By Bill Sullivan, Media Relations for Chicko Motorsports
PENNGROVE, CA (9-20-10) –  With the 2010 Golden State Challenge Series behind her, Penngrove’s Alissa Geving and her Chicko Motorsports sprint car team are competing in select events throughout Northern California as the racing season begins to wind down. Last Saturday night Geving returned to her home track of Petaluma Speedway took home the victory in the All Pro Series winged sprint car feature event.

“It’s always fun to come back and race at home, I really miss this place,” said Geving, a two time Petaluma Speedway Champion that made history here two years ago as the youngest female to ever win such a title. “It was nice to come back on the last night and see a new champion be crowned, I can’t complain about the win either. I’m always happy to get one of those.”

After battling within in the top three position in the early laps of the race, Geving powered her Tillett Tool, PitStop USA sprint car into the lead of the 25-lap feature race when she skillfully avoided a multi-car collision that broke out on lap 12 of the event between early race leader Billy Aton and Mike Henry and Mike Benson. As the three drivers mixed it up in turn three, Geving avoided getting caught up in the incident and took a lead she would never relinquish for the remainder of the race.(...)
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By Bill Sullivan, Media Relations for Chicko Motorsports
PENNGROVE, CA  – She’s claimed Rookie titles at Petaluma Speedway, Antioch Speedway and the California Sprint Car Civil War Race Series. Now, add one more accolade to the list of honors. Penngrove’s Alissa Geving has been presented the 2010 Rookie of the Year award by the Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series.

“It’s an honor to receive this award, this past season had it’s challenges but in the end we met our goal of a top five finish in the point standings,” said Geving, who was presented with the award at the recent Golden State Challenge Series barbecue in Rio Vista, California. “I have so many people to thank for a great season. First off my family and my crew for all their dedication and hard work and all my sponsors for their support. I also like to thank Handy Racing Promotions and the Golden State Challenge for giving a great series this past year.”

Geving is the highest finishing female racer in the history of the Golden State Challenge Series. In 2010 she set one fast time award and in the 22 races that took place she had eight top ten finishes, won a semi-main event feature and captured two heat race wins.(...)
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PENNGROVE, CA (7-24-10) – In any sport, hard work, determination and perseverance routinely pays off. Penngrove sprint car racer Alissa Geving is witnessing the truth of that philosophy as she nears the completion of the 2010 Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series. After a night of great success last weekend, Geving has officially advanced in the top five point standings of the competitive King of California Sprint Car Series.

“When I made the decision to run this series for the year my main goal was to get into the top five in the point standings,” said Geving. “I’ve made it to that goal. Now we just have to give it our all in the next two races and hold on to it. I’d really like to thank my team and crew for all their hard work lately. Our recent race was one of our strongest runs and I have them to thank for it, the car was just great at Marysville.”

For the first time in her racing career, Geving competed at the quarter-mile Marysville Raceway Park in Marysville, Calforinia last Saturday night. The event marked Geving’s first ever start at the north state facility and it was the first time in nearly a decade that the Golden State Challenge Series competed at the track. After many improvements to the facility in recent years, a total of 24 cars showed up to an exciting night of 410 sprint car racing.(...)
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PENNGROVE, CA (6-19-10) – Following several months on the road, Penngrove’s Alissa Geving enjoyed the opportunity to race close to home last Saturday night as a break permitted her to return to the likes of Petaluma Speedway. The venue was the annual United States Auto Club-CRA Wingless Sprint Car night at the 3/8 mile dirt track located on the Sonoma-Marin County Fairgrounds.

Returning from Western Speedweek in the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday afternoon, Geving’s Chicko Motorsports Team went to work to prepare for two nights of wingless racing with the USAC Series. A last minute decision took the team to Watsonville on Friday night to prep for Saturday’s return to Petaluma Speedway in an event that Geving nearly won the previous year.(...)
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PENNGROVE, CA (5-1-10) – Two time Petaluma Speedway champion Alissa Geving of Penngrove continued her campaign in the 2010 Golden State Challenge King of California Sprint Car Series Saturday night. For the first time in her racing career, Geving took to the fast bullring Santa Maria Speedway in Nipomo, California for the sixth round of the traveling series for 410 sprint cars.

In her first venture on the high banks of Santa Maria, Geving was amidst one of her strongest runs of the year in the Golden State Series but a mechanical woe forced her our of the 30-lapo feature event just after the green flag. Despite the disappointment for the 18-year-old open wheel ace and her team, Geving still advanced in the series point standings.

In qualifying on Saturday night, Geving clocked in the seventh position, turning an impressive 14:042 second lap. The strong qualifying lap positioned her to later compete in the prestigious dash midway through the program to determine the fate of her starting position in the 30-lap A-feature.(...)
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Anyone who knows Alissa Geving knows that she is an overachiever that simply never gives up, even in times where it seems that doing so is to no avail. Last Saturday night such was the case as Geving was faced with adversities from the first green flag of the night in round four of the Golden State Challenge Series. For Geving, the mechanical woes shadowed her return to her hometown track of Petaluma Speedway but once again, the 18-year old resident of Penngrove never gave up.

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PLACERVILLE, CA (3-27-10) – After strapping into a sprint car for the first time of the season one week ago, 18-year-old Alissa Geving will return to the high banks of Placerville Speedway this Saturday night for another high profile series opener.

Geving will be behind the wheel of her 410 cubic inch powered Tillet Tool-Matt Cordeiro Enterprises-Pit Stop USA sprint car for Saturday’s Golden State Challenge Series opener at Placerville Speedway. The Golden State Challenge is California’s premier race series for fire breathing 410 sprint cars. For Geving, a busy schedule in the year to come prevents her from competing in the popular campaign and two time Petaluma All Pro Series champion is looking forward to another night on the Placerville bullring.

“Last week I was feeling really good at Placerville, the set up on the car felt right and I was really focused on starting a new year ,” said Geving, who started her year in the Civil War 360 sprint car series last week. “It just seemed like I was always in the right place at just the wrong time throughout the night and I got caught up in a couple of incidents in the feature that ended our night.”

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16-year old third generation driver becomes youngest female to ever win a sprint car championship title

PETALUMA, CA – Alissa Geving grew up in the sport of sprint car racing. On Saturday nights she sat in the grandstands near turn four with her mother Melissa and cheered her father, the competitive Gary Geving, to numerous wins and championships at Petaluma Speedway. When she wasn’t at the track she was helping her hero work on his #3x sprint car at their family home. Since those early childhood days Geving dreamed of one day becoming a sprint car champion like her father. Saturday night, Geving’s dream became reality when she officially locked the 2008 All Pro Points Series championship at Petaluma Speedway.(...)
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After using Saturday’s non-points event to test and tune her new 2008 Pit Stop USA, Matt Cordeiro Enterprises Maxim Sprint Car, Geving’s highlight of the two day weekend was Sunday’s Hoosier Racing Tires Civil War Sprint Car Series event, the fourth segment of a 15-race series that competes at six different California Speedway’s throughout the season.

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PETALUMA, CA (3-29-08) – Penngrove’s Alissa Geving returned to her home track of Petaluma Speedway Saturday night for the opening round of the 2008 All Pro point series at Petaluma Speedway. Despite a number of adversities in preliminary competition, Geving used patience and skill to charge her way to another impressive top three finish at the conclusion of the night aboard the Chick-O-Motorsports – Pit Stop USA #3 sprint car….(...)
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