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Latest ASA Late Model Series Press Releases

1. NAPA Auto Parts steps up to support ASALMS Challenge Division Points Leader, Travis Dassow for the Jani-King 150 at the Milwaukee (WI) Mile.

West Bend, Wisconsin (08/22/2007): There's nothing like going home to cure whatever it is that ails you. For West Bend, Wisconsin driver, Travis Dassow, a relatively short 25 minute trip to the Milwaukee (WI) Mile near Milwaukee in West Allis, Wisconsin is just the tonic that the 20-year-old is looking for in his efforts to win the 2007 ASA Late Model Series Challenge Division Presented by GM Performance Parts Championship.

For the remainder of the 2007 season, Dassow and crew are making a run for the 2007 ASALMS Challenge Division Championship as well as make select appearances in the ASALMS Northern Division sporting the #89 that has won the last two ASALMS Challenge Division Championships with Stephen Leicht (2005) and Kelly Bires (2006).

Beginning with the Jani-King 150 this Friday and Saturday August 24-25, 2007 at the famed 1.032 Mile Semi-Banked Paved Oval, Dassow will be sporting new NAPA Auto Parts decals on the hood of his machine as he continues to chase after the 2007 ASALMS Challenge Division Championship with two races remaining beginning this weekend in his home state of Wisconsin.

"NAPA Auto Parts is excited about the opportunity to partner with TD Racing Development and Travis Dassow." Stated Al Cellarius, General Manager of the NAPA Auto Parts Distribution Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Travis is an exciting young driver and we're proud to be a part of his team as he strives to bring the ASALMS Challenge Division championship home to Wisconsin in front of the hometown crowd." Cellarius added.

For the complete press release, click on the link below:
<a href="http://www.asalatemodels.com/story.asp?StoryID=7056"> Travis Dassow Press Release </a>

2. Jacob Goede looking for his third win of 2007 in the ASALMS Challenge Division in the Jani-King 150 at the historic Milwaukee (WI) Mile.

New Germany, Minnesota (08/22/2007): Jacob Goede is going to attempt to make it a perfect three for three in 2007 on the highly competitive ASA Late Model Series Challenge Division circuit. Once again it is not going to be easy dealing with another new track but the LEC team has proven by winning at both Iowa and Bristol Motor Speedways that they are up to the task.

Being that it is Governors Cup Weekend at the Milwaukee (WI) Mile, located just outside of Milwauee in West Allis, Wisconsin for the Jani-King 150, with four divisions having to share the legendary oval, practice time is going to be at a premium. This will make it so very important to have the #72 car ready to roll right off the trailer.

Having no previous notes to fall back on the crew, led by John Goede along with Matt and Alex Goede, will use their years of experience setting up fast race cars to dial it in.Also along with the wins, Jacob set fast times and won the ARP/Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier Awards at Bristol and Iowa!

Throw in the Mid-Season Championship at Elko (MN) Speedway and a victory and fast time at I-94 (MN)Raceway in a Midwest Tour race, the season has been very kind to Jacob. The rest of the year will find the 22 year old Racecar Driver/Mechanical Engineer battling for the Elko Super Late Model Championship along with starts in the ASALMS at LaCrosse and Nashville.

For the complete press release, click on the link below:
<a href="http://www.asalatemodels.com/story.asp?StoryID=7057"> Jacob Goede Press Release </a>

3. The Wolverine 100 Photo Gallery Part One.

Lexington, Michigan (08/22/2007): The ASA Late Model Series Northern Division Presented by GM Performance Parts' Fifth Event of 10 Points Events, 11 overall is now in the record books. The fast 0.400 Mile Progressively Banked Paved Oval of the Dixie Motor Speedway, located North of Flint and South of Saginaw, in Birch Run, Michigan served as hosts for the Wolverine 100.

The Wolverine 100 served as Day One of the 3rd annual Mid-Michigan Doubles Weekend Presented by the Michigan Racing Scene and Turn One High Performance Steering. Day Two was scheduled for the next day at the near-by Owosso (MI) Speedway in Ovid, Michigan for the Great Lakes 100, but that event as well as the USPRO Cup Series "Sneak Peek" 35 was rained out and both events will not be rescheduled.

As for the Wolverine 100, a packed house was on hand in Birch Run, Michigan and those vocal fans witnessed a very entertaining 100-lap Feature in Eastern Michigan. Brian Campbell passed race long leader, Peter Cozzolino with six laps to go and from there, the Wyoming, Michigan driver held off Rookie of the Year title contenders, Jesse Saunders and 15-year-old Alex Kennedy to win the Wolverine 100 for his second ASALMS Northern Division Feature Win of the season!

Please enjoy Photo Gallery Part One of Two total Galleries from the Wolverine 100 in Birch Run, Michigan courtesy of Chuck Gonzalez of C.G. Photos, the Official Photographer of the ASALMS.

If you'd like to order any of these photos, please call; 1 (708) 418-5083 or you can e-mail Mr. Gonzalez at: cgphoto@ameritech.net

For the complete press release, as well as the Wolverine 100 Photo Gallery Part One, and finally the Hawkeye 100 Presented by Coors Light and Cassill Motors Entry Form, click on the link below:
<a href="http://www.asalatemodelsnorth.com/?p=913"> Wolverine 100 Photo Gallery Part One Press Release </a>

4. The Wolverine 100 Photo Gallery Part Two.

Lexington, Michigan (08/22/2007): The ASA Late Model Series Northern Division Presented by GM Performance Parts has completed the Fifth event of 10 Points Events, 11 Overall of the 2007 Season at the Rockford (IL) Speedway. The fast 0.400 Mile Progressively Banked Paved Oval of the Dixie Motor Speedway, in Birch Run, Michigan was the site for the fifth race of the 2007 season in the ASALMS Northern Division; The Wolverine 100.

The Wolverine 100 served as Day One of the 3rd annual Mid-Michigan Doubles Weekend Presented by the Michigan Racing Scene and Turn One High Performance Steering. Day Two was scheduled for the next day at the near-by Owosso (MI) Speedway in Ovid, Michigan for the Great Lakes 100, but that event as well as the USPRO Cup Series "Sneak Peek" 35 was rained out and both events will not be rescheduled.

Wyoming, Michigan driver, Brian Campbell passed race long leader, Peter Cozzolino with six laps to go and from there, held off Rookie of the Year title contenders, Jesse Saunders and 15-year-old Alex Kennedy to win the Wolverine 100 for his second ASALMS Northern Division Feature Win of the season! Campbell made ASALMS history earlier in the season with his 27th to First Place run at the O'Reilly (IN) Raceway Park at Indianapolis back on April 28, 2007.

Please enjoy Photo Gallery Part Two of Two total Galleries from the Wolverine 100 in Birch Run, Michigan courtesy of Chuck Gonzalez of C.G. Photos, the Official Photographer of the ASALMS. Both Photo Galleries from the rained out Great Lakes 100 at the Owosso Speedway will be posted in the afternoon hours of Wednesday August 22, 2007.

For the complete press release, as well as the Wolverine 100 Photo Gallery Part Two, and finally the Hawkeye 100 Presented by Coors Light and Cassill Motors Entry Form, click on the link below:
<a href="http://www.asalatemodelsnorth.com/?p=914"> Wolverine 100 Photo Gallery Part Two Press Release </a>

5. Travis Wilson was fast but struggles at Orange County (NC) Speedway.

Bartow, Florida (08/22/2007): When Travis Wilson raced at Orange County Speedway before, he found that his car was super fast, but he just couldn't get the forward bite that he needed to get a victory. This time, Wilson thought things were going to be different behind the wheel of the #62 Greg's Motorsports Chevrolet Late Model.

And it looked like things were going to be on the up-swing, after Wilson practiced in the top-10 and qualified 13th for Saturday night's 125-lap race at Orange County. But things never quite panned out, and the curse of Orange County took its toll on Wilson once again. Wilson lost forward bite, then got involved in a mid-race accident that eventually knocked him out of competition.

"It was just a rough night since qualifying," said Wilson. "We just never got back on track after that. We were top five in practice, but we were terrible in the race. I don't know why. We were good for about 10 laps, but the car would fall off after that. We just came here and lost forward bite. That is the same thing that happened to us last year. We just can't get a grasp on this place."

Wilson's night was cut short after a lap 36 accident that he couldn't stop for. "I didn't know about (the accident) for one thing until we got to the middle of three and four. By the time I saw it and heard about it, I just couldn't get the car woah'ed up. When you are going fast, I couldn't get it slowed up and couldn't get it turned in time."

For the complete press release, click on the link below:
<a href="http://www.asalatemodelssouth.com/?p=792"> Travis Wilson Press Release </a>

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THAT'S RACING, on the Air

"THAT'S RACING" with Dan E. Lockemy and "Racing Expert" Rudy Branham returns to the airwaves at 7pm Monday evenings, on EAGLE 92.9,WEGX-FM. Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-492-0093. Or email your questions to thatsracing929@aol.com. Look forward to hearing from you.

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Dange Hanniford

Born to race; it’s the only thing he can remember wanting to do. He was born and raised only minutes from “The Track Too Tough Too Tame”, so it would have been hard to not want to race. He’s been around racing his entire life, traveling to local race tracks with his family since he was six-weeks old.

Dange has an excellent working knowledge of a racecar, along with the driving ability to compete with the best. It’s not often that you find that in a driver these days. Dange has taken the old-school approach to racing, working his way from the bottom to the top, learning not only how to drive, but also how to build and maintain his cars along the way.

2006 He received an offer to run a limited schedule in the Hooters Pro Cup series for a southern division team. After qualifying for the Championship, Dange signed on to run for the Hooter Pro Cup Championship with NASCAR Busch team, Mac Hill Motorsports in the #65s Chevy Monte Carlo SS and finish 2 points short of the Rookie of the Year.

In 2007, Hanniford will run the full schedule in the Southern Hooters Pro Cup division and compete in his first NASCAR Busch series race at Richmond on May 4, 2007.

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Labor Day Weekend Family Celebration! At Florence Motor Speedway

Palmetto Nissan 250, Saturday September 1^st!

Timmonsville, SC (August 21, 2007) – Gone is the Labor Day weekend race at Darlington Raceway, so why not enjoy something just as exciting and up close! NASCAR Stars got their start on local short tracks and a lot of them began their careers at the historical Florence Motor Speedway. You won’t have to spend a bundle and the entertainment value will be just as exciting! You’ll get to see the Allison Legacy Car Series race for 50 laps, the John Newsome GM Superstore Late Model’s race for 40 laps, the Palmetto Auto Auction Charger Series, John Newsome Action Ford/Mercury Series, and Road Warriors race for 25 laps each and the “Hair of the Dog” Energy Drink Young Guns. Plus an 80 lap Stock 4 Cylinder feature, that will have a huge purse of $1500.00 to the driver taking the checkered flag! The day will start at 1 pm with Free Kids Entertainment to include water slides, pools, bounce castles, peddle-cars and bike races. Adult’s can be entertained at the Dunkin’ Booth and by some thrill seeking Motor Cycle Speed Demon’s! The Stock Car racing action will commence at 7:30!

On August 25^th The Seneca Late Model Super Trucks will be back in action with the Palmetto Auto Auction Charger Series, John Newsome Action Ford/Mercury Series, Road Warriors, “Hair of the Dog” Energy Drink Young Guns and Stock 4 Cylinder divisions.

For directions and additional track information log on to the track website: www.florencemotorspeedway.com

Florence Motor Speedway Results, 8/18/2007
Seneca Late Model Super Truck Series
Pos.	Car #	Driver
1	7	Strom Altman
2	13	Hal Goodson
3	19	Travis Mosley
4	05	Todd Kelly
5	22	Michael Elliott
6	10	Ronnie Daniels
7	19	Spencer Euler
8	61	Justin Hicks
9	11	Banjo Duke
10	4	Mark Browning
11	8	Lloyd Browning
12	18	Jamey Lee
13	3	Terry Moore

Palmetto Auto Auction Series
Pos.	Car #	Driver
1	12	Wayne Locklair
2	47	Jon Martin
3	15	Willie Myers
4	5	Bobby Kennedy
5	50	Ricky Locklair
6	50	Tim Crowley

John Newsome Ford/Mercury Superstore of Hartsville Series
Pos.	Car #	Driver
1	12	Regina June
2	27	Mike Caddell
3	11	Wade Baker
4	29	Jeff Melton
5	11	Tiny Parker

Road Warriors Series
Pos.	Car #	Driver
1	38	Trey Malphus
2	13	Neal Anderson
3	90	Robbie Tumbleston
4	3	Ralph Simmons
5	8	Joey Matthews
6	68	Michael Gainey
7	3	Clark Stephens Jr.

Stock 4 Cylinder Series
Pos.	Car #	Driver
1	55	Josh Lee
2	59	Brent Blalock
3	56	Leon Vinson
4	29	Adam Dowling
5	1	Archie Adams Sr.
6	00x	Bobby Tumbleston
7	4	Emory Herring
8	2	Andy Herring
9	88	Barry Reed
10	00	Jimmy Maner
11	01	Greg Tumbleston
12	82	Brent Bullard
13	01	Buddy Harris
14	40	David Parnell
15	21	Orry Smith

Hair of the Dog Young Guns Series
Pos.	Car #	Driver
1	61	Austin Rodonis
2	50	Master Ricky Locklair
3	16	Tanner Rodonis
4	71	Timmy Flowers
5	48	Bubba Kolb

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Billy Tanner; Stott Classic Racing Robbed Of Good Springfield Finish

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (August 22, 2007) - - Billy Tanner was feeling very good about his debut in the dirt this past weekend at Illinois State Fairgrounds, but unfortunately, the team’s finish did not state the type of improvement, consistency and threat they were in the Allen Crowe 100.

Tanner, driving the No. 07 CheapCaribbean.com Pontiac Grand Prix for Stott Classic Racing is a well-known dirt racer from Pennsylvania, but at the conclusion of the delayed practice session, the 25 year-old had a different feel with a 3400 pound-stock car.

“I’ve raced on a lot on dirt, but this is very different, it’s nothing like my late model,” said Tanner. “I know our practice times (36^th) don’t show anything positive, but I was just getting warmed up, we’ll be fine for the race, I guarantee that.”

With Mother Nature reeking havoc at Illinois State Fairgrounds, ARCA officials were forced to cancel qualifying and the start the field by points. Tanner would line up 35^th.

At the start of the event, Tanner took off like a rocket. Threading the needle through the race traffic, he had worked himself into the 25^th position when the first caution flag waived on lap 10.

The Stott Classic Racing team opted to bring their rookie driver to pit road. Crew chief and car owner Corrie Stott elected to do a gas-and-go, sending Tanner back into the hunt.

On the restart, Tanner’s old days in Pennsylvania flashed before his eyes as began to out master several of his competitors while on the march towards the front.

When the caution flag waived on lap 31, Tanner was sitting in the 10^th position, his first time this year holding the honor of sitting in the top-10.

Throughout the next twenty-five laps, Tanner would hover strong inside the top-12, but on lap 61, contact with the No. 90 car would send Tanner around for a spin.

Luckily, the spin itself didn’t produce any damage, but then came Mark Littleton, who was riding comfortably inside the top-20 before slamming into the No. 07 causing heavy damage to both cars.

Tanner would bring his battered machine to pit road, where the Stott Classic Racing team would bang out the fenders and send Tanner back into the event.

For the remainder of the event, Tanner would continue to maneuver his way around the one-mile track. Out of the hunt, he salvaged the best finish he could, crossing the line 26^th.

“I don’t know what we need to do to get a break,” said Tanner. “We had a great car, I mean a great car and I don’t know what happened with the No. 90 again. That’s not the first time she has gotten into me. I’m just frustrated. We were racing towards a top-10 and it easily could have came at Springfield. Now we’ll have to try and fix the car and head to The Milwaukee Mile.”

He continued, “I’m telling you, I just don’t know what to say. It’s frustrating. We’ve had good cars all year and just plump bad luck has kept us from showing our true potential. I would do anything for a good run on Sunday (at The Milwaukee Mile).”

“We’ll pick up the pieces like we always do. I sincerely appreciate everything hat Corrie and the team do for me and hopefully a good run at The Milwaukee Mile will make up for everything.”

Next up for the ARCA RE/MAX Series is a showdown at The Milwaukee Mile. The Governors Cup 200 weekend is set to start with practice and ARCA SIM Factory pole qualifying Saturday. The event is scheduled to roll off at 1:00pm EST Sunday with live coverage on SPEED.

For more on Classic Stott Racing and driver Billy Tanner please visit StottClassicRacing.com

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About Billy Tanner:

A fourth generation driver, Billy Tanner IV, 25, hails from Newtown, PA. A veteran dirt specialist, Tanner won several events in 2006 including at Bridgeport and on his home track of New Egypt Speedway in New Egypt, New Jersey. Tanner finished last year sixth in the Race of Champions (ROC) North series, seventh in ROC South, seventh in ROC combined, seventh at New Egypt Speedway, and eighth at Bridgeport. Tanner will run more than a dozen ARCA races in 2007 in hopes of a full season campaign in 2008.

About Stott Classic Racing:

Stott Classic Racing has over 50 years of racing heritage and success. Started in 1955, Ramo Stott was an ARCA champ in 1970 and 1971 along with USAC champ in 1975. His sons Corrie and Lance carried on the tradition, with Corrie having 20 years of NASCAR experience. Successfully starting and operating various NASCAR teams, Corrie was a Crew member for Jeff Gordon and Terry Labonte and Crew Chief for Sterling Marlin and Jimmy Spencer. Corrie has spent the past 12 years in management positions with Hendrick Motorsports, SABCO, and PPI Motorsports.

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Silas Posts Top-20 In Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Wednesday, August 22, 2007) - - ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie-of-the-Year candidate Bryan Silas wasn’t sure what to expect in his dirt track debut. By the end of the Allen Crowe, the Stuart, Florida native was breathing easier and feeling confident about his abilities on the clay after netting a 19^th place run.

Guided by two-time ARCA RE/MAX Series champion Andy Hillenburg, Silas steered towards Illinois State Fairgrounds with an open mind. He knew he would have a competitive car; it would just take himself as a driver a little time to adapt to the track.

Mother Nature also decided to enter Springfield on Sunday, soaking the track and delaying the start of practice. Two hours later than expected, Silas climbed into his Nortrax-Shell Rotella T-Palm Beach Grading Chevrolet Monte Carlo looking to get to business.

During the shortened forty-five minute session, Silas clocked in the 24^th fastest time, picking up nearly two seconds from the start of practice.

From practice the team would jump quickly into race mode, since the rain forced ARCA officials to cancel qualifying. Silas would line up 12^th for his Springfield dirt debut.

At the start of the event, Silas held his own. With coaching from Hillenburg, Silas was taking it easy while trying to learn the track and follow his closest competition.

The first caution flag waived on lap 10, and the team decided to stay out and make their mandatory pit stop later. The strategy moved Silas into the fifth position on the restart.

The rookie did a superb job holding himself solidly in the top-10 until a lap 31 caution allowed the opportunity for Silas to bring his machine to pit road. The team added Sunoco Racing fuel and made an adjustment before sending their protégé back into battle.

On the restart, Silas held the 19^th position. Throughout the next sixty laps, Silas would flirt with the top-20.

Learning was the key for Silas on Sunday and despite losing two laps under green flag conditions, the amount of experience he reeled in should pay dividends when the series makes another trip to the dirt on Labor Day.

Frank Kimmel went on to score a dominating victory, with Silas hanging tough and collecting a solid 19^th place finish in the Allen Crowe 100.

“A top-20 finish was our primary goal,” said Silas. “We came to Springfield with some goals and we accomplished them all. The dirt is different, but a lot of fun. I learned a lot out there and I think I can utilize what I learned at Springfield and apply that to DuQuoin on Labor Day.”

He continued, “I want to thank all my guys on the Fast Track Racing team and my sponsors for all of their support, we’re making progress on the newer courses and I’m looking forward to the rest of the year.”

With his top-20 run Sunday, Silas sits ninth in the championship points heading into next Sunday’s thriller from The Milwaukee Mile.

For more on Bryan Silas please visit, BryanSilasRacing.com

Visit Fast Track Racing on the web at, FastTrackRacing.com

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Earl Pearson Jr. Wins Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event in Illinois, Finishes 6^th at Brownstown Indiana

ARCHDALE, NC (August 20, 2007)- Earl Pearson Jr. the two time and defending Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion picked up his fifth win in 2007 on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series winning the sanctioned event Friday August 17^th at Kankakee Motor Speedway in Kankakee IL. Earl driving the Bobby Labonte Racing Mastersbilt Chassis powered by a Larry Wallace Engine started 13^th in the 50-lap $10,000 to win feature event. Earl would quickly move to the front and into the top three by lap 20. Earl would use the bottom line around the ¼ mile bull ring to take the lead on lap 35 and lead the final 15 laps while holding off Scott James and Mike Marlar to earn the victory.

"That was a great race at Kankakee. I have to give my crew credit for giving me a great car and making the right choice on tires to get us to the front. We had a really good car all night and should have been starting up front but we broke a rotor leading the heat race which caused me to finish 4^th. Hopefully we can keep our luck going and continue to add points to our lead for the championship", stated Earl.

The Bobby Labonte Racing Team also competed in the "Jackson 100" at Brownstown Speedway in Indiana over the weekend. Earl would win his heat race to earn a fifth place starting position for the 100-lap $15,000 to win sanctioned event. Earl would maintain his position but the track took rubber early in the event which made the track extremely hard to pass on. Earl would finish 6^th in the final run down and padded his points lead to 155 points over Scott James with 7 races left on the 2007 schedule.

Earl and the team will compete in the "Scorcher 100" on Wednesday and Thursday August 22-23^rd for a 100-lap $20,000 to win World of Outlaws Late Model Series sanctioned event. From there Earl will travel to Bluegrass Speedway in Kentucky for a 50-lap $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned event on Saturday August 25^th. For more information about these events visit their official websites at www.volunteerspeedway.com and www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Earl and the Bobby Labonte Racing Team would like to thank all their sponsors for their support in 2007. They include: LifeLong Locks, Mopar, Lucas Oil, Sunoco Race Fuels, Mastersbilt Race Cars, Larry Wallace Engines, Allstar Performance, Tiger Rear End, BERT, Butlerbuilt, Hyperco, Moroso, SHY, Wilwood, Woodward, TWM, Dyers Top Rods, Weld, Hoosier Tire, PRC, Jones Racing Products, Stealth, Trick, Wrisco, Sparco, Bell, Mechanix Wear, Oakley, Cheerios, Coke, Dunn-Benson Racing Supply, ASI Racewear, WRT Web Designs, The Decal Source, Rick Schwallie Photography and WD Enterprises.

For more information about LifeLong Locks and the strongest locks on the market today, visit www.lifelonglocks.com. For more information about Earl Pearson Jr. and the Bobby Labonte Racing Team visit their official website at www.bobbylabontemotorsports.com.

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Patrick Sheltra Secures Career Best In Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Tuesday, August 21, 2007) - - ARCA RE/MAX Series rookie-of-the-year candidate Patrick Sheltra reached into the spotlight this past weekend at Illinois State Fairgrounds, as the Florida native attracted his career best finish Sunday with a third place podium finish.

Heading into the Allen Crowe 100, Sheltra was looking to flex his muscle on the dirt, a track characteristic that he is known for dominating outside the ARCA RE/MAX Series.

With threatening skies hovering around Springfield, the team was feeling optimistic about getting practice in. However, the rain let up and ARCA RE/MAX Series officials granted the team with a forty-five minute session nearly two hours later than anticipated.

Sheltra stormed on to the charts early putting his No. 60 inside the top-five. The track picked up speed throughout the session. At the conclusion of the lone practice, Sheltra had netted the 12^th position with a time of 34.189 seconds at 105.297 MPH.

“The car is handling really well, we left a little on the table,” said Sheltra. “My Sheltra Motorsports team really wants to win this race badly and believe me; I’m going to give it everything I have to make that a reality.”

With an extremely tight schedule set for Sunday, ARCA officials decided to cancel ARCA SIM Factory pole qualifying based on Mother Nature’s intrusion and set the field based on the 2007 car owners point. The rule book lined Sheltra up in the ninth position.

At the start of the event, Sheltra played the conservative mode. Hovering inside the top-10, the team had planned to make their mandatory pit stop early, giving the team the rest of the event to maneuver their way back to the front.

That opportunity came on lap 11 when Bill Baird and AJ Fike tangled. Sheltra brought his bright green machine down pit road to the attention of his Sheltra Motorsports team. The team made a slight chassis adjustment and added some Sunoco Racing fuel.

On the restart, Sheltra charged through the field on a mission. Sheltra reported the car was awesome, but he was threading the needle through the traffic.

By lap 36, Sheltra had climbed into the fourth position. At that point, Sheltra had tied his career-best finish, but for the fast rookie, he was looking for more, much more.

Just after halfway, Sheltra was continuing to hold the fourth position, Sheltra knew he still had some power underneath him.

By lap 73, Sheltra had picked off Justin Marks and moved into the third position. Reporting to the crew that he wore out his tires, Sheltra maintained a strong podium run.

Several passing attempts in the closing laps against second place runner Michael McDowell went to no avail, with Sheltra crossing the line third, a career best in the ARCA RE/MAX Series.

“It was a great day,” said Sheltra. “The car was hooked up today, but we smoked our tires in the end and that hindered our finish. I’m really proud of everyone on the team, they did a great job. We have some momentum going into Milwaukee; we’ll look for a win there.”

For more information on Patrick Sheltra, please visit PatrickSheltra.com

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Bryan Silas Prepared To Get Dirty In Springfield

“ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie Prepares For Mile Dirt”

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Wednesday, August 15, 2007) - - ARCA RE/MAX Series Bryan Silas has learned a lot this year. A lot. His season of gaining knowledge and experience will continue this weekend as the ARCA RE/MAX Series heads to Illinois State Fairgrounds this Sunday for the running of the Allen Crowe 100.

The Fast Track Racing development driver isn’t sure what to really expect as he strolls into Springfield, but the rookie is itching for a good run on Sunday, while also hoping to make an impact in the championship standings.

“I’ll be honest, I’m not sure what to really expect this weekend,” said Silas, a native of Stuart, Florida. “The good news is that my car owner Andy Hillenburg has run exceptionally well on the dirt races in the past and he gives me a ton of confidence heading into the race.”

He continued, “Andy has been spotting for me all year and definitely having him in my corner this weekend could be the difference between finishing first or 30^th. He knows how to maneuver young drivers around Springfield. He’s a great owner, great coach and great spotter. I’m really glad to have him on my side this weekend.”

Silas added, “I have to learn all I can this weekend, because in a few weeks we’ll be back promoting the dirt race at DuQuoin and that will be a crucial race for all of us. It’s a quick weekend, practice, qualify and race all within four hours. Its going to go by very fast, so I have to stay completely focused and that’s exactly what I plan to do.”

The driver of the No. 11 Chevrolet Monte Carlo also knows that a good run on Sunday will help put his team back on the campaign trail. The team has run strong the past two weeks, but obstacles have kept the team from posting top-10 finishes.

Enough is enough for the veteran team and Silas is hoping to stay out of trouble and record his first top-five finish on Sunday.

“Several times this year, I’ve been able to go out on tracks I’ve never seen before and run strong. USA International Speedway (Lakeland), Pocono Raceway and Iowa Speedway are just a few examples. I am going in with the same mentality I’ve had all year. I know we can unload strong and be a factor all day.”

While August is probably the busiest month for Silas this year, he is keeping in-check what his primary goals and objectives are. Over the next week and a half, Silas will compete in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, the United Speed Alliance Racing (USAR) Hooter’s Pro Cup Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He knows while it’s important to run strong and competitive in USAR and NASCAR, his primary focus is ARCA.

“We may be out of the hunt for a championship, but we still have some climbing to do in the standings. If anyone ever says that seat time doesn’t equal results, they are dead wrong. While I know I need to run strong in ARCA, the extra racing conditions are helping me gather the seat time I need. I’m going to have a lot of fun the next two weeks, but I’m also hoping to reel in strong finishes for my team and sponsors,” remarked Silas.

Nortrax, Shell Rotella T, Holland Pump and Palm Beach Grading (PBG) will all sponsor the No. 11 Chevrolet Monte Carlo S

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