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May 17, 2016

Devin Dixon Takes East Bay Checkers for Big Frog Motorsports

Ocala, Florida (05/17/16) – Devin Dixon raced the Big Frog Motorsports #58 Dave’s Towing/Rocket XR1 Late Model to the feature win at East Bay Raceway Park on Saturday evening.

The weekend opened for Big Frog Motorsports with their new full-time driver, Devin Dixon back behind the wheel at All-Tech Raceway (Lake City, Florida) on Friday night. After recording a 4th-place finish in his heat race, Dixon worked his way to a 3rd-place finish from the 8th-starting spot in the 20-lap A-Main. He crossed the finish line behind Mark Whitener and Rhett Carter with Russell Brown and Travis Carter rounding out the top five.
 
The following night brought Dixon to East Bay Raceway Park (Gibsonton, Florida). By the end of the night he had claimed his first win with Big Frog Motorsports. Competing in the 30-lap affair, Dixon captured his first victory of the season with Jack Nosbisch Jr., Phillip Cobb, Josh Peacock, and Mavrick Varnadore trailing him across the finish line.

“I’m really excited to be driving for Big Frog Motorsports, so it feels really good to get this first win with the team,” commented Dixon. “Hopefully this is the first of many to come.

Complete results from the events can be found at www.AllTechRaceway.com and www.EastBayRacewayPark.com .

This Saturday, May 21 the team will look for their second-straight win as they make the trip to Golden Isles Speedway (Brunswick, Georgia) for a $3,000-to-win event. For more information on the event, please visit www.GoldenIslesSpeedway.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, PFC Brakes, Rocket Chassis, Sunoco Race Fuels, Koury Racing Engines, Custom Racing Engines, Ohlins Shocks, Hoosier Race Tire by Brian, Daytona Sensors LLC, Schoenfeld Headers, COMP Cams, AR Bodies, Vahlco Wheels, Leaf Firesuits, Bubba Army, JE Pistons, Red Line Oil, NGK Spark Plugs, Fast Shafts, Callies Race Products, Superior Bearings, Ferrea Valves, Butlerbuilt Seats, C&R Racing, Leaf Racewear, 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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May 17, 2016

Chase Junghans Registers Runner-Up Finish in Billy Clanton Classic

Manhattan, Kansas (05/17/16) – Chase Junghans powered his #18 Shop Quik Racing/Capital/Jay Dickens Racing Engine Super Late Model to a runner-up finish in the annual Billy Clanton Classic at Senoia Raceway on Saturday evening.

With the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series having an off weekend, Chase Junghans traveled to Senoia Raceway (Senoia, Georgia) on Saturday night for the Southern All Star (SAS) Series sanctioned, Billy Clanton Classic. Competing in a field of 26-entries, Junghans was in contention for the lead late in the A-Main. Making the pass for the 2nd-position with 5-laps to go, Chase ultimately registered a runner-up finish behind Shane Clanton with Riley Hickman, Richie Stephens, and Frank Heckenast Jr. rounding out the top five.

“I was closing in on (Riley) Hickman for the lead and was trying to find the best line, and then Shane (Clanton) snuck past both of us,” commented Junghans. “I wanted the win, but I’ll take a second-place run. This car was really good tonight, and the track was phenomenal. I really had a blast out there.”

For full results from this event, please visit www.SASDirt.com .

Chase will not race anywhere this weekend as he gets ready for a busy stretch of action. On Tuesday, May 24 he will compete at I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Nebraska) with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in a $10,000-to-win affair. From there the team will head east as they prepare for a Memorial Day weekend, triple header with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series. Action opens on Friday, May 27 at Moler Raceway Park (Williamsburg, Ohio). Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29 will take the team to Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, West Virginia) for the Jackpot 100. For more information on the events, please visit www.LucasDirt.com and www.WoOLMS.com .

Chase Junghans would like to thank his principal and associate sponsors including Shop Quik Convenience Stores, Sunoco Race Fuels, Junghans Discount Liquors, Paulson Rock Products, Hoosier Tire, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Hooker Harness, Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Shocks and Springs, Wiles Driveshafts, Speedway Motors, PRC, Sweet Manufacturing, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.

For the latest team news and updates on Chase Junghans and Shop Quik Racing please visit www.ChaseJunghans.com .

Contact: Shawn Miller

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Dover Set for Races at Junction Motor Speedway and Badlands Motor Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - SPRINGFIELD, Neb. (May 17, 2016) - Jack Dover will return to action this weekend with a Midwest doubleheader.

Dover is set to kick the weekend off on Saturday at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb., with the Carpetland Nebraska 360 Sprints. He has won at least one race per season at the track since 2012 and has been to Victory Lane four times in his last seven races there.

"We get around Junction Motor Speedway pretty well," he said. "We've won quite a few races there the last few seasons so I think we'll be the one to beat."

The weekend concludes on Sunday at Badlands Motor Speedway in Brandon, S.D., where Dover has only raced once since winning in 2013. He placed second during a 2014 race.

"We don't get to race there very often, but we've got quite a few races there on our schedule this year," he said. "Hopefully we can start the year off right at Badlands by winning."

Dover is seeking his first feature victory of the season. He has captured one top five and three top 10s during four events in his sprint car this year.

SEASON STATS -

5 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 3 top 10s, 4 top 15s, 5 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Saturday at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Neb., with the Carpetland Nebraska 360 Sprints and Sunday at Badlands Motor Speedway in Brandon, S.D.

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.JackDoverRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackDoverRacing

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackdoverracing?fref=ts

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Certified Transmission

Certified Transmission is one of the largest independent manufactured transmission repair and remanufacturing facilities in the country. Established in 1979, Certified Transmission has 13 retail stores in four states. For more information, visit http://www.CertifiedTransmission.com.

"Certified Transmission has been a great sponsor the last few years in helping build Jack Dover Racing," Dover said. "On top of their support for the race team, Certified Transmission put a transmission in my personal truck a few years ago and it has worked flawlessly ever since."

Dover would also like to thank Home Pride Companies, Inc., Eagle Motorsports, True Trucking, Moss Racing Engines, Thorpe's Body Shop, Backlund Plumbing, Trail Performance Coatings Inc., ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Keizer Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers, Shaver Racing Engines, Langfeldt Overhead Doors, K&N Filters, FK Rod Ends, DMI, Speedway Motors and Vortex Wings for their continued support.

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Blaney Rallies for Top 10 with All Stars at Lernerville Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - LERNERVILLE, Pa. (May 17, 2016) - Dale Blaney pocketed his 19th top-10 finish of the season last Friday at Lernerville Speedway. However, it was anything but routine for the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions points leader.

Blaney and his Mainstream Holdings, Inc., backed CH Motorsports team opened the All Star event by setting quick time during qualifying. Blaney then advanced from fourth to third place in a heat race to lock into the dash.

"We qualified well and ran good in our heat race," he said. "We didn't have to run first or second, just had to run in the top five. I felt like we were pretty good. In the dash draw we drew a seven out of eight. It was pretty important where you started. I still felt like starting seventh we were going to be ok. It was going to be hard to get to the front, but we could have had a top-three car."

Blaney finished where he started - seventh - in the dash to line up on the inside of the fourth row for the main event.

"I got in behind Eric Williams on the start (of the feature) and he got into turns one and two on the top and I had a big head of steam on the top," he said. "He tripped on the cushion and got slowed down. I either had to run into the back of him or I was going to go over the hill and I chose the hill. That put me back to 17th or so. We got ourselves back to seventh. It was a frustrating race because I felt like I had a pretty good car. If we could have got a good start I felt like I could have raced my way to a top three."

Blaney rebounded from the early miscue to pick up a seventh-place result, which was his series leading ninth top 10 in nine races this season.

Saturday's All Star race at Mercer Raceway Park in Mercer, Pa., rained out.

Blaney will return to All Star competition this Friday at Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Ill., and Saturday at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis.

"If we've been to Lincoln it would have been in 1996," he said. "I think we've won the last four All Star races at Wilmot. That's a fun place. It always gets racy."

QUICK RESULTS -

May 13 - Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. - Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 3 (4); Dash: 7 (7); Feature: 7 (7).

SEASON STATS -

21 races, 3 wins, 13 top fives, 19 top 10s, 20 top 15s, 20 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday at Lincoln Speedway in Lincoln, Ill., and Saturday at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis., with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions

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Rilat Making First Trip of Season to Montana This Weekend for GoMuddy.com NSL 360 Big Horn Doubleheader

Inside Line Promotions - FORT WORTH, Texas (May 17, 2016) - Travis Rilat will make his season debut driving for Richard Saumure this weekend in Montana at the inaugural GoMuddy.com National Sprint League 360 Big Horn Region event.

Electric City Speedway in Great Falls will host the doubleheader with races on Friday and Saturday.

"The No. 39 car seems to be pretty fast everywhere we go," Rilat said. "I've never been to Electric City, but hopefully we'll keep our Montana streak alive."

Rilat and Saumure competed in a trio of doubleheaders in Montana last season with the duo scoring a victory during each weekend with top-five finishes in the other race each time. The team's average finish in the six races was 1.83.

Rilat is coming off a rough time in his own sprint car during the Texas World Dirt Track Championships last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track.

The Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour doubleheader began on Friday with Rilat finishing fifth in a heat race after a close call racing with a competitor.

"The first night we had a decent run going in the heat," he said. "We were up to fourth from sixth and had the third-place car trap us in the infield. That put us finishing fifth in the heat."

Rilat then advanced from seventh to sixth in a heat race and he won a B Main after starting on the outside of the front row.

"The track rubbered up in the B Main and I was able to find the rubber before the leader," he said. "In the feature the track was rubbered up and they shortened the race to 20 laps. We just started in the back and finished in the back. There wasn't much we could do."

Rilat ended with an 18th-place result.

The weekend concluded on Saturday. Rilat advanced from sixth to third place in a heat race before he lined up fifth in a qualifier.

"We were burning up a set of tires every time we hit the track," he said. "We dug around and found a set of used tires in the trailer for the qualifier. The tires never did get ahold of the track. We just backed up."

Rilat's eighth-place result sent him to a B Main, which he won to transfer into the main event.

"The track was rubbered up again," he said. "We probably could have done a little better, but early in the race we got in with another driver who hit our left rear and we about turned over. By the time that was all done we dropped near last."

Rilat rebounded to post a 14th-place finish.

QUICK RESULTS -

May 13 - Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in Fort Worth, Texas - Heat race: 5 (6); Qualifier: 6 (7); B Main: 1 (2); Feature: 18 (18).

May 14 - Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in Fort Worth, Texas - Heat race: 3 (6); Qualifier: 8 (5); B Main: 1 (4); Feature: 14 (18).

SEASON STATS -

17 races, 1 win, 4 top fives, 8 top 10s, 11 top 15s, 15 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday and Saturday at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont., with the GoMuddy.com National Sprint League 360 Big Horn Region

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.TravisRilat.com

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TravisRilat29

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Shark Racing Engines

Located in Sedro-Woolley, Wash., Shark Racing Engines has been building high-performance racing engines for more than two decades. For more information, visit http://www.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," 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 Worfe Chevrolet, Shop the BOSS, MDS Boring & Drilling, Weld Wheels, KSE Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Hoosier Racing Tires, HRP Wings, Goodrich, Penske Racing Shocks and All Star Auto Reconditioning.

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Hanks Battles Mechanical Woes throughout Texas World Dirt Track Championships

Inside Line Promotions - FORT WORTH, Texas (May 17, 2016) - The Texas World Dirt Track Championships was a frustrating experience for Brandon Hanks, who faced mechanical woes throughout the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event at Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track.

"It was a disaster," he said. "We fought engine issues throughout the whole weekend. We were so distracted with engines we never got to work on the car."

The doubleheader began on a sour note Friday.

"On Friday we were very lucky," he said. "I went out and ran hot laps. I was pulling off the race track and up to the trailer and the engine started knocking. I shut it off. It was a little knock. You almost couldn't even hear it knocking, but you could tell the tone was different."

Hanks elected to change engines and he missed a heat race, which relegated him to the back of a B Main. He then rallied from 13th to sixth, but missed a transfer by three positions. Hanks used a provisional to start the 20-lap feature at the back.

He ran a few laps before pulling off the track early and ending with a 22nd-place finish.

Things didn't get any better on Saturday as Hanks placed fifth in a heat race, eighth in a qualifier and fourth in a B Main, which missed a transfer by only one position.

"The engine on the car didn't blow up, but something is wrong," he said. "It wasn't running well at all and kept fouling spark plugs."

Hanks is hopeful the engine situation will get sorted out prior to this weekend when he is scheduled to compete on Friday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., and Saturday at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla., with the ASCS Red River Region. Hanks is the current ASCS Red River Region points leader.

QUICK RESULTS -

May 13 - Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in Fort Worth, Texas - Heat race: DNS (6); B Main: 6 (13); Feature: 22 (23).

May 14 - Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in Fort Worth, Texas - Heat race: 5 (6); Qualifier: 8 (8); B Main: 4 (6).

SEASON STATS -

18 races, 3 wins, 6 top fives, 10 top 10s, 11 top 15s, 14 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., and Saturday at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla., with the ASCS Red River Region

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.HanksMotorsports.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brandon_K_Hanks

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hanks-Motorsports/135263046488177

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - Walls Paint and Body Shop

Walls Paint and Body Shop is an auto repair and paint business located in Covington, Tenn.

"They've been good friends of ours since I was a kid," Hanks said. "I want to thank them for everything they have done and for making the cars look incredible every year."

Hanks would also like to thank Performance Powder Coating, D&B Farms, Wesmar Racing Engines, R.E. Enterprises, Penske Racing Shocks, Acme Graphix, Hinchman Racewear, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems and J-R1 for their continued support.

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To meet the media relations needs of your program by joining Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or Shawn@InsideLinePromotions.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.

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Hagar Hustles to Second Straight Hooker Hood Classic Triumph

Inside Line Promotions - WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (May 17, 2016) - Derek Hagar was on a mission last Saturday during the Hooker Hood Classic at Riverside International Speedway.

Hagar opened the $3,000-to-win event by winning the dash, which was lined up by a random draw and paid $400 to win. He then charged from last - seventh - to win a heat race with a last-lap pass.

"We got up to second coming off turn two on the first lap," he said. "We worked on the leader the whole heat race. We got a good slider on him coming to the white flag. I slid him again coming to the checkered. It was a close, close finish. We got the edge on him. That gave us high points."

Hagar garnered the most overall points and therefore the pole position for the 40-lap main event.

"They gave me the lane choice and I wanted to start on the bottom, but they thought I wanted to start on the top and Tim Crawley pulled to the inside of me," he said. "It worked out in my advantage and we took the lead. The track was around the bottom. That doesn't fit my driving style, but we put together 40 good laps."

Hagar quickly powered into the top spot and he maintained the lead throughout the race despite thick traffic at times that allowed Crawley to reach his rear bumper.

"Lapped cars made it difficult at times, which let Crawley close in on me," Hagar said. "We could get them coming off the corners. I was slowing my speed up. I could hold the bottom coming off the corners to stay in the moisture."

The win was Hagar's fifth of the season and his second straight Hooker Hood Classic triumph.

He is slated to return to action this Friday at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo., where he will compete with the ASCS Warrior Region and drive a nonwing sprint car for David Korte with the WAR Sprint Car Series.

QUICK RESULTS -

May 14 - Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. - Dash: 1 (2); Heat race: 1 (7); Feature: 1 (1).

SEASON STATS -

17 races, 5 wins, 12 top fives, 13 top 10s, 14 top 15s, 15 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Friday at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo., with the ASCS Warrior Region and the WAR Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - FSR Radiators

Located in Gallaway, Tenn., FSR Radiators has been supplying high-performance, all-aluminum radiators to the racing community for many years. For more information, visit http://www.FSRProducts.com.

"FSR Radiators make the best radiators to keep your motor as cool as it possibly can be," Hagar said. "I'd definitely recommend them to any racer."

Hagar would also like to thank B&D Towing, Dynotech Performance, DHR Suspension, J&J Auto Racing, Xtreme Race Graphics, Fragola Performance Systems, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Hinchman Racewear, Wings Unlimited, FK Rod Ends and Ti64 for their continued support.