Special thanks to the memory of James F. DeVoe, Founder and Chairman of JD Byrider, and his son-in-law, W. Steele Gudal, who took significant steps to ensure that the team had the necessary funds to support the 2006 seasons effort.

At the recent Kart Racers of America (KRA) awards banquet at Mark Dismore's New Castle (IN) Motorsports Park (NCMP) JD Byrider Kart Racing Team Driver Ron Petersen, of Brownsburg, IN took the 125cc ICC Shifter and Yamaha Pipe season class championships, and was presented the Senior Driver of the Year award.

Ron posted 19 wins and 5 second place finishes during the 2006 KRA season. Ron and the team thanked all of the team sponsors: J.D. Byrider, Tony Stewart Motorsports, Eldora Speedway, Carpenter Realtors and Margison Graphics for making it possible to have a fantastic season.

A special thanks was offered to the memory of James F. DeVoe, Founder and Chairman of JD Byrider, and his son-in-law, W. Steele Gudal, who took significant steps to ensure that the team had the necessary funds to support the 2006 seasons effort. Without Jim and Steele's efforts, the season's outcome would have been entirely different. They believed in the team’s philosophy of family orientation.

Ron's son, Tony, races Kid Karts and his dad, Steve, manages the team, and periodically races in the "Masters" class. Father and son teammates, Shannon and Colton Aldridge (IKS Yamaha Pipe Champion), make up the balance of the team.

Eldora Speedway is owned by NASCAR driver Tony Stewart and is one of the most famous 1/2 mile high-banked dirt tracks in the country. Also known as “The Big E,” Eldora is a half-mile clay oval with an estimated seating capacity of nearly 20,000. It hosts such races as "The King's Royal," "The Mopar Million," "The Dream," and "The World 100." The World 100 annually attracts over 200 dirt late-model racers.

JD Byrider is the nation’s largest used car dealer franchise with over 126 dealerships across the nation, owned by either franchisees or the company. Forty to fifty percent of Byrider’s franchisees are new car dealers operating stand-alone Byrider-branded stores in areas near their own dealership-branded stores.

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