3/18/2018
Inside Line Promotions
Brian Brown Showcases Speed Throughout FVP Platinum Battery Western Spring Shootout
(Photo by Collin Markle Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (March 18, 2018) – Brian Brown was a contender last Saturday night during the FVP Platinum Battery Western Spring Shootout.
The FVP and Casey’s General Stores backed driver was quick from the time the team unloaded their sprint car at Stockton Dirt Track for the only World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series race of the weekend following Friday’s rainout.
“Hats off to the Outlaws and everyone at Stockton for trying to get the race in,” Brown said. “The grounds were really wet when we got there. It could have easily been cancelled, but everyone worked hard to make sure we got to race.”
Brown, who met with approximately 200 FVP employees and customers prior to the action, was stout from the start as he set quick time during qualifying for the third time in nine races this season. It marked his eighth race of timing in the top three this year.
“You have to keep yourself in position all night long at these Outlaws races,” he said. “Qualifying has been our strong suit all year long with our Charlie Garrett Engines. Chad and Michael did a great job and we had a great car from the get-go.”
Brown won a heat race from the pole position to lock himself into the dash. He then advanced from fourth to second place in the dash to start the 30-lap main event on the outside of the front row.
“We felt like we had a good opportunity,” he said. “We took off and Cory (Eliason) was setting a good pace early. We got into traffic and ran him back down. I was cruising along there. The track was treacherous in spots. You had to make sure you hit the holes right. I cleared a couple of lapped cars. Then I went into turns three and four and hooked a hole wrong. The next thing I knew it shot me off the track.”
Brown was running second when the incident occurred on Lap 11. He pulled off the track and was credited with a 22nd-place finish.
“On a track like that you’re not going to have a perfect race car,” he said. “You just try to limit your mistakes. You do everything right all night long and one mistake sends you off the track. You go from running second to finishing 22nd. It was a bummer to end our trip out west like that, but the positive is that we know we have speed. I look at it like we could have three Outlaws wins this season if circumstances were different. That’s a confidence boost to know we have that fast of a race car.”
Brown and his team have returned to the Midwest. Their next race is to be determined.
QUICK RESULTS –
March 17 – Stockton Dirt Track in Stockton, Calif. – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 2 (4); Feature: 22 (2).
SEASON STATS –
9 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 2 top 10s, 6 top 15s, 7 top 20s
UP NEXT –
TBD
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.BrianBrownRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianBrown21
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brian-Brown-Racing-200630163294222/
About Casey’s General Stores –
Casey’s General Stores is a Fortune-500 company (NASDAQ CASY) operating 2,000 convenience stores in 15 states throughout the Midwest. Casey’s strives to consistently deliver quality gasoline, freshly-prepared foods, clean environments and friendly service at every retail location. Casey’s is currently the fourth largest convenience store chain, and the fifth largest pizza chain in the United States. For more information, visit http://www.Caseys.com.
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 http://www.FVPparts.com! FVP … Verified. Proven.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Ditzfeld Transfer
Ditzfeld, Inc., which is located in Sedalia, Mo., is one of the Midwest’s leading transportation, warehouse and distribution service providers. In addition to transportation, the business has grown to include residential and commercial container and trash services as well as charter bus services. For more information, visit http://www.DitzfeldInc.com.
“Ditzfeld Transfer was my first ever sponsor,” Brown said. “They have a great business and are a great family. It’s cool that as we continue to grow and travel more that we have our original partners like Ditzfeld Transfer.”
Brown would also like to thank Casey’s General Stores, FVP, Impact Signs, Awnings, Wraps, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Rams Racing, Maxim Racing, Fischer Body Shop, Smiley’s Racing Products, MSD ignition, Housby, Next LED Sports, Hope for the Warriors, Factory Kahne Shocks, C and M Lawn and Landscape, Arctic Cat, Lincoln Electric, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, ATL Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman Uniforms, Clem’s Helmets, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, AkzoNobel, Kenny's Components, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance, Cometic Gaskets, Donovan, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, 5-hour ENERGY, Hoosier Tires, NGK Spark Plugs, XYZ Machining, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, 6B Apparel, Garrett Racing Engines and Fortress Wealth Management for their continued support.
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