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Brian Brown - NSL Season Closes at I-80!

(Bill W) October 6, 2015 – Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team put the FVP National Sprint League behind them in the series’ finale at the I-80 Speedway near Greenwood, Nebraska last weekend. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver posted a fourth place finish in the prelim before finishing eighth in the finale. The team will regroup and prepare for the World Finals in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 5-7.

You started the weekend well. Friday, you came out 28th, but still laid down quick time.

Obviously, it’s very important to qualify well. Lately, I’ve been messing up one corner or the other, so to get quick time was good for the team. Our Charlie Garrett motors and Maxim Chassis are always good.

You backed that up, going from sixth to win your heat.

Our car was phenomenal again. We made the right adjustments from qualifying to the heat. Anytime you can go from sixth to win a heat with that caliber of drivers, it’s great. Before we went out, I was just worried about getting a top five. We made a couple good corners and got in position, and we were able to win. That’s always a good sign going into the feature.

You drew a starting spot inside row three for the feature. What changes, if any, did you make?

We may have over-engineered a little from the heat to the feature. From where we were starting, maybe we should have left it alone. We got the car too tight for the first three-quarters of the race. We were in trouble there, but the last four or five laps, I feel we were as good as anybody. We were able to go from seventh to fourth the last couple laps. It’s good when you feel like you’re mediocre and you’re able to pull off a top five finish. That’s always a good sign.

The track was slicker on Saturday, and you timed in fourth quick.

The track was a little bit different. That’s one thing about I-80 Speedway. The Kosiski’s do a good job. Eighty to ninety percent of the time it gets wide, and you’re able to race on it. It’s one of my top two or three favorite places to race. We were able to move around the track a little. I made one good corner on one end, and one good corner on the other, I just wasn’t able to put a whole lap together. You do that with these guys, and you’re fourth quick.

It looked like you got bottled up in your heat.

We got going pretty well on the initial start and it got called back. The second one, we got going pretty well and got to racing with Danny (Lasoski). We ended up losing a spot to Tasker (Phillips), and ended up fifth. We may have been racing a little hard for that spot, but you want to do as well as you can whenever you’re on the track. Luckily, we stayed in the redraw.

You drew the fourth row for the feature.

We did a 180 with the car from where we were in the heat race. We felt we had it where we needed to be. The tires react so different in clean air than they do in dirty air. It makes the crew chief and driver pull their hair out. It’s tough. Saturday in the feature was no different. We kept the car a little freer, but we just couldn’t hold onto anything out there. Usually, the slicker the better for us, but we ended up eighth.

It looks like the team will be regrouping.

We’re looking at Charlotte at this point. It’s been a long 2015, and we’re trying to regroup and have a good finish there. At this point, I don’t see us doing anything else, but that could change.

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Thus far in 2015, Brian has posted seven wins, eight seconds, two thirds and twenty-six top fives.

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About Casey’s General Stores

Casey’s General Stores is a Fortune-500 company (NASDAQ CASY) operating over 1,850 convenience stores in 14 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 5th largest c-store chain and fifth largest pizza chain in the United States.

About FVP

Built on a commitment to quality and delivered with unmatched service, FVP is the confident solution for all of your OEM needs. FVP products are engineered to provide customers with OE quality products that are equal or superior in performance to the major national brands at a competitive price. FVP is proud to carry a full line of high quality oil, air, cabin air and fuel filters, powerful batteries for multiple applications including cars, trucks, SUV’s, commercial, boats and other specialty vehicles as well as automotive chemicals and oil, antifreeze, DEF, hub assemblies, radiators and condensers. To learn more about FVP or to find out where you can have FVP products installed in your vehicle, visit FVPparts.com! FVP…The Confident Solution.

Marketing Partner of the Week – Ditzfeld Transfer

Brian says – “Ditzfeld Transfer is a family deal. Ronnie and his sons were our very first sponsor. They haul our motors, and if I would need anything hauled across the country, I would call them first.”

Ditzfeld Transfer has been with Brian since the start of his racing career, and was his first sponsor. The Sedalia based family owned trucking business has been in operation for over 45 years, and has a commitment to maintaining the highest level of service. Currently, Ditzfeld Transfer utilizes more than 50 power units and 160 trailers. To learn more about Ditzfeld Transfer, visit www.DitzfeldTransfer.com!

Associate Marketing Partner of the Week – Red Devil Brakes

Brian says – “The braking system is one of the most important parts on the car. Red Devil and Ultralight have not only the strongest, but the lightest brakes out there. It’s the only caliper I will use. I’ve used others, and there is a night and day difference.”

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Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s General Stores, FVP, Print Place, Searsboro Telephone Company, MC Power, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps / impact4800.com, Champion Brands, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Smiley’s Racing Products, Enco Tools, Weld Wheels, Housby Trucks, Pro Shocks by Schure Built Suspension, Arctic Cat, Lincoln Electric, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, Fuel-Safe Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman Uniforms, 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 and Flexzilla for all their support!

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