Cogley Racing

Not bad for
1) Not being in a car since the championship race last year.
2) Not being in THIS car for 2 years (?)
3) Firing this car for the first time on Friday!!!
Proud of you Matt!!!

We also want to thank some really special people who cheer for us, support us when we've had a bad night, and are all-around fun to be with!!

Thanks for EVERYTHING!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Matt "Frank" VanAtta
Abby VanAtta
Chris & Craig Brennan
Johnny & Bernadette Roberts
Randy & Deb Northrup

And all of those who support us behind the scenes that we couldn't do this without!!

Sam VanAtta
The Wilcox family
Don Courtright
Dennis Dunbar
Shelby Yeaples & Tylar Rankin
Tom Leiner
Keith Clark
Bret Sampson
and everyone else who follows and posts and roots for us!!

And lastly, to our racing family! The most amazing group of families to hang out with weekends all summer long!!

Well, the year didn't end quite the way we had hoped, but that's racing, right? 🤷 But what a year it was!!!

Last thing before they got in the cars last night, Matt told Alex, "If I can't win it, I hope you do." And Alex came through! For only the second time in a racecar in 2 years, Alex brought home the 🏁!!!

And while Matt didn't take home the championship (congratulations to Ward Racing, JustinAshleyWard), 2nd place is no slouch! As a matter of fact, he set at least one record, being the only driver to place in the top ten in EVERY race this season! (Thank you Matthew Riegert for the information AND for doing an amazing job announcing for the GLLS this year!)

Other notable achievements for Matt this season (updated through all 12 races):

2 Feature Wins
3 Heat Race Wins
6 Fast Qualifiers
9 Top Fives
12 Top Tens
Led points 8 of 12 races
One of only two drivers to have "Perfect" nights
(Fast Qualifier, Heat Race Win, Feature Win)

We certainly have a lot to celebrate this year and we couldn't have done it without our sponsors:

Heitmeyer Concrete
Maverick Environmental
Flag City Brokers

Thanks all for coming along for this ride!!! ☺️ Matt will always be a champion in my book!! ❤️🏁

That's our boy!!!

Alex Cogley wins Heat Race 1 presented by Beacon and Bridge Market!!

Yay Alex!!!

That's #2!!! Minor correction to the article, Matt passed back for the lead at lap 14 and led until the caution at lap 19. Restarted first and held on for the win!!!

MATT COGLEY LEAVES VICTORIOUS FROM TRI-CITY MOTOR SPEEDWAY Auburn, MI (Friday, August 26, 2023) - The Great Lakes Lightning Sprints presented by United Engine and Machine (GLLS) held their second race of the season at Tri-City Motor Speedway. The event unfol...

This Friday!

The GLLS will be back at Mt. Pleasant Speedway this Friday!! Racing starts at 7:30 pm!!

We have the best cheering section!!!! ❤️🏁

This weekend!!! Our last double-header too.

Prepare yourselves for an exhilarating night of fantastic racing as Operating Engineers 324 Night has arrived! Anticipate a vibrant crowd and an action-packed event! Tickets are now on sale!
https://tickets.greatlakessupersprints.com/event/operating-engineers-night-of-speed-late-models-vs-sprints-

As we get this page (back) up and running, we want to thank our 2023 Sponsors:

- ALL Excavating & Demolition www.all-exc.com
- Maverick Environmental www.maverickenvironmentalequipment.com
- Flag City Brokers Metal Recycling https://flagcitybrokersmet.wixsite.com/my-site?fbclid=IwAR0vo1Ja-31e9ysePen90aYJlTMh_FUeu43aTy1D9386s4uRfDnECKcXQic
- Heitmeyer Concrete

and product sponsor

- Engler Machine & Tool

Sorry for the tremendous numbers of posts all at once. I am just bringing this old page up to date 😊🏁