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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jeremy Shields (shields@msrmafia.com)
January 18, 2021
Brandon Sheppard Opens 2021 with Pair of Top-10’s
All-Tech Raceway Next Speedweeks Stop
SHINNSTON, W.Va. (01/18/21) – Brandon Sheppard and the Rocket1 Racing team kicked off their World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series title defense over the weekend.
Sheppard drove the Valvoline No. 1 Seubert Calf Ranches/ Durham Racing Engines-powered Rocket Chassis to a pair of Top-10 finishes in the tour’s season opening weekend at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla.
“I had a good race car, we were just a little off this weekend,” said Sheppard. “We had consistent results both nights, so we’ll make some adjustments and keep digging. Thanks to my team, our great sponsors, and all of my fans for their support.”
Brandon Sheppard was one of 38 World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series entries on hand Thursday to kickstart 2021 with the DIRTcar Sunshine Nationals. With the Top-4 from each heat race transferring, Sheppard locked his spot into the main event with a fourth-place finish.
After starting the $10,000-to-win opening night feature in 13th, Brandon advanced four spots in the 40-lapper to record a ninth-place outing.
Persistent rain showers created saturated grounds at Volusia Speedway Park on Friday, forcing the second round of the Sunshine Nationals to be canceled.
Returning on Saturday for the $10,000-to-win finale, Sheppard posted a third-place finish in his heat race to lock into the tenth-starting spot on the feature grid. Advancing three spots in the 40-lap affair, Brandon crossed the finish line in seventh.
Rocket1 Racing sits fourth in the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series Championship Standings after two events. To view the latest standings, complete results, and learn more about upcoming events, please visit www.WoOLMS.com.
The 2021 Speedweeks for Rocket1 Racing will continue with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at All-Tech Raceway in Lake City, Fla. on January 22-23. Additional information on the events can be found at www.LucasDirt.com.
Rocket1 Racing would like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Rocket Chassis, Ace Metal Works, Durham Racing Engines, FiveStar RaceCar Bodies, Gunters Honey, Hoosier Racing Tire, Integra Racing Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, Petroff Towing, Slavic Custom Racing Shirts & Decals, Sweet Manufacturing, Sunoco Race Fuels, Accu-Force Shock Service, ATL Fuel Cells, Aurora Rod Ends, Barnes Dry Sump Oil Systems, Bazell Race Fuels, Beyea Custom Headers, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Brinn Transmissions, Cometic Gasket, COMP Cams, CP Carrillo, Dohm Cycles, Edelbrock, Fibreworks Composites, Hardrock Powder Coating, Howe Racing Enterprises, Jones Racing Products, Kenny’s Components, Maxima Racing Oils, MSD, NGK Spark Plugs, Tel Tac, Performance Bodies, Peterson Fluid Systems, Powers Performance, Performance Rod & Custom, Quarter Master, QuickCar Racing Products, Rocket Pre-Owned Motors, Safecraft, Show Trucks Unlimited, Simpson, Stealth Carburetors, Strange Oval, Suave Talk, Total Power Valvoline Pro-V Racing, Walker Performance Filtration, Weld Racing, Wiles Driveshafts, Wilwood Brakes, Winters Performance Products, Wrisco Aluminum, Xceldyne Valvetrain, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.
For the latest information on Rocket1Racing please visit the team website at www.Rocket1Racing.com as well as their social media channels at www.facebook.com/Rocket1Racing, www.twitter.com/Rocket1_Racing, and www.instagram.com/rocket1racing.
Contact: Shawn Miller
Inside Line Promotions
Shawn@InsideLinePromotions.com | (541) 510-3663
Hagar Earns Career-Best Chili Bowl Nationals Result
Inside Line Promotions - TULSA, Okla. (Jan. 18, 2021) - Derek Hagar was oh so close to making the A Main for the first time in his career during the 35th annual Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire.
Hagar, who was piloting an Ariens sponsored midget for car owner Shawn Wood, hustled to a career-best sixth-place run during his preliminary night inside the River Spirit Expo Center before he finished eighth in a B Main during the finale, leaving him only one position out of the big show.
"That deal is so hard to get to that position and being that close and missing it by one spot hurts worse than missing it by 10 positions," he said. "However, it was our best Chili Bowl performance and we can't hang our heads about that."
Hagar was one of more than 300 drivers who tackled the premier midget event, which featured 60-plus drivers duking it out during five preliminary nights leading up to the finale last Saturday. Hagar's preliminary night was Tuesday and he was efficient, starting the night by advancing from fourth to third place in a heat race.
"We were going there open minded because we built a new car and didn't know what it was going to do and how it was going to perform," he said. "We showed good speed for practice on Monday and some decent speed on Tuesday. We finished third in our heat race and second in our qualifier, which locked us into the feature.
"I was really looking forward to the feature because that was the furthest we've started on a prelim night. We've come from the back to a top 10. I felt like we were in a good position to get into a top five starting that close to the field. There was a mishap in turn three and I got caught up in that so I had to go to the back. But by Lap 10 I felt like we were already in the top 10. We had a really, really good car. Then the rubber set in. I had to be patient and wait for guys to miss the rubber."
Hagar rebounded from his early incident to rally from the back of the field to a sixth-place finish.
"They built that car, the chassis itself, at a lawnmower shop," he said. "To go out the first time in it and get a sixth-place finish was pretty special."
The solid performance lined Hagar up on the inside of the fifth row in a B Main on Saturday.
"They went out and watered the track so I knew the bottom would be good for four or five laps," he said. "I went from ninth to a transfer spot on the bottom. It stayed good longer than I thought. (Daryn) Pittman had nothing to lose and he went to the top. Once I saw his nose I tried to move up, but I was too tight on the cushion. I was losing ground so I went back to the bottom. I was good for a couple more laps and then the bottom went away. There weren't cautions so there wasn't another chance to get bunched up or try something on the shocks so we had to settle for an eighth-place finish and end up one spot short of making the A Main."
Hagar ran in the seventh-and-final lock-in position for the first half of the race before dropping a spot. His eighth-place result marked the best Saturday night showing for Hagar, whose previous career-best run was a 14 th-place result in a B Main in 2020.
QUICK RESULTS -
Jan. 12 - Tulsa Expo Raceway in Tulsa, Okla. - Heat race: 3 (4); Qualifier: 2 (1); Feature: 6 (11).
Jan. 16 - Tulsa Expo Raceway in Tulsa, Okla. - B Main: 8 (9).
MEDIA LINKS -
Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - B&D Towing and Recovery
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"B&D Towing supports racing," Hagar said. "They can help anyone in the Memphis area. For anyone who needs a hand, B&D is recommended to save the day."
Hagar would like to thank Dynotech Performance, J&J Auto Racing, Summit Truck Group, Hedger Brothers Ready Mix, FK Rod Ends, Fragola Performance Systems, Killer Coatings, Petra Construction, Administrative Consulting Services, Xtreme Race Graphics, Southern Collision Centre, Jeff's Heating and Cooling, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Wheels, DHR Suspension, Hinchman Racewear, Wix Filters, Wings Unlimited, Valvoline and Ti64 for their continued support.
INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS -
Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.
To meet the media relations needs of your program by joining Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or Shawn@InsideLinePromotions.com . For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.
Contact: Shawn Miller
Inside Line Promotions
Shawn@InsideLinePromotions.com | (541) 510-3663
Big Game Motorsports and Gravel Anticipating Electric 2021 Campaign
Inside Line Promotions - WINDOM, Minn. (Jan. 18, 2021) - Excitement is brewing as the kickoff nears for the new partnership between Big Game Motorsports and dynamic driver David Gravel.
A fresh, new design has been revealed for Big Game Motorsports, which will also be promoting one of sprint car racing's greatest weeks of racing in 2021 - THE SHOWDOWN. Big Game Motorsports Owner Tod Quiring plays host to a mega week of action with THE SHOWDOWN starting on June 20 with a 410ci winged sprint car event followed by two days of the Huset's 50. All three nights are hosted by Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D., before Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., showcases the famed AGCO Jackson Nationals June 24-26.
The final five nights of THE SHOWDOWN are World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series races with a total purse exceeding $500,000. Additionally, if a driver is able to win the final night of the Huset's 50 and the AGCO Jackson Nationals he or she will bring home a whopping $180,000.
"I'm really looking forward to David coming on board with our team for 2021 and getting back to a full-time World of Outlaws schedule," Quiring said. "I feel we have built a top-tier team to compete at the highest level.
"I'm super excited about the acquisition of Huset's Speedway. Our team has put together an extremely entertaining schedule for both Huset's Speedway and Jackson Motorplex for 2021 that race fans won't want to miss."
Gravel was recently selected as the Big Game Motorsports driver and the team will return to full-time status with the World of Outlaws this year.
"I'm looking forward to this relationship with Tod and everyone in his camp," he said. "We've been in talks for years and finally got to make it happen. It's time to go and get racing again."
Gravel also noted his excitement when looking ahead at an ambitious summer, particularly at the events at Huset's Speedway and Jackson Motorplex.
"2020 was supposed to be an extremely exciting year for sprint car racing," he said. "With the coronavirus we got that taken from us. I am looking forward to the big things we are going to accomplish in 2021. With Tod building the AGCO Jackson Nationals and now turning Huset's into part of that is great. It should be a record year for sprint car racing with the record purses we'll have."
The season begins Feb. 3-7 when Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., hosts the 50th annual DIRTcar Nationals. The first two nights are Ollie's Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions races and the final three are with the World of Outlaws.
UP NEXT -
Feb. 3-7 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., for the 50 th annual DIRTcar Nationals
MEDIA LINKS -
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigGameMotorspt
THE SHOWDOWN -
THE SHOWDOWN is one of the biggest weeks of racing for winged sprint car drivers. The action begins on June 20 with a $5,000-to-win 410ci winged sprint car event followed by two days of the Huset's 50. All three nights are hosted by Huset's Speedway in Brandon, S.D., before Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., showcases the famed AGCO Jackson Nationals June 24-26. The final five nights of THE SHOWDOWN are World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series races with a total purse exceeding $500,000. Additionally, if a driver is able to win the final night of the Huset's 50 and the AGCO Jackson Nationals he or she will bring home a whopping $180,000.
TICKET LINK -
Advanced tickets for THE SHOWDOWN can be purchased at https://mpv.tickets.com/schedule/?agency=JKMV_PL_MPV&orgid=55369#/?view=list&includePackages=true
INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS -
Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.
To meet the media relations needs of your program by joining Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or Shawn@InsideLinePromotions.com . For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.
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