Brian at Moberly (Mike Musslin - Checkered Flag Photography)
(Bill W) April 6, 2016 – Brian Brown and the Casey’s General Stores/FVP #21 team are gearing up for a busy weekend in southeast Iowa. Friday they will be in 360 competition with the NSL 360 Show-Me-State Region and the Sprint Invaders at Lee County Speedway in Donnellson. Saturday, the NSL 410 Series will open at the 34 Raceway in West Burlington. Last Saturday, the Grain Valley, Missouri driver checkered fourth in NSL 360 National competition at Randolph County Raceway near Moberly, Missouri.
You started on the pole of your heat and went on to win.
Moberly has been good to us over the years. We were good in the heat and it was good to get a win. We may not have been as good as we could have been. We were able to make some good mental notes and get the car better for the Qualifier.
That put you outside row two for the Qualifier.
We were able to get a good start and get by Jonathan (Cornell) in turn two. We were able to go on and win that. At that point, we thought things were going pretty well. The track was starting to take a little rubber, even that early.
With the rubber appearing, the race was to turn one in the feature.
It was crucial that we had a good starting spot, and we were able to do that, getting on the front row. We knew with the caliber of competition we had there that we would need to be really good.
You settled into second there behind Sammy Swindell.
We took off there, and we just weren’t as good as we needed to be. Once we got down into the rubber we were too tight. It was one of those situations where sometimes you knock it out of the park and make all the right adjustments, or you don’t. We just missed it a little bit.
The race went non-stop and you finished fourth.
We felt we should have probably finished third. I got frustrated late in the race and tried to make something happen on a part of the track that I shouldn’t have been on. We got passed for fourth. It was disappointing to start on the front and not get the win. It makes us want to get better that much more heading into this weekend.
The team has a busy week ahead of them.
We’re really looking forward to getting to southeast Iowa. We have a lot of great fans in that area. We’ve run well at Burlington, but I think we’ve only been to Donnellson once several years ago. I don’t remember us doing too well.
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FVP: www.fvpparts.com
Brown’s Bits
Brian’s last win at 34 Raceway came on September 6, 2014 in MOWA competition. He set quick time on the field, and finished second in both his heat and the Dash. Joey Moughan was second, ahead of Jerrod Hull, AJ Bruns and Ben Wagoner.
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 – Maxim Racing
In October of 2014, Dan Musselman (Previously Director of Operations) and his brother Ron formed a partnership and acquired Maxim Inc. Both have been involved in sprint car racing for over 40 years and have over 30 years of business, manufacturing and customer satisfaction experience. Dan and Ron would like to thank the sprint car racing community for embracing the change in ownership. The outcome has been very humbling.
Maxim Racing conducts business in its 12,600 square foot building located in Springfield, Illinois. At present, Maxim is fourteen employees strong and builds over 400 chassis annually.
Maxim Racing prides itself on providing great customer service, helping our clients on setup advice along with focusing on the highest level of quality and safety.
Visit Maxim Racing online at www.RaceMaxims.com and on Facebook at Maxim Racing Inc.
Associate Marketing Partner of the Week – Ti64
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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!
Photo: Brian in action at Randolph County Raceway (Mike Musslin – Checkered Flag Photography)
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