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August 28, 2018

Earl Pearson Jr. Perseveres for Historic Win in Inaugural Dirt Million
Mega Victory Rewards Black Diamond Racecars Team with $202,939.50

Shreveport, Louisiana (08/28/18) – Earl Pearson Jr. overcame adversity to score a historic win on Saturday night in his Black Diamond Racecars House Car/ Lucas Oil #1 P&W Sales/ Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model.

The Florida racer overcame multiple pit stops to claim the $202,939.50 top prize in Mansfield Motor Speedway’s Dirt Million.

“First, we got caught up in the (Jonathan) Davenport wreck, and then we just kept battling the handle to get it where we needed it, so we made two or three pit stops there,” Pearson Jr. commented after winning the second-largest, winner purse in the history of Dirt Late Model racing. “Late in the race we had fresh tires, and I think that made the difference in getting the win. I knew that Bobby (Pierce) was going to give it everything he had. I just focused on hitting my marks.”

For Pearson Jr., he was extremely proud to give car owners – Ronnie and Terri Stuckey – a historic win.

“This team came together late last season, and I know some folks questioned if we had all lost our minds, but we’ve been fast all year. Ronnie is like a brother to me, and to give him such a big win means the world to me. So many folks have supported us this year, and I want to thank them all from the bottom of my heart. It’s probably going to take a few days for this win to sink in.”

The Black Diamond Race Team invaded Mansfield Motor Speedway (Mansfield, Ohio) over the weekend to compete in the inaugural Dirt Million. Friday night found the field of 77 entries divided into a pair of $10,000-to-win programs, and Pearson Jr. opened his weekend with a sixth-place finish.

On Saturday night, Earl started his outing with a runner-up finish in his heat race behind Tyler Erb. With only the winner locking into the feature, Pearson Jr. was relegated to a B-Main.

Sending the Top-2 finishers into the record-setting finale, Pearson Jr. streaked to a 12-lap consolation victory, which positioned him 17th on the starting grid for the 100 lapper.

After a caution flag on lap 19 found Pearson Jr. making a quick trip to the pits, he again. returned pitside on lap 29 after suffering a flat-tire. Advancing from the tail of the field, Earl broke into a podium spot by lap 89, setting his eyes on race-leader Bobby Pierce. Blasting past Pierce on lap 92, Earl Pearson Jr. held the field at bay for the final eight circuits to capture his sixth win of the season and a $202,939.50 payday.

Pierce, Gregg Satterlee, Ricky Weiss, and Scott Bloomquist completed the Top-5 finishers in the 100-lap affair.

“We kept tweaking on this hot rod all night, and we had it right where it needed to be at the end,” team owner, Ronnie Stuckey commented. “This is just an unbelievable feeling and is a testament to how hard every single member on this team works. This was a total group effort.”

Earl currently sits in fourth in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) point standings. For more results from these events, please visit www.LucasDirt.com .

The team will be back on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) circuit this weekend with a trio of events in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. Action opens on Friday night with a $12,000 win at Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, Kentucky) before shifting to Portsmouth Raceway Park (Portsmouth, Ohio) on Saturday night for a $12,000-to-win slate. The weekend draws to a close on Sunday night with a whopping $50,000 top prize on the line in the annual Hillbilly 100 at Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, West Virginia).

Black Diamond Racecars and Earl Pearson Jr. would like to thank their marketing partners, which include Lucas Oil, P&W Sales, Tegeler Wrecker & Crane, DriveWFX.com, DP Motorsports, Midwest Sheet Metal, Performance Bodies & Parts, Papich Construction, J&C Properties, Peterson Fluid Systems, Penske Racing Shocks, Hot Rod Processing, Allstar Performance, Hoosier Race Tires, Lone Star Super Gas Sunoco, Five Star Shop Service, Go Lithium, X-Treme Graphics by J-Rod, Moring Motorsports, FSR Racing Products, ASi Racewear, FK Rod Ends, Fast Shafts, QuickCar Racing Products, Beyea Headers, Quarter Master, Sweet Manufacturing, Stealth Industry Custom Fab, TWM Racing Products, Swift Springs, Out-Pace Racing Products, Brown Miller Racing Solutions, Accu-Force Shock Dyno, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Hooker Harness, Butlerbuilt, MSD, COMP Cams, PRP Suspension, Bert Transmission, Winters Performance Products, Simpson Racing Products, Clements Racing Engines, Fuel Safe Systems, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information Black Diamond Racecars and Earl Pearson Jr., please visit www.RaceBlackDiamond.com .

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August 28, 2018

Jake Knowles Scores Old-School Win at Dixie Speedway
Three-Race Chevrolet Performance Series Tilt Up Next

Rome, Georgia (08/28/18) – It was an old-school kind of night on Saturday at Georgia’s Dixie Speedway. No qualifying, just pill draw for heat-race starting position, and a straight-up start in the feature.

Jake Knowles made the most of the throwback night by taking his Knowles Race Parts & Bodies #66 Josh Roberts Trucking/ Longhorn Chassis Late Model to Victory Lane for the sixth time in 2018.

“It was a really fun night, and definitely had that old-school feel,” Knowles commented. “We went down there to do some testing for the upcoming Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series event. The car was flawless the whole night, and I’m excited to get back to point’s racing this week. If we perform like we did this week I’m confident that we can gain some ground in the championship chase.”

Jake Knowles traveled to Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, Georgia) on Saturday evening, where he was getting his Chevrolet 525 entry dialed in for the upcoming Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series tripleheader.

After starting the night with a heat race victory, Knowles earned the outside-front-row starting spot for the feature with his uncle, Oliver Gentry starting alongside.

Jake grabbed the lead at the drop of the green flag and never looked back en route to picking up his sixth win of the season.

For full results from this event, please visit www.DixieSpeedway.com .

The Labor Day weekend will find Jake entering a trio of Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series events in Tennessee and Georgia. Action opens on Friday night with a $3,000-to-win program at Boyd’s Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia) before shifting south to Dixie Speedway (Woodstock, Georgia) on Saturday night for a $2,000-to-win event. The busy weekend draws to a close on Sunday night at Rome Speedway (Rome, Georgia) with a $3,000-to-win slate.

Jake is currently second in the latest series standings, just 18 points removed from the top spot.

For complete standings and more information on the event, please visit www.525SuperSeries.com .

Jake Knowles would like to thank his marketing partners, which include Knowles Race Parts & Bodies, Josh Roberts Trucking, Buster Goss Body Shop, Martins Wrecker Service, Curbow Logging, Coosa Heating & Cooling, JW Motorsports, Cruise with the Champions, Shorty’s Shock Service, Hoosier Racing Tire by Pup, Knowles Trucking, Keyser Manufacturing, Wiles Racing Driveshafts, Joe’s Transmission, Carolina Racing Supply, Big A’s Custom Graphics, AG Calf Ranch, Renegade Racing Fuels, Mitchell Jenkins Photography, Dynojet, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Jake Knowles please visit www.JakeKnowles66.net .

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August 28, 2018

Shane Clanton Conquers Ultimate Series Action at Senoia Raceway
LOLMDS Action at Ponderosa Speedway and Tyler County on the Horizon

Zebulon, Georgia (08/28/18) – Shane Clanton was able to finally shed the monkey from his back on Saturday night as he raced his Weldbank Energy #25 Super K Express/ Capital Race Cars/ Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model to the $4,000 Ultimate Southeast Series win at Senoia Raceway.

“Man, we really needed this win to gain some momentum for our team,” Clanton commented after winning his first race since March. “We’ve been better than what our results have shown, but we just haven’t been able to put it altogether. There’s a lot of tough guys that were here tonight that know this track like the back of their hand, so this win is definitely a confidence builder. Maybe now that we’ve tasted victory again we can carry momentum into all of these big-paying shows that are coming up.”

On Saturday evening Shane Clanton visited Senoia Raceway (Senoia, Georgia), where he was competing in a field of 29 Ultimate Southeast Series entries.

Laying down the fastest time in qualifying, Clanton earned the pole position for the A-Main. Leading flag-to-flag, Shane Clanton cruised his third win of the season topping Ashton Winger, Zack Mitchell, Michael Page, and Zach Leonhardi at the line. He pocketed a $4,000 payday for his dominant performance in the 40-lapper.

Full results from the weekend are available at www.UltimateSupers.com .

Clanton now turns his attention to racing action over the Labor Day weekend. On Saturday night he plans to enter the $12,000-to-win, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event at Ohio’s Portsmouth Raceway Park. He’s tentatively considering entering the $50,000-to-win, Hillbilly 100 on Sunday evening at Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, West Virginia).

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

Shane Clanton would like to thank all of his sponsors including Weldbank Energy, Capital Race Cars, Super K Express, Clements Racing Engines, VP Racing Fuels, Hoosier Tire South, RV Select, Gorsuch Performance Solutions, Carolina Concrete Finishers, QA1, Quarter Master, Bert Transmission, Weld Racing, 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, Driven Oil, Slavic Graphics and Apparel, Stop Tech Brakes, Allstar Performance, Advanced Transportation, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Shane Clanton, please visit www.ShaneClanton25.com .

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August 28, 2018

Gregg Satterlee Posts Podium Finish in Inaugural Dirt Million
16th-to-3rd Run in Historic Event for “The Truth”

Indiana, Pennsylvania (08/28/18) – Gregg Satterlee advanced thirteen positions to post a third place finish on Saturday night in the inaugural Dirt Million behind the wheel of his Satterlee Petroleum Distributors #22 Valvoline/ Rocket Chassis XR1/ Durham Racing Engine Super Late Model.

For the Pennsylvania driver, who is known as “The Truth,” the strong run left him feeling encouraged on where his team is progressing.

“These good finishes keep our morale up,” he added. “It’s not easy every night racing with these guys. I guess it shows we’re capable of running well and gives us a shot in the arm heading into the home stretch of the season.”

After pitting for a flat tire, Satterlee surged late in the event, and had a front-row seat for the battle for the lead between Earl Pearson Jr. and Bobby Pierce.

“Those last 10 laps, I don’t know what it looked like from the grandstand, but it looked crazy from where I was sitting,” Satterlee said. “I was really close to where I thought, if they did crash or have an incident, I was gonna be right there.”

Gregg Satterlee followed the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) to Mansfield Motor Speedway (Mansfield, Ohio) on Friday evening for the opening round of the inaugural Dirt Million.

Drawing 77 Super Late Models for a pair of $10,000-to-win preliminary features, Gregg edged his way into the A-Main with the fourth-and-final transfer spot in his heat race. Breaking into the Top-10, Satterlee improved eight positions in the 30-lap affair to place eighth.

Returning on Saturday, Satterlee started the night with a heat race victory, locking his spot into the $202,940-to-win finale. Receiving the 16th-starting position after the redraw, Gregg suffered a flat left-front tire on lap-31 that sent him pitside. Rejoining the field from the tail, Gregg Satterlee charged through the field, reeling in a third-place finish behind Earl Pearson Jr. and Bobby Pierce with Ricky Weiss and Scott Bloomquist completing the Top-5 finishers.

Greg sits in 11th in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point standings. For full results from these events, please visit www.LucasDirt.com .

LOLMDS competition will see Gregg entering a trio of events over the course of the Labor Day weekend. Action opens with $12,000-to-win events on Friday at Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, Kentucky) and Saturday at Portsmouth Raceway Park (Portsmouth, Ohio), while Sunday will see the team chasing a $50,000 top prize in the annual Hillbilly 100 at West Virginia’s Tyler County Speedway.

Gregg Satterlee would like to thank his marketing partners including Satterlee Petroleum Distributors, Keyser Manufacturing, Valvoline, Classic Ink, Integra Shocks and Springs, Durham Racing Engines, Rocket Chassis, All About Wraps, Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic, Hooker Harness, Bell Helmets, VP Racing Fuels, AFCO, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest news, updates, and other information regarding Gregg Satterlee, please visit www.GreggSatterlee.com .

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August 28, 2018

Rhett Carter Returns to Victory Lane at Waycross
Win Caps Up-And-Down Weekend

Blackshear, Georgia (08/28/18) – After seeing the initial winner disqualified in post-race inspection, Rhett Carter parked his Continental Tire #44 Swamp Fox Insurance Agency/ XR1 Rocket Chassis / Wildcat Performance Engines Late Model in Victory Lane on Friday night at Waycross Motor Speedway.

Carter hoped to repeat his winning performance on Saturday night, but a mechanical failure sidelined him after qualifying.

“This weekend was kind of symbolic of our entire season,” Carter stated. “On Friday night luck was on our side, and then on Saturday night it left us again. It’s just the nature of the sport, but hopefully soon we can see more good luck than bad luck. Thanks to my team and my sponsors for their continued support and never giving up.”

Rhett Carter invaded Waycross Motor Speedway (Waycross, Georgia) on Friday evening, powering his Mac 44 Forestry #44 Late Model entry. Battling for the top spot late in the 30-lap feature, Rhett came across the line in the second position, but was eventually awarded his fourth win of the season and a $3,000 payday after the winner was disqualified. Will Herrington, Chad Tuten, Russell Brown Jr., and Henry Carter rounded out the Top-5 finishers.

On Saturday night for another $3,000-to-win A-Main, Rhett suffered a blown motor in qualifying that brought an early end to his night.

For more results from these events, please visit www.WAYxSpeedway.com .

The team hopes to have their engine repaired in time for the upcoming weekend. If the engine is ready to go, Carter plans to compete at Cochran Motor Speedway (Cochran, Georgia) on Sunday evening. The program will be headlined by a $3,000-to-win, National Late Model Super Car Series (NLMSCS) event.

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

Rhett Carter would like to thank his marketing partners, which include Wildcat Performance Engines, Bazley Road Racing, Taylor Pools, Swamp Fox Insurance Agency, Continental Tire, Jeff’s Heating & Air, Satilla Motors, 44 Trucking, Ocean Petroleum, Blueberry Hill Event Center, FloorWorks, Rocket Chassis and MSR Mafia Marketing & PR Services.

For the latest information on Rhett Carter, please visit www.RhettCarter.com .

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August 28, 2018

Bryan Bernheisel Claims 2018 Selinsgrove Speedway Track Championship
Both Bryan and Jim Bernheisel Register Top-5 Finishes

Jonestown, Pennsylvania (08/28/18) – Just by entering Saturday’s program at the historic, ½-mile oval Bryan claimed the 2018 Track Championship at Pennsylvania’s Selinsgrove Speedway. The accolade adds to what has already been a great season for the pilot of the Dieffenbach’s Kettle Chips #119 Russ Gibble Roofing & Siding/ Lazer Chassis Super Late Model.

“It’s awesome to lock down the Track Championship already,” Bernheisel said. “The champion’s trophy will have my name on it, but there are so many people who make this happen. My family, my team, my sponsors, and all of my fans… this is truly a group effort. With the championship earned we are now focused on winning as many races as we can before the season is over. I feel like I let one slip away on Saturday night, but we’ll look to bounce back this weekend.”

On Saturday night both Bryan and Jim Bernheisel were in action at Selinsgrove Speedway (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania) in the Route 35 Challenge Series sanctioned program. Passing four cars in his heat, Bryan scored a runner-up finish, locking him into the pole position for the feature.

Jim held his spot throughout his heat race to finish third.

Breaking into the Top-5, Jim passed six cars, reeling in a fourth-place finish in the finale. Meanwhile, Bryan slipped two spots, logging a third-place finish behind Andy Haus and Randy Christine with Jim and Dylan Yoder rounding out the Top-5.

Just by showing up to the track on Saturday evening, Bryan Bernheisel was crowned the 2018 Selinsgrove Speedway Track Champion.

For full results from this event, please visit www.SelinsgroveSpeedway.com .

Bryan Bernheisel now turns his attention to an extremely busy Labor Day weekend. Action opens on Friday night with the $5,055-to-win, Labor Day 55 at Pennsylvania Bedford Speedway. On Saturday evening the team will compete with the United Late Model Series (ULMS) at Port Royal Speedway (Port Royal, Pennsylvania) in a $4,033-to-win event. The weekend draws to a close on Sunday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.

For more information on the weekend’s events, please visit www.BedfordSpeedway.com , www.ULMSracing.com and www.SelinsgroveSpeedway.com .

Any companies, who are interested in becoming involved with Bernheisel Racing, are encouraged to contact Brandon Bernheisel at bbernheisel@comcast.net .

Bernheisel Racing would like to thank their marketing partners, which include Bernheisel Race Components, Dieffenbach’s Kettle Chips, One Potato Two Potato Kettle Potato Chips, Uglies Kettle Cooked Chips, Lazer Chassis, Russ Gibble Roofing & Siding, Focus Shock Technologies, Total Machine LLC, Precision Powder Coating, Wrisco Aluminum, Wehrs Machine, PRC, Joes Racing Products, Goodridge, Sweet Manufacturing, Jones Racing Products, Fast Shafts, FK Rod Ends, R.J.S. Racing Equipment, Bulldog Rearends, Outerwears, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Kirkey Racing Fabrication, Performance Bodies, MCT, Velocita, R2C Air Filters, Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic, XS Power, JRI Shocks, ATL Racing Fuel Cells, Weld Racing, Keyser Manufacturing, A&A Manufacturing, Beyea Custom Headers, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Bernheisel Racing please visit www.BryanBernheisel.com .

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August 28, 2018

Dustin Strand’s River Cities Romp Gives Him 15th Win of 2018
Four-Race Labor Day Weekend Scheduled

Grand Forks, North Dakota (08/28/18) – Dustin Strand once again piloted his Q&Z Plumbing & Heating #71 RHR Brew/ Millenium Chassis Late Model to a feature win over the weekend.

His latest conquest came on Friday night at River Cities Speedway, where he won both his heat race and the feature. The triumph pushed his 2018-win tally to 15.

Dustin Strand returned to action on Thursday evening at Red River Co-op Speedway (Winnipeg, Manitoba), where he was competing in a WISSOTA Weekly Racing Series Event. Passing four cars in his 8-lap heat race, Strand reeled in a runner-up finish behind Mike Martin, which earned him the eighth-starting position for the opening night feature. Breaking into the Top-5, Dustin improved three spots to finish fifth behind Mike Balcaen, Shane Edginton, Bill Mooney, and Brody Troftgruben.

The following night at River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, North Dakota), Dustin locked his spot into the main event with a heat race victory. After jumping out to an early lead, Strand held off Joey Pederson in the final laps to score his 15th win of the season.  Pederson, Brad Seng, Shane Edginton, and Mike Balcaen completed the Top-5 finishers.

Saturday night brought 13 Northern Late Model Racing Association (NLRA) followers to Greenbush Race Park (Greenbush, Minnesota) to do battle for the $1,200 top prize. Following a fourth-place finish in his heat race, Dustin gained three positions in the 25-lap feature, notching a fifth-place finish behind Shane Edginton, Mike Balcaen, Bill Mooney, and Joey Pederson.

With his performance Dustin reclaimed the top spot in the NLRA point standings as he seeks his third tour championship. For more information from these events please visit www.NLRA.org , www.RiverCitiesSpeedway.com and www.RedRiverCoopSpeedway.com .

The Labor Day weekend has Strand gearing up to enter four races in four days. Action opens on Thursday night at Red River Co-op Speedway before shifting to River Cities Speedway on Friday night. Saturday and Sunday will find the team competing in a NLRA doubleheader at Viking Speedway (Alexandria, Minnesota).

Dustin Strand would like to thank all of his sponsors including RHRSwag.com, RHR Brew, Q&Z Plumbing & Heating, Keewatin Truck Service, Naastad Acres, Walhalla Builders, Newgard Insurance, McCaughen Builders, Generations Salon & Spa, Sam’s Auto Body, Bemidji Welders Supply, RH Rebel Storage, Ben Adams Racing Engines, Forest Flying Service, Altru’s Sports Advantage powered by EXOS, Parallel Technologies Inc., Troy Pecka Trucking, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Dustin Strand, please visit his official internet home at www.StrandRacing.com .