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May 21st, 2013

Jason Hughes Banks First Win of 2013; USMTS Four Shot Next

Westville, Oklahoma (5/21/13) – The past few months have been a challenge for Jason Hughes and Hughes Motorsports as they've battled mechanical issues and overall bad luck, but on Saturday night at West Plains Motor Speedway (West Plains, Missouri) they put that all behind them as Jason charged to his first victory of the 2013 season #12 West Siloam Pawn/Gressel Racing/Hughes/Mullins Race Engines Open Wheel Modified!

Jason Hughes made the trek to La Raceway (LaMonte, Missouri) on Friday evening for the first leg of an USMTS Open Wheel Modified doubleheader in the Show-Me state. Thirty competitors registered for battle in the event, and Hughes started his night by winning the third heat race from the second starting spot to lock into the redraw for the feature, where he was the recipient of the eighth starting spot for the 40 lap finale. Hughes had high hopes for the main event, but would ultimately battle the handle to an eighth place finish in the final rundown.

On Saturday evening Thirty-four competitors converged on the 3/8 mile oval at West Plains Motor Speedway (West Plains, Missouri), and Jason started his night by winning his heat race to lock into the redraw for the $4,000-to-win finale. While fellow front row starter, Jeremy Payne, led the first nine circuits Hughes took over the top spot on lap 10 and never looked back on his way to the victory, which came over Payne, Rodney Sanders, Ryan Gustin, and Kelly Shryock.

"It feels great to get this first win out of the way, especially after all the bad luck we've had so far this year," Hughes noted. "Hopefully this is the first of many to come for the rest of the year, and I can't thank all of my sponsors, crew, and fans for their support!"

Hughes Race Cars continues to hold a dominating lead in the Tiger Rear Ends Manufacturers Championship standings.

For results from both events please visit www.USMTS.com .

This weekend, May 22nd-25th, the team will compete in four USMTS Open Wheel Modified events. The action opens on Wednesday at I-35 Speedway (Mason City, Iowa) before moving onto Fairmont Raceway (Fairmont, Minnesota) on Thursday evening. Friday night will see the tour at Chateau Raceway (Lansing, Minnesota), and the weekend concludes at the famed Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) on Saturday night. For more information on the events, please visit www.USMTS.com .

Hughes Race Cars and their customers are already racking up several wins across the country early in the 2013 season. Visit www.JasonHughes12.com for more information on how to join our winning team.

Jason Hughes would like to thank his sponsors including West Siloam Pawn, Gressel Racing, Hughes Racing Chassis, Road Runner Trucking, LLC, Mullins Race Engines, JRI Shocks, Hanson Tire Service, Braka Operating, Sunoco Race Fuels, Mert's Truck Center, SAEF Custom Finishing, Wheeler Metals Rainbow Graphics, Hooker Harness, Quarter Master, Beyea Custom Headers, Ultra-Shield Race Products, MB Machine & Tool, T&D Machine Products, Callies, Quick Car Racing Products, Dan Olson Racing Products, FSR Radiators & Racing Products, Tiger Rear Ends, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Sweet Mfg, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Jason Hughes, please visit www.JasonHughes12.com .

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May 21st, 2013

Ross Camponovo Claims Biggest Win of Career; Columbus Next

Clarksdale, Mississippi (05/21/13) – Ross Camponovo has had a career season so far in 2013, and on Saturday night at Greenville Speedway (Greenville, Mississippi) he achieved another first as he powered his #18 Camponovo Farms/Victory Circle M1 Chassis By Moyer/RPM Racing Engine Super Late Model to the biggest win of his young career.

One week after scoring his first win of the season in the Crate Late Model class at Greenville Speedway (Greenville, Mississippi) Ross Camponovo raced to the biggest Super Late Model win of his career with a $2,500 triumph in Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS) action at the 1/4 mile oval.

Twenty-three entries were on hand for the MSCCS event, and after setting fast time in his group in qualifications Camponovo earned a spot in the pole-sitter's dash. He stormed to the dash win to earn the pole for the feature with Bub McCool starting to his outside. The feature started on a sour note for Ross though as he jumped the initial start, which pushed him back to the third starting spot. Despite being moved back a row he quickly worked his way to the lead on the second lap, and fought off several advances from McCool to register his first Super Late Model win of the 2013 campaign and the biggest of his career. McCool, Doug Showah, Rick Rickman, and Ashley Newman rounded out the top five finishers.

"We've been close to winning one of these special events, but something crazy always seems to happen late in the race or I just make a mistake. Tonight that didn't happen," an elated Camponovo commented. "I have to thank my crew and all of my sponsors for everything they do for me."
Full results from the event are available at www.StateSeries.com .

Ross will carry his momentum into this Saturday's $2,500-to-win program at Columbus Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi), which will be sanctioned by the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS). For more information on the race please visit www.ColumbusSpeedway.net and www.StateSeries.com .

Ross and RC Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors including Camponovo Farms, OTC Fabrication, Young Farms, Marion Towing, Edwards Farm & Flying Service, RPM Racing Engines, Schaeffer's Oil, Elam Race Cars, GRT Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, MSRMafia.com, and Xtreme Race Graphics.

For more information on RC Motorsports, please visit www.RCMotorsports18.com .

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May 21st, 2013

Jared Hawkins Sweeps Action at Elkins & Tyler County; Jackpot 100 Next

Fairmont, West Virginia (05/21/13) – A week after seeing Mother Nature keep him away from the track Jared Hawkins stormed back into action in his #37 Hawkins Motorsports/Rocket/Custom Racing Engine Super Late Model over the weekend as he came away with a pair of wins in his home state of West Virginia!

Action opened on Friday evening at Elkins Raceway (Kerens, West Virginia) in a Weekly Racing Series Event. Late afternoon showers resulted in a lightning-fast track, and Jared won his heat race to earn the second starting spot alongside his brother, Jacob, for the feature. Hawkins jumped to the lead as the event went green, and despite challenges from multiple competitors he scored the win, which came over Chuck Harper, Tim Senic, Butch McGill, and Skip Hare. Full results are available at www.ElkinsRaceway.net .

Saturday night found the team traveling to Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, West Virginia) for the Jackpot 100 Qualifier, which presented the race winner with a guaranteed provisional in next week's mega-event at the bullring. For the second straight night preliminary action saw Hawkins earning a front row starting spot for the feature, and he took advantage of the situation by leading every lap to claim the win over Mike Benedum, Steve Weigle, Sonny Conley, and Corey Conley. Full results are available at www.TylerCountySpeedwayOnline.com .

"It was an awesome weekend for the team, and to win two events with all of the specials coming up in our area gives us some serious momentum," noted Hawkins.

This weekend, May 24th-25th, the team will once again invade Tyler County Speedway (Middlebourne, West Virginia) as the Jackpot 100 will be contested. The program will consist of a pair of World of Outlaws (WoO) Super Late Model events with a $6,000 winner's check on the line for Friday night and a $15,000 top prize on the line for Saturday evening. For more information on the events please visit www.WoOLMS.com .

J-Hawk Motorsports is currently looking for sponsors of all levels for their new team. For information on joining this exciting, new team please visit www.JaredHawkins.net .

Jared Hawkins would like to thank all of his sponsors including JC Distributing, Melvin's Automatic Transmission Service, Inc., C. Harper Automotive Sales, Bobby Lake Motorsports, Rocket Chassis, Jack's Recycling, D&M Truck Repair, V Corners Auto Sales, Custom Race Engines, MSR Mafia, Hoosier Race Tires, Slavic Shirts & Decals, Integra Shocks & Springs, Simpson Race Products, Keyser Manufacturing, Wiles Driveshafts, Frankland Rear Ends, Peterson Fluid Systems, Braswell Carburetors, Beyea Custom Headers, CV Products, VP Racing Fuels, NAPA Auto Parts, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.

For more information on Jared Hawkins and J-Hawk Motorsports, please visit www.JaredHawkins.net .

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Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
May 21st, 2013

Eric Cooley Wins Double Features at Columbus Speedway

Fulton, MS (05/21/13) – After a slow start to the year Eric Cooley was able to kick things up a notch on Saturday night as he scored a pair of feature wins in his Bryson Motorsports entries at Columbus Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi).

The Super Late Model division found Cooley registering the fastest time around the 1/3 mile oval in his #33b Bryson Motorsports/Barry Wright/Jeff Burns Racing Engine Super Late Model to earn the pole position for the feature.  He ran second during the opening laps before jumping to the lead on lap 7.  Once out front he never looked back on his way to the victory, which came over Jamie Tollison, Randy Body Thompson, Jason Brock, and Jeff White.

In the Late Model Stock/Crate Late Model Cooley started the night by advancing from the third position in his heat race to a second place finish to lock into the third starting spot for the feature in his #33b Bryson Motorsports/Victory Circle by Moyer entry.  Early in the main event he bided his time before using the cushion on lap 8 to jump to a lead that he would never relinquish.  Jeff Holloway, Hunter Carroll, Shay Knight, and Johnny Smith rounded out the top five.

"Our cars have been good all year, but we've just had some bad luck," said Cooley.  "I knew if we could just catch a break or two that we would find our way to victory lane, and that's just what we were able to do on Saturday night."

Full results from both divisions are available at www.ColumbusSpeedway.net.

Cooley is still trying to decide on where he will race on Saturday as he will either enter the $2,500-to-win, Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS) Super Late Model event at Columbus Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) or a $2,000-to-win, NeSmith Late Model Series event at Whynot Motorsports Park (Whynot, Mississippi).  On Sunday evening he will pull double duty at Magnolia Motor Speedway (Columbus, Mississippi) in the NeSmith Late Model Series and Super Late Model divisions. 

Eric and everyone at Cooley Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors, which include 78 Towing & Recovery Inc., Cooley Transport Inc, Bryson Motorsports, Eric Cooley Trucking, DJ Transportation, O.H. Hendricks, Rhino Wraps, Victory Circle By Moyer, Jeff Burns Racing Engines, Hooker Harness, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services. 

Cooley Motorsports is currently looking for new sponsors and marketing partners.  For more information on joining the team, please visit www.EricCooleyRacing.com .

For more information on Cooley Motorsports, visit the official team website at www.EricCooleyRacing.com .

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Rilat Returning to Washington for ASCS Northwest Region Opening Weekend
Inside Line Promotions - MESQUITE, Texas (May 20, 2013) - Following a rough Saturday night in Texas, Travis Rilat is looking forward to returning to the Northwest and the friendly confines of Richard and Lana Saumure's sprint car this weekend.

Rilat, who finished a season-best second in his lone event in the Northwest this season, will head to Washington for the ASCS Northwest Region season-opening event Friday and Saturday at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma.

"It's a good track," he said. "It's racy and it's just about the right size."

Rilat drove from 10th to place fifth in the ASCS Northwest Region opener last season and followed that by winning a heat race and charging from eighth to third the following night at Grays Harbor Raceway.
It will be a nice change of pace after an issue in the valve train sidelined Rilat in his own car on Saturday at Devil's Bowl Speedway.

"We had engine trouble in hot laps," he said. "We had no spare to put in, so we packed it up, opened a beer can and watched the race.

Rilat, who shipped the engine back to Shark to be fixed, isn't scheduled to compete in his car for the next few weeks.

SEASON STATS -
7 races, 0 wins, 3 top fives, 4 top 10s, 4 top 15s, 7 top 20s

UP NEXT -
Friday and Saturday at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash., with the ASCS Northwest Region

MEDIA LINKS -
Twitter: www.twitter.com/TravisRilat

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"They do so much stuff I can't even keep up," Rilat said. "They are one of the major sponsors and we're grateful for all of the help they provide."

Additionally, Rilat thanks Shop the BOSS, Triple X Race Co., Shark, Weld Wheels, Smiley's Racing Products, KSE Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Hoosier Racing Tire, HRP Wings, Goodrich, Penske Racing Shocks, All Star Auto Reconditioning and everyone who has partnered with his No. 29 Triple X.

Rilat would also like to thank Xtreme Oilfield Technology, TriJet Manufacturing Services, Scott Safety, Mat's Oilfield Services, Weld Wheels, Factory Kahne, Shark, Northern Provincial Pipelines, Smiley's Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers and Goodrich among others for their continued support on Richard and Lana Saumure's No. 39c Maxim.

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