New Golden State Challenge Track Record Broken with Fastest Time at Ocean Speedway
- Aug 11, 2009
Sprint Car driver Jonathan Allard broke a Golden State Challenge Series track record at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, California in the K&N Filters No. 0. He also raced to a fifth place finish for the second weekend in a row.
The two-time King of California started the evening off strong by blistering the quarter-mile bullring in 11.496 seconds to set his series leading ninth fast time of the season. The lap broke Peter Murphy’s 1999 record.
![Jonathan Allard will compete next at the 49th Annual Knoxville Nationals, also known as the Grand Daddy of Sprint Car Racing](https://www.knfilters.com/media/images/press/petaluma2s.jpg)
Jonathan Allard will compete next at the 49th Annual Knoxville Nationals, also known as the Grand Daddy of Sprint Car Racing
“We’re having a good season,” said Allard. “We use K&N oil and air filters along with K&N’s carbon fiber air box. K&N gives us an edge with power and filtration in sprint car racing and is dependable every time.”
In the heat race, Allard took third and was in the fourth row for the 30 lap GSC main event. He ran seventh for the first couple of laps then passed Brad Furr and Andy Gregg to move into the top five.
The Chico, California driver then spent the majority of the feature locked into a battle with Tommy Tarlton and Jason Statler. He took fifth at the checkered flag. “We wanted to be higher up in the order,” said Allard. “But everyone did a great job driving through lapped traffic. Overall it was a good race.”
The Williams Motorsports Team is focusing next on the Grand Daddy of sprint car racing, the 49th Annual Knoxville Nationals. “Our goal is to get into the A-Main,” said Allard. “The biggest part of the Nationals starts with the qualifying pill draw, because you never know what the track is going to do. We’re going with a good attitude and hope some luck will come our way.”
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The two-time King of California started the evening off strong by blistering the quarter-mile bullring in 11.496 seconds to set his series leading ninth fast time of the season. The lap broke Peter Murphy’s 1999 record.
![Jonathan Allard will compete next at the 49th Annual Knoxville Nationals, also known as the Grand Daddy of Sprint Car Racing](https://www.knfilters.com/media/images/press/petaluma2s.jpg)
Jonathan Allard will compete next at the 49th Annual Knoxville Nationals, also known as the Grand Daddy of Sprint Car Racing
In the heat race, Allard took third and was in the fourth row for the 30 lap GSC main event. He ran seventh for the first couple of laps then passed Brad Furr and Andy Gregg to move into the top five.
The Chico, California driver then spent the majority of the feature locked into a battle with Tommy Tarlton and Jason Statler. He took fifth at the checkered flag. “We wanted to be higher up in the order,” said Allard. “But everyone did a great job driving through lapped traffic. Overall it was a good race.”
The Williams Motorsports Team is focusing next on the Grand Daddy of sprint car racing, the 49th Annual Knoxville Nationals. “Our goal is to get into the A-Main,” said Allard. “The biggest part of the Nationals starts with the qualifying pill draw, because you never know what the track is going to do. We’re going with a good attitude and hope some luck will come our way.”
Find K&N products for your vehicle using the K&N application search then use the K&N dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world.