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Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
September 22nd, 2014

Rodney Sanders Crowned 2014 USMTS Champ; Knoxville Next

Happy, Texas (09/22/14) – Rodney Sanders enjoyed yet another phenomenal weekend in his #20 Swan Energy/Kimrad Transport/Wichita Tank Racing/MB Customs Open Wheel Modified as he claimed two wins during the annual Fall Jamboree to go with his second United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) championship.

The final event in the Hunt for the Casey's Cup with the USMTS began on Thursday night with the opening round of the 16th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota). Rodney Sanders not only raced to his 25th USMTS victory of the season, but clinched his second consecutive USMTS National Championship! The mega-event opened on Thursday evening with a stout field of 92 entries registering for the $5,000-to-win event. Sanders entered the event with a comfortable lead atop the points chart. A fifth to second run in his heat race resulted in Rodney going to the redraw, where he received the sixth starting spot for the 40 lap feature. In the main event Sanders had made his way into second by lap 15, chasing down early leader, Zack VanderBeek. After trailing VanderBeek for the next ten laps, Sanders took control and went on to score the win over VanderBeek, Jason Krohn, Nate Wasmund, and Jeremy Payne.

Rodney drew the thirteenth starting spot for his heat race on Friday night before advancing to an eighth place finish. As a result he would have to run a b-main, where a seventh to third run earned him the twenty-sixth starting spot on the feature grid. Sanders was battling around mid-pack near the halfway point of the feature when he was involved in two-car tangle that sent him to the pits with a last-place finish.

The weekend was set to come to a close on Saturday, however a day of blue skies and sunshine quickly turned to dark skies, rain and lightning in the early evening and forced the postponement of the 16th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree finale until Sunday afternoon.

Sanders started the reschedule day with an impressive charge from thirteenth to third in heat race action, sending him to the redraw for the 50 lap, $12,000-to-win finale. Starting the three-wide, 30-car main event from the outside-front-row, Rodney took charge on the opening lap and never looked back. Terry Phillips finished a close second followed by Stormy Scott, Brandon Davis, and Bryan Rowland. The win marked his thirty-second of 2014.

“At the beginning of the year, I never could have imagined having this kind of season,” Sanders said in victory lane. “I’m so lucky to have the sponsors and crew around me that I do to make this all work. None of this happens without them."

Full results from the events and the latest standings are available at www.USMTS.com .

Rodney will shift gears this weekend, September 25th-27th, as he travels to Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa) to take part in the 11th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals at Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa) in his Swan Energy #20 Club 29 Super Late Model. Action opens with a pair of $7,000-to-win events on Thursday and Friday before entering the $40,000-to-win finale on Saturday night. For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event, please visit www.LucasDirt.com .

Rodney Sanders would like to thank all of his sponsors including Swan Energy, Kimrad Transport, Special Care, Outreachers Sustainable Solutions, Swan Racing, Geddes Race Engines, MB Customs, Alaron Energy, B&L Satellite Rental, STSI, Integra Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, C&R Radiators, Eibach Springs, Charter Oak Production Company, Palmer Painting, Beyea Headers, Five Star Shop Service, McDonald Oil Field Services, KBC Graphics, D&G Contracting, FK Rod Ends, Fike's Transmissions, Krohn Farms, Mars Race Cars, K&N Filters, Club 29 Race Cars, Real Racing Wheels, 87 Automotive, Wichita Tank Racing, CMD Race Shocks, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Rodney Sanders, please visit www.RodneySandersRacing.net .

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September 22nd, 2014

Busy Weekend for Kent Robinson Produces Fourth Win of '14

Bloomington, Indiana (09/22/14) – Kent Robinson got an early start to a busy weekend as he traveled to Terre Haute Action Track (Terre Haute, Indiana) on Wednesday night to pilot the #85 Jones Oil/LG2 Open Wheel Modified, where he picked up his fourth win of the season.

Round #1 of the two-day program saw twenty-four UMP Open Wheel Modifieds register for battle, and Kent won his preliminary heat race to lock into the feature. In the main event Robinson took the lead from his front row starting spot at the drop of the green flag. K-Rob led wire-to-wire, earning his fourth victory of the season over Dave Beck, Ken Schrader, A.J. Fike, and Kenny Carmichael Sr.

Seventeen UMP Open Wheel Modified returned for action on Thursday night, and Kent locked into the main event via preliminary action. Robinson assumed the point at the drop of the green flag, and held the lead for much of the event. On the final circuit, A.J. Fike made the pass to take control exiting the final turn coming to the checkered flag. Robinson settled for second followed by Ken Schrader and Roy Bruce Jr.

"I felt like we probably should've had two wins at Terre Haute, but we came up just a little short on the second one," said Robinson. "That's alright though, it was still a great run for the team."

Full results from the events can be found at www.TerreHauteActionTrack.net .

Friday and Saturday found Robinson pulling double duty at Brownstown Speedway (Brownstown, Indiana) in both the UMP Modified and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) ranks during the 35th Annual Jackson 100 festivities. His venture in the LOLMDS ranks would not go to his liking as he fell just short of making the cut for the finale on Saturday evening.

In the UMP Open Wheel Modified division his luck would prove to be much better. A strong field of thirty-five competitors registered for battle, and Kent raced from ninth to finish second in his heat race to earn the fifth starting spot for the main event. Throughout the feature, Robinson raced around the top five before ultimately crossing the finish line in fifth behind race winner, Ryan Thomas, Matt Boknecht, Michael England, and Chad Combs.

Full results from the weekend are available at www.LucasDirt.com or www.BrownstownSpeedway.com .

Robinson now turns his attention to the three day, mega-event at Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa). Kent will participate in this weekend's 11th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Nationals, which will be sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS). Action opens with $7,000-to-win features on Thursday and Friday, while Saturday's program will be headlined by a $40,000-to-win finale. For more information on the events, please visit www.LucasDirt.com .

Kent Robinson Racing would to like to thank all of their sponsors including JB's Salvage, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Jones Oil Company, Club 29 Race Cars, Keyser Manufacturing, Printworx Graphics, VP Race Fuels, Hoosier Racing Tire, GW Performance, All Star Performance, Schaeffer's, K&N Filters, AFCO, Bell Helmets, Simpson Race Products, Wiles Drive Shafts, Beyea Custom Headers, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Kent Robinson Racing, please visit www.KentRobinsonRacing.com .