The last several weeks of the season have been a bit of a struggle for the #10 team. We switched shock manufacturers in the middle of June, and haven't had much trouble adapting to the change, but we've been plagued by several other issues that effected feature finishes.

Our first night on the VRP's, Carl ran 4th in his heat race at Lernerville and went from 9th to 5th in the feature. For the track surface and with the team trying to get a handle on the new shocks, it was a decent performance. The next night at MRP, we had a 2nd place run in our heat, and after pulling a number 8 pill for the feature, we blew a valve cover gasket while running 5th, causing a small oil fire, ending the night midway through the feature. Sunday, we made the trip to Knox, PA for the Auto Racers for Kids Bonnell Collision Sprint Car Shootout, our first visit to Sportsman's Speedway since 2007. Carl ran 4th in his heat, and started 10th in the nights 25 lap feature. Carl had made his way up to 7th on the super dry little oval, before spinning with a little assitance, and with the car overheating, he made the decision to pull off for the night.

The next weekend, with Lernerville hosting the Firecracker 100, Bowser Motorsports ran just Saturday at Mercer. Carl ran 4th in his heat race, and redrew a 1 for the feature. Carl got a great start at the drop of the green, and had established a decent lead before going out over turn 2, handing the lead to Danny Holtgraver. The next lap, Carl spun coming off of turn 4, and after restarting in the back, managed to come back up through the field for a 6th place finish.

July 2nd at Lernerville, Carl drew a bad pill, seeding him 8th in his heat. This didn't keep the Bullet from making the feature redraw, as he went from 8th to 3rd in turns 1 and 2 on the first lap of the heat. Carl started 6th in the night's feature, but had made it up to 2nd by the end of the 2nd lap. After a lap 6 red flag, Carl lost his brakes, and with the only passing on the super slick track taking place in the infield, Carl was lucky to hold on to a 7th place finish. Last Saturday, Carl picked up his second feature win of the season, and first of the year at Mercer Raceway Park. Carl ran 3rd in his heat, and started on the front row beside Ed Lynch Jr in the first of twin 15 lap features. Carl lead throughout the feature, with Lynch passing Carl midrace on the front stretch, only to see Carl take back the top spot through turns 1 & 2, and Carl held on through lap traffic to take the win. The second feature, Carl started 10th and after making it up as far as 7th place, the worn out tires caught up to us and Carl finished 9th.

Friday June 11th, Carl knew that making the heat race invert would earn him the 12^th place position at Lernerville, after winning the last regular Friday night feature. He went on to win his first Lernerville heat race of the season on a speedy surface.

Bowser had a good start, and passed several cars the first lap. Before lap 20, he broke into the top 5, and managed a fourth place finish on a fairly narrow, rough race track.

The next day, Bowser Motorsports headed North to Mercer Raceway Park for just the 3^rd dry Saturday in the last 8 weeks. Carl ran 4^th in his heat race, and started on the front row for the feature, alongside Bob Felmlee. Carl ran second for the majority of the race before an issue with a lap car allowed Ed Lynch by, handing the black #10 a 3^rd place feature finish.

This weekend you can catch Carl and the Terry Bowser Excavating 10 in action at Lernerville, Mercer, and Sportsman's Speedway. Sunday will mark our first visit to Knox since 2007, to compete in the Auto Racers for Kids Bonnell Collision Sprint Car Shootout. Please come out to support this special event!

This past Friday at Lernerville, the All Star Circuit of Champions invaded Sarver for the first time in 2010. Carl went out 3^rd in qualifying and made the inversion by qualifying 17^th. That put Carl on the pole of the night's second heat race, where he finished second behind outside polesitter Dave Ely. After the heat race, Carl discovered that one of our spark plugs had been bent, resulting in a poorly performing engine, which had been plaguing the #10 since hot laps.

Despite the ailing engine, Carl's 2^nd place heat race finish earned him a starting position in the night's A-Main. The Terry Bowser Excavating machine started the feature in 17^th, and a speedy, narrow surface saw Carl manage an 11^th place finish at the fall of the checkers.

A scary crash at the beginning of the night's feature sent Charlie Holben to the hostpital via Life Flight after suffering several severe burns. Charlie is continuing to heal at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. Bowser Motorsports offers its most sincere thoughts and prayers to Charlie and his entire family during this tough time, and asks that you keep the Holbens in your prayers as well! We all hope that you make a speedy recovery Chuck!

After a frustrating DNF at Lernerville last Friday night, and a pair of runner-up finishes behind two of Western PA's winningest sprint car drivers earlier this season, Carl finally broke through, grabbing the checkered flag at Lernerville Speedway. Carl put the blue, black, and white Terry Bowser Excavating #10 Maxim into Victory Lane Friday, May 28^th, driving a spectacular race on a perfectly preped, racy track surface.

Following his fifth place heat race finish, Carl was pulled a 3 pill for the night’s feature event, starting behind Bob Felmlee and Brent Matus, and alongside Rod George. Carl dropped to 4th on the initial start, but made his way back to 3^rd on lap 3, and grabbed the runner-up spot from Felmlee on lap 6. He ran down Rod on lap 9, and the two exchanged slide jobs through all four corners for the next five laps, before Carl took over the top spot for the remainder of the race, giving him his first win of the young 2010 campaign! The win was Carl’s 3^rd career Lernerville victory, bumping his career total to six.

With Mercer Raceway Park holding truck and tractor pulls this weekend, you can catch the Bowser Motorsports 10 on the track again next Friday night at Lernerville Speedway as the All Star Circuit of Champions come to town, along with a regular Saturday night show at MRP.

Check back soon for Victory Lane Photos from Friday.

With 24 cars on hand at Lernerville last Friday, Carl started 5^th in the second sprint heat. After making the invert with a 3^rd place heat finish, Carl started 3^rd in the night's feature. With an extremely heavy track, Carl got in tow behind front row starters Dale Blaney and Danny Holtgraver. Two early race cautions kept the field tight, but the leaders began to catch lap traffic before a lap 9 caution. During this caution, the 3^rd place running #10 machine began to overheat, forcing Carl to head to the trailer for the night, handing the team its first sub top 8 finish of the season.

Saturday night saw another Mercer Raceway Park washout. This coming weekend Carl will be racing only at Lernerville Speedway, with Mercer having a tractor pull. While you're here, check out some new 2010 photos from StivasonPhotos.com.

For just the second time of the 2010 season, the rains missed both Lernerville and Mercer, giving Carl a chance to run two races in the same weekend. Friday night at Lernerville, Carl drew a 41 pill, forcing him to start 9^th in the evening's first heat race. The Terry Bowser Excavating 10 made its way into the feature redraw, finishing fifth in the heat. The feature lineup saw Bowser starting on the pole for the first time this season, and Carl took full advantage from the races outset. Carl ran a great race, and led the first 22 and a half laps, withstanding early race challenges from 2009 Lernerville champ Rod George. However, coming through 3 and 4 on lap 22, Carl was the recipient of a George slider, who went on to lead through the finish of the race, with Carl crossing the line within a car length of Rod. Although a disappointing finish, the second place was Carl's best result at Lernerville so far this season.

Carl took Friday night's momentum into Saturday night at Mercer Raceway Park. Carl won his heat race from the front row, and grabbed the feature pole position for the second night in a row. Carl had the lead coming down the backstretch on the initial start of the feature, although it was cancelled by a Pete Miller red flag in turn 2. On the complete restart, Carl made a good run into 1 & 2, but was beat to the backstretch by outside pole sitter Danny Holtgraver. The feature would go green straight through, with Bowser running second until being passed by Lynch on lap 15, and George on the next circuit. An increasingly loose racecar left Carl a 4^th place finish, and his second top 4 of the weekend.

While you're here, please check out the all-new CarlBowser.com. The photos page has been revamped to include some early season shots from Bowser Motorsports' 2010 campaign, along with photos from Carl's winter trip to Tasmania in the spring of 2009. Special thanks to StivasonPhotos.com and SprintCarNews.com for all the awesome pictures. Another new feature on Carl's website is the "Live @ the Track" section, featured on the site's home page. "Live @ the Track" integrates the Bowser Motorsports Twitter feed onto CarlBowser.com, allowing the team to stream live updates and photos from the races.

Friday, May 7^th at Lernerville saw a season high 26 sprint cars in the pits. Carl had a 6^th place start in the first heat, and made his way to a 4^th place finish on a fast racing surface.

Carl was handed a 7^th place start for the feature, and after dropping as low as 12^th on the initial start, managed to make his way back through the field for a 6^th place finish.

Following back to back rainouts at MRP, we headed to Mercer on May 1^st, aiming for that $1,500 dollar winner's check! Carl pulled a #29 pill and started 4^th in his heat. He finished 3^rd behind Lutz and Felmlee.

Carl started the feature in the number 10 position. After battling with Charlie Holben for 5th throughout the majority of the race, Carl went for the highside pass of the purple 15 through turns 1 & 2 on a lap 16 restart. However, Holben got very high off turn two, putting both he and Carl over the backstretch, and opening the door for Lynch to pick up the 5^th place spot. Carl drove hard into turn 3, grabbing 6^th place, where he ended up when the feature was complete.

The rains finally subsided, and the Bowser Motorsports number 10 hit the track for the first time in two weeks.

Carl headed to Lernerville Speedway for the first DIRTcar Challenge Sprint Series race of the season. In his heat, Carl started second and took the lead on the backstretch on the first lap, and continued to lead until a Rankin car spun in turn 4 as the leaders approached the checkered flag. The heat then ended on a green-checkered finish, which saw second place runner Ed Lynch Jr. put a wicked slider on Carl in turn 2, forcing the #10 to check up hard, allowing Lynch to win the heat over Carl by .59 seconds.

The second place finish at first looked to be advantageous, as the pill draw put Bowser on the front row for the feature. However, there went on to be a redraw for starting positions, handing the team an 8^th place starting spot. On the initial start, Carl dropped outside the top 10, but he was able to make his way back up to fourth as the checkered fell, finishing strong behind Dale Blaney.

Rain forced Lernerville Speedway to cancel Friday's program, but Saturday, April 10^th, Bowser Motorsports entered the second race of the season at Bill Altman's Mercer Raceway Park.

After last weekend's pair of eighth place finishes, Carl and the rest of the team sought improvement in the 3^rd night of the young season. Carl drew a 55 pill at MRP, starting him 8th in the evening's second heat race, but a poor draw did not slow him down. The black, blue and white 10 car went from 8^th to 3^rd in the first three laps of the heat race, locking up 3^rd and a top 12 starting spot in the night's feature event.

The feature redraw put Carl on the outside of the front row. He wasted no time, grabbing the lead on his way off of turn 2 on the first lap. Carl continued to lead the first 9 circuits of the 20 lap event. The black 2L of Ed Lynch Jr. started in the 4^th spot, and finally reeled Carl in nearly half way through the race. After a side by side race for 3 laps, Lynch finally passed Carl, and went on to extend his lead to nearly a straightaway when the 10 jumped the turn 2 cushion. Carl comfortably maintained his 2^nd spot in the running order throughout the rest of the feature, and finished the race about six car lengths behind Lynch Jr.

Another season has kicked off for the Bowser Motorsports team. The 2010 campaign began for Carl at Lernerville Speedway last Friday night. After being the 5^th fastest car in hot laps, Carl started 3rd in his heat race. After hitting a big rut in turn 4, the car bicycled and forced Carl to bring out a caution flag. He managed to get back up to sixth at the end of the heat, giving him a 6^th place start in the feature. While running 6^th in the first A-main of the season, a deflating left rear caused the 10 to spin in between turns 3 and 4 with 2 laps remaining in the race. This relegated Carl to a 8^th place finish in Lernerville's opener.

Saturday, Carl and the crew headed up to Mercer Raceway Park for the track's first sprint race of 2010. Carl started on the pole of the evening's 3^rd heat race and Carl maintained the lead from start to checkered. The black and white #10 started the feature in the fourth spot, and ended up finishing 8^th.