Tucker Racing Entries

It’s been quite a busy time of year for the TRE team !! On Saturday the 16th, we ran the midget car down at Willamette Speedway, but unfortunately, after practice and qualifying, the night was rained out. We want to thank Doug from Pirtle Racing for jumping in the cockpit !! 👍
Memorial Daly weekend started out with the midget car at the Oregon City car show. Besides talking with fans and answering questions, countless people sat in the car to have their picture taken (ages ranged from 2 to 72 years old) with over 50 of them being kids !! We even had Jake from “The Verdict” stop by. And we want to give a special shout-out thank you to Angela and Dave for helping at the show!! 😃
From the car show, we went directly to central Oregon and ran the race mower Saturday night at the Grass Car event. Walter Ballow picked up where he left off last year…. Running up front !! Unfortunately, after winning our heat races on Sunday, we had a clutch problem in the final…. So it wasn’t a total clean sweep weekend. The competition has closed the gap, so the TRE staff needs to keep working to keep our competitive advantage. In racing, a few tenths of a second means a lot !! Luckily, we have an upcoming weekend off before 3 race weekends in a row.

May 1st was the start of a busy month for TRE, as we tested with the midget and had our first race weekend on the mower side. Special thanks to Doug at Pirtle Racing for helping us with the initial midget car shake-down at Sunset Speedway. While being realistic that this will be a steep learning curve season, we are optimistic we can consistently run and be competitive.
On the mower side, this season will be a bit different than last year. While TRE dominated with our two drivers going back and forth for the win, this year will be more of a “driver by committee.” Besides Jeff McDaniel and Walter Ballow, we have added first year driver Brooklyn McBee. In her first oval race weekend ever (she is a drag racer) she was able to pull off second place in one of her heat races. Great job Brooklyn !!! 👍
Stay tuned for more updates – we’re looking forward to a great season !!!

Full days and nights inside the TRE shop !! Bodywork is back from the paint booth..... tires are getting mounted up.... and a special thanks to Doug from Pirtle Racing for helping out with some seat fitting and cockpit adjustments. The plan was to test this weekend, but rain has pushed us back. Stay tuned for more updates !!

It has finally arrived !! Our new chassis was picked up this weekend and is now at the TRE shop waiting to be assembled. After recently purchasing an engine for it, we are still not sure if it will be a second dirt car, or we will acquire the necessary pieces to build it as an asphalt car. Either way, we are excited to see how “The Red Rocket” performs !!

Things are going full speed ahead at the TRE shop!! Besides putting the existing engine in our chassis, (dubbed “White Lightning”) we just purchased a second race engine. Our plan is to put that into the new chassis we are having built. So yes……. We will have 2 midget race cars in the stable. More pics as they come available…… it’s shaping up to be quite a year !!
We also want to tip our hats to Team Penske, who pulled off victories in Inday Car and NASCAR this weekend down in Phoenix. It appears the team had a 60-year anniversary event before the races. Considering how things work in this era, that’s very impressive. 👍
Stay tuned for more updates. We still have some sponsorship opportunities available, and we may be looking for a second driver.

Hard at work !! The team is moving forward, as we place an engine into the car we call "White Lightning." Stay tuned for more updates....... a lot is going on here at TRE !! 👍

The team is working hard to get everything ready for the upcoming race season. And, we are getting ready to decide on our color scheme for the midget.... black just doesn't cut it.....
Does anyone have a favorite race car picture they would like to share ? Just a reminder, team colors are red, white, and blue.

Here at TRE, we started the new year by adding to our racing stable. This Tripple-X chassis will be fitted with our Ford engine and be ready to go to start the 2026 season. We have sponsorship opportunities available, so any organization that is looking to improve their market share with a comprehensive plan, should please reach out. 👍

Spring will be here soon !!

We often get asked “what do you do in the off season……?” The answer this year is the same as the last several……. Plenty !! This year we stripped down the midget chassis to the bare frame, as we hope to get our new 2026 unit in January. Then, it will be time to piece it back together. Our new car will have a totally different look…… So stay tuned…..!!
On the mower side, basically the same thing. Engines, gearboxes, and steering will all be gone over. That’s on top of working on the shop building itself..... So many projects !! 😃
Hope everyone is having a fantastic fall……. Spring and race season will be here soon !! 👍