| 1v Gale Vogt | | Updated by Driver: 6/27/2009
Edited by Staff: 6/27/2009 |
 | | Hometown: Pierce, NE
Birthdate: 2/19/74
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Email Address: gbvogt@ptcnet.net
Marital Status: Married - Becky
Children: Meghan
Employer: Gehl Company
Job: Design Engineer
Year Started Racing: 1996
Total Years Racing: 10
Racing Hero: Rick Hendrick (Hendrick Motorsports) - he is a class act as a person and leader and his teams are competitive
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Year/Make/Model: 2001 Rocket
Motor: Chevy 350
Owner: Gale Vogt
Crew Chief: Kyle
Crew: Matt, Michael, Becky, Brian, Dave, Brad, Ryan, Meghan.
Sponsors & Support: Sakota Builders, Koenig Lumber, Teepee Cafe, Vogt's Repair. Thank you to everyone for their support.
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Boone County Raceway - Limited Late Model #1v
Mid-Nebraska Speedway - Grand National Late Model #1v
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| Awards & Accomplishments | 1996 - Stuart Community Track Late Model Sportsman Feature win while racing part time.
1999 - 4th in Stuart Community Track Street Stock Points (multiple heat race wins and Trophy Dash win.
2000 - Stuart Community Track Street Stock Points Championship (1 heat race win).
2001 - 3rd in Stuart Community Track Street Stock Points (2 Feature wins).
2002 - 4 Top 5 finishes at Mid-Nebraska and 4 Top 5 finishes at Boone County in Late Model. Finished 6th in Final Points at Mid-Nebraska and 9th at Boone County.
2003 - 2 Feature wins at Stuart Community track, 3 Top 5 finishes at Boone County and 1 Top 5 at Mid-Nebraska.
2004 - Top 5 finishes at Boone County Raceway.
2005 - 2 Feature wins at Stuart Community Track, finished 3rd in Points. Finished Top 10 in Points at Boone County Raceway.
2006 - Late Model Points Championshp at Stuart Community Track, 6th place finish in Points at Boone County Raceway, 5th place finish in Points at U.S. 30 Speedway.
2007 - Mid-Season Championship at Tomahawk Speedway, 1 Feature win at Wagner Speedway, 4 Feature wins and 2nd in Points at Stuart Community Track.
2008 - 3 Feature wins and finished 2nd in Points at Wagner Speedway.
| | Career Summary | Dad raced a Late Model for years while I was growing up. I raced Go-Karts for a bit while in junior high. Dad retired from driving when I entered high school sports and we gave the car to a friend to get him started. We then received the car back when he upgraded. I was a junior at the University of Nebraska at the time and we got the car going for me to run a couple of shows at the Stuart Community Track that summer. Then I sold the car and completed college. I helped my younger brother Brad build a car and supported him a couple of years in the Bomber class at Stuart. I built my Street Stock car in the winter of 98-99 and raced during the 99 and 2000 seasons. Started in the Limited Late Model class in 2001 and raced both it and the Street Stock that year. Raced the full season in Doniphan in 2002 and many of the races at Boone County. In 2003 I raced several tracks as the car wasn't ready to make opening night anywhere. In 2004 I raced the full season at Boone County and traveled around some to other area tracks. For 2005 and 2006 I raced some at each of the following tracks: Mid-Nebraska, Boone County, U.S. 30, and the Stuart Community Track.
In 2007 I mainly raced Tomahawk Speedway, which changed management and became Wagner Speedway half way through the season. Also raced Stuart Community Track, Albion, and Doniphan some. In 2008 I raced only at Wagner Speedway. I plan to do the same in 2009, though will be starting the season a bit late as I had other obligations and broke my collarbone in a softball game in May, so am waiting for it to heal.
| | Racing Goals | My goal is to run consistantly in the Top 5, and to win Championships and occasional Features.
| | Other Interesting Team Information | Sometimes I think the only thing that got me through engineering school is the fact that I wanted to eventually race cars. Engineering allowed me to better understand what the car is doing and gave me the financial assistance needed to support my hobby. Car #1 was chosen because my dad was always #11, but #11 was already registered at the Stuart Community Track, so I dropped one of the digits and became #1. When I decided to start in the Late Model class, I chose to stick with the #1, but added a "V" because I knew I would be running a bunch of different tracks and didn't want to modify my number all the time.
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