Message for Dale Creasy, Jr.

Dale, hope you get a chance to read this. All of us at Kelley Motorsports; me, Dad, Jill, Butch, Ray, Jay, Don, Neil and Paul all feel awful about what happened to you up in Edmonton, are praying for your speedy recovery, and for the strength you'll need over the next 9 months of rehab.

What makes us feel even worse is we kind of blame ourselves. You see Dale, you need us as your good luck charm. I mean, when we started racing full time in the middle of 2006, that's when you got hot and won your first IHRA World Championship. Then of course, we raced all of 2007 and you were unstoppable on your way to another crown. All it took was for us to be in the other lane, and you'd rip off another one of your consistently perfect passes. And this year you were in the points lead as we raced together again. Then, we had to miss Edmonton and look what happened!! Seriously, we all respect the heck out of you and what you've accomplished, and just as importantly, the WAY you accomplished it.

We'll just have to put our goal of finally beating you on the shelf for a little bit while you get better. What are we against you? Oh-fer-ten or something like that? Well, we know we have to beat the best to be the best.

I hope you can make it out to the track and hang out with us while you're rehabbing, because if you don't we'll miss you. Give me a call or shoot me an email but make sure you're off your meds or I'll get you to give me your secret. :)

Hope to see you back soon.

Andy