Garvey Cruises To Win At South Alabama

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Garvey Cruises To Win At South Alabama

Ups his 2012 Win Total to Three Early in the Season

By Ryan McCollough Twitter - @RyanLMcCollough

Mike Garvey is loving life right now.

He dominated the Diamondback 100 at South Alabama Speedway (AL). Garvey muscled his way past Korey Ruble on lap 20 and led the rest of the way for the win.

While Garvey’s win was his third of 2012, he feels with a couple of breaks, the Tracy Goodson Racing team could have more.

“We have everything going the way we need it to go,” Garvey said. “Tracy has really stepped up this year and we are basically racing full time right now. We have everything ready and it is really paying off. We have a shot to win wherever we go. Tonight is our third win this year and we could easily have seven by now. It’s just really fun to have a shot to win every time we unload.”

Garvey moved from the Atlanta, Georgia area to Pensacola recently to be closer to the Deep South tracks that he races regularly. The move has seemed to pay off with two wins at Five Flags Speedway prior to the win in Opp on Saturday. Garvey stopped the GARC streak in the Blizzard Series last month, and is excited about heading back to the Gulf Coast.

“I’m excited every time we go to the race track,” Garvey said. “All you can ask for is a chance to win and right now I feel like we have a chance to win every time we unload. I’m loving it and having the time of my life.”

Korey Ruble was once again a bridesmaid at his home racetrack. The Headland, Alabama native finished in the runner-up spot for the second time in 2012. Ruble is former winner in the Viper Series and desperately wants to get back in victory lane in front of his local fans.

“We have been getting our car better and better as the season has gone on,” Ruble said. “The chassis actually was really close tonight. There were a couple of lapped cars running side-by-side that me and Mike came up on while we racing pretty hard for the lead with about 10 to go, so who knows. I feel like the next time we come back, we will get the win.”

Ruble was also surprised about how much Garvey was able to pull away from him down the straightaway.

“The only place we were really getting beat at tonight was down the straightaway,” said Ruble. “I don’t know if that is a problem with our motor or what, but we have to work on our horsepower.”

Chris Davidson, Viper Series round one winner, extended his point lead over Ruble.

“We come to win races,” Davidson said. “No one comes here to run second, third, fourth, fifth or whatever. Win the races and let points fall where they do.”

Round three of the Viper Series will be held on June 9th at South Alabama Speedway in Opp, AL.