Kittleson strong in 27th at ORP
July 25th, 2009
Travis Kittleson again showed his short track ability this weekend at O”Reilly Raceway Park in the Circle K Polar Pop Chevy. Kittleson qualified the 31 in the twenty-ninth position and hit trouble in the early laps of the event.
“It was pretty crazy there at the begining. I got stuck in the middle of a three-wide jumble in turn one and got pinched on both sides.”
The “pinch” caused fender damage on both sides that the crew worked feverishly to fix. By lap 20 the car was back to normal and drove from 43rd to mid pack by lap 100. A long green flag run fighting in traffic bounced the Florida native back to the 32nd place position with less than 50 laps to go.
The crew put on four new Goodyear tires and sent Kittleson on a mission. Travis responded, scoring the 3rd fastest car of the evening at that point as he moved the Polar Pop/Bob Steele Chevy into a 27th place finish.
“Overall it was a good night. We learned alot about this car and we feel pretty good about the direction we are heading in!”
Brown captures pole and win holds 49 point lead
July 18th, 2009
Tim Brown captured the pole and another impressive win this past weekend, extended his championship point lead to 49. The Champ continued his pressure, starting last in the second race and drove through the field to finish 11th, maintaining the point lead he extended earlier in the evening.
Bright has stellar day in 21st place in studded field
July 18th, 2009
Tyler Bright had a stellar day in Minnesota over the weekend after starting 40th and climbing the ladder to the 21st position at the checkered flag. Bright has seen his season have ups and downs and he now thinks he has the right setup to make a charge in the standings.
“We took some time at the practice track to work on a shock package that seems to fit my riding style. I think we found it.”
Bright will now trek across country to Washington for the next event and his first top 10 of the season. “We have come along way this season and we are not far from the championship contenders right now. A good start and consistent racing will get us there.”
Brown captures top 5 leads Title by 46
July 11th, 2009Tim Brown, during a blind draw started last, not the place he wanted to be. Determined as ever, TB drove the Circle K Thirstbuster/Hayes Jewelers #83 to the front with authority. Utiliziing the best car and the inside lane, Brown rallied to finish with yet another Top 5 and showing everyone why he is the Champ.
Not only did Brown amaze the crowd but also kept tight reigns on his Championship lead, an astonishing 46 points. “When qualifying got rained out we went to a blind draw and got last. It was a matter of will to get up to the front. Not our best finish but nobody passed as many cars as we did tonight”, claimed Brown
