starting to the rear of the field, Geving rallied to the 5th position, her fifth top sixth finish in the season at the track she calls home.

"Tonight I had to come from the back and the track was super rough, I wish I had found my line on the top earlier in the night," said Geving. "I'm running for the points championship and the can be so dangerous so I try not too push it too much, but tonight I knew I had to do something. I really wanted to win this for my Mom tonight for Mother's Day but I think she's happy when the car comes off the track in one piece. "

Following Saturday's event, Geving undoubtedly will continue to maintain the point lead in the weekly All Pro Series championship campaign. David Lindt Jr., a five time champion here, is currently in the second position and gained two points on Geving with Saturday's fourth place finish. The 2008 championship campaign will surely heat up in the weeks to come between Geving, the 16-year-old driver inher sophomore season and Lindt, one of Petaluma's winningest drivers along with Alissa's father, Gary Geving who also raced with Lindt prior to passing the driving duties to Alissa last year.

"I am so focused on the points right now so I feel very dedicated to my goal of winning a championship," added Geving. "I want to finish every race and to do that I need to stay focused. I'm very proud to be leading the point series over past champion David Lindt Jr., it's an honor."

This Saturday, May 17, Alissa Geving and her Chick-O-Motorsports team will return to Petaluma Speedway to continue their campaign for the 2008 track championship. In two weeks the team looks forward to traveling to the north state where they will spend two days competing at Silver Dollar Speedway during the Silver Dollar Fair and the Hoosier Tires Civil War Race Series.

Alissa Gevings' title sponsors include Matt Cordiero Enterprises, Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited and A1A Muffler. Additional sponsors include Parker Stores, Sequoia Logistics, Tillet Tool, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine Century 21st Healthy Club, Hose Doctor, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus and Kaeding Performance. ALC Machine.

Geving Improves in Third Trip to Placerville; Aims to Maintain Petaluma All Pro Point Lead This Week
By Bill Sullivan
PENNGROVE, CA (5-4-08) - Every time Alissa Geving returns to Placerville Speedway, things get a little bit better for the 16-year-old driver in her sophomore year of racing behind the wheel of the Chick-o-Motorsports, Pit Stop Usa #3x Maxim sprint car.

Saturday, May 3 was a busy day for Geving and her entire team as they departed Penngrove at 7 a.m. and headed for El Dorado County to participate in the first annual Tribute to Al Hinds Sprint Car Show and bbq at Family Chevrolet in Shingle Springs. The area auto dealership is the annual sponsor of the Tribute to Al Hinds race at Placerville Speedway and Geving was one of 16 different drivers they invited to the event that drew some 500 race fans and families who had the opportunity to meet a number of different drivers.

"I would like to thank Tony Montalbano for inviting me to the bbq at Family Chevrolet," said Geving. "It was an honor and a blast. I have learned a lot this year and I have gained some awesome friendships. I'm proud to be part of such an awesome organization, the Civil War Series."

Following an afternoon of meeting hundreds of area race fans and excited youngsters, Geving and the crew headed further east in the afternoon to Placerville Speedway. The return to the action packed bullring marked just her third visit in her racing career. The characteristics of Placerville Speedway are quite different that that of Petaluma and Silver Dollar Speedway which Geving and the team frequent and have mastered the set up accordingly.

In qualifying, Geving was the 19th car to take to the track. Placerville has been a challenge in qualifying during previous visits but Saturday that was not the case when she turned a lap time of 10:767 seconds, placing her 12th in the 39 car field, her best qualifying effort at the foothill speedway ever.

Gevings' qualifying time placed her in the fouth heat race of the evening where she started on the outside of the front row, next to Sacramento driver Willie Croft. Croft took the lead of the event while Geving followed in his wake and the two top runners broke away from the field. In the closing laps Geving closed in on Croft on pair of occasions but remained patient and drove a smart race, finishing second ahead of David Robinson Jr. and Brad Furr to secure a starting spot in the 30-lap A-feature.

Starting 12th in the A-feature, Geving overtook Scott Kinney for the 11th position on the second lap and then fell victim to a dry slick race surface and an ill handling car, spinning out to draw the yellow flag. Following then restart, Geving began working her way back into the race and just after moving into the 21st position lost traction in the first and second turns to spin a second time, forcing her to the pits for the evening.

Disappointed with her night, Geving remained positive and optimistic about her third visit to Placerville Speedway. "Placerville was an overall good experience, " said Geving. "Qualifying was the best part of the night because I finally got dialed in as opposed to past experiences. I was very happy with 12th in qualifying. The heat race went well too, I found a lot of moisture on the track and that helped me get second place. Our night ended bad but the rest was great so I'm happy."

Geving's father Gary, a multiple Petaluma Speedway champion who now spends his Saturday nights assisting his talented daughter in the pit area, credited Alissa for her effort Saturday night. "We just missed the set up tonight, and that's my fault," he said. "Alissa did a great job tonight. Each time we've come here she has gotten one step further. Tonight she made it into the A main and she hadn't done that here before. This place is a lot different for us and we're starting to figure it out so next time we'll take another step forward."

This Saturday, May 10 Geving and the Chick-O-Motorsports team will head back to their home track of Petaluma Speedway to resume their campaign in the 2008 All Pro Point Series championship. So far this season, Geving has had a great deal of success on the 3/8 mile track, earning one feature win, a second place and a third in the All Pro Series as well as a sixth place finish in with the Golden State Challenge Series, an event in which she competed with a 360 cubic inch motor.

Geving returns to Petaluma Speedway in the point lead of the weekly series. She has a 32-point advantage over veteran driver David Lindt Jr. of Sebastapol. Geving will return to the Civil War Series for the fourth leg of the 15 race campaign on Sunday, May 25 when the series visits Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico for a special event over the Memorial Day weekend.

Alissa Gevings' title sponsors include Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited, Matt Cordiero Enterprises and A1A Muffler. Additional sponsors include Parker Stores, Sequoia Logistics, Tillet Tool, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine Century 21st Healthy Club, Hose Doctor, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus and Kaeding Performance. ALC Machine.

NO BRAKES !, no problem; late race pass nets Geving first feature victory of 2008 Petaluma All Pro Series
By Bill Sullivan
PETALUMA, CA (4-26-08)
Going into Saturday night, Penngrove's Alissa Geving was faced with a big decision. Would the 16-year-old high school junior attend the prom or strap into her Pit Stop USA-Chick-O-Motorsports #3x sprint car and return to the likes of Petaluma Speedway for the weekly All Pro point series? Choosing the latter of the two options, Geving made the best of her decision, driving to her first feature victory of the season at her home town track where she leads the point standing enroute to a possible first career championship.

After qualifying in fifth on the roster with a 12.98 on the 3/8 mile, Geving started fourth in her 8-lap preliminary heat race. After holding the third position for much of the event the current series point leader overtook Pope Valley's Jeff Parady for the second position and began closing in on Roberto Kirby for the lead before the checkered flag waved and she finished in the second position.

Following the second place preliminary heat race, Geving started on the pole of the feature with fellow teen competitor Shane Golobic of Freemont on the outside.. With the waving of the green flag Geving charged into a decisive lead over Golobic soon spun and was overtaken by veteran racer Art McCarthy prior to a caution flag which place McCarty nose to tail behind Geving for the restart.

Once the event was restarted, Geving worked her best on a rough track surface where the high line of the track was the faster line, much different that the previous weeks when running the bottom has led Geving to a top five in all but one event so far this season. Doing her best to avoid the rough portions of the track surface, Geving was forced to race through the adverse conditions like the others for much of the event as it was still the fastest racing line despite the conditions that caused a number of caution periods due to spins and crashes, many of which Geving narrowly avoided.

With only eight laps to go, Geving maintained a healthy lead over McCarthy until she struck one of the larger ruts of the track. Upon the impact smoke became apparent coming from the rear of the Gary Geving powered Maxim. The brake rotor had burned into the brake line causing a loss of brakes, adding even more adversity for Geving for the final laps of the race. With 20 laps complete such adversity led to the loss of the lead when Geving was forced to slow considerably in lapped traffic, which permitted McCarthy to overtake the lead with just five laps remaining.

Adjusting to the conditions at hand, Geving utilized her patience and smart driving skills, keeping the momentum down the straights and into the corner and then coasting to the high side of the track lap after lap to make up for the lack of brakes. With just two laps to go the teen lady racer brought the grandstands to a frenzy once again when she made a daring on the high side of turns one and two to overtake McCarthy for the lead. At the finish Geving posted her fifth career win in a full size sprint car and her first victory of 2008. McCarthy finished in second follow by Bradley Terry, Parady and David Lindt Jr.

"The A-main was a very scary race for me," said Geving. "It was bumpy up on the top and there was a few times when I almost lost the lead because of the bicycling. After I hit the rut my left fell to floor, no brakes. So I had to take it easy and try to hold on. Of course the lapped traffic made it tough without brakes and I lost the lead and then was able to get it back. Talk about intense, I was glad the car survived and that everything worked in my favor tonight."

Following Saturday's event which will undoubtedly increase Geving's Petaluma All Pro Series point lead, the Chick-O Motorsports Team will set its sights on returning to Placerville Speedway for the fifth annual "Tribute to Al Hinds" Civil War Race. This will be just third time Geving will compete on Placerville's competitive bullring and she looks forward to the return. The entire day will include festivities in honor of the late racing promoter, including an invitational sprint car show and shine and barbecue at Family Chevrolet-Cadillac in Shingle Springs. Geving will be one of 15 different drivers that will be on hand for the event.

"We're looking forward to coming up to Placerville for the Al Hinds race," she added. "I wasn't even born when Al Hinds ran that track and I never had the opportunity to meet him but I have heard so many great things about what he did for the sport from others and my dad. I think it's really important that we continue to recognize the pioneers of this sport and make sure they are never forgotten."

Alissa Gevings' title sponsors include Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited, Matt Cordiero Enterprises and A1A Muffler. Additional sponsors include Parker Stores, Sequoia Logistics, Tillet Tool, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine Century 21st Healthy Club, Hose Doctor, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus and Kaeding Performance. ALC Machine. To learn more about Alissa Geving, her sponsors or how to become involved with the team as a sponsor visit her official website at www.chick-o-motorsports.com.

Tune in to catch Chick-O Alissa Geving on "Trackside at Infineon Raceway" program
By Bill Sullivan
PETALUMA, CA (4-24-08) - Area race fans can tune in and learn more about Penngrove's teenage lady racer Alissa Geving this weekend on the regional motorsports television broadcast known as "Trackside at Infineon Raceway." Over the past several weeks film crews have been following Geving in her quest for the 2007 All Pro Series 360 sprint car championship and the segment is due to be aired this weekend in conjunction various NASCAR coverage.

The half-hour motor-sports show can be viewed on several television stations in California and Nevada. In the bay area region, you can catch it on KTVU-TV (Fox-San Francisco, Channel 2), and in the Sacramento area it can be viewed on KOVR-TV (CBS-Sacramento, Channel 13). See below for scheduled airings.

"Trackside at Infineon Raceway," covers the best in motor sports, from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series to NHRA Drag Racing to IndyCars and beyond. The show is hosted by long-time KTVU sports anchor Mark Ibanez, as well as Sacramento's Scott Pruett, who races in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. Novato's Memo Gidley, who also races in Grand Am, will co-host a few times. The show is taped weekly at Infineon Raceway.

This weekend Geving returns to Petaluma Speedway in an effort to maintain her series point lead. Next weekend, May 3 she will travel to Placerville Speedway to compete with the Civil War Sprint Car Series in the prestigious "Family Chevrolet Tribute to Al Hinds."

Alissa Gevings' title sponsors include Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited, Matt Cordiero Enterprises and A1A Muffler. Additional sponsors include Parker Stores, Sequoia Logistics, Tillet Tool, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine Century 21st Healthy Club, Hose Doctor, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus and Kaeding Performance. ALC Machine.
Following are the air dates/times on KTVU in the Bay Area:
April 27, 10 a.m. (re-air on Channel 36 on April 27, 1 p.m.)
Following are the air dates/times on KOVR in the Sacramento area:
April 26, 3 p.m.

Geving is highest finishing 360 sprint car with sixth place in Golden State Series feature
By Bill Sullivan

Photo by www.stevesracingphotos.com
PETALUMA, CA (4-19-08) - After suffering damage to her 410 cubic inch motor last weekend, Penngrove's Alissa Geving was forced to bring a knife to a gunfight at Petaluma Speedway Saturday night. The 16-year-old leader of the Petaluma All Pro Points Series took to the track in her 360 powered Chick-O-Motorsports-Pit Stop USA #3x sprint car to compete against California's best drivers, those in the fire breathing 410 sprint cars of the Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series.

In an effort to maintain quality car counts, Petaluma Speedway awards accumulative points for the weekly All Pro Points series events to its regular competitors during special events such as the GSC and the traveling Civil War Series. As the current point leader who is setting her sights on her first series championship, Geving had no choice but to enter the event with her smaller engine to maintain her status in the championship campaign. When the checkered flag flew, it was another successful night for the Ursuline High School Junior and her family owned team when she became the highest finishing 360 powered car in the event, placing an impressive sixth place behind race winner Bud Kaeding, Jason Statler, Mike Henry, Kyle Hirst and Evan Suggs, all top drivers of the GSC series.

Geving's night started with the 12th fastest lap in qualifying which placed her on the second row of her heat race. On the circuit of the 10-lap opener she initially powered into the third position but a caution flag reverted the race back to the previous lap. Once the official green flag waved Geving powered her Gary Geving powered Maxim into the fifth position and after several laps of pursuit, overtook Dan Simpson for the fourth position prior to the checkered flag.

By transferring from her heat race, Geving started the 30-lap feature event in the 12th position. At the waving of the green flag she trailed veteran driver Mike Henry and the two worked together to find the fast line of the track. After forfeiting a pair of positions early in the race, both Henry and Geving began pressuring their way through the field.

Fighting the challenges of an extremely tight car for much of the race, Geving spent several early laps of the event battling with track veteran David Lindt Jr., a winning force at Petaluma Speedway and one of the most respected drivers of the area. After passing Lindt, lapped traffic allowed him to overtake the driver known as "Chick-O" to her counterparts but Geving answered back in less than a lap to redeem the position.

Following the brief battle with Lindt, Geving closed in on Henry's wake once again and continued to charge her way towards the top five. The duo overcame a hard fought battle with Fresno's Shane Golobic. Henry managed his way around the young USAC Midget star while Geving trailed the second generation driver until a red flag flew in the final ten laps of the race for Brent Kaeding who went upside down in the first and second turns.

On the restart and side by side battle ensued between Geving and Golobic with Geving eventually getting the upper hand on Golobic for the sixth position. When the checkered flag waved Geving claimed the sixth position and became the highest finishing 360 sprint car in the event. The accomplishment earned her valuable accumulative points to contribute to her early season point lead in the All Pro Series.

"I had blast running with these drivers in the GSC tonight. I miss running with them on Friday nights at Chico," said Geving."Maybe after my dad re-builds our back up 360 motor we can run it at Chico Friday nights a couple of times. The more races I run with these guys the more comfortable I feel. We are focusing on the Civil War and Petaluma for points so we can't put too many races on the 360. Overall I had a blast tonight."

The upcoming week is another busy one for Alissa Geving and the Chick-O-Motorsports team as they prepare for next Saturday's weekly point race at Petaluma Speedway and begin setting their sights on the upcoming Civil War event at Placerville Speedway on May 3rd. This Tuesday, Alissa Geving will be a featured guest on the nationally known "Full Throttle Racing Show" on dirtvision.com. The program will air at 8 p.m. easterns time and 5 p.m. on the west coast. Next weekend, she will also be featured on the broadcast television series title "Trackside at Infinion Raceway" which airs in conjuction with the weekend coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Nextel Cup at Talladega Speedway. The program will air on KOVR 13 in the Sacramento region and on KTVU 2 in the bay area. Race fans are urged to check their local listings for the exact airing of the program to tune in.

Alissa Gevings' title sponsors include Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited, Matt Cordiero Enterprises and A1A Muffler. Additional sponsors include Parker Stores, Sequoia Logistics, Tillet Tool, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine Century 21st Healthy Club, Hose Doctor, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus and Kaeding Performance. ALC Machine.

Geving sets fast time, overcomes adversity to finish sixth in Petaluma Civil War feature
Story by Bill Sullivan
Photos courtesy www.stevesracingphotos.com
PETALUMA, CA (4-12-08) - Penngrove's Alissa Geving returned to her home track of Petaluma Speedway Saturday night, April 12 to compete in the second segment of the Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Sprint Car Series, a diverse 15-race series that competes in 15 total events at 6 different facilities in Northern California. This was the third race of the week for 16-year-old Geving who competed in the series opener at Placerville on Wednesday and raced in the Silver Dollar Speedway weekly series on Friday night.

On Saturday, all eyes in the Petaluma grandstands were on Geving's Chick-O-Motorsports, Pit Stop USA #3X sprint car. Over the past two weeks, Geving has earned the hard charger award here, charging to two straight top three finishes in the weekly All Pro point series. On this night, Geving would put on another impressive performance, turning some hard luck into success by the end of the night.

The night began on a positive note when Geving bested the 40-car field in qualifying. Geving earned the fast time award with a 12:89 second lap on the flat Petaluma 3/8 mile.

"I noticed that everybody was driving it in deep and coming off high so I thought I would try to drive it in low and it worked," said Geving. "I was lucky to get my qualifying lap towards the end because I think the track got faster. I am super happy getting fast time with the Civil War."

In heat racing competition the evening took a downward twist for Geving when an unavoidable collision badly damaged her Gary Geving powered Maxim. Competing in the first heat race of the evening, Geving started on the outside of the third row. After three restarts in the event, Geving went to the high side of the track in an effort to gain the fourth place transfer position when Scott Kinney spun in front of her and she had no time to avoid a collision.

The impact with Kinney's car severely damaged Geving's frame, bending it six inches to the left. The torsion tube was bent to a near 45 degree angle and the shock towers were torn off the frame of the car. The damage was severe enough that the team contemplated leaving the track and returning with their 410 chassis until a number of fellow competitors pitched in to make the needed repairs. Veteran driver Jim Richardsen loaned the team a coil over shock and spring and the crew and family from fellow racer Mason Moore all pitched in to help. Geving was grateful for all the assistance which illustrated the great sportsmanship that exists in this sport.

Without a fourth place finish in the heat race, Geving was forced to run the B-main in a last chance effort to make it into the A-feature. At the waving of the green flag it was apparent that Gevings' car was not 100 percent with the bent frame and substitute coil over shocks. But the adversities didn't set the Ursuline High School Junior back a bit as she went on to win the 12-lap affair to secure a starting spot in the A-feature.

In the A-feature Geving started seventh, sitting on the inside of the fourth row with Fair Oaks' Chad Compton on the outside. Using caution with her ill handling car, Geving fell back a couple of positions on the opening lap and then found her line to begin advancing towards the front. With the top of the track extremely rough, Geving was forced to run the bottom of the track where she soon passed Compton who was also having his share of handling woes in the event.

Once Geving had passed Compton it was defending series champion Andy Forsberg of Auburn she set her sights on. Forsberg was already in a heated battle with Andy Gregg of Placerville, winner of last year's Petaluma Civil War event. Geving made several attempts to pass Forsberg on the low side of the track and the two drivers partook in several laps of clean side by side racing with Forsberg maintaining the position and passing Gregg for the fifth position.
"I feel comfortable racing with Forsberg and Gregg," said Geving. "I know they will race clean and have fun. It was very fun and exciting racing with them tonight."

With Forsberg out of reach, Geving set battle with Gregg for the sixth place position in the closing laps and accomplished the feat to take a sixth place finish at the checkered flag on a night that was nearly over after the heat race accident. The sixth place finish will surely advance Geving in the Civil War point standings as she campaigns for the 2008 series campaign. Round three of the series is only three weeks away back at Placerville on May 3.

Prior to Saturday's event, Geving and the Chick-O-Motorsports made the trip to Silver Dollar Speedway Friday night to compete in the weekly championship point series. The team traveled to Chico early in the day and Geving flew from Santa Rosa into Chico just in time for hot laps.

In qualifying Geving turned the 20th fastest lap of the night with a 12:294 second lap. In the fourth heat race of the night she passed pole sitter Matt Davis to win the event when the motor began running rough in the car. Following the win it was discovered that the car was running on seven cylinders and suffered a broken piston during the preliminary events. To prevent further damage the team elected to withdraw from the program.

This Saturday night, Geving will return to Petaluma Speedway for the weekly All Pro championship series. At this time is appears the team will be unable to compete in the 410 competition at Chico and will focus on their 360 sprint car program in weeks to come.

Alissa Gevings' title sponsors include Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited, Matt Cordiero Enterprises and A1A Muffler. Additional sponsors include Parker Stores, Sequoia Logistics, Tillet Tool, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine Century 21st Healthy Club, Hose Doctor, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus and Kaeding Performance. ALC Machine. To learn more about Alissa Geving, her sponsors or how to become involved with the team as a sponsor visit her official website at www.chick-o-motorsports.com.

Geving dodges mayhem, finishes 8th in semi feature in Placerville Civil War Series opener
By Bill Sullivan
PLACERVILLE, CA (4-9-08) - Penngrove's Alissa Geving began her 2008 Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Series tour Wednesday night at Placerville Speedway during an event that certainly lived up to it's name of "Wild Winged Wednesday." The visit was just Geving's second Placerville Speedway appearance of her young career and the 16-year-old rising star ended her night with a strong eighth place finish in the semi-main event aboard the Chick-O-Motorsports, Pit Stop USA #3X sprint car.

Following a mad dash to Placerville Speedway directly from Ursline High School, Geving arrived at the track just in time to join the 42-car field for wheel packing and hot laps for the special weeknight event. With the much appreciated guidance and advice from former Civil War champion Mike Henry in the pit area, Geving and the Chick-O-Motorsports team made the needed adjustments for Placerville's high banked bullring, which differs greatly from the much flatter Petaluma Speedway she is familiar with.

In qualifying, Geving only timed in for one lap, clocking in the 32nd position. On the second circuit she drifted high in the second turn and elected to drive to the pit area to make the needed adjustments for the upcoming heat races.
In the fourth 10-lap heat race of the night, Geving started in the eighth place position. A slow start by several cars in the front of the field forced Geving to slow as she exited the opening turn to avoid a collision with seventh place starter Richard Bailey and Willie Croft of Sacramento. Once the field spread out Geving began charging her way towards the front in the hunt for a top four finish to avoid the grueling semi-main event later in the program.

After passing Bailey and Croft, Geving went on to overtake Peter Breshears and crash victim Christian Stover in the preliminary event. At the waving of the checkered flag she finished in the fifth position, just one spot out of the transfer position which forced her to compete in the 12-lap B-main event.

Despite the qualifying run and the near miss in her heat race, Geving applied her always positive attitude to her efforts in the semi-feature event. She started deep in the field, in the 16th position with only 12 laps being the scheduled distance of the event. It was in this event that Geving's comfort level became apparent as she charged her way toward the front of the field, avoiding multiple incidents and rollovers that took place throughout the race.

Using both the high line and the low line of the track, Geving sliced and diced her way through the field and was charging towards the front late in the event. On the white flag lap she was in a heated battle with Calistoga driver Mike Benson for the seventh place alternate position, nearly passing Benson on the backstretch before the veteran driver closed the door on her effort to maintain the spot. At the finish line Geving finished a strong eighth place behind winner Andy Forsberg, Colby Wiesz, Willie Croft, Kyle Hirst, Matt Petty, Greg DeCaires and Benson, all weekly to contenders at Placerville Speedway.

With Placerville Speedway's event in the history books, Geving and the Chick-O-Motorsports Team will now head back home to Petaluma Speedway this Saturday as the Civil War Series continues it campaign with the second of 15 races at six different California tracks. Recently Geving has scored two consecutive top three finishes on her home track during the weekly All Pro Series, finishing third in the opener two weeks ago and second last Saturday night.

Alissa Gevings' title sponsors include Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited, Matt Cordiero Enterprises and A1A Muffler. Additional sponsors include Parker Stores, Sequoia Logistics, Tillet Tool, Hose Doctor, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine Century 21st Healthy Club, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus and Kaeding Performance. ALC Machine.

Top finishes net Geving Petaluma Speedway All Pro Series point lead

By Bill Sullivan
PETALUMA, CA (4-5-08) - Following her second consecutive top three finish last weekend, 16-year-old Alissa Geving of Penngrove, California has taken over the early season point lead at her home track of Petaluma Speedway. Geving currently sits in the lead position by a 9-point margin over Matt Sargent.

"Taking over the points lead is probably the best feeling I've ever had," said Geving. "I have never led a points series before and I am ecstatic. Now I need to stop being proud and concentrate on keeping the lead"

Driving her family owned Chick-O-Motorsports - Pit Stop USA #3X sprint car, Geving has earned the hardcharger award for two consecutive weeks at Petaluma Speedway. Two weeks ago in the season opener for the All Pro weekly point series, Geving started 12th in A-feature and charged her way from the rear of the field to finish 3rd in the 25-lap feature event. More recently, she charged from a 12th place starting position and made a last lap pass to finish second last Saturday night.

With two consistent top three finishes, Geving is setting her sights on a strong campaign for the 2008 Petaluma Speedway track championship. Last season she made history at her home town track when, at the age of 15, she became the youngest female nationwide to ever win a sprint car feature. Geving continued her successful rookie season with a total of four feature wins between both Petaluma and Antioch Speedway, earning Rookie of the Year honors at the conclusion of the season.

In addition to the wins in 2007, Geving was named the Paul Tyler Rising Star by the Motorsports Press Association and was named one of just 80 young drivers as being eligible for NASCAR's Developmental program. In an effort to maintain her 4.4 grade average at Ursline High School, she chose to pass the opportunity this time around but has hopes of one day becoming part of the nation's leading stock car racing body.

This Wednesday, April 9, Geving and the Chick-O-Motorsports crew will travel to Placerville Speedway in the Sierra Foothills this Wednesday night for "Wild Winged Wednesday" and the opening round the Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Sprint Car Series. Following her second ever appearance at Placerville, she will return to her home track of Petaluma series to compete in the series for its second round."

Alissa Gevings' title sponsors include Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited, Matt Cordiero Enterprises and A1A Muffler. Additional sponsors include Parker Stores, Sequoia Logistics, Tillet Tool, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine Century 21st Healthy Club, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus and Kaeding Performanc. ALC Machine.

North Bay racing musician customizes "Angel in Flames" for Alissa Geving
By Bill Sullivan
PLACERVILLE, CA - Over the last few months, California rocker Ron Pestana has become increasingly popular to area motor sports promoters and race fans alike for his racing related rock and roll music, a unique sound that Pestana likes to call "speedway rock." Pestana has done custom tracks for Altamont Motorsports Park, The All American Speedway, the Alberta Canada Sprint Car Series and most recently has worked with California's John Padjen Motorsports to produce custom titles for all of their many venues. ...READ MORE >>>>>

Teenage Phenom Alissa Geving To Compete In Civil War Series
Read the complete Article in Circle Track Magazine...
http://www.circletrack.com/ultimateracing/ctrp_0802w_alissa_geving/index.html
It is not unusual these days to find a plethora of aspiring young drivers frequenting the short tracks of America every weekend with the dream of making it to the big leagues of motorsport. What is still unusual and exciting is to witness an incredibly gifted young driver that is truly something special behind the wheel....READ MORE ....
 

March 29, 2008
Even flames can't thwart Geving; 16-year old rallies back to third place feature finish
By Bill Sullivan
PETALUMA, CA (3-29-08) - Penngrove's Alissa Geving returned to her home track of Petaluma Speedway Saturday night for the opening round of the 2008 All Pro point series at Petaluma Speedway. Despite a number of adversities in preliminary competition, Geving used patience and skill to charge her way to another impressive top three finish at the conclusion of the night aboard the Chick-O-Motorsports - Pit Stop USA #3 sprint car.

Upon arrival at Petaluma Speedway Saturday afternoon, Geving learned that the evening would exclude the routine timed qualifying due to the inclement weather and a delayed start time. The program utilized a pill draw for heat race position and the disappointment of no qualifying turned far more positive when she earned the pole position of her heat race.

Leading the event with only two laps remaining, Geving suffered a cracked valve cover which resulted in an intense oil fire, drawing a red flag and ultimately ending the race with the checkered flag being waved thereafter. Uninjured and undaunted from the incident, the Ursline High School Junior avoided racing in a grueling semi-feature as the field consisted of just 15 cars, down partially due to the questionable weather and the fact that several teams are still preparing for the upcoming year.

Starting the A-feature in the rear of the field, Geving began her season at Petaluma much like she left off at the conclusion of last year, charging towards the front like each lap is the last. Saturday's track was extremely racy due to the damp conditions, but with the lack of a cushion near the top of the racing surface, it was difficult to race a high line while the low line of the track was very greasy, requiring great finesse and determination to negotiate a successful pass.

Late in the event a red flag paused the race and on the ensuing restart Geving was on fire once again, only this time it was a different kind of fire as she made a late race charge from seventh to third place and even battled with veteran Petaluma driver Art McCarthy for a number of laps. Geving overtook McCarthy for third on the final time around the 3/8 mile. She then set her sights on second place Rick Williams and eventual winner Tyler Franklin. However, time ran out for Geving to further advance when the 25 lap mark was reached and she ended the night with an impressive third place finish, advancing eight positions and undoubtedly being the hard-charger of the night.

"I was bummed at first when they said they weren't qualifying the sprints tonight," said Geving. "Until I found out I started on the pole and was leading it, up until the car caught on fire. In the main event nobody was really passing anyone as far as I could see. After the restart I just found a good line and got up to third. It was awesome, I loved it and now I'm really excited for the Petaluma races coming up."

Geving will return to Petaluma Speedway this Saturday, April 5th for the second championship event of the season before she heads east to Placerville Speedway on Wednesday, April 9th for the rescheduled season opener of the traveling Hoosier Tires Civil War Series. On Saturday, April 12th the series will compete in its second round of the 15 race campaign at Geving's home track, Petaluma Speedway.

Alissa Gevings' title sponsors include Pit Stop USA, Auto Repairs Unlimited, Matt Cordiero Enterprises and A1A Muffler. Additional sponsors include Sequoia Logistics, Kalembas Tire Center, Rossi Auto Body, Afex Graphics, ALC Machine Century 21st Healthy Club, Spin Tech Mufflers, Fast Lube Plus and Kaeding Performance.

PENNGROVE'S GEVING RECEIVES SPRINT CAR HONOR
By Bob Padecky - The Press Democrat
Her ascendancy continues. Penngrove's Alissa Geving was given the prestigious Paul Tyler Rising Star award Wednesday night by the Motor Sports Press Association (MSPA) for her achievements during the 2007 Sprint Car season.
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Nov. 17th, 2007
Alissa's Night at Trophy Cup Tulare, CA. Cut Short...........
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Alissa was very excited to go to THE trophy cup race this year. Everyone was talking about the big race. It was the biggest race of the year. Missing class for racing was not something that Alissa does. Keeping that 4.3 GPA alive.

Alissa is very dedicated to school. Racing on the other hand is her passion and she did not want to miss the biggest race of the year. She already missed Fall Nationals so she knew she wasn't going to miss this one. So the Chick-o-motorsports team did the big trip to Tulare California. Alissa was so excited after just landing a big sponsor with Pit Stop USA ( www.pitstopusa.com ) She wanted to try out the fast Thunder Bowl speedway. "Everyone was so nice at the track. I was having a great time there. It was looking to be a great weekend of racing.

The spaghetti feed sounded great too". Alot of cars would come to this big Trophy Cup race. 87 cars would be on hand. Alissa would be the 80th car on the track to qualify. After having 3 laps of hot-laps Alissa did a great job of pulling off a 14.0 qualifying time. That would put her 30th quick. Right where she wanted to be, in the inversion. Unfortunately Randy Hannigan would come out after her and bump her out of the the inversion.

So Alissa would go from starting in the front row of her heat race to starting 4th row. "Everyone was fast in the heat race and I was just figuring out the track. So I wasn't able to pass for any spots." So that would put Alissa in the B main event. Starting 6th row inside Alissa knew she wanted to get to the outside quick if she wanted to make any passes. It was going to be hard to transfer from this race. Only taking 4 she knew the chances were not great. But that didn't stop Alissa from trying.

She went to the top and passed the 1x car and was coming out of turn 4 when another car car spun right in front of her. The track is so fast that Alissa did not have time to react. She hit the other car which sent her into a flip.

The team would evaluate the situation realizing the car was pretty bad. The frame was cracked in 2 spots and Alissa had a sore neck. The team decided to call it a weekend. "We could have put the car back together but who knows how safe it would have been. This place is not the place I want my kid when the car isn't right. It is fast and rough. So we will save what we have and rebuild over the winter. Unfortunately it is along time until the next race"

The team would have stuck around to enjoy the rest of the weekend's racing but Alissa had to get home to a Physics class. Special thanks to the crew for working so hard to get the car ready for the event. Thank you to all the fans and helpers who came out to cheer for us !

Alissa had a strong 7th place finish at the Oct. 20th Show at the Petaluma Speedway. It was her first experience with a very dry, slick track. Twice she had to come from the back and still finished in the Top Ten. Of the big pack of Sprints, she was one of the hardest chargers, passing a ton of cars. "It was awesome to race against all the Civil War drivers."

Alissa finishes season winning 2 in a row at Antioch Speedway. Giving her 4 wins for the season. This puts the driver finishing 6th in the points at Petaluma with highest rookie honors.

Alissa missed Fall Nationals to attend her High School Homecoming but will be at
Petaluma Speedway October 20th for the big Open Show. Also she will race
Novemeber 16th & 17th at Tulare for the Trophy Cup race.

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