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Brian Brown Learns Throughout Spring Classic at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55

(Photo by TeeJay Crawford)

Inside Line Promotions – PEVELY, Mo. (April 23, 2018) – Last Saturday was a learning night for Brian Brown and his team during the Spring Classic at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.

“It was not a great night, but if you’re looking at the grand scheme of things on nights like that you can learn more than on nights when you’re staying inside your box,” he said. “I have a feeling we have those gremlins figured out. Any time you struggle in a heat race, then can run the B Main and see improvement, and then run the A Main and see further improvement shows great progress.”

Brown kicked off the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series race by participating in a pre-race meet-and-greet event with FVP customers and employees. The on-track action began with Brown qualifying eighth quickest in his group.

“We unloaded and were sixth or seventh quick in hot laps,” he said. “In qualifying I didn’t make as good of laps as I’d have liked and we ended up eighth. We weren’t in a horrible spot, but we just missed it in the heat race. We didn’t get the car right and were a little free.”

Brown finished sixth in a heat race to miss locking into the main event by one position. That relegated him to the Last Chance Showdown, in which he finished fourth to earn a transfer into the 24th starting position in the main event.

“I think we made progress all night,” he said. “The track took rubber fairly early in the A Main so there wasn’t a lot of passing after that. On a positive note, we improved from the heat race to the B Main to the A Main.”

Brown rallied from 24th to a 17th-place finish, which equaled the third-most cars passed in the main event.

He is scheduled to make his debut at Mansfield Motor Speedway in Mansfield, Ohio, this Friday and Saturday for the Sprint Car World Championship, which pays $100,000 to win.

“I’m looking forward to getting to Mansfield,” he said. “It’s exciting someone has put up $100,000 to win. There will be 70 cars there that can win so the competition will be tough.”

QUICK RESULTS –

April 21 – Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo. – Qualifying: 8; Heat race: 6 (4); B Main: 4 (1); Feature: 17 (24).

SEASON STATS –

13 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 3 top 10s, 7 top 15s, 9 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Friday and Saturday at Mansfield Motor Speedway in Mansfield, Ohio, for the Sprint Car World Championship

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 – Housby

For nearly 50 years, Housby has been a single source provider of products and services for companies in the ready mix, waste, forestry, heavy equipment, and highway industries. For more information, visit http://www.Housby.com.

“Our partnership with Housby goes back to the mid-2000s,” Brown said. “Housby has been around for a long time and it means a lot to have their logo on the car. It’s a family owned business. They provide the truck that we go up and down the road with. If there’s no Housby we don’t get to the track.”

Brown would also like to thank Casey’s General Stores, FVP, Impact Signs, Awnings, Wraps, Champion Brands, MC Power, Weld Wheels, Rams Racing, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Fischer Body Shop, Smiley’s Racing Products, MSD Ignition, 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 & Miller Racing Solutions, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, 6B Apparel, Garrett Racing Engines and Fortress Wealth Management for their continued support.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –

Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.

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