Maupin starts 10th in Spring Thaw 100 - March 24, 2008

Jeff had a decent weekend during last weekend's Spring Thaw 100. Jeff posted the 5th best time in qualifying out of 46 cars. During the heat race, Jeff struggled with the handling on the car, but managed to finish 3rd in his heat and transfer to the feature.

Jeff started 10th in the feature and spent the early part of the race battling the likes of Ray Cook and Mike Weeks. Later in the race, Jeff tangled with Mike Marlar which resulted in some front suspension damage. He was through for the night. Jeff will be back in action this weekend tentatively at Tazewell Speedway and the Advance Thunder Series race.

Maupin ends night with disappointment - May 3, 2008

Jeff Maupin was looking for some good things going into the May 3rd Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series race at Volunteer Speedway. Maupin had won a couple of crate races at Volunteer and posted good finishes in super late model action. Based off a test sesssion earlier in the week, Maupin entered the race with optimism.

Jeff wound up running in one of the two B-mains. Jeff was comfortably out front until late in the race. With one lap to go, Jeff began to look out of shape with his #0 GRT. As he took the checkered flag to win the B-main, the car began to lose control. Jeff appeared to have the car almost to a stop until he was hit from behind by Steve Smith in turn 1. That ended Jeff's night as his car sustained heavy damage. A broken axle was the cause of the initial trouble.

"All I need is some good luck," a dejected Maupin said afterwards. "We tested this car and it was really fast. We were a bit off in qualifying and I think we had it back right until the axle broke toward the end. I don't know what I need to do to turn my luck around."

Jeff did start the race in his crate car, but soon parked it to end his night.

Maupin wins in crates, finishes 2nd in super late models - May 10, 2008

Jeff Maupin came close to making it 2 for 2 at Volunteer Speedway on May 10th. Jeff scored his second win in the FASTRAK crate class.

Jeff started on the outside of the front row for the super late model feature. But pole sitter Vic Hill took the lead over Maupin. Jeff kept things close for a while, but Hill would pull away late in the race. Jeff's second place finish keeps him on top of the Volunteer Speedway super late model point standings.

Earlier in the week, Volunteer Speedway announced they will not race during the remainder of May. Jeff is undecided on upcoming plans. He would like to race and could use some additional sponsorship.

Maupin takes 2 win in 1 night - July 12, 2008

Jeff Maupin returned to form Saturday night at Volunteer Speedway by winning not one, but two feature events. Jeff claimed victories in both the super late model and crate late model classes at Volunteer.

Maupin took the lead from pole sitter Vic Hill as the pair raced off turn 2 on the opening lap. From there, Maupin led all 35 laps to take the win.

"Man, with the tough fields of cars here at ‘The Gap’ in both the Super Late Models and Crate Late Models, to be able to win both features on the same night and lead flag-to-flag in doing so, this is something I’ll never forget,” said the smiling Maupin in the outside pits following the night of racing. “To be able to beat Vic (Hill) in the Supers and (Shanon) Buckingham in the Crates, that’s two tough competitors you’ve outrun. Both cars ran really well tonight, but I’m just happy to finally get a fuel pick-up problem we’ve struggled with over the past couple of races straightened out in the Super. The car was just bad-fast tonight, it was something else to drive.”

"We were on American Racers (tires) tonight for the first time, and from start to finish I don’t believe I’ve ever been on such good rubber. The tires were really just as good at the end of the race as what they were at the beginning, not really any drop-off. I want to thank my racing mentor and good friend Vic Hill for the strong motor he built that’s under the hood of my car. I also need to thank all the guys who help work on the car during the week and on race-night at the track – Rodney Justice, Josh Bible, Tony Price and Casey Greenlee. We’ll all work hard back at the shop this coming week and maybe we can come back next Saturday and get us another win.”

Maupin followed that up with a win in the 25-lap crate late model feature. Again, Maupin led all the way for the win.

Jeff and team will be back at Volunteer Speedway this weekend.