8/3/2014 - Brian Galletta wins the [Your Sponsorship Here] 45-Lapper in the Platt-Num-Galletta #28!
Newbie / Rookie heat went down . Yep. Three rookies.
FINISH:
1. Eddie Bristol (Platt-num / Galletta #42)
2. Chris Larkin (Galletta's Greenhouse #9)
3. Mike Harrington (Galletta's Greenhouse #1)
[Unscored Regular Drivers]
4. DNF - Keith Raymond (Raymond #88) [*unscored race] 5. DNF - Adam Lytle (Lytle Racing #33c) [*unscored race] * = For some reason, two regular drivers went out too, and wrecked, so I believe it was only practice for them. Unless credit for it it gets banked for a future missed race. 45-Lap Feature Event: STARTING GRID: 1. Keith Raymond (Raymond #88)
2. Brian Galletta (Platt-num/Galletta #28)
3. Adam Lytle (Lytle Racing #33c)
4. Melissa Stevens (Scissors n' Fur #19)
5. Chris Stevens (Galletta's Greenhouse #5)
6. Matt Stevens (Galletta's Greenhouse/Chrusher.com #74)
7. Eddie Bristol (Platt-num / Galletta #42) 8. Chris Larkin (Galletta's Greenhouse #9) 9. Mike Harrington (Galletta's Greenhouse #1)
1st-year driver Keith Raymond (#88) looked strong leading the early going. In fact, he pulled away from the rest of the field and looked like he was going to have a shot at running away and hiding. But inexperience hurt him here, as he got trapped behind rookie drivers and got passed by Brian Galletta (Galletta-Platt-num #28), Chris Stevens (Galletta's Greenhouse #5), and Matt Stevens (Galletta's #74).
Basically, these four battled bumper-to-bumper the entire race. Chris and Matt passed each other back and forth multiple times trying to get by their cousin.
Chris and Matt passed each other back and forth multiple times trying to get by their cousin.
The three drivers - who have raced each other since the early 1990s - battled back and forth all day.
Brian has a little tunnel vision here, as he unknowingly cut Matt off and nearly into camera-woman Rungnapha "Aou" Stevens' garden!
Matt and Chris both attempted to slingshot Brian on the last lap. However, very Three-Stooges-like, they bonked into each other trying to get into the same space on the track. Brian holds on, triumphant!
FINAL ORDER OF FINISH
FINALE:
1. Brian Galletta (Platt-num/Galletta #28)2. Chris Stevens (Galletta's Greenhouse #5)
3. Matt Stevens (Galletta's Greenhouse/Chrusher.com #74)
4. Keith Raymond (Raymond #88)
5. Chris Larkin (Galletta's Greenhouse #9)
6. Mike Harrington (Galletta's Greenhouse #1)
7. Melissa Stevens (
2014 Gas Flathead National Championship / 2014 Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Speedway Point Standings
(As of completion of 8/3/2014's race event.; MAKEUPS ADDED, except Quitty-N00bs who earned makeup points, but quit after 1 race, as they will likely never cash the points in, meaning I spend more time and energy tallying their points than they did racing)|
Position |
Name (Go-Karts Piloted) [Hyperlinked Borders have Driver Profile] ®=Rookie *=Makeup T =Timeout (*$ makeup not cashed) |
Total Points (Place) |
Average Points Per Feature |
Features |
Feature Wins |
Win % |
Heats Won/Entered |
Years Pro at Galletta's |
All-Time Feature Wins |
|
1st |
 Matt Stevens
(Galletta's #3, 74, 33, 6, 5, 2) |
1,198.00 |
133.11 |
9 |
3 |
33% |
0/5 |
19th |
122 |
|
2nd |
 Chris Stevens
(Galletta's /
Chrusher.com /
R&C Sushi #4, 8, 0, 5) |
1,088.50 |
120.94 |
9 |
0 |
0% |
1/5 |
19th |
70 |
|
3rd |
 Melissa Stevens
(Scissors 'n Fur #19, 80) |
1,005.50 |
111.72 |
9 |
0 |
0% |
2/5 |
8th |
7 |
|
4th |
 Adam Lytle
(Lytle #33c) |
867.50 |
96.39 |
9 |
0 |
0% |
1/5 |
3rd |
1 |
|
5th |
 Keith Raymond
(Galletta's #1, Raymond #88) ® ** |
844.50 |
93.83 |
9 |
0 |
0% |
1/5 |
® |
0 |
|
6th |
 Kelly Miller
(Galletta's #7, 9) |
734.50 |
104.93 |
7 |
0 |
0% |
0/4 |
7th |
2 |
|
7th |
 Kevin Galletta
(Galletta / Platt-Num #28) |
713.00 |
101.86 |
7 |
1 |
14% |
1/3 |
2nd |
2 |
|
8th |
 Eric Woolworth
(The Raven #88, 78/02) |
680.50 |
113.42 |
6 |
2 |
33% |
0/3 |
3rd |
4 |
|
9th |
 Brian Galletta
(Galletta / Platt-Num #42) *, # |
657.50 |
93.93 |
7 |
1 |
14% |
0/4 |
8th |
7 |
|
10th |
 David Turner
(Plattnum-Turner #43,
Galletta's #9) ®, *, # |
478.50 |
95.70 |
5 |
0 |
0% |
1/2 |
® |
0 |
|
11th |
 Kyle Reuter
(Galletta's #5) |
170.50 |
170.50 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
0/0 |
6th |
5 |
|
12th |
 Alex Bennett
(Galletta's #9, 2) ® (*$) |
159.00 |
79.50 |
2 |
0 |
0% |
0/0 |
® |
0 |
|
13th |
 Randy Platt
(Galletta's #5) |
152.50 |
152.50 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
0/0 |
5th |
7 |
|
14th |
 Cliff Crowe
(Galletta's #1) ® (*$) |
143.00 |
71.50 |
2 |
0 |
0% |
0/0 |
® |
0 |
|
15th |
 Chris Larkin
(Galletta's #9) ® |
121.00 |
121.00 |
1 |
0 |
0% |
0/1 |
® |
0 |
|
16th |
 Grover Sixberry Jr.
(Galletta's #2) ® * |
120.00 |
60.00 |
2 |
0 |
0% |
0/1 |
® |
0 |
|
17th |
 Chad Combs
(Galletta's #9, 2) ® (*$) |
112.00 |
112.00 |
1 |
0 |
0% |
0/1 |
® |
0 |
|
18th |
 Mike Harrington
(Galletta's #1) ® |
112.00 |
112.00 |
1 |
0 |
0% |
0/1 |
® |
0 |
|
19th |
 Eddie Bristol
(Galletta's #42) ® |
108.00 |
108.00 |
1 |
0 |
0% |
1/1 |
® |
0 |
|
20th |
 Branden 'Tumor' Matott
(Galletta's #1) |
101.00 |
101.00 |
1 |
0 |
0% |
0/0 |
2nd |
1 |
|
21st |
 Matthew Daniels
(Galletta's #1) |
91.00 |
91.00 |
1 |
0 |
0% |
0/1 |
® |
0
|
Handicap for Next Race - 8/10/2014 :
| Position | Driver
|
Average Points Per Race | Feature Wins | Feature Win % |
| 1 | Keith Raymond | 93.83 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | Adam Lytle | 96.39 | 0 | 0% |
| 5 | Kelly Miller | 104.93 | 0 | 0% |
| 6 | Melissa Stevens | 111.72 | 0 | 0% |
| 7 | Chris Stevens | 120.94 | 0 | 0% |
| 8 | Brian Galletta | 93.93 | 1 | 14% |
| 9 | Kevin Galletta | 101.86 | 1 | 14% |
| 13 | Matt Stevens | 133.11 | 3 | 33% |
| -- | Returning Veterans | --.-- | --.-- | --.-- |
| -- | Newbies/Rookies | --.-- | --.-- | --.-- |
Sadly, this would be the final victory by Brian Galletta, as he passed away on Christmas Eve '19 after battling lifelong kidney disease and complications from related surgeries and procedures. Brian was one of the original Galletta's Greenhouse Karting Club racers, as he is one of Chris and Matt Stevens' 1st cousins and the one who raced with us the longest. We'll miss Brian and his always laid back,positive and fun personality. God bless you, Brian. Hope you're still watching and cheering for our races in heaven! Webmaster, club co-founder and racer, Chris Stevens
