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Brian Brown – Big Night, Big Weekend in Knoxville!
(Bill W) August 11, 2011 – For a sprint car driver, this is the biggest week in racing. For Brian Brown, it is even bigger! Tonight he qualifies for the 51st Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals, and begins carrying out his goal of being a National champion. After sitting on the pole last year, expectations are high, but the FVP #21 team is confident heading in.
There will be a new look to the FVP #21 when it rolls into the track tonight. "We're just really excited going in," says Brian. "We've got the new paint scheme that the fans chose. We'd like to repeat the start we had last year and improve on the finish."
Last year, Brian was high point man and sat on the pole for Saturday's championship event. The excitement was genuine, but he hopes to improve on a finish that saw him have tire issues. "It was great to be on the pole," he says. "My crew is doing really good, and the cars have been really good. I think the opportunity is there to do that again."
The Grain Valley, Missouri driver knows there is more to it than just having the fastest car. "It's about luck too," he explains. "You have to put yourself in position all week long. You try to draw a good number, and after you draw your number, you have to qualify well. Then you have to get through that heat and have a good feature. Through it all, you need some luck too."
Brian was crewing when his Uncle, Danny Lasoski won the 1998 Nationals, and now he seeks the same goal. "It's funny," he says. "When you come up here and just start running the Nationals, your goal is to make the show. When you do that, you want to do well. As you have a little more success, your goals get loftier."
The team is not short on confidence heading in. "I like the fact that we have a team to contend," says Brian. "But to win the race, you have to be in the race. We need to do our job tonight to put ourselves in contention to be there on Saturday night. We don't need to be great, but we need to be solid. If we put ourselves in the first two or three rows, we definitely have an opportunity to pull an upset."
Brian's fans were concerned when he took a nasty tumble during the 360 Nationals last Friday and was taken in for observation. "The center of my back received a little bit of a compression fracture," he says. "We were able to race on Saturday, and to be honest, I was fine in the car. It hurts more when I'm not doing anything."
Adrenaline can be a powerful thing in an 800 h.p. sprint car. "We'll go out and do our best," says Brain. "If we do what we need to, we won't even be thinking about it. We're not going to let it slow us down. This is our biggest week of the year. In order for us not to run the Nationals, you'd have to take both my arms and ¾ of my legs."
In addition to his normal Nationals procedure, Brian will also run in Friday's 1st Annual "Race of Champions" paying $10,000 to win and $1,000 to start.
Autograph Session Every Day of the Nationals!
Brian will be signing autographs from 3-4 p.m. each day of the Nationals at the FVP booth beside his t-shirt trailer just east of the ticket office.
Stop by and "Like" FVP Racing on Facebook and win a FREE gift!
Three New T-shirt Designs Available in Knoxville!
Check out the three new t-shirt designs during Southern Iowa Sprintweek. Stop by the Dingus trailer on the Fairgrounds and pick one (or two or three) up!
Follow Brian and FVP Racing on Twitter, Facebook and Youtube!
The FVP marketing team has launched a Twitter page, a Facebook page (including Brian's GoPro In-car camera videos and FVP Racing Report), and a Youtube page (make sure to subscribe to all!) to keep up to date with Brian and FVP racing! You can become a fan and follow along by clicking on the links below:
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/fvpracing
Facebook: http://bit.ly/2rakgn
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=fvpracing
Web site
For up to date information on Brian Brown, visit www.BrianBrownRacing.com!
FVP
We 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. Visit us on the web at www.FVPparts.com!
SPLASH
Whether it's keeping your windshield clean or free of ice, protecting your RV, boat or pool from freezing in the winter, or your sidewalk safe to walk on, SPLASH Products are what you need! Check out our new SPLASH website at www.SPLASHWash.com!
Marketing Partner of the Week – Champion Racing Lubricants (Champion Racing 20W50 Motor Oil)
Visit Champion's new web page at www.ChampionsUseChampion.com! Champion Racing 20W50 Motor Oil is the one that started it all by beating the competition in providing more horsepower, torque, and anti-wear additives than many of the more well known brands of racing oil. Champion Racing 20W50's premium ZDDP anti-wear protection is among the highest in the industry. Champion's exclusive shear stabilizer delivers better film strength and piston ring seal at peak temperatures. Champion Racing 20W50 also delivers more foot-pounds of torque with higher compression than any competitor's brands.
Benefits include:
? Provides exceptional low coefficient of friction
? Offers film strength and viscosity stability of thicker mono-grades at higher temperatures
? Provides upper cylinder anti-wear protection
? Increases high-temp oil pressure and compression
? Formulated for flat tappet, roll over cams and bearings in turbo and super-charged racing engines
? Lowers engine temperature
? Compatible with petroleum and other synthetics
Associate Marketing Partner of the Week – Schoenfeld Headers
Brian says – "Doug Schoenfeld and all the guys down there have the most used product on every race car, because they've been the most reliable. They've been around a long time, and we're proud to wear their decal and run their product."
Founded in 1974, Schoenfeld Headers is the largest circle track header manufacturer in the world. At Schoenfeld Headers, they listen to you, the customer, understanding your needs and giving you a quality product at a fair price. Check out their catalog at www.SchoenfeldHeaders.com today!
Brian would like to thank FVP, Searsboro Telephone Company, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps / impact4800.com, Champion Brands, SPLASH, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Smiley's Racing Products, Weld Wheels, Housby Trucks, My State Insurance Rates, Arctic Cat, K&N Filters, Hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, Fuel-Safe Tanks, Awesome Racewear, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, CP Pistons, Carrillo Rods, A1 Mortgage, Rockwell Security, Paul's Auto Body Supply, Engler Machine, Vortex Wings, Ostrich Racing Engines, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Butler Built Seats, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance Products, Santomauro Racing Products, Cometic Gaskets, Kaeding Performance, Donovan, Magtech, ISC Racers Tape, Racing Optics, Pro Shocks, Don's Truck Wash, Gardner Farms, Hoosier Tires, GoPro, XYZ Machining, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Peterson Fluid System, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, and WSIB Insurance for all their he
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