TULSA, Okla. (February 9, 2014) Racing is a business. Just ask Brad Loyet who drives the Loyet Motorsports / Vacuworx Global No. o5 on the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by MAVTV American Real National Tour who managed to come in under budget for the 2013 season.
"It's a family run operation, and do have sponsors that help us out quite a bit, and product sponsors but along the same lines, you can only spend so much money versus what it costs. It's just one of those deals where Dad says; this is what we get to spend for a year."
Under the stewardship of his father, Joe Loyet, the 26 year old driver has amassed great success very quickly. Stepping into Sprint Cars in 2011 from the POWRi Midget ranks, the three-time National Midget Champion picked off his first Sprint Car title with the Speedway Motors ASCS Warrior Region.
Asked if going from Midget to Sprint Cars maybe brought out bad habits, Loyet replied, "I think it's one of those things where they both play hand-in-hand together. You look at guys like Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell and these guys who jump back and forth between different cars, you know, I don't think it really hurts you that much."
Going full time with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour in 2012, Loyet garnered his first Lucas Oil ASCS National win at the Santa Maria Speedway on July 29, 2012.
Now into his third full year with the Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real, Loyet and his team remain as focused as ever, "We're going there to do a job. If I'm on the road, away from my finance, there's no reason to be messing around and hanging out. If I'm out here racing, I'm here to race. We work hard; we play hard, and our goal this year is to win a national championship."
Taking about his run in 2013 that resulted in two wins and a fourth in tour standings, Loyet's remark was confident despite only having a few years in a Sprint Car.
"We were fairly close last year, I mean, we weren't that far out of the running. You know, the guys we race with, some have been doing Sprint Cars for 40 years. I've only been doing it for three so I'll just wait a little bit, try to get some more seat time underneath me, and figure these setups out a little bit they'll be in for a world of hurt I think."
While the combination that comprises the Miller Truck Lines No. o5 has remained relatively unchanged, the Loyet crew did undergo changes during the 2013 season.
"There was a lot of; I guess you could say tension the first half of last year. It's an adjustment we haven't made in a long time, but I've got two guys behind me now with Jamie Martin plus we just brought on Joe Taylor, so it's a clear difference in passion between the guys that I have working with me now, than the guys I had working before and I think that's the difference. You have to surround with people who are trying to achieve the same goal as you instead of just punching a time clock. They have to love it just as much as I do, and I think that's what I have this year."
Loyet's overall season in ASCS competition in 2013 consisted of 44 A-Feature starts with two wins coming at the Golden Triangle Raceway Park on April 5 and the Willamette Speedway on July 27. Brad Loyet has three Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real victories to his credit along with six regional triumphs.
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The 2014 Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV American Real season begins February 28 and March 1 at the Cocopah Speedway in Somerton, Ariz. Tickets for the $10,000 to win event are on sale at http://www.cocopahspeedway.com
2013 ASCS (Regional/National) Record: Events: 47: Wins - 2, Top 5 - 17, Top 10 - 32
Overall ASCS National Tour Record: A-Feature Starts: 98: Wins - 3, Top 5 - 33, Top 10 - 65
The 2014 season marks the twenty-third year of sanctioning Sprint Car racing for the American Sprint Car Series, which brings the best of Sprint Car racing to dozens of different tracks throughout the nation. Anchored by the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, ASCS also consists of ten different Regions throughout the nation.
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- Bryan Hulbert on Feb 09, 2014
- Article Date: 2/9/2014