By Bill W
September 30, 2013 – It was a special weekend for the Brian Brown Racing Casey’s General Stores/FVP #77 (for a weekend) team at the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial at the Lucas Oil Speedway near Wheatland, Missouri. Honored to fly the Jesse Hockett Racing colors, the Grain Valley, Missouri driver put together a strong pair of second place finishes. This weekend, he heads with the World of Outlaws to the Williams Grove Speedway near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania for the Morgan Hughes National Open.
On Friday night at Wheatland, you were able to get yourself in the redraw.
It’s always important at the ASCS shows to put yourself in position the first night to do well all weekend long. We had a pretty good draw, and had a good start going from fourth to second.
You drew a three for the feature, and you chased Tony Bruce Jr. the rest of the way.
We were able to get in second early. I got to Tony a few times. The track was still pretty narrow in the feature. Second is definitely not what we wanted, especially with Jack and Connie (Hockett) letting us run Jesse’s number. The key Friday night was getting locked in and we were able to do that.
They did what they could to get the show in on Saturday, but ultimately it was rained out. It sounded like the racing was good on Sunday despite the early start.
Lucas Oil Speedway and Dan Robinson did a phenomenal job not pulling the plug. They did a good job with a day track on Sunday. I thought the track was great all day long. To have that good of track conditions with that many cars is unheard of really.
Being locked in, you drew a four for the feature.
They reworked the track again before the feature. I knew starting fourth we needed to make a bold move early, and we did our best to get the lead. As it was, we got to second.
It sounded like you gave it all you had.
We got in behind Johnny (Herrera) and got rolling. We got into traffic and got around a couple of lapped cars. We were able to chase him down. Coming to the white, there were a couple of lapped cars ahead of him. I had a really good run, and I thought we had a shot to win it. The yellow came out, and he was able to hold on and we finished second.
What did he do on the green, white, checker finish?
He did a good job on the restart of slowing things down and dictating where his car was best, and maybe where mine wasn’t. We just didn’t get a good enough run and ended up second.
I know you wanted to win for the Hockett’s.
I’m just so grateful to the Hockett family for getting the opportunity. We did our best. We gave it our all. It was really cool to honor two great people that we raced a lot with.
This weekend, you will be racing one of the biggest events in the sport, the Williams Grove Open.
I haven’t been there since 2004. We qualified second quick and didn’t fare as well in the feature. We know we’ll do the best we can, but we can easily come back with our tail between our legs honestly. That place can chew them up and spit them out. One thing we do have going for us is the best engine builder in the country with Charlie Garrett and the best chassis company with Maxim. Along with all our great partners, it gives us an advantage.
The Pennsylvania Posse isn’t always kind to visitors whether it’s the Outlaws or anyone else.
There will be forty or fifty cars out there, and most of them are capable of winning. We’ll just go in and do our best. I’m looking forward to meeting a lot of the fans out there too. They’re definitely passionate about their sprint car racing in central PA.
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Brian second place finishes last weekend give him seventeen on the year to go along with his fourteen wins. He has finished second three straight times for the second time this year. He also finished second five straight times earlier this season.
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
SPLASH
In addition to our line of seasonal safety products, we are very excited to introduce a full line of SPLASH Wiper Blades. Our SafeView Performance Blades fit 95% of the vehicles on the road with quick and easy installation for everyone. The AccuVision Beam Blade offers memory curve steel, which provides uniform pressure for a clear wipe, without the streaks. Look for these great new SPLASH products! 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! SPLASH…SEE SAFELY!
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 – Awesome Racewear
Brian says, “When it comes time to decide who will make our uniforms as professional as possible, there’s no real decision. Awesome Racewear has the best product for all our needs.”
Awesome Racewear, a world-wide manufacturer of high quality American made safety apparel is located in Conway South Carolina. USA. They build only the Best in the Industry in Driving Suits, & Sublimated Crew Shirts. Awesome Race Suits continues to be the leader in the performance industry. With safety, quality, comfort, technology, and design built into one exciting package, you can be sure you are getting the best in the racing industry with Awesome Race Suits! BUILT TO PROTECT… BUILT FOR YOU TO LOOK SIMPLY AWESOME! Visit them at www.AwesomeRacewear.com!
Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s General Stores, 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, www.RateWin.com, 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, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Butler Built Seats, AkzoNobel Sikkens, AllDayParts.com, Tru Square, Jack Links, Deli Express, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance Products, Santomauro Racing Products, Cometic Gaskets, Kaeding Performance, Donovan, Magtech, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, Mothers Wax, Don’s Truck Wash, Gardner Farms, Hoosier Tires, GoPro, XYZ Machining, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Peterson Fluid System, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, ADD, 6B Apparel, Zips Energy Seeds, Bosch, NGK, Garrett Racing Engines, MSD and WSIB Insurance for all their support!