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Dover Maneuvers
to Third-Place Outing at Jackson Motorplex
Inside Line Promotions - JEFFERSON, S.D. (July 16, 2019) - Jack Dover
scored his eighth podium finish of the season last Friday at Jackson
Motorplex.
Dover, who was driving for Rick and Chris Bowers during the Midwest Power
Series and Midwest Sprint Touring Series event at the oval in Jackson,
Minn., maneuvered from fourth to second place during a heat race.
"You have to get a good jump on the start and make the first two laps
your best laps," he said. "Once you get spread out it's tough to pass. I was
able to get to second right away. That put us in the dash, but we missed the
setup and ended up fourth."
Dover lined up on the inside of the third row for the main event.
"We rode in fifth for about five laps," he said. "On a restart we were
able to get around two cars that went to the bottom. The racing lane was
around the top so we rode up there. We held our line waiting for traffic,
but every time we got to traffic the caution came out. We had a good battle
with Trey Starks for the runner-up position though."
Dover's third-place run marked his third top five in three races at
Jackson Motorplex this season.
He returned to his race car on Saturday for a Carpet Land Nebraska 360
Sprints event at Park Jefferson International Speedway. Dover won a heat
race after starting on the outside of the front row. That earned a spot into
the feature redraw and he pulled the No. 5 to line up fifth.
"I flipped twice in one night," he said. "About seven laps in I passed
for fourth. I was trying to run down third and got off the track on the
backstretch. I got into some water and had no control. It spun me backwards
and caught the left rear and tipped me over. We were able to restart at the
back of the field and about five laps after that there was a car stopped in
turn four. A car turned down to avoid that car and I had nowhere to go. That
sent me flipping two or three times."
Dover was credited with a 15th-place finish.
He is scheduled to return to action this Friday at Jackson Motorplex
before venturing to Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday.
QUICK RESULTS -
July 12 - Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn. - Heat race: 2 (4); Dash: 4
(2); Feature: 3 (5).
July 13 - Park Jefferson International Speedway in Jefferson, S.D. - Heat
race: 1 (2); Feature: 15 (5).
SEASON STATS -
19 races, 4 wins, 12 top fives, 14 top 10s, 16 top 15s, 18 top 20s
UP
NEXT -
Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., with the Midwest Power
Series and Midwest Sprint Touring Series and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway
in Knoxville, Iowa, with the Carpet Land Nebraska 360 Sprints
MEDIA LINKS -
Website:
http://www.JackDoverRacing.com
Henderson and Mike Sandvig Racing Score
Knoxville Best Second-Place Finish
Inside Line Promotions - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 16, 2019) - Justin
Henderson matched his best finish of the season driving for Mike Sandvig
with a runner-up result during a make-up feature held at Knoxville Raceway
last Saturday.
The second-place finish backed up a 12th-place run earlier in the night
during the regular program's A Main and is the best finish ever for Sandvig
as an owner at the famed track.
"I know I can win races at Knoxville so to take that step forward and get
close for Mike as a new owner is really cool," Henderson said. "He's given
me everything I need to be successful and as a team we're at a place where
that effort is starting to get rewarded."
The night began with Henderson going out 30th for qualifying. With a lap
of 16.095, Henderson qualified in the eighth position, which put him in the
fifth starting spot for his heat race. He gained a position to finish
fourth, locking him into the ninth spot in the A Main.
Early in the feature Henderson said he made a few miscalculations on the
track, which caused him to lose a few positions. With the 20-lap feature
going non-stop, Henderson wasn't able to get momentum moving forward and he
settled for a 12th-place finish.
"The car was really good, and I felt great out there, but I made a few
moves early that just didn't pay off," he said. "Despite falling back, I was
confident in what we had and knew that we didn't have to change much for the
second feature."
Henderson and his team made minor adjustments to the car for the make-up
main event. Believing a better race ran by the driver was enough, the team
rolled out for the 25-lap feature once again in the ninth starting position.
Henderson advanced into the top five by Lap 2. One lap later he passed
Matt Juhl for the fourth position and by Lap 7 he had passed Lynton Jeffrey
for the third spot, running right behind Terry McCarl.
On Lap 9, Henderson shot around McCarl for the second position using the
cushion and he set his sights on Brian Brown, who had worked up more than a
four-second lead from his front row starting spot. With the race continuing
to go non-stop Henderson wasn't able to catch the leader as he came home
with a second-place finish.
The result matched the team's previous season-best outing from I-80
Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., in April. However, it is the team's best result
since dedicating to weekly action at Knoxville Raceway.
"The track really cleaned off after our first feature and it just played
into our hands perfectly," Henderson said. "The car was already excellent,
but the track allowed me a lot of room to run and I just got up on the wheel
early and made it happen. Brian was really good, but I felt like we had a
car capable of winning."
Henderson also gained a position in the series standings, moving from
fifth to fourth, and he currently trails Brown by 174 markers heading into
next Saturday's race at the half-mile oval.
"If you take out the crash we had in the early season, we'd be right up
with Brian and contending for the points lead," he said. "Expectations can
ruin a team if you get too crazy with them, but we came into this season
realistic knowing we are a new team.
"But ultimately I think we are really close to clicking off some wins. We
have the bases loaded and we're ready to swing for the fences. Once we get
going, it's not going to be a one weekend fluke. We're a really good team
and I expect us to be that way for a long time going forward."
QUICK RESULTS -
July 13 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa - Qualifying: 8; Heat
race: 4 (5); Feature: 12 (9); Make-Up Feature: 2 (9).
SEASON STATS -
15 races, 0 wins, 4 top fives, 7 top 10s, 10 top 15s, 10 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa
Masse's
Grizzly Nationals Spoiled by Misfortune and Rain
Inside Line Promotions - BELGRADE, Mont. (July 16, 2019) - Misfortune and
wet weather spoiled the Grizzly Nationals for Cody Masse last weekend at
Gallatin Speedway, which hosted the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.
"We had circumstances go against us on Friday and then we weren't able to
redeem ourselves on Saturday due to the rain," he said. "It was a bit
disappointing, but we won't let one night of racing ruin what's been a
pretty good season for us so far."
Masse's Grizzly Nationals got off to a tough start on Friday when he drew
the final starting spot in a stacked heat race.
"I hate to be the guy who complains about the draw, but we probably
couldn't have drawn worse for the heat race on Friday," he said. "We started
last in a heat race that had probably the two fastest guys in our region
along with five national caliber guys, so it was pretty tough. But we were
able to gain one spot from eighth to seventh and the others didn't run away
from us."
Masse's heat race finish slotted him in the eighth starting position in
the B Main with the top six finishers transferring to the A Main.
"We got a really good start in the B Main and made it to fourth through
the first set of corners," he said. "But a car stalled on the track before
the lap was completed and we had a complete restart. The second start wasn't
as good to us, but we did make it to the final transfer spot briefly before
a couple of guys got by me. We had a caution with eight laps to go and I
made some adjustments and was able to move up a position, but we ran out of
time and weren't able to make a challenge for the final transfer spot.
"It was frustrating and disappointing to come up one spot short of making
the A Main. Our car was good enough to make it, but circumstances just
didn't fall our way. That said, we've had a lot of good luck with draws this
year and the law of averages seems to be catching up to us the last couple
of weeks."
Masse drew the No. 1 heat race pill on Saturday before that night's races
were canceled because of rain.
"We went from the worst draw on Friday to the best draw on Saturday," he
said. "Not that it eventually mattered since it was cancelled, but Saturday
night's heat was stacked, too. But I'd rather start in front of a bunch of
National Tour drivers and try to hold them off rather than have to try and
pass them from the back."
Masse plans to compete with the ASCS National Tour again this Friday and
Saturday at Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont.
"This will be our first chance to race against the National Tour in
Billings since they haven't raced there in a few years," he said. "Jerry and
Shane seem to be doing a great job there with the track. Big Sky is a track
where we don't have a lot of experience, but we'll certainly give it our
best shot."
QUICK RESULTS -
July 12 - Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont. - Heat race: 7 (8); B
Main: 7 (8).
SEASON STATS -
7 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 6 top 10s, 6 top 15s, 6 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Friday and Saturday at Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont., with the
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Old School
Racing's Tankersley Returning Saturday at Golden Triangle
Inside Line Promotions - HIGHLANDS, Texas (July 16, 2019) - Channin
Tankersley will return to the Old School Racing sprint car this Saturday for
the first time in more than a month.
Tankersley was sidelined following a vicious crash in the middle of June.
It forced him to miss an ASCS Gulf South Region race, which dropped him to
second in the championship standings - only nine points out of the lead.
"You just have to let yourself get back to a normal playing field," he
said. "The biggest thing that hurt me was the dizziness and center of
balance. It took about two and a half weeks to get over that. All the
headaches subsided and here I am good to go."
Next up for Tankersley is an ASCS Gulf South Region event at Golden
Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas, this Saturday.
"It's probably one of my favorite tracks that I've ever ran," he said.
"It races really good. It's like the perfect sized small track. You can
still race, but its' small enough to keep everyone on a level playing
field."
Tankersley placed second at the track earlier this season, giving him a
podium finish during his last seven races there dating back to 2016. He's
won five of those races during that span.
SEASON STATS -
9 races, 1 win, 6 top fives, 7 top 10s, 8 top 15s, 9 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Saturday at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas, with the
ASCS Gulf South Region
Kaleb Johnson
Posts Pair of Runner-Up Finishes During Busy Weekend
Inside Line Promotions - SPENCER, Iowa (July 16, 2019) - Kaleb Johnson
notched a pair of runner-up finishes in three nights of 305ci winged sprint
car competition last weekend.
"It was a pretty good weekend for us, especially the first two nights,"
he said. "You always think that it should've been better, but we'll take
it."
Johnson's racing weekend began Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson,
Minn., where he lined up sixth for the feature.
"Jackson was a bit of a heartbreaker," he said. "We were able to take the
lead by about the third lap, but then we had a nozzle line fall off a few
laps later and drop our engine down to about six cylinders. We somehow
managed to briefly regain the lead while in traffic, but I knew it wouldn't
last since we were down so much on power and it didn't. We were fortunate to
finish the race let alone hang on to second. But I feel it would have been a
different story if the nozzle line hadn't come off."
The evening didn't begin well for Johnson the following night at Park
Jefferson International Speedway in Jefferson, S.D.
"The motor didn't run well in the heat race, but we worked hard and were
able to fix it in time for the feature," said Johnson, who rolled off ninth
in the main event.
"The feature was kind of a caution-fest. I was able to get to fourth
pretty quickly and raced there for a while. Then I tried to pass the second
and third-place cars around the top and went off the track a bit and lost a
spot. But I was able to regain that spot and pass the next two cars to take
second near the end.
"Unfortunately, they shortened the race by about five or six laps due to
the cautions. That was frustrating since we were moving through the field
and I felt we had the car to win. It was also frustrating since they never
told us over the radio that they were shortening the race. But that's one of
those racing deals you can't do anything about."
Johnson moved on to competition at Clay County Fair Speedway on Sunday
night.
"Clay County was the disappointment of the weekend, mainly because of how
well we ran the previous two nights," he said. "I expected the track to
remain pretty heavy for the feature and had the wrong setup. I started
fourth and ran there for a while until I missed the top in one corner and a
couple of guys got by me. I ended up sixth. It was disappointing, but there
are going to be nights when you aren't good. You just have to accept it and
move on."
Johnson is looking forward to another busy racing week, including a
return to 360 sprint car competition.
"We're excited to get our 360 motor back this week," he said. "We plan to
race the 305 at Jackson on Wednesday as a support class for the Lucas Oil
Late Models. Then we plan to run both cars on Friday at Jackson and the 360
at Knoxville Raceway (in Knoxville, Iowa) on Saturday."
QUICK RESULTS -
July 12 - Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn. - Heat race: 4 (4);
Feature: 2 (6).
July 13 - Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, S.D. - Heat race: 5 (7);
Feature: 2 (9).
July 14 - Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa - Heat race: 5 (3);
Feature: 6 (4).
SEASON STATS -
19 races, 0 wins, 9 top fives, 12 top 10s, 14 top 15s, 16 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Wednesday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn.; Friday at Jackson
Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., with the Midwest Power Series 360 Sprint Cars
and IMCA 305 Sprint Cars; and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville,
Iowa, with the Midwest Power Series 360 Sprint Cars
MEDIA LINKS -
Website:
http://www.kalebjohnsonracing.com/
Amantea
Continues Learning With Eighth-Place Finish
Inside Line Promotions - HAMLIN, Pa. (July 16, 2019) - As a young race
car driver, every time you hit the track it is a learning experience. You
take the good with the bad and chalk it all up to gaining valuable laps
behind the wheel.
Joey Amantea highlighted three nights of non-wing micro sprint racing
action last weekend with an eighth-place finish. The other two nights
weren't as successful.
"They say in racing you are going to have more bad nights then good
nights and this week was a tough one," he said. "It just wasn't a good
showing by any means and it's one we'd like to put behind us."
Amantea began his week of racing last Wednesday night at Action Track USA
in Kutztown, Pa. After failing to time in the top 18 cars during group
warmups, Amantea started the B Main from the seventh position.
In a race that started with multiple wrecks, Amantea struggled to get any
momentum going. He advanced as high as fifth on a track that was tough to
pass on. Amantea attempted to move up to the high side of the track in hopes
of finding speed, but ultimately gave way to cars running the preferred
bottom and he came home seventh to miss the A Main.
"I'm notorious at struggling in time trial events and it's something I
need to work on as a driver," he said. "It seemed like the B Main never
could get going as guys were wrecking everywhere. Once things got moving it
was one lane around the bottom and I just kind of had to try something and
ultimately it didn't work."
Amantea headed to Linda's Speedway in Jonestown, Pa., on Friday hoping
for a better showing. The night began with a positive as he drew the pole
position for a heat race and was able to stay in front to take the win. With
the top four cars redrawing for the feature, Amantea started from the ninth
spot.
The team decided to try a loose setup for the feature and ultimately
moved forward one position to finish eighth.
"The night started off much better with winning the heat race and we
decided to try something different for the feature," he said. "I don't know
if I can really pinpoint what went wrong in the feature. It was part setup
and part driver. But after Wednesday's struggles a top 10 felt good."
Amantea then visited Hamlin Speedway on Saturday night. After drawing the
fifth starting position in his heat race, Amantea found the track to his
liking and advanced two positions to finish third in his heat and qualify to
the A Main in the fifth starting spot.
On a track that was extremely racy, Amantea showed speed early and was
running in the third position when he clipped an inside tire on the track,
bringing out the caution and sending him to the rear. He was able to advance
as high as ninth, but a fellow driver blew an engine on the final circuit,
causing a three-car wreck that Amantea got caught up in. He was credited
with the 14th-finishing position.
"The track was great and I thought we were going to turn our luck
around," he said. "But I hit the tire and wheelied the car and spun out.
After that we were moving forward again and we just got caught up in a mess.
It was only fitting to end the week like that."
This week Amantea will be looking to rebound with a return to Linda's
Speedway on Friday night to race in winged micro sprint action and Hamlin
Speedway on Saturday for non-wing micro sprint competition.
"Last weekend is in the past and I'm looking forward to two great nights
of racing this weekend," he said. "I know what I'm capable of as a driver
and I think it's going to be a better weekend."
QUICK RESULTS -
July 10 - Action Track USA in Kutztown, Pa. - B Main: 7 (7).
July 12 - Linda's Speedway in Jonestown, Pa. - Heat race: 1 (1); Feature:
8 (9).
July 13 - Hamlin Speedway in Hamlin, Pa. - Heat race: 3 (5); Feature: 14
(5).
SEASON STATS -
33 races, 1 win, 10 top fives, 17 top 10s, 25 top 15s, 27 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Friday at Linda's Speedway in Jonestown, Pa., and Saturday at Hamlin
Speedway in Hamlin, Pa.
MEDIA LINKS -
Website:
http://www.joeyamantearacing.com/
Taylor Learns
From Some of Top Drivers During ASCS National Tour Event
Inside Line Promotions - BELGRADE, Mont. (July 16, 2019) - Zac Taylor
knows that if he is going to get better he has to compete against the best
competition and that opportunity presented itself last weekend in Montana
during a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event.
Taylor and his family owned 360c.i. sprint car team traveled to Gallatin
Speedway for the two-day Grizzly Nationals. Taylor raced his way into the A
Main on Friday while competing against arguably the toughest 360 racers in
the country.
"We held our own in the heat, finishing fifth, which put us in the B
Main," he said. "I was able to hold on to a transfer spot and went from 21
st to 18th in the A Main. We just missed the setup. The track took rubber
and the car got really tight.
"It was a real eye-opener for me to see how fast these guys are and how
they get through the slick. It just shows you the experience they get racing
every weekend week in and week out. It makes them so much better."
Unfortunately, Saturday's race was rained out.
"I was looking forward to taking what we learned Friday and seeing how we
improved," Taylor said. "I can't wait to race with the ASCS again."
Taylor will climb back aboard the Todd Henry midget this Saturday at I-76
Speedway in Fort Morgan, Colo., to compete with the POWRi Lucas Oil Rocky
Mountain Midget Racing Association. Taylor sits second in the championship
standings.
"We've really been rolling in the midget," he said. "Todd and I are
communicating so well and he gives me such a great race car."
QUICK RESULTS -
July 12 - Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont. - Heat race: 5 (5); B
Main: 4 (3); Feature: 18 (21).
SEASON STATS -
14 races, 3 wins, 10 top fives, 12 top 10s, 13 top 15s, 14 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Saturday at I-75 Speedway in Fort Morgan, Colo., with the POWRi Lucas Oil
Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association.
MEDIA LINKS -
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zac-Taylor-Racing/176561235888527
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/zac86taylor
Website:
http://www.zactaylorracing.com
Starks Ties
Career-Best Finishes at Jackson and Knoxville
Inside Line Promotions - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 16, 2019) - Trey Starks
tied his career-best result at both Jackson Motorplex and Knoxville Raceway
last weekend.
Starks powered the Gobrecht Motorsports sprint car from sixth to second
place during a Midwest Power Series and Midwest Sprint Touring Series heat
race on Friday to open the action at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn. He
then placed fifth in the dash before lining up on the outside of the second
row for the main event.
"The last two times we've been there in a 360 we've been fast all night,"
he said. "We had a lot of speed on Friday. We got to second fairly quickly
within the first handful of laps. Overall, it was a really frustrating
feature. Every time I'd get to Lee Grosz's rear bumper the caution would
come out. Then it'd take a few laps and the caution would come out again.
They were imperfectly timed. I couldn't get a long enough green-flag run to
get past him. I felt like we were faster, but didn't have the luck with the
cautions or traffic."
Starks finished second, which marked his third runner-up result this
season.
The weekend wrapped up on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway, where Starks
qualified 18th quickest and placed third in a heat race. That relegated him
to the B Main, which he won to transfer into the back of the main event.
"We need to start timing better and putting ourselves in position to win
at the end of the night," he said. "We had a couple of good features and
moved forward a ton. We can pass cars. But we need to help ourselves out by
starting farther up front. Our qualifying effort wasn't as good as it needed
to be.
"We tried a few different things in the B Main and we were really fast. I
got held up for about the first five laps of the main event by a couple of
cars and really didn't make any progress. So our 20-lap feature turned into
a 15-lap feature really quick. Once I got by them it seemed like we could
pass a car a lap."
Starks rallied from 21st to 14th in the main event. He capped the night
by maneuvering from 15th to seventh during a make-up feature. That tied his
career-best 410ci sprint car finish at the track.
"We tweaked a few things for the make-up feature and had a good and
maneuverable car," he said. "We kept moving forward so that's a positive for
the direction of our team."
Starks is scheduled to return to Jackson Motorplex this Friday and
Knoxville Raceway on Saturday.
QUICK RESULTS -
July 12 - Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn. - Heat race: 2 (6); Dash: 5
(5); Feature: 2 (4).
July 13 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa - Qualifying: 18; Heat
race: 3 (2); B Main: 1 (3); Feature: 14 (21); Make-Up Feature: 7 (15).
SEASON STATS -
18 races, 0 wins, 3 top fives, 8 top 10s, 10 top 15s, 12 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., with the Midwest Power
Series and Midwest Sprint Touring Series and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway
in Knoxville, Iowa
MEDIA LINKS -
Website:
http://www.TreyStarksRacing.com
HEARTBREAK AT PERRIS FOR ROA – ON TO OHIO AND INDIANA!
(Cypress, CA, July 16,
2019) Brody Roa seemed to be on his way to another top finish in the
combined USAC/CRA - USAC Southwest Series race last Saturday at Perris
Auto Speedway until a mechanical setback knocked him out of the 30-lap
main event. Less than 24 hours later, the team put the disappointment
in its rear-view mirror and left for the Midwest to compete with the
USAC National Sprint Car Series for nine races on nine different tracks
in 11 nights.
(The attached photo of
Brody Roa in action at Perris Auto Speedway is courtesy of Doug Allen)
Three-digit temperatures
greeted the 25 sprint car teams and early arriving fans at the track
that is located on the edge of the desert, 70 miles east of Los
Angeles. Garden Grove, California resident Roa drew a late number for
qualifying but still managed to time in 10 fastest with a lap of
17.287. He then placed third in his heat race. However, his qualifying
time dictated that he had to start 10th in a field that was stacked with
heavy hitters upfront.
As soon as the race
began, Roa, 28, began navigating his way towards the head of the howling
pack. Staying on the high side of the racetrack for the most part, he
picked up one spot on the first lap. By the end of lap five, he was up
to fifth. Clearly one of the fastest cars on the track, he moved into
fourth on the eighth circuit.
Roa’s path towards the
front of the field continued when he dove to the inside and made another
pass going into turn one on lap 12. At that point, he had steered his
green #91R car from 10th all the way up to third with more than half of
the race still remaining. Unfortunately, that ended up being his last
hurrah for the night. As he was about to complete the 13th lap, he
suddenly slowed on the front straightaway and coasted silently into the
pits. His race was done and he ended up with a frustrating 18th place
finish.
On the bright side, it
was only Roa’s fourth finish out of the top five in 18 sprint car starts
in 2019.
Going into the night, the
fan-friendly driver had a one-point lead in the USAC/CRA Series and a
53-point lead in the Southwest Series. Heading into the next race for
each, which is at Perris on August 17th, his lead is nine-points in the
Southwest Series. He is now second in the USAC/CRA Series and trails
the leader by 49-points.
Ideally, if the car
escaped unscathed on Saturday, the team would have done routine
maintenance, cleaned it up and packed it into the trailer with the other
car and left for Ohio in the daytime. However, repairs had to be made
so they did not hit the road until about 9:00 P.M. Sunday evening.
Roa, crew chief Zac
Bozanich and Joe Gibb are driving the hauler back to the Midwest. Brett
Roa, Brody’s dad, will fly into Indiana where the boys will pick him up
at the airport on Tuesday. From there they will proceed to Ohio’s
Eldora Speedway for a race on Wednesday night. After Eldora, they will
head west to Indiana the following day for the start of “Indiana Sprint
Week.” You can see the team’s full Midwest schedule with a track
directory below.
Roa’s best finishes at
“Indiana Sprint Week” the last two years have both come at the
Lawrenceburg Speedway. In 2017 he placed eighth at the Southern Indiana
oval and last year he took ninth there.
At each stop along the
way, colorful Brody Roa t-shirts will be for sale. In addition, they
will have delicious “Bill’s
Smokey Mountain Jerky” available at every track.
Eldora Speedway and Indiana Sprint Week Track Guide
Bloomington Speedway – July 26: Address: 5185 South
Fairfax Road, Bloomington, IN 47401 Phone: (812) 824-7400 Website: https://bit.ly/2YVLVqG
Car owners, if you are
looking for someone to shoe your car during the 2019 season, look at
Roa’s schedule below. He is available to race on any night not already
on his racing calendar. Contact him at the phone number and E-mail
address in this release.
The BR Performance team
would also like to thank the sponsors that make the regular season
possible. HD Industries, Burris Racing, “Biker” Bruce Fisher, Molecule,
K-1 Race Gear, Norma Leonard, Lee Leonard, The Golden-Vibe Boutique, NGK
Spark Plugs, Baldwin Filters, Driven Racing Oil, Wilwood Brakes, Coffman
Racing Graphics and Bill’s Smokey Mountain Jerky. If you or your
company would like to join BR Performance’s team for a championship run
in 2019, please call 714-932-7994.
2019 Schedule
1/15/19 Tulsa Expo
Raceway Chili
Bowl 13th A
1/19/19 Tulsa Expo
Raceway Chili
Bowl 12th C
2/27/19 Las Vegas
Motor Speedway USAC West Coast 1st A
2/28/19 Las Vegas
Motor Speedway USAC West Coast 4TH A
3/2/19 Central
Arizona Speedway (AZ) USAC Southwest 3rd A
3/8/19 Canyon
Speedway (AZ) USAC/CRA & Southwest 2nd A
3/9/19 Canyon
Speedway (AZ) UASC/CRA & Southwest 3rd A
3/30/19 Perris Auto
Speedway (CA) USAC/CRA (with WoO) 1st A
4/13/19 Perris Auto
Speedway (CA) USAC/CRA 3rd A
4/20/19 Arizona
Speedway (AZ) USAC Southwest 6th A
4/27/19 Canyon
Speedway (AZ) USAC Southwest 1st A
5/4/19 Ventura
Raceway (CA) USAC/CRA 5th A
5/11/19 Bakersfield
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sammy Swindell
and Swindell SpeedLab Team Up for Kings Royal and Knoxville Nationals
Inside Line Promotions - AVON, Ind. (July 16, 2019) - Arguably the two
biggest winged sprint car races of the season will see a father-son pairing
this summer.
Sammy Swindell has been tabbed to pilot the Swindell SpeedLab sprint car
for Kevin and Jordan Swindell during the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway near
Rossburg, Ohio, this Thursday through Saturday as well as the Knoxville
Nationals at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, Aug. 7-10.
"It's kind of an honor that he called me about doing this," Sammy
Swindell said. "We talked about it maybe a month or so ago. It will be
special. If we wound up winning this it'd be really special. Not too many
father and sons get to do that."
The veteran claimed the Kings Royal in 1992, 1999 and 2012. He ranks
second with 21 career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series
victories at the track. Swindell has earned a dozen top fives and 17 top 10s
during the Kings Royal.
Swindell has just as impressive statistics throughout his career at the
Knoxville Nationals. He has made 34 A Main starts - only one behind Steve
Kinser for the most all time - during the prestigious event, including
winning it in 1983. He has also recorded eight podiums, 14 top fives and 20
top 10s since his first Knoxville Nationals A Main in 1976.
Swindell also ranks sixth in career laps led - 89 - and he's one of only
six drivers to earn the pole position at least three times.
"I was able to be there a few weeks ago," he said of racing at Knoxville
Raceway. "We had a good car and the results didn't show what the car was
capable of. Some things went wrong during the night that messed us up. I
thought that the car drove really well there. That car is the same car as
Kevin has so it's something we can compare notes and go from there."
The Swindell SpeedLab team is fresh off its first win of the season with
Christopher Bell behind the wheel.
"We're looking forward to racing with (my) dad," Kevin Swindell said. "We
ran the Kings Royal finale together and made the A Main last year and we ran
a race together the previous year. I think we have all the pieces to be
strong from the start."
But first Bell will be in the race car on Tuesday at Attica Raceway Park
in Attica, Ohio, during the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic assuming that
weather permits.
UP NEXT -
Tuesday at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, for the Ohio Logistics
Brad Doty Classic and Wednesday through Saturday at Eldora Speedway near
Rossburg, Ohio, for the Kings Royal with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy
Drink Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS -
Website:
https://SwindellSpeedLab.com/
Kraig Kinser
Captures Fifth-Place Finish at Hartford Speedway
Inside Line Promotions - WILMOT, Wis. (July 16, 2019) - Kraig Kinser
recorded his third top-five finish of the season last Friday during the
Battle of Michigan at Hartford Speedway.
Kinser kicked off the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series
event by qualifying 14th quickest at the oval in Hartford, Mich. He gained a
position in a heat race to place fourth, which lined him up on the outside
of the fifth row for the main event.
"We got a good handle on the car and made progress in the heat race and
feature," he said. "Top fives is what we're looking for so it was a good
race."
Kinser maneuvered to a fifth-place result, which is tied for his
second-best run of the year.
The weekend wrapped up on Saturday at Wilmot Raceway during the Badger
40. Kinser timed in 14th quickest and dropped a spot to finish sixth in a
heat race.
"Gaining a position in the heat on Friday moved us up to 10th for the
feature and losing a spot dropped us to 17th in Saturday's main event," he
said. "The further you start back there the tougher it is to contend for top
fives and top 10s."
Kinser gained a trio of positions to end 14th.
He is scheduled to race this Tuesday at Attica Raceway Park in Attica,
Ohio, during the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic and Wednesday through
Saturday at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, during the Kings Royal.
"Those are two big events so we hope everything goes to according to
plan," he said. "We need to qualify strong and if we can do that hopefully
we can carry some momentum forward each night."
QUICK RESULTS -
July 12 - Hartford Speedway in Hartford, Mich. - Qualifying: 14; Heat
race: 4 (5); Feature: 5 (10).
July 13 - Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. - Qualifying: 14; Heat race: 6
(5); Feature: 14 (17).
SEASON STATS -
39 races, 0 wins, 3 top fives, 11 top 10s, 24 top 15s, 31 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Tuesday at Attica Raceway Park in
Attica, Ohio, for the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic and Wednesday through
Saturday at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, for the Kings Royal with
the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS -
Website:
http://www.SteveKinserRacing.com
Price
Overcomes Slow Start for 14th-Place Finish in Montana Debut
Inside Line Promotions - BELGRADE, Mont. (July 15, 2019) - Robbie Price
charged forward six positions in the A Main to take home a 14th -place
finish during the opening night of the Grizzly Nationals last Friday at
Gallatin Speedway.
It was originally scheduled to be a two-day Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
event, but rain cancelled the second night of racing after showers hit the
speedway just before hot laps.
Price began Friday night by drawing the third starting position for heat
race action. He finished fourth, which relegated him to the B Main.
"I got into the first turn really well and I got run up the track a bit
in the heat race," he said. "I kind of got freight trained a bit then and I
fell back to sixth, but made my way back up to fourth. You never want to
have to come from the B Main, but it's just the way it falls sometimes."
Price maintained his starting position and he finished second in the B
Main to lock himself into the feature event in the 20th starting position.
After an initial red flag at the start, the main event went non-stop and
the track took rubber early, which made it difficult to pass. Price stayed
the course and ultimately was able to advance six positions to end 14 th.
"The track rubbered up pretty early and that makes it hard to pass when
you start that far back," he said. "I kind of just got in line and tried to
capitalize when someone made a mistake. But it's one of those deals where we
got in a hole early in the night and we can only blame ourselves."
Next up for Price is a Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour doubleheader at Big
Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont., this Friday and Saturday. With a field of
competitive drivers and a track that he has never visited before, Price is
hoping to start the night off with a good draw and he expects to be in
contention at each night's end.
"I've seen some video of Big Sky and it seems pretty racy and I think it
fits our program," he said. "Hopefully we can get a good draw, run well in
the heat and get ourselves into the redraw. If we can do that I see no
reason why we can't bring home a top-five finish."
QUICK RESULTS -
July 12 - Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont. - Heat race: 4 (3); B
Main: 2 (2); Feature: 14 (20).
SEASON STATS -
30 races, 1 win, 3 top fives, 8 top 10s, 15 top 15s, 21 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Friday and Saturday at Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont., with the
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Kerry Madsen
Leads Big Game Motorsports to Victory at Knoxville Raceway
Inside Line Promotions - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 15, 2019) - Big Game
Motorsports had been on the cusp of scoring its first feature triumph of the
season throughout the last couple of months.
The KI Crossbows team was missing the final piece, which arrived last
Saturday at Knoxville Raceway. Kerry Madsen guided the car into the lead on
the second lap of the 20-lap feature and executed until the checkered flag
was waved.
"It's a relief," he said. "I was confident if we kept our head down and
kept getting our cars better it'd fall in line."
It was a solid night all around as the team qualified second quickest and
placed sixth in a heat race. However, it wasn't an easy night as the team
changed an engine for precautionary reasons prior to the A Main. Madsen
ranked fourth in overall points and with the feature being inverted by
eight, it gave him the fifth starting position.
"We got a really good start in the A Main," he said. "I was pretty good.
I ran the bottom. The seas parted and I got a really good run to get to
second. I did a slide job in turns one and two for the lead. Traffic was
really packed so it was tricky to get through them without making any
mistakes.
"When it's one by one it's not bad. When I got to them it was like a
pack. When you get stalled that much people will be coming from behind. You
pick the best lane and try not to open an opportunity to get passed. (If you
get stalled) you run a defensive line and then once you've made a clean
corner you get back after it."
A couple of close calls in traffic toward the end were the only things to
slow Madsen, who has 22 victories in the 410 sprint car division at
Knoxville Raceway.
The team now heads to Ohio this week for four straight World of Outlaws
NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series races Wednesday through Saturday at
Eldora Speedway near Rossburg for the Kings Royal.
"We'll try to have the car the best we can and just go for it," he said.
"We'll try to make winning decisions. It's a different track now. There are
some different characteristics than it used to have. It seems like our
motors have been really good so that gives you a bit of confidence."
Madsen won the Kings Royal in 2014. He has six World of Outlaws wins at
the track since 2013.
QUICK RESULTS -
July 13 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa - Qualifying: 2; Heat
race: 6 (6); Feature: 1 (5).
SEASON STATS -
26 races, 1 win, 7 top fives, 12 top 10s, 21 top 15s, 24 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Wednesday through Saturday at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, for
the Kings Royal with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series
Brian Brown
Wins Make-Up Feature at Knoxville After Scoring Podium in Opener
Inside Line Promotions - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 15, 2019) - Brian Brown
produced a pair of podium finishes last Saturday at Knoxville Raceway, which
hosted a complete show along with the make-up feature from a previously
rained out event.
Brown's victory in the nightcap was his 49th career in the 410ci winged
sprint car division at the track. He's now only one victory away from tying
Sammy Swindell for fifth on the career wins list.
July 13 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville,
Iowa - Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 4
(6); Feature: 2 (8).
"It was another solid night," Brown said. "It was a brand new car we
hadn't taken there before. Hats off to Maxim for building cars that are
identical and feel the same to me when I get to Knoxville and to Chad for
putting them together the same time every time. You can't hit the ground
running and set quick time if Maxim and Chad don't do their job well.
"In the heat we tried some things to make it better and weren't, but we
know what we did wrong. In the feature we got to fourth pretty quick and
then got to second. We ran Kerry (Madsen) down and there were two or three
times when I thought I'd pounce. Whenever he'd make a mistake I did, too. I
needed to do a better job a couple of times to capitalize."
July 13 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville,
Iowa - Make-Up Feature: 1 (2).
"It was exactly what we hoped for," Brown said. "We got out there and set
a good pace. I went as hard as I felt like I needed to for the first little
bit. You can't just run the tires off these cars. We set a good pace. Late
in the race there were lapped cars two or three wide and banging wheels and
bouncing off the cushion. I didn't want to get caught up in anything. I
slowed my pace down quite a bit and still was able to win. Overall it was a
very good night. Chad, Nate and my dad don't get enough credit, especially
on those 95-degree nights. They did a great job."
UP NEXT - Wednesday through Saturday at
Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, for the Kings Royal with the World of
Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series
"It's a bigger race for the winner," Brown said. "The mentality of winner
takes all comes into play. You can't even think about Saturday before you
think about Wednesday. We've been good at times and not so good at times.
Hopefully the things we've learned the last year since we've been there can
be put to use and we can have three good nights before Saturday."
SEASON STATS -
30 races, 5 wins, 10 top fives, 16 top 10s, 18 top 15s, 22 top 20s
MEDIA LINKS -
Website:
http://www.BrianBrownRacing.com
Chase Johnson
Picks Up KWS-NARC Triumph at Petaluma Speedway
Inside Line Promotions - PETALUMA, Calif. (July 15, 2019) - Chase Johnson
scored his seventh victory of the season last Saturday during a King of the
West-NARC Fujitsu Series event at Petaluma Speedway.
The win was his second career with the series and first of the season
while driving for Shawn and Cyndi Thomas. It marked the third different team
that Johnson has won with this year.
"It's been a good year overall with the amount of wins this year in the
different type of cars," he said. "Something I've always wanted to be able
to accomplish is to run up front and contend for wins in any type of car
I've driven.
"It's really special. With Shawn and Cyndi we run a very aggressive and
competitive schedule so there's no dates we look at the calendar and say,
'Oh, that's an easy win.' We're going up against the best guys around. To
get a win isn't easy to do so it's special. I want to thank Shawn and Cyndi
for everything they've done for me and my career, and to get them a win in
their car is even better."
The victory was the third career for the team and for Johnson it was his
fourth at his home track this season.
The night began with Johnson qualifying fifth quickest. He gained a
position to place second in a heat race. That earned enough points to make
the dash. Johnson was slated to start fourth, but a flat tire forced him to
the work area. The team replaced the tire in time for Johnson to hit the
track and advance from sixth to fourth, garnering the fourth starting
position for the main event.
"With the format you need to qualify well to have enough points to get
yourself into the dash," he said. "I knew once we could get in the dash we'd
be in a good position for the rest of the night. Even with a flat tire
putting us last in the dash we were able to have a good run to line up
fourth for the A Main.
"I knew we had to stay patient (in the main event). I felt like we were
the fastest car, but I had to stay patient and not get myself in trouble."
Johnson ran third early before he moved up to second place approximately
a dozen laps into the race. About 10 laps later he took the lead.
"I was trying to find the right moment," he said. "I knew I had to be
careful to not get together with another car. I felt faster than the leader,
but I had to wait for the right moment. With the track not having a lot of
areas to pass I had to be ready for the opening. The leader got a little
tight and I was able to have room to pass on the exit of the corner. I snuck
by him and drag raced him down the back straightway. We took the lead going
into turn three and pulled away."
Johnson is scheduled to race this Friday and Saturday at Ocean Speedway
in Watsonville, Calif. The opener is a Civil War Sprint Car Series event and
Saturday's show is with the King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Series.
QUICK RESULTS -
July 13 - Petaluma Speedway in Petaluma, Calif. - Qualifying: 5; Heat
race: 2 (3); Dash: 4 (4); Feature: 1 (4).
UP NEXT -
Friday and Saturday at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., with the
Civil War Sprint Car Series and King of the West-NARC Fujitsu Series
MEDIA LINKS -
Website:
http://www.ChaseJohnsonRacing.com
Giovanni
Scelzi Produces Fourth-Place Finish at Knoxville Raceway
Inside Line Promotions - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 15, 2019) - Giovanni
Scelzi hustled to his second straight top-five result at Knoxville Raceway
last Saturday.
"We've qualified good and had good heat races the last two weeks, but
we've been hit with the eight both times for the feature inversion," he
said. "It's tough when you start behind Kerry Madsen and next to Brian
Brown. It's hard enough racing with those guys much less passing them. I'm
happy with the progress we've made with the No. 41s car."
Scelzi qualified third quickest out of 35 entrants in the 410ci winged
sprint car division. He then maneuvered his family owned race car from sixth
to third place in a heat race. Scelzi ranked second in overall points
heading into the main event, which was inverted by eight. He progressed
throughout the race and made a late-race pass to secure a fourth-place
finish, which was his 11th top five of the season.
"I felt good going into the night and throughout the night," he said.
"It's always about warming up for the Knoxville Nationals. Getting laps is
so, so valuable. I only have a few races there so we keep learning."
Scelzi is scheduled to tackle a pair of marquee sprint car events in Ohio
this week. The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series action
begins on Tuesday at Attica Raceway Park in Attica for the Ohio Logistics
Brad Doty Classic. Eldora Speedway near Rossburg hosts the Kings Royal from
Wednesday through Saturday. Scelzi will be in his family owned car during
both races with Bernie Stuebgen leading the team.
"Attica is probably one of my favorite tracks," Scelzi said. "I haven't
been there this year, but we ran well there last year.
"The Kings Royal is a big race and having four days in a row is going to
be fun. Eldora is a fast place. You're pretty much running wide open. I'm
looking forward to it. We've ran well there this year. We ran ninth the
first night of the World of Outlaws show (in the spring) and was leading the
heat race the second night when it rained out."
Scelzi charged from 22nd to 14th during his Brad Doty Classic debut last
year. He also drove into the A Main during the two Kings Royal preliminary
nights in 2018. His ninth-place finish during a World of Outlaws event at
Eldora Speedway in May marked his career-best Outlaws finish at the track.
QUICK RESULTS -
July 13 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa - Qualifying: 3; Heat
race: 3 (6); Feature: 4 (7).
SEASON STATS -
33 races, 4 wins, 11 top fives, 21 top 10s, 25 top 15s, 27 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Tuesday at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, for the Ohio Logistics
Brad Doty Classic and Wednesday through Saturday at Eldora Speedway near
Rossburg, Ohio, for the Kings Royal with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy
Drink Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS -
Website:
http://www.GaryScelziMotorsports.com
Wilson Earns
Trio of Top-10 Finishes With All Stars in New York
Inside Line Promotions - WEST LEBANON, N.Y. (July 15, 2019) - Greg Wilson
continued his consistency last weekend during a trio of Ollie's Bargain
Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions races in New York.
Wilson led his Hercules Tires, DNC Hydraulics, Ohio Logistics and Gear
Off Road sponsored team to three top 10s to give him six straight top-10
finishes. Additionally, he was tied for the most cars passed in the feature
on Friday at Utica-Rome Speedway; he earned the Hard Charger Award for
passing the most cars on Saturday at Orange County Fair Speedway; and he
passed the third-most cars on Sunday at Lebanon Valley Speedway.
"We have to get better early in the night," he said. "We'll make some
changes in the next week or two focusing on that. We're good late in the
night to compete, but need to get a little better earlier. We've passed a
lot of race cars the last three or four weeks. We're making headway and the
weather has been good enough lately that we're getting some racing in so
that's helping our program."
Wilson kicked off the weekend by charging from 17th to ninth at
Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon on Friday.
"The weather was threatening and the track ended up better than what
anybody anticipated," he said. "We were a little off early in the night. As
the track widened out we were able to get by guys. We were pretty
competitive throughout most of the feature. I'm happy with passing cars on
Friday."
Wilson made his debut at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown on
Saturday. He powered from 13th to sixth in the main event.
"For a big race track it was pretty fun," he said. "They had it really
slick; slicker than anything I've seen in a long time. We were able to pass
quite a few cars there. It was a pretty good race for us and the fact we
were moving forward at the end of the race made me pretty happy."
The weekend wrapped up with Wilson maneuvering from 12th to eighth on
Sunday at Lebanon Valley Speedway.
"I hadn't been there either," he said. "It was really a cross between
Williams Grove and Lawrenceburg - two places I'm not particularly good at.
It got to a point where we were managing the night to try to get the best
finish we could. We came out of there with another top 10 so I was really
happy with that. I was glad to get out of there in one piece, too."
Wilson shifts his focus to five straight World of Outlaws NOS Energy
Drink Sprint Car Series races this week. It begins on Tuesday at Attica
Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, for the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic
before the action shifts to Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, for the
Kings Royal event that runs Wednesday through Saturday.
"Ohio Logistics is the title sponsor of the Brad Doty Classic so there
will be a lot of people there on the business side of things," he said. "We
hope we run well in front of a lot of people who help us out. Hopefully we
give all the employees something to cheer about.
"The Kings Royal is my favorite race of the year. This is the one I look
forward to every year. With what Eldora Speedway has done to grow the event
is pretty cool. I'm looking for four good nights of racing there, but hoping
we can get ourselves in position on Saturday. Also, Hercules Tires will have
their event trailer at the Kings Royal. Hopefully we'll get to be a part of
that to help promote the brand."
QUICK RESULTS -
July 12 - Utica-Rome Speedway in Vernon, N.Y. - Qualifying: 15; Heat
race: 6 (5); Feature: 9 (17).
July 13 - Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, N.Y. - Qualifying:
6; Heat race: 5 (5); Feature: 6 (13).
July 14 - Lebanon Valley Speedway in West Lebanon, N.Y. - Qualifying: 10;
Heat race: 4 (6); Feature: 8 (12).
SEASON STATS -
30 races, 1 win, 4 top fives, 16 top 10s, 20 top 15s, 21 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Tuesday at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, for the Ohio Logistics
Brad Doty Classic and Wednesday through Saturday at Eldora Speedway near
Rossburg, Ohio, for the Kings Royal with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy
Drink Sprint Car Series
UPCOMING HERCULES TIRES DEALERSHIP VISITS
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TBD
MEDIA LINKS -
Website:
http://www.GregWilsonRacing.com
Schuett Moves
Forward During Challenging Night at Lincoln Speedway
Inside Line Promotions - LINCOLN, Ill. (July 15, 2019) - Kyle Schuett
battled handling issues and misfortune, but still managed to move forward in
both the B Main and A Main with the Built Ford Tough MOWA Sprint Car Series
last Friday night at Lincoln Speedway.
"This is probably the first night this year where we just struggled," the
sprint car rookie driver said. "We just missed it, not only with the setup
but with me struggling behind the wheel. It was one of those deals where I
was glad to be able to load the car in one piece at the end of the night and
be done with it. I know we're going to have those nights once in a while."
Schuett found the track conditions challenging.
"We had raced at Lincoln before in our midget so we felt like we had kind
of an idea what to expect," he said. "But that was about three years ago.
The track was packed in super tight from the moment we hit it in hot laps.
It was really slick with nothing to get a hold of - no cushion or anything."
An eighth-place starting position in his heat race wasn't a good
beginning to the night for Schuett.
"I didn't want to overdrive the car going into the turn and hit the wall
so I played it kind of conservative," he said. "And the glare from the sun
was really bad in turns three and four. I should've used some duct tape to
help block it from my eyes, but I didn't realize it until I was on the
track. I was able to move up to fifth, but a couple of guys passed me with
slide jobs and I couldn't cut underneath them. I ended up finishing where I
started in eighth."
Things went better for Schuett in the B Main, in which he rolled off the
starting grid sixth.
"I felt a lot more comfortable in the B Main," he said. "We got the car
better and it drove a lot better and we were able to finish third."
Schuett tagged the A Main in the 19th starting spot.
"We were able to pass two cars in the first couple of laps and then the
track took rubber," he said. "It was follow the leader around the bottom
with no passing after that and we finished 17th. We had a pretty decent car,
but there wasn't a whole lot I could do. But that's sprint car racing. You
can miss the show by eight spots one night and then run fifth the next
night. It's just that competitive."
There is no racing scheduled for Schuett this week, but he'll still be
busy in the shop.
"We're looking forward to having a weekend off and focusing on getting a
second car ready for next month," he said. "Then we plan to race with MOWA
on July 26 at Jacksonville and the following night at Macon."
QUICK RESULTS -
July 12 - Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Ill. - Heat race: 8 (8); B Main: 3
(6); Feature: 17 (19).
SEASON STATS -
9 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 5 top 10s, 7 top 15s, 8 top 20s
UP NEXT -
July 26 at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Ill., and July 27 at
Macon Speedway in Macon, Ill., with the Built Ford Tough MOWA Sprint Car
Series
MEDIA LINKS -
Website:
http://www.SchuettRacing.com
Tim Kaeding
Guides Sides Motorsports to Top Five at Wilmot
Inside Line Promotions - WILMOT, Wis. (July 15, 2019) - Tim Kaeding led
Sides Motorsports to a top-five finish last Saturday at Wilmot Raceway
during the Badger 40.
It was the best result during a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint
Car Series doubleheader for the team, which featured two cars both nights.
The action began on Friday at Hartford Speedway in Hartford, Mich., during
the Battle of Michigan.
Kaeding set quick time during qualifying, placed second in a heat race,
ended fourth in the dash and came home 12th in the main event after spending
most of the race in the top five.
Jason Sides timed in third quickest during qualifying. He also finished
second in a heat race before scoring a fifth-place outing in the dash. Sides
capped the night with a 14th-place result in the feature.
"It started out great going quick time and third quick," Sides said. "We
both made the dash through our heat races and we swapped positions in the
dash. He was pretty good and was hanging in there in the top five. On one of
the restarts I got bombarded. It was like a hornets nest going into turn
one. I got shuffled from seventh or eighth to 12th or 13 th. Late in the
race TK was running in the top 10 and blew a tire out so that one went by
the wayside at Hartford.
"TK used a borrowed motor from Dave Lunstra. Dave was pretty happy with
it setting quick time with the Outlaws so that was good."
Both Kaeding and Sides returned to action on Saturday at Wilmot Raceway.
Kaeding qualified fifth quickest before he finished second in a heat
race. He then ended fifth in both the dash and main event.
Sides timed in seventh quickest, finished fourth in a heat race and
closed the night 15th in the feature.
"TK had another great run up front," Sides said. "We were running eighth
for the longest time. This one car came in and whacked me going into turn
one and knocked me over the cushion. About four or five cars went by before
I could get gathered back up so that cost us a top 10."
Both Kaeding and Sides will compete this Tuesday at Attica Raceway Park
in Attica, Ohio, during the Ohio Logistics Brad Doty Classic and Wednesday
through Saturday at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, during the Kings
Royal.
QUICK RESULTS -
Jason Sides:
July 12 - Hartford Speedway in Hartford, Mich. - Qualifying: 3; Heat
race: 2 (1); Dash: 5 (4); Feature: 14 (5).
July 13 - Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. - Qualifying: 7; Heat race: 4
(3); Feature: 15 (10).
Tim Kaeding:
July 12 - Hartford Speedway in Hartford, Mich. - Qualifying: 1; Heat
race: 2 (1); Dash: 4 (6); Feature: 12 (4).
July 13 - Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. - Qualifying: 5; Heat race: 2
(2); Dash: 5 (5); Feature: 5 (5).
SIDES MOTORSPORTS SEASON STATS -
51 races, 0 wins, 3 top fives, 9 top 10s, 15 top 15s, 33 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Tuesday at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, for the Ohio Logistics
Brad Doty Classic and Wednesday through Saturday at Eldora Speedway near
Rossburg, Ohio, for the Kings Royal with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy
Drink Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS -
Website:
http://www.SidesMotorsports.com
MIKE VAUGHN’S AUTO EXCHANGE
TO SPONSOR TYLER CLEM IN SOUTHERN NATIONALS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CARTERSVILLE, GA – Mike Vaughn’s Auto Exchange of Cartersville, GA will
sponsor Dirt Late Model Young Gun Tyler Clem of Ocala, FL in the Southern
Nationals Dirt Late Model Series. The 16-year-old driver will be running
for Rookie of the Year honors driving car #58T for Big Frog Motorsports.
Clem stepped
on the National stage of dirt late model racing at the age of 12 on May 2,
2015 during NASCAR weekend at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, AL. After
starting sixth for the 50-lap Durrence Layne Chevrolet Dirt Late Model
Series race, Clem took the lead of the race on lap six.
By lap 22, Clem had a challenge for the point by a National Dirt Late Model
Hall of Fame legend. Ronnie Johnson of Chattanooga, TN pulled alongside the
youngster and took the lead on lap 23. Clem right back and reclaimed the
top spot from Johnson on the next lap. The crowd roared their approval to
the point they drowned out the sounds the race cars.
The 12-year-old Clem and the 59-year-old Johnson raced side-by-side for the
lead for the next ten laps. The veteran Johnson threw everything he had at
Clem before he took command of the race on lap 33.
Johnson went on to win the race, but Victory Lane was empty when Johnson
climbed out. All of the noise from applause and cheering fans took place
further down the race track. Clem parked at the end of the front
straightaway, and the crowd was climbing the fences to get a look at this
kid.
Johnson said he might have won the race, but Tyler Clem was the show. That
was high praise from one of the most respected dirt late model race car
drivers in the history of the sport. The next morning across the street at
Talladega Super Speedway, the buzz word in the Garage Area was Tyler Clem.
“Tyler Clem was so impressive and showed so much poise in the race with
Ronnie Johnson at Talladega Short Track, it left a lasting impression on
me,” Mike Vaughn said. “We’re proud to have Mike Vaughn’s Auto Exchange on
Tyler’s race car for the Southern Nationals, and we’re confident he will be
successful.”
Mike Vaughn’s Auto Exchange has been a sponsor of some of the top dirt late
model racers for over 25 years. The list of drivers that have carried the
Mike Vaughn’s Auto Exchange logo on their race cars include Johnson, Hall of
Famer driver Jeff Purvis, Mike Head, Marshall Green, and Sprint Car Hall of
Fame driver Danny Lasoski.
The Southern Nationals is an 11-race series that begins on July 13 and runs
through July 27 at 11 different tracks in Virginia, Tennessee, North
Carolina, and Georgia. Clem will have plenty of tough competition from the
top dirt late model drivers in the country.
In addition to Dirt Late Models, Clem has also had racing experience in 410
and 360 Sprint Cars, plus Open-Wheel Modifieds in his young racing career
that began at the age of 11. Not only has Clem had experience in the afore
mentioned racing equipment, he has won races in each of them. Big Frog
Motorsports has won many races and National Championship that include the
2017 Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series.
For more information about Mike Vaughn’s Auto Exchange, call 770-382-0515,
or visit their web site at
www.mikesautoeaxchange.com , or Like them
on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/MikeVaughnsAutoExchange.
Mike Vaughn’s Auto Exchange is located at 749 Burnt Hickory Road,
Cartersville, GA 30120.
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