Jason Krohn Races to First Win of 2014; Royal Purple Next
Slayton, Minnesota (02/10/14) – , Jason Krohn from Slayton, Minnesota wasted little time adding his name into the win column on the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) for the 2014 season as he claimed the victory in the season opener on Saturday night at South Texas Speedway (Corpus Christi, Texas).
The $3,000-to-win, opening round of the 2nd Annual Sparkling City Nationals found thirty-seven entries registering for action, and a third to first charge in his heat race sent Jason to the redraw for the feature, where he was the recipient of the sixth starting spot for the 40 lap finale. By lap 15 of the main event Krohn already found himself in the second position, and six laps later on a restart he rocketed past leader, Steve Whiteaker Jr. to take the lead. The 2007 USMTS Champion went on to lead the remaining laps to score his first victory of the season in his #7k MB Customs/Sput’s Racing Engine entry. He was followed across the finish line by Steve Whiteaker Jr., Rodney Sanders, Stormy Scott, and Cade Dillard.
The weekend drew to a close on Sunday evening with Round #2 of the 2nd Annual Sparkling City Nationals, which boasted a $4,000 top prize. Jason started fourth in his qualifying heat race and finished second, earning him an eighth place starting spot on the grid for the 40 lap feature. Unfortunately, Krohn’s night would come an early disappointing end when was the casualty of a multi-car incident with just two laps in the books. Krohn was credited with a 23rd place finish.
“Even though Sunday’s outing came to a quick and disappointing end, we were really thrilled with the win on Saturday night,” noted Krohn. “It’s been a definite learning curve so far this year in the Super Late Model so it felt good to get back to the familiar confines of the Open Wheel Modified.”
Complete results are available at www.USMTS.com .
Krohn continues his tour of Texas this Thursday through Saturday, February 13th-15th with a trio of USMTS events that will be held as part of the 5th Annual Texas Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway (Baytown, Texas). The weekend will be highlighted by a $2,000-to-win event on Thursday, a $3,000-to-win race on Friday, and a $4,000-to-win race on Saturday night. All events will award points toward the MVT Gulf Coast Border Region. For more information on the event please visit www.USMTS.com .
Jason Krohn Racing would like to thank Adam Blume, Bill’s Backhoe, Bose Farms, Crop Insurance Specialists, Eibach Springs, Haecherl Constructions, MB Customs, CMD Race Shocks, Real Racing Wheels, Sputs Engines, Subway, Sybesma Graphics, KSE Racing Products, Afco, Dynatech, US Brake, Quick Time Performance Parts, Isky Race Cams, Quarter Master, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.
For the latest information on Jason Krohn, please visit www.JasonKrohn7k.com .
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