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Brown impressive in Knoxville opener
By Gary Thomas
April 24, 2007... Grain Valley, Missouri driver Brian Brown’s number one goal coming into this season was to win the Knoxville Raceway 410 track championship. That goal looks like it very well could be accomplished as he and the Doogs Motorsports team are off to a great start after picking up an impressive victory this past Saturday during the Knoxville Raceway season opener.
Last year Brian came up five points shy of the 410 track championship at the historic ½ mile speedway and this year he’s determined to not let it slip out of his grasp. He came into the Knoxville Raceway season opener on the heels of a very strong weekend of action at the I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska that saw him pick up his first win of the season on opening night. The only thing that kept him from completing the two night sweep was mechanical gremlins that took him out of contention while leading during the final night.
Thirty 410 sprint cars signed into the pits at the Knoxville Raceway season opener and Brian began the evening by qualifying 21st quick with a lap of 15.878 aboard the Ditzfield Transfer, Housby Trucks, American Compressed Steel, Michael Ross Memorial Foundation No. 21 Maxim.
Brian lined up seventh in the night’s second heat race and charged up to a fourth place finish to transfer the K & N Filters, Yeager’s Harley Davidson, Hostiowa.net, Champion Brands No. 21 into the main event.
With the sub-par qualifying time it put Brian way back in the 17th starting spot for the evenings 20 lap feature event. "Blackjack" was up to the challenge and had carved his way through the field and sat in fourth by the time a caution came out on lap seven.
The restart saw Brian make the move under Randy Anderson to move the Wolfe Eye Clinic, Butler Built Performance, Shock Doctor, Weld Racing Maxim into the third position. The 27 year-old then chased down second running Ricky Logan and on lap 10 he made the move around Logan for second. Brian and Logan battled it out for second as they both closed in on leader Skip Jackson. The racing was fast and furious as the three front runners had a great three car battle for the lead and on lap 14 Brian moved the Bell Helmets, Rod End Supply, VK Graphics, Hoosier Tires No. 21 into the lead.
"Blackjack" began to pull away slightly and looked to be on his way to victory as the white flag was set to come out, but Jackson spun to bring out a caution. It set up a green-white-checkered restart but as soon as the green light’s came back on, a five car pileup forced a red flag to be thrown and prolonged the race even further. The race went green for the final time on the ensuing restart and Brian pulled away to pick up the $3,000 victory and take the first step towards the Knoxville Raceway track championship.
We’d like to thank all our marketing partners who made this win possible: Ditzfield Transfer, Maxim Racing, American Compressed Steel, Michael Ross Memorial Foundation, Housby Trucks, K & N Filters, Hostiowa.net, Yeagers Harley Davidson, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Champion Brands, Shock Doctor, Weld Wheels, VK Graphics, Bell Helmets, CP Pistons, Paul’s Auto Body Supply, Butler Built Seats, Rod End Supply, Winters Performance Products, ISC Racers Tape, Simpson, Racing Optics, Pro Shocks, Dake Law Office, Wes. Mo. Auto, Don’s Truck Wash, Sunshack Tan, McCroskey Chevrolet, Gardner Farms and Hoosier Tires.
The Week Ahead:
Brian and the Doogs No. 21 team will be back in action this weekend at the Knoxville Raceway on Saturday night as the World of Outlaws come into town for the first time this season. "Blackjack" finished seventh with the Outlaws in October at the Knoxville and will look to steal the glory from the travelers this weekend. For fans that can’t make it out keep up with all the action at http://www.americandirtnetwork.com
On Sunday night Brian and the team will run the Bob Raimey Memorial at the State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Missouri. The evening is sanctioned by the Winged Outlaw Warriors and is a make up date after being rained out on April 7.
Marketing Partner of the Week: Yeager’s Harley Davidson
Yeager’s Cycle Sales has been a marketing partner of Brian’s since 2004 and they are located in Sedalia, MO and have been in business since 1956. They have a quality service center with full time service personnel trained to meet all your motorcycling needs. Yeager’s team of factory trained professionals has the technical and customer service experience you are looking for.
They are proud to be the only Missouri dealer to offer Harley-Davidson, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Polaris vehicles in their immaculate 25,000 square foot facility. For more info on Yeager’s Harley Davidson and Cycle Center log onto http://www.yeagerscycle.com/default.asp
For the latest news and info on Grain Valley, MO’s Brian Brown visit http://www.brianbrownracing.com
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