(Bill W) January 5, 2015 – The 2015 race season is underway for the Brian Brown Racing Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team. It was a tough start Friday and Saturday in the “Winter Heat” event at Cocopah Speedway near Yuma, Arizona. After climbing from heat difficulties to sixth place on Friday, an accident ended things early for the Grain Valley, Missouri driver on Saturday. The team will look to rebound tomorrow night, Friday and Saturday.
Friday night started out kind of rough didn’t it?
We started out with a decent draw, fifth in our heat. We went down on the first lap, and Steve (Kinser) kind of got sideways and four of us got collected. It ended up caving our header in on the right side. When we went to push off, there were only three cars out there, so I decided to stay out there. As we got rolling around, more cars came back, which kind of messed up my plan of going fifth to third by default.
You ended up pulling off in fifth.
We developed a little fuel fire, because of the cylinder shutting off. We didn’t end up finishing the heat, but the guys were able to get things cleaned up for the Qualifier, where we started and finished second.
That lined you up inside row seven for Friday’s feature.
We were able to make our way up to sixth. Overall, with the issues we had in the heat, 13th to sixth was a good run for us. We really didn’t feel like we needed to, so we went to work to be better Saturday.
You drew the pole for the heat, but that’s where your luck ended.
The first lap, going down the back straightaway, something broke on the left front and the wheel came off. That spun me around and we hit driver’s side into the fence.
Fortunately, you are o.k.!
I’m definitely thankful for my Butlerbuilt seat, Bell helmet, Hinchman uniform, Maxim chassis and the other key safety components that kept me safe there. At 140 miles per hour, you don’t want to hit driver’s side first. I’m just thankful to be talking about it. It wasn’t really the start we wanted, but we’re excited about getting back at it on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
How has the “Winter Heat” event been from your perspective?
Greg Burgess and his whole crew have done a phenomenal job. They’ve really rolled the red carpet out for the racers. From the parts truck being open all day in the hotel parking lot, to the tire truck being open, to the hotel accommodations. If you are freezing at home right now and want to see some racing, you need to get down here.
Follow Brian on the Web, Twitter and Facebook!
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
Brian Brown Racing – www.facebook.com/pages/Brian-Brown-Racing/200630163294222
Casey’s General Stores – www.facebook.com/pages/Caseys-General-Stores/112073528804354
FVP Racing - http://www.facebook.com/FVPRacing?ref=ts&fref=ts
Other Web site info
Casey's: www.caseys.com
FVP: www.fvpparts.com
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Brian started his 2014 season in Yuma as well. In ASCS National action, he brought home a fourth and third place finish on February 28 and March 1.
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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
Marketing Partner of the Week – Print Place
Print Place specializes in high quality, fast turn, and full color 100% offset printing. Backed by a proprietary automated ordering system with end-to-end manufacturing and shipping integration, the resulting efficiencies have allowed Print Place to offer exceptional value to their expanding customer base.
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PrintPlace: We’re Passionate About Printing! Visit them online at www.PrintPlace.com!
Associate Marketing Partner of the Week – Pro Shocks
Brian says – “Pro Shocks have been on my car for a long, long, time. They have some new gas shocks that we tried on Saturday, and we like them real, real well.”
Since 1983, Pro Shocks has been the world’s leader in shock technology and innovation. Using a unique blend of engineering, on track testing and technical experience, Pro Shocks stands heads above the competition in Quality and Performance. Visit them today at www.ProShocks.com!
Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s General Stores, FVP, Print Place, Searsboro Telephone Company, MC Power, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps / impact4800.com, Champion Brands, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Smiley’s Racing Products, Enco Tools, Weld Wheels, Housby Trucks, Pro Shocks by Schure Built Suspension, Arctic Cat, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, Fuel-Safe Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman Uniforms, 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 and Flexzilla for all their support!
Attached: Brian at Cocopah Speedway (Patrick Grant Photography)
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