(Bill W) July 1, 2013 – Following his win at the Folkens Brothers Trucking Jackson Spring Nationals that earned them $7,500, Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team found themselves competing with the World of Outlaws over the weekend. Though the results weren’t what they planned, they are looking forward to giving it another go with the WoO Wednesday night at the Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, South Dakota. Saturday, the team will return to Knoxville Raceway for Twin Features night, paying a full purse on both ends.
The team started the weekend Friday night at Beaver Dam Raceway in Wisconsin.
Qualifying is the most important thing with the Outlaws to get going. We missed the heat invert there (qualifying 17th), and we had our work cut out for us.
You got through the heat with a fifth place finish. Then you dropped out early in the feature.
The car was a little tight all night long. In the feature, we had an issue with a power steering pump. KSE builds the best steering pump there is, we just had an issue with one acting up a little bit. It’s the first time we’ve had an issue like that in six or seven years.
It sounded like there was some carnage in the feature.
A DNF was definitely not what we wanted. But it could have been a lot worse had we crashed or something.
You barely missed the heat invert again Sunday night at Cedar Lake Speedway.
I think we missed it by about three-hundreths of a second. That’s how much it can make or break your night.
You were able to drive to a fifth place finish in the heat.
We were really tight in the heat. Chad, Travis and Treagan worked hard all night long to try to get the car better.
Again, it seemed there was crashing all over the place. You had to feel good coming across 13th.
We were definitely better than what we finished. I felt at times, we were challenging for a solid top ten. We would pass a couple cars and then a caution would come out. It was kind of a war zone out there with cars going everywhere…crashing and spinning and tearing things up.
How are you feeling about your short track program?
We definitely weren’t where we need to be, but we’re headed in the right direction. We really don’t have a lot of laps on these small bullrings with these tires. We need to keep working at it, and if we do, we’ll get it figured out.
Is that why you’re going to Huset’s? It wasn’t on your schedule before.
That’s why we’re going to Huset’s Wednesday. It really wasn’t on our schedule to start the year, but we need to learn, and you can’t do that in the shop. We haven’t been up there in a while and there are so many great fans up there that we’ll get to see. I’m excited about that.
It’s been a couple of weeks since you’ve been at Knoxville.
Twin Features at Knoxville is one of the coolest nights of the year for us. We haven’t been able to run it for a couple of years. I’d like to thank the Knoxville staff for making it a full purse in both features. It will be a good tune-up for us.
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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
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Other Web site info
Casey's: www.caseys.com
FVP: www.fvpparts.com
Brown’s Bits
Brian drove from sixth to second behind Danny Lasoski in the first of the 2008 Twin Features at Knoxville Raceway. In the second, he charged from 19th to 9th.
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
SPLASH
In addition to our line of seasonal safety products, we are very excited to introduce a full line of SPLASH Wiper Blades. Our SafeView Performance Blades fit 95% of the vehicles on the road with quick and easy installation for everyone. The AccuVision Beam Blade offers memory curve steel, which provides uniform pressure for a clear wipe, without the streaks. Look for these great new SPLASH products! Whether it’s keeping your windshield clean or free of ice, protecting your RV, boat or pool from freezing in the winter, or your sidewalk safe to walk on, SPLASH Products are what you need! Check out our new SPLASH website at www.SPLASHWash.com! SPLASH…SEE SAFELY!
Marketing Partner of the Week – Champion Racing Lubricants (Champion Racing 20W50 Motor Oil)
Visit Champion’s new web page at www.ChampionsUseChampion.com! Champion Racing 20W50 Motor Oil is the one that started it all by beating the competition in providing more horsepower, torque, and anti-wear additives than many of the more well known brands of racing oil. Champion Racing 20W50's premium ZDDP anti-wear protection is among the highest in the industry. Champion's exclusive shear stabilizer delivers better film strength and piston ring seal at peak temperatures. Champion Racing 20W50 also delivers more foot-pounds of torque with higher compression than any competitor's brands.
Benefits include:
• Provides exceptional low coefficient of friction
• Offers film strength and viscosity stability of thicker mono-grades at higher temperatures
• Provides upper cylinder anti-wear protection
• Increases high-temp oil pressure and compression
• Formulated for flat tappet, roll over cams and bearings in turbo and super-charged racing engines
• Lowers engine temperature
• Compatible with petroleum and other synthetics
Associate Marketing Partner of the Week – Peterson Fluid Systems
Brian says – “They’ve been a part of our team since 2007. We run all their fuel filters and shut-off valves. We trust them to do a good job, and they keep the particles out of the nozzles. We don’t have those issues, and they are a big part of the team.”
Peterson Fluid Systems provides a wide range of pumps, tanks, drives, filters and engine accessories. They pride themselves in their customer service. Visit them on the web at www.PetrsonFluidSys.com today!
Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s General Stores, FVP, Searsboro Telephone Company, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps / impact4800.com, Champion Brands, SPLASH, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Smiley’s Racing Products, Weld Wheels, Housby Trucks, www.RateWin.com, Arctic Cat, K&N Filters, Hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, Fuel-Safe Tanks, Awesome Racewear, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, CP Pistons, Carrillo Rods, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Butler Built Seats, AkzoNobel Sikkens, AllDayParts.com, Tru Square, Jack Links, Deli Express, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance Products, Santomauro Racing Products, Cometic Gaskets, Kaeding Performance, Donovan, Magtech, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, Mothers Wax, Don's Truck Wash, Gardner Farms, Hoosier Tires, GoPro, XYZ Machining, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Peterson Fluid System, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, ADD, 6B Apparel, Zips Energy Seeds, Bosch, NGK, Garrett Racing Engines, MSD and WSIB Insurance for all their support!
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- Article Date: 7/1/2013 by Bill Wright