Scores of INEX Legends Car and Bandolero drivers pulled into the garage area at Rockingham Motor Speedway on Sunday, January 6th , each with visions and hopes of ushering in the next generation of Rockingham during the first on-track events at the historic facility since 2004.

Every team and driver combination hoped to be the first to visit Rockingham's victory lane since Matt Kenseth won the final NASCAR event there. Only one would do so – BDI Racing of Concord, NC, and 21-year-old driver Matt Harris.

Harris, originally from Winchester, England, paced himself using techniques that he acquired during years of successful road racing overseas to gain the lead with three laps remaining and score his first career Legends Car victory and the first win of the young 2008 season for the BDI Racing camp.

“ That might put me as the only driver to have won races at both of the Rockinghams – the one in the UK and the one here,” said Harris, who has relocated to the Charlotte, North Carolina , area from his native Winchester, England . “I have had a win in Formula BMW (at Rockingham in the
UK) before, but winning this race here is cool because it is my first Legends Car win overall.”

Harris' victory at Rockingham capped off a stellar road racing weekend for BDI Racing. Before resuming a healthy oval-track schedule later in January, the BDI Racing Legends and Bandolero drivers kicked off a three-week string of road course events as part of the 2007-2008 Winter Heat Series at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Saturday, January 5th. Just like he did at Rockingham, Harris led the way for the BDI Racing team at Lowe's with a hard-fought fifth-place finish, his second-straight top-five in the Series overall. Meghan Dillner and Gregory Lang also scored top-10 finishes in the Bandolero Young Guns feature at Lowe's Saturday, finishing eighth and 10th respectively. Bruce Silver fought hard for a strong 14th -place finish in the Legends Masters division event, as well.

Then on Sunday, Silver and Lang, along with Harris, helped resurrect Rockingham Speedway in grand fashion. In addition to Harris' victory, Silver brought home a top-five from Rockingham in the Legends Masters event, while Lang battled for a solid sixth-place finish in his Bandolero Young Gun feature.

But while many Legends drivers tried, nobody was going to keep Harris' road racing experience and motivation of being the first Rockingham winner since 2004 out of victory lane Sunday.

“ There were a couple of times I could have made moves on people and backed out of it,” added Harris. “There were a couple of times I probably could have stayed on track but I opted to go through the grass since we weren't racing for points at Rockingham. I just figured I would rather not wreck it and just wait a corner and overtake them then. That's where my road racing experience really helped me out in winning the race.”

The BDI Racing team's Legends and Bandolero competitors will next see action at Lanier National Speedway in Braselton, GA, for the Ice Cold Shriner Bowl event on Saturday, January 12th.