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Topic: Brady Bacon to drive for Kasey Kahne 2007
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Greg_Moore
December 15, 2006 at 01:27:22 PM
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This message was edited on December 15, 2006 at 11:01:42 PM by Greg_Moore

Kasey Kahne announces Team Mopar USAC Team

Kasey Kahne Racing Announced as Mopar Factory Effort for USAC, World of Outlaws

from Mopar

Mopar
announced today at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show
that Kasey Kahne Racing has been selected as the brand's factory race
team in the USAC National Midget and Sprint Series, as well as the
World of Outlaws Sprint Series, for the 2007 racing season. Kasey Kahne
Racing (KKR) will field two USAC National Midget Car Series teams, two
USAC National Sprint Car Series teams, and a World of Outlaws Sprint
Series team for the upcoming racing season.

The Mopar brand,
which has a long-standing tradition of success in the open-wheel racing
arena, is excited to welcome Kahne and his teams into the Mopar family.
Mopar has recently powered drivers to six USAC National Series titles
(USAC National Sprint Series 2003, 2004 & 2006; USAC National
Midget Series 2005 & 2006; USAC Silver Crown Series 1996) and one
World of Outlaws Sprint Series title (1999). It's a tradition that
Kevin Miller, Senior Manager, Brand Strategy & Mopar Performance
looks to continue with KKR in 2007.

"Mopar is pleased to present
Kasey Kahne Racing as our factory effort for the 2007 racing season,"
said Miller. "Kasey's dedication to open-wheel racing has not gone
unnoticed, and we're looking forward to growing our relationship with
him and his race teams. It's going to be an exciting new chapter in
Mopar's open-wheel racing history."

Kahne announced that the
team's driver lineup for the 2007 racing season would include Kevin
Swindell and Brady Bacon in the USAC National Midget and Sprint Car
Series. Joey Saldana will return to the World of Outlaws Sprint Series
for the team. Ganassi Racing Development driver Bryan Clauson will also
compete in select USAC National Midget and Sprint Car Series events for
the team.

"Our three USAC drivers are what we think are the best
emerging talent in the United States," Kahne said. "Kevin Swindell,
Brady Bacon and Bryan Clauson should have long, successful careers
after they develop their skills in USAC. Each is under contract with
the elite Dodge teams in NASCAR, and I am proud that my team can play a
role in developing the next generation of superstar drivers for Mopar
and Dodge Motorsports."

Swindell, part of the Evernham
Motorsports Driver Development program, will carry the No. 79 on both
his midget and sprint car entries. The 17-year-old driver made
headlines in 2006 by becoming the youngest driver to win a World of
Outlaws Sprint Series A-main event, earning a victory on May 24 at The
Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway. Swindell also earned his first USAC
National Midget Car Series victory at Toledo Speedway on July 8. Bacon
comes to KKR as the 2006 Southern Midget Racing Series Champion. A pair
of runner-up finishes at the legendary Knoxville Raceway in June led to
a driver development contract with Chip Ganassi Racing. Bacon also
earned his first USAC National Midget Car Series victory in 2006,
winning the feature event at Kokomo Speedway on August 20. Bacon will
drive the No. 99 USAC National Midget and Sprint Car Series entries for
KKR.

Saldana returns to KKR for the team's sophomore season on
the World of Outlaws Sprint Series trail. The No. 9 team earned a
third-place finish in the 2006 World of Outlaws Sprint Series
Championship, having won seven A-main events during the season. Saldana
also picked up his second victory in the prestigious King's Royal
event, as well as a runner-up finish in the Knoxville Nationals.
Clauson, the youngest driver in history with USAC National Sprint Car
and Midget Car Series victories to his credit, will compete for the
team when his Ganassi Racing schedule allows.

Kahne also intends
to compete in some events throughout the season. The engines for Kasey
Kahne Racing's USAC National Sprint Series and World of Outlaws Series
teams will be built by Speedway Engine Development of Speedway,
Indiana. The powerplants for the USAC National Midget Car Series
efforts will be built by Gary Stanton and Stanton Racing.

Swindell
and Bacon will kick off the 2007 racing season with a USAC triple
header at Manzanita Speedway on February 9-10. Saldana and the World of
Outlaws Sprint Series will head to the DIRTcar Nationals, scheduled to
take place at Volusia Speedway Park on February 9-11, for the 2007
opener.

For more info on Swindell, Bacon, Clauson or USAC
Racing, log on to swindellmotorsports.citymaker.com,
bradybaconracing.com, bryanclauson.com or usacracing.com. For more info
on Saldana or the World of Outlaws Sprint Seires, log on to
joeysaldana.com or theworldofoutlaws.com. For more information
regarding Kasey Kahne Racing, log on to kaseykahne.com.

 



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close!

nonwing bill
December 15, 2006 at 07:54:36 PM
Joined: 07/22/2005
Posts: 296
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I can't wait for Manzy!! This will be an incredible event at my favorite track. Hopefully, and I think they will be, the midgets will be on the 1/2. They're almost as scary there as they are at Belleville. This race is Nonwing Heaven for me!!



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