Brian Brown – Ronald Laney Memorial in Florida up Next!
(Bill W) January 27, 2015 – The Brian Brown Racing Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team is readying for the upcoming Ronald Laney Memorial at East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa, Florida February 19-21. They wrapped up the “Winter Heat” event earlier this month at Cocopah Speedway near Yuma, Arizona. The highlight was a Tuesday podium finish that saw a charge from 12th to third.
Your first weekend in Yuma ended with a tough crash. You rebounded well the following Tuesday.
After the rough night we had the Saturday before, it showed how well Maxim Chassis are built, and how good Chad (Morgan) and Zac (Thomas) are at putting together a new car. We weren’t as good as we needed to be early in the night, but we got it going later.
You started twelfth, but the race got off to a rocky start.
On the very first lap, we got into the back of the 2L car (Logan Forler). That knocked our nose wing back. To be able to move forward despite that, made for a good night.
It was definitely a good night. You were able to run up to the leaders after losing your nose wing.
We were able to march up there, and a few dropped out. We were able to get to third. Paul (McMahan) and Steve (Kinser) were out there a ways. We actually were able to run them down pretty well, and then we had an open red.
How did the red affect the race?
I was running a little different line than those guys were. I think during the red, their crew was able to tell them where I was at. When they dropped the green, I wasn’t as good and they got better. We were able to finish third, which was good for us. I was proud of the whole team.
Not only did you finish third, but you brought home a big bonus as well.
I’m really thankful for Here 2 Wire, Inc. for putting up the $2,000 Hard-charger bonus. It was nice to have that bonus on top of everything else.
You came back on Friday (January 9), and your heat and Qualifier went well.
It was a different night. We were pretty good in the heat and the Qualifier (which he won). That was really the first time we were out in clean air on the trip. Lap time-wise, we were about a half-second better than the field. If you are running second, you’re automatically going to be two to three-tenths slower, just because of the air.
You started sixth in the main event. Did you make any changes to the car?
We made some small adjustments for the A, but we were just too tight and couldn’t turn. It was really unfortunate, because we felt starting that close to the front, we could challenge for a win. We were really lucky to run seventh.
Saturday, you were a little bit a victim of your draw.
Saturday night’s track was a little drier from the get-go. In the heats, wherever you were in turn two, was going to be pretty much where you finished. We kept adjusting on the car all night long, but I’m not so sure that we weren’t making the car worse.
You were able to grab the last transfer to the A through the B.
We had to start eighth in the B, and luckily we were able to finish there and make the A. Paul McMahan had one of the fastest cars all week and finished behind us. That shows you the level of the competition, and the importance of track position.
You were able to get up to move up five spots or so in the A. How do you look back on your trip to Yuma?
The nice thing about going out there was it was 75 or 80 degrees and it was around 0 back home. We were able to make a little money, other than the crash. We really enjoyed “Winter Heat”, and we’re looking forward to going back next year. Greg Burgess, Tommy Estes and everyone at the casino put on a top-flight, top-notch five-day event. I hope people that weren’t able to go this year will in the future. This event has a huge potential.
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February will mark Brian’s first trip to Florida for racing since 2006. That year, in three nights at Volusia Speedway Park, he finished 12th, 5th and 12th with the All Stars and World of Outlaws.
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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, 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)
- administrator on Jan 27, 2015
- Article Date: 1/27/2015