UPDATES

......Intimagator Racing will be taking a short break from the racing action to focus on C & M Gator Farm. This is the time of the year that the gator eggs are harvested from the marshes and placed in incubators until they hatch. Next scheduled action for the race team will be the LODLS makeup at Beckley Motor Speedway-Mount Hope,WV.on July 1st.The team will leave there and travel to Ohio for a LODLS doubleheader weekend with Muskingum Motor Speedway-Zainesville,Oh on 7/3 and Portsmouth Raceway Park-Portsmouth,Oh on 7/4......

6/20/2010......43 cars signed in for the 2nd leg of the LODLS sanctioned events at Volunteer Speedway. Chris started 5th in heat #3 and finished 4th for a 14th place feature start.One car ahead of him scratched and Chris started in 12th and finished 10th. The whole Intimagator Race Team wishes prayers for fellow Lucas competitor Dan Schlieper who left the track by ambulance after complaining of dizziness and having slurred speech. At this time i have no info to what the prognosis on Dan was determined.....Next weekend is scheduled to be an off weekend for LODLS so i am not sure if the team will take off or pickup a race somewhere......Happy Fathers Day to all.

6/10/2010.....What a years difference makes! Last year Joey Logano hit the wall in the heat race and destroyed the back clip of Chris Wall's Stuckeys MasterSbilt. This year Joey showed a lot more patience and brought the Wall2Wall powered car home to a 13th place finish in the 30 lap Prelude to the Dream last nite. Joey started 18th in the 27 car field and showed patience and poise in only his 2nd competitive outing in a dirt super latemodel. Conrats to Joey Logano and thanks to Tony Stewart for hosting this very worthy charity event.

6/5/2010......32 cars signed in for the 75 lap Lucas Oil sanctioned event.Chris was in group #2 and had a sub par qualifying effort due to brake failure for a 6th place start in heat #3 where he finished 6th. Chris started 3rd in the B-main and finished 3rd for a 22nd place feature start. This story is getting kinda old but it seems that most tracks LODLS are booking events on are being widely criticized for being 1 groove. The gatorman did manage to pass 8 positions for a 14th place finish and the Hard Charger award. Tonite action shifts to Floence Speedway-Florence,Kentucky.

5/23/2010......48 cars signed in and were divided into 2 groups for qualifying. The gatorman timed in 8th in group #1 for a 4th place heat #2 start.On a less than desirable very soggy track that saw 14 cautions in heat races only, Chris spun out and tagged the rear and finished 7th to go to consi #1. He had better luck in the consi finishing 2nd for a 19th place feature start. When the 50 laps were completed Chris had only advanced 4 positions for a 15th place feature finish. The team will make the haul today to 34 Raceway in Burlington,Iowa to make up Fridays rain out.

5/16/2010.....Intimagator Racing made the long haul from Springfield,La for their first visit to Wythe Raceway at Rural Retreat,Va. for a LODLS event. Under threatening skies 44 cars signed in for qualifying. When the timing was completed on the 1/2 mile facility, Chris had won his 5th fast time award of the year and had averaged over 106mph being the only car to break the 17 second barrier. A pole for heat #1 was looking good as the Gatorman lead the first 4 laps but spun and tagged the rear to eventually finish 7th. A 5th place start and a 1st lap 5 car incident moved him to a last place start in the B-main that yielded a 4th so it was off to provisional land and a 24th place feature start. Chris made the best of his chance and came from 24th to finish 10th and also capture the Hard Charger award......Next scheduled action will be another long road trip on May 21 to 34 Raceway-Burlington,Iowa and back down to Lasalle Speedway-Lasalle,Illinois on May 22nd.

5/8/2010.....The Intimagator Race Team has decided not to take the weekend off. The team will be heading to a World of Outlaw event on Saturday the 8th at Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown,Kentucky.Gotta keep those racing skills sharp-lol.

4/18/2010.....A slim field of 20 cars signed in for the SAS sanctioned $7500 to win event. The cars had 2 laps of qualifying with no lock ins.Chris won heat #1 for a feature pole. After a good 3 way battle with Dane Dacus and Wendell Wallace, the gatorman brought home a very respectable 2nd place finish in his 1st time visit to the track. Lucas Oil points racing resumes next weekend and the crew will be making a long east coast trip to Bedford Speedway-Bedford Pa. on 4/23 and on to Hagerstown Speedway-Hagerstown,Md on 4/24.

4/14/2010.....Just a reminder that the Intimagator Race Team will be competing in the $7500 to win SAS event at Clayhill Speedway in Tennessee on 4/16. Chris had planned on running the Commonwealth 100 but changed his plans after his daughter Christen made it out the regional gymnastics competition in Louisiana and will be competing at Tupelo,Ms. this weekend. The gatorman will hopefully be able to see Christen's competition and also get a race in on the same weekend.

4/7/2010..... Since this is scheduled to be an off weekend for the Intimagator Race team, i want to share just a few tidbits of info about the Chris Wall family.  Not only is Chris a very accomplished dirt latemodel racer, but he is also an avid hunter as evident by purchasing hunting land in the midwest.C & M Gator Farm is the main income source for the Wall family. The alligator process starts from harvesting the eggs in alligator nests in the marshes and incubating them until they hatch.  The baby gators are placed in a controlled environment in concrete pits and fed just like other animals until they reach a length of about 3 feet. The gators are then processed for both the meat and the hides.  Last year was a very lean year in the alligator business due to the struggling economy and the Wall family did not process any gators at all as agreed to by most gator farmers in Louisiana in order to give the market a better chance to recoup for this year.  Chris is the proud father of a son Ranger who helps the race team on weekends and is actively involved in FFA where he has won competitions and also daughter Christen who is a very accomplished gymnist.  And then there is wife Missy who not only helps on the race team crew and runs the business end of the race team but also has to keep up with the active life style of the other members of the Wall family.Through all the activities of the racing and the childrens events, Chris still finds time to be actively involved in church when he is not on the road attending a racing event.....As webmaster for Intimagator Racing i am very proud to be associated with an accomplished dirt latemodel race team but also  just as proud to be able call the Wall family friends.

4/4/2010.......21 cars signed in with only 19 starting the SUPR feature at Pike County Speedway. Chris won his heat and started the feature on the outside pole.From the start of the race it was obvious who would be the car to beat. After a caution plagued event that saw 6 cautions and only 8 cars finish the race, the gatorman made it a weekend sweep picking up his 3rd victory of the 2010 season.The Intimagator Race Team race is scheduled to take next weekend off and if anything changes i will post it.Get well wishes to crew chief Darryl Posey who was ill last nite and could not make the call.

4/3/2010.....It is always good to get an off weekend from a national touring series and be able race at a local track. The Intimagator Race Team set their sights on the SUPR sanctioned 40 lap event at Baton Rouge Raceway. 28 cars signed in and were divided into 3 groups for heats with heat starting positions decided by the draw and passing points used for feature start positions.Chris started on the outside pole in heat #3 and cruised to the win and earned a 3rd place start for the feature. Within the first 2 laps the gatorman had already taken the lead and by lap 10 had reached lapped traffic. Hard charging Rob Litton was pushing his Wall2Wall powered ride and surprised Chris with an outside pass to take the lead. Chris used a calm head and followed for a few laps before retaking the lead and then put on a passing clinic lapping all the way back up to 5th place and winning by a 6 second margin. This was the 10th SUPR victory for Chris and his 4th at Baton Rouge Raceway.Noticeably missing last nite was the C28 of Kenny Merchant who was under the weather and get well wishes are in order for the "Gentle Giant". Tonite action shifts to Pike County Speedway for a 50 lap SUPR sanctioned race.

3/28/2010....61 cars signed in for the LODLS sponsored Indiana Icebreaker at Brownstown Speedway. The Intimagator was placed in group #2 of the 2 group qualifying format with each group having 3 heat races. Chris was fast time in his group for a pole for heat #4 which he won for an outside feature pole. From the start of the race things did not go as planned as positions were lost with an eventual 19th place feature finish.This was the race teams first visit to Brownstown Speedway and although the feature finish was disappointing, the group 2 fast time and heat #4 victory was quite an accomplishment and the team remains in the top 10 in the championship points standings. Next tentative action for Intimagator Racing will give them a break from the long travel as they will be competing in regional action on April 2nd at Baton Rouge Raceway and April 3rd at Pike County Speedway in a SUPR sanctioned doubleheader......

3/23/2010.....Several dates in the April schedule have been updated including the weekends of [4/2-3],[4/9-10], and [4/16-17].Chris had originally scheduled the WOO sanctioned Commonwelth 100 at Virginia Motor Speedway on April 16th and 17th. The gatorman's daughter Christen made it out of state competition in gymnastics and will be competing on April 16th in regional competition and as any good father would,Chris wants to attend. He will be running a $7500 to win SAS event at Clayhill Speedway on 4/17 instead.

3/21/2010......The Intimagator Race team continued their Southern All Stars weekend swing with a $10,000 to win event at Cleveland Speedway. Chris turned the 4th fastest qualifying time and was placed in heat #1. After some serious racing with overall fast time and pole sitter Ray Cook, the gatorman took the win for a feature pole. As it goes in racing some times unfortunately the outside lane was fastest and before Chris could work his way up the track,he was back in 5th place. Competition was good but a choice of hard tires hampered him the most as he finally passed Chris Madden for a 4th place finish.....Lucas Oil action will resume on March 27th as the crew will make the long haul to Brownstown Speedway in Indiana for points action. Special thanks to all the race fans on the recent weekend swing for their courteous words and encouragement......

.....Rain changed the Intimagator Racing teams plans as both Boyd's Speedway on Friday nite and Cleveland Speedway on Saturday nite were cancelled. Chris made a last minute decision to head to Columbus Speedway for the premiere P.R.O. race. 38 supers signed in and were divided into 3 groups for qualifying with the gatorman in the 2nd group. Chris was 3rd fast in his group with only the top 2 qualifiers locking into. A inside pole for B-main #2 led to a 2nd place finish and an 11th place feature start for the 40 lapper. By lap 15 Chris had moved into 2nd and from there to the checkers it was a dog fight with Bub McCool and Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth with the gatorman taking his 1st victory of 2010.....Next weeks schedule as of now is uncertain as Chris may run the 2 S.A.S. rescheduled rainouts at Boyd's and Cleveland. I will update as soon as i get word from the Walls.....

3/6/2010.....43 cars timed in for the $10,000 to win Lucas Oil sanctioned race at Volunteer Speedway-Bulls Gap,TN. Chris was in group #2 and timed in 11th fast for a 6th place start in heat #1. The gatorman finished 4th in his heat for a 13th place feature start. On a very locked down track Chris brought home a 12th place finish and the team will make the haul to Cherokee Super Speedway-Gaffney,S.C. for a Sunday Lucas Oil sanctioned $10,000 to win event. Updates will be provided when i receive them.

3/3/2010......A couple of Southern All Star dates have been added to the Intimagator Racing schedule. The race team will be competing in the $3000 to win SAS sanctioned event at Boyd's Speedway [Ringold,Georgia] on March 12th and the following nite at the SAS sanctioned $10,000 to win event at Cleveland Speedway [Cleveland,Tennessee].

2/6/10.....Friday nites events were washed out and the event was run on Saturday afternoon as part of a doubleheader.49 cars signed in for the afternoon event. Chris finally broke his streak of 4 consectutive top 2 qualifying efforts but was still quick enough for a 2nd quick time in group #2 and an outside pole in heat #4. Nothing much was different in todays heat as Chris finished 4th for a 16th place feature start. When the dust had cleared 50 laps later the Intimagator brought home a respectable 11th place finish.....

2/5/2009.....57 cars signed in for nite #4 of the Winternationals and were divided into 2 groups for qualifiyng with 6 heat races on the card taking the top 3 finishers from each for the A-main.Chris drew a 1 for qualifying and was first car on the track. This did not seem to phase him as he set fast time and was only about .010 of a second from the track record. A 2 was spun on the invert wheel giving him an outside front row for heat #1. This heat race was not much different than others as he had to take evasive action on the start and got into the loose berm losing several positions. When the checkerd had fallen Chris had logged a 5th that would put him way back in the consi. The race team knew they had a guaranteed starting spot with the fast time award and gambled on some setup changes that did not seem to work The gatorman started 25th in the 26 car field and 40 laps later crossed under the checkers in 15th. This may not seem like a real good finish but considering this was the first Lucas points race and drew some very stiff competition, the team was thankful and will focus on race #5 tonite and try to keep the qualifing streak [2-fast times and 2-2nd fast times] and the race streak[ made all 4 features so far] in place for the 6 event format.....

2/2/10......The Intimagator Race Team started the 2010 season at the Lucas Oil Winternationals at Eastbay Raceway.43 cars signed in for nite #1 action and when qualifying was done, Chris had garnered fast time. He proceeded to spin a 1 on the invert wheel for a heat #1 pole. After a quite long rain delay the action finally kicked off. The outside pole in heat #1 as in all the other heats was the fastest on the start and the Gator man held off some serious challenges for a 2nd in the heat and a 5th place feature start. From there it was a quick nite as on lap #9 Chris was blowing smoke and retired to the pits.A preliminary inspection showed hopefully no major internal damage but probably a burnt piston. Acrew member left Eastbay at 1am heading back on the 700 mile trip back to Wall2Wall Performance Engines. The backup car will be utilized for the next 2 races as these are non points evevents and plans are to have the freshened engine back in time for Thursdays Lucas Oil points race. More updates will be given as the week progresses.