Community Racing Challenge

In 2010, the Community Racing Challenge is focusing on fostering new and/or disadvantaged drivers.

TheCommunity Racing Challenge Director of Operations is Patrick McNamara.A native of Fowler, Michigan; Patrick McNamara attended Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH studying Business Management and Entrepreneurial Studies and has been actively involved in the Mid-Michigan Sports Scene since the Mid-90; In 2009, the McNamara family purchased the MARC Times Racing News from Dick Beebe and the Michigan Racing Scene from Terry Fitzwater and formed The MARC Times Racing News and Midwest Racing Scene.

Previously the host of The Lansing Sports Rage, a Sports Talk Show heard on The Game, 730am WVFN in Lansing, Patrick has also broadcast play-by-play of college basketball and high school football. A life long love affair with racing cumulated with the acquisition of a racecar in 2006 and the formation of LSR Racing. Patrick'ss rookie season in 2006 at Spartan Speedway ended with a 13th place in the standings and earned Rookie-of-the-Year honors in the division, while his rookie season at Springport Motor Speedway ended with a 5th place finish in the standings. Patrick's sophmore season in 2007 at Springport Motor Speedway ended with a 2nd place finish in the FWD Pure Stock Division and another class rookie of the year trophy.

Team CRC for 2010 consists of: Randy Kretzinger of Holt, Cameron McNamara of Cement City, Zach Hiser of Jonesville, James Hammond of Toledo, OH and Patrick McNamara of Brooklyn.

The 2010 season is a re-birth season for the CRC. Only Cameron McNamara represents a rookie driver, 14 years of age and the son of Patrick McNamara, he is making his first appearances in a race car this season.  Randy Kretzinger has driven off and on over the past several years and various mid-Michigan race tracks. He has generally been under funded and under equipped and hasn't ever won a feature race or completed a full season. We are hopeful that with good teammates, good mentoring and a solid foundation that Randy will find victory lane and a Top 3 finish in the championship points at either MPS or Owosso. Zach Hiser was a very young driver, taking to the track at the age of only 11 years old. Now with 5 years under his belt, Zach has advanced as far as driving UMP Late Models at Butler Motor Speedway and Oakshade Raceway.  Family issues knocked Zach off the track mid-season in 2009 and a big wreck late in the season left his car inoperable. Zach's father was instrumental in the development of the CRC and Zach is participating as often as we can get him a car. James Hammond was a Team CRC regular in 2008 and 2009. In 2009 "The Hammer" finished 2nd in the points at Owosso Speedway. An engagement and new baby in the off-season suspended Jim's 2010 race plans and he is a part-time racer for Team CRC in 2010.

Team CRC has partnered with Jenkins Performance Motorsports for 2010. JPM is headed by Rob Jenkins, owner of Okemos Auto Service in Okemos, MI and leads the team along with drivers Tim Rodgers, Joey Rodgers and Scott Rodgers.

Team CRC has an extensive sponsorship program, including highline team sponsorships; associated track sponsorships or even basic individual driver sponsorships. You can even select a sponsorship and make your sponsorship contribution online.