In addition to a full time USAC Sprint Car schedule that had him in the seat at 44 national and 30 local events in '06, Mat Neely took over the full time driving duties of the RWMS #17 cars with a 9th place finish at ORP in Cleremont, IN on 8/3/06.  From there he went on to post  5 top 10 finishes in seven starts and is set for his first full season of Silver Crown action with RWMS.  The highlight of the '06 season came on 9/24 when Mat lapped up to the 6th place car at Eldora Speedway to become the 2006 winner of the prestigous Mopar Thunder at the Four Crown Nationals.

Before joining the RWMS team, he basically started himself out racing with the support of family and friends in 2003 and has shown the ability to not only win, but to be consistent in the ultra-competitive USAC National Sprint Series posting 31 top 10’s in 52 races in ’05.  

Mat over the past three seasons...

2006

USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year

Winner Eldora Speedway Four Crown National Champ (Silver Crown)

5 Top 10 finishes in 7 Silver Crown Starts

Buckeye Nationals Winner (USAC Sprints)

Finished 5th in USAC National Sprint Car Points

3 USAC Nationa Sprint Car wins

2005 -

USAC Most Improved Driver Award

Finished 6^th in National Sprint Car Points

First USAC National Sprint Series Win

First Kiss Win

2^nd at Eldora 4-Crown Nationals

31 Top 10 finishes

16 Top 5 Finishes

2004 –

Finished 4^th at Eldora Mopar Challenge

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