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September 14, 2016

Jared Landers Health Update

Batesville, Arkansas (09/14/16) – After being injured in a wild wreck in mid-July, Jared Landers had hoped to return to the driver’s seat this week during the 13th annual Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals. Unfortunately, the pilot of the Crop Production Services #777 Mark Martin Automotive/ Sweet Bloomquist/ Durham Racing Engine Super Late Model will have to wait a few more weeks before he gets to race again.

“I went to the doctor this week, and he gave me good news and bad news,” said the 34-year-old, Landers. “He told me that the carotid artery is definitely healing, but it’s just healing a little slower than originally projected. As a result, he told me to be safe that I needed to wait and undergo more tests in two weeks to determine if I’m ready to race again or not.”

Jared suffered a torn carotid artery in his neck in a wild flip at Tri City Speedway (Granite City, Illinois) on July 15. The extent of the injury wasn’t discovered until mid-August, and he’s been out of action ever since.

“It stinks to have to wait a little longer until I get to race again, but clearly I don’t want to rush this at all,” said Landers. “I have my whole life still to race, but right now I want to look out for what’s in the best interest of my family and myself.”

He concludes by saying, “I just want to thank all of my sponsors and my fans for their great support during this really trying time. Their backing and words of encouragement have helped me more than they’ll ever know. When I do get back on the track again, I honestly believe that my focus and my determination will be stronger than it’s ever been.”

Keep your browsers pointed to www.JaredLanders.com for the latest updates and news.

Jared would like to thank all of his sponsors including Crop Production Services, Bad Boy Mowers, Big Dog Motorsports, ASC Warranty, Burger Fusion Company, Mark Martin Automotive, Double L Motorsports, Sweet Bloomquist Race Cars, Durham Racing Engines, Hoosier Tire, FK Rod Ends, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Peterson Fluid Systems, Sweet Manufacturing, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Hooker Harness, Mark 4 ATV Superstore, Performance Rod & Custom, Penske Shocks, Hawkeye Truck Sales, Lucas Oil Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Racing, Bell Helmets, Fast Shafts, Sunoco Race Fuels, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest news, updates, and other information regarding Jared Landers, please point your browsers to www.JaredLanders.com .

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Hagar Drives to Two Podium Finishes at Riverside International Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Sept. 14, 2016) - Derek Hagar posted a pair of podium finishes last Saturday at Riverside International Speedway, where he did double duty by driving his own 360ci winged sprint car and piloting a 305ci sprint car for Karen and Raymond Slavings.

"I'm pretty happy with it," Hagar said. "We had a winning car in the 360 deal. It was a driver error trying to get around a lapped car that cost us. We can't hang our head about it."

Hagar opened the night by charging from fourth to win a 360 heat race. That lined him up on the pole for the 20-lap main event.

"I led about 14 laps," he said. "The track was around the bottom. I caught a lapped car at the wrong time. I tried to roll the middle and I got hung in the middle off the corner and I got passed. We did a slide job on (Tim Crawley) in turn three and he turned under me and got me back. I lost so much momentum doing the slide job."

Hagar finished second in the main event.

Hagar started the 305 main event on the outside of the third row after recording a runner-up result in a heat race.

"I ran fifth for a little while," he said. "We were fighting an issue with it not wanting to come off the corner very well. Once the track slicked off it helped that situation. I was able to make some moves and get around a couple of cars and come out with a third-place finish."

Hagar's third-place result gives him 29 top fives this season.

He will return to action this Saturday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., for the Ralph Henson Memorial.

QUICK RESULTS -

Sept. 10 - Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. (360 sprint car) - Heat race: 1 (4); Feature: 2 (1).

Sept. 10 - Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. (305 sprint car) - Heat race: 2 (1); Feature: 3 (6).

SEASON STATS -

40 races, 12 wins, 29 top fives, 32 top 10s, 34 top 15s, 36 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Saturday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., for the Ralph Henson Memorial

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

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"FSR Radiators make the best radiators to keep your motor as cool as it possibly can be," Hagar said. "I'd definitely recommend them to any racer."

Hagar would also like to thank B&D Towing, Dynotech Performance, DHR Suspension, J&J Auto Racing, Xtreme Race Graphics, Fragola Performance Systems, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Hinchman Racewear, Wings Unlimited, FK Rod Ends and Ti64 for their continued support.

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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.

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Contact: Shawn Miller

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Hanks Takes Top Five at Texas Motor Speedway to Add to ASCS Red River Points Lead

Inside Line Promotions - FORT WORTH, Texas (Sept. 14, 2016) - Brandon Hanks is one step closer to his first career sprint car championship.

Hanks produced a top-five finish last Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway to add to his lead in the ASCS Red River Region championship standings. He now owns a 183-point advantage with only three races remaining.

"We're inching closer," he said. "We still are going into each race with the same mindset."

Hanks kicked off the race by charging from fourth to win a heat race. That locked him in the feature redraw, where he pulled the highest number - eight - to start the feature on the outside of the fourth row.

"The car was really good, but my drawing skills got us behind the eight ball right off the bat," he said. "Also, I should have made some better decisions early in the race. We had a really fast car. We passed Wayne Johnson and some good cars. We were catching Blake (Hahn) and lapped traffic came into play. There were three to five lapped cars between me and Blake for fourth with John Carney II right in front of him and then we had a late caution. That hurt me a lot as far as getting to them. I ran out of time."

Hanks maneuvered to a fifth-place finish, which marked his 12th top five of the season.

QUICK RESULTS -

Sept. 10 - Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas - Heat race: 1 (4); Feature: 5 (8).

SEASON STATS -

37 races, 4 wins, 12 top fives, 19 top 10s, 21 top 15s, 29 top 20s

UP NEXT -

TBD

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.HanksMotorsports.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brandon_K_Hanks

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hanks-Motorsports/135263046488177

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Based in Memphis, Tenn., R.E. Enterprises is a one-stop solution for sprint car parts and racing supplies, racing and performance shock services, chassis repairs and fabrication, and custom welding or machining needs. For more information, visit http://www.RacingEclipse.com.

"R.E. Enterprises has been in my corner since I was racing mini sprints," Hanks said. "I can't thank them enough for their support in my racing endeavors as well as with my powder coating business."

Hanks would also like to thank D&B Farms, Performance Powder Coating, Penske Racing Shocks, Wesmar Racing Engines, Walls Paint and Body Shop, Acme Graphix, Hinchman Racewear, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems and J-R1 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.

EPJ and Dunn Benson Motorsports Wins Preliminary Night; Finishes 5th in World 100 at Eldora Speedway

DUNN, NC (September 14th, 2016) - Earl Pearson Jr and the Dunn Benson Motorsports team owned by Carlton and Kemp Lamm traveled to Rossburg, Ohio last weekend and competed in the Three-Day World 100 Crown Jewel Event. With 108 super late models racecars entered for this prestigious event, just making the feature each night would be an accomplishment. In the first nights Twin 25-Lap feature event EPJ would qualify 34th out of 108 cars and win a heat race to start 9th in his respective feature. Earl would fall back as far as 12th at the start of the feature but charged forward to finish a solid 7th place at the checkers of the 25-Lap Feature event.

On the second night of the three-day mega event, Earl would qualify 24th out of 108 cars and again win his heat race to start 9th in the feature event. EPJ would immediately advance through the field and into the top 5 by lap 10. Over the next 15 laps EPJ and four other drivers would put on an exciting battle for the lead until a caution with 2 laps to go would wave. EPJ would start 2nd on the restart and immediately bolted into the lead and pulled away to capture the win and the $10,000 first place prize.  EPJ and the Dunn Benson Motorsports Team captured another coveted victory at the famed Eldora Speedway and would be a favorite going into the World 100 main event the next night.

On Saturday EPJ would start 5th in his stacked heat race based on points over the two previous nights. Earl would charge to a solid 3rd place in his heat race to earn the 18th starting position for the World 100 Main Event. With 30 of the toughest competitors in the country starting the 100-lap feature, Earl would have a difficult task advancing through the field. But EPJ immediately found his fast line around Eldora Speedway and was up to 3rd place by lap 45. Earl would maintain in the top 5 over the remaining laps and finished a solid 5th place after the 100 laps completed. Earl would finish behind race winner Bobby Pierce, Dennis Erb, Jr., Dale McDowell, and Billy Moyer, Jr. in the crown jewel event.
 
Earl was thrilled with the team's performance at Eldora Speedway. "We had a great car all weekend!!!  To get a win on Friday night and finish 5th after starting 18th in the World 100 out of 108 cars is a testament on how hard my crew has been working. I have to thank Carlton and Kemp Lamm for supporting me and being committed to doing whatever it takes to get our team running well consistently again. I have to thank everyone at Dunn Benson Motorsports including my crew guys John Pfeffer, Chad Capps, Chris McLeod, Mack Hyatt, Jackie Morris, Ralph Peiffer, Wayne Castleberry, Kelly Raynor and Jason Fitzgerald for his help this year. I also want to THANK all our great sponsors that make this all possible, Lucas Oil Racing TV, Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV, Protect The Harvest, Dunn Benson Ford, Carlton Cattle Company, Freeport Recycling Center, Miller Welders, Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier Tire, Midwest Sheetmetal, Tiger Rear Ends, Penske Shocks, Eibach Springs, Braille Batteries, Performance Bodies, BERT Transmissions, Bell Helmets, Weld Racing, TWM Race Products, Outerwears, AFCO, FK Rod Ends, Fast Shafts, Butlerbuilt, Beyea Hedders, Hooker Harness, Peterson Fluid Systems, Five Star Shop Service, Wilwood, Sweet Mfg, Allstar Performance, X-Treme Graphics, UniFirst, Campbell Oil Company, Delph Communications, Davis Cabinet Company, Longhorn Chassis, Black Diamond Chassis, and Durham Race Engines", stated Earl Pearson Jr.

EPJ and Dunn Benson Motorsports would like to Thank Ryan Delph and Delph Communications for hosting and managing the Dunn Benson Motorsports website. For all the latest news, schedule, pictures, sponsors, crew or anything related to Dunn Benson Motorsports and driver Earl Pearson Jr. visit our Team website at www.DunnBensonMotorsports.com. Make sure to visit us on the social media pages and like our Facebook page.

EPJ and the Dunn Benson Motorsports Team will compete in Knoxville, IA this weekend for the Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. You can watch the 100-Lap feature event "LIVE" at www.LucasOilRacing.TV this Saturday September 17th. For the latest breaking news about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, including the 2016 tour schedule, TV schedule, drivers, sponsors and all the information about the series visit the official website at www.lucasdirt.com.

Wayne Castleberry
Marketing/PR
Dunn Benson Motorsports
910-890-0024
Wayne@DunnBensonMotorsports
www.DunnBensonMotorsports.com

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Tankersley Closes ASCS Gulf South Championship With Hard Charge to Podium Finish

Inside Line Promotions - BEAUMONT, Texas (Sept. 14, 2016) - Channin Tankersley captured his second ASCS Gulf South Region championship in the past three years last Saturday during the region's final race of the season.

"It's pretty big," he said. "That just shows that we can consistently run up front and that we can put a whole season together. Probably my biggest downfall when I first started was I was always really fast, but I wasn't consistent. Over the past few years we've got rid of the crashing part and have been really consistent."

However, Saturday's show didn't start as well as Tankersley hoped.

"They had a red on Lap 1 of the heat race," he said. "The car was running great. I shut it off for the red and it wouldn't refire when we tried to restart. We went to the work area and put a new MSD box on it. They restarted the race and we didn't make it back out. It's only about the second time it's happened in my racing career."

That lined Tankersley up on the outside of the sixth row for the main event.

"That set us back in the A Main," he said. "With the track as fast as it was it was tough to move forward. The track was the fastest I've seen that place in a long time. It was right up on the curb. I'd get someone running through the middle and then we'd get in traffic and I'd get another one. It was picking one off here and there. We did all we could to run them down. We just ran out of time."

Tankersley maneuvered from 12th to earn a third-place result, which was his 11th top five of the season. It also netted the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.

QUICK RESULTS -

Sept. 10 - Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas - Heat race: DNF (6); Feature: 3 (12).

SEASON STATS -

19 races, 4 wins, 11 top fives, 12 top 10s, 14 top 15s, 16 top 20s

UP NEXT -

TBD

MEDIA LINKS -

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChanninTankersley

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TankRacing

APPAREL -

Tankersley has t-shirts ranging from youth medium to XXL for sale at his race trailer.

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"Jeff with Challenger Drilling has been helping me since 2012 and has been a great asset to our team," Tankersley said. "I really appreciate his support."

Tankersley would also like to thank Watercraft Plus LLC, G3 Boats, Blackfoot Electric, Yamaha, Day Motorsports, Blazer Boats and Sea Chaser Boats 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.