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On the 14th race of the Feather Falls Casino Championship Season, sprint car driver Jonathan Allard dominated Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California from the start
of lapped traffic.
Two time King of California Jonathan Allard is closing in the lead in the Golden State Challenge Points Series
He earned the fast-time while qualifying and brought home a second place finish in the heat race. He also nailed down the pole position for the main event.
K&N sponsored No. 0 will compete in a double header at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California
Feather Falls Casino Championship Race puts Jonathan Allard in the Winner's Circle
Allard started on the front row in the K&N Filters No. 0 and charged into the lead. After a handful of laps, K&N sponsored driver
Andy Forsberg moved into second place. In the end Allard picked up his fourth main event win of the season in the Silver Dollar Speedway Bullring.
“It was a battle on the track,” said Allard. “Racing was very tight, but that’s what good racing is all about. We had very good racing and very clean racing.”
Allard is only seven points behind the points leader in the Golden State Challenge Series as he heads into double header this weekend at the Silver Dollar Speedway.
“We’re having a good run this season,” said Allard. “We use K&N oil and air filters along with K&N’s carbon fiber air box. K&N makes the best products, the oil and air filters are easy to use and maintain. K&N gives us an edge in sprint car racing and is dependable every time.”
X-Games Rally Driver Andrew Comrie-Picard (ACP) will compete at Lake Elsinore, California in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series.
X Games Rally Racer Andrew Comrie Picard to compete in SuperLite Trucks at Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series at Lake Elsinore, California
Comrie-Picard will make his debut in the short course off road racing truck series in a Bully Dog NOS Energy Drink SuperLite truck. “I’ve always wanted to race off-road and am totally thrilled to be doing this event,” he said. “I grew up on a farm and all my early driving was off-road and trucks so I’m hoping some of it comes back to me.”
The LOORRS Series is all about intense four-wheel, door-to-door action on challenging courses that include huge jumps over dirt mounds.
“I like racing in traffic, we don’t get to do it much in rally, but the psychology and strategy of being out on the track with a bunch of other competitive guys is exciting,” said Comrie-Picard. “The course’s jumps will also be good practice for the big one we’ll run in the rally car at the Home Depot stadium on August 2nd at the X Games in Los Angeles, California.”
Comrie-Picard said he already feels at home in the LOORRS Series. K&N Filters, a major supporter of ACP’s Rally Program is a sponsor of the Lucas Oil Series. “We work in tough conditions with a motor built right to the edge of the envelope,” said Comrie-Picard. “K&N keeps contaminants out of our engines and has been our choice for a decade.”
LOORRS racing will be featured on the Speed TV, Versus and NBC.
Caitlin Shaw will make her debut this weekend in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Red Horse Racing at the O’ Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana. Driving in NASCAR has always been one of Shaw’s goals.
Caitlin Shaw will make her NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for Red Horse Racing in No. 1 Toyota at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Indiana
The 19-year-old has been running open wheel cars for 10-years. Shaw is the first female driver from New Mexico to compete in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the third youngest female to ever compete in NASCAR history. She is the second youngest female in the Truck Series behind Chrissy Wallace.
“I tested with Red Horse Racing last fall but NASCAR told me I needed stock car experience,” she said. “I started driving late model stock cars at
Hickory Motors Speedway in North Carolina and sent my results to NASCAR after each race. Then, I received a call from NASCAR letting me know I was approved to race in the small trucks.”
In 2009, Shaw competed in eight NASCAR late model events and has been in the top ten twice. “It’s great to see some of the hard work paying off,” she said. “It’s also nerve wracking, but everything is falling into place.”
Shaw is a big believer in K&N products. “I’ve used K&N filters for years,” she said. “K&N makes the best products out there. We get excellent filtration and additional horsepower with K&N.” Her Red Horse Racing Toyota truck will also be equipped with K&N products.
“Caitlin will be driving the Toyota Number one truck,” said Tom DeLoach, owner of Red Horse Racing. “It’s fitting for her first time in the truck series. We have great expectations from Caitlin and hope to get her qualified to run a full circuit.”
Two K&N sponsored racers earned big paydays at the inaugural World Footbrake Challenge III at Bristol Dragway in Bristol, Tennessee.
Luke Bogacki Claimed a $10,000 Victory at World Footbrake Challenge III at Bristol Dragway, photo courtesy of Angela Macy
Luke Bogacki drove his ThisIsBracketRacing.com Vega to a $10,000 victory on Saturday night and Rick Baehr drove his 1984 Camaro to a $10,000 victory on Friday night.
Rick Baehr also raced to a $10,000 payday at World Footbrake Challenge III in Bristol, Tennessee, photo by Angela Macy
Baehr also set up a display for K&N and distributed brochures, decals and other literature. K&N also raffled air intake systems, air filters and oil filters at the track and gave away Best Losing Package awards for the $30,000 to win shootout on Saturday.
“It’s been a good couple of racing weeks for me,” said
Baehr. “It was great to win $10,000 on Friday and I was really close to taking the $30,000 on Saturday. I was dead even with my competition on the tree but I gave the win up at the back door on the finish line.”
Baehr has had his 1984 Camaro with its 383 small block Chevy engine since he was 15-years-old. “I bought it as a street car,” he said. “I transformed it into the racing machine it is today. I also put K&N oil filters on it. K&N protects my engine from track debris. The Camaro is my baby.”
Bogacki had one of the biggest paydays in his career in the opening $10,000 to win event.
Bogacki also
recently had a $5,000 payday at the Ohio Crankshaft No Box Nationals and at George Howard’s TCI Twins Series event.
Bogacki earned his victory at the World Footbrake Challenge with great starting lines throughout the final five rounds of eliminations. “This is a huge victory to me,” said Bogacki. “The World Footbrake Challenge is as big a race as there is on the sportsman racing landscape. Winning here is like winning a huge national event.”
Bogacki is planning a summer tour that will include the IHRA Northern Nationals in Martin, Missouri, the World Super Pro Challenge in Stanton, Michigan and an NHRA National event in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Bogacki uses K&N air filters. “K&N helped my engine perform the way it should,” he said. “I can also count on K&N for additional power and great filtration.”
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Whenever you see a K&N sponsored race car on the track, including Steve Williams'(above), you see a car that has the fingerprint of Williams' marketing plan on it, whether it's sportsman heavy-hitter Dan Fletcher or Pro Stock Legend Warren Johnson, photo by Roger Richards
Winning has become second nature, both in the board room and on the track, for Steve Williams.
Dan Fletcher, photo by Auto Imagery
Warren Johnson, photo by Roger Richards
Williams, the vice president of K&N Filters, uses his passion for the job and love for the sport to ensure the growth of the company created by a couple flat-track motorcycle racers named Kenny and Norm.
He’s done well for himself as a businessman and has become equally impressive as a drag racer.
Williams began his career at K & N in 1996 when company owner Jerry Mall approached him about restoring a hot rod he had purchased. The restoration left a good impression on Mall who subsequently asked Williams to join the staff at the Riverside, Calif.-based company.
Williams was given an offer he could not refuse.
“I was working two jobs at the time and knew working for Jerry would be a great opportunity,” said Williams who lives in nearby Loma Linda, Calif. “It seemed like a good time to change careers; it worked out and I’ve been there ever since.”
Williams oversees product development and nearly 50-percent of the marketing efforts to help grow the business. He subscribes to a simple method of marketing the product.
“We sponsor cars in divisions where our products are used,” said Williams. “We believe racing engines are the most expensive and most critical to maintain protection. In essence we try to show our customers if it’s good enough for these high performance applications, it will work great in your own car.”
Williams goes one step further to ensure the public is properly educated about the company's quality products. K & N also uses television commercials during events where the product is being showcased to educate their customers about who they are. Williams chose popular NHRA track announcer Alan Reinhart to broadcast his message.
On the race track, Williams has become one of the ‘hitters’ on the NHRA LODRS series. A four-time NHRA National event winner and 20-time LODRS divisional Wally recipient, Williams uses his Super Comp Dragster and Super Gas Corvette to provide on-track marketing. He use to compete at 30 races annually in one class, but now spreads his time at half the races in both super category divisions.
“I figured if I have a bad day in one car, I might do well in the other,” Williams said with a smile.
Williams believes he is truly blessed to work and race for a company like K & N Filters. His dedication to the growth of the company and motorsports are shared by others at the company.
“Since K & N is still privately owned, the other members of the board of directors love the fact I am out there racing and winning while showcasing our products and brand name,” said Williams. “The cool thing is that nearly 40 other K & N employees are also racers in several other racing series. So we are well represented in motorsports.”
