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MOTORSPORT<br />
<strong>Eibach</strong>—THE WILL TO WIN<br />
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Corona, Calif. (August 16, 2012)<br />
NASCAR Whelen Modifieds<br />
Brown Grabs Ninth Bowman Gray Stadium Title<br />
Winston -Salem, NC (August 18, 2012) – Tim Brown clinched his<br />
record-breaking championship at the Bowman Gray Stadium in<br />
Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Saturday. Brown’s consistent<br />
performance this season gave him a respectable lead heading<br />
into the event. The Rural Hall native needed to only finish in the<br />
top 12 to clinch the title, and he finished ninth. Brown shattered<br />
legend Ralph Brinkley’s record for most Modified championships<br />
in the 64-year history at the stadium by taking his ninth title.<br />
ARCA Racing Series<br />
Frank Kimmel Drives to Eighth Career Win on Springfield<br />
Dirt SPRINGFIELD, IL (August 19, 2012) - Frank Kimmel made<br />
another step in his ongoing quest for a 10th ARCA championship<br />
on Sunday, leading 51 laps in the Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois<br />
State Fairgrounds to earn his sixth consecutive top-five, but more<br />
importantly, his 76th career win and eighth on the Springfield<br />
dirt. Kimmel’s <strong>Eibach</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> equipped No. 44 took command<br />
on Lap 87 and led the final 14 laps to take his second win in 24<br />
days. The nine-time ARCA champion drew to within 15 points of<br />
the series lead<br />
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Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship<br />
Dungey Crowned 2012 450 Motocross Champion at<br />
Unadilla; Musquin Claims First Overall Win on US Soil NEW<br />
BERLIN, NY (August 19, 2012) – Red Bull KTM Factory rider<br />
Ryan Dungey made history for KTM as he went 1-1 at Unadilla<br />
Raceway to take the overall victory and the crown as the 2012<br />
Lucas Oil Pro 450 Motocross Champion. Dungey started fifth in<br />
the first moto and stopped hearts in the pits when he crashed in<br />
the first lap that dropped him back to eleventh place. In typical<br />
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Dungey style he was back on his KTM 450 SX-F in an instant<br />
and began to pick off riders to put himself in the lead when the<br />
two-lap board went out. When the checkered flag flew, Dungey<br />
crossed the finish line to take the first moto victory. In the<br />
second moto, Dungey launched out of the gate in fourth at the<br />
first turn and was in third at the fourth corner. Moments later he<br />
had assumed the lead and never looked back. He dominated the<br />
remainder of race to claim the overall and his first championship<br />
for the Austrian brand in the U.S.A . To make it a perfect Orange<br />
weekend for the US factory team, French rider Marvin Musquin<br />
claimed his first ever overall 250 win on USA soil with a 2-3<br />
moto result while German teammate Ken Roczen finished third<br />
overall after winning the first moto.<br />
SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour<br />
Dominating Performance at Stockton Extends Thorn’s<br />
SRL Lead Stockton, CA (August 21, 2012) – Derek Thorn left no<br />
doubt that he is the driver to beat in the SPEARS SRL Southwest<br />
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Tour and in the Sunoco Driven Challenge National points,<br />
extending his lead in both series with another fast-time and the<br />
win in Saturday’s “Performance Electrical 125” at Stockton 99<br />
Speedway. The win on Saturday came after Thorn set the fastest<br />
qualifying time with a 13.506 around the historic quarter-mile<br />
asphalt oval, but he started the race sixth after the invert. It<br />
didn’t take long for the Lakeport native to steer the <strong>Eibach</strong><br />
<strong>Springs</strong> equipped #43 to the front, taking the lead on lap 30.<br />
Thorn managed to keep a car length or two ahead of the second<br />
place contender while lapping up to fifth place in the 18 car field.<br />
Thorn pulled away on a late restart with 10 to go and took the<br />
win by half a second at the line. Thorn’s win now gives him<br />
four wins and four fast-times in just seven starts this year in the<br />
competitive SRL series. The victory extends his points lead to<br />
39 points heading into their next event in Las Vegas. Thorn has<br />
an average finish of 2.42 and an average qualifying of 1.85 after<br />
seven rounds of the 2012 SRL Southwest Tour.<br />
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ASA Midwest Tour<br />
Travis Sauter Takes Third ASAMT Win of the Season<br />
ELKO, MN (August 18, 2012) – Travis Sauter brought home win<br />
number three in the American Speed Association® Midwest Tour<br />
presented by SCAG Power Equipment and Lester Buildings in<br />
the Governor’s Cup 125 at Elko Speedway in Elko, Minnesota.<br />
Utilizing his <strong>Eibach</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> and JRi Shock combination, Sauter<br />
took the top spot with 15 laps to go and never looked back,<br />
capturing both the win and the Hedman Husler Hedders Hard<br />
Charger presented by Tesar Racing Engines and Lefthander<br />
Chassis by improving 12 positions. His previous wins came in<br />
the Howie Lettow Memorial 150 at the Milwaukee Mile and again<br />
in the Colony Brands 100 presented by RaceTeamGear.com at<br />
Madison International Speedway.<br />
UMP DIRTcar Late Models<br />
Bernheisel Scores Late Model Triumph at Selinsgrove<br />
SELINSGROVE, PA (August 18, 2012) – Veteran late model<br />
racer Jim Bernheisel of Lebanon, Pennsylvania scored his first<br />
triumph at Selinsgrove Speedway in the Late Model division’s<br />
25-lap main event. On a lap five restart, original ninth-place<br />
starter Jim Bernheisel rocketed from seventh to fourth. A lap<br />
later, Bernheisel moved into third and set his sights on Shuey<br />
and Trevitz at the front of the pack. Bernheisel passed to second<br />
on the eighth lap and on a lap nine restart, took the lead with<br />
an inside pass in turn one. The <strong>Eibach</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> equipped Lazer<br />
Chassis led the rest of the way and posted a 1.3-second margin<br />
of victory.<br />
United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS)<br />
Johnny Scott Tops Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup<br />
Feature at Nobles County Speedway WORTHINGTON, MN<br />
(August 18, 2012) – Johnny Scott of Las Cruces, NM captured<br />
his first win during the Hunt for the USMTS Casey’s Cup Sunday<br />
evening at the Nobles County Speedway. It was his fourth overall<br />
win of the season and 13th of his USMTS career. From the pole<br />
position, Scott took the lead at the start and never looked back,<br />
leading all 40 laps en route to a $3,000 payday and ending a 32race<br />
dry spell. It was another great night for <strong>Eibach</strong> <strong>Springs</strong>, as<br />
Rodney Sanders of Happy, Texas, picked up his second runner-up<br />
finish in as many nights. With eight events in the books, Sanders<br />
leap-frogged over Ryan Gustin to take the series points lead by<br />
14 (825 to 811) thanks to consistency throughout the campaign.<br />
In his 28 starts in the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series this season,<br />
‘The Rocket’ has four wins, 23 top-fives and 27 top-ten finishes.<br />
<strong>Eibach</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Heat Race Winner: Rodney Sanders<br />
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Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM)<br />
Edoardo Mortara Clinches Podium for Audi NüRBURG<br />
(August 19, 2012) – Audi started into the second half of the DTM<br />
season with a second place at the Nürburgring. At the event,<br />
Edoardo Mortara and Mike Rockenfeller made up ground to the<br />
overall leader and are now the best-placed Audi racers in the<br />
standings. Mortara started from position two and finished as the<br />
runner-up on the podium, while Rockenfeller took fifth place.<br />
WISSOTA Modifieds<br />
Cain Sweeps the Advantage RV Field at Ogilvie<br />
Raceway OGILVIE, MN (August 11, 2012) - Dave Cain continued<br />
his winning ways in Advantage RV Modified competition at<br />
the Ogilvie Raceway in Ogilvie, Minnesota on Saturday, August<br />
11. Cain’s <strong>Eibach</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> equipped Modified paced the field<br />
to the green flag and led all thirty circuits around the high<br />
banked oval to capture his third tour victory of the season.<br />
Cain’s impressive results have propelled him into the WISSOTA<br />
Modified National standings lead over the Kevin ‘Buzzy’ Adams.<br />
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UMP DIRTcar Modifieds<br />
Kramer Tops Modified Field at Eldora Speedway<br />
ROSSBURG, OH (August 11, 2012) – Joey Kramer left the Eldora<br />
Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio with the top spot in points standings<br />
after capturing his fourth victory of the season at the famed<br />
dirt oval. Despite missing a points accruing event earlier this<br />
year, Kramer entered Saturday’s action a mere point behind the<br />
leader. Kramer started in the pole position, but settled in third<br />
through the early circuits of the 18-lap feature. Kramer’s <strong>Eibach</strong><br />
<strong>Springs</strong> adorned Modified worked its way into the lead with<br />
eight to go and held on for the victory. Kramer now leads the<br />
track championship standings by two points.<br />
Best in the Desert Off Road Racing<br />
Lovell Brothers Conquer Vegas to Reno LAS VEGAS, NV<br />
(August 18, 2012) – Over 300 teams took the green flag in the<br />
Best in the Desert Off Road Racing Vegas to Reno event in an<br />
attempt to conquer the treacherous route. Deep in the Ultra 4<br />
class, brothers Brad and Roger Lovell sat in the <strong>Eibach</strong> <strong>Springs</strong><br />
equipped no. 4423 AMSOIL/Torchmate rock racer readying<br />
themselves for the 534 mile journey. The duo overcame<br />
mechanical issues that left the transmission stuck in second gear<br />
with nearly 200 miles to go and a high end ignition miss to reach<br />
the finish line in 13 hours, 11 minutes, 15 seconds. The Lovells<br />
finished 4th in the Ultra 4 class and 69th overall. The determined<br />
effort of the entire team has given Brad Lovell the Ultra 4 Pro<br />
Series points lead going into the last event at Miller Motorsports<br />
Park.<br />
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