Mat Williamson & Team Reflect on 2013 Accomplishments

The Mat Williamson Race Team enjoyed a great season in 2013, reaching, and, in some cases, surpassing goals we set for the 358 Small Block, plus our first full season in the Big Block division, competing at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, PA and selected other events.

Driver Mat and the dedicated crew of Charlie King, Ted Renshaw, Wayne Conn, Mat’s Dad Randy, and Rob Sawatsky utilized hard work and a rigorous Wednesday night maintenance program, along with "at the track" adjustments and constantly refined race strategies to achieve the following results, of which the team, its loyal sponsors, and fans can be justifiably proud:

- A total of Nine Feature wins, Four with the Small Block and Five with the Big Block.

- The 2013 Big Block Championship at Lernerville.

- 2nd in points at Humberstone Speedway, Port Colbourne, Ont.

- 3rd in points at Merrittville Speedway, Thorold, Ont.

- Set a new track record (14.944 on June 8th,2013) for the fastest 358 or Big Block lap at Merrittville Speedway, Thorold, Ont.

- 2nd in the overall Mr. DIRT 358 Series.

- 5th overall in the 358 for the best 16 finishes

- 2013 Co-Rookie of the Year in the Big Block Division

- 4th overall in the Big Block for the best 16 finishes

- 17th overall in MR DIRT Big Block tour points (running 8 of the 16 tour races)

The Mat Williamson Racing Team would like extend a sincere thank you to all of our marketing partners for their unflinching support for the 2013 season. Without your backing we would not have been in a position to accomplish as much as we did. You are not only a big part of our team, but you serve as the linchpin for our success.

Thanks also to our back up crew of Cliff Warner, Barry Robertson, Adam Williams, and Darryl Johnson for filling in when our crew was short on manpower and for your valuable assistance throughout the season.

A special thank you goes to our extended pit crew at Syracuse, Chad Chevalier's #12 358 race team, consisting of Chad, Ryan , Jason, and Ivan, and also to Paul Williamson, gas-man and second race car team hauler.

Thank you also to our Syracuse and yearlong support crew, plus another important part of the team- Tracey (Mat’s Mom), Bonnie Robison, Grandma and Grandpa Windeatt, and Grandma Williamson.

Finally, thanks to Dave Sully for all your great weekly website racing news updates and Helen & Alex Bruce for some great photos this year.

The team is already looking forward to the 2014 season.