Our clear 2025 Recruiter of the Year, Dean Donaldson, invited three first-time drivers to this event. We had a wonderful dinner with some outstanding wines before racing commenced with Eric “Fast” Lane’s cool set of IROC Viper V-SPEC L4 cars with Indy/F1 Lexan bodies.
Short Story
| Place | Name | Laps | Points | Total Time |
| 1 | Dean Donaldson | 118 | 232 | 874.781 |
| 2 | Steve Stewart | 119 | 224 | 836.280 |
| 3 | Mike Langell | 105 | 188 | 883.814 |
| 4 | Tom Langell | 106 | 152 | 896.461 |
| 5 | Bill Shrum | 101 | 144 | 929.429 |
Race 1: Viper V-SPEC F1/Indy 1.7 (i) Lexan Eric Lane Set
With Team Langell and everyone else in the paddock well-fed and hydrated, racing got underway in earnest around 8:00 p.m. Dean Donaldson (Full Speed Racing), no stranger to Viper V-SPEC racing, dominated the first segment with Tom Langell (Langell Racing) just one lap down in his first appearance at Stewart Raceway in the Blue lane. Tom posted some very nice laps on his way to a 3rd place segment win.
Home Cook'n (2nd), Dean Donaldson (1st), Mike Langell (3rd)
Team Langell drivers drove extremely well throughout the five segments of the race, with their youngest driver, Mike Langell, bagging 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place segment finishes and 3rd overall in the race. Mike also had the fastest lap in the final segment, 5.264 in the more difficult Blue lane.
All three Team Langell drivers were very competitive in their first-ever appearance at Stewart Raceway. Father-in-law Bill Shrum had some great lap times, with a fastest lap of 5.406 in the Orange lane during the second segment. Of course, we hope this great team returns soon for some more Friday Night Under The Lights racing action and friendly competition.
Okay, shut up and drive!
