Welcome to the Asleep at the Wheel Racing Team ^(tm) Website

Contact Tim or Judy Lee at aatwracing@sbcglobal.net

Based in Austin Texas, the Asleep at the Wheel Racing Team ^(tm) recently celebrated our 209th event win. We also have approximately 115 runner-ups, and 118 semi-final finishes running in IHRA Stock Eliminator, Quick Rod, Super-Pro/Top ET, Heavy/Modified Eliminator, and Jr Dragster Bracket categories at dragstrips in the Central, Southern, and Northern Texas area (As of November 2nd, 2008).

This is our 2006 Joe Monden Rear Engine Dragster that we race in IHRA Quick Rod and ET bracket competition.
It is currently the home of a Boyds Big Block Chevy engine and has clocked 7.90 quarter mile elapsed times at 165+mph.
Driven by team co-owner Tim Lee who has accumulated 127 wins, 76 runner-ups, and 80 semi-final round finishes since 1989.

Here's our 86 Olds Cutlass that we've campaigned in IHRA's Stock Eliminator Crate Motor category. Running it in H or I/CM class with a Beck built GMPP Vortec 330hp rated 350 CI dish piston small block Chevy motor, it uses a Jerry Backstrand modified Hughes Powerglide with a PTC converter and a 12 bolt rear w/Mark Williams components and a Richmond 4.88 gearset. Tires are by Hoosier.  This combination runs mid/low-11s in the 1/4 mile, mid/low-7's in the 1/8th, depending on the class weight package.  Both Tim and Dylan have run this car in IHRA Stock Eliminator class competition.

This is our 86 Buick Regal T-type that can be seen in the recent coverage on SpeedTV of this year's San Antonio Pinks All Out race. 
This car was formally run as a NHRA Super Stock GT/EA car, but has now been "reassigned to ET bracket duty". 
It is presently the home for a Chevy small block bracket motor utilizing flat-top pistons. The transmission is a Jerry Backstrand modified Hughes Powerglide using a Hughes converter. The Eas-Tex Racecars built back-half has 4-link and Koni coilovers, a Ford 9" housing Strange Engineering components, and a 5.14 gearset.   We run this car in IHRA Top ET bracket class (AKA Electronics) and occasionally Heavy/Modified (footbrake) classes. 

Our junior team member/driver Dylan Lee runs a 2007 RPC Bullet chassis in Jr Dragster competition powered by BrandX Racing Engines.
As of November 2nd, 2008, Dylan has a career total of 81 wins, 38 runner-ups, and 37 semi-final finishes
Checkout his website at DylanLeeRacing.com

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For previous AATW rides go to ---> Asleep at the Wheel Racing History Page

AnySoldier.com, a "501(c)(3)" non-profit charitable organization, was created by Marty and Sue Horn of Maryland when their son, Army Sgt. Brian Horn, was deployed as a paratrooper in the war effort. When the family sent care packages of creature comfort items, Brian asked them to include items for fellow soldiers as well. The family began sending additional care packages addressed "Attn: Any Soldier" to share with others in his unit. As these efforts were duplicated by friends and family, Brian persuaded other soldiers to assist with distribution of items. However, with the Department of Defense’s security decision in 2001 to ban care packages simply addressed to "any servicemember", Marty and Sue saw a direct need to be fulfilled. AnySoldier.com was created to fill that requirement.

The website maintains an address database that allows soldier representatives from deployed units to volunteer as a mailing contact that will accept the care packages and distribute them to fellow soldiers in the "attn: any soldier" philosophy. Currently the website lists over 3800 troop contacts willing to distribute items. It connects citizens with active duty service members and even allows the units to post specific items desired. The items range from writing materials to snacks, health/hygiene products, stateside magazines & newspapers, and even morale boosting letters and cards for service members that receive little or no mail from home.

 
Photos by Robert Grice

Asleep at the Wheel Racing Team partners with AnySoldier.com to promote care packages to soldiers

(Austin, TX - 3/1/05) - The Asleep at the Wheel Racing Team (aatwracing.com) recently announced they will race under the AnySoldier.com logo at all IHRA Division 4 Pro-AM events along with the 2005 IHRA Junior National and the 2005 Amalie Oil Texas National events held in San Antonio TX. The family will race their 86’ Olds Cutlass in Stock Eliminator class along with Dylan Lee competing in his junior dragster. Team co-owner and driver Tim Lee stated "Our plans are to provide visibility and promote participation in the AnySoldier.com organization’s one of a kind military care package effort". Judy Lee, co-owner and crewchief stated "We will also race and promote AnySoldier.com at selected ET/bracket race events at IHRA division 4 tracks, along with actively sending care packages to units. We’ve decided this is one of the most rewarding things we can do as a family"

Please consider supporting our troops via:

2004 started off "with a bang" by Tim scoring a 1st National event win at the Amalie Oils Texas Nationals event held at San Antonio Raceway. This was closely followed a couple weeks later by Dylan winning in two classes at the San Antonio Junior Dragster National event.  We also ended up the year with a double at the I-10 Series race with Tim winning the TopET points leaders race, and Dylan winning the Junior Dragster points leaders race.

Many thanks for the Team's namesake to Ray Benson and everyone at where Bob Wills is still the king!
 

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