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Mark Burch Motorsports Earns First Visit to Victory Lane This Season With Lasoski

Inside Line Promotions - GREENWOOD, Neb. (May 28, 2013) - Surprise, surprise. Guess who ended in Victory Lane in only their sixth race of the season.

Mark Burch Motorsports and Danny Lasoski claimed the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event at I-80 Speedway on Thursday for the second consecutive year to cap a successful week with a pair of podiums.
After drawing the highest number, which forced the team to start last in the heat race, Lasoski charged from ninth to third to be the third-highest points earner and earn a bid in the redraw. He pulled the No. 3 to start on the inside of the second row.

"I think it was the very last number in the pill box," Lasoski said. "Mark did a very good job of getting the car balanced where we could be mobile. From ninth to third put us in the redraw and that's where you need to be."

With a cold engine, Lasoski stumbled on the start of the main event and fell to fifth before quickly regaining third place a handful of laps later.

"With the temperature cooling off as much as it was, it took a lap or two to get back warm," Lasoski said. "We learned a lesson there. We should have started it and let it warm up before the feature."

Pinned to the bottom of the track, Lasoski capitalized on a restart on Lap 5 to advance to the runner-up position before passing Jason Johnson for the lead on Lap 13.

"I just knew (Johnson) and (Brian Brown) are stellar at that place and they run the top period," Lasoski said. "If we wanted to win the race we had to go somewhere they weren't.

"(The bottom lane) was razor sharp. If you missed it by one foot you were sliding up the track."

Lasoski was "lucky" to build a 3.5 second lead before the final caution, setting up a green-white-checkered finish. He then held off Brown to capture the victory.

The Mark Burch Motorsports team opened the week on Wednesday at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., where Lasoski led all eight laps to claim his heat race. That gave him enough points to advance to the redraw and he pulled the No. 1 to start on the pole for the feature.
"You couldn't ask for the race track to be in any better shape," he said. "We were lucky. We drew No. 1 and from there you have to hold your position."

Lasoski led the first 16 laps before Johnny Herrera drove around him to the lead. Brown took the runner-up position the ensuing lap.

"The last 10 laps I was just hanging on and those were the laps we needed to be great," Lasoski said after finishing third. "We left it too free from the get-go. We were thinking the race track would stay stickier longer. We didn't want to get too tight because we knew we'd get into lapped traffic within a few laps.
"We came back the next night and redeemed ourselves."

Mark Burch Motorsports and Lasoski will compete on Friday with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour at Salina Speedway in Salina, Kan.

QUICK RESULTS -
May 22 - Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo. - Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 3 (1).
May 23 - I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. - Heat Race: 3 (9); Feature: 1 (3).

SEASON STATS -
6 races, 1 win, 3 top fives, 4 top 10s, 4 top 15s, 4 top 20s

UP NEXT -
Friday at Salina Speedway in Salina, Kan., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour

MEDIA LINKS -
Website: www.MarkBurchMotorsports.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mbmotorspt

VIDEO -
Here are highlights of Mark Burch Motorsports victory at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., on May 23 thanks to Moore Race Videos: http://youtu.be/FQchd9GJmmo

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - King Racing Products
Located in Visalia, Calif., King Racing Products offers a variety of top-notch sprint car parts. For more information, visit KingRacingProducts.com.

"King Racing Products provides our team with precision and state of the art components that are rivaled by no other," Burch said. "Every part is durable, lightweight and extremely well tested. We put our trust in the consistency of every part manufactured by King Racing Products. That is why we run their components on all of our cars in the Mark Burch Motorsports stable."

Mark Burch Motorsports would also like to thank Engler Machine and Tool, Wolfweld Chassis, AFCO Gas Shocks by Speedway Motors, Speedway Motors, Speedway Shock Service, Hot Dot, Inc., Wireless Amber Alerts, Driven Racing Oil - by Gibbs, Hoosier Tire, Arrow Truck Sales, Donovan Blocks, Diamond Pistons, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, MSD Ignition, Vortex Wings, S & S Welding, Inc., Lee Power Steering, Gessford Machine, DMI Bulldog Rears, Wulff Pumps, Schoenfeld Headers, Red Devil Brakes, Total Seal Piston Rings, Dyer's Top Rods, Huggins Cams, Weld Racing Wheels, Goodridge Fluid Transfer Systems, Harris Decals and Awesome Racewear for their continued support.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS -
Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations, media management and merchandising services for sprint car teams. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and your sponsors' return on investment.

To meet the media relations needs of your team, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or sprintcarreporter@yahoo.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit www.insidelinepromotions.com.

Contact: Shawn Miller
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Hahn Faces Tough Luck in First Visit to Three Midwest Tracks

Inside Line Promotions - JETMORE, Kan. (May 28, 2013) - For Brandon Hahn, logging laps is the name of the game.

In his second year of racing sprint cars, Hahn has ventured onto the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Presented by MAVTV American Real. Last week he competed at three tracks in three states, encountering tough luck on his first visit to each of the facilities.

"It was just not a very good weekend," Hahn said. "My plan is to just learn and soak up as much from the other drivers, get laps and don't tear my equipment up. Finishing every race is my main plan, but it's hard when you have problems. We just had a really tough weekend."

Hahn kicked off the week on Wednesday at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., where he finished fourth in his heat race. He narrowly missed advancing to the feature and was relegated to a B Main, which he started second.

Hahn competed for one of the three transfer positions for the entire 12 laps before ending fourth - one spot out of advancing to the main event.

Mechanical gremlins plagued the team the following night when the MSD box went bad in his heat race at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. It dropped Hahn from third to last - ninth - and forced him to the back of the B Main.

"I got lapped and that was it for me," he said. "I didn't want to hurt my motor so I decided to pull in before the checkered flag. It seemed like we were behind the eight ball from the start of the night and I didn't want to make it worse."

On Saturday, the team ventured to The Great American Dirt Track for the 5th annual Steve King Memorial, where engine woes slowed Hahn. He started the feature in 17th, but was unable to complete many laps before heading to the pits.

"My motor just was not up to par and in the feature it made a different noise," Hahn said. "That's my only good motor so I wanted to salvage it."

He finished 17th to cap the challenging weekend.

The team is using a backup engine this weekend when the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Presented by MAVTV American Real visits Salina Speedway in Salina, Kan., on Friday and Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb., on Saturday for the Hinchman Racewear Eagle Nationals.

QUICK RESULTS -
May 22 - Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo. - Heat race: 4 (3); B Main: 4 (2).
May 23 - I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. - Heat race: 9 (3); B Main: 17 (19).
May 25 - The Great American Dirt Track in Jetmore, Kan. - Heat race: 6 (4); Feature: 17 (17).
SEASON STATS -
14 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10, 1 top 15, 6 top 20s

UP NEXT -
Friday at Salina Speedway in Salina, Kan., and Saturday at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb., for the Hinchman Racewear Eagle Nationals with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Presented by MAVTV American Real

MEDIA LINKS -
Website: BrandonHahnRacing.com

APPAREL -
Hahn has black and white t-shirts for sale at his trailer at each race he attends throughout the season.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - MAVTV
MAVTV is no ordinary television network. It's a 24/7, high-definition entertainment extravaganza, featuring everything from blockbuster films, high-octane motor sports, MMA fighting, gaming, gut-busting comedy, original reality shows and scripted dramas. For more information, visit MAVTV.com.

"MAVTV is one of the coolest channels and has a ton of motor sports entertainment," Hahn said. "It's hard not to watch for hours on end."

Hahn would also like to thank Lucas Oil, Hoosier Racing Tire, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Protect the Harvest, Engler Machine & Tool, FSR Racing Products, Penske Racing Shocks, Rod End Supply, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, The Joie of Seating and Weld Wheels for their continued support.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS -
Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations, media management and merchandising services for sprint car teams. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and your sponsors' return on investment.

To meet the media relations needs of your team, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or sprintcarreporter@yahoo.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit www.insidelinepromotions.com.

Contact: Shawn Miller
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Rilat Comes Up Short in Bid for First Victory at Skagit Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - ALGER, Wash. (May 28, 2013) - Travis Rilat was going for the win.
After Saturday's ASCS Northwest Region opener was rained out at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., Rilat put himself in position to record his first win of the season in Richard Saumure's No. 39c after the team changed plans to head to Skagit Speedway.

"We made it just in time for qualifying," Rilat said. "We high-tailed it out of (Elma) at 2:30 p.m. and got there at 5:30 p.m."

Rilat qualified eighth quickest and won his heat race to advance to the feature, which he started eighth. Because of approaching weather, the main event was shortened from 25 laps to 20 laps.
"A couple of laps into it we got held back by a car that had all but spun in turn four," he said. "I had to drive to the infield and that put us back about a half a lap."

Rilat maneuvered into the top five on Lap 8 and worked his way to fourth two laps later. With four laps remaining Rilat advanced to third place and started to close on Trey Starks and Jason Solwold, who ran first and second, respectively.

A red flag was waved in the closing laps, setting up a green-white-checkered finish.

"I had a chance to make a move and I did and it didn't wind up good for me or Solwold," Rilat said. "Going into turn three there was contact between my right rear and his left front. It's one of those deals where maybe I shouldn't have went and maybe he should have backed off a bit."

Rilat was unable to continue because of the damage and was relegated to a 13th-place finish.
"We had a car to win it with 20 laps," he said. "With 25 laps, I think we had the car to win."

Rilat is taking the next couple of weeks off before returning on June 14 with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas.

QUICK RESULTS -
May 25 - Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. - Qualifying: 8; Heat race: 1 (2); Feature: 13 (8).

SEASON STATS -
8 races, 0 wins, 3 top fives, 4 top 10s, 5 top 15s, 8 top 20s

UP NEXT -
Friday, June 14, at Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas, and Saturday, June 15, at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS -
Twitter: www.twitter.com/TravisRilat

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Shark Racing Engines
Located in Sedro-Woolley, Wash., Shark Racing Engines has been building high-performance racing engines for almost 25 years. For more information, visit SharkRacingEngines.com.
"It's kind of funny how I met (Shark owner) Marc Huson when I went up there to Washington for an ASCS National Tour race and Triple X Race Co. was next door," Rilat said. "I was wandering around talking on my cell phone and saw a sprint car next door. I walked over, looked around and introduced myself.
"He's been a great friend. He was instrumental with a support group for me and my family when I was in the hospital up there. He and his wife helped us out in a hard time. As far as his engine skills go, he's one of the best in the country. There's only a handful of great engine builders across the country and I consider him one of the best."

Rilat would also like to thank Xtreme Oilfield Technology, Carlan Services, Northern Provincial Pipelines, Matt's Oilfield Services, TriJet Manufacturing Services, Northern Lights Welding, Camex VP, Rob Wright Building Supplies, Scott Safety, Max Fuel, Jaron Water Hauling, Maxim, Factory Kahne, HRP, Ti22, Weld Wheels, Ben Cook Racing and Smiley's Racing Products among others for their continued support on Richard Saumure's No. 39c Maxim.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS -
Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations, media management and merchandising services for sprint car teams. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and your sponsors' return on investment.