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Meyers in victory lane after history making come from behind win (far as we know that's not lady luck next to them)
Lady Luck, sometimes she disdains, other times it's all smiles and giggles. When Jason Meyers and Elite Racing pulled into the dirt track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the World of Outlaw's Las Vegas Super Sprint Classic, things weren't looking pretty. The night before Meyers qualified in eighteenth position - no giggles there. Yet, with only two laps go, Meyers rolled the bones, and pulled off one of the most spectacular moves for a victory - ever. An instant classic immediately referred to by many as one of the greatest races in Sprint Car history.
Elite Racing team celebrates second victory of the season at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California, Meyers' home track
"I don't think I have ever won a race from that far back and I don't know when the last time an Outlaws race was won from that far back," remarked Meyers after the race.
"To be part of one of the greatest races in the history of sprint car racing is certainly an honor. That night in Vegas was certainly a career moment for me, as well as our entire team." People will indeed be talking about, and comparing other races to this one from here on.
"During those last few laps is when I actually realized that we had a shot to win the race. I had started the race with the goal of getting our car in the top-ten, attempting to minimize the damage to our points standing on an evening where we were hindered by unforeseen mechanical issues. As the race wound down, and we made our way to the front of the pack, I realized that I had a chance to get the car in the top-five, but then once I got into the top-five I was able to continue moving forward. When I passed Steve Kinser for the second position and saw that the leader was just in front of me, I realized that I could actually win the race."
Meyers says that when he's racing it's tough to know exactly what lap he's on, he just keeps charging.
"But when I got to the front, I knew we had to be close to the end," he adds.
"When you come from the back like that, and have as good of a car as I had, you just go for it. You get in that zone where there are no numbers on the cars, they are just cars, and you go wherever you can to get by them. I would definitely have to say that the stars lined up that evening and my good friend Jim Boyd, who we lost unexpectedly only four days before, was looking over us, and showing me the way to the front."
If the stars continue to align, where would Meyers like to see them lead?
"Right now my short term goals are to win the World of Outlaws championship, as well as the Knoxville Nationals. We have come very close many times and we want this more than anything. In the long term, my goals are to build Elite Racing into a multi-car team that is capable of winning championships, and has strong corporate financial backing. I want to build the team to a point that when I decide to step out of the drivers seat, that I will be able to hire a talented driver and continue to oversee operations and provide that driver with the proper team around them to win championships."
"Our relationship with K&N is going on seven years now. At Elite Racing we work very hard to build strong working partnerships with our vendors that make both parties better. We use K&N air filtration products exclusively on our cars to protect our number one asset, our Charlie Garrett horsepower," reflects Meyers.
"We have worked, and continue to work, very closely with the staff at K&N to help make sure that they are providing the finest and most advanced products to market, that way we win races, and they can sell even better products. K&N has been an incredible partner to Elite Racing, and we look forward to continuing our partnership for many years to come, and to enjoy many more trips to victory lane together."
Meyers and Elite Racing rode the Vegas momentum surge into Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California, and recorded Meyers' second victory of the season in the World of Outlaws competition at his home track last weekend.
Forsberg was also ranked fifth on the Driver of the Decade list for 410 Drivers
There's a top-ten list that David Letterman hasn't yet compiled, it's Sprint Car Drivers of the Decade, but Handy Racing Promotions has. According to their list Andy Forsberg was ranked number one for the 360 division. Forsberg was also ranked fifth on the Driver of the Decade list for 410 Drivers (2000-2009).
Forsberg making a move on the outside in his number 92 360 Sprint Car
The criteria for their list included wins and championships only, and Forsberg completely dominated the decade when it came to local winged 360 racing. Forsberg won 38 times while earning four Civil War Titles, 2000, 2001, 2006 and 2007, the most of any driver throughout the decade. He was also the 2000 Placerville Speedway track champ.
"I was very excited when I found out about being honored as Driver of the Decade," remarks Forsberg. "I never really thought my stats over the last ten years would ever be compiled into a driver of the decade award, but to see the actual numbers on paper, against some other very good drivers that I race with, it makes me feel pretty proud of what I have accomplished."
Big awards carry with them big rewards and sometimes they add unnecessary and unwanted pressures, Forsberg chooses not to dwell on it too much. "As far as how this affects my career, I am not real concerned about that, I race because I love it, it's not a career, it's a hobby - although we take it very seriously," says Forsberg.
"I race 60 to 65 times a year and I'm not interested in moving up the ladder at this point in my driving career, I am completely satisfied with what I have accomplished. I have a family and a business to take care of, and it's hard to do that on the road. I love racing close to home in Northern California."
What does Forsberg attribute a decade of such high-level, consistent racing on? "A lot of dedication from my parents Richard and Dianne, my wife Candace, my crew, which are not just crew members, but my best friends, and a group of sponsors that do everything they can to help me stay on the Race track," he says.
"And talking about sponsors, I could not ask for anything more from K&N. Everything they make that could be used on a Sprint Car, they provide to us, and everything works great. We use their oil filters, carbon fiber air cleaners, filter oil, and filter cleaning solutions, it saves us a lot of money and on the family budget, that helps out a lot."
For 2010 Forsberg plans on racing approximately 45, 360 races, throughout California, for Brian Cannon Motorsports, and Approximately 20, 410 races, for A&A Motorsports and various Golden State Challenge races, and the World of Outlaws races when they come to town.
"As for the next ten years, that seems like a long time, but it also seems like just yesterday when I won my First Championship in 2000. I can see myself driving for another ten years; hopefully I'm still winning races and Championships. I look forward to making K&N proud, so that they will continue to sponsor me as a driver, and hope that I can live up to my nickname Mr. Excitement for at least another ten years. I just want to win some more championships and have fun doing what I love."
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Last season Brian Brown, the Grain Valley, Missouri resident, topped off his first full season as an owner/driver by being awarded Knoxville Raceway's 410 "Owner of the Year." He also managed to notch six victories. The 2010 season picked up right in his familiar comfort zone, when his FVP number 21 Racing Team won the battle at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas. Brown was able to top a very competitive ASCS-Gulf South field.
Brian Brown in Victory Lane at Battleground Speedway - Photo by Carey Akin/www.ManvelMotorsports.com
With this victory Brown's total Career wins sit at 83, a number that no doubt will change real soon. Some drivers are seemly magnetically drawn to victory circle, so it becomes an almost expected occurrence; in 2008 alone he won nine times. This weekend Brown will stay in Texas and put the 410 in for some World of Outlaws action in Kilgore and Baytown, and he likes his chances going in.
Can he carry the momentum from Battleground into this weekend? "I sure hope so," says Brown. "The outlaws are a tough group, but we have a great FVP number 21 team. I hope to go in there, run well, and just continue to build momentum throughout the 2010 season."
Brown's ultimate racing goals for the future are to continue building Brian Brown Racing into a successful organization and give all of his marketing partners a return on their investment, while of course picking up as many wins as possible along the way.
"I love my relationship with K&N and look forward to growing it as Brian Brown Racing and K&N grow together," comments Brown. "I use the carbon fiber air box, the oil filters, the filter oil and filter cleaner, there's no question that it's a winning package as far as I'm concerned."
Brown's very optimistic, yet realistic plans for his particular season are to "Just run 85 races in 12 states and try to win as much as possible, and to represent each one of our marketing partners with the utmost professionalism."
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