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(Bill W) October 6, 2009 – This weekend, sprint car driver Brian Brown will head down to the “Lone Star State” and set up defense of his Cowtown Nationals win from one year ago. At the time, the event paid $5,000 to win, but the ante has been upped and so has the competition for this year’s edition. After a flat tire sidelined him last weekend, the Grain Valley, Missouri driver and the SuperClean #21 team are ready to head South. Brian knows it won’t be easy to duplicate his 2008 last lap pass of Jason Johnson for the win at the Cowtown Speedway south of Kennedale, Texas. “After having such a good run down there last year, we can’t wait to get there again,” he says. “It sounds like they’ll have about 70 cars coming in, so it’s not going to be easy.” In addition to the opportunity to visit with great sponsors, like the folks from Smiley’s Race Products, Brian also appreciates the efforts of those at the banked ¼ mile Cowtown oval. “(Promoter) Bo (Rawdon) and the guys who work the track do a great job, and Darin Short does a really nice job on the promotional side,” he says. “Anytime you can get guys like Terry McCarl, Johnny Herrera, Randy Hannagan…and I’m forgetting a bunch more to come to Cowtown to race, you know you’re doing something right.” Brian and the team look forward to the challenge. “If we’re going to repeat down there, we definitely need to be on our A game,” he says. “Chad (Morgan) has been working his butt off to get ready to go down there, and we’ll be ready. We’re excited!” Last Friday’s “Shaheen’s Blast from the Past” race for 410’s at the Morgan County Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois started well enough for Brian. “The top four qualifiers locked directly into the first two rows of the dash,” he says. “That made qualifying all the more important.” Qualifying sixth quick, Brian was forced to run a heat, but he was able to win it and get in the dash. “We were able to start on the front row of the heat, and win it,” he says. “We were decent in the heat and in the dash. We started sixth in the dash, and we were able to run third. Danny Smith and Terry McCarl were right there in front of us.” Starting third in the feature, Brian soon found himself chasing McCarl on the banked ¼ mile oval. “We were able to get into second there behind Terry,” he explains. “After six or eight laps, I felt the right rear tire starting to go flat. The car was dragging in the corners, so I knew something was wrong. About four laps later, we had to pull it in. I’ve been to Jacksonville four or five times, and I don’t remember finishing a race yet. We usually run well there, and there’s room to pass, but we have just had some bad luck.” The DNF has not discouraged the team and they’re looking forward to the Cowtown Nationals running this Friday and Saturday.
Website
For up to date information on Brian Brown, visit www.BrianBrownRacing.com! T-shirts T-shirts are available and can be ordered at Brian’s website (www.BrianBrownRacing.com), or catch us at the races! Brian's Q&A Austin Dayton from Oklahoma City, OK asks: Did you think you would win last year’s Cowtown Nationals with five laps to go and chasing Jason Johnson? Brian answers: We weren’t that good in the beginning of the race. We were running second, but Jason was stretching it out a little bit on us. I think our car just got better and better as the race went on and freed up. His car was coming back to us as he moved to the cushion more and more. With five laps to go, I thought we had a chance. With two to go, we were at a dead heat, and then we got him on the last lap. It was awesome to get a win in the first big event like that. Got a question for Brian? Send it to us at sprntcar@iowatelecom.net, and we may answer it in this section! Put "? for Brian" in your subject line. Brown's Bits Brian entered the 1st Annual Cowtown Nationals last year having never seen the facility. Night one saw a heavy, mostly one-lane and scary-fast track, with Brian finishing second behind Gavin Punch. In the finale, he chased Jason Johnson the distance before reeling him in and making the winning pass on the final lap. Finishing behind Brian and Jason were Jack Dover, Gary Wright and Wayne Johnson.
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See Heather at a grandstand entrance near you or visit the team’s trailer to get your free sample! SuperClean is available at Advance Auto Parts, AutoZone, Casey’s, Menard's, Mills Fleet Farm, O'Reilly Auto Parts, NAPA, Pep Boys, Wal-Mart, and many other fine retailers, to find a retailer near you, visit www.SuperClean.com/where.php.
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Marketing Partner of the Week – Smiley’s Race Products Smileys Racing Products and Hoosier Tire Southwest have been in the racing business for 29 years in the Dallas, Fort Worth area. Visit Smiley’s the next couple of weeks, either in Kennedale, at the showroom store in Mesquite, or at the racetrack. All employees at Smiley's Racing Products and Hoosier Tire Southwest are directly involved with race teams either as owners, drivers, pit crew members etc. What this means to you our customers is racing advice that has been tested on the track first, and then we pass our findings on to you our customers. From parts and tires to complete race cars, Smileys Racing Products and Hoosier Tire Southwest is ready to help you get to the checkered flag first. All aspects of our business can be seen at www.SmileysRacing.com. Click on catalog and put your information in and we will send you a catalog free of charge. Associate Marketing Partner of the Week – Weld Racing
Brian is extremely pleased to use Weld’s three-spoke hub on his race car. He says, “We were the first to try it, and it is strong. Lately, it’s withstood all the crash testing we’ve had for it!”
Weld Racing, a market leader in forged wheel technology, was started in 1967. The vision was to build stronger, lighter and truer wheels for both on and off the race track. The technology that dominates Drag Racing and Oval Track Racing is shared with the Car, Truck, and Motorcycle wheel lines. In addition, Weld Racing wheels are newly available for Sand Sports and Off-Road racing. The Weld Racing organization is a group committed to producing cutting-edge forged alloy wheels of the highest quality to enhance the performance and appearance of race cars, off-road trucks, sand rails, luxury pickups, SUV's, premium motor cars, customs, hot rods, and motorcycles.
Brian would like to thank SuperClean, Ditzfeld Transfer, Searsboro Telephone Company, www.FaxMeService.com, Housby Trucks, Maxim Racing, Champion Racing XP, NOS Energy Drink, My State Insurance Rates, Smiley’s Race Products, Impact Sign and Lighting, Arctic Cat, Michael Ross Memorial Foundation, K&N Filters, Hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, Fuel-Safe Tanks, Awesome Racewear, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Weld Wheels, Bell Helmets, Paul's Auto Body Supply, Engler Machine, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Butler Built Seats, Rod End Supply, Winters Performance Products, ISC Racers Tape, Racing Optics, Pro Shocks, Don's Truck Wash, Gardner Farms, Hoosier Tires, XYZ Machining, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Peterson Fluid System, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, www.Impact4800.com, WSIB Insurance and Rubbin’ Repair for all their help!
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