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July 13th, 2015

Shane Clanton Scores Hibbing Victory; Set to Resume Wild West Tour

Zebulon, Georgia (07/13/15) –Shane Clanton once again parked his Weldbank Energy #25 Capital/Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model in victory lane with his latest triumph coming with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series (WoOLMS) at Hibbing Raceway.

Shane Clanton traveled to Hibbing Raceway (Hibbing, Minnesota) on Thursday evening to begin the Wild West Tour with the WOOLMS. Clanton landed a mid-pack qualifying time setting him up for his 10-lap heat. Transferring the top three, Shane registered a heat victory, earning his way into the $10,000-to-win feature event. Via the redraw he started on the pole before leading all 50-laps to record his 12th victory of the season with Josh Richards, Morgan Bagley, Chub Frank, and Frankie Heckenast Jr. following him to the finish line. 

“Passing was definitely difficult in the feature, so that redraw was extremely important,” said Clanton. “I just had to keep my nose clean in the feature and not make any mistakes. Again I want to thank all of my great sponsors and my crew for their awesome support.”

On Friday night the WoOLMS Wild West Tour headed to River Cities Speedway (Grand Forks, North Dakota) for a $10,000-to-win feature event. With a car count of thirty Super Late Models, Clanton logged the 3rd fastest time in qualifying, setting him up for a heat race victory. Starting in the 2nd position for the 50-lap feature, Shane led the first few laps before ultimately slipping three spots by the time that the final checkered flag flew. He crossed the finish line with a 5th place finish behind Tim McCreadie, Josh Richards, Donny Schatz, and Brandon Overton.

Shane leads the latest WoO standings by 184 markers. Full results and the latest series' standings are available at www.WoOLMS.com .

Shane Clanton now resumes action this week as the annual Wild West Tour continues. The remaining schedule for the Wild West Tour with the WoOLMS is as follows:

July 14th: Gillette Thunder Speedway (Gillette, Wyoming) - $8,000-To-Win
July 15th: Black Hills Speedway (Rapid City, South Dakota) - $8,000-To-Win
July 18th: Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) - $10,000-To-Win
For more information on the events please visit www.WoOLMS.com .

Shane Clanton would like to thank all of his sponsors including Weldbank Energy, Capital Race Cars, Hornburg Oil, Penn Gold Well Services, Clements Racing Engines, VP Racing Fuels, Super K Express, Hoosier Tire South, Keyser Manufacturing, GW Performance, Southern Fibernet Inc., Quarter Master, Bert Transmission, Weld Racing, Five Star Stock Car Bodies, Bulldog Rear Ends, Cizmar Racing, CV Products, Bicknell Racing Calipers, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Simpson Race Products, Integra Racing Shocks, Integra MX Springs, Beyea Custom Headers, Mason Racin Inc., Sweet Manufacturing, Peterson Fluid Systems, Driven Oil, TWM Racing Products, Turbo Start Racing Batteries, Slavic Graphics and Apparel, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

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

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July 13th, 2015

Mark Whitener Guns Down Golden Isles Foes for $5k Payday

Middleburg, Florida (07/13/15) – Mark Whitener continued his red-hot streak by powering the Big Frog Motorsports #58 Barry Wright Super Late Model to his fifth victory of the season over the weekend

On Friday night the Big Frog Motorsports team traveled to Golden Isles Speedway (Brunswick, Georgia) with Mark Whitener piloting the #58 Dave's Towing/B&B Produce Super Late Model for the two day event. In a total field of 29 cars for the Southern Thunder Late Model Series (STLMS) event, Mark logged the 2nd quickest time in qualifying. Starting in 2nd for the $5,000 to win feature event on Saturday, Whitener led all 40-laps capturing his fifth win of the season.

With twenty-four cars battling for the East Coast Mid-Season Championship, Mark Whitener took the lead from Jason Fitzgerald on the very first lap and never let go. The triumph marked Whitener’s fifth career STLMS victory with Jason Fitzgerald, Cecil Eunice, Bo Allen and Nevin Gainey completing the top five.

“Our team is really performing well right now, and it’s a situation, where I can’t wait for the next race,” said Whitener. “Thanks to Big Frog Motorsports, our sponsors, and our great fans for their relentless support.”

Complete results can be found at www.SouthernThunderLateModelSeries.blogspot.com .

Whitener will chase another big payday this Saturday, July 18th with a trip to the familiar confines of Volusia Speedway Park (Barberville, Florida) for a $4,000-to-win program, which will be sanctioned by the National Late Model Series. The event will be headlined by the Lawton Michew Memorial Chew Crete 50. For more information on the event, please visit www.NLMSRacing.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, Rocket Chassis, 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, Vahlco Wheels, Leaf Firesuits, Bubba Army, 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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July 13^th, 2015

Billy Moyer Jr. Streaks to $10,000 Summer Nationals Win at Oakshade

Batesville, Arkansas (07/13/15) – Billy Moyer Jr. wired the field on Saturday evening in the DIRTCar Summer Nationals finale at Oakshade Raceway to claim the $10,000 top prize in his Crop Production Services #21jr Longhorn/Pro Power Racing Engine Super Late Model.

Wrapping up the rain-shortened DIRTcar Summernationals Hell Tour, the followers headed to Oakshade Raceway (Wauseon, Ohio) for the track’s annual Birthday Race. Scoring another 2nd quick time of out a total field fifty Super Late Models, Billy landed a heat race victory setting him up for the $10,000-to-win feature event. With a 4th place starting spot, Billy Moyer Jr. took the lead on the first circuit and never looked back. Ousting Casey Noonan, Jason Feger, Dona Marcoullier, and Bobby Pierce, Moyer Jr. led all 60 laps to record his 3rd victory of the season.

A night earlier at Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, Illinois) Billy finished 5^th in the $10,000-to-win, DIRTCar Summer Nationals finale behind race winner, Dennis Erb Jr., Jason Feger, and Brandon Sheppard, while Mason Zeigler rounding out the top five.

Despite his best efforts to overtake Bobby Pierce for the tour championship, Billy came up a little short with a second place finish in the final standings.

“It was awesome to get the $10,000 win there at Oakshade,” commented Moyer Jr. “We obviously wanted to win the championship, but Bobby (Pierce) did a great job, and I congratulate him on the title.”

The team will likely not race anywhere this coming weekend as they prepare for a busy second half of July, which includes the following dates:

July 22^nd: UMP: Farmer City Raceway (Farmer City, IL) - $5,000-To-Win
July 23^rd: TBA
July 24^th-25^th: WoOLMS: Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury, IL) - $26,000-To-Win
July 28^th: WoOLMS: Shawano Speedway (Shawano, WI) - $10,000-To-Win
July 30^th: WoOLMS: Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, WI) - $6,000-To-Win
July 31^st-August 1^st: WoOLMS: Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, WI) - $50,000-To-Win

Billy Moyer Jr. would like to thank all of his sponsors including Moyer Xtreme by Longhorn, Crop Production Services, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Dyna-Gro Seed, Car City, All Makes Collision Center, Bad Boy Mowers, Karl Performance, Karl Kustom Corvettes, Pro Power Racing Engines, ROCKHARD Powder Coating, Eibach Springs, Sunoco Race Fuels, Rock Batteries, Weld Wheels, COMP Cams, Imperial Motors, Amsoil, Sparks Motorsports, Bert Transmission, New Vision Graphics, Watters Autoland, Performance Rod & Custom, Midwest Sheet Metal, Peterson Fluid Systems, Mason Starters, Sweet Mfg., Fikes Truck Line, MSD Performance, Wiles Driveshafts, Cizmar Racing, Performance Bodies, Hoosier Tire South by Pup, ISC Racing Tape, Stealth Carburetors, Oakley Deatherage Opticians, Wilwood Engineering, Frankland Racing Products, Hooker Harness, Kluhsman Racing Components, BSB Manufacturing, Beyea Custom Headers, Sunoco Race Fuels, R2C Competition Filters, TWM Products, Hawk Performance Products Group, Scott Performance Wire, CPD Tools, AFCO, Design 500, Accu-Force Shock Service, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on the team please visit www.BillyMoyerJr.com .

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July 13th, 2015

First-Career Super Late Model Win Claimed by Austin Theiss

Hockley, Texas (07/13/15) – During the course of his young career, Austin Theiss has enjoyed considerable success in the Modified ranks. On Saturday night the Texas driver collected a first-time accolade by claiming a Super Late Model victory in his Theiss Motorsports #7D GRT/Jay Dickens Racing Engine Super Late Model.

Traveling to Cotton Bowl Speedway (Paige, Texas) on Saturday night for an appearance with the South Texas Late Model Series (STLMS), Austin Theiss looked to record his first-career win in the Super Late Model ranks. After pulling off in his heat race due to mechanical failure, Austin battled back in the feature event. Starting at the tail of the field for the A-Main, Theiss wheeled his way to the front of the pack, ultimately capturing his first victory of the season. A caution flag with five laps remaining allowed Austin to propel himself from the 3rd position into the lead.

“I can’t describe how good it feels to get my first Super Late Model win,” noted Theiss. “We’ve been trying real hard, and even though I haven’t had the chance to get just a ton of seat time, I feel like we’ve been making major strides so far.”

Full results from this event are available at www.CottonBowlSpeedway.com .

This Saturday, July 18th Theiss will again return to Super Late Model action. He will enter a Weekly Racing Series Event at Southern Oklahoma Speedway (Ardmore, Oklahoma). For more information on the event, please visit www.SouthernOklahomaSpeedway.com .

Austin Theiss and Theiss Motorsports would like to thank their sponsors including Saye Plumbing Contractors, Inc., Northside Plumbing Supply, Nolls Automotive, Integra Racing Shocks, MB Customs Race Cars, Love Graphics, Razor Edge Graphics, Bodies by Theiss Motorsports, Mullins Race Engines, GRT Race Cars, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Race Safe Technologies, DirtCarLift.com, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Austin Theiss, please visit www.AustinTheiss.com .

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July 13th, 2015

Kyle Beard Enjoys Triple Win Weekend; Busy Week on Tap

Trumann, Arkansas (07/13/15) – Kyle Beard visited victory lane on three separate occasions over the past weekend with triumphs in both his Gary Beard Trucking #86 Bob Pierce/Jay Dickens Super Late Model and Shawn Mann’s #86 GRT Modified.

Kyle Beard enjoyed a phenomenal outing on Thursday evening at Crowley's Ridge Raceway (Paragould, Arkansas). The Trumann, Arkansas driver doubled his pleasure by topping both the United Speed Contest Series (USCS) Modified finale and the Super Late Model feature.

In USCS Modified action Beard took the lead at the drop of the green flag and never looked back on his way to leading every lap of the feature. His first-career triumph with the series came over a field of thirty entries. Lucas Lee, Robby Arnold, Ronnie Vernon, and Tyler Stevens completed the top five.

The Super Late Model division would see Kyle having to work harder to score the victory. He started 11th on the feature grid, but rocketed through the field to score the triumph in his Bob Pierce Race Car #86 Jay Dickens Super Late Model.

Kyle continued his weekend hot streak on Friday evening with a trip to Northeast Arkansas Speedway (Harrisburg, Arkansas) for a night of action, where he again pulled double duty. In the Super Late Model ranks Kyle started on the pole and dominated the feature for his second win of the weekend in the division, and his fourth total win on the year.

Modified competition found Beard advancing from the 5th starting spot to register a 3rd place finish at the checkered flag.

“It always feels good to win, but to win three events in two days in front of my family and hometown fans is a great feeling,” said Beard. “My crew had my Super Late Model dialed in perfectly all weekend, and I have to really thank Shawn Mann for providing me such a great Modified to drive.

For full results from the events, please visit www.CRRaceway.com, www.USCSRacing.com and www.NEASpeedway.com .

This week will be another busy one for Beard. Action opens on Tuesday evening at Northeast Arkansas Speedway (Harrisburg, Arkansas) with a $1,500-to-win, Super Late Model event and a $1,200-to-win, Modified program. Then on Friday and Saturday evening the inaugural Dual in the Valley Topless 100 will be contested at Northeast Arkansas Speedway. The weekend will be highlighted by a $5,000-to-win, Modified program as well as a complete $1,500-to-win, Super Late Model program each night. For more information on this week’s events, please visit www.NEASpeedway.com .

Kyle Beard would like to thank his sponsors including Gary Beard Trucking, Greg's Sawmill, 45 Race Shop, Best One Tire & Service, Bob Pierce Race Cars, Schoenfeld Headers, Real Racing Wheels, Ace Sign Company, ROCKHARD Powder Coating, Team 5 Enterprise, O.H. Hendricks’ Sheet Metal, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Kyle Beard, please visit www.KyleBeard86.com .

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July 13th, 2015

Chad Stapleton Backs into Brownstown Victory Lane

Edinburgh, Indiana (07/13/15) – Chad Stapleton may not have crossed the finish line first at Brownstown Speedway, but by the time that the night was over he was the victor in his Stapleton Motorsports #32 Club 29/Jay Dickens Super Late Model

Stapleton initially crossed the finish line in the runner-up position in Saturday night's $1,200-to-win, Super Late Model finale at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Indiana). However, in post-race inspection, initial winner, Devin Gilpin, was disqualified due to being light. As a result Stapleton was promoted to his sixth win of the 2015 campaign.

Stapleton won his heat race to earn the 2nd starting spot on the feature grid, alongside Marty O'Neal. Stapleton battled at the front of the pack throughout the feature before eventually finish 2nd. After the disqualification Stapleton inherited the victory. Stapleton currently leads the track’s point standings.
“I hated it for Gilpin, but we’ve been there in that situation before too, so it felt good to be on the other end of it for a change,” said Stapleton. “Again I can’t say enough about my team and this car. Our year is really going great so far.”

Full results from the event as well as the latest standings are available at www.BrownstownSpeedway.com.
The upcoming weekend currently has a pair of events scheduled for Stapleton Motorsports. Friday night will take the team to Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, Ohio) for a Weekly Racing Series Event. On Saturday night the team will be in action at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Indiana) in another Weekly Racing Series Event. For more information on the events, please visit www.MolerRacewayPark.com and www.BrownstownSpeedway.com .

Chad Stapleton would like to thank all of his sponsors and supporters including Right Way Construction, Thirty-One Auto Group, K&L Machining, Bowman Motorsports, Not Just Popcorn, Print Worx, Hoosier Racing Tire by Suz, Dirt Racing Connection, Schaeffer's Specialized Lubricants, Hoosier Race Tire, Roger's Bar, Tri County Auto Parts, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Rhino Linings, GW Performance, All Star Performance, Tranter Racing, AFCO, Frankland, Fast Shafts, Sweet Mfg, Outlaw, Wilwood, Team Peterson, VP Racing Fuels, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Chad Stapleton, please visit www.ChadStapleton.com .

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July 13^th, 2015

Jeff Taylor Digs Deep for Dakota Classic Mod Tour Win

Cave City, Arkansas (07/13/15) –Jeff Taylor competed in the grueling Dakota Classic Mod tour last week in his Industrial Electric #5 Allgayer, Inc/Taylor Chassis Open Wheel Modified, where he came away with a victory and a third place finish in the final standings.

Taylor snared his lone victory in the series on Monday evening at Estevan Motor Speedway (Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada). With 83 Open Wheel Modifieds on hand for the $2,100 to win event, Jeff Taylor battled back in the feature after losing seven spots in his heat. Starting in 15th, Taylor staged a great, late-race battle with Aaron Turnbull in the closing laps. The duo traded slide jobs on the last lap with Taylor winning a drag race to the checkers. Jeff scored his 6th victory of the season ousting Aaron Turnbull, Spencer Wilson, Aaron Marriott and Ricky Thorton Jr.

During the course of the six-race affair, which averaged 88 entries, Jeff collected a pair of top five finishes to go with his triumph, and was just nine points removed from the lead, entering the final event at Jamestown Speedway (Jamestown, North Dakota) on Friday evening. Unfortunately rain interrupted the program before it could be completed, leaving officials with no choice but to deem the miniseries complete. Jeff finished 3^rd in the final standings.

“We had a great time running the tour again,” said Taylor. “There are so many great drivers on it, and we dug ourselves a bit of a hole to start the deal. You just can’t do that with these guys. Congratulations to Ricky Thornton Jr. on scoring the title.

Full results from the miniseries are available online at www.DakotaModTour.com .

Jeff Taylor now prepares for a week that will hold two big events in the IMCA Modified ranks. On Wednesday night he will enter a Hawkeye Dirt Tour event that will be held as part of the Southern Iowa Fair at Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa, Iowa). On Thursday evening the Harris Clash will thunder into the legendary Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa). For more information on the events, please visit www.OskySpeedway.com and www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com .

Jeff Taylor would like to thank all of  his sponsors, which include Industrial Electric, Mullins Race Engines, Provence Construction, Bad Boy Mowers, Allgayer, Inc., Fury Energy, White River Fun Center, BSB Manufacturing, ROCKHARD Powder Coating, Willy's Carburetor & Dyno Shop, Performance Bodies, Spur's Bar, Bell Helmets, The Joie of Seating, Schoenfeld Headers, Cattarene Racing Starters, All Star Performance, Keyser Manufacturing, Wiles Driveshafts, COMP Cams, CP Pistons, Edelbrock, Hawk Performance, Kluhsman Racing Components, PPM, Sweet Manufacturing, TWM, Hypercoils, Braswell, Brake Man, Roddy Ranch, CV Products, Dyer's Top Rods, A&A Manufacturing, Brodix Cylinder Heads, O.H. Hendricks Sheet Metal, Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool, Cattarene Racing Starters, Edelbrock, Scorpion Racing Components, New Vision Graphics, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Jeff Taylor Racing, please visit the official team website at www.JeffTaylor5.com .