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2002	Western Pennsylvania Rookie of the Year Twin State Auto Racing Club Rookie of the Year (Dirt) Cavalcade Points Rookie of the Year
2003	Twin State Auto Racing Club Most Improved Driver 1 st Overall Career Feature win at Wayne County Speedway with the BRP Modifieds
2004	Began racing 410 Sprint Cars 1 st Career Sprint Car Feature win at Lernerville Speedway 1 Feature win at Sharon Speedway Won the first 4 Features in the Green Flag Sprint Cars division at Sharon Speedway during its inaugural season. Won the points championship at Sharon Speedway in the Green Flag Sprint Cars during its inaugural season.
2006	Raced Modifieds at Lernerville and Sharon Speedways before switching over to asphalt in mid summer. Raced asphalt late models mid-season to end of the 2006 racing season at Lake Erie Speedway.
2007	Plans Asphalt Late Model racing

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Weller Heats Up Salem Speedway

Salem Speedway, Salem Indiana (July 19, 2008) - Maneuvering the track was no challenge for ASA Rookie Late Model Series driver, Jimmy Weller (Zip Motorsports) as the day proved to be one of the hottest this season with temperatures reaching above 95 degrees. The sweltering day turned into a sizzling night as Weller qualified twelfth and competed amongst veteran drivers to finish fifth in his first ever appearance at Salem Speedway.

“We had to pace ourselves and run our own race,” said Weller. “We were aggressive but remained under control. Turns three and four are a lot of fun, but it is so easy to find trouble at that end of the track.”

Weller and the Zip Motorsports team are looking forward to August 9th where the next ASA Late Model race will be run at the high-banks of Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol , Tennessee .

July 26- Lake Erie Speedway

Heat-1st

Feature- 8th After making a pit stop on lap 5 of the 40 lap race to try and fix the problems the car was experiencing, Jimmy was only able to make it back to the 8th position after having to restart at the tail of the field.

 

Motordrome Speedway May 2nd- 6th
ASA Challenge Iowa Speedway May 17th- 27th DNF\
Motordrome Speedway May 23rd- 4th
Lake Erie Speedway May 24th- 4th
ASA North Toledo Speedway June1st- 31st DNF
Motordrome Speedway June 6th- 11th
Lake Erie Speedway June 7th- 3rd
ASA Challenge Berlin Speedway June 13th- 21st DNF
Motordrome Speedway June 20th- DNF

Lake Erie Speedway June 21st- 1st

After getting caught up in what seemed to be a weekend ending, multi-car crash during the 100 lap feature at Motordrome Friday night, Jimmy and the crew decided to head back to the shop and work all night in hopes of making it to Lake Erie Speedway in time for the first of the double features scheduled. The Team burned the midnight oil and by 1:30pm Saturday, the car was back together and ready to race. The Team caught an hour of sleep on the way to the track and was able to get the multi-colored #23 car through practice and surprisingly the #23 turned the fastest laps so far this year! With rain and thunderstorms threatening overhead, Jimmy rolled onto the track starting outside the front row. The #23 took the lead on the initial lap and led the first 17 laps before the clouds opened up to a downpour. The race was more than half way through and was called complete. The Zip Motorsports team earned their 2nd victory of the season. "I'm very proud of my guys," Jimmy said after the race. "These poor guys got 3 or 4 days worth of work done in one night. To be able to make it out here tonight and run as well as we did is just awesome.”

ASA Challenge Mansfield Speedway June 28th- 15th

Weller Excited for Remainder of Season

After an impressive top ten finish at O'Reilly's Raceway Park , Jimmy Weller and his Zip Motorsports team are excited to continue the rookie season in the ASA Challenge Series.

“It's an honor to race with some of the best drivers in the country,” commented the Liberty , Ohio driver. “Of course we would have loved to be battling with them for the win, but we had a pretty good car so we will learn from this weekend and move on.” The former dirt tracker qualified 13th and ran near to top ten all evening, eventually snatching a 10th place finish.

“ I just have to thank Winner Aviation and Liberty Steel for their support. Without them, we would never have an opportunity like this,” exclaimed Weller.

Weller plans to race locally in Ohio and Pennsylvania for a few weeks before heading to Iowa Speedway on May 16-17.

News From New Smyrna Speedway's Speedweeks

FRIDAY
After setting the 3 rd quick time in qualifying for the opening night of New Smyrna Speedway's Speedweeks, the entire Zip Motorsports team felt as if the rust from the off-season was starting to wear off.  Little did they know, it would be the happiest they would be for the next 6 nights of racing.  What started out so good turned miserable after a 7-car invert pill was drawn placing Jimmy in the 5 th starting position for the feature event. After a lap 1 red flag for a car going over top of Jimmy's roof and hood as the two were trying to avoid a multi car tangle, things kept getting worse for Jimmy as he had to restart at the back of the field.  After fighting his way back towards the Top 10, the #23's charge came to a quick halt as another multi-car wreck blocking the track ended with Jimmy having to climb out of his car and onto another's roof just to get back on the ground. After getting the car back to the pit area, the crew saw the broken pieces that would end night 1 for the team.

Qualifying
CRATE LATE MODELS
1. Brett Moffitt 17.949
2. Jimmy Lang 18.155
3. Jimmy Weller 18.158
4. Joey Pole 187.185
5. David Wagner 18.210  
  RACE- DNF

SATURDAY
Night 2 was a little easier on the equipment as Jimmy lined up 18 th with the field being started straight up from the finish of the race the night before.  After a race-long, 3-car battle that wasn't finished as the checkered flag flew, the finishing order found the #23 car in the 11 th position, 1 spot out of having a chance to make the invert for Monday's race. 

RACE-11 th

MONDAY
After getting collected in a wreck with one other car, Jimmy once again found himself starting in the back for a lap 3 restart.  When the green flag flew, the fans saw Jimmy use his dirt track background and go to the top of the racetrack, passing car after car lined up in a freight train on the bottom groove of the track.  When the yellow flag flew on lap 15, the #23 car was found running in the 8 th position, but still feeling the charge was not over. However, a flat right front tire ended the show as the green flag flew.

RACE- DNF

TUESDAY
Rains covering most of the state of Florida caused race officials to cancel the night's program after the cars completed their two sets of practice.

WEDNESDAY
After another start towards the back of the field, Jimmy began his march to the front, only to be collected in another tangle, sending him to the rear for the restart. This charge was not as impressive as only a few laps remained and Jimmy was only able to reach the 11 th position before the checkered flag waved.

RACE- 11 th

Thursday
Sometimes you just get stuck in a rut and no matter what is done, it seems as if the result is always the same.  After having a fast car for the first half of the race and running his way through the Top 10, an incident found Jimmy in the back once again. Another charge to the 11 th position was all that could be made as the race came to a close. 

RACE- 11 th

FRIDAY  50 lap finale
Even with all of the bad luck the team had experience, Jimmy and the crew knew they still had a fast racecar and if they could just get to start up towards the front of the pack, they could show it.  Speedweek's final night would consist of time trials, something Jimmy had looked forward to since the first night.  Even though he is not big on time trials, Jimmy knew that it was going to be his only chance to start up front.  After a mishap in practice that left the team fighting to get their car just able to run their qualifying laps rather than concentrating on perfecting the setup, Tim and the crew worked feverishly and were able to get the car back to where Jimmy could go and set 4th quick time, giving them an outside front row starting spot for the 50 lap feature.  Jimmy took the top spot on the initial start and never looked back, leading all 50 laps.  Four cautions slowed the event but every time the green flag flew, the picture was still the same as the Zip Motorsports #23 took off and put distance between the rest of the field.  After thanking God in victory lane, Jimmy gave all the credit to the guys on the crew for their hard work getting the car put back together in the short time after practice.

Qualifying
Crate Late Models
1 Will Thomas 17.734
2 Steven Brooks 17.751
3 Jimmy Lang 17.782
4 Jimmy Weller 17.786
5 Brandon Johnson 17.788

RACE-1 st