Tate Gerken
of Elyria, OH drives the #22 Modified at Lorain Speedway. His brother
Stacey Gerken is the 2004 Track Champion for the Modified Division, and
in the Spectator Division is Chad Gerken and Willie Patterson. His sponsors include Crafted 4 You by Gerre Lou,
gre (Gerken Racing Engines), Roger Winget Race Cars, K.S. ENT. and his wife
Kelly Gerken.
Tate finished the 2004 season with :
* 2310 total points
* 3rd overall
* 1 feature win
* 8 top 5 finishes
* 13 top 10 finishes
* 16 feature starts
* 15 heat starts
Tate has
also raced in street stock, dwarf cars, and ISMA Super Modifieds. He
raced at Sandusky Speedway and was able to bring home 3 feature wins on their
1/2 mile track. His favorite racing moment was racing side by side with brother
Stacey for the win, and looks up to his brother as his favorite driver. He
enjoys racing at Lorain Speedway because of the racers, the fans, the competition,
and also says it keeps getting better and better every year.
He wants to thank all his sponsors, friends,
family, fans, his wife Kelly, and his main man, Stacey G. Tate is also the owner
of a 2 kart race team with hired gun, his daughter!
