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September 11th, 2013

Kyle Beard Wins CCSDS Championship with NEA Speedway Triumph

Mercer, Tennessee (09/11/13) – Kyle Beard had a career outing in front of many of his friends and family on Saturday night at his home track, Northeast Arkansas Speedway (Harrisburg, Arkansas) as he piloted his #86 Greg's Sawmill/Gary Beard Trucking/Bob Pierce/Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model to the $2,500 feature win, and along the way he clinched his first COMP Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) Super Late Model title.

Twenty-four entries registered for competition, and Kyle started his night by winning his heat race from the 3rd starting spot to lock into the 2nd starting position for the 35 lap finale alongside pole sitter, Billy Moyer Jr. As the race went green it was 3rd starting Dane Dacus, who shot to the lead with Moyer Jr. and Beard in tow. Kyle inherited the 2nd spot during a lap 13 caution when Moyer Jr. retired with overheating problems. The next six laps found Beard pressuring Dacus for the lead before he finally overtook him on lap 20. Once out front Beard never looked back on his way to his 4th victory of the season.

Even better his win allowed him to clinch his first CCSDS title, even though two events still remain on the season!

"To win this race and the championship in the same night is truly special," an elated Beard said in victory lane. "I can't thank the Upton family and my family enough for their amazing support. I've wanted this championship for several years now, and to finally get it is just an incredible feeling."

Ashley Newman also enjoyed a solid performance as a 6th to 3rd run in his heat race locked him into the 8th starting spot for the 35 lap finale. Newman would go on to race his way to a 6th place finish behind race winner, Beard, Dane Dacus, Clay Fisher, Brandon Smith, and Wendell Wallace.

While Beard has clinched the series title Newman continues to lead the Kuntz & Co. Rookie of the Year standings and is third in the latest overall standings. Full results from the event and the latest standings are available at www.COMPDirt.com .

Upton Motorsports will enter a single event this weekend as the team travels to I-30 Speedway (Little Rock, Arkansas) this Saturday, September 14th for a $2,500-to-win event with the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series at the 1/4 mile oval. For more information on the event please visit www.COMPDirt.com .

Upton Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors including Greg's Sawmill, 45 Race Shop, Best One Tire & Service, Gary Beard Trucking, Indian Ridge Lumber Co., Bob Pierce Race Cars, Schoenfeld Headers, Real Racing Wheels, Ace Sign Company, Team 5 Enterprise, JFR Graphics, ASC , and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Upton Motorsports, please visit www.UptonMotorsports.com and www.KyleBeard86.com .

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September 11th, 2013

William Thomas Wins Again in Chevrolet Performance Series Competition

Phenix City, Alabama (09/11/13) - William Thomas took his #A19 Alexander's Industrial Services/JW Miller Land & Timber/GRT Super Late Model into battle over the weekend in a pair of $3,000-to-win, Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series events in the state of Mississippi and came away with yet another win in the new series.

Action opened on Saturday evening at Whynot Motorsports Park as 19 entries took to the 1/3 mile oval. William started his night by registering the 2nd fastest time to lock into the 2nd starting spot for the 50 lap finale alongside Tim Busha. Thomas stalked the leader for the first 48 laps before grabbing the lead, heading down the backstretch on lap 48. Exiting turn four to come to the white flag, Busha clipped an infield tire, which sent him up the track into Thomas. William would slow to collect his entry, which allowed Busha and Ronnie Johnson to slip past. He would go on to finish a disappointing 3rd behind race winner, Busha, and Johnson.

Sunday night found the team seeking redemption from the previous night's bad luck as they invaded Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) for another bout. By the time that the final checkered flag of the evening had dropped William had achieved his goal as he pocketed his seventh win of the season!

Twenty-one entries looked to conquer the 3/8 mile oval, and in qualifications Thomas recorded the fastest lap of the night with a 15.908 second circuit. His qualifying effort locked him into the pole position for the feature with Carlton Freeman starting alongside. As the race went green it was 3rd starting Jeremy Shaw, who bolted to the lead with Thomas in tow. Thomas and Shaw put on a great driving displaying throughout the race as they waged war for the top spot. The duo swapped the lead four times with Thomas finally inching ahead on lap 41 for good. He was followed across the finish line by Shaw, Mathew Turner, Kyle Shaw, and Chase Edge.

"It was a blast racing with Jeremy (Shaw) for the win tonight, and it felt even better to get back to victory lane," noted Thomas. "I feel like we got one taken away from us last night so to bounce back tonight was a definite feeling of redemption."

William continues to lead the series' standings with a 38 marker advantage over Ronnie Johnson. Full results from both races as well as the latest standings are available at www.525SuperSeries.com .

Saturday night, September 14th will find Thomas entering the Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series race at Clarksville Speedway (Clarksville, Tennessee), which will post a $3,000 winner's check. For more information on the event please visit www.525SuperSeries.com .

William Thomas Motorsports would like to thank JW Miller Land & Timber, Alexander's Industrial Services, Austin Trucking Company, LSK, Genes Racing Parts, Simpson Race Products, Hoosier Race Tires, Shorty’s Motorsports, KC Racing Graphics, Stealth Carburetors, Valken Wheels, Kinser Air Filters, Winters, PST Drive Shafts, Sweet Mfg, Outlaw Disc Brakes, Ultra-Shield, Cloyes, COMP Cams, Eibach Springs, Holley, KRC Steering Pumps, Lunati, PRC, T&D Machine Products, Wiseco, Wrisco, Allstar Performance, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on William Thomas, please visit www.WilliamThomas.net .

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September 11th, 2013

Mark Whitener Races to $4,000 Victory in Thompson Memorial at East Bay

Middleburg, Florida (09/11/13) - Mark Whitener piloted his #58 Big Frog Motorsports/Dave's Towing/B&B Produce to the $4,000 victory in the 7th Annual Scott Thompson Memorial on Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park (Gibsonton, Florida), which marked his second straight triumph in the event.

Thirty Super Late Models entered the program, and Mark started the evening by winning his heat race to move onto the redraw for the 50 lap feature, where he was the recipient of the 3rd starting spot.

Early in the main event great racing reigned supreme throughout the field as two and three battled were found abundantly. Whitener raced in the 3rd spot for the first half of the event, but as the race approached the halfway point he shot past leader, Doug Horton to take the top spot. Once out front he never looked back on his way to the victory, which came over Horton, Kyle Bronson, Keith Nosbisch, and Devin Dixon. The victory was his tenth of the 2013 season!

“I knew Scott (Thompson), and we raced together so this means a great deal to me for me to be able to win this race back to back,” Whitener stated in victory lane. “It takes a team effort to win this race and to make it here in victory lane. I have to thank Mark Rey for making the right call on the tires because if it was me I would have guessed wrong.”
Full results are available at www.EastBayRacewayPark.com .

Whitener will look to conquer another event in his home state this weekend as he heads to Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, Florida) for the Rumble in the Swamp. The $3,000-to-win, National Late Model Series sanctioned program will be held at the 1/2 mile, gumbo oval. For more information on the event, please visit www.VSPDirtRacing.com/ .

Big Frog Motorsports would like to thank their principal and associate sponsors including Dave's Towing, B&B Produce, Big Frog Shocks, Big Frog Signs and Graphics, FK Rod Ends, Schaeffers Oil, Racecar Engineering, Sunoco Race Fuels, Koury Racing Engines, Custom Racing Engines, Ohlins Shocks, American Race Tire, Barry Wright Race Cars, Daytona Sensors LLC, Schoenfeld Headers, COMP Cams, AR Bodies, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.

For the latest team news and updates on Big Frog Motorsports please visit www.BigFrogMotorsports.com

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September 11th, 2013

Eddie Carrier Jr. Finishes 10th in 43rd Annual World 100

Salt Rock, West Virginia (09/11/13) - Eddie Carrier Jr. made the trek to Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) over the weekend for the 43rd Annual World 100 at the famed oval in his #28 Grover Motorsports/Rocket/Grover Racing Engine Super Late Model.

Festivities began on Thursday night with 112 cars in the pit area as the field was divided into a pair of $5,000-to-win events. He earned the 5th starting spot for his heat race via qualifications, and went on to race to a 3rd place finish to lock into the 25 lap, preliminary feature in the 17th starting spot. Carrier Jr. was able to advance to a 10th place finish.

Friday's program again found the field divided into a pair of $5,000-to-win races, and after qualifying 27th fastest he started 3rd in his heat race before advancing to a 2nd place finish, which positioned him starting 8th in the 25 lap finale. He raced in the top ten for much of the race before slipping to a 13th place finish.
The weekend drew to a close on Saturday evening with the final night of the crown jewel. With heat race line-ups being determined by a driver's performance on the preliminary nights Eddie started and finished 2nd in his heat race to transfer to the 9th starting spot for the 100 lap finale, which was held in front of a capacity crowd of over 23,000 fans. During the course of the $46,000-to-win race Eddie battled throughout the top ten before registering a 10th place finish.

"Much of this season has been a struggle for our team, so to go into the biggest race of the year and record a top ten finish really felt good," noted Carrier Jr.

Full results from the program are available at www.EldoraSpeedway.com .

This weekend, September 13th-14th, Eddie Carrier Jr. will travel to Brushcreek Motorsports Complex (Peebles, Ohio) for the annual Epic Weekend. Preliminary action will be held on Friday night with Saturday night's program being headlined by a twin features. The first feature will pay $10,000 to the winner with the second feature presenting the winner with a brand-new Harley Davidson motorcycle. For more information on the event at www.BrushCreekMotorsports.com .

Eddie Carrier Jr. would like to thank his sponsors and marketing partners including Engines Inc, Grover Motorsports, Grover Racing Engines, Cox Wrecker Service, Hess Stewart and Campbell PLLC, Blue Ridge Machinery and Tools, Integra Shocks and Springs, Port City Racing, Hoosier, Rocket, VP Racing Fuels, CV Products, Poske's Performance Parts, Dyers Rods, Octane Racing Products, Race Tec Pistons, COMP Cams, Wiles Racing Drive Shafts, Pro Fabrication, Rapture Carburetors, Cizmar Racing, All Star Performance, Frankland Rear Ends, Jones Racing Products, Brinn Transmissions, Schaeffer's Racing Oil, Real Racing Wheels, Hinchman Racewear, Indy Screen Print, Impact Sign & Apparel, The Joie of Seating, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Eddie Carrier Jr., please visit www.EddieCarrierJr.com .

Richards Battles Forward for Hard-Earned Fifth-Place Finish in Prestigious World 100 at Eldora

SHINNSTON, W. Va (September 11, 2013) - Nothing short of a victory in last Saturday night's 43rd annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, was going to completely satisfy Josh Richards, but a hard-earned fifth-place finish in dirt Late Model racing's most prestigious event was a decent consolation prize.

While Richards's near decade-long pursuit of a triumph in one of Eldora's two annual DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned crown-jewel races continues, the 25-year-old star from Shinnston, W.Va., showed plenty of resiliency in registering his second top-five finish in seven World 100 A-Main starts since 2005.

"We had a good car," said Richards. "We could've made a few minor tweaks, but we had a really good car. I would've liked to have seen a caution come out sometime late in the race after we got close to the top five (the last of the race's two caution flags flew on lap 56), but we never got it so we had to take what we were given.

"I would've liked to finish a few spots further up, but my guys did a great job and we had a good car at the Dream (Eldora's big event in June) and a good car (at the World) so I feel confident about coming back here next year," he added. "Hopefully we can get one of these next year."

Despite recording quiet 11th-place finishes in 25-lap World 100 Preliminary A-Features on both Thursday and Friday night, Richards entered Saturday's headline program with plenty of confidence. He turned the second-fastest time-trial lap overall out of 113 entrants during the two rounds of qualifying (15.872 seconds on Friday night), stamping him as a favorite for the race's $46,000 top prize.

But with the 36-car inversion giving Richards the sixth starting spot in Saturday's second of six 15-lap heat races, he knew he faced a big challenge just to grab one of the three transfer spots available in each preliminary. He ended up getting involved in an early turn-two tangle during the heat, which cut the right-rear tire on his Valvoline-sponsored Mark Richards Racing Enterprises Rocket No. 1 and forced him to fall back on a fast-time provisional to start 20th in the World 100.

Richards recovered nicely from his heat-race problems, steadily advancing through the field in the World 100 to reach his fifth-place finishing position with just two laps remaining. But he wondered what might have been had he been able to earn a better World 100 starting position by qualifying through a heat race.

"I think we've got qualifying pretty well down here," said Richards. "If we can hit it right, we always seem to be able to qualify in the top five or so. In turn, though, that always puts us behind in the heat races because of the invert. We usually end up starting fifth or sixth, and with so many good cars making it tough to get up there to a transfer spot, we end up having to use a fast-time provisional or run a B-Main and we have to start far back (in the 100).

Richards will return to action on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series this weekend on Friday, Sept. 13, at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill., and Saturday, Sept. 14, at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo. He leads the tour's point standings by 96 points with seven events remaining on the 2013 schedule.

For more information on Josh Richards, visit www.joshrichards.com and follow him on Twitter at @Josh_Richards1 and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/JoshRichardsRacing.

Josh Richards' No. 1 team carries support from Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Ernie D's, Ace Welding, Petroff Towing, Sallack Well Service, Tony Stewart Racing, Rocket Chassis, Roush Yates Engines, Hoosier Racing Tires, Sunoco Racing Fuels, Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Shocks, Sweet Manufacturing, Slavic Custom Tee Shirts And Graphics, Brown and Miller, Brazwell Carburetors, Bazell Racing Fuels, ButlerBuilt Seat, Beyea Headers, Performance Rod and Custom, Wilwood Disc Brakes, Frankland Rear Ends, Simpson Safety Equipment, J E Pistons, Strange Oval, Wrisco Aluminum, R2C Filters, Aurora Rod Ends, Snap On Tools, Scott Wires, Trick Carbon Fiber Drive Shafts, Five Star Bodies, Jones Racing Products, Howe Racing, Performance Bodies, Turbo Start Batteries, Brinn Transmissions, Eagle One, Car Brite, ATL Fuel Cells, Dohm's Cycles, Weld Wheels, Barnes Oil Systems, Tel-Tac, MSD Ignitions.

David Smith
Rising Star Management Group
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(704) 658-7650