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  • Schatz Makes History At Willams Grove

    Schatz Makes History At Willams Grove

    [media-credit name=”Chris Dollack World of Outlaws” align=”alignright” width=”215″][/media-credit]They say that history is fluid. They say it has ebbs and tides just like the ocean. If that is true then Donny Schatz is hitting high tide at the perfect time of the year, the end. But Donny Schatz has more than that in common with history. He now holds a place in it. Tonight the World of Outlaws points leader became the only 5 time winner of the Open Nationals at Willams Grove. Not even teammate Steve Kinser or the wily Sammy Swindell have been able to win it 5 times. Although, Schatz stated, “You will never equal a Steve Kinser or Sammy maybe this is a record that I can capture.” And capture it he did in a spray of oil and plume of smoke, Schatz held off PA Posse member Brian Leppo to take the win.

    The night started out with a much faster track than the Outlaws had yesterday evening. Hot lap times were running in the low 16 second bracket with only .526 seconds separating the fastest time from the 20th fastest time. With 54 cars signed in qualifying would be more important than normal. The dash all by itself would start half of the starting field of the A Main.

    Qualifying would show a steady hold on the speed of the track. Unlike the previous night where the track slowed dramatically making it a huge disadvantage to have a high qualifying draw. As a matter of fact quick time on the night would be set by the very last car to go out. Paul McMahan turned a lap of 16.366 seconds to take the Quick Time honor from his team mate Brian Leppo. McMahan who won the A Main in the Night Before the Open on Friday was one of the few drivers in the field who could honestly claim he was neither Outlaw or Posse. If not one or the other what was he? “I’m just a kid from California making a living,” he said. The remainder of the top 5 were Sammy Swindell, Lucas Wolfe and Danny Lasoski.

    The 54 car field would require 5 heat races. The first heat would be won by Friday nights quick time holder, Stevie Smith. Smith held off a hard charging Craig Dollansky, Greg Hodnett and Danny Deitrich. In a radical change of fortune the winner of the night before’s A Main would have to run the B main Paul McMahan would miss the dash finishing 5th in the heat.

    The second heat was all Posse. Well except for Bill Rose who started 5th and finished 9th. And the Posse showed their colors and their skills. With Lance Dewease and Brian Leppo setting the pace for Chad Layton and Cory Haas.

    The third heat would be a driving clinic put on by Jac Haudenschild and he didn’t even win. As a matter of fact he didn’t even transfer to the A main. But Jac Haudenschild who started 9th put on a show of skills and intestinal fortitude that was a sight to behold. Haudenschild drove from 9th to 6th on a track that was difficult to pass on to say the least. Track position was everything at The Grove unless you were Jac Haudenschild. Known as the Wild Child, Haudenschild drove above the cushion and on the very bottom passing cars where they weren’t. Unfortunately he needed a caution to get the last two positions to transfer to the A Main that caution would never come. The heat was won by Sam Hafertepe who held off Dale Blaney, Daryn Pittman and Sammy Swindell.

    The fourth heat was all Kasey Kahne Racing. With Cody Darrah taking the win over teammate Joey Saldana, Jason Sides and Lucas Wolfe. This heat race would illustrate how quickly fortunes can change in a sprint car race. Brian Montieth who held the final transfer spot all the way to the final corner would clip the wall and finish 9th all in the span of a corner.

    The 5th heat race was a barn burner affair that brought David Gravel home in the first spot with points leader Donny Schatz coming in a very close 2nd followed by Ryan Taylor and Danny Lasoski who had his hands full with a hard charging Kerry Madsen.

    Perhaps the most surprising of races was the C main. Surprising because of the names that were in it. Fred Rahmer, Danny Holtgraver, Jac Haudenschild, Kyle Larson, and 20 time World of Outlaws champion, Steve Kinser. Kinser would struggle to a 6th place spot and miss the B main by 4 spots. The B would be won by Jac Haudenschild who passed 5 cars in 2 corners before taking the lead and holding off Tim Shaffer.

    The Dash would be a very fast paced affair that saw Donny Schatz start on the pole after an inversion of 8 was drawn. Schatz never lead a lap in the dash as Cody Darrah jumped out to the lead off turn 1 and never looked back. But Schatz stayed strong in second to start on the outside of the front row.

    The B Main would transfer 4 to the A. Those 4 would be the top two starting rows of Paul McMahan, Brian Montieth, Don Kreitz Jr., and Alan Krimes. The rest of the field would going to the trailer. Well with the exception of 2 Willams Grove provisional holders and 2 World of Outlaws provisional holders. Going into the A on Outlaws provisionals were Steve Kinser and Kraig Kinser. Going in on Willams Grove provisionals were Brent Marks and Doug Esh.

    The A main would be snake bitten from the drop of the green all 6 of them. In fact the field was under red with a car upside down before a lap was ever posted to the board. Danny Lasoski jumped the start and was penalized a row. Pole sitter Cody Darrah jumped the start and was penalized a row. When the race finally did get under way Craig Dollansky was the pole sitter. Starting right next to his rival in the points Donny Schatz. Dollansky got an early run and took the lead out of two on the first lap. He lead despite numerous charges by Schatz until on the 24th lap a lapped car spun right in front of him leaving him no where to go and collected the leader. The misfortune for Dollansky was a nightmare but for 2nd place running Donny Schatz it was a stroke of luck. Schatz would lead for the remainder of the A Main even though on the final two laps his car was smoking out of the corners. In victory lane the oil on the side panels was evident the checkers had fallen just in time to beat Schatz’s rapidly expiring engine. Brian Leppo would come home 2nd and Cody Darrah 3rd.

    The victory was more than a victory for Schatz. It was history making. With that win Donny Schatz became the first driver to ever win 5 Open Nationals in his career. Something that at the beginning of the year no one would have believed possible. But like the tides change and ebb so does lady luck and so does the drive of a champion. Schatz never had any intention of becoming an also ran. He never had any plans to give up the chase. He and his Tony Stewart Racing STP team dug a little deeper. Worked a little harder. Searched a little further until finally things came together and when they did, Schatz went on a terror, logging 11 top 5 finishes in a row and 9 top 3 finishes. Schatz took the point lead and has never looked back.

    Tonight Donny Schatz stretched that points lead out yet again and now leads Craig Dollansky by 158 points going into the last 5 races of the year. But it’s not over not by a long shot. Things happen quickly in Sprint Car racing. Almost as quickly as the weather changes. With no provisionals remaining at his disposal Schatz must race his way into every one of those 5 remaining races. With 150 points awarded to the winner of the A Main every night and 75 to any driver who does not advance to the A. Schatz’s lead could evaporate in one bad night. Schatz knows this and he is not slowing down. Dollansky knows it too. It’s why his team repaired the car in the A and put him back out on the track to finish 16th. Every point counts. Nothing is a given. Nothing can be taken for granted. Nothing can be overlooked. This is a game for the championship. Schatz’s 5th and Dollansky’s 1st. And both know without a doubt that the tide can turn. Dollansky is betting it will and that he will be close enough to capitalize when it does. Schatz is betting it won’t turn soon enough if it turns at all.  Who is right? We have 5 more races to run to find out.

    Qualifying –
    1. 51-Paul McMahan, 16.366; 2. 51B-Brian Leppo, 16.473; 3. 1-Sammy Swindell, 16.523; 4. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 16.534; 5. 1Z-Danny Lasoski, 16.549; 6. 39-Greg Hodnett, 16.551; 7. 7L-Chad Layton, 16.560; 8. 27-Daryn Pittman, 16.574; 9. 9-Joey Saldana, 16.582; 10. 21-Brian Montieth, 16.614; 11. 7-Craig Dollansky, 16.624; 12. 69K-Don Kreitz Jr, 16.639; 13. 2-Dale Blaney, 16.648; 14. 4-Cody Darrah, 16.649; 15. 15-Donny Schatz, 16.665; 16. 19-Stevie Smith, 16.669; 17. 30C-Lance Dewease, 16.680; 18. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 16.690; 19. 87-Alan Krimes, 16.692; 20. 89G-David Gravel, 16.706; 21. 19M-Brent Marks, 16.711; 22. 6-Bill Rose, 16.773; 23. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr., 16.795; 24. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.800; 25. 29-Kerry Madsen, 16.801; 26. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.804; 27. 15A-Adam Wilt, 16.807; 28. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 16.808; 29. 63-Chad Kemenah, 16.832; 30. 20-Ryan Taylor, 16.846; 31. 30-Doug Esh, 16.847; 32. 11C-Cory Haas, 16.852; 33. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 16.864; 34. 20S-Derek Sell, 16.916; 35. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 16.928; 36. 35-Jessica Zemken, 16.930; 37. 69T-Tim Glatfelter, 16.944; 38. 83-Tim Shaffer, 16.946; 39. 77-Fred Rahmer, 16.966; 40. 8R-Michael Ruttkamp, 16.966; 41. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 16.968; 42. 75-Nicole Bower, 16.984; 43. 59-Jac Haudenschild, 16.990; 44. 71X-Bill Stine, 16.991; 45. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 17.020; 46. 13-Kyle Larson, 17.022; 47. 69-Ryan Smith, 17.121; 48. 11E-Mike Erdley, 17.141; 49. 44W-Rodney Westhafer, 17.185; 50. 5G-Curt Michael, 17.265; 51. 11-Steve Kinser, 17.353; 52. 12W-Troy Fraker, 17.619; 53. 3B-Randy Baughman, 17.764

    Heat 1 –  (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
    1. 19-Stevie Smith[1] ; 2. 7-Craig Dollansky[2] ; 3. 39-Greg Hodnett[3] ; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich[6] ; 5. 51-Paul McMahan[4] ; 6. 19M-Brent Marks[5] ; 7. 30-Doug Esh[7] ; 8. 35-Jessica Zemken[8] ; 9. 13-Kyle Larson[10] ; 10. D4-Danny Holtgraver[9] ; 11. 11-Steve Kinser[11]

    Heat 2 –  (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
    1. 30C-Lance Dewease[1] ; 2. 51B-Brian Leppo[4] ; 3. 7L-Chad Layton[3] ; 4. 11C-Cory Haas[7] ; 5. 69K-Don Kreitz Jr[2] ; 6. 69T-Tim Glatfelter[8] ; 7. 75-Nicole Bower[9] ; 8. 12W-Troy Fraker[11] ; 9. 6-Bill Rose[5] ; 10. 15A-Adam Wilt[6]

    Heat 3 –  (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
    1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1] ; 2. 2-Dale Blaney[2] ; 3. 27-Daryn Pittman[3] ; 4. 1-Sammy Swindell[4] ; 5. 83-Tim Shaffer[8] ; 6. 59-Jac Haudenschild[9] ; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser[7] ; 8. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[5] ; 9. 11E-Mike Erdley[10] ; 10. 3B-Randy Baughman[11] ; 11. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[6]

    Heat 4 –  (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
    1. 4-Cody Darrah[2] ; 2. 9-Joey Saldana[3] ; 3. 7S-Jason Sides[5] ; 4. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[4] ; 5. 87-Alan Krimes[1] ; 6. 20S-Derek Sell[7] ; 7. 63-Chad Kemenah[6] ; 8. 77-Fred Rahmer[8] ; 9. 71X-Bill Stine[9] ; 10. 44W-Rodney Westhafer[10]

    Heat 5 –  (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
    1. 89G-David Gravel[1] ; 2. 15-Donny Schatz[2] ; 3. 20-Ryan Taylor[6] ; 4. 1Z-Danny Lasoski[4] ; 5. 29-Kerry Madsen[5] ; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart[7] ; 7. 8R-Michael Ruttkamp[8] ; 8. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[9] ; 9. 21-Brian Montieth[3] ; 10. 5G-Curt Michael[10]

    Dash –  (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 12 starting positions of A-feature
    1. 4-Cody Darrah[2] ; 2. 15-Donny Schatz[1] ; 3. 2-Dale Blaney[3] ; 4. 9-Joey Saldana[5] ; 5. 7-Craig Dollansky[4] ; 6. 51B-Brian Leppo[8] ; 7. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[6] ; 8. 19-Stevie Smith[9] ; 9. 1-Sammy Swindell[7] ; 10. 30C-Lance Dewease[10] ; 11. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[11] ; 12. 89G-David Gravel[12]

    C-Main –  (10 Laps – Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature)
    1. 59-Jac Haudenschild[7] [-]; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer[2] [-]; 3. 77-Fred Rahmer[3] [$125]; 4. D4-Danny Holtgraver[5] [$125]; 5. 69T-Tim Glatfelter[1] [$125]; 6. 11-Steve Kinser[14] [$100]; 7. 11E-Mike Erdley[11] [$100]; 8. 8R-Michael Ruttkamp[4] [$100]; 9. 75-Nicole Bower[6] [$100]; 10. 3B-Randy Baughman[16] [$100]; 11. 12W-Troy Fraker[15] [$100]; 12. 44W-Rodney Westhafer[12] [$100]; 13. 71X-Bill Stine[8] [$100]; 14. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[9] [$100]; 15. 13-Kyle Larson[10] [$100]; 16. 5G-Curt Michael[13] [$100]; 17. 69-Ryan Smith[17] [$100]

    B-Main –  (12 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
    1. 51-Paul McMahan[1] [-]; 2. 21-Brian Montieth[2] [-]; 3. 69K-Don Kreitz Jr[3] [-]; 4. 87-Alan Krimes[4] [-]; 5. 19M-Brent Marks[5] [$200]; 6. 29-Kerry Madsen[8] [$180]; 7. 59-Jac Haudenschild[17] [$175]; 8. 17B-Steve Buckwalter[10] [$160]; 9. 30-Doug Esh[12] [$150]; 10. 15A-Adam Wilt[9] [$150]; 11. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[7] [$150]; 12. 63-Chad Kemenah[11] [$150]; 13. 83-Tim Shaffer[18] [$150]; 14. 6-Bill Rose[6] [$150]; 15. 20S-Derek Sell[14] [$150]; 16. 11K-Kraig Kinser[13] [$150]; 17. 1S-Logan Schuchart[15] [$150]; 18. 35-Jessica Zemken[16] [$150]

    A-Main –  (40 Laps)
    1. 15-Donny Schatz[2][$50,000]; 2. 51B-Brian Leppo[6][$12,000]; 3. 4-Cody Darrah[1][$7,500]; 4. 27-Daryn Pittman[17][$4,000]; 5. 51-Paul McMahan[13][$3,500]; 6. 19-Stevie Smith[8][$3,000]; 7. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[7][$2,700]; 8. 30C-Lance Dewease[10][$2,500]; 9. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[11][$2,200]; 10. 39-Greg Hodnett[15][$2,100]; 11. 1-Sammy Swindell[9][$2,000]; 12. 48-Danny Dietrich[22][$1,650]; 13. 21-Brian Montieth[18][$1,550]; 14. 19M-Brent Marks[26][$300]; 15. 7S-Jason Sides[21][$1,100]; 16. 7-Craig Dollansky[5][$1,050]; 17. 89G-David Gravel[12][$1,000]; 18. 30-Doug Esh[28][$50]; 19. 11-Steve Kinser[25][$50]; 20. 11K-Kraig Kinser[27][$50]; 21. 7L-Chad Layton[16][$900]; 22. 20-Ryan Taylor[23][$900]; 23. 9-Joey Saldana[4][$900]; 24. 87-Alan Krimes[20][$900]; 25. 69K-Don Kreitz Jr[19][$900]; 26. 11C-Cory Haas[24][$900]; 27. 1Z-Danny Lasoski[14][$900]; 28. 2-Dale Blaney[3][$900]

    Lap Leaders: Craig Dollansky 1-13, 15-24; Donny Schatz 14, 25-40
    KSE Hard Charger Award: 27-Daryn Pittman[+13]

    Final Points following the race are not available at the time of publishing.

  • Shawn Murray has solid season in late model after jump from Pure Stock

    Shawn Murray has solid season in late model after jump from Pure Stock

    [media-credit id=4 align=”alignright” width=”266″][/media-credit]Last season marked a memorable year for 2011 Barrie Speedway Pure Stock Champion Shawn Murray as he became the first driver from Canada to win the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series National Division III Championship.

    “It was an unbelievable experience to be racing against people from all over North America and to finish first overall was one of my greatest accomplishments,” Murray says. “Probably my most memorable championship of all three.”

    As a result, Murray got to go down to the NASCAR Hall of Fame last year and be honored as part of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Banquet. Murray says the experience was more than he ever thought it would be.

    “The total atmosphere the excitement was overwhelming and something I will never forget,” he says. “They totally know how to make you feel like that you have really accomplished something in racing; also, making some friends down there that I will have the rest of my life.”

    [media-credit name=”NASCAR” align=”alignleft” width=”301″][/media-credit]So when it came to the 2012 season and through a partnership, the decision was made to move up to the Wahta Springs Late Model division at Barrie Speedway.

    “At the start of the season we were hoping to be able to compete for a top 5 spot at some point in the season and keep up with some of the top runners,” Murray says.

    Mid-summer would be where Murray would hit his stride, scoring his first feature victory on July 28th. He followed that up with three more feature victories. In the end, Murray finished sixth in the track point standings, following four feature wins, 14 top fives and 28 top 10s in 34 feature starts. In the end Whelen Series standings, it places him as the highest finishing rookie of the year. Track standings have him finishing to Thayne Hallyburton, 22 points behind.

    “All and all, our rookie year was more than we had ever hoped for,” he says.

    In making the transition, Murray says it was tough learning how important communication with his crew chief is.

    [media-credit name=”Mike Keiers/CableGuyPhotos.com” align=”alignright” width=”301″][/media-credit]“I was lucky enough to get a great crew and very experienced crew chief (Ray McCaughey) who knew exactly what adjustments to make on the car to make it competitive,” he says.

    For the success this season, there’s a lot of people that Murray says are on his list of people to thank.

    “First I would like to thank all my crew guys and their family for allowing them to come every week – Guy, John, Drew, Chris and Griffin,” Murray says. “Also would like to thank Kyle from Baker Performance Parts for giving me the opportunity to race his late model this year. Dwayne Baker for all his advice and encouragement, and Sherry for all her support.

    “Now to my crew chief Ray McCaughey, I can’t thank him enough for having faith, patience and encouragement and total dedication to me. His vast knowledge of how to make the car fast, all the success this year is because of him.

    “Now onto the people that got me onto the track, Glenn from Lake Simcoe Heating and Air Conditioning, Tom from the Hitch House, Cheryl from Grantmyre Painting, Mr. Coates, and Jane from Financial Transitions, without great sponsors and people like this our season would never have happened.”

    Murray got started in racing after a friend of his, Jim Anderson, called him on a Saturday morning and asked if Murray wanted to go to the races to watch Anderson’s friend Steve race a mini stock.

    “After that night went back a couple more times with Jim and was hooked,” Murray says. “Bought a car near the end of the season and then started racing in the mini stock division. Always had an interest, as a little kid my dad would bring my brother and myself to Barrie Speedway to watch.”

    Murray would win the Pure Stock Track Championship in 2006, before taking three years off to work on John Gaunt’s NASCAR Canadian Tire Series pit crew.

    “I learned that attention to detail is huge on any race car, that taking notes, exact measurements is key to a fast competitive car,” Murray says of that experience. “I also learned that to be a successful driver in any series you need to have a dedicated team.”

    Gaunt is one of the two drivers that Murray calls his racing hero due to Gaunt’s determination and the total determination of his team.

    “Also a very patient driver,” he says. “I have learned a lot from him over the years and have some of the best memories racing with him and Kerry Micks, I really likes Kerry’s aggressive driving style – if he has a 10th place car he will get up on the wheel and drive it into 5th place, he is also not afraid to use the ‘chrome horn’.”

    In his own experience of racing, Murray says his biggest lesson is patience and to take the advice of seasoned veterans.

    Well for most drivers their memorable moments have come on track, Murray says that his most memorable moment in racing is meeting his future wife Sue at the track.

  • Justin Boston Returns To Late Model Action At Hickory Motor Speedway In ZLOOP™-Backed Entry

    Justin Boston Returns To Late Model Action At Hickory Motor Speedway In ZLOOP™-Backed Entry

    HICKORY, North Carolina (September 28, 2012) – – Mooresville, North Carolina native Justin Boston returns to Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway this weekend for the track’s annual Fall Brawl presented by Gold King for an unprecedented 200 laps of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS) competition.

     

    It will be Boston’s second time competing at the 0.343-mile oval this month. On September 9, the former Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series competitor participated in the postponed ZLOOP™ Day at the Races where he maneuvered his No. 15 ZLOOP™ Toyota Camry to a strong finish. Boston will reunite with Roger Johnson and Statesville-based Performancenter Racing.

     

    Knowing that track conditions will be completely different compared to a few weeks ago, Boston is more than ready for the challenges he’ll face and looks forward to the opportunity of racing ZLOOP™ towards Victory Lane.

     

    “I’m very excited to once again have the opportunity to represent ZLOOP™ and their franchisees this weekend at Hickory Motor Speedway,” said Boston, who is revving up for what is expected to be a full season of racing in 2013. “I learned a lot with Performancenter Racing during ZLOOP™ Day and I feel that we can strengthen our on-track presence from what we learned then and hopefully turn it into something big. I’m excited.”

     

    ZLOOP™ Computer and Electronics Recycling Centers (ZLOOP) make eWaste recycling easy. Encouraging the public to recycle old computers, cell phones, printers, electronic devices and phone systems, ZLOOP™ is the only national eWaste franchise and guarantees disposal of eWaste safely and securely.

     

    “ZLOOP™ is thrilled to once again partner with Justin Boston and Performancenter Racing for this weekend’s activities at Hickory Motor Speedway,” said Chris Knight, Director of Sports Marketing for ZLOOP. “Our on-track presence will undoubtedly keep the buzz alive as we strive to gain strength for ourBig “10” ZLOOP™ Challenge set to launch next March.”

     

    The Big “10” ZLOOP™ Challenge is a championship within a championship for the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series (NWAAS) division. Ten (10) races, combined with 100 laps of competition each and an increased racing purse, will fuel the fire towards the champion being crowned the inaugural winner of the ZLOOP™ Challenge. The championship trophy will be crafted out of recycled eWaste.

     

    Additionally, points accumulated during the ZLOOP™ Challenge will be tallied against the competitor’s standings in the overall Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway track championship in the NASCAR Whelen-All American Series, encouraging teams to partake in the newly-established “Challenge.”

     

    The grandstands at Hickory Motor Speedway open at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday evening in tune with qualifying for the three divisions tackling the North Carolina-based short track that night. An on-track autograph session has been set for 6:00 p.m. with pre-race ceremonies beginning at 6:30 p.m. and the race commencing at 7:00 p.m.

     

    Boston’s ZLOOP™ Racing teammate L.E.  Tonglet will be competing at Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis, Missouri with the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock Motorcycle division.

     

    ZLOOP™ anticipates the opening of more than 100 franchises nationwide within the coming year and more than 455 by 2015. Each franchise will be owned and operated locally, hiring approximately 10 to 25 employees per franchise territory. For more information about franchise opportunities, call  1-855-949-3279 or email info@zloop.com.

    For more information on ZLOOP™ and its mission, please visit ZLOOPRacing.com.

     

    Follow ZLOOP™ Racing on Twitter @ZLOOPRacing.

     

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    ZLOOP Computer and Electronics Recycling Centers (ZLOOP) make eWaste recycling easy. Encouraging the public to recycle old computers, cell phones, printers, electronic devices and phone systems, ZLOOP is the only national eWaste franchise that guarantees disposal of eWaste safely and securely. Founded in Hickory, North Carolina in 2012, ZLOOP guarantees eWaste is recycled domestically and that hard drives are permanently destroyed of all information. ZLOOP is extremely mobile and able to handle any size job on-site with the same commitment to security, speed and auditing. ZLOOP is also compliant with federal, state and local government regulations for the safe and secure destruction of highly sensitive data, and is working toward certifications from the Responsible Recycling Practices for Electronics Recyclers (R2), U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Defense, National Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, ITAD, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACIA), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). For more information on ZLOOP’s eWaste recycling services, call today at  1-855-WHY-EASY ( 1-855-949-3279) or visit the website, zlooprecycling.com. ZLOOP is a subsidiary of parent company EZ Computer Recycling Centers, for more information visit ezcomputerrecyclingcenters.com. See just how easy it is to be green with eWaste. eWaste is Serious Waste. Recycle™.

  • Corey LaJoie Scores First Monster Mile Win In Wild K&N Pro Series East Race

    Corey LaJoie Scores First Monster Mile Win In Wild K&N Pro Series East Race

    [media-credit name=”Gary Buchanan” align=”alignright” width=”225″][/media-credit]With wrecks aplenty, a torn off bumper, and a green, white checkered finish, Corey LaJoie survived to score the win in the K&N Pro Series East race, the American Real TV 150, at Dover International Speedway.

    And in one of the more unique victory celebrations, LaJoie removed his driving shoe, autographed it and handed it to a young race fan in the stands.

    This was LaJoie’s fourth career K&N Pro Series East victory, with all four wins in the 2012 season. It was his first win at the Monster Mile, where he finished

    “First I just want to start by saying how blessed I am to be in this situation,” the driver of the No. 07 Sims Metal Management Ford, said. “There are a million and a half kids who’d like to be in my spot right here so I’m just lucky enough to have the opportunity.”

    “It doesn’t matter how many races I win in my career, I’ll always be second to the Lord.”

    LaJoie was also effusive in his praise for third place finisher and good friend Brandon McReynolds.

    “Brandon’s my best buddy since we came out of the womb,” LaJoie said. “To get to race for Miles the Monster in one of his one-off races, man it’s something you couldn’t ask for more.”

    “I also need to thank Brand Gdovic for pulling that bumper off or we’d be sitting her in tenth place half tore up.”

    “All in all, that was an awesome race.”

    LaJoie admitted that the car he was driving and won the race in just happened to be borrowed.

    “Miguel Paludo drove it last year and we pulled it out of the barn to get it out,” LaJoie said. “We got it a month ago, stripped it, painted it and the first time it hit the track was yesterday.”

    LaJoie is also focused on the biggest prize in the series, the championship. And what does he have to do in his opinion to achieve that goal?

    “Win the next two races,” LaJoie said simply. “If we win the next two races, no matter what anybody else does, we’re going to win the championship.”

    LaJoie also came into the media center shoeless, thanks to his unique victory celebration.

    “I give both of my shoes away,” LaJoie said. “I started that at Iowa.”

    “I gave one away in the stands and one away in Victory Lane and my socks are soaking wet with Budweiser.”

    Darrell “Bubba” Wallace, Jr. had an incredible comeback to finish second, his second top-2 finish at Dover having won the race last year, but he was none too happy in the media center after the race.

    “It’s not even that I’m disappointed that we lost,” the driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, said. “We lost the wrong way.”

    “If you have to cheat to win and get somebody else to take your rear bumper off, I don’t understand that.”

    “I’m frustrated over that but great day for us and a great weekend overall,” Wallace said. “We’ve been struggling all year and to be able to finish second, I’ll take it.”

    “That’s how it is,” Wallace continued. “Maybe that will come around to us when our bumper gets ripped off and we get someone else to take it off for us.”

    “It is complete awesomeness – sarcasm there – but we’ll take it.”

    Brandon McReynolds, son of broadcaster Larry McReynolds, came in third in his No. 28 Turner Motorsports Chevrolet. This was McReynolds best finish in his eighth K&N Pro Series East start and his first race of the season.

    “I really believe the 18 or us had the best car to beat,” McReynolds said. “I just didn’t get the pickup full of fuel so our restart was pretty terrible.”

    “But it all started when I got a good run on the top and got on the outside of the 07,” McReynolds continued. “He just stuck me in the fence and tore up his bumper.”

    “But that’s fine,” McReynolds said. “He’s one of our buddies and we’ll get over it and talk about it sometime.”

    “He’ll realize pretty quick when you move up, you ain’t going to go far doing stuff like that,” McReynolds continued. “There’s only so many guys who will cut you breaks.”

    “I shouldn’t have cut him a break,” McReynolds said. “I should have put him in the fence.”

    “But we’ll move on to the next one,” McReynolds continued. “We were here to spoil the party and everyone knows we were a force to be reckoned with.”

    “We made our statement and hopefully Mr. Turner sees that we have a really good thing going here and we can get some more races.”

    The rest of the top five finishers were Ben Kennedy in fourth and Kyle Larson in fifth place.

  • Eighth Place Finish For Watson At Sunset

    Eighth Place Finish For Watson At Sunset

    [media-credit id=4 align=”alignright” width=”266″][/media-credit]By Clayton Johns (@cjohnsmedia) – Stroud, ON – Round nine of the OSCAAR Super Late Model schedule was on the docket for Brandon Watson (#9 Shear Metal Products/Royal Distributing/Barrie Frame and Alignment/Knightworks Design Chevrolet Impala SS) Sunday afternoon at Sunset Speedway. Watson entered the event with the championship points lead, which he has held since the last event at Sunset on June 30.

    Having won both events at Sunset so far this season, Watson was in search of the Sunset sweep for the season and third win of the year.

    A stout field of 26 Super Late Models were set to pose a big challenge for the Stayner, ON teen. Starting fifth in in the second heat of the night, Watson worked his way to his eventual finishing position of third. A strong pairing of Jeff Hanley (#70 Raylene Racing Toyota) and Todd Campbell (#07 Campbell’s Sanitation Chevrolet) pulled away from the pack to make the top-two in the heat.

    Watson started fourth in heat five before finishing second to Jesse Kennedy (#10 Bev’s Auto Repair and Smoke Shop Chevrolet).

    Watson qualified for the lower half of the re-draw process, by virtue of his original sign-in draw number.

    Following the heats, Watson was optimistic about his chances for the Sunset sweep.

    “Unfortunately we didn’t get the best starting spot. We’ll have to work with it and take our time to get up there. I think we have a good enough car to make it up to the front,” said Watson

    Watson would role from the starting grid in the eighth spot.

    Watson was in contention early on, but was forced to pull down pit lane during a lap four caution when he was black flagged for a mechanical issue. The team would not lose a lap and rejoined the field as the 23rdcar in line.

    “Our left-rear bumper was sticking out. While we were in there we thought we would use the time in the pits to make a few adjustments,” explained Watson.

    Wasting little time, Watson took hold of the 14th spot by lap 10 and the 12th spot by lap 15.

    A 14-lap green flag run following a lap 20 caution saw Watson move in to contention with the leaders, as he overtook Charlie Gallant (#40P South Shore Services Chevrolet) for fifth.

    The final caution on lap 34 tightened the field for the remaining 16 laps, with the top five cars of Hanley, Rob Clarke (#49 London Mechanical Chevrolet), Kennedy, Fitzpatrick, and Watson remained in win contention.

    However, with nine laps to go, lady luck bit Watson’s #9 entry.

    “The bad luck kind of continued for me today. Unfortunately, a trailing arm broke going in to (turn) one,” explained Watson. “The rear-end was moving all around going in to the corner. The car was jumping two feet to the right.  There on, I was just trying to hold on.”

    Watson was able to finish the race, but slipped back as far as ninth before his eventual finishing spot of eighth. Without the issue, Watson would have been in contention for the win.

    Watson extended his lead in the championship standings to 33 points over Glenn Watson (#22 Rival Office Solutions Chevrolet), who finished sixth, after George Wilson (#77 Port City Racecars Ford) suffered a DNF following a lap four wreck.

    Brandon is back in action on Friday night at Kawartha Speedway for round ten of the 2012 tour and the 75-lap Don Biederman Memorial. The Biederman Memorial was originally scheduled for August 10, but was subsequently rained out and again on Sept. 7 and 14.

  • Dilley Seventh In Season Finale Pinty’s 250 At Kawartha

    Dilley Seventh In Season Finale Pinty’s 250 At Kawartha

    Saturday Sept. 22, 2012, Peterborough, ON: Mark Dilley driver of the #02 Leland/PartSource Ford Fusion ran in the top ten for all 250 laps and finished out the event with a seventh place finish.

    With heavy rains on Friday night and a couple more showers Saturday morning, practice was delayed an hour and a half. When the 28 cars took to the track it was a shortened session, 45 minutes as opposed to two one half hour sessions. #02 Dilley was consistently in the top ten prior to the qualifying round later in the afternoon.

    “The car isn’t perfect yet,” said Dilley after practice. “We have made a bunch of adjustments and will keep working on it during the race.”

    Dilley would go out to qualify 9th in time trials and when all 28 cars were recorded, the Leland/PartSource Ford was shown 7th quickest, putting him in row four on the inside for the start of the Pinty’s 250.

    The #02 raced hard and moved into the 6th position at the drop of the green flag. This was the position that Dilley would hold for the first half of the event. Pit stops were the next order of the day and after fuel was added and tires were replaced, Dilley hoped that the #02 car would be ready to go to the front. A tight race car was the culprit and Dilley held on for a 7th place finish.

    “The car would be terrific right after we made an adjustment,” explained Dilley after the race. “But after about five laps it would just get really tight and was a handful to hold onto. I can’t thank all of our sponsors and the crew enough for all their hard work and efforts over the 2012 season. We could not do it without all of them and all of the great fans who come out to support us as well.”

    The Micks Motorsports team finished 5th in Owners NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Championship points.

    The Pinty’s 250 presented by Dodge will premiere on TSN at 4:30 p.m. ET on Sat. Oct. 6 and on RDS2 at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24.

    Talking with team owner and road course driver, Kerry Micks after the event, he said “Two drivers sharing one car is not the most ideal situation, but Mark and I were able to do it this year and I think we were quite successful at it.

    The #02 Micks Motorsports team is supported by the following sponsors: Leland Industries, Beyond Digital Imaging, PartSource, Armor All, Johnsonville, STP, Cathcart Trucking, Seguin Marina, Thor Motors, Prostate Cancer Canada, Triad Racing Technologies, Gaunt Collision Centres, Samester and Castrol.

  • Kraig Kinser Primed for the National Open at Williams Grove

    Kraig Kinser Primed for the National Open at Williams Grove

    [media-credit name=”World of Outlaws” align=”alignright” width=”234″][/media-credit]Bloomington, Ind.—Sept. 26, 2012— World of Outlaws drivers usually have the National Open at the famed Williams Grove Speedway circled on their calendar for a variety of reasons. For some it’s because of the high-paying nature and prestige of the event. While for others it’s to see how they stack up against the Pennsylvania Posse, after another year spent competing at tracks from coast-to-coast against the best sprint car drivers in the world night in and night out. Kraig Kinser, who finished a career-best fourth at “The Grove” back in July, has been looking forward to the National Open, because he is seeking to move up a few more spots at the history-laden venue and contend for his first win at the fabled track.

    The 50th Annual Morgan Hughes National Open at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa., kicks off for Kinser aboard the Hendrickcars.com Maxim on Friday, Sept. 28, with a full night of racing beginning with time trials and heat races. The event concludes on Saturday, Sept. 29, with the running of the 40-lap $50,000 to-win Morgan Hughes National Open, which will be another complete racing program.

    “The National Open is definitely one of the biggest races of the year, money-wise and prestige-wise,” said Kinser. “Williams Grove is one of the toughest, if not the toughest place we go all year when looking at the local cars that are present. It’s two separate nights of racing, so you have to certainly be on your game each night.”

    Kinser finished fourth in his most recent start during the Summer Nationals at Williams Grove in July. He lined up third for that 30-lap event, which was slowed by a total of seven yellow and red flags. Kinser would run among the Top-Five for the entire duration of the race. He was 10th-fastest in time trials of the 45 driver in attendance to open the night. The third-generation driver won the second heat race to earn a spot in the dash, where he both started and finished third.

    “We had a good run back in the summer at Williams Grove, and hopefully we can carry some that momentum into this weekend,” he stated. “Time trials are so important at Williams Grove, and can really make or break your whole night. The first order of business each night is to try and put down two good laps in qualifying and then try to race our way into the feature through the heat race. If you can make it into the dash at Williams Grove, that puts you in a good position for the feature, as track position is always very important.”

    The World of Outlaws made their first visit of the season to Williams Grove in May. Kinser finished 14th and 19th in that two-night event. The 2004 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award winner has made 26 feature event starts in his career at Williams Grove dating back to 2003, including preliminary features. He has seven Top-10 finishes at the historic half-mile in Central Pennsylvania.

    Kinser made his debut in the National Open in 2004, finishing a very solid 11th. The following season he finished ninth in the 40-lap finale, which to-date is his best-career finish in the event. Kinser has raced his way into the A-Feature of the National Open on six occasions. The 2005 winner of the Knoxville Nationals has competed at Williams Grove in seven different seasons in his career with the World of Outlaws.

    “Williams Grove is definitely a track that take some time to learn,” noted Kinser. “I’ve been going there for a number of years and continue to learn new things each and every time I go there. We had a pretty good set-up in the summer, so hopefully some of what worked then will work now in the fall, even though it will be quite a bit cooler out.”

    Kinser heads into the National Open sixth in the World of Outlaws championship standings on the strength of four wins, 41 Top-10 and 18 Top-Five finishes. He has stopped the clocks first in time trials on six occasions this season year, in addition to leading 101 laps in feature events.

    Kraig Kinser By the Numbers: Williams Grove Speedway
    0.5- Miles around Williams Grove Speedway
    4- Finishing position in the Summer Nationals at the half-mile this season to mark a career-best at the track
    5- Nights of racing this season for the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove
    6- Current position in points
    7- Career Top-10 finishes at Williams Grove
    16.140- Track record at Williams Grove Speedway
    22- Events on half-mile tracks to-date for the World of Outlaws
    26- Career feature event starts at Williams Grove, including preliminary features
    40- Laps in the main event on Saturday, Sept. 29
    41- Top-10 finishes this season through Sept. 22
    100- Laps in the first National Open in 1963
    101- Laps led in A-Feature events this season
    211- Miles from Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., where the World of Outlaws compete on Sept. 22 to Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa.
    1963- Year of the first National Open at Williams Grove Speedway
    2003- Year of first start at Williams Grove
    8502- Points earned through Sept. 22
    50,000- Dollars to win the finale of the National Open on Sept. 29

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  • David Gravel Tackles the Historic National Open at Williams Grove Speedway

    David Gravel Tackles the Historic National Open at Williams Grove Speedway

    [media-credit name=”World of Outlaws” align=”alignright” width=”234″][/media-credit]Watertown, Conn.—Sept. 26, 2012 — Being from the East Coast, David Gravel knows the history and tradition of the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway very well. Long known as the biggest sprint car race on the Eastern edge of the country, the event dates back 50 years. Following one of his best-career showings at the unique half-mile earlier this season, the native of Watertown, Conn., would like nothing more than to be part of some history this weekend as he returns to Williams Grove.

    The 50th Annual Morgan Hughes National Open opens on Friday, Sept. 28, at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa., with a full night of racing. The event concludes on Saturday, Sept. 29, with another complete show, highlighted by a 40-lap $50,000 to-win A-Feature. Both nights of racing will be sanctioned by the World of Outlaws.

    “It’s definitely a big race, but you have to treat it just like any other race, and not psyche yourself out going into it,” said Gravel. “You really have to focus on getting a good couple of laps in time trials and going from there. If you don’t time trial well, you are going to have an uphill battle all night. Those two laps really set the tone for the rest of your night.”

    Gravel has made three starts at Williams Grove this season. The most recent of those came with the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions in June when he finished ninth. He opened that night as the seventh-fastest driver in time trials and finished sixth in the third eight-lap heat race, which put him in the B-main, where he came home second to earn a spot in the 30-lap A-Feature. Gravel lined up 13th in the main event and worked his way forward to finish ninth.

    “We’ve time trialed pretty well in the All Stars races at Williams Grove this year,” he shared. “The key is go try and be as good as you can be every time you are on the track. Transferring from your heat race into the feature is very important. With how many cars will be there, it will be tough to make it through the B-main if you have to run that race.”

    The 20-year-old made his first start of 2012 at Williams Grove back in March, finishing 12th in a weekly show that featured a strong 33-car field. He was also 12th with the All Stars in April at the half-mile, winning a heat race in that event.

    “The track might be a little different this weekend since it’s a lot cooler out that earlier in the year, but it’s still like any other track, you never know what you’ll get until you get there,” explained Gravel. “We’ll check out the track when we get there and then adjust accordingly throughout the night.”

    Gravel has competed in the National Open in each of the last two years. In 2010, he was the fastest qualifier of the 58 entries that were in attendance for the opener of the two-night event. After finishing sixth in the first heat that night, he raced his way into the main event by coming home second in the B-main. Gravel would finish 14th in that 25-lap A-Feature.

    “For me it’s really important to make the main event at the National Open, and that’s what we’ll try to do,” he stated. “Hopefully we are in a good position and not starting too far back. That all starts with time trials and then being good in the heat race. You have to put together a complete night and that’s our goal.”

    Last weekend Gravel competed with the World of Outlaws at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., and ran as high as eighth in the early going, before the rear end on his machine broke on the 19th lap, while running 11th. After a nearly three-hour rain delay, following the first attempt at time trials, everyone took to the track for a second time for hot laps and to begin qualifying again from scratch. Gravel timed in 13th, which put him one spot short of making the heat race inversion and starting on the pole of a heat.

    “It was frustrating to have another problem with the rear end while we were running good,” Gravel shared. “Hopefully we won’t have that happen again. At least we were running well when that happened and we weren’t at the back. We had plenty of speed and showed that we were just as fast as most of the cars there, so hopefully we can keep that up.”

    The World of Outlaws event originally scheduled at the famed Eldora Speedway on Friday, Sept. 21, was rained out and will not be rescheduled. Gravel will compete at the half-mile on Oct. 13, in the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions season finale.

    Gravel, who is third in points with the All Stars, has picked up nine Top-10 finishes with the World of Outlaws this season, of which seven have been Top-Five performances. He has been fastest in time trials with the series on four occasions, including in three straight trips to Eldora Speedway earlier in the year.

    David Gravel and DDR Motorsports would like to thank: J&J Chassis, JRC Transportation, Kistler Engines, Musco Fuels and P&M Transportation for their continued support.

    Keep up-to-date with David Gravel and DDR Motorsports by visiting www.DavidGravel89.com. Follow David on Twitter atwww.Twitter.com/DavidGravel89g. Like David on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/David-Gravel-Racing/143538695709198.

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  • Pulliam Hopes To Be First Back-To-Back Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 300 Winner

    Pulliam Hopes To Be First Back-To-Back Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 300 Winner

    MARTINSVILLE, Va. (September 27, 2012) – Lee Pulliam has already enjoyed a season many drivers can only dream of during their career. The Semora, N.C. driver ended the 2012 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season with 22 wins in 36 starts to help him win the national championship.

    Pulliam knows he will get a chance to celebrate in Charlotte in December during the awards ceremony for his accomplishment – but there is another celebration he wants to have before he makes the trip to Charlotte.

    He wants to celebrate another Virginia is For Racing Lovers 300 win.

    “I want to be the first driver to win the Virginia is For Racing Lovers 300 back-to-back,” said Pulliam. “I love to hear that grandfather clock go off every time I hear it. It reminds of what we were able to do winning that race. You have to beat the best of the best to win at Martinsville.”

    The best of the best converge on Martinsville every year for the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 and Pulliam knows getting another win is not going to be easy.

    The competition is always tough at Martinsville and this year, for the first time in the history of the event, the starting field will be determined completely by heat race results versus in years’ past when qualifying locked in the first 22 starters and the rest of the field was determined by four heat races held prior to the main event.

    Pulliam is fine either way. He just wants another opportunity to win a grandfather clock that goes to the winner of every Martinsville race.

    “I think it is going to be interesting this year at Martinsville,” Pulliam said. “I know it will be a little different because now you have to set up your car more for the race than a qualifying run. Plus I think you will see a lot of action in the heat races.”

    Pulliam ended the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season with 22 wins in 36 starts and picked up wins at tracks located in Virginia (South Boston, Motor Mile) and North Carolina (Southern National, Caraway) and Tennessee (Kingsport).

    “I have had a great year and have been blessed,” Pulliam said. “Nothing could top this season any better than getting a win at Martinsville and we are going to do everything we can to make that happen.”

    There are two big weekends of action coming up at Martinsville Speedway, the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 on October 21 and the TUMS Fast Relief 500 weekend Oct. 26-28. Tickets for all of the fall events are on sale and may be purchased by calling 1.877.RACE.TIX or by visiting www. martinsvillespeedway.com online.

  • A Pair of Home States Races for Tracy Hines at Gas City & Lawrenceburg

    A Pair of Home States Races for Tracy Hines at Gas City & Lawrenceburg

    New Castle, Ind.—Sept. 27, 2012— Running for the championship in all three USAC National series, makes it difficult for Tracy Hines to test and try new combinations that may benefit him in the next USAC race when he’s at the race track. One way he is able to squeeze in some extra laps and try some new set-ups is when he runs the occasional weekly sprint car race at one of the tracks in his home state of Indiana. That’s what he’ll do this weekend, racing at Gas City I-69 Speedway on Friday night, before heading to Lawrenceburg Speedway for a USAC event on Saturday.

    Hines will open the weekend on Friday, Sept. 28, at Gas City I-69 Speedway aboard the Parker Machinery/Turbine Inc./Support Esophagus Cancer Stanton Mopar DRC. The native of New Castle, Ind., will then head to Lawrenceburg Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 29, for the City of Lawrenceburg Fall Nationals which will be co-sanctioned by the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series and the Midwest Sprint Car Series (MSCS).

    “We always look forward to two-race weekends in Indiana,” said Hines. “It’s nice to have a couple of short drives and race at two tracks we know pretty well and have done pretty good at over the years. We have some momentum from the win at Eldora last weekend and have been pretty fast in both the No. 24 and the No. 4 this year.”

    The native of New Castle, Ind., has picked up a pair of Top-Five at Gas City this season piloting the No. 24 sprint car. Hines finished fourth on May 11 at the track with the King of Indiana Sprint Series (KISS) and was fifth in a weekly show prior to that on April 13. He also finished fourth with the USAC Mopar National Midget Series at the quarter-mile bullring during Indiana Midget Week and raced at Gas City during Indiana Sprint Week.

    “It’s fun to race the No. 24 car around Indiana, knowing we are not racing for points so that takes that pressure away and we can try some different set-ups on that car,” he noted. “We always go out with the goal of winning, but if we can work on a few things on that car that will transfer over to our USAC car, then we are definitely moving in the right direction.”

    Hines has made three appearances this season at Lawrenceburg Speedway, with two of those starts coming in a sprint car. He finished seventh during Indiana Sprint Week at the high-banked three-eighths-mile. The 2002 USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series champion opened that night as the second-fastest driver in time trials, with a stout 39-car field in attendance. He finished second in the second 10-lap heat race to earn a spot in the 30-lap A-Feature aboard his Shaver-powered MP Environmental DRC.

    “We we had a decent night during Sprint Week at Lawrenceburg,” said Hines. “Obviously it’s going to be quite a bit cooler there this weekend than it was then, so that will affect the track and the set-up a little bit. Other than some bad luck at a couple of races, we’ve been near the front most of the last two months in the sprint car in USAC races. There’s going to be a good field on-hand at Lawrenceburg, so we’ll have to be on our game again this weekend.”

    Hines made his first appearance of 2012 in a sprint car at Lawrenceburg on April 28 in weekly show. He was originally scheduled to compete in an event with USAC at the track on April 14, but that race fell to rain and was not rescheduled. The veteran driver finished a season-best fourth at Lawrenceburg on June 16 during Indiana Midget Week with the USAC Mopar National Midget Series.

    Last year in the City of Lawrenceburg Fall Nationals Hines finished fifth in the 30-lap main event. The veteran driver turned the third-fastest lap in qualifying of the 39 drivers that were in attendance and would finish third in the third eight-lap heat race to earn a spot in the $10,000-to-win main event. In five sprint car starts at Lawrenceburg in 2011, Hines won twice and finished seventh or better four times.

    Hines enters this weekend fifth in the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Car Series standings on the strength of two wins along with 17 Top-10 finishes of which nine are Top-Five performances. The victory last weekend for him at Eldora Speedway during the 4-Crown Nationals marked the 43rd of his USAC career, which moved him into fourth on the series all-time win list.

    “Our goal is to pick up a few more wins this season and gain a couple of more spots in points,” he shared. “We’re in a good position right now and we’ll keep working hard day in and day out. Running up front near the end of the season always gives you an extra booster heading into the winter.”

    Tracy Hines Racing would like to thank: MP Environmental, DRC, Shaver Specialties, Parker Machinery, Turbine Inc., Support Esophagus Cancer, AFCO Racing Shocks, Bell Race Gear, FatHeadz, Kenny’s Components, Race Bumpers, ROD END Supply, Schoenfeld Headers and Stanton Racing for their continued support.

    For more information on Tracy Hines Racing, including a complete 2012 schedule, visit http://www.tracyhinesracing.com. Follow Tracy on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TracyHinesRacin.