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August 18th, 2015

Cleveland Checkers Fall to Riley Hickman; Ponderosa and Cleveland Next

Cleveland, Tennessee (08/18/15) – Riley Hickman parked his Hickman Manufacturing #1V Austin Trucking/CVR Late Model in victory lane once again over the weekend with a triumph at Cleveland Speedway.

On Friday night Riley Hickman headed to I-75 Raceway (Sweetwater, Tennessee) for a Chevrolet Performance Super Late Model Series event. In a field of 28 cars, Hickman recorded the fastest time in qualifying. Starting on the pole for the feature, Riley battle in the top five throughout the 50-lapper before ultimately logging a 3rd place finish behind race winner, John Ownbey, and Ryan King with Tim Busha and Cory Hedgecock rounding out the top five.

The following night brought Hickman a short distance to Cleveland Speedway (Cleveland, Tennessee) to compete in the Super Late Model division. Recording the fast time in qualifying, Hickman transferred into the feature with thirteen other competitors. Bringing home his 12th win of the season, Riley cruised to the 25-lap A-Main victory. He was followed across the line by Kevin Gibson, Heath Hindman, Spencer Singleton, and Paul Tims.

“It was another solid weekend for our team,” commented Hickman. “It feels good to be challenging for wins pretty much every night, no matter what class we are racing.”

Complete results from these events can be found at www.525SuperSeries.com and www.ClevelandSpeedwayLLC.com .

The upcoming weekend, August 21st-22nd will take Riley into battle in a pair of events in Kentucky and Tennessee. On Friday evening he will make the trek to Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, Kentucky) for the 12th Annual John Bradshaw Memorial. The Ultimate Late Model Series event will post a $15,012 top prize. On Saturday night, Hickman plans to return to the familiar confines of Cleveland Speedway (Cleveland, Tennessee) for another Steelhead Late Model event. For more information on the events, please visit www.PonderosaSpeedway.net and www.ClevelandSpeedwayLLC.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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Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
August 18th, 2015

Johnny Pursley Claims First-Career Ultimate Super Late Model Series Win

Clover, South Carolina (8/18/15) – On Saturday evening Johnny Pursley enjoyed a career outing by piloting his Pursley Grading #09 Barry Wright Super Late Model to his first-ever win with the Ultimate Late Model Series.

On Saturday night Johnny Pursley made the trip to Travelers Rest Speedway (Travelers Rest, South Carolina) for the Whitey Whitesides Memorial, paying $4,000 to the winner. Drawing a crowd of 18 cars for the Ultimate Super Late Model Series event, Johnny earned the pole position for the main event. Outdueling Casey Roberts and Dennis Franklin in the feature, Pursley grabbed the lead for good on lap 19 and never looked back. Cruising to his first career Ultimate win, Johnny Pursley scored his 3rd win of the season with Dennis Franklin, Casey Roberts, Kenny Collins, and Josh Langley rounding out the top five.

"We really needed this win. We didn’t win a Super (Late Model) race last year and we have been working hard to finally get one. Our new Barry Wright car has been good everywhere we have raced but we haven’t had things fall our way. Tonight it finally did. That was a lot of fun to race with Rambo (Franklin) and Casey like that. Those guys aren’t going to give you anything but they are going to race you clean. Thanks to everyone who helps us get to the track every week, we couldn’t do it without their help,” Pursley said after his first career Ultimate win.

Full results from the event are available at www.UltimateSupers.com .

This Friday, August 21st will take Johnny to Carolina Speedway (Gastonia, North Carolina), where he will pilot the Robbie Jordan-owned #47 Mastersbilt in the Limited Late Model division. For information on the event please visit www.CarolinaSpeedway.net .

Johnny Pursley would like to thank all of his sponsors, which include Twin Oaks Racing, Eagle Manufacturing Pursley Grading, White Horse Limited, JP Environmental, Money Saver Heating & Air, FK Rod Ends, Hoosier Racing Tires, Phil’s Starters, Farmer’s Service Center, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Johnny Pursley Racing, please visit the official team website at www.JohnnyPursleyRacing.com .

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Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
August 18th, 2015

Jeff Taylor Enjoys Hat Trick Weekend in Minnesota and North Dakota

Cave City, Arkansas (8/18/15) –Jeff Taylor entered four events over the weekend and came away with three victories to show for his efforts in his Industrial Electric #5 Allgayer /Taylor Chassis Open Wheel Modified.

On Thursday night Jeff Taylor headed to Norman County Raceway (Ada, Minnesota) for the Sanders Modified Challenge presented by the IMCA and WISSOTA Series. Starting in the 2nd position for his heat race, Taylor captured the victory, setting him up for the feature event. With an 8th place starting spot, Jeff took the lead on lap 18 and never looked back. Cruising to his 10th victory of the season, Taylor bagged a $3,850 payday.

The following night brought Jeff to Dacotah Speedway (Mandan, North Dakota) to battle against a field of thirty IMCA Modifieds. Coming from 7th in his heat, Jeff captured a heat race win to lock him into the feature event. The 12th starting Taylor improved eight positions in the A-Main, finishing behind Spencer Wilson, Jeremy Keller, and Drew Christianson with Maryln Seidler coming in 5th. 

On Saturday night Jeff made the trip to Southwest Speedway (Dickinson, North Dakota) to compete in another IMCA Modified event. Scoring a heat win from the 6th starting spot, Taylor locked into the 7th starting position for the feature. Bringing home his 11th victory of the season, Jeff charged to the front with Mike Hansen, Shawn Strand, Tracey Domagala, and Travis Olheiser trailing him to the finish line. 

Wrapping up the busy weekend, Jeff Taylor traveled to Nodak Speedway (Minot, North Dakota) on Sunday night. Against a field of twenty-three entries in the IMCA Modified feature event, Jeff Taylor brought home his third victory of the weekend. Ousting Drew Christianson, Shawn Anderson, Kody Scholpp, and Spencer Wilson, Taylor bagged his 12th victory on the 2015 season.

“It’s just amazing how incredible this season is rolling right now,” said Taylor with a smile. “I can’t thank my team, my sponsors, my family, and my fans enough for this support. Hopefully we can keep performing so well.”

For more results from these events, please visit www.IMCA.com and www.DacotahSpeedway.net .

Jeff is currently unsure when his next event will be, so keep your browsers locked to www.JeffTaylor5.com for the latest updates.

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

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August 18th, 2015

Chris Brown Opens Eyes in COMP Cams Topless 100; LOLMDS Action Next

Spring, Texas (08/18/15) – Chris Brown led 84 laps in the 23rd Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 on Saturday evening behind the wheel of his Lone Star Hydro & Maintenance #21 Club 29 Super Late Model. However, the talented, young driver came up just short in his bid for an upset win in the crown jewel event. When the checkered flag flew he was credited with a 4th place finish.

“Before the feature I said that I would be happy if we just led one lap, but after leading 84 laps it was definitely disappointing to not get the win,” said Brown.

The Spring, Texas driver started 2nd in the $40,000-to-win, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) event at Mooney Starr’s Batesville Motor Speedway (Locust Grove, Arkansas). He outdueled fellow-front-row starter, Jared Landers for the lead at the drop of the green flag to snag the top spot. For the next eighty circuits he paced the field and had hopes of his second-career, Super Late Model win and the biggest of his career.

“I felt like I had a good rhythm for the first half of the race, but after one of those late-race cautions it was like I never could get really comfortable again,” noted Brown. “With the caliber of competition that was in this field I knew I had to stay on top of my game for every lap.”

As the race surpassed the lap 80 mark Brown came under fire from former race winner, Shannon Babb. On lap 85 Babb bolted past Brown into the lead as Marlar also slipped past. A few laps later Dale McDowell relegated Chris to the 4th position, and that’s where he would ultimately finish.

“I’m not disappointed, but I’m sure I’ll probably watch the video and critique a million things that I would have done different. But my initial thought is I’m pleased with fourth. This caliber of guys, to finish there, to me is a feat in itself. We’ll just keep trying to build momentum and try and get better the next time.”

Chris is eleventh in the latest series’ standings. For complete standings and full results from the event, please visit www.LucasDirt.com .

Chris will get an almost immediate opportunity for redemption as he returns to action this week with a pair of $10,000-to-win, LOLMDS events. On Thursday evening the tour will roll into Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, Tennessee) before sanctioning an event at the state-of-the-art, Lawrenceburg Speedway (Lawrenceburg, Indiana) on Saturday evening. For more information on the events, please visit www.LucasDirt.com .

Chris Brown would like to thank all of his sponsors including Delta Flange & Manufacturing, Lone Star Hydro & Maintenance, Shocks by Precision Performance, LG21 Race Cars, Hoosier Racing Tires, VP Racing Fuels, Club 29 Race Cars, AR Bodies, All Star Performance, Brodix Cylinder Heads, CV Products, Dyer’s Top Rods, Edelbrock, Ohlins Shocks, Outerwear Performance Products, Simpson Racing Products, Penske Racing Shocks, PFC Brakes, Fast Shafts, Performance Graphix, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Chris Brown and Brown Motorsports, please visit www.ChrisBrownRacing.com .