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February 2nd, 2015

Mark Whitener Bests BRP NeSmith Foes for First Win of 2015

Middleburg, Florida (02/02/15) – Mark Whitener and Big Frog Motorsports claimed the first win of the 2015 campaign with a $2,000 triumph at Bubba Raceway Park (Ocala, Florida) on Wednesday night in their #58 Dave's Towing/B&B Produce/Barry Wright Late Model.

Big Frog Motorsports returned to action on Wednesday night with the opening round of four straight events with the NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series, which were held as part of the annual Bubba Army Winternationals at the uniquely-shaped oval. The team enjoyed a strong start to the weekend as Mark Whitener powered to the $2,000 victory in the opening round.

Mark posted the third fastest time overall in qualifying, amongst the thirty-six entries on hand for the event, locking him into the third starting spot for the 40 lap finale. Following an early battle with Jacob Hawkins for the second spot, Whitener would take the position for good on lap thirteen and begin to reel in race leader, Michael Lake. One circuit later, Whitener used the bottom groove coming off the fourth turn to get underneath Lake and take the lead.

From there Whitener held on through adverse track conditions for a 1.415 second margin of victory over Hawkins. Max Blair finished third while Walker Arthur took home fourth and Ryan King rounded out the top five finishers.

“The heavy rain from earlier in the week made it pretty wild out there tonight, but the track crew did a great job giving us a track to race on,” said Whitener in victory lane. “It was a really fun race though, and I can’t thank my team enough for giving me such a great race car.”

After battling bad luck to a 14th place finish on Thursday night, Whitener bounced back to score a pair of second place finishes to close out the weekend, including a runner-up finish to Walker Arthur in Saturday night’s 10th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship race, which posted a $10,000 top prize.
Complete results from the events can be found at www.NeSmithRacing.com .

The team now turns its attention to a very busy, Super Late Model slate, which will include eight races in eight days. Action begins on February 8th at North Florida Speedway (Lake City, Florida) with a $5,000-to-win, UMP Super Late Model affair. From there the team will compete in four events with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) at East Bay Raceway Park (Tampa, Florida) on February 9th-12th. To close out the ultra-busy stretch Whitener will pilot the #58 Big Frog Motorsports entry in a trio of events at Bubba Raceway Park (Ocala, Florida). Action includes a $5,000-to-win, UMP Late Model event on Friday, February 13th and a pair of $10,000-to-win World of Outlaws (WoO) Super Late Model event on February 14th and February 15th. For more information on the events please visit www.NorthFloridaSpeedway.com, www.EastBayRacewayPark.com, and www.BubbaRacewayPark.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, 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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February 2nd, 2015

Riley Hickman Repeats as Cabin Fever 40 Champion; Winter Freeze Next

Cleveland, Tennessee (02/02/15) – Riley Hickman piloted his #R1 BIF Motorsports/Hickman Manufacturing Company/CVR/Vic Hill Racing Engine Super Late Model to his second straight Cabin Fever 40 victory on Saturday afternoon at Boyd's Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia). 

The day began with Hickman timing in second overall among a stout field of forty-eight entries during qualifications, sending him to the dash. He went on to win the dash, positioning him on the pole for the 40 lap finale with Ray Cook starting alongside. Riley assumed the point at the drop of the green and led all forty laps for the $3,000 payday and his first victory of the 2015 season! Pierce McCarter, Cory Hedgecock and Jason Hiett rounded out the top five finishers.

We started last year with our first win in this event, and we went on to have a really great season, so hopefully this year will be exactly the same,” Hickman said with a smile in victory lane. “I have to thank my crew, my family, my sponsors, and all of my great fans for their support!

Full results from the program are available at www.BoydsSpeedway.net .

Hickman now turns his attention to the 5th Annual Winter Freeze at Screven Motorsports Complex (Sylvania, Georgia) for a trio of events, which will be held February 5th-7th. The opening round will be headlined by an unsanctioned $5,000-to-win affair, while Friday and Saturday will each see a $10,000-to-win program contested with the World of Outlaws (WoO) Super Late Models. For more information on the events, please visit www.ScrevenMotorsports.com .

Riley Hickman would like to thank all of his sponsors including Hickman Manufacturing Company, American Billet, RH Designs, CVR Race Cars, Austin Trucking, A-1 Towing and Recovery, Competition Racing Equipment, MRC Racing Components, Vic Hill Racing Engines, Performance Masters Inc., All-Star Graphix, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Hoosier Racing Tires, JRI Shocks, VP Race Fuels, Comp Cams, Weld Wheels, FSR Racing Products, Design 500, Fel-Pro, KRC Power Steering, Wiles Racing Drive Shafts, Old Mans Garage, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Riley Hickman, please visit www.RileyHickman.com .

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February 2nd, 2015

Todd Morrow Snares Victory in Cabin Fever Competition; 411 Up Next

Chattanooga, Tennessee (02/02/15) – It was back to business for Todd Morrow on Saturday afternoon as he pulled double duty in the annual Cabin Fever 40 at Boyd's Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia). His hard work rewarded him with a win and an additional top ten finish.

In the Super Late Model ranks Todd went into battle in the Pope Construction #T1 Phillips Properties/Warrior against a strong field of forty-eight entries. He fell just short of locking into the feature via time trials and would have to run a b-main. Morrow went on to win his b-main, earning him the fourteenth starting spot for the $3,000-to-win finale. During the course of the 40 lapper he advanced to a sixth place finish behind race winner, Riley Hickman, Donald McIntosh, Pierce McCarter, Cory Hedgecock and Jason Hiett.

The Crate Late Model event boosted a $1,000 top prize as Todd once again was up against a stout field of forty-two competitors. Morrow posted the fastest lap in qualifications in his A-Plus Motorsports/GRT #8A Crate Late Model entry to lock into the pole position for the main event. After avoiding disaster following contact with a slower car on lap twelve of the feature, Todd went on to score his first victory of the 2015 campaign over Bobby Richey, Travman McCoy, Jason Welshan and John Owenby.
“This was truly a great outing for us in both the Crate Late Model and the Super Late Model,” said Morrow. “I’m truly blessed to have the opportunity to race for such great teams. I can’t wait to see what we can accomplish this year!”

Morrow’s next time behind the wheel is slated for February 14th at 411 Motor Speedway (Seymour, Tennessee) in the Sweetheart Race, which will post a $1,500 winner’s check. For more information on the event, please visit www.411MotorSpeedway.net .

Todd Morrow Racing would like to thank all of their sponsors, which include Phillips Properties, Pope Construction, A-Plus Collision Center, A-1 Towing & Service Center, A&K Transport, Andy Dill Trucking, Allen's Pools LLC, Afco Racing Shocks, J&M Transport Refrigeration, Old Man's Garage, CRS Starters and Alternators, Phantom Racing Engines, Performance Masters Incorporated, Coulter Racecars and Parts, Gene's Racing Parts, Racecar Engineering, American Racer, Hunter Oil Company, Stealth Racing Carburetors, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Todd Morrow Racing, please visit the official team website at www.ToddMorrowRacing.com and also follow the team on social media at www.facebook.com/toddmorrowracing and www.twitter.com/toddmorrowt1 .

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February 2nd, 2015

Pierce McCarter Races to Top Five Finish in Cabin Fever 40

Gatlinburg, Tennessee (02/02/15) – Pierce McCarter returned to the seat of his #71 McCarter Brothers Racing/McCarter Lumber Company/CVR Race Cars/525 Late Model on Saturday afternoon for the annual Cabin Fever 40 at Boyd's Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia). 

The $3,000-to-win program drew a field of forty-eight entries to the oval, and Pierce would enjoy a strong start to his outing by qualifying fourth overall in time trials. He later raced to a fifth place finish in the dash, which positioned him starting fifth on the feature grid.  After battling amongst the top five throughout the duration of the 40 lap finale, McCarter advanced to a third place finish at the checkered flag behind race winner, Riley Hickman and Donald McIntosh. Cory Hedgecock and Jason Hiett completed the remainder of the top five.

Full results from the program are available at www.BoydsSpeedway.net .

Pierce will now turn his focus to crew chief duties for the Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway (Brunswick, Georgia), where he his brother Mack McCarter will take his McCarter Lumber Company #51 Super Late Model into battle against the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) competitors. Spanning February 5th-7th, the slate will include a $7,000-to-win affair to go along with a pair of $10,000-to-win events. For more information on the programs please visit www.GoldenIslesSpeedway.com .

McCarter Brothers Racing would to like to thank all of their marketing partners, which include McCarter Lumber Company, Parkway Liquor Store, High Velocity Heads & Intake Manifolds, Ohlins Shocks, McCarter Farms, Hyperco Springs, Phantom Race Engines, Matlock Decal Company, CVR Race Cars, Simpson Race Products, West Haven Auto Parts, Butlerbuilt Seats, Hoosier Tire by Pup, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.

For more information on McCarter Brothers Racing, please visit www.McCarterRacing.com .

Bell Wraps up Aussie Week in Grand Classic Feature!

Lonnie Wheatley, NORMAN, Okla. (February 2, 2015) – Christopher Bell finished out his first Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic Week in Australia among the elite by making the feature cut amongst a field of more than 100 competitors at Premier Speedway on January 25.

With Bell’s first whirlwind tour of Australia in the books, the next scheduled action for the 20-year-old from Norman, OK, will be on the asphalt with Late Model competition at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway on February 19-21.

Not even 24 hours after finishing up his second consecutive Chili Bowl Midget National championship feature start on January 17, Bell was Australia bound for Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic Week that encompassed four nights of competition over five days aboard the Consol Racing No. 21.
“It was a lot of fun down there, there are a lot of good people that make it a fun time,” Bell said of the week Down Under.

After getting his feet wet in a Wednesday outing at Avalon Raceway, perhaps Bell’s best run of the week came in the next night’s President’s Cup event at Mount Gambier’s Borderline Speedway where he rallied from 12th to round out the podium in third.

“It was rough and heavy,” Bell said of the Borderline circuit.  “I had a really good car, I clipped someone along the way and the nose wing finally came down ten or twelve laps later.  We were really on the move before that.”

From there it was on to Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway for Bell’s first crack at the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic and the Oklahoma shoe was among seven American drivers to make the feature cut in the $30,000-to-win finale among the field of 106.

After scratching out an eleventh-place finish in his Friday night preliminary event, Bell went forward from sixth to second in his Sunday night heat race to earn a front row “B” Main starting berth.
“We had a really good car on the last night, went sixth to second in the heat and was leading the B when it started pouring down rain,” Bell recounts.  “When we finally restarted, we got back into traffic in the B, that’s how good we were.”

The late rain wasn’t conducive to much passing action in the feature though, with Bell making his way from 19th to finish 16th in the 40-lap finale.

“It was hammer down for 40 laps, non-stop,” Bell says.

Bell summed up the quick week with, “The Consol guys were great to race for and the fans down there are awesome, it was a great experience.”

Bell is set to return to asphalt action next aboard a Late Model at New Smyrna Speedway.

2015 Quick Stats:  12 races, 2 top-fives, 7 top-tens.

Next Up: Asphalt late model action at Florida’s New Smyrna Speedway on February 19-21.

Keep Track:  Keep track of Christopher Bell’s on-track action including schedule and results at http://www.christopherbellracing.com/.
If you would like to keep up with all of Christopher Bell’s racing action by having press releases e-mailed directly to you, simply send your e-mail address to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.
Penning the recurring series of “The Wheatley Chronicles” articles on racinboys.com, Lonnie Wheatley provides media, public relations and more for select tracks, drivers and events.  For more information, Wheatley may be contacted at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.

Blake Hahn Set For Sophomore Year with Lucas Oil ASCS

TULSA, Okla. (February 2, 2015) Blake Hahn's rookie season with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real was filled with success, but was also filled with unforeseen obstacles.

"It was a long hard year, but you can't focus on that," said Hahn when asked about his rookie season. "You just need to keep your head up and focus on what's ahead because really, it'll all work out in the end. We had some great finishes and learned a lot so there were more positives than anything last year."

Finishing tenth in tour standings, the 2014 Brodix Rookie of the Year rolled out 10 top-ten finishes as well as four top-fives in 32 feature starts.

Reassessing his program during the off-season, one aspect that will not change is personnel as father, Tom Hahn, and crew member, Dalton Seigler, will again accompany Blake on the road this season. Equipment on the other hand will see several changes.

"We had been running an '06 Big Max, and it's a great car, but we made the decision to switch to JR1 Chassis this season. Jerry [Russell] came to us with an offer that we really couldn't pass up and with the way his cars have performed, I feel good about the change."

Moving to Penske shocks on the Speedway Vending / CSR Garage No. 52 as well, Hahn is looking at the big picture and putting together a full season, keeping the idea of consistency at the forefront of his team, "We're just looking to make good laps every time we hit the track and above all, have fun. A top-five in points would be nice, but we are focused on putting an entire season together."

Keeping with Wesmar power for the 2015 season, Hahn will take in as many races as the team can handle with a schedule of nearly 65 dates between ASCS National and Regional competition.

Overall, Blake Hahn has competed in 47 Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour feature events with six top-fives' and 16 top-tens' to his credit. Starting in ASCS regional competition in 2012, Hahn has earned four regional victories.

The 2015 season for the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real begins at East Bay Raceway Park with the 14th annual Ronald Laney Memorial, happening February 19, 20, and 21. The following weekend will see the series make their first appearance at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla.

The 2015 season will mark the 24th year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, which brings the best of Sprint Car racing to dozens of different tracks throughout the nation in both National and Regional competition.

Lucas Oil Products is the title sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. More information can be found on Lucas Oil Products at www.lucasoil.com. MAVTV is the presenting sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. Log onto www.mavtv.com for information regarding availability and listings in your area.

Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV include: Hoosier Racing Tire and Brodix.

Team Lucas Sponsors for the American Sprint Car Series consist of Protect the Harvest, iON Camera, Smokey Mountain Moonshine, C&R Radiator, Hawk Performance Products, Geico, E3 Spark Plugs, and General Tire.

Communications for the American Sprint Car Series is provided by Racing Electronics. All events are broadcast online at http://www.racinboys.com.

Product and Contingency Sponsorship provided by: K&N Filters, KSE Racing Products, Fuel Safe, DMI Rear Ends, BMRS, SpeedMart, Competition Suspension, Engler Machine and Tool, FSR Radiator and Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Driverwebsites.com, Weld Wheels, Maxwell Industries, Print Place, Simpson, The Joie of Seating, Wesmar Racing Engines, Hinchman Indy Racewear, Rod End Supply, Smiley's Racing Products, Speedway Motors, and Hilborn Injection Systems.

Additional information regarding the American Sprint Car Series is available at www.ascsracing.com as well as Twitter (@LucasOilASCS) and Facebook. Anyone wanting to receive updates on the American Sprint Car Series can email info@ascsracing.com with "Add to Mailing List" in the subject.



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