Jim Pasquariello

Jim Pasquariello, owner of Pasquariello's Auto Shop, Northampton, first become involved with short track racing under the tutelage of celebrated sprint car owner Frank Anfuso, Sr., known in the sport as "Pappy Scats Anfuso". Pasquariello had been employed as a mechanic at Anfuso's garage when Scats asked him to work on the yellow and blue #3 sprint car.

"I worked on the car, and after one race, I was hooked," he says. Making the racetrack even more enticing was Pasquariello's wife Pam, who he met at Selinsgrove Speedway where she worked in the concession stand. After Scats retired from sprint car ownership, Pasquariello worked for a few other teams before deciding to build his own car. The team's days were short-lived, however, and folded after only a few races.

After an eight-year sabbatical from 410 sprint car racing, Pasquariello is back in the pits as head mechanic for Heffner Racing. Team owner Mike Heffner had been trying for years to convince Pasquariello to build another sprint car, to no avail.

"I kept telling him 'no', that it was too much work; but he finally talked me into it. The competition…the love of racing…I can't get it out of my bloodstream," admits Pasquariello.

Brandon Weibley

Dedication and determination describe crew member Brandon Weibley, who considers racing “ a lifestyle, not a hobby”.

Growing up around sprint car racing, Brandon knows the “ins and outs” of making a team successful. His father, local veteran driver Brook Weibley, gave Brandon the opportunity to learn the sport from an early age. In 1998, at only 16 years of age, Brandon became crew chief for Rebel’s Construction #32 Sprinter, leading them to several feature wins.

After that team folded eight years later, Brandon set off to make his own way in the field of sprint car racing. A new employee of Rider Racing Engines at the time, Brandon worked in the 358 and URC 360 ranks before hooking up with “The Pink Panther” Kramer Williamson, leading him to a successful season with multiple wins and a 4th place finish in the URC point standings. Brandon went on to drive the John Wickard-owned #27 in the URC circuit before financial woes sidelined the team. He later became crew chief of the Randy Lisi-owned #11, winning one race and earning a 2nd place points finish at Port Royal Speedway.

Brandon joined Heffner Racing in 2010, helping the team win its first Keystone Cup Series. According to Brandon, “I’m very excited to be a part of an up and coming team that has the potential to be incredibly successful.”