2008 Results	2008 Statistics
02/29 @ Lincoln - 6th (7) 03/09 @ Williams Grove - 11th (19) 03/15 @ Lincoln - 16th (17) 03/21 @ Williams Grove - DNQ 03/22 @ Lincoln – DNQ 03/28 @ Williams Grove - 11th (5) 03/29 @ Lincoln - 2nd (7) 04/05 @ Lincoln – 9th (22) 04/12 @ Lincoln – 6th (10) 04/18 @ Williams Grove – DNQ 04/19 @ Lincoln – 1st (9) 04/25 @ Williams Grove – ( 2)* 16 (9)** 04/26 @ Lincoln – PPD (05/10) 05/02 @ Williams Grove – 5th (6) 05/03 @ Lincoln – (10)* 5th (8) 05/10 @ Lincoln – 2nd (9) 05/10 @ Lincoln – 5th (9) *Denotes Time Trial Qualifying Position ** Denotes DNF ( ) Starting Position	Starts - 11 DNQ - 3 DNF - 1 Wins - 1 Top 5's - 6 (.461) Top 10's - 10 (.769) Average Finish – 7.30 Qualifying Avg - .821 Lincoln Avg Finish – 5.77 Williams Grove Avg Finish – 10.75 Day Race Average Finish - 11 Night Race Average Finish – 6.2	Average Start – 10.53 Lincoln Avg Start – 10.11 Williams Grove Avg Start – 9.75 Overall Passing Differential - +42 Time Trials (TT) – 2 Average TT Qualifying Position – 6th Williams Grove TT - 1 Williams Grove Avg Time – 16.261 Lincoln TT – 1 Lincoln Avg Time – 14.105

The 87 landed in victory lane 2 Saturdays ago. Krimes’ bid for back-to-back wins was delayed due to violent thunderstorms, last Saturday. Let’s first rewind to Saturday, April 19th. From the seventh starting position, in his heat, Alan pushed the 87 to the second qualifying spot. The heat race was definitely prophetic of the night’s feature. Krimes took the green flag in ninth position and wasted no time working his way through the field. On lap-6, the 87 dove under the Brian Leppo machine to secure the early lead. From that point “He Gone,” was not just a catch phrase, Krimes checked-out from the field time-and-time again, enduring several cautions and restarts. It was a dominating performance from start to finish, in a seemingly ageless ride.


Now skip back to this past weekend. The afore mentioned ageless 87, powered its way past 4 cars to take the checkered flag in heat #2, leaving the 51 of Fred Rahmer and Cory Haas’s 11C half of a track behind, for second and third respectively. What started out to be another fantastic night for Krimes, ended early, thanks to Mother Nature. With qualifying already completed last Saturday, Lincoln Speedway was pounded by rain, hail, and lightening. The 410 sprinters never made it out onto the track. A tentative date, of May 10th, has been set for the make-up feature to be run, but no line-up has been determined thus far. Visit www.lincolnspeedway.com to stay updated on the date and time for the make-up feature.

Spring has finally arrived. And so it seems that as the temperature heats up, the 87 team follows, in kind. Krimes ended the month of March with a runner-up finish at Lincoln Speedway and followed that up last Saturday with his third top-10 finish, of this early 2008 season. It is evident that the winter rust has been brushed off and Alan appears to be near mid-season form.



2008 has proved to be oddly inconsistent for every team (with the exception of the 51) in the field this year, Krimes not excluded. Each team has seemingly circulated bad luck to one another. Despite a few unfortunate starting spots and one on-track incident, Alan has worked hard to remain consistent, as usual. Look for the 87 to continue posting top-10 finishes on a regular basis and with a little good luck, Krimes should find victory lane sooner than later.

2007 Review: 2007 proved to be a successful sophomore season for the 28 year-old phenom. Alan tallied 2 victories, both at Lincoln Speedway, where he finished 7th in the championship points standings. Overall, for the year, he collected 2 wins, 14 top 5’s, and 28 top 10’s. Even with impressive 2007 numbers, Krimes has set his 2008 goals substantially higher. This season, Krimes will be working toward picking up at least 5 victories. What’s more, he is ambitiously pursuing his first career victory at Williams Grove Speedway. 2008 provided several instances, in which it appeared the Conestoga Valley Garage, 87, would be in victory lane at the Grove, but those aspirations were cut down due to untimely mechanical failures.

2008 Preview: Conestoga Valley Garage, will lend continued support, as the main sponsor for the Krimes Family #87. All of last year’s sponsors are back with the addition of J&E Smoll Lawncare and Landscaping.


The 87 team plans to run a similar schedule to last season’s. You can expect to see Alan weekly, at Williams Grove and Lincoln, as well as select events at Grandview. Also, they plan to compete in 4-5 Pennsylvania Speedweek shows. There is additional buzz around the Krimes camp regarding a possible appearance at the Super Clean Knoxville Nationals, this August. The only other travel plans on the schedule for the 87 team in 2008, are to Lernerville Speedway, to face the World of Outlaws, at the coveted Don Martin Silver Cup. Consistency has been a virtue the past few seasons for Alan and he is hoping to continue pushing that trend upward, with this slightly expanded schedule.

Opener: The Krimes Racing team appears to be well prepared, as another season of action packed sprint racing has just kicked-off, here in Central Pennsylvania, despite the less than favorable conditions. Krimes looked sharp, on a rough track, at Lincoln Speedway’s famed Ice Breaker 30, March 1st. Alan picked up a well deserved 6th place finish, at the Pigeon Hills for last Saturday’s opener.


2008 Fantasy Sprint Car Note: The 87 team has a knack for hitting set-ups at Lincoln, bringing consistent top 10 finishes. However, look for Krimes to have a vastly improved average finishing position, at Williams Grove, in 2008.