Brian Brown
Brian Brown Produces Second Straight Victory at Knoxville to Highlight Weekend
Inside Line Promotions - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 13, 2018) - Brian Brown posted his second straight feature triumph at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday when he capped a productive weekend by visiting Victory Lane.
"We've always had a lot of confidence that we had fast race cars, but we were missing the luck," he said. "Now it seems like we're getting a little luck and more momentum. Any time you can combine those you can overcome anything."
Brown started Saturday's show at the half-mile oval by setting quick time during qualifying at a blistering speed. He then advanced from sixth to fourth place in a heat race. That made him the high-points driver entering the 20-lap feature, which had a zero drawn for the inversion.
"We started off the night with the ninth fastest lap in Knoxville history," he said. "That was the fastest I've ever been there. Charlie Garrett Engines love when the air gets like that. Then we got lucky and got a good draw for the A Main. I was able to set sail from the start."
After a lengthy delay following an opening-lap crash, Brown led the distance of the race to pick up his 39th career 410ci winged sprint car win at the track.
"There was a pretty gruesome wreck on the first lap," he said. "You race against these guys and go toe to toe, but you never want to see anyone get hurt. It was good to hear everyone is going to be ok.
"It was a great win for our team and all of our partners. I appreciate Chad, Michael, my dad and everybody who works on the thing. Also, hats off to the Dunkin's and everyone at the track. They could have thrown in the towel and said the weather wasn't good enough, but they wanted to race and hopefully we put on a good show for the fans."
The weekend began last Thursday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., where Brown advanced from fourth to third place during his Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com heat race.
"In that ASCS format it's crucial to be on point in the heats to put yourself in position," he said. "We weren't that great in the heat. We don't run the 360 very often and we just missed it, but fortunately it was still good enough to put us starting 11th in the A Main.
"We took a big swing at it and made it a lot better for the feature. That gave us the forward drive and side bite we needed to go from 11 th to second. In the middle of the race we were pretty good. I passed Seth (Bergman) at least one or two times, but I couldn't solidify the spot. It could have played out where we won the race, but he did a good job to get back by and go on to win. Any time you can go 11th to second with those guys it's a good night."
Brown's rally to a runner-up result also garnered the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.
He is scheduled to compete this Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., during the Great Lakes Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting and Harvey's Five Star Roofing, which was postponed from last weekend because of bad weather, before competing at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday.
QUICK RESULTS -
May 10 - Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. - Heat race: 3 (4); Feature: 2 (11).
May 12 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa - Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 4 (6); Feature: 1 (1).
SEASON STATS -
19 races, 2 wins, 6 top fives, 7 top 10s, 11 top 15s, 15 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., for the Great Lakes Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting and Harvey's Five Star Roofing and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa
MEDIA LINKS -
Website: http://www.BrianBrownRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianBrown21
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brian-Brown-Racing-200630163294222/
About Casey's General Stores -
Casey's General Stores is a Fortune-500 company (NASDAQ CASY) operating 2,000 convenience stores in 15 states throughout the Midwest. Casey's strives to consistently deliver quality gasoline, freshly-prepared foods, clean environments and friendly service at every retail location. Casey's is currently the fourth largest convenience store chain, and the fifth largest pizza chain in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.Caseys.com.
About FVP -
Built on a commitment to quality and delivered with unmatched service, FVP is the confident solution for all of your OEM needs. FVP products are engineered to provide customers with OE quality products that are equal or superior in performance to the major national brands at a competitive price. FVP is proud to carry a full line of high quality oil, air, cabin air and fuel filters, powerful batteries for multiple applications including cars, trucks, SUV's, commercial, boats and other specialty vehicles as well as automotive chemicals and oil, antifreeze, DEF, hub assemblies, radiators and condensers. To learn more about FVP or to find out where you can have FVP products installed in your vehicle, visit http://www.FVPparts.com! FVP … Verified. Proven.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - C & M Lawn & Landscape
C & M Lawn & Landscape is a lawn and landscaping business that takes care of lawn care needs, including mowing, weed eating, landscaping and whatever else needs to be done. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/lawncareneeds/ .
"They are a brand new partner for us this year," Brown said. "They maintain the landscaping at our shop and my house. They do the little things that give us the extra time to work on the race car. I recommend anyone looking for lawn and landscaping in mid-Missouri to give them a call."
Brown would also like to thank Casey's General Stores, FVP, Impact Signs, Awnings, Wraps, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Rams Racing, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Fischer Body Shop, Smiley's Racing Products, MSD Ignition, Housby, Next LED Sports, Hope for the Warriors, Factory Kahne Shocks, Arctic Cat, Lincoln Electric, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, ATL Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman Uniforms, Clem's Helmets, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, AkzoNobel, Kenny's Components, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance, Cometic Gaskets, Donovan, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, 5-hour ENERGY, Hoosier Tires, NGK Spark Plugs, XYZ Machining, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, 6B Apparel, Garrett Racing Engines and Fortress Wealth Management 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 orShawn@InsideLinePromotions.com . For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.
Brian Brown Earns First Win of Season at Knoxville Raceway After Hitting Reset Button
Inside Line Promotions - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 6, 2018) - Brian Brown captured his first feature victory of the season on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway, where his team hit the reset button.
"It's May so you really want to have won by now," he said. "We've had good car speed all year long, but we don't have the results to show how fast we've been. On Saturday my crew chief, Chad Morgan, said, 'Let's hit the reset button and act like this is Race 1.' We went into Knoxville with the mindset this was the first race of the year. It was exactly what the doctor ordered."
Brown was fast throughout his season debut at the half-mile oval, where he ranks seventh in career 410ci and 360ci winged sprint car wins. He qualified second quickest before powering from sixth to second place in a heat race. That made him the high-points driver and lined him up on the outside of the second row for the 20-lap A Main following a four-car inversion.
"Traveling as much as we have this year against the level of competition we've raced you can get beat down confidence-wise and you can get thinking outside the box," he said. "We've been racing at Knoxville so long we know what works. It takes the thinking of the car piece out of it. We just have to do what we have every single year. Our engines are so strong with Charlie Garrett Engines it takes care of itself.
"With Justin Henderson on the pole, Terry McCarl starting second and Davey Heskin third we knew we had our work cut out for us to win. We got a good start and drove right into second. We knew we had to be aggressive when we got to traffic. We were able to sneak by and lead the rest of the way."
Brown took the lead on Lap 8 en route to his 38th career 410 feature win at Knoxville Raceway. The victory also gives Brown at least one triumph each season since 2000 when he made his sprint car debut.
"It's good to get Casey's General Stores, FVP and all of our partners to Victory Lane," he said. "They stick with us whether we're 18thwith the Outlaws or winning races."
Last weekend began on Friday at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo., where Brown qualified 19th quickest after being the last driver out. He was unable to finish a heat race because of a mechanical problem, but rebounded to win the Last Chance Showdown to earn a spot in the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series A Main.
"We drew the last pill and the track slowed down quite a bit for qualifying," he said. "Then we hurt an engine in a heat race. We got that changed before winning the LCS. We were stuck in the back of the main and I got myself spun around on one of the yellows, which was my fault. It wasn't the result we were hoping for, but if you qualify bad it's tough to get caught back up throughout the night. Especially when you have to change an engine midway through the night."
Brown didn't finish the main event and he was credited with an 18 th-place result.
The team has a trio of races on tap this weekend beginning on Thursday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com. Brown will tackle the Great Lakes Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting and Harvey's Five Star Roofing on Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., before wrapping up the weekend on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway.
QUICK RESULTS -
May 4 - Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo. - Qualifying: 19; Heat race: DNF (7); B Main: 1 (3); Feature: 18 (19).
May 5 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa - Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 2 (6); Feature: 1 (4).
SEASON STATS -
17 races, 1 win, 4 top fives, 5 top 10s, 9 top 15s, 13 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Thursday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com; Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., for the Great Lakes Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting and Harvey's Five Star Roofing; and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa
MEDIA LINKS -
Website: http://www.BrianBrownRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianBrown21
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brian-Brown-Racing-200630163294222/
About Casey's General Stores -
Casey's General Stores is a Fortune-500 company (NASDAQ CASY) operating 2,000 convenience stores in 15 states throughout the Midwest. Casey's strives to consistently deliver quality gasoline, freshly-prepared foods, clean environments and friendly service at every retail location. Casey's is currently the fourth largest convenience store chain, and the fifth largest pizza chain in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.Caseys.com.
About FVP -
Built on a commitment to quality and delivered with unmatched service, FVP is the confident solution for all of your OEM needs. FVP products are engineered to provide customers with OE quality products that are equal or superior in performance to the major national brands at a competitive price. FVP is proud to carry a full line of high quality oil, air, cabin air and fuel filters, powerful batteries for multiple applications including cars, trucks, SUV's, commercial, boats and other specialty vehicles as well as automotive chemicals and oil, antifreeze, DEF, hub assemblies, radiators and condensers. To learn more about FVP or to find out where you can have FVP products installed in your vehicle, visit http://www.FVPparts.com! FVP … Verified. Proven.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Factory Kahne Shocks
Factory Kahne Shocks was founded in 2009 and has developed into one of the leading shock companies in short track racing. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/factorykahne/ .
"We've been with them for three or four years," Brown said. "The consistency, reliability and the grip they give you night in and night out is second to none. I feel like they have the best product on the market. If you look at the results on Monday morning Factory Kahne Shocks is usually part of 75 or 80 percent of the wins across the country."
Brown would also like to thank Casey's General Stores, FVP, Impact Signs, Awnings, Wraps, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Rams Racing, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Fischer Body Shop, Smiley's Racing Products, MSD Ignition, Housby, Next LED Sports, Hope for the Warriors, C and M Lawn and Landscape, Arctic Cat, Lincoln Electric, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, ATL Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman Uniforms, Clem's Helmets, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, AkzoNobel, Kenny's Components, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance, Cometic Gaskets, Donovan, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, 5-hour ENERGY, Hoosier Tires, NGK Spark Plugs, XYZ Machining, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, 6B Apparel, Garrett Racing Engines and Fortress Wealth Management 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 orShawn@InsideLinePromotions.com . For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.
Brian Brown Learns Throughout Spring Classic at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55
Inside Line Promotions - PEVELY, Mo. (April 23, 2018) - Last Saturday was a learning night for Brian Brown and his team during the Spring Classic at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.
"It was not a great night, but if you're looking at the grand scheme of things on nights like that you can learn more than on nights when you're staying inside your box," he said. "I have a feeling we have those gremlins figured out. Any time you struggle in a heat race, then can run the B Main and see improvement, and then run the A Main and see further improvement shows great progress."
Brown kicked off the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series race by participating in a pre-race meet-and-greet event with FVP customers and employees. The on-track action began with Brown qualifying eighth quickest in his group.
"We unloaded and were sixth or seventh quick in hot laps," he said. "In qualifying I didn't make as good of laps as I'd have liked and we ended up eighth. We weren't in a horrible spot, but we just missed it in the heat race. We didn't get the car right and were a little free."
Brown finished sixth in a heat race to miss locking into the main event by one position. That relegated him to the Last Chance Showdown, in which he finished fourth to earn a transfer into the 24thstarting position in the main event.
"I think we made progress all night," he said. "The track took rubber fairly early in the A Main so there wasn't a lot of passing after that. On a positive note, we improved from the heat race to the B Main to the A Main."
Brown rallied from 24th to a 17th-place finish, which equaled the third-most cars passed in the main event.
He is scheduled to make his debut at Mansfield Motor Speedway in Mansfield, Ohio, this Friday and Saturday for the Sprint Car World Championship, which pays $100,000 to win.
"I'm looking forward to getting to Mansfield," he said. "It's exciting someone has put up $100,000 to win. There will be 70 cars there that can win so the competition will be tough."
QUICK RESULTS -
April 21 - Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo. - Qualifying: 8; Heat race: 6 (4); B Main: 4 (1); Feature: 17 (24).
SEASON STATS -
13 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 3 top 10s, 7 top 15s, 9 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Friday and Saturday at Mansfield Motor Speedway in Mansfield, Ohio, for the Sprint Car World Championship
MEDIA LINKS -
Website: http://www.BrianBrownRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianBrown21
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brian-Brown-Racing-200630163294222/
About Casey's General Stores -
Casey's General Stores is a Fortune-500 company (NASDAQ CASY) operating 2,000 convenience stores in 15 states throughout the Midwest. Casey's strives to consistently deliver quality gasoline, freshly-prepared foods, clean environments and friendly service at every retail location. Casey's is currently the fourth largest convenience store chain, and the fifth largest pizza chain in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.Caseys.com.
About FVP -
Built on a commitment to quality and delivered with unmatched service, FVP is the confident solution for all of your OEM needs. FVP products are engineered to provide customers with OE quality products that are equal or superior in performance to the major national brands at a competitive price. FVP is proud to carry a full line of high quality oil, air, cabin air and fuel filters, powerful batteries for multiple applications including cars, trucks, SUV's, commercial, boats and other specialty vehicles as well as automotive chemicals and oil, antifreeze, DEF, hub assemblies, radiators and condensers. To learn more about FVP or to find out where you can have FVP products installed in your vehicle, visit http://www.FVPparts.com! FVP … Verified. Proven.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Housby
For nearly 50 years, Housby has been a single source provider of products and services for companies in the ready mix, waste, forestry, heavy equipment, and highway industries. For more information, visit http://www.Housby.com.
"Our partnership with Housby goes back to the mid-2000s," Brown said. "Housby has been around for a long time and it means a lot to have their logo on the car. It's a family owned business. They provide the truck that we go up and down the road with. If there's no Housby we don't get to the track."
Brown would also like to thank Casey's General Stores, FVP, Impact Signs, Awnings, Wraps, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Rams Racing, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Fischer Body Shop, Smiley's Racing Products, MSD Ignition, Next LED Sports, Hope for the Warriors, Factory Kahne Shocks, C and M Lawn and Landscape, Arctic Cat, Lincoln Electric, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, ATL Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman Uniforms, Clem's Helmets, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, AkzoNobel, Kenny's Components, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance, Cometic Gaskets, Donovan, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, 5-hour ENERGY, Hoosier Tires, NGK Spark Plugs, XYZ Machining, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, 6B Apparel, Garrett Racing Engines and Fortress Wealth Management 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 orShawn@InsideLinePromotions.com . For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.
Inside Line Promotions - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 13, 2018) - Brian Brown posted his second straight feature triumph at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday when he capped a productive weekend by visiting Victory Lane.
"We've always had a lot of confidence that we had fast race cars, but we were missing the luck," he said. "Now it seems like we're getting a little luck and more momentum. Any time you can combine those you can overcome anything."
Brown started Saturday's show at the half-mile oval by setting quick time during qualifying at a blistering speed. He then advanced from sixth to fourth place in a heat race. That made him the high-points driver entering the 20-lap feature, which had a zero drawn for the inversion.
"We started off the night with the ninth fastest lap in Knoxville history," he said. "That was the fastest I've ever been there. Charlie Garrett Engines love when the air gets like that. Then we got lucky and got a good draw for the A Main. I was able to set sail from the start."
After a lengthy delay following an opening-lap crash, Brown led the distance of the race to pick up his 39th career 410ci winged sprint car win at the track.
"There was a pretty gruesome wreck on the first lap," he said. "You race against these guys and go toe to toe, but you never want to see anyone get hurt. It was good to hear everyone is going to be ok.
"It was a great win for our team and all of our partners. I appreciate Chad, Michael, my dad and everybody who works on the thing. Also, hats off to the Dunkin's and everyone at the track. They could have thrown in the towel and said the weather wasn't good enough, but they wanted to race and hopefully we put on a good show for the fans."
The weekend began last Thursday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., where Brown advanced from fourth to third place during his Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com heat race.
"In that ASCS format it's crucial to be on point in the heats to put yourself in position," he said. "We weren't that great in the heat. We don't run the 360 very often and we just missed it, but fortunately it was still good enough to put us starting 11th in the A Main.
"We took a big swing at it and made it a lot better for the feature. That gave us the forward drive and side bite we needed to go from 11 th to second. In the middle of the race we were pretty good. I passed Seth (Bergman) at least one or two times, but I couldn't solidify the spot. It could have played out where we won the race, but he did a good job to get back by and go on to win. Any time you can go 11th to second with those guys it's a good night."
Brown's rally to a runner-up result also garnered the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.
He is scheduled to compete this Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., during the Great Lakes Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting and Harvey's Five Star Roofing, which was postponed from last weekend because of bad weather, before competing at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday.
QUICK RESULTS -
May 10 - Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. - Heat race: 3 (4); Feature: 2 (11).
May 12 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa - Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 4 (6); Feature: 1 (1).
SEASON STATS -
19 races, 2 wins, 6 top fives, 7 top 10s, 11 top 15s, 15 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., for the Great Lakes Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting and Harvey's Five Star Roofing and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa
MEDIA LINKS -
Website: http://www.BrianBrownRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianBrown21
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brian-Brown-Racing-200630163294222/
About Casey's General Stores -
Casey's General Stores is a Fortune-500 company (NASDAQ CASY) operating 2,000 convenience stores in 15 states throughout the Midwest. Casey's strives to consistently deliver quality gasoline, freshly-prepared foods, clean environments and friendly service at every retail location. Casey's is currently the fourth largest convenience store chain, and the fifth largest pizza chain in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.Caseys.com.
About FVP -
Built on a commitment to quality and delivered with unmatched service, FVP is the confident solution for all of your OEM needs. FVP products are engineered to provide customers with OE quality products that are equal or superior in performance to the major national brands at a competitive price. FVP is proud to carry a full line of high quality oil, air, cabin air and fuel filters, powerful batteries for multiple applications including cars, trucks, SUV's, commercial, boats and other specialty vehicles as well as automotive chemicals and oil, antifreeze, DEF, hub assemblies, radiators and condensers. To learn more about FVP or to find out where you can have FVP products installed in your vehicle, visit http://www.FVPparts.com! FVP … Verified. Proven.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - C & M Lawn & Landscape
C & M Lawn & Landscape is a lawn and landscaping business that takes care of lawn care needs, including mowing, weed eating, landscaping and whatever else needs to be done. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/lawncareneeds/ .
"They are a brand new partner for us this year," Brown said. "They maintain the landscaping at our shop and my house. They do the little things that give us the extra time to work on the race car. I recommend anyone looking for lawn and landscaping in mid-Missouri to give them a call."
Brown would also like to thank Casey's General Stores, FVP, Impact Signs, Awnings, Wraps, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Rams Racing, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Fischer Body Shop, Smiley's Racing Products, MSD Ignition, Housby, Next LED Sports, Hope for the Warriors, Factory Kahne Shocks, Arctic Cat, Lincoln Electric, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, ATL Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman Uniforms, Clem's Helmets, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, AkzoNobel, Kenny's Components, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance, Cometic Gaskets, Donovan, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, 5-hour ENERGY, Hoosier Tires, NGK Spark Plugs, XYZ Machining, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, 6B Apparel, Garrett Racing Engines and Fortress Wealth Management 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 orShawn@InsideLinePromotions.com . For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.
Brian Brown Earns First Win of Season at Knoxville Raceway After Hitting Reset Button
Inside Line Promotions - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (May 6, 2018) - Brian Brown captured his first feature victory of the season on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway, where his team hit the reset button.
"It's May so you really want to have won by now," he said. "We've had good car speed all year long, but we don't have the results to show how fast we've been. On Saturday my crew chief, Chad Morgan, said, 'Let's hit the reset button and act like this is Race 1.' We went into Knoxville with the mindset this was the first race of the year. It was exactly what the doctor ordered."
Brown was fast throughout his season debut at the half-mile oval, where he ranks seventh in career 410ci and 360ci winged sprint car wins. He qualified second quickest before powering from sixth to second place in a heat race. That made him the high-points driver and lined him up on the outside of the second row for the 20-lap A Main following a four-car inversion.
"Traveling as much as we have this year against the level of competition we've raced you can get beat down confidence-wise and you can get thinking outside the box," he said. "We've been racing at Knoxville so long we know what works. It takes the thinking of the car piece out of it. We just have to do what we have every single year. Our engines are so strong with Charlie Garrett Engines it takes care of itself.
"With Justin Henderson on the pole, Terry McCarl starting second and Davey Heskin third we knew we had our work cut out for us to win. We got a good start and drove right into second. We knew we had to be aggressive when we got to traffic. We were able to sneak by and lead the rest of the way."
Brown took the lead on Lap 8 en route to his 38th career 410 feature win at Knoxville Raceway. The victory also gives Brown at least one triumph each season since 2000 when he made his sprint car debut.
"It's good to get Casey's General Stores, FVP and all of our partners to Victory Lane," he said. "They stick with us whether we're 18thwith the Outlaws or winning races."
Last weekend began on Friday at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo., where Brown qualified 19th quickest after being the last driver out. He was unable to finish a heat race because of a mechanical problem, but rebounded to win the Last Chance Showdown to earn a spot in the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series A Main.
"We drew the last pill and the track slowed down quite a bit for qualifying," he said. "Then we hurt an engine in a heat race. We got that changed before winning the LCS. We were stuck in the back of the main and I got myself spun around on one of the yellows, which was my fault. It wasn't the result we were hoping for, but if you qualify bad it's tough to get caught back up throughout the night. Especially when you have to change an engine midway through the night."
Brown didn't finish the main event and he was credited with an 18 th-place result.
The team has a trio of races on tap this weekend beginning on Thursday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com. Brown will tackle the Great Lakes Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting and Harvey's Five Star Roofing on Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., before wrapping up the weekend on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway.
QUICK RESULTS -
May 4 - Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo. - Qualifying: 19; Heat race: DNF (7); B Main: 1 (3); Feature: 18 (19).
May 5 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa - Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 2 (6); Feature: 1 (4).
SEASON STATS -
17 races, 1 win, 4 top fives, 5 top 10s, 9 top 15s, 13 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Thursday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com; Friday at Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, Minn., for the Great Lakes Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting and Harvey's Five Star Roofing; and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa
MEDIA LINKS -
Website: http://www.BrianBrownRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianBrown21
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brian-Brown-Racing-200630163294222/
About Casey's General Stores -
Casey's General Stores is a Fortune-500 company (NASDAQ CASY) operating 2,000 convenience stores in 15 states throughout the Midwest. Casey's strives to consistently deliver quality gasoline, freshly-prepared foods, clean environments and friendly service at every retail location. Casey's is currently the fourth largest convenience store chain, and the fifth largest pizza chain in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.Caseys.com.
About FVP -
Built on a commitment to quality and delivered with unmatched service, FVP is the confident solution for all of your OEM needs. FVP products are engineered to provide customers with OE quality products that are equal or superior in performance to the major national brands at a competitive price. FVP is proud to carry a full line of high quality oil, air, cabin air and fuel filters, powerful batteries for multiple applications including cars, trucks, SUV's, commercial, boats and other specialty vehicles as well as automotive chemicals and oil, antifreeze, DEF, hub assemblies, radiators and condensers. To learn more about FVP or to find out where you can have FVP products installed in your vehicle, visit http://www.FVPparts.com! FVP … Verified. Proven.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Factory Kahne Shocks
Factory Kahne Shocks was founded in 2009 and has developed into one of the leading shock companies in short track racing. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/factorykahne/ .
"We've been with them for three or four years," Brown said. "The consistency, reliability and the grip they give you night in and night out is second to none. I feel like they have the best product on the market. If you look at the results on Monday morning Factory Kahne Shocks is usually part of 75 or 80 percent of the wins across the country."
Brown would also like to thank Casey's General Stores, FVP, Impact Signs, Awnings, Wraps, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Rams Racing, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Fischer Body Shop, Smiley's Racing Products, MSD Ignition, Housby, Next LED Sports, Hope for the Warriors, C and M Lawn and Landscape, Arctic Cat, Lincoln Electric, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, ATL Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman Uniforms, Clem's Helmets, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, AkzoNobel, Kenny's Components, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance, Cometic Gaskets, Donovan, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, 5-hour ENERGY, Hoosier Tires, NGK Spark Plugs, XYZ Machining, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, 6B Apparel, Garrett Racing Engines and Fortress Wealth Management 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 orShawn@InsideLinePromotions.com . For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.
Brian Brown Learns Throughout Spring Classic at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55
Inside Line Promotions - PEVELY, Mo. (April 23, 2018) - Last Saturday was a learning night for Brian Brown and his team during the Spring Classic at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.
"It was not a great night, but if you're looking at the grand scheme of things on nights like that you can learn more than on nights when you're staying inside your box," he said. "I have a feeling we have those gremlins figured out. Any time you struggle in a heat race, then can run the B Main and see improvement, and then run the A Main and see further improvement shows great progress."
Brown kicked off the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series race by participating in a pre-race meet-and-greet event with FVP customers and employees. The on-track action began with Brown qualifying eighth quickest in his group.
"We unloaded and were sixth or seventh quick in hot laps," he said. "In qualifying I didn't make as good of laps as I'd have liked and we ended up eighth. We weren't in a horrible spot, but we just missed it in the heat race. We didn't get the car right and were a little free."
Brown finished sixth in a heat race to miss locking into the main event by one position. That relegated him to the Last Chance Showdown, in which he finished fourth to earn a transfer into the 24thstarting position in the main event.
"I think we made progress all night," he said. "The track took rubber fairly early in the A Main so there wasn't a lot of passing after that. On a positive note, we improved from the heat race to the B Main to the A Main."
Brown rallied from 24th to a 17th-place finish, which equaled the third-most cars passed in the main event.
He is scheduled to make his debut at Mansfield Motor Speedway in Mansfield, Ohio, this Friday and Saturday for the Sprint Car World Championship, which pays $100,000 to win.
"I'm looking forward to getting to Mansfield," he said. "It's exciting someone has put up $100,000 to win. There will be 70 cars there that can win so the competition will be tough."
QUICK RESULTS -
April 21 - Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo. - Qualifying: 8; Heat race: 6 (4); B Main: 4 (1); Feature: 17 (24).
SEASON STATS -
13 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 3 top 10s, 7 top 15s, 9 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Friday and Saturday at Mansfield Motor Speedway in Mansfield, Ohio, for the Sprint Car World Championship
MEDIA LINKS -
Website: http://www.BrianBrownRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianBrown21
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brian-Brown-Racing-200630163294222/
About Casey's General Stores -
Casey's General Stores is a Fortune-500 company (NASDAQ CASY) operating 2,000 convenience stores in 15 states throughout the Midwest. Casey's strives to consistently deliver quality gasoline, freshly-prepared foods, clean environments and friendly service at every retail location. Casey's is currently the fourth largest convenience store chain, and the fifth largest pizza chain in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.Caseys.com.
About FVP -
Built on a commitment to quality and delivered with unmatched service, FVP is the confident solution for all of your OEM needs. FVP products are engineered to provide customers with OE quality products that are equal or superior in performance to the major national brands at a competitive price. FVP is proud to carry a full line of high quality oil, air, cabin air and fuel filters, powerful batteries for multiple applications including cars, trucks, SUV's, commercial, boats and other specialty vehicles as well as automotive chemicals and oil, antifreeze, DEF, hub assemblies, radiators and condensers. To learn more about FVP or to find out where you can have FVP products installed in your vehicle, visit http://www.FVPparts.com! FVP … Verified. Proven.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Housby
For nearly 50 years, Housby has been a single source provider of products and services for companies in the ready mix, waste, forestry, heavy equipment, and highway industries. For more information, visit http://www.Housby.com.
"Our partnership with Housby goes back to the mid-2000s," Brown said. "Housby has been around for a long time and it means a lot to have their logo on the car. It's a family owned business. They provide the truck that we go up and down the road with. If there's no Housby we don't get to the track."
Brown would also like to thank Casey's General Stores, FVP, Impact Signs, Awnings, Wraps, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Rams Racing, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Fischer Body Shop, Smiley's Racing Products, MSD Ignition, Next LED Sports, Hope for the Warriors, Factory Kahne Shocks, C and M Lawn and Landscape, Arctic Cat, Lincoln Electric, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, ATL Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman Uniforms, Clem's Helmets, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, AkzoNobel, Kenny's Components, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance, Cometic Gaskets, Donovan, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, 5-hour ENERGY, Hoosier Tires, NGK Spark Plugs, XYZ Machining, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, 6B Apparel, Garrett Racing Engines and Fortress Wealth Management 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 orShawn@InsideLinePromotions.com . For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.
