By Bill W
June 6, 2016 – Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 notched their 32nd career victory Saturday night at the Knoxville Raceway in NSL competition. Brian won a race-long battle with Bronson Maeschen to earn the win. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver is readying for the World of Outlaws two-night event this weekend at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World”.
On Thursday night you were at Fairmont Speedway in Minnesota with the NSL 360 Series.
Things started well with a heat race win. We were able to go from seventh to third in the Dash. At that point, we thought we had an opportunity to win. We were able to get to second right away, and chased Ian (Madsen). We felt we were in contention to win. We ended up breaking a u-joint. Sometimes that happens. That’s the first time we’ve had that happen in seven or eight years. It was one of those nights.
A lot of times you see leg injuries with a u-joint breaking, but you were fine.
We keep doing things with our seats for safety, but I think two of the more important things to be addressed are the left side safety cage for blown tires and left-side impacts, and safety blankets on our torque balls. Ours blew up, and I never had a nick or scratch on my legs. For the cost of those two items, we’ve definitely saved some injuries along the way.
It was on to Knoxville Saturday, and you timed in fifth quick.
We really weren’t happy with our qualifying or our heat race. We qualified fifth, and we need to be better than that. Qualifying fifth at the weekly show will put you tenth at the Outlaw show at the minimum. We need to pick that pace up.
You went from fifth to fourth in the heat.
The track didn’t lend to a lot of passing, but you need to figure it out and get by guys. We struggled to get by Dakota (Hendrickson) there and ended up fourth. We weren’t too happy with where we were at that point.
The invert drawn was six, which put you inside row two for the feature.
The invert helps you some nights and hurts you others. We were at least in the middle on this one. We were able to get by Brooke (Tatnell) and into second. (Leader) Bronson was doing a good job of making his laps count. I got a couple of runs. Sometimes in these cars, you get close enough to a guy that the car gets tighter and you lose some ground.
You were able to get by him late, and the two of you had a heck of a race.
He got into the fence on the front stretch and we were able to sneak by. He got back by us, and we were able to get back by him again and kind of set sail. We really don’t feel like we were perfect car-wise or driving-wise. In this day and age, with the tires the way they are, you don’t often feel like things are perfect.
I know you credit your engine builder for a lot of the team’s success.
My hat’s off to Charlie Garrett. He only has three cars in the pit area, and he had the top two on Saturday night. Our Maxim chassis have been working good, as have our FK shocks. The guys have been working really hard too.
This is a big weekend ahead with the Outlaws coming to town.
There’s a lot on the line for Knoxville in general. It’s time for the locals to get a win with the Outlaws. Hopefully, it’s us, but if it can’t be, hopefully, it’s one of the regulars. I think that would be good just for the Knoxville fans.
The two-night show should be huge!
Hopefully, the fans come out and support both nights. That will show the track that we should do a two-day show every year. That’s the way it should be. It seems there’s more hype this year than normal, and there’s a lot of activities going on for the fans. It should be a lot of fun.
Follow Brian on the Web, Twitter and Facebook!
Follow Brian at his website located at www.BrianBrownRacing.com!
Also keep up with FVP, Casey’s and Brian on Facebook and Twitter at the following links…
Twitter Links – @BrianBrown21, @FVPRacing, @CaseysGenStores
Facebook Links
Brian Brown Racing – www.facebook.com/pages/Brian-Brown-Racing/200630163294222
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Other Web site info
Casey’s: www.caseys.com
FVP: www.fvpparts.com
Great Marketing Opportunities for 2016!
There are great marketing opportunities available with Brian Brown Racing for 2016 with available spots on the car including the side of the nose wing. For more information, e-mail Brian at Brian@BrianBrownRacing.com.
Brown’s Bits
On June 3, 2011, Brian won in 360 competition at Knoxville in conjunction with Hall of Fame weekend. Brian topped a 41-car field, while Gary Wright won the Masters Classic that night. Brian’s win came ahead of Clint Garner, Jack Dover, Wayne Johnson and Dennis Moore Jr. He dedicated the win to his uncle Danny Lasoski, who was enshrined in the Hall of Fame that weekend along with Wright.
About Casey’s General Stores
Casey’s General Stores is a Fortune-500 company (NASDAQ CASY) operating over 1,850 convenience stores in 14 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 5th largest c-store chain and fifth largest pizza chain in the United States.
About FVP
Built on a commitment to quality and delivered with unmatched service, FVP is the confident solution for all of your OEM needs. FVP products are engineered to provide customers with OE quality products that are equal or superior in performance to the major national brands at a competitive price. FVP is proud to carry a full line of high quality oil, air, cabin air and fuel filters, powerful batteries for multiple applications including cars, trucks, SUV’s, commercial, boats and other specialty vehicles as well as automotive chemicals and oil, antifreeze, DEF, hub assemblies, radiators and condensers. To learn more about FVP or to find out where you can have FVP products installed in your vehicle, visit FVPparts.com! FVP…The Confident Solution.
Marketing Partner of the Week – Ditzfeld Transfer
Brian says – “Ditzfeld Transfer is a family deal. Ronnie and his sons were our very first sponsor. They haul our motors, and if I would need anything hauled across the country, I would call them first.”
Ditzfeld Transfer has been with Brian since the start of his racing career, and was his first sponsor. The Sedalia based family owned trucking business has been in operation for over 45 years, and has a commitment to maintaining the highest level of service. Currently, Ditzfeld Transfer utilizes more than 50 power units and 160 trailers. To learn more about Ditzfeld Transfer, visit www.DitzfeldTransfer.com!
Associate Marketing Partner of the Week – All Pro Cylinder Heads
All Pro Heads is the Industry Leader in Small Block Chevy Aluminum Cylinder Heads, (as well as the new Generation 3 and Mopar W9RP) ,catering to the hard core racer always looking for the perfect design for a specific application. Whether it’s Sprints, Super Late Models, Drag Racing, Off-Road, Marine or Road Racing, you can count on All Pro. Visit them on the web at www.AllProHeads.com!
Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s General Stores, FVP, Searsboro Telephone Company, MC Power, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps / impact4800.com, Champion Brands, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Smiley’s Racing Products, Weld Wheels, Housby Trucks, Next LED Sports, Schure Built Suspension, Arctic Cat, Lincoln Electric, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, Fuel-Safe Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman Uniforms, CP Pistons, Carrillo Rods, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Butler Built Seats, AkzoNobel, Kenny’s Components, Tru Square, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance, Cometic Gaskets, Shell Shock, Donovan, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, Hoosier Tires, Klein RV, Duke’s Meats, BIGS Sunflower Seeds, NGK Spark Plugs, XYZ Machining, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, 6B Apparel, Garrett Racing Engines, MSD and Fortress Wealth Management for all their support!