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Jason Meyers, Elite Racing, Suffer
a Good Run of Bad Luck
CLOVIS,
Calif. (July 29, 2007) – After Coming
off of a much-needed victory at Lebanon Valley Speedway, World of Outlaws (WoO)
driver Jason Meyers and the Elite
Racing, Primerica Financial, Elite Landscaping, GLR Investments, Team
Worldwide, Carbon Raptor DLC, Ridgeline Framing Maxim Chassis with Garrett
Racing Engines power was ready to make the trek north of the border to the
Ohsweken Speedway near London, Ontario, followed by the Outlaws' lone race in
Michigan at I-96 Speedway and a visit to KC Raceway in Chillicothe, Ohio.
SINCE WHEN DO MAPLE LEAVES BITE?
Visiting Ohsweken Speedway for the first time,
Meyers had heard a lot of things about the high-banked 3/8 mile racetrack,
owned by 360 c.i. sprint car driver, Glenn Styres.
"Coming into Canada, we had no idea what to
expect, other than what we have heard from people," said Meyers. "The track was fast, the promoter was awesome
and the fans were great—I really wouldn't mind coming back for a two-day show
next year," finished Meyers.
Meyers would qualify eleventh, run third in his
heat and line up fifteenth in the A-Main event.
On lap three, Meyers would go for a wild ride, and had Styres not
installed a new fence around the facility, Meyers would have ended up in the
promoter's living room, as Styers lives right off of turn two.
"We are starting to run low on wings in the
trailer, as we have had a rough couple of weeks," noted Meyers. "I guess it's a good thing that we are going
back to our Midwest shop this week before heading north to Beaver Dam (Charter Raceway Park
in Beaver Dam, Wisc.)."
To add to Meyers' bad luck in Canada, shortly
after crossing the border, his Chevrolet Tahoe, which he tows behind his motor
home, was stolen.
"They still haven't found the Tahoe—I've pretty
much given up hope on it," said Meyers.
"It just added to the bad luck that we had over there."
LONE TRIP TO THE GREAT LAKES STATE
Pulling into I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan,
Meyers knew it would be a "Watch the Weather" day, as there was a large cell
that appeared to be moving straight for the race track. The weather would end up hitting the next
town east of the track, and I-96 Speedway would not get a single drop of rain.
A sixteenth-place qualifying effort would line
Meyers up on the pole of the fourth heat, where he would finish second, giving
him a spot in the Crane Cams Dash. The
results of the Dash determine the starting order for the A-Main event.
Finishing fourth in the Dash, Meyers was forced
to use all three lines during the A-Main event to work through lapped
traffic. Lapped traffic was allowing Meyers
to catch race leaders Craig Dollansky and Danny
Lasoski, but a late race caution would move the lapped
traffic to the rear of the field, which took away Meyers' chances of winning.
"We needed that lapped traffic, because we were
catching those guys," said Meyers. "I'm
really happy with a third place run tonight—the guys worked really hard to get
us turned around after wrecking in Canada."
COULD KC RACEWAY BE A MOMENTUM BUILDER?
Making the 350 mile drive from I-96 to KC
Raceway, Meyers had a lot of time to reflect on his win at the high-banked 3/8
mile oval that came in 2004.
"I've been to victory lane here, have raced here
several times, and I really like this place," said Meyers before the racing
event that culminated an eight race stretch in eleven days.
Qualifying eighth out of forty-eight cars, Meyers
would gain two positions in his heat race, finishing third, which would line
him up twelfth for the A-Main event.
Running eighth when a caution came out, Meyers
would realize he had a tire going down on the restart, forcing him to bring out
a caution and make a visit to the work area.
Lining up twenty-first on the ensuing restart, Meyers would only be able
to pass three cars en route to an eighteenth place finish.
"Very frustrating because we had a top-five car
tonight," said Meyers. "DJ (Lindsey) and
Brian (Bloomfield)
did a great job of getting me back out on the racetrack. It's great having the confidence in the guys
and knowing that is not something that I have to worry about every time I hit
the racetrack."
PREPARING FOR KNOXVILLE
The Elite Racing Team will head back to their
Midwestern shop, located in Illinois for a few
days before heading to Charter Raceway Park
in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
Stay tuned to JasonMeyers.com
in the upcoming two weeks, as we will be beginning a series of feature stories
that will give you an in-depth look at the people behind Elite Racing,
including Jason, team owner Guy Stockbridge, sponsors Shane
Perry and Chris Luck
along with the members of the team.
During the week of the Knoxville Nationals, we
will have a daily blog that will be updated several times a day, allowing you
to follow the progress of the team through their biggest week of the 2007
season.
UP NEXT FOR ELITE RACING:
Elite Racing and Jason
Meyers travel north once again to Charter
Raceway Park
in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
for a two-day event, Friday and Saturday, August 3 and 4.
Saturday's event from Charter Raceway park will
be broadcast on Sunday, August 5th from Noon to 1:00 p.m. on ESPN2 during the SuperClean
Summer of Money.
You can also listen live to all of this week's
race broadcasts at www.dirtvision.com.
OUR SUPPORTERS:
Jason Meyers and the Elite Racing team travel
full-time on the WoO sprint car tour with support from Elite Landscaping,
Primerica Financial, GLR Investments, Team Worldwide, Carbon Raptor DLC,
Ridgeline Framing, Lucas Oil Products, Motorsports Designs, Maxim Chassis and
Garrett Racing Engines, among many other supporters.
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