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Matt Kenseth celebrates his victory of the NASCAR Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway
Matt Kenseth followed his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 victory with a win at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 500 in Fontana, California. His 2 for 2 wins marked the first time a driver has won the first two Cup races of the season since 1997.
In the Auto Club 500, Kenseth beat runner-up Jeff Gordon by 1½ seconds. By the way, Gordon was the driver who won the first two Cup Races of the season in 1997. In Fontana, Kenseth led 84 of 250 laps. He passed Gordon at lap 212 and stayed in first place until the end. Gordon tried to pass, but could not. Kyle Busch came in third. Roush Fenway driver Greg Biffle, a four-time winner at Fontana came in fourth-place.
Matt Kenseth wins the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 500
The win was team owner Jack Roush's fifth consecutive victory in this race. "Roush Fenway started off the season with strong wins at Daytona and Fontana," said Charles Meier of K&N Engineering. "K&N filters have been supporting Roush Fenway with our air and oil filters for three seasons. We are very happy to have this relationship because they produce result regularly with their reliable engines and talented drivers. It's a fitting combination with the World's Best Air Filters."
In Daytona, Kenseth took over the lead two laps before NASCAR stopped the season-opening event. Kenseth was recovering from a winless season and initially had bad luck at Daytona International Speedway. In the Daytona 500, he wrecked his primary car and started Sunday's race in last place in a back-up vehicle.
Kenseth managed to turn it up a notch on the track as the rain closed in on the season-opener. He passed Elliot Sadler with 54 laps remaining. Moments later the rain came and a caution came out for an accident. NASCAR stopped the race two laps later and Kenseth was declared the winner.
Two facts remain, it rained in the first two races of the NASCAR Cup Series and Matt Kenseth won both. History will remember who won.
The JEG’s Cajun SportsNationals Opening Weekend took place at No Problem Raceway Park in Belle Rose, Louisiana. The Mans Racing Pontiac was on board for the annual CIC Shootout.
Michael Mans defeated at least 70 competitors to take the win in Belle Rose, Louisiana
“We worked all winter to make enough power for a sold chance in the Shootout,” said Mike Mans. “The competition was stout to say the least. We also had to have a lot of luck to win. We were able to get some great breaks and took the win. We turned the motor higher than we typically do, but even at 10,000 RPMs we were confident that everything stayed lubricated and clean with the protection from our K&N products.”
2000 Pontiac Firebird at No Problem Raceway Park in Bell Rose, Louisiana
Mans Racing Pontiac Wins CIC Shootout at Jeg's Cajun SportsNationals in Bell Rose, Louisiana
The CIC Shootout competition consisted of class winners from Stock and Super Stock. “I’m really proud of the motors that my dad Randy puts together,” said Mans. “Belle Rose was a real testament that we can be players when it comes to running well. We drove 1300 miles from Minneapolis, Minnesota to make it down there, won class, won the shootout and had an unbelievably consistent race car.”
The Mans Racing Pontiac Firebird is equipped with K&N Oil Filter (HP-3002) and K&N Stubstack (85-0200) to keep the teams motors at peak power and consistency.
Mans Racing plans to participate in seven national and seven divisional events in 2009. The team will go to the Lucas Oil LODRS Season Opener in Indianapolis, Indiana April 24-26.
Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California hosted the opening round of the 2009 XTRM AMA Pro Supermoto Championship Series.
AMA Supermoto Champion Mark Burkhart debuted his Monster Energy HMC Burkhart Racing KTM at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California
Team Monster Energy HMC Burkhart Racing KTM Rider Mark Burkhart takes third place at Fontana, California
Former AMA Supermoto Champion Mark Burkhart aligned with Mitch Hansen and the championship winning HMC team. Together, Team Monster Energy HMC Burkhart Racing KTM was formed. “I’ve known Mark for a long time,” said Mitch Hansen. “Our team riders fell prey to his racing talent for many years. It was a good idea to team up and things are working well.”
Mark Burkhart rode his precision tuned Uli Toporsch prepped HMC KTM with K&N air and oil filters at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California
Round two fo the 2009 XTRM AMA Pro Supermoto Championship Series resumes May 16-17 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California
United, the new team made the trek from Wisconsin to California for the race at Auto Club Speedway. “With Burkhart’s talent and the precision tuned Uli Toporsch prepped HMC KTM we were ready,” said Hansen. “We made a lethal cocktail going into the opening round. I’ve used K&N air and oil filters for years. The product is reliable and the air and oil filters are phenomenal. We get excellent filtration and protection on the track.”
Initially, rain dampened Burkhart’s parade early on race day. Fortunately the sky cleared and the track started to dry out during timed qualifying. Burkhart put in the best time and took the pole position for the main over Jeff Ward and Burkhart’s former teammate, Brandon Currie.
In the Main event, Ward bested Burkhart at the start of the race. However, it did not take long for Burkhart to make a pass and work his way into the lead. Ward did not give up. “He stayed very close to Mark’s tail,” said Hansen. “Or, at least close enough to regain the lead if any mistake was made.”
That happened during a slow speed turn when Burkhart went down and fell back in the pack. “He charged the afterburners and gained as many points as he could,” said Hansen. “Mark soldiered on and put his head down and powered through. He started picking off positions.”
Burkhart was the fastest rider on the track but unlucky after going down in the lead. By the time he made his way to third place, the 20 lap main event ended.
Burkhart is in the points chase and a contender for the 2009 number one seat. The team goal is for Burkhart to re-capture the title he earned in 2007.
Round two of the series will resume on May 16-17 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. “Our plan is take it all at Infineon,” said Hansen. “We have all the pieces of the puzzle. We have the equipment, we have the rider. The only thing we need is luck and everything should work out.”
Late Model Mania took place at the Lavonia Speedway in Georgia. K&N sponsored racer Chris Steele made the run in the Fastrak South East Touring Series.
Fastrack South East Touring Series continues for Chris Steele at Lavonia Speedway in Georgia
Steele wheeled out his Yellow bodied, Green GRT Chassis with fifty six other GM Performance Crate Late Models. Steele wanted the top prize of $3,000 for the winner of the fifty lap feature.
He qualified with the fourth quickest time at the historic Georgia oval track. Steele drove his 602 cubic inch motor with K&N products against a field that consisted mainly of 604 cubic inch motors.
“I used my knowledge of my dirt late model chassis and setups to muscle my way to a top five finish,” said Steele. “It’s kind of a David and Goliath story, because my smaller motor was against the bigger motors all night. I came under the checkers in third place.”
Steele said his K&N filters performed to perfection. “We are using the lower horse powered crate engine against bigger engines and we have to have the air flow to our carburetor to make maximum horse power,” he said. “K&N ensures we get the maximum air flow every time.”
The Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team scored two top ten finishes in AMA Daytona SportBike competition at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.
Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team Riders at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California
Team Rider Chaz Davies and Ben Thompson rode the Aprilia RSV1000Rs. “The new AMA rolling start and superpole qualifying procedures have put a huge emphasis on getting up to speed early,” said Chip Spalding, Team Manager. “If a team makes a mistake in qualifying it can affect the outcome of the entire weekend.”
Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team will race next in AMA SportBike competition in Atlanta, Georgia
Aprilia RSV1000R riders Chaz Davis and Ben Thompson in AMA Daytona SportBike Competition
Chaz qualified in the twelfth position with a time of 1:28.735. This earned him a starting spot on the outside of row six. Thompson had an electrical problem in final qualifying and had to compete on his back-up-bike. He was only able to turn two laps at speed. His qualifying time of 1:30.261 earned him a starting position on the outside of the eleventh row.
Race One was bittersweet for the Millennium Technologies sponsored Aprilia Team. Davies finished in eighth position. Thompson had another mechanical issue and was forced to retire. The crew worked late into the night to repair Thompson’s motorcycle.
“The team is working really hard and we are making progress,” said Ben Thompson. “But I am suffering from a lack of track time. You are bound to have problems when developing a new motorcycle at this level. I have 100 percent confidence that the KWS Motorsport team will get this all sorted out before our next race in Atlanta.”
The next day, Thompson started in the back of the field and knew he had a difficult race to run. In Race Two, both riders got excellent starts. Thompson made up several positions and finished in the seventeenth position. Davies rode hard for the first few laps and finished in seventh position.
“It was a good weekend and we made progress with the bike,” said Chaz Davies. “If we make a few more steps forward we can be really competitive in Atlanta in two weeks.”
“We’re hoping to build on this performance,” said Spalding. “We use K&N products on everything we build. K&N air and oil filters do the job of protecting our engines from dirt and track debris.”
