Zach Morrow loves to race Sprint cars with or without wings!

“I enjoy the competition, the people, and the friends that I made through the years,” he exclaimed.

Morrow is a part of the famous Mars High School Auto Racing connection! Like Mike Bordt, Clayton Kennedy, and Chase Lambert, to name a few, he is another area graduate that is hooked on the sport. He currently competes with the Rush Wingless Sprint Series (350 cc. inch motor) and also has a 410 (winged) Sprint that he races periodically.

“I prefer ‘wingless’ racing. I think it puts everything in the hands of the driver” said Morrow.

Although he played a little grade school soccer, other activities or hobbies never interested him. Watching NASCAR on TV first developed his awareness of racing. Dale Earnhardt Jr was his favorite driver.

Morrow went to grade school with Clayton Kennedy, who is now a Late Model driver. When he was 12, he watched Kennedy race Go-Carts and enjoyed it. The next season, his dad, Clay, bought him a cart, so he starting competing in 2003, garnering 20 victories over eight years.

During his school years, Morrow helped Jeff Jones work on his Late Model. “Those cars are too technical,” he said. “Sprint cars not so much … the driver makes the difference.”

Morrow liked Jeff’s No. 27 and uses it to this day. He added, “Jeff now races Drag Cars. He wanted something a little simpler that didn’t require a lot of maintenance.”

Working as a machinist at Fluid Sealing International, he met Sprint driver Scott Priester at the job site.

“One day, Priester had some sprint stuff for sale and I bought it,” Morrow said. He later bought a 410 engine from Billy Dietrich. “So in 2014, I started to race about seven times toward the end of the year.”

Later, Morrow bought a wingless sprint and began to race with the Rush Sprint Series.

“When the Series is not scheduled on a Friday, I bring my second 410 Sprint to compete at Lernerville,” he said.

Morrow has six career RUSH Sprint Cars wins. He finished third in the 2018 Weekly Series Championship and second in the 2019 Weekly Series Championship. He’s currently second.

Series director Mike Leone said, “Zach has been a big supporter of the RUSH Sprint Car program since day one, competing in more events than any other driver. Zach is a perfect fit for the class. He loves Sprint Cars and always enjoyed racing without the wing on and nightly he is one the drivers to beat. “

His favorite WoO Sprint driver is David Gravel. “He has natural talent, is aggressive and can win anywhere,” Morrow shared.

Incidentally, Gravel won the 2019 WoO Don Martin Memorial Sprint race and plans to compete in two NASCAR Truck Series races this season.

At the local tracks, Morrow likes to watch the top drivers like Carl Bowser, Jack Sodeman Jr., Brandon Spithaler, and the Matus family, to see how they race different track conditions.

Bowser, Spithaler, and Priester are his mentors. His most memorable moment came last season when he won the very competitive Lernerville Rush “Sprintacular” race. His pit crew consists of Nelson Horstman, Andrew Gramsky, and his wife Roni. Sylvan Easler is a big help to the team. The goal is to win a championship!

Morrow said, “I hope to race as long as I can! I can’t make a living doing it, but I’ve been racing since I was 13 and I just enjoy it.”

TV time

Lernerville Speedway and The Tomsons have an agreement with SPEED SPORT TV to live-stream their weekly Fab4 Racing program on Lernerville TV. So fans from all over the world can watch racing from the comfort of their living rooms or right in the palm of their hand!

Fans will have the option to purchase a single pass for any Fab4 event for just $20 or subscribe for just $30/month.

Back home

Ed Lynch Jr. is happy to be back in the USA and was seen helping his son, Sy, make a recent Lernerville WoO Sprint show.

For two years, Lynch Jr. has been in the Bahamas directing a huge hotel/ casino complex, which includes many recreational areas.

The Bahamas is among the top six countries that is the most expensive places to live.

Lynch Jr said, “It costs $12 to buy a tiny box of Bounce Dryer sheets, $65 for a case of cheap beer, $13 for a small box of cereal and $60 for a steak dinner.”

Carol Gamble is a racing columnist for the Butler Eagle