Brian Brown – Second at I-80!
(Bill W) October 14, 2014 – Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team find themselves with a week off in anticipation of next week’s Short Track Nationals at the I-30 Speedway near Little Rock, Arkansas. Last weekend, the Grain Valley, Missouri drover checkered second in the Bobby Parker Memorial at the I-80 Speedway near Greenwood, Nebraska.
I know you like competing at I-80 Speedway.
It was great to go to the Bobby Parker Memorial. It’s a great paying race to finish off the year for I-80 Speedway as part of the Cornhusker Classic. It was a whale of an event.
You were able to win your heat after drawing a starting spot in the second row.
We got a good start and we were able to get to the lead. It was the best I’ve felt getting around I-80 in a while. We haven’t been at our best there lately.
You were starting fourth in the feature. What was the team thinking heading in?
We knew it would probably going to lay rubber in the feature. We thought it would be sooner in three and four than one and two. We were able to get to third pretty quickly.
You were able to get to second behind Don Droud Jr.
I think we found the rubber a little bit before (second place) Billy Alley in three and four. We were able to sneak by him with a good run, and then the yellow came out. Droud’s guy told him where the rubber was in three and four and he moved down.
You reeled in the leader at that point.
I found some rubber on the exit of turn two. As a driver you’re thinking it’s a matter of time before the track lays rubber (down low). As you’re catching him, you don’t want to do something stupid though, and there’s no rubber down there, and you get beat that way.
As it turns out, someone behind you found the preferred line before you did.
I think (Danny Lasoski) saw Billy down low in one and two and found some rubber. He found it before us and got by Droud and me at the same time. I was able to get by Droud in the next corner and that was all she wrote.
It’s tough to get beat that way.
Sometimes, it’s better to be second or third. I ran the leader down, and thought I had a shot at him, so I didn’t want to go searching around. As it played out, Danny got us.
What’s the team up to this week?
We’re getting things prepared for the Short Track Nationals next week. That’s a big event for us, and we’re going to try to be prepared the best we can for that and the World Finals at Charlotte in November to finish up the year.
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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
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Brian won the Winternationals at Devil’s Bowl a year ago. The $4,000 win on October 19, 2013 (his birthday) came ahead of Tony Bruce Jr., Aaron Reutzel, Seth Bergman and Jack Dover. He started eighth in the field and took the lead for good on a lap two restart.
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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
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Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s General Stores, FVP, Searsboro Telephone Company, MC Power, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps / impact4800.com, Champion Brands, DNA Energy, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Smiley’s Racing Products, Enco Tools, Weld Wheels, Housby Trucks, www.RateWin.com, Arctic Cat, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, Fuel-Safe Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman, CP Pistons, Carrillo Rods, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Butler Built Seats, AkzoNobel, Kenny's Components, www.AllDayParts.com, Tru Square, Jack Links, Deli Express, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance, Cometic Gaskets, Shell Shock, Donovan, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, Mothers Wax, Hoosier Tires, Klein RV, XYZ Machining, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, 6B Apparel, Bosch, Garrett Racing Engines, MSD, Moyle Racing Engines, Fortress Wealth Management, Legacy, Flexzilla and WSIB Insurance for all their support!
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- Article Date: 10/15/2014 by Bill Wright