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Tony Jackson Jr. Records Richest-Career Win
Extends Lucas Oil MLRA Point Lead with Weekend Wins

LEBANON, Mo. (06/07/21) – Tony Jackson Jr. enjoyed a successful weekend with the Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA). Not only did he score two wins, but he also claimed the richest triumph of his career with a $10,000 triumph on Friday night at Mississippi Thunder Speedway.

Jackson Jr. now has three wins in 2021 behind the wheel of his Lebanon Ready Mix No. 56 Willard Quarries / Base Fuels / XR1 Rocket Chassis / Cornett Racing Engine Super Late Model.

“What a great weekend for our team. We’ve been so close to winning a big race so many times before only to have flats, mechanical failures or other issues, but on Friday night everything finally worked out and we got the $10,000 win,” Jackson Jr. said. “On Thursday night we led early and then Jeremiah (Hurst) got past us. Thankfully, I was able to get back past him to get the lead and the win. We had a so-so night on Saturday at Deer Creek, but still managed a 10th-place finish.

“A special thanks goes out to my family, my crew, and everyone who supports this program.”

Tony Jackson Jr. returned to competition with the Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) on Thursday afternoon as the series kicked off its tripleheader weekend at Maquoketa Speedway (Maquoketa, Iowa).

With 17 Late Models entered, Jackson Jr. recorded the seventh-fastest time in time trials before passing three cars in his heat race to pick up the win. Regaining the lead from fellow front-row starter Jeremiah Hurst amid lapped-traffic with 11 circuits remaining, Tony soared to his second win of the season, which came over Chris Simpson, Hurst, Garrett Alberson, and Chad Simpson.

His ninth career MLRA triumph was worth $3,000.

On Friday afternoon at Mississippi Thunder Speedway (Fountain City, Wis.), Tony improved one spot in his heat race to capture the 10-lap victory. Leading wire-to-wire in the 50-lap feature, Jackson Jr. cruised to his second win in as many nights and third overall of the season. He took the checkers ahead of Jeremiah Hurst, A.J. Diemel, Jake Timm, and Mason Oberkramer to claim $10,000, which marked the richest of his career.

For the weekend finale on Saturday at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minn.), Jackson Jr., logged a sixth-place finish in his heat, which positioned him 17th on the starting grid for the $4,000-to-win finale. Breaking into the Top-10, Tony passed seven cars in the 40-lapper to register a 10th-place finish.

With his weekend performances, Tony extended his lead atop the Lucas MLRA point standings. Full results from these events are available at www.MLRARacing.com.

The team will be idle this weekend – June 11-12 – before returning to action on June 18-19 with a pair of Lucas Oil MLRA events at Oklahoma’s Salina Highbanks Speedway.

Tony Jackson Jr. would to like to thank all of his marketing partners, which include Willard Quarries, Lebanon Ready Mix, Merrill Bonding Company, Midwest Sheet Metal, Allstar Performance, Hooker Harness, Swift Springs, Modern Image, Hoosier Tire Midwest, Winning Edge Carburetion, Performance Bodies, StopTech, Penske, SRI Performance, Randy Keenem, Club 29, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, GoSunoco and Champion Lubricants Oils, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.

For more information on Tony Jackson Jr. Motorsports, please visit his official internet home at www.TonyJacksonJr.com as well as the team's Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tony-J...r/497367940564 .

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Jensen Ford Bags $4,000 Top Prize in Iron-Man Series Action at Wartburg
Preps for Double Dirt Late Model Dreams at The Big E

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (06/07/21) – Jensen Ford notched another career first on Friday night in his Whitehead Construction Inc. No. 83 Stanco Equipment/ Shoun Trucking/ TNT Race Cars / Vic Hill Racing Engine Super Late Model.

Inheriting the lead, when the two frontrunners collided on lap 11, Ford went on to pace the remainder of the feature at Wartburg Speedway en route to his first-career Valvoline Iron-Man Late Model Series victory.

Ford received $4,000 for his second overall triumph of the year, and with the win extended his advantage atop the latest Valvoline Iron-Man Series Southern Region standings.

“Kinda had it handed to us right there. McIntosh and the 66 (Rodabaugh) got together and it just kinda presented itself right in my lap,” Ford said. “I was lucky enough to get by them. It didn’t really get tore up that bad. I knew after that, just stay around the bottom and protect the bottom and I knew we was gonna be hard to pass. Then on Saturday night at I-75 Raceway we had another solid night with a second-place finish. I’m really proud of what our team has been able to accomplish so far this season.

“Now we are getting geared up to race at Eldora Speedway for the first time in the double Dirt Late Model Dream events this week. Needless to say, we are very excited.”

Jensen Ford invaded Wartburg Speedway (Wartburg, Tenn.) on Friday evening for the Valvoline Iron-Man Southern Series-sanctioned Donald “Ducky” Jones Memorial. In a field of 20 cars, Ford locked into the third-starting position for the A-Main via his qualifying effort. Sneaking into the lead on the 11th lap after the frontrunners were collected in a tangle, Jensen charged to his second win of the season, which came over Eddie King Jr., Anthony White, Garrett Smith, and Mike Weeks. He earned $4,000 for his winning performance.

On Saturday afternoon at I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, Tenn.), Jensen topped the 23-car field in time trials, which positioned him second on the starting grid for the $4,000-to-win A-Main. Unable to close the distance on race-long leader Cory Hedgecock, Ford settled with a second-place finish behind Hedgecock. David Crabtree, Garrett Smith, and Colton Profitt completed the Top-5 finishers in the 40-lap affair.

For full results from these events, please visit www.IMDirt.net .

This week – June 9-12 – Jensen Ford will compete for the first time in his career at Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway. The week includes the 27th Dirt Late Model Dream will be contested on June 9-10 and posts twin $10,000-to-win programs on Wednesday night, while Thursday’s program is headlined by a $127,000-to-win finale.

Meanwhile, last year’s pandemic-delayed edition is set for June 11-12 with twin $10,000-to-win features on Friday night and a 100-lap, $126,000-to-win feature on Saturday night.

For more information on this week’s events, please visit www.EldoraSpeedway.com .

Jensen Ford would like to thank all of his sponsors including Whitehead Construction Inc., Stanco Equipment, Shoun Trucking, Martel Signs, Base Racing Fuels, Hardison Suspension Technology, Winters Performance Products, Excel Enterprises LLC, Earnhardt Technologies Group,  Wilwood Disc Brakes, Penske Racing Shocks, FK Rod Ends, Hoosier Racing Tire, PPM Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, TNT Race Cars, Performance Bodies, Sweet Manufacturing, QuickCar Racing Products, Safecraft Safety Equipment, ButlerBuilt Performance Seat Systems, Eagle Racing Engines, TruForm Race Products, Simpson Race Products, Go Lithium, CrateInsider.com, Dynamic Drivelines, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Jensen Ford, please visit his official cyber home at www.JensenFord83.com .

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Rocket1 Racing and Brandon Sheppard Ready for Dirt Late Model Dreams
Record Pair of Top-5 Finishes in Weekend WoO Competition

SHINNSTON, W.Va. (06/07/21) – Brandon Sheppard and the Rocket1 Racing team are busily preparing their Valvoline No. 1 Seubert Calf Ranches/ Durham Racing Engines-powered XR1 Rocket Chassis Super Late Model for four days of racing this week at the famed Eldora Speedway.

Spanning June 9-12, over $253,000 in first-place money is on the line as the facility hosts both the 26th and 27th annual Dirt Late Model Dreams.

Sheppard, who won the $125,000 top prize in the 2019 edition of the event in the Rocket1 Racing No.1, is chomping at the bit for the opportunity.

“Eldora is just something special and to win there puts you in an elite group. Winning the 2019 Dirt Late Model Dream with this team is arguably the biggest moment of my racing career so far. We had two big events there (Eldora) last year, but they weren’t the Dream or the World, and there were no fans there because of the pandemic. Heading back there this week, knowing it’s the Dirt Late Model Dream and that fans will be packing the place, gets me fired up,” Sheppard said. “Our team may not have as many wins as we’d like at this point in the year, but we’re heading into Eldora with a great car, and we are focused on going after two more Dream titles.”

A busy four days of competition is scheduled for Ohio’s Eldora Speedway. This Wednesday twin $10,000-to-win programs will be contested as the 27th annual Dirt Late Model Dream comes to life. On Thursday night, a $127,000 finale will be held.

On Friday the 26th annual Dirt Late Model Dream, which was postponed last year by the pandemic, will come to life with twin $10,000-to-win programs. Saturday evening, the crown jewel weekend draws to a close with a $126,000-to-win, 100-lap finale.

For more information on the events, please visit www.EldoraSpeedway.com .

Rocket1 Racing is fresh off a weekend of racing with the World of Outlaws (WoO) Morton Buildings Late Model Series in Indiana. Action opened on Friday evening at Circle City Raceway (Indianapolis, Ind.) as the series made its debut at the brand-new facility.

After topping his group in time trials, Sheppard secured his spot into the opening night feature with a heat race victory. Improving two spots on a challenging surface, Brandon scored a runner-up finish behind Dennis Erb Jr. Ryan Gustin, Max Blair, and Frank Heckenast Jr. completed the Top-5 finishers in the 40-lap affair.

The following night at Plymouth Speedway (Plymouth, Ind.), Brandon slipped one spot in his heat race to register a runner-up finish behind Frank Heckenast Jr. Receiving the fifth-starting position for the $10,000-to-win A-Main via the redraw, Sheppard advanced one spot in the 40-lapper to finish fourth. He followed Rick Eckert, Heckenast Jr., and Tyler Bruening across the line with Ryan Gustin coming in fifth.

Brandon now leads the latest World of Outlaws point standings by 46 markers. For complete results from these events, please visit www.WorldofOutlaws.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.

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Tyler Bruening Finishes Third in WoO Plymouth Event
Double Dirt Late Model Dreams at Eldora Up Next

DECORAH, Iowa (06/07/21) – Tyler Bruening continued his strong 2021 campaign over the weekend with a pair of World of Outlaws (WoO) Morton Buildings Late Model Series events in Indiana.

The driver of the Skyline Motorsports No. 16 Bennett Explosives/ Bruening Rock Products/ Capital Race Car / Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model ended his weekend with a podium finish on Saturday evening at Plymouth Speedway.

With his weekend performances, Bruening solidified his ranking as the WoO Rookie of the Year point leader. He also now resides third in the latest series’ standings.

"We were sporty. I'll tell you what, when we were in lapped traffic there, I got under Frankie (Heckenast Jr.) a couple of times and Rick (Eckert) got held up a little bit here and there," said Bruening, following his third-place finish on Saturday night. "I don't know how it was in the stands, but I felt like we were putting on a helluva show. It was a lot of fun. I'm happy to be up here on the podium. We're right there. I'll tell you what, we're ready to win one."

Skyline Motorsports pilot Tyler Bruening visited Circle City Raceway (Indianapolis, Ind.) on Friday afternoon as the World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series made its debut at the brand-new facility. With the fourth-and-final transfer spot in his heat race locking him into the 13th-starting position for the opening night feature, Bruening improved two spots in the 40-lapper to finish 11th.

The following night at Plymouth Speedway (Plymouth, Ind.), Tyler qualified second fastest in his group before picking up an eight-lap heat race victory. Earning the fourth-starting position for the $10,000-to-win A-Main via the redraw, Bruening clawed forward one spot to register a third-place finish. He trailed Rick Eckert and Frank Heckenast Jr. across the line with Brandon Sheppard and Ryan Gustin rounding out the Top-5.

For full results from these events as well as complete series standings, please visit www.WorldofOutlaws.com .

Bruening now turns his attention to Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio), where he’ll compete for four-straight nights of action this week as double Dirt Late Model Dreams are contested.

On Wednesday, the week kicks off with twin $10,000-to-win affairs as prelim action for the 27th annual Dirt Late Model Dream comes to life. Thursday evening’s program includes a $127,000-to-win, 100-lap feature.

The slate is wiped clean on Friday as the 26th annual Dirt Late Model Dreams kicks off. The crown jewel event, which was postponed in 2020 due to the pandemic, will see twin $10,000-to-win features on Friday and a Saturday programed headlined by a $126,000-to-win finale.

Bruening last raced at the famed, 1/2-mile oval in 2019 during the 25th edition of the Dirt Late Model Dream.

Full event details are available at www.EldoraSpeedway.com .

Tyler Bruening would like to thank all of his sponsors including Skyline Motorsports, Bennett Explosives, Bruening Rock Products, Capital Race Cars, Super K Express, Truck Country, Olson Explosives, Clements Racing Engines, VP Racing Fuels, Freeman Plumbing, Hoosier Tire South, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Carolina Concrete Finishers, QA1, Quarter Master, Hovden Oil, Bert Transmission, Five Star Stock Car Bodies, Bulldog Rear Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Simpson Race Products, Penske Shocks, Beyea Custom Headers, Sweet Manufacturing, Peterson Fluid Systems, Modern Images, Stop Tech Brakes, Allstar Performance, Advanced Transportation, Lucas Oil Products, DirtOnDirt.com, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Tyler Bruening and Skyline Motorsports, please visit www.Tyler16.com .

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Tyler Erb and Best Performance Motorsports Top 4B4EVER 40
Southern All Star Weekend Up Next

ST. MARYS, Ohio (06/07/21) – Tyler Erb charged to his seventh victory of the 2021 season on Sunday night at Ohio’s Brushcreek Motorsports Complex. The $10,000 triumph came in the 4B4EVER 40 and Erb accomplished the feat aboard his Industrial Resourcing Group No. 1 Best Performance Motorsports/ XR1 Rocket Chassis/ Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model.

“We raced really hard both nights at West Virginia and gave it everything we had, but just didn’t have any luck. Sunday was my first time to Brushcreek, and I can honestly say there’s nothing like it. It was a fun and racy track, and we got the $10,000 win. It was really cool too because they paired all of us with a fan before the show, and if we won, then that fan won a Harley Davidson. That was a nice added bonus on the night,” Erb commented. “We had a good time running the Cole Trickle wrap this weekend, and I hope all of the fans enjoyed it as well.”

Friday night found Best Performance Motorsports pilot Tyler Erb in action at West Virginia Motor Speedway (Mineral Wells, W.Va.) for the opening round of the inaugural Historic 100 weekend. Sporting a No. 46 wrap in honor of Days of Thunder-famed Cole Trickle, Tyler secured his spot into the $10,000-to-win preliminary feature with a second-place finish in his heat.

Improving three spots in the 30-lap affair, Erb notched a third-place finish. He trailed Jonathan Davenport and Gregg Satterlee to the checkers with G.R. Smith and Scott Bloomquist rounding out the Top-5.

On Saturday evening, Erb started the night with a heat race win, which positioned him fourth on the starting grid for the Historic 100. With $25,000 on the line, Tyler rebounded after a pair of tire and wheel issues in the early going dropped him to the tail. He ultimately posted a fourth-place finish in the 50-lapper, following Jonathan Davenport, Gregg Satterlee, and Devin Moran across the line with Matt Sponaugle coming in fifth.

For the 4B4EVER 40 on Sunday at Bruschcreek Motorsports Complex (Peebles, Ohio), Tyler locked into the main event with a heat race win. Sneaking ahead of race-leader Billy Moyer Jr. on lap 13 amid lapped-traffic, Erb went on to pick up his seventh win of the season and a $10,000 payday. He took the checkers ahead of Moyer Jr., R.J. Conley, Steve Casebolt, and Rod Conley.

Full results from these events are available at www.WVMotorSpeedway.com and www.BrushcreekMotorsports.com .

The upcoming weekend – June 11-12 – has Tyler and Best Performance Motorsports headed south to race with the Southern All Stars (SAS) Dirt Racing Series.

Action opens on Friday night at Mississippi’s Columbus Speedway before shifting to Alabama’s ECM Speedway on Saturday for a $7,500-to-win program.

For more information, please visit www.SASdirt.com .

Best Performance Motorsports and Tyler Erb would like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include: Industrial Resourcing Group, First Class Septic, Roberts Bee Company, M&W Transport, Boxo USA, Bazell Race Fuels, Sunoco, Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Shocks, Hoosier Tire, Lucas Oil, Industrial Hydro Excavating, Go Lithium, Allstar Performance, K-B Carbs, GottaRace.com, Precision Racing Components, Beyea Headers, Day Motorsports, Doyle Edwards Trucking, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Wiles Drive Shafts, Simpson Race Products, Weld Racing, Performance Rod & Custom, Powers Performance, Heath Lawson Photography, Swift Springs, Walker Performance Filtration, Outerwears, Strange Engineering, Rocket Chassis, R&R Design, KBC Graphics and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Best Performance Motorsports please visit the team website at www.BestPerformanceMotorsports.com and www.TylerErb.com as well as their social media channels at www.facebook.com/bestperformancemotorsports/, www.twitter.com/BPMotorsports1.

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Jesse Lowe Scores Boyd’s Speedway Feature Triumph
Win Marks Third of 2021 Campaign for Tennessee Racer

CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (06/07/21) – Jesse Lowe continued his winning ways on Friday night with a Crate Late Model triumph at Boyd’s Speedway in his Duplissey Racing No. D2 A.M.P. Energy / Arp’s Lawn Service / CVR Race Car.

The $1,000 win marked his third victory of the season.

“We had probably the fastest car for a little bit early in the feature, and then the car started getting a little free as the groove started moving. I know Eli (Beets) and he’s really good, and I knew he wasn’t going to make it easy on me. He slid me there for the lead but luckily the caution came out and gave us a second chance. We were able to get back to the lead and drive to the win after that,” Lowe said. “I can’t say enough about CVR Race Cars on this car they build, and David and Kim (Duplissey) for this great opportunity.”

Jesse Lowe entered a single event over the weekend with a Friday night visit to Georgia’s Boyd’s Speedway. Jesse qualified third before winning a heat race to earn the pole position for the feature. Overcoming a hard-charging Eli Beets, Lowed raced to his third win of the year, which was worth $1,000.

Booger Brooks, Andrew Littleton, and Landon Gentry completed the Top-5 finishers.

Full results are available at www.BoydsSpeedway.com .

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Joseph Joiner Continues Winning Ways at Tri-County Speedway
Pockets $3,000 in MSCCS Triumph at Alabama Oval

MILTON, Fla. (06/07/21) – Continuing his recent momentum, Joseph Joiner raced to his second-straight victory on Saturday night. His latest triumph came at Alabama’s Tri-County Speedway aboard his Trading Paints No. 10 Langenfelder Mechanical Contractors / Three Trade Consultants/ Law Offices of Cole & Davis/ Capital Race Cars Late Model.

Joiner’s third win of the season was worth $3,000.
“It was an absolutely perfect night for our team. We unloaded fast and kept the momentum rolling all night,” Joiner said. “Special thanks to Capital Race Cars, Penske Shocks, my tire man Cameron, all of our fans that support us, and our team for making sure I have everything I need to succeed.”

Joseph Joiner continued his recent hot-streak on Saturday night, leading all 40 laps of the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS) event at Tri-County Speedway in Pollard, Ala.

Joseph set quick time in qualifying and won his heat race to earn the pole position for the main event. Taking the lead at the drop of the green flag, Joiner cruised to a $3,000 payday for his second-career victory with the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series. Trailing Joseph across the finish line was Chad Thrash, Billy Franklin, Austin Franklin, and Monte Skinner.

For complete results from this event, please visit www.StateSeries.com.

Watch the full Hunt the Front vlog episode from the weekend on the HTF YouTube Channel.

The upcoming weekend has the team tentatively planning to compete in the Southern All Star (SAS) Dirt Racing Series event at Mississippi’s Columbus Speedway on Friday evening. The program posts a $4,000 winner’s check.

For more information on the event, please visit www.SASdirt.com .

The Hunt the Front racing team would like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include Langenfelder Mechanical Contractors, Trading Paints, Three Trade Consultants, The Law Offices of Cole & Davis, GO Lithium, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Dirt Track Bank (A Division of Malvern Bank), Capital Race Cars, Penske Racing Shocks, Base Racing Fuel and Oil, Schoenfeld Headers, QA1, Jones Racing Products, Velocita USA, Robert & Sons Aluminum, Dirt Defender, StopTech Brakes, DirtCarLift.com, Earnhardt Technologies Group, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Vonbohn Products, Justin’s Horseshoe Art, Jasper Auto Supply (NAPA), and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.

For the latest team news and updates on Hunt the Front, please visit www.HuntTheFront.net. You can also connect with Hunt the Front on Facebook @huntthefront56, on Twitter @huntthefrontjj, and on Instagram @hunt_the_front_vlog.