From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kevin Bolland
Kevin Bolland
Kevin Bolland (born November 6, 1959) was born in New of 1979 Kevin suffered a serious motorcycle accident re-
Brighton, Pennsylvania. Kevin works at their family quiring 3 surgeries and 17 months in a cast. While recov-
owned business, Bolland Machine located in Chippewa ering Kevin decided to get into some sort of stock car rac-
Township, PA. He races the #777 DIRTcar Big Block Modi- ing, so his father, Don, contacted friends from his drag
fied at dirt track circles in the NorthEast. racing days. They spoke to Darrell Dean and Ernie Toth
Kevin Bolland for whom Don had built big block Chevy race engines;
they introduced him to Jim Cole who built chassis’s in Ox-
ford, PA. Shortly after, they ended up putting a car to-
gether with Jim Cole. The relationship produced an in-
novative car design, Jim built the chassis, while Don’s
engine shop, D&D Rebuilding Service of New Brighton,
PA, (now Bolland Machine) built the engine package. The
cars first race was driven by Danny Johnson, a NY D.I.R.T.
track star at Syracuse’s New York State Fairgrounds in
October 1981. These events would enable Kevin to make
the demanding adjustment from motocross to big block
modified dirt racing.[1]
The Bolland family purchased the new “Cole” built
chassis and Kevin started racing his own car in the 1982
season as a rookie big block dirt modified driver. This
Revin’ Kevin Bolland 2007 season proved to be a banner year, and as a rookie Kevin
won 7 features between Mercer Raceway Park, Lern-
Nationality United States erville Speedway, and Sharon Speedway. He won the
Born November 6, 1959 track championship at Mercer, won Lernerville’s Invita-
(1959-11-06) tional Event, and also captured rookie of the year for cav-
New Brighton, Pennsylvania alcade points for western PA.[1]
2011 Super DIRTcar Series From that rookie year on, Kevin and the Bolland rac-
ing team continued to achieve a venerable reputation for
Debut season 1982 racing and building cars—capturing the 1985 and 2000
Current team Bol-Tech Motorsports, Inc. Tri-City Speedway track championships.[1]
In 1991 the Bolland family business was growing and
Car no. 777
Kevin’s responsibilities outside of racing were demand-
Championship titles ing more and more of his time. Bob McIltrot approached
Kevin early in the year to ask if he would consider driving
2002, 2006, 2010 Lernerville Speedway
1985, 2000, 2006, 2007, Tri-City Speedway for his team. The opportunity afforded Kevin the time to
2008 practice his craft and perfect his driving skills. He raced
1982 Mercer Raceway Park for McIItrot through the 1998 season.[1]
2009 DIRTcar Western Region In 1999 the Bolland’s created Bol-Tech Motorsports,
Inc. and purchased a new 1999 Bicknell chassis and put a
team together of their own. They assigned crew members
Racing career to specific jobs and challenged them to excel. Kevin’s
Kevin Bolland’s racing experience dates back to his child- father Don was in charge of R&D and engine program.
hood. Like many drivers, his first influence of racing His brother Keith crew chief, and Todd Chamberlain car
came from his father Don, who introduced him to racing preparation and chassis stats. Brother Ken and Ron Kos-
at an early age. The New Brighton, PA, native spent much mal in charge of tires. Stephanie Chamberlain was in
of his youth driving and winning soap box derbies, which charge of event statistics. Dave Chamberlain in charge of
won him a trip to Akron, Ohio, Derby Downs for the world the car’s appearance. Kevin focused on driving, chassis,
finals in 1971.[1] suspension, and set up.[1]
In 1979 at the age of 20, Kevin competed and toured Kevin has always credited his accomplishments to
the country with the pro motocross series. In the spring team work, doing all necessary homework, and success-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kevin Bolland
fully utilizing a limited budget to get the most out of a lit- • 2003 Winner Eckerd 100 Lowe’s Motor Speedway,
tle. They innovate, focus on the team, the car, finishing Charlotte, North Carolina
races, keeping quality parts and good prevention main- • 2002 Lernerville Speedway Track Champion
tenance. They also have a "don’t follow -– lead" philoso- • 2000 Tri-City Speedway Track Champion
phy that won them the 2002 Lernerville Speedway Track • 1985 Tri-City Speedway Track Champion
Championship and got them into the winning circle ten • 1982 Mercer Raceway Park Track Champion
times in 2002 (winning 26% of their races) and finishing • 1982 Western PA, Rookie of the Year with 7 Feature
within the top three 56% of the time.[1] Wins
• 1979 Pro Motocross series
Career highlights • 1971 Beaver Falls, PA, Soap Box Derby Champion
• 2010 Lernerville Speedway Track Champion
• 2010 Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame’s First
Media coverage
Motorsports Inductee • Bolling Them Over: PA’s Kevin Bolland. Pg. 50
• 2009 DIRTcar Northeast Western Regional Points
Champion
• 2009 Weekend of May 22–24: 3 Feature Wins in a
References
Row, including two BRP tour races [1] ^ Driver profile at his Official Website; Retrieved
• 2009 100th Career Win [04.24.09] April 27, 2008
• 2008 Tri-City Speedway Track Champion
• 2008 Lincoln Electric/Goss Gas Iron Man Champion
• 2008 Tri-City Speedway Track Record Holder - 18.358
External links
seconds • Official Website
• 2007 Tri-City Speedway Track Champion • Kevin Bolland MyLaps
• 2007 Pittsburgh Circle Track Club Champion Persondata
• 2006 Lernerville Speedway Track Champion Name Bolland, Kevin
• 2006 Tri-City Speedway Track Champion
Alternative names
• 2006 Pittsburgh Circle Track Club Champion
• 2006 Lincoln Electric/Goss Gas Iron Man Champion Short description
• 2006 Winner Lernerville/Tri-City Speedway Big Date of birth November 6, 1959
Block Modified Challenge Series Place of birth New Brighton, Pennsylvania
• 2004 Twin State Auto Racing Club Findlay
Sportsmanship Award Date of death
• 2003 Lowe’s Motor Speedway Track Record Holder - Place of death
15.642 seconds
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