J. Nelke Racing

J. Nelke Racing Driver of the #00 Modified at Wall Stadium Speedway

Eventful day at the track. Started off with the engine breaking up during practice. Changed the fuel pump, no luck ran w...
08/24/2025

Eventful day at the track. Started off with the engine breaking up during practice. Changed the fuel pump, no luck ran worse. Changed it again, went out for qualifying, no good. Before the feature we changed the carb & ignition switch just in case. Started 13th, worked my way up to 4th. Mid way through the race touched wheels with another competitor in the middle of 1-2, hit the fence & got RF flat tire. Came into the pits for a tire change & fixed the toe the best we could. Went back out, limped to a 8th place finish.

Special thanks to Harry Reed for lending us a fuel pump & also to The Hopkinson’s for the carburetor & everyone who thrashed on the car to get us back on the track!

Next week we’re off. Got some work to do on the car but we’ll be back September 6th for the Twin 30 lap features!

•Sonny’s Recycling
•J Nelke Roofing
•Causeway Glass

Cliff Krause Memorial is in the books. Started 14th, rode around for the first half of the race saving tires til a caut...
08/21/2025

Cliff Krause Memorial is in the books. Started 14th, rode around for the first half of the race saving tires til a caution came out around lap 60. Pitted early, rode around saving til a late caution. Just had too much rear stagger in the end, ended up p.7.

• Sonny’s Recycling
• J Nelke Roofing
• Causeway Glass

Back in action this weekend for a 40 lapper

Solid run last night, qualified 9th quick. With the handicap, I started 4th. Ran 3rd for the first 20 laps til the cauti...
07/27/2025

Solid run last night, qualified 9th quick. With the handicap, I started 4th. Ran 3rd for the first 20 laps til the caution came out. Fell back to finish 4th. Car felt great, just got a little too free in the end. We have a week off then we’ll be back in action August 9th.

Thanks to my sponsors who make this possible to do weekly!

Sonny Recycling
J Nelke Roofing
Causeway Glass

📸 :Scott Racz

P5 last Saturday night. Just ran the feature, no qualifying due to the rain. Overall a good night, kept the car in one p...
05/01/2024

P5 last Saturday night. Just ran the feature, no qualifying due to the rain. Overall a good night, kept the car in one piece. Gotta thank everyone who makes it possible to do week in & out!

Sonny’s Recycling
Grimste Masonry
Causeway Glass
J. Nelke Roofing

📸 : Scott Racz

Opening night is in the books. Debuted the new car & qualified 10th. After we qualified, we realized we had the wrong ge...
04/22/2024

Opening night is in the books. Debuted the new car & qualified 10th. After we qualified, we realized we had the wrong gear in so the crew quickly swapped in the right one. Started 10th in the feature & fought my way to finish 5th.

Special thanks to everyone who helped get the new car ready & for all the help at the track!

Billy Cole / B&R Fab
Worm
Kevin Cranmer
Mike Wolcott
Boardwick Race Engines

Thank you to my returning sponsors, your help goes a long way!

• Sonny’s Recycling
• Grimste Masonry
• Causeway Glass
• J. Nelke Roofing

Please pray for a speedy recovery for Kevin Cranmer, he took a hard fall in the pits right before the modified feature. 🙏🏼

Turkey Derby 50 in the books.Recap of Friday, started the day off with good speed in practice. Went out for qualifying &...
11/27/2023

Turkey Derby 50 in the books.

Recap of Friday, started the day off with good speed in practice. Went out for qualifying & ran my fastest lap around the high banks with a 12.321. Which put me p.10, so I got to redraw. Picked a 3, so I started 3rd in the 100 lapper. Early in the race fought to get in line to ride & save tires. First 50 or so laps had a real good car til the red flag came out. After that, the RR tire was cooked & just managed to survive the second half of the race. Dropped back to finish p.10, with the car in one piece. All & all, a good learning experience & got some good notes for next year.

Gotta thank my crew for making this season possible & especially Kevin Cranmer. The car was the best it has ever been, just need to work on saving tires for the end in these big races. Also, thank you to Mikey Wolcott for the awesome spotting, Wormie for the last minute engine work at the shop & Boardwick Race Engines for the stout powerplant. Most importantly, special thanks to the hardest working man I know, who does whatever it takes to get to the track each week, my dad.

Last but not least, I would like to thank all my sponsors for all your support throughout the entire season! Already can’t wait for next April!

• Sonny’s Recycling
• Grimste Masonry
• Causeway Glass
• J. Nelke Roofing
• Coastal Sign & Design

First week back with the refreshed motor & we had good speed to start the day. Qualified 6th quick. After the invert sta...
08/06/2023

First week back with the refreshed motor & we had good speed to start the day. Qualified 6th quick. After the invert started 4th. On the start struggled to get in, dropped back to 10th. Rode there until lap 36 when the caution came out. Decided to pull in after we were running a lil hot & had brake issues. Ended up p.12. Big thank you to Boardwick Race Engines for the stout piece & all your help at the track. We have some kinks to work out but we will be back next week 👊🏼💪🏼

Thank you to our sponsors for their continued support! We would like to welcome Coastal Sign & Design for their sponsorship!

• Sonny’s Recycling
• Grimste Masonry
• Causeway Glass
• J. Nelke Roofing
• Coastal Sign & Design

After last weeks p.11 finish, we changed a lot with the set up & it worked well. Qualified p.4, started p.3 in the featu...
06/11/2023

After last weeks p.11 finish, we changed a lot with the set up & it worked well. Qualified p.4, started p.3 in the feature because of the redraw. After an early race caution dropped back to run p.4 until the last few laps to end up 6th. All & all, a great night. We wouldn’t be where we are at now without the help of Kevin Cranmer both at the shop & the track. Can’t forget to thank Worm for his help with the Engine & especially Boardwick Race Engines for the power plant. Also, gotta thank Matt Garrett for the awesome spotting. Last but not least, gotta thank the sponsors who make this possible!

• Sonny’s Recycling
• North American Construction
• Grimste Masonry
• Causeway Glass
• J Nelke Roofing

Recap of last Saturday. Qualified 9th which put us p.3 in the feature. Ran all 40 laps just didn’t have enough stagger &...
10/11/2022

Recap of last Saturday. Qualified 9th which put us p.3 in the feature. Ran all 40 laps just didn’t have enough stagger & fell back to finish 13th.

Big thank you to Kevin Cranmer & Worm for all their help in the shop & at the track all season long dialing the car in. Thank you to Boardwick Race Engines for the power plant. Also to Ryan & Rich Maher for all your help at the track this year. Last but not least, thank you to all my sponsors for making this season possible!

• Sonny’s Recycling
• Grimste Masonry
• North American Construction
• J. Nelke Roofing
• Causeway Glass

We ended up 10th in points after missing a race. Learned a lot our rookie season, had some ups & downs but all & all a good one. We’ll be back for Turkey Derby in November!

Finished 12th last Saturday night in the 40 lapper. Started 13th ran green to checkered flag. Got caught up with anoth...
09/19/2022

Finished 12th last Saturday night in the 40 lapper. Started 13th ran green to checkered flag. Got caught up with another car early in the race almost spun which let the field get away. Never got the caution we needed to catch back up.
Gotta thank my sponsors & crew for all their help throughout the season. Especially to Kevin Cranmer & Worm for their help on & off the track. Can’t forget to thank Boardwick Race Engines for the big steam.

• North American Construction
• Sonny’s Recycling
• Grimste Masonry
• J. Nelke Roofing
• Causeway Glass

Cliff Krause Memorial is in the books. We qualified p.19 out of 21 cars. Started the race p.19, avoided a bunch of wreck...
08/28/2022

Cliff Krause Memorial is in the books. We qualified p.19 out of 21 cars. Started the race p.19, avoided a bunch of wrecks right in front of me during the first half of the race. Fought our way up to 10th before we pitted on lap 75 to get a fresh RR. Passed a couple cars made it up to 6th then lost my spotter under green & got bumped into the infield spinning out which blew out a seal in our steering rack ending our night early on lap 117. Wish we could of finished the race but all & all a great learning experience & can’t wait to get back in the car in two weeks!

Gotta thank Ryan & Rich Maher, Cody Geist & Billy Both for all your help on the pit stops & everyone else who ran over to help out when we came in after we blew the seal in the rack. Can’t forget to thank Boardwick Race Engines for the big steam as always, Kevin Cranmer for all his knowledge getting us faster each week. Especially the sponsors who make this possible to do!

• North American Construction
• Sonny’s Recycling
• Grimste Masonry
• Causeway Glass
• J Nelke Roofing

Started the day off qualifying p.11. Which put us starting 11th in the race. Avoided a wreck on the front stretch early ...
08/21/2022

Started the day off qualifying p.11. Which put us starting 11th in the race. Avoided a wreck on the front stretch early in the race. Passed a few cars to finish 8th. Gotta thank Boardwick Race Engines for the big steam. Also Worm for getting the vinyl on the new panels & going over the motor. Especially to Kevin Cranmer for all his help in the shop & at the track with set up & my spotter Matty Biello for keeping our nose clean out of trouble. Last but not least my sponsors who make this possible to do!

• North American Construction
• Sonny’s Recycling
• Grimste Masonry
• Causeway Glass
• J Nelke Roofing

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