3/24/2014
Sprint Source
Brian Brown – Getting Back on Track!
(Bill W) March 24, 2014 – The last two events have resulted in torn-up racecars for Brian Brown. After the wind ousted him while leading the Dash in Tucson, Arizona, a competitor’s wheel sent him down the backstretch in Tulare, California a week and a half ago. It was all the Brian Brown Racing Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team could do to get themselves to the track last Saturday night for the World of Outlaws event at the Stockton 99 Dirt Track.
FVP was a presenting sponsor Saturday at Stockton. How did that come about?
Last year at Stockton, this was one of the biggest Outlaw shows I had ever seen. (FVP’s) Joel (Quetschenbach) and I talked about some of the events that would be good for FVP to be the presenting sponsor, and Stockton was one of them I recommended. It’s a good area for FVP, and the crowd was huge again this year. It’s great to see the fans come out when the Outlaws come to town!
To say your last two outings at Tucson and Tulare were rough would be an understatement after destroying two cars!
It was good to be back after we had had some tough luck the last couple of weeks out. I’ve been banged up physically, and it was good to get back in there.
Saturday, you qualified eighth quick.
It seems we’ve been qualifying in that fourth to eighth range. It kind of puts you in a bad spot with the Outlaw format. You need to be either first or second, or ninth through sixteenth (starting in the front row of the heat). If you don’t finish in the top two in your heat, you’re going to start sixteenth in the feature, like we did.
How did the heat go?
Unfortunately, the qualifying was really the highlight of the night. I spun the tires in the heat and went back to fifth.
That got you in the feature and you finished 18th.
Quite honestly, I was kind of in survival mode. After the last couple of weeks we had, it was good to just get the car back in the trailer. We still have some equipment to build up. It’s tough being so far from home…26 hours…and have two wrecks that really destroyed everything on the cars.
I know the crew has to be working overtime.
This will be a week where we can get some more things built back up. Chad Morgan, Beau Stewart and Zach Thomas have all been doing a great job…especially last week getting a car together so we could even race at Stockton. It will be another week we can use for me to feel better and get a car together as well.
This week you have Merced Speedway on Friday and Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico on Saturday.
Merced is the smallest track I’ve ever seen sprint cars on. I don’t think we even did the four-wide there last year. It’s a deal where you have to qualify in the right spot to be up front all night. Hopefully, the weather will hold off at Chico and we can get two solid finishes turned in.
Follow Brian on the Web, Twitter and Facebook!
Follow Brian at his website located at www.BrianBrownRacing.com!
Also keep up with FVP, Casey’s and Brian on Facebook and Twitter at the following links…
Twitter Links – @BrianBrown21, @FVPRacing, @CaseysGenStores
Facebook Links
Brian Brown Racing – www.facebook.com/pages/Brian-Brown-Racing/200630163294222
Casey’s General Stores – www.facebook.com/pages/Caseys-General-Stores/112073528804354
FVP Racing - http://www.facebook.com/FVPRacing?ref=ts&fref=ts
Other Web site info
Casey's: www.caseys.com
FVP: www.fvpparts.com
Brown’s Bits
Brian’s last win in March came in 2010 at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas. The race was sanctioned by the ASCS-Gulf Coast region, and paid him $3,000. Brian outdueled fellow Missouri driver, Jesse Hockett, in one of their classic battles. Brady Bacon finished third, followed by Tony Bruce Jr. and Travis Rilat.
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About Casey’s General Stores
Casey’s General Stores is a Fortune-500 company (NASDAQ CASY) operating nearly 1700 convenience stores in 11 states through the Midwest. Known for its “Homemade-To-Go” pizza, sandwiches, donuts and bakery items, Casey’s strives to consistently deliver quality gas, fresh kitchen-prepared food, clean environments and friendly service at every retail location. Casey’s is currently the 12th largest c-store chain and sixth largest pizza chain in the United States.
About FVP
We are very excited to introduce our new line of automotive chemicals, oils and fluids to our product offering. These new products will be available at many retailers across the country. We continue to offer a full line of high quality oil, air, cabin air and fuel filters, plus a complete line of high quality batteries for multiple applications including cars, trucks, SUV’s, commercial and other specialty vehicles. All products are made to OE manufacturer fitment specifications. FVP products are engineered to provide our customers with quality products that are equal or superior in performance to the major national brands at a competitive price. To learn more about our FVP products or to find out where you can have FVP products installed in your vehicle, visit us at www.FVPparts.com! FVP…The Confident Solution
Marketing Partner of the Week – Impact Signs Awnings Wraps / impact4800.com
Brian says – “David and Julie Goodson have a great family there. They also make sure our equipment looks great with the graphics they provide. We’re proud to represent them.”
The goal at Impact Sign and Lighting is to make selecting the right sign and lighting for your business a simple process for you. Impact can design, create, and install virtually any type of sign on awnings, poles, buildings and much more including racecars, of course! They will work with you from conception to completion and make sure you are completely satisfied. We'll give you personalized service, expert consultation, quick turnarounds, and reasonable pricing. Impact Sign and Lighting are responsible for the graphics on the Brian Brown Racing #21. Visit them on the web at www.Impact4800.com!
Associate Marketing Partner of the Week – Weld Wheels
Weld ®. The word is virtually synonymous with racing wheels. Their heritage is unmatched; their product is the choice of champions in most forms of motorsports. Founded in 1968 by Greg Weld out of the pure love of racing, the company has undergone many changes over the last forty years, but one thing that hasn’t changed is that the product is still designed and manufactured in Kansas City, USA. In November 2008, the heritage and future became one, as Weld Racing, LLC was formed by current Weld management and Granite Creek Partners, LLC, to place ownership and leadership of the company back in the hands of racers. Visit them at www.WeldRacing.com!
Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s General Stores, FVP, Searsboro Telephone Company, MC Power, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps / impact4800.com, Champion Brands, DNA Energy, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Smiley’s Racing Products, Enco Tools, Weld Wheels, Housby Trucks, www.RateWin.com, Arctic Cat, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, Fuel-Safe Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman, CP Pistons, Carrillo Rods, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Butler Built Seats, AkzoNobel, Kenny's Components, www.AllDayParts.com, Tru Square, Jack Links, Deli Express, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance, Cometic Gaskets, Shell Shock, Donovan, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, Mothers Wax, Hoosier Tires, Klein RV, XYZ Machining, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, 6B Apparel, Bosch, Garrett Racing Engines, MSD, Moyle Racing Engines, Fortress Wealth Management, Legacy, Flexzilla and WSIB Insurance for all their support!
Attached: Brian races with Shane Golobic at Stockton (Steve Lafond – Tear-Off Heaven Fotos)
Article Credit: Bill Wright
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