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Latest News: October 15th, 2011 - Gary and the team made the trip to West Plains Motor Speedway (West Plains, Missouri) over the weekend for the 22nd Annual Lucas Oil MLRA Late Model Fall Nationals. On Friday night a $2,000-to-win event was held as 29 cars registered for battle. After finishing fourth in his heat race, Christian earned a starting spot in the main event grid. During the course of the feature he would race his way forward to a seventh place finish. On Saturday night, a $3,000-to-win event was contested, and Christian was again looking for a solid performance, but it would not be meant to be as mechanical issues in his heat race caused his night to come to an early end. Full weekend results are available at www.MLRARacing.com. October 8th, 2011 - Saturday night found Gary entering his first ever event at Caney Valley Speedway (Caney, Kansas) as a $1,500-to-win/$300-to-start event was posted. Twenty-eight Super Late Models entered the race, and Christian would finish fifth in his heat to lock into the 14th starting spot for the feature event. As the race went green Gary would begin working his way towards the front of the pack as he quickly found himself in the top five. Over the remainder of the event he would race up to the third position as he challenged Justin Wells and Jesse Stovall for the top two spots over the remainder of the race before settling for a third place finish. Full results are available at www.CaneyValleySpeedway.net. October 7th, 2011 - The team was once again in action with the Lucas Oil MLRA Late Model Series on Friday night at Heartland Raceway Park (Topeka, Kansas) in a $3,500-to-win event. Gary started the night by recording a fifth place finish in his heat race to transfer to the main event. Once in the feature, Christian would march through the field to record a seventh place finish in the final rundown. Full results are available at www.MLRARacing.com. October 6th, 2011 - Thursday night found Gary in action at Heartland Raceway Park (Topeka, Kansas) with the Lucas Oil MLRA Late Model Series in a $2,500-to-win event. Heat race action would find Gary finishing fifth to transfer to the main event. in the feature he would race his way to a 10th place finish in the twenty-one car field at the checkered flag in the first night of the doubleheader. Full results are available at www.MLRARacing.com.
September 3rd, 2011 - After seeing the team's scheduled event at Greenville Speedway (Greenville, MS) nixed by rain the team traveled to Devil's Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, Texas) on Saturday night, where they entered a Weekly Racing Series Event. Gary would start last in the second heat before charging to the heat win. An invert of four was drawn for the feature, so he started fourth in the main event. He would quickly work his way to the lead and never looked back as he lapped up to the fourth place car on his way to his second win of the 2011 campaign! Full results are available at www.DevilsBowlSpeedway.com.
August 13th, 2011 - Just after arriving at the track for Saturday night's $4,000-to-win, PRO Vs. SUPR Super Late Model event at Greenville Speedway (Greenville, Mississippi) heavy rains set in forcing the event to be canceled. As a result, Christian did not get to race anywhere. August 6th, 2011 - After a week away from the track Gary went into battle on Saturday night in a $2,000-to-win, COMP Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) event. Twenty-eight Super Late MOdels entered the event, and after charging from the third starting position to his heat race win, Christian locked into the second starting spot for the main event alongside, Wendell Wallace. Gary would battle for the lead early in the event before slipping back to the third spot as Jon Kirby moved up to the second position. Christian would go on to finish in the third spot as he followed race winner, Wallace, and Kirby across the line. Full results are available at www.COMPDirt.com. July 23rd, 2011 - The team made the last minute decision to travel to I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Arkansas) on Saturday night for a $2,500-to-win, O'Reilly SUPR Super Late Model event. With 22 Super Late Models entered, Gary started the night by winning his heat race to earn a starting spot at the front of the pack for the 50 lap feature. The main event would see Christian battle at the front of the pack early in the event before mechanical woes brought his night to an end in the 17th position. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com. July 16th, 2011 - The team concluded the weekend's CCSDS doubleheader on Saturday night at Northeast Arkansas Speedway (Harrisburg, Arkansas) in a $2,000 to win race. Gary failed to qualify for the feature via heat race action, but would finish third in the b-main to earn the 17th starting spot for the 35 lap feature. On a track, where many competitors had a hard time passing, Christian would march forward eight spots to a ninth place finish at the checkered flag. He earned the Larry Shaw Race Cars Race Cars Hard Charger Award for his efforts. Full results are available at www.COMPDirt.com. July 15th, 2011 - On Friday Gary made the trek to Beebe Speedway (Beebe, Arkansas) for a $2,000 to win, COMP Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) as 27 cars signed in for action. After battling a track that lended itself to a minimal amount of passing Gary would fail to qualify for the feature via heat race or b-main action. As a result, he would be forced to utilize a provisional to start the main event in the 19th position. He would go on to advance two spots to a 17th place finish. Full results are available at www.COMPDirt.com. July 3rd, 2011 - Saturday night found the team at Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, Texas) for a $2,500 to win, O'Reilly SUPR Super Late Model race as twenty-seven cars signed in for action. He would fail to transfer to the feature via heat race action, but after winning his b-main, Gary would mount a great charge through the field in the main event from the 17th starting spot to record a third place finish behind race winner, Morgan Bagley, and Allen Tippen. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com. July 2nd, 2011 - Gary made the last minute decision to enter the $3,000 to win, O'Reilly SUPR Super Late Model event on Saturday night at Champion Park (Minden, Louisiana). Twenty-eight Super Late Models were on hand, and after qualifying for the feature, Gary would race his way to an 11th place finish. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com. June 25th, 2011 - After having all the UMP Summernationals fun that they could stand, the team opted to race closer to the house on Saturday night as they entered the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) event at Ark-La-Tex Speedway (Vivian, Louisiana). The $2,000 to win event drew a field of 28 cars, and after breaking an engine late in the heat race he would be forced to utilize a series' provisional to start the feature in the 20th position. . The team would unload the backup car for the feature, but would only make a few laps before retiring to andling car Christian would see his feature come to an early end in the 19th position. Full results are available at www.COMPDirt.com. June 24th, 2011 - Chalk it up to another night of gaining experience on Friday night as Gary took part in the $10,000 to win, UMP Summernationals event at Tri City Speedway (Granite City, Illinois). An incredibly tough field of 52 Super Late Models entered the event, and Gary would find himself battling tooth and nail to make it to the main event all night before falling short of his mark as he failed to make it out of the C-Main. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com. June 23rd, 2011 - Another night and more frustrationg for Gary as he was in action with the UMP Summernationals at Fayette County Speedway (Brownstown, Illinois). With 48 cars on hand for the $5,000 to win event, Christian would once again find himself behind early in the evening after struggling in time trials. He would fail to transfer to the feature via his heat race, and would be forced to run a c-main, where he would finish second to move onto the b-main. However, his night would come to an end in the b-main after he failed to reach a transfer spot. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com.
June 18th, 2011 - Saturday night's scheduled UMP Summernationals event at Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) has been rained out. The tour will take a day off before returning to action on Monday night at LaSalle Speedway (LaSalle, Illinois). June 17th, 2011 - After a forgettable outing in his first ever UMP Summernationals event on Thursday night, the team made the trip to Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) on Friday night as he entered his first ever event at the facility.Twenty-seven Super Late Models were on hand, and in heat race and consolation event action he would once again fall short of qualifying for the starting grid for the $5,000 to win event. However, he would be able to utilize a series' provisional to start the feature event in the 21st starting spot. He would make the most of the provisional starting spot by advancing his way to a 15th place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.TheHellTour.com.
June 15th, 2011 - Gary planned to open the 2011 Hell Tour on Wednesday night at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Indiana), but rain forced the event to be postponed to July 12th. As a result, he will make his Hell Tour debut on Thursday night at Kankakee Speedway (Kankakee, Illinois). June 11th, 2011 - After seeing his team car piloted by Ron Hornaday in Wednesday night's Prelude at Eldora Speedway, Gary made his debut on Friday night at the famed 1/2 mile in his #58x Mastersbilt Super Late Model at the annual Dream 100. Ninety-one Super Late Models entered the event, and in time trials Christian would find the learning curve steep as he managed only the 72nd fastest time, which left him starting 12th in a heat race for Saturday night. In his heat race he raced his way to a 10th place finish, which earned him a starting spot in the C-Main. In the C-Main, he recorded a 10th place finish, which left him short of a transfer to the feature and brought his weekend to an early end. Full results are available at www.EldoraSpeedway.com. May 29th, 2011 - Sunday night found the team at I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Nebraska) for the $5,000 to win, Alphabet Soup Classic, which pitted several tours against one another. With 54 Super Late Models entered, Gary started the night by winning his heat race to lock into the main event. Against a talent-laden field Christian would battle to an 8th place finish in the feature. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com. May 28th, 2011 - The weekend began for Gary at Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Missouri) in the 19th Annual DART Show Me 100, however, after struggling on Friday night on a track that lended itself to little passing, the team would make the decision to travel to Junction Motor Speedway (McCool Junction, Nebraska) on Saturday night for a $2,500 to win, NCRA Super Late Model event. A field of 37 cars entered the event, and Gary would qualify for the main event and would race his way to an 11th place finish in the final rundown. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com. May 21st, 2011 - In a weekend that was over before it started the team had hauler trouble on Thursday as they attempted to travel to Batesville Motor Speedway (Locust Grove, Arkansas) for the 1st Annual Bad Boy 98, which was sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. They were forced to return to Broken Bow, Oklahoma to make repairs and planned to travel to the event on Friday, however, heavy rains forced the event to be canceled, so the team didn't race anywhere. May 14th, 2011 - Gary entered a single event over the weekend as he traveled to Drew County Speedway (Monticello, Arkansas) on Saturday night for a $2,000 to win, COMP Cams Super Dirt Series event). With 24 Super Late Models entered, Gary locked into the feature in the 9th starting spot after scoring a third place finish in heat race action. In the feature, the team would miss the setup on the car, and Christian would slip to a 14th place finish on a rubbered-up track. Full results are available at www.COMPDirt.com. May 7th, 2011 - It was a busy weekend for Gary and Pannell Motorsports as they took part in a triple header, which was sanctioned by the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series Super Late Model tour. The weekend opened on Thursday night at the 1/2 mile oval at Tri State Speedway (Pocola, Oklahoma), and with a strong field of 38 cars entered in the $2,000 to win race, Gary would race his way into the main event and then go on to record an 11th place finish. Friday night found the team at the historic, 1/2 mile oval at Thunderbird Speedway (Muskogee, Oklahoma) for another $2,000 to win. Christian would once again qualify for the feature via preliminary action and despite his engine laying down on him late in the event, he would still manage to score an 11th place finish for the second night in a row. The triple header concluded in dramatic fashion on Saturday night at Crawford County Speedway (Van Buren, Arkansas) with the final $2,000 to win, 35 lap program of the weekend. Twenty-eight cars were on hand, and after a strong run in heat race action, Gary started in the top ten for the feature and would run in the fourth position for much of the event. However, on the white flag lap, Dane Dacus would make an ill-attempted slidejob on Christian resulting in nose damage to Gary's car. Christian would limp his car to the finish line in the fourth position, but after the checkered flag he made contact with Dacus, resulting in his disqualification. He was scored in the 21st position. Full weekend results are available at www.COMPDirt.com. April 30th, 2011 - Saturday night found Gary in action at the Great American Dirt Track (Jetmore, Kansas) for the 2nd Annual Sunflower State Showdown as 47 Super Late Models entered the $10,000 to win event, which was sanctioned by five different series. After drawing a large pill at the pill draw, Gary started eighth in his heat feature, and on the first lap was already up to the fourth position, when the caution flag flew. The car in front of Christian would get on the brakes before he did, resulting in Gary making hard contact with him causing heavy body damage. After going to the back of the pack, Christian would gain a few spots in the heat, which left him running a b-main, where he finished in the fourth spot to lock into the feature. In the main event, he would start at the back of the field before advancing to a 16th place finish at the checkered flag. Full results are available at www.DirtOnDirt.com. April 23rd, 2011 - Another weekend, and another pair of events dominated by Mother Nature as heavy rain forced both the Batesville Motor Speedway (Batesville, Arkansas) and West Plains Motor Speedway (West Plains, Missouri) events that were to be co-sanctioned by the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series and MARS Series to be canceled. The team is slated return to action next Saturday, April 30th as they travel to The Great American Dirt Track (Jetmore, Kansas) for a $10,000 to win event. April 9th, 2011 - For Saturday night, the team made the short trek across I-40 to Riverside International Speedway (West Memphis, Arkansas) for another CCSDS, $2,000 to win event. In heat race action Christian was battling for a transfer spot, when he inadvertently spun, forcing him to the tail of the pack. As a result, he would be relegated to running a b-main event, where he finished in the second position to earn the 15th starting spot for the 35 lap feature. In the main event on a slick, 1/4 mile Gary would pilot his #58x Mastersbilt to a fifth place finish for the second night in a row. He followed race winner, Austin Rettig, Billy Moyer Jr., Johnny Virden, and Jamie Dacus across the line. Full weekend results are available at www.COMPDirt.com . April 8th, 2011 - The team made the trek to Beebe Speedway (Beebe, Arkansas) on Friday night for the season opener for the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) tour. Gary has enjoyed strong runs at the facility in the past, and Friday night would be another good one for the 17 year-old driver. With 26 Super Late Models entered, Gary advanced from the sixth starting spot to a second place finish in his heat race to earn the sixth starting spot for the 35 lap, $2,000 to win feature. Early in the feature, Gary would slip as far back as the eighth position before beginning to utilize the high groove to his advantage as he began to march back through the field. Late in the race he would find himself as high as the fourth position before slipping to a still solid fifth place finish at the checkered flag behind winner, Allen Murray, Austin Rettig, Jon Mitchell, and Wendell Wallace. April 2nd, 2011 - Gary entered the $20,000 to win, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) event over the weekend at Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, Texas). Forty-eight of the nation's best Super Late Model drivers entered the event at the 3/8 mile oval. After struggling in time trials, Christian would start deep in a heat race and would fail to reach a transfer spot to the feature event. As a result, he was forced to run a b-main, and despite advancing to a fourth place finish, he did not qualify for the feature as only the top three cars earned a transfer position. March 26th, 2011 - Fresh off his first win of the year, Gary was eager to return to action on Saturday night in the COMP Super Dirt Series opener at I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Arkansas), but cold and wet weather forced the event to be canceled. March 19th, 2011 - Saturday night was a huge step in the young career of Gary Christian as he claimed his second career Super Late Model win and the biggest win to date as he topped the $2,500 to win event at Champion Park Speedway (Minden, Louisiana). In his #33x Mastersbilt, which he was racing for just the second time this year, Gary started fifth in his heat race and progressively worked his way through the pack to claim the heat race win by six inches over Timothy Culp. Via passing points, Christian started on the pole for the 50 lap feature. He would snag the lead at the drop of the green flag and never looked back as he rocketed to his first career, series win, which came ahead of hotshoes, Kenny Merchant and Ray Moore. March 18th, 2011 - The team decided at the last minute to enter an O'Reilly SUPR event on Friday night at USA Speedway (Sterlington, Louisiana). Christian entered the $2,000 to win event at the 1/4 mile bullring, and the night started well as Gary won his heat race to lock into the feature. In the main event, he would go on to record his best finish of the year in the 6th position and a much needed good run in what has been a frustrating start to the year for the team. He picked up the sixth place finish behind race winner, Morgan Bagley, Timothy Culp, Ronny Adams, Allen Tippen, and Kenny Merchant. March 12th, 2011 - Saturday night once again found the team in action with the MARS Super Late Model tour in night #2 of the Tuckasee Toilet Bowl. Fifty-two Super Late Models entered the $5,000 to win event, and after difficulties in qualifying once again, Christian would start ninth in his heat and would slip to an eleventh place finish. He would start deep in a b-main event, and for the second straight night he would fell to reach a transfer spot. With Terry Phillips and Jeremy Payne both having to use a provisional to start the main event, Christian would not be eligible for a provisional, and as a result his night was over. March 11th, 2011 - The team entered the 2011 MARS Late Model Series season opener on Friday night at Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, Tennessee). After struggling in time trials, Gary found himself starting deep in a heat race, where he failed to reach a transfer to the feature. As a result, he competed in a b-main, where once again he would not earn a starting spot for the feature. He was able to utilize a MARS tour provisional to start deep in the field, and would record a 20th place finish in the 30 lap, $3,000 to win event. March 5th, 2011 - Gary traveled to Justin, Texas on Saturday to enter the Texas Dirt Track World Championship at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track. The O'Reilly SUPR sanctioned event drew a field of 39 Super Late Models, and in heat race action, Christian advanced to a third place finish, which locked him into the tenth starting spot in the main event at the state-of-the-art facility. Despite making the feature, Gary would see his his luck turn south in the main event. He was running in the 8th position when contact with the wall caused his braker rotor to break off. He would run for another twenty laps before the right front tire blew, bringing his night to an end. He would be credited with a 21st place finish. February 26th, 2011 - The team entered their first race of 2011 over the weekend at Ark-La-Tex Speedway (Vivian, Louisiana) in the 1st Annual Childress Fishing & Rentals Pelican 100. Forty-eight Super Late Models entered the event, and Christian would run into issues in qualifying as carburetor problems left him down on power. As a result, he started deep in a heat race and would only advance a few spots, which left him starting deep in a b-main on Saturday night. Despite starting at the back of the b-main, Christian battled through the field to a fifth place finish, but with only the top four cars transferring his weekend came to an early end.
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