I want to take a moment to thank and to congratulate Joe McEwen on a fabulous representation of the 602 crate engine concept from Pace Performance.
We could not have picked a better group to present this concept to the sprint car world stated Chuck Fitch (manager of Pace) , along with Joe came his family and his friends who all work together as a team.
Along with being a very patient and talented driver Joe helps many young and less experienced racers shorten their learning curve with set up and driving tips---Joe is truly an ambassador of the sport!
The 602 sprint package started as a vision and took the Pace Performance team many hard hours and dollars to develop the package to work in the sprint car application.
But after an end product was ready we needed to race test it and that is where Joe and his devoted team came in.
Things were a little rough at the beginning with the lower powered engine and the drivabilty difference between fuel injection and a carburetor but the McEwen team held in there and we ended up with an economical option to 305 sprint car racing that is proven to be reliable and competitive.
The 44 car maintained solid top 10 finishes the last half of the season and finished things off with a 4th place finish on Friday and a 3rd place finish Saturday at the season ending Little Guy Nationals
We have to also thank Bill Altman, Frank Benic and the entire Mercer Raceway field of Outlaw Sprint Warriors for allowing this engine package to first be developed during their racing venue and then finally welcoming the concept and package into full competition.
The 602 GM crate engine has been approved for competition with Outlaw Sprint Warriors for 2015 and there are other sanctioning bodies with interest in the concept.
We have also rolled the program into the 360 world using the more powerful 604 engine.
Look for numerous press releases in the future about the program and concept.
