Ray Sawyer, a true veteran of the sport of drag racing, always came to the races with his friends as a high schooler growing up. He took to the track once in the 1970's and won his class (G/Stock) in his only appearance. After starting a family and opening his buisness, he returned to racing in 1984 behind the wheel of the 1967 Camaro that he has sinced passed down to his two sons, Mike and Brian. Ray raced the 1967 Camaro until 1993 when his won his first New England Dragway Top ET points championship. He purchased a 1987 Pontiac Firebird from Mike Marion for the 1994 Season. He transplanted the engine and transmission out of the old Camaro and stepped up from 9.70's to 9.20's. He raced the Pontiac through the 1999 season, capturing yet another New England Dragway Top ET Points Championship in 1998. He ran a best of 8.61 @ 155 in the Pontiac. For the 2000 season, Ray debuted a 2000 Camaro built by Dan Page Race Cars. After a year of getting the bugs worked out of the car, Ray is looking forward to the 2001 season. Ray is the owner of Sawyer Automotive, a very successful automobile repair shop located in Acton, MA. He has been maried for 26 Years to his wife Denise.