In 1997 we decided to get involved with racing as a fun and exciting way to spend family time together on the weekends. It has continued to grow over the years and has become much more than just a hobby. David shows great potential and has aspirations of racing Nascar Sprint Cup. And although Jessie is not racing right now, we enjoy following her sports choices, volleyball & cheerleading. Ryan is now driving Bandolero at Chemung Speedrome…it‘s a family thing…

DAVID POLENZ - 2007 OLD DOMINION SPEEDWAY, SEMI-PRO CHAMPION


Picture Courtesy of Pole Position Photography

RYAN POLENZ - 2007 NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPION BANDOLERO DIVISION

DAVID & RYAN - Double Race Weekend

Saturday, 8/16/2008 - at Bethel Motor Speedway in Bethel New York, Ryan took to the track for practice and looked pretty quick right out of the box. After 2 rounds of Practice we decided to make a gear change to help with straightaway speed. By luck of the draw Ryan started 2nd in his heat race and the other fast car started on the pole. The pole sitter took the lead and Ryan was able to race with him but didn’t have enough to pass him, the two of them drove away from the rest of the field and Ryan finished 2nd. They lined up the same way for the feature and the result was the same, they had a good race for the lead but Ryan couldn’t make the pass and finished 2nd.

David’s car was pretty fast in practice, He timed trialed 7th fastest out of 37 for his starting spot in his heat race, then he finished 2nd in his heat race and his heat race finish combined with his time trial time earned him the 4th starting spot in the feature (it was hard to figure out their formula for this but 4th was a good starting spot). David got shuffled back to 8th at the start of the race but he stayed focused and methodically worked his way forward. When he got to 3rd on lap 23 he had quite a bit of ground to make up to catch the leaders but it only took a few laps and by lap 29 the three of them raced side by side and nose to tail and had an awesome race for the lead all the while they were pulling away from the rest of the field over the remaining 11 laps. The leaders finished side by side and David was about a ½ of a car length behind them and finished 3rd.

This was the first time either of the boys have raced on a track this small and tight, the track was a ¼ mile and you could barely fit 3 cars side by side on the straight-aways. But it made for some cool racing with lots of action.

Sunday, August 17, 2008 - at Chemung Ryan started 3rd in his feature and quickly made his way to 2nd on the start, he raced with the leader and took the lead with 4 to go but then he slipped up coming through turn 3 and the 2nd place car got by him. Ryan tried hard for the rest of the race but couldn’t get back to the lead and he finished 2nd. The finish was good enough to put him back in the points lead. There are 4 races left at Chemung so hopefully he can hold the lead the rest of the year and win the Championship.

David started 7th in his heat race, he got to 3rd by lap 3 but knowing that they handicap the top four from each heat he didn’t push to hard for the lead and he finished 3rd. He started 11th in the feature and he patiently made his way forward and by lap 15 he was in 2nd place, he took the lead on lap 18 and lead the next 5 laps until he slipped up in turn two and lost the lead, he worked real hard on getting it back and crossed the line side by side with leader but fell a few feet short and finished 2nd, another awesome race for the weekend and a good finish.

What a way to spend your whole weekend, man it was awesome and the boys did great and we had loads of fun, also their finishes at both tracks will be a big help in the national points.

David and Ryan will both be at Chemung next weekend.

Keep watching our web-site for updates and remember to check the track web-sites for pictures and articles.

David Drives the Black #3 at Chemung and the Red #3 at Old Dominion. Ryan is driving the Black #3 at Chemung. (The Bandoleros look like a little sports car)

POLENZ MOTORSPORTS for the 2008 season, will be teaming up with Moon Racing Enterprises. David will be racing in the NASCAR Late Model Stock Car Division at Old Dominion Speedway. David will also be racing a full schedule in the Legends Car Pro Division at Old Dominion Speedway.

For further information regarding Polenz Motorsports you may email
Terry Polenz at terry@polenzmotorsports.com
or Jeff Polenz Jeff@polenzmotorsports.com