Shane Stewart Scores WSS Win With Monte Motorsports
PETERSEN MEDIA- Since taking the wheel of the Luch Monte owned No.17, Shane Stewart has gone through enough nights of bad luck that would make people wonder who they had wronged for such bad karma. Through weeks of hard work, Stewart and his team scored a wild win Wednesday night at Manjimup Speedway.
Stewart lined his machine up second, and shared the front row with fellow Monte Motorsports driver, Steven Lines.
The duo appeared to be the class of the field, but the race had it’s fair share of stoppages.
With several restarts, Stewart continued to pressure his teammate as they both utilized the high side of the speedway.
As lines banged off the cushion late in the race, Stewart was there to pounce, and grabbed the lead he would never relinquish.
A jubilant Stewart in victory lane quipped, “I’m just excited we could finally get a win together.” Stewart continued, “Luch Monte goes in for surgery tomorrow so I’m glad he can go in with a smile on his face. I can’t say enough about these guys for sticking with me and working through our bad luck.”
Stewart and his Monte Motorsports team rode their momentum through the weekend as the WSS invaded Bunbury Speedway for the weekend.
Friday night Stewart scored a 9th place finish, and Saturday night Shane fought a broken nose wing, and wrestled the car home to a second place finish.
ON TAP: Shane will be in action next weekend during the WSS Finale at the Perth Motorplex for the Grand Final on February 17-18th before retuning home.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com,become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing, or follow him on twitter @ShaneStewart57.
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Shane Stewart Named '360' Sprint Car "Driver of the Year" for 2011
Thursday, January 12, 2012 -
Shane Stewart of Bixby, Oklahoma, was voted the 2011 “Driver of the Year” by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers for the second time. Stewart, the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) national tour champion and 2009 “Driver of the Year”,earned thirteen (13) of the twenty (20) first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll. Stewart’s car owner, Paul Silva, earned his second “Team of the Year” award as well.
Those drivers ranked second through fifth, respectively, are Johnny Herrera of New Mexico, three-time “Driver of the Year” Jason Johnson of Louisiana, Brady Bacon of Oklahoma, and 2002 “Driver of the Year” Tim Crawley of Arkansas. Rounding out the ‘top ten’ for the season are United Racing Company (URC) champion Curt Michael, Jeff Swindell, four-time “Driver of the Year” and 2011 National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Gary Wright, Empire Super Sprints (ESS) champion Chuck Hebing and Wayne Johnson. In addition to Shane Stewart, others receiving first-place votes were Jason Johnson (two), Chuck Hebing (one), United Sprint Car Series (USCS) champion Terry Gray (one), Kyle Larson (one), United States Auto Club (USAC) Western Classic Series champion Geoff Ensign (one) and ASCS Southwest Region champion Rick Ziehl (one).
ASCS Warrior Region champion Brad Loyet of Missouri earned the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll “Rookie of the Year” title in his first full season of winged 360-cubic-inch sprint car competition. J.V. Brotherton of Brodix Cylinder Heads of Arkansas earned the “Builder/Manufacturer of the Year” honors for 2011, for the sixth time.
In addition, Allan Holland of www.hoseheads.com will receive the “Media Member of the Year” award for the fifth time, although he has also won the ‘410’ poll honor twice. Glenn Styresof the Ohsweken Speedway in Ontario, Canada, earned his sixth “Promoter of the Year” award, while Kyle Larson of California will receive the “Wild Card Award” for his exciting ‘360’ sprint car performances in 2011. Interestingly enough, Larson won the same award this year from the North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll voting panel.
The North American 360 Sprint Car Poll is an annual awards program of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation, Inc., of Knoxville, Iowa. All awards will be distributed in the spring of 2012 at tracks throughout North America. The awards were announced on the third day of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Final 2011 North American 360 Sprint Car Poll
rank, driver (first place votes), hometown, state/province, points
1., Shane Stewart (13), Bixby, OK, 1520
2., Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM, 645
3., Jason Johnson (2), Eunice, LA, 609
4., Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 376
5., Tim Crawley, Little Rock, AR, 204
6., Curt Michael, Ocean View, DE, 167
7., Jeff Swindell, Memphis, TN, 144
8., Gary Wright, Hooks, TX, 141
9., Chuck Hebing (1), Ontario, NY, 133
10., Wayne Johnson, Mustang, OK, 123
11., Terry Gray (1), Bartlett, TN, 109
12., Andy Forsberg, Auburn, CA, 102
13., Roger Crockett, Rio Linda, CA, 101
14., Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 65
15., Jack Dover, Springfield, NE, 64
16., J.J. Grasso, Pedricktown, NJ, 60
17., Dustin Daggett, Portland, MI, 56
18., Sammy Swindell, Memphis, TN, 55
19., Randy Hannagan, San Jose, CA, 37
20., Kyle Larson (1), Sacramento, CA, 33
21., Steve Poirier, St. Mathieu de Beloeil, PQ, CAN, 30
22., Pat Cannon, Etters, PA, 28
tied, Tommy Tarlton, Fresno, CA, 28
24., Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK, 25
25., Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Sunnyvale, TX, 18
Also receiving multiple votes: Sean Becker, Seth Bergman, Brian Brown, Tony Bruce, Jr., Kyle Hirst, Ray Allen Kulhanek, Danny Lasoski, Brad Loyet, Danny Martin, Jr., Mason Moore, Logan Schuchart, Jeremy Sherman, Joe Wood, Jr., Jared Zimbardi.
Also receiving first place votes: Geoff Ensign (1), Rick Ziehl (1).
Shane Stewart 7th in Australian Open, Now Teams With Monte Motorsports
PETERSEN MEDIA- Shane Stewart rebounded from an opening night crash to pick up a seventh place finish at the recently completed Australian Open at the Archerfield Speedway in Brisbane, AU.
The two day, World Series Sprint Car event got underway Friday, and the Kratzman Caravan/KRE Racing Engines/BK Trading entry got off to a rough start as Stewart got upside during hot laps.
With the crew thrashing to get the car put back together, Shane was able to sneak into the top-30 inversion during time trials with the 30th fastest lap of the night.
Needing to make up as many points as possible, Stewart proceeded to pick up two heat race wins, and a second place finish during the his three heats.
With point totals not high enough to make the preliminary feature, Stewart and his No.77 entry would call it a night and return Saturday night for a shot to race their way into the 50- lap feature.
Saturday night, Stewart picked off a win in the dash, moving him up into the top eight in points where he would have the right to compete in the tracks shoot out system to set the first four rows.
With the top eight broke into groups of four, the bottom four point getters would run a session with the top two fastest drivers moving on to race the next highest two in points with the slower two filling in the fourth row up until the fastest two set the front row.
Stewart would line his Kaeding Performance/OMP Safety No.77 entry up in the eighth spot for the 50-lap $20,000 to win finale.
As the feature went green, the extremely slicked off, abrasive track visibly began taking rubber early in the feature, making the racing groove narrow and tough to pass on.
Stewart wasn’t able to do much back in the field, but at the stripe he was able to gain a spot and end his stint in the Kratzman Caravan entry with a seventh place finish, as Donny Schatz won the event over Robbie Farr, James McFadden, Dave Murcott, Rico Abreu, and Tim Schaffer.
“Qualifying and crashing on Friday really put us behind the eight ball,” said Stewart. “My guys did an awesome job of getting everything back together, and I’m glad we were able to put it in the feature. I wish the track would have been a little better, but that’s part of it. I have to thank all of these guys for giving me a great car while I raced with them, and I’m glad we had a strong stint together.”
ON TAP: Shane will now switch over to the Monte Motorsports No.17 entry, the entry Donny Schatz has competed in, for the remainder of his time down under. The teams next race is scheduled for January 14th at Adelaide for another WSS event.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
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Shane Stewart Opens Australian Tour On Fire
PETERSEN MEDIA- Fresh off of his second Lucas Oil ASCS National Championship, Shane Stewart has been wreaking havoc in Australia, as the American opened his tour down under with two consecutive victories before a third place finish last night.
Shane got underway on December 30th, as him and fellow American, Rico Abreu, went to battle on the Kingaroy Speedway, as the American Duo were the first to ever race at the speedway.
Stewart and his Kratzman Caravans/KRE Engines/BK Trading mount were quick out of the box as Shane went directly form the airport to the track and timed in with quick time and set a new track record.
In the feature, Stewart put on a clinic, as he charged around the top-side of the speedway in his Kaeding Performance backed No.77 entry, and went on to pick up the win.
On New Years Day, the team traveled to the Archerfield Speedway in Brisbane, AU where he would again join fellow American Rico Abreu, and Donny Schatz, in what would ultimately be an exciting way to ring in 2012.
After qualifications, the three Americans sat on top of the speed charts with Stewart besting Schatz and Abreu.
Following heat race action, Stewart found himself in the Dash, and ultimately winning it. The victory would put Stewart and Schatz on the front row of the 30-lap finale, but Schatz elected to take the Front Row challenge that inverted the field and put the American duo in the seventh row, and added five laps and more money to the feature.
Still poised to pick up the win, Stewart flexed his American muscle to the Australian crowd, and thrilled on lookers as he charged his way through traffic and grabbed the win over Donny Schatz.
Last night the Kratzman Carvan/BK Trading team again checked in to the Archerfield Speedway as they were joined by more American and Australian stars.
With 35 cars checked into the pit area, Stewart would time in with the sixth fastest lap on the night.
A fifth and a seventh place finish in each of his two heats, again transferred the two-time Knoxville 360 Nationals Champion into the 6- car dash, and Shane would tally a fifth place finish to put him in the third row of the feature event.
The feature saw cars fight for the bottom of the speedway, as the middle and top of the track had gone away, and were tough to make any ground up on.
As Shane showed patience, he was able to work his way up to the third spot, behind Australian ace, Robbie Farr, and Schatz.
“We have been really strong down here right out of the box,” explained Stewart. “These guys have been working their tails off, and I am very comfortable in the car, and hopefully I can pick up another win with them while were still together for a few more races.”
Shane would like to thank Kratzman Caravans, KRE Engines, BK Trading in Australia, and Kaeding Performance for their support of his Australian tour aboard the 77 machine.
ON TAP: Shane is scheduled for a tough weekend in Brisbane, AU at the Archerfield Speedway with action on both Friday and Saturday nights.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
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Schatz Rolls The Dice, Stewart Comes Up Trumps
Archerfield Speedway posted Monday January 2, 2012.
Donny Schatz rolled the dice on Sunday night January 1 at Supercheap Auto Archerfield Speedway, electing to invert the top fourteen drivers after winning the Dash and take a chance to add a couple of grand to the winner's cheque if he could come from row seven and win. Schatz may have rolled the dice - and good on him for doing so - but it was Shane Stewart who pocketed the extra coin with an impressive victory in Round 8 of the KRE Race Engines Sprintcar Track Championship.
When Donny inverted the field, he took Shane Stewart back to row seven with him after the two Americans had run one-two in the six lapper for the top six in points at the end of the qualifying Heats. Lots of races each year offer up a carrot to do such a thing, not many drivers elect to do it though and while the bonus has been on offer all season at Archerfield, Donny is the first to take up the challenge. In some ways it was a throwback to days gone by when the fastest guys didn't necessarily start from the front, watching Shane and Donny come through the field makes you wish there was a bit more of it.
For Stewart, it was his second win in three days with the Kratzmann Caravans team having won the New Year Cup event at Kingaroy on December 30, literally only hours after he landed in the country. Shane has three more nights with the team this week, starting Wednesday with the Capalaba Wreckers Sprintcar Cup and following that it's the two nights of the World Series Australian Open on Friday and Saturday.
Shane was good all night, very good actually, but the speed Donny showed following the last caution of the Feature race as he moved his way into second spot and closed in on Shane as the leaders battled lapped traffic will tell seasoned followers of the sport Donny has something for the races later in the week. And with names like Meyers, McFadden, Tatnell, Dumesny, Farr, Brazier, Murcott and Lines heading to Brisbane, it sets up a mouth watering three nights of Sprintcar racing that should not be missed.
While the focus of the race was on Stewart and Schatz as they sliced their way to the front, kudos to Dan Murray who was busy making every post a winner after the inversion by leading the Feature for quite a few laps and hanging on for third place at the flag, his second podium finish in the past three KRE events.
Fourth place for Bryan Mann, his third in a row and sixth top five from the eight Rounds to date, will push him further ahead of Andrew Scheuerle in the points chase as the Series heads into the back half of the season. Darrell Hodges finished fifth ahead of Rico Abreu, Todd Wanless, Steven White and Scheuerle with Paul Morris completing the top ten.
Earlier in the night, it was an American trifecta in group qualifying with Shane Stewart setting quick time ahead of Schatz and Rico Abreu before Anthony Lambert, Morris, David Muir, White, Schatz and Stewart all claimed Heat race wins. Peter Lack won the B-Main with Kevin Titman, Paul Morris and Steven Johnson joining him in transferring to the back of the main event.
In other races on the programme, three time and reigning Australian V8 Dirt Modified Champion Peter Britten was untroubled in the twenty-five lap Crossley Racing Engines Series Feature race, taking the win ahead of Mick Sauer with Jai Stephenson, Bryn Lake and Kevin Britten rounding out the top five. Two of the pre-race favourites in David Clarke and Andrew Pezzutti failed to complete the distance. Darren Vine won the Compact Speedcar Feature with Scott Stirling second and John Churchill third.
The next event at Supercheap Auto Archerfield Speedway will be night three of the annual Summer Of Speed schedule on Wednesday night January 4 with the $10,000 to win Capalaba Wreckers Sprintcar the main feature of the programme.
Event Results:
Visit brisbanespeedway.com.au/results.asp for full results of all events held at Supercheap Auto Archerfield Speedway. For detailed reports, news and information on all Sprintcar events in Qld, visit sprintcarsqueensland.com.au
Kicking Up The Dirt – Kingaroy
Style
Joanne White posted
Saturday December 31, 2011.
Twenty Sprintcars headed on up to Kingaroy Speedway
ready to put on a show for the Kingaroy locals and speedway fans who had
travelled to see them. It was only the second time in many years that Sprintcars
have featured on the program at Kingaroy and many race fans took the opportunity
to see the stars strut their stuff at a venue that many of the Sprintcar teams
are still learning. American Shane Stewart flew into the country and headed
straight to the Kingaroy Speedway where he broke the one lap record, set the
fastest qualifying time and took the win in a nail-biting 30-lap feature race.
Paul Morris proved just how good he has become in a Sprintcar, stealing second
in the closing laps of the race in a series of spectacular outside passing
moves. Darrell Hodges drove a magnificent race as well, several times
challenging Stewart for the lead, but ultimately crossed the line in third,
while David Muir, who passed most of the field, twice restarting from the rear
and then working the highline beautifully to his advantage, came home in fourth
with Peter Thorley rounding out the top five.
Qualifying got underway,
World Series Sprintcars style – one at a time from the infield. Shane Stewart,
who lowered the lap record to 12.545 seconds during hot laps, set the fastest
qualifying time with a recorded lap of 12.702 seconds. Young gun David Muir, who
has been in magnificent form of late and last night stepped it up a notch,
clocked in second quickest with a lap of 12.720 seconds, while Andrew Scheuerle,
Paul Rooks and Luke Oldfield completed the fastest five. Rooks beat Oldfield by
a tiny three thounsandths of a second, while further back in the qualifying
order American Rico Abreu beat Brisbane front-runner Peter Thorley by the same
small margin. Steven Johnson managed to secure 12th fastest despite completing a
360 degree spin, which he managed to come out of, straighten up and continue,
coming out of turn four on his warm-up lap, right before he took the green for
his two qualifying laps. Clem Hoffmans qualified sixteenth quickest, but did not
compete any further in the nights proceedings, Clem deciding to park the #3
racer with mechanical issues.
Heat one saw Brock Dean and Darren Jensen
share the front row of the starting line-up. Jensen got the jump on the first
start with Dean settling into second. Rico Abreu ran out wide and faded a little
before finding his way back to the low-line and beginning to fight his way
towards the front. But it was not meant to be, the yellows coming on for Shane
Stewart who had spun the U77 car towards the end of the first lap. The full race
restart saw Dean and Jensen again side-by-side for the start, with the pair
racing wheel-to-wheel through the opening corners. Dean managed to secure the
advantage by the time they exited turn two, with Jensen forced to settle, for
the time being, for second. Unfortunately this start too was aborted, when
contact between several cars coming out of turn four on the opening lap saw
Peter Lack, who won the last Sprintcar feature race held at the track just over
a year ago, invert the #58 racer and left Steven Johnson with no front wing and
damage to his front end. During the red light stoppage, Lack’s crew got the car
mobile again, while Johnson’s crew worked to replace the left front wheel.
Johnson’s crew tried to replace the front wing, but ran out of time, while the
crew for Rico Abreu investigated the right rear of the U89 racer. All three cars
restarted at the rear of the field. The third attempted start once again saw
Dean and Jensen drag race through the opening turns, but this time Luke Oldfield
threw his hand into the mix, quickly taking to the low-line and trying to sneak
past both Dean and Jensen. It was a bold move that very nearly paid dividends
for Oldfield, who has clearly run many laps of the Kingaroy circuit in other
speedway divisions. Darren Jensen however secured the race lead, while further
back in the field Shane Stewart was on the move, making his way into third by
the end of the second lap. Mid field the battles were raging – Peter Lack and
Paul Rooks spent several laps two abreast, Lack on the low line with his damaged
car, while Rico Abreu put all kinds of pressure on Brock Dean. With the
chequered flag nearly in sight Steven Johnson spun the #27 racer in turn four,
bringing out the yellows. It was a green, white, chequer two-lap dash to the
finish with Darren Jensen leading and Peter Lack out of the race, on the infield
with an engine problem to add to the list of problems with the #58 racer. On the
restart, with only two laps to run, Abreu got past Dean on the lowline, leaving
Dean to do battle with Paul Rooks as they raced towards the chequered flag. No
one had anything for Jensen though with Darren walking away with the race win
and an impressive Luke Oldfield crossing the line in second. Shane Stewart, who
spent most of the race trying to find a way past Oldfield, crossed the line in
third ahead of Rico Abreu, Paul Rooks, Brock Dean and Jason MacDonald. Peter
Lack and Steven Johnson did not finish the race. Lack and his team, faced with a
race car that had already suffered damage to both the front and rear ends of the
car, and wings and an engine that needed replacing – decided to call it a night
and park the car for the remainder of the evening.
Heat two hit the
track with Anthony Lambert from pole and Brad Ayres alongside. Lambert jumped
the first start and with officials unhappy with the way the leading pair crossed
the line, called the boys back to try it again. Second time around was much
better, though Lambert still secured the race lead and Darrell Hodges settled
into second. A multiple car tangle in turns one and two saw Brad Ayres, Peter
Thorley, Kevin Titman and Andrew Scheuerle all involved, with Scheuerle the only
one to become stranded on the race track, with the yellows coming out once more.
The third attempted start saw Anthony Lambert again get the jump on the start,
with Brad Ayres into second and Darrell Hodges in third. Peter Thorley pulled
onto the infield before completing a lap, while Andrew Scheuerle and David Muir
started trying to work their way towards the front of the field. Scheuerle found
a way past Brett Thomas, and while Muir tried to follow him though he couldn’t
quite get the job done. Muir faded a little before spinning to a stop in turn
two. Paul Morris had been going strong, a little preview of what was still to
come from the #67 SuperCheap Auto racer. With four laps left to run Anthony
Lambert led the restart from Brad Ayres and Darrell Hodges. Unfortunately the
race was brought under caution again as Brett Thomas spun the #69 racer in turn
one as the race was just getting under way again. Still with four laps to run
and Lambert still leading from Ayres and Hodges, Paul Morris started challenging
Kevin Titman for his position as David Muir began weaving his way closer to the
front of the field and putting the pressure on Andrew Scheuerle. Brad Ayres spun
to the infield, handing second to Hodges and doing some quick spins before
rejoining the race further back in the field. Anthony Lambert went on to take
the win, with Darrell Hodges second ahead of Kevin Titman, Paul Morris, Andrew
Scheuerle, David Muir, Brad Ayres, Ron Hendrickson and Brett Thomas. Peter
Thorley was the only non-finisher of the event.
Steven Johnson and Brad
Ayres shared the front row for the start of heat three, with Johnson getting the
jump when the lights went green. Darrell Hodges, who started the race from
position three with the absence of Peter Lack, made short work of moving past
Johnson to take control of the race, while further pack in the field Shane
Stewart was on the move. Stewart blasted around the outside of Andrew Scheuerle
and tried to use the momentum and the highline to relegate Paul Rooks back a
position too. Rooks fought hard, with Stewart finally getting past him on the
inside and then setting out after Steven Johnson in second. Rico Abreu was
pushing hard, and as Stewart found a way past Johnson, Johnson got all crossed
up in turn four allowing three cars to slip by before he recovered. But the
chaos was far from over – a four-car pile-up at the tail end of the field in
turn four saw Paul Rooks, Jason MacDonald, Steven Johnson and Ron Hendrickson
all involved and while all drivers were unscathed, and MacDonald, Johnson and
Hendrickson all restarted, Rooks was out of the race. Hodges led the restart
from Abreu and Stewart, with Jason MacDonald at the rear of the field pulling
out of the race. Abreu and Stewart tried to make the highline work in their
favour, but neither had an answer for the speed of Hodges out in front. Further
back in the field Andrew Scheuerle attempted an inside pass on Brad Ayres, but
was unable to pull it off, and then faded a little as the laps wore on. Darrell
Hodges took the win with Rick Abreu and Shane Stewart completing the top three.
Brad Ayres finished fourth ahead of Andrew Scheuerle, Steven Johnson and Ron
Hendrickson. Paul Rooks and Jason MacDonald did not finish the event.
The fourth and final Sprintcar heat of the night got underway with Brock
Dean getting the jump from pole position, and Peter Thorley, who had shared the
front row with Dean prior to the start, settling into second. Darren Jensen
settled into third and was unchallenged for the position for most of the race as
he built a comfortable margin over the rest of the field. Anthony Lambert and
Luke Oldfield had a thrilling battle mid-field before Oldfield secured the
better position and Lambert began to fade a little, while Kevin Titman searched
high and low for a way past Paul Morris. Meanwhile David Muir was running the
low line with Luke Oldfield attacking on the high side, fighting hard trying to
get in front of Muir but without having any luck. Kevin Titman came on strong
when he too took to the highline, but the race was run and won by Brock Dean,
with Peter Thorley across the line in second and Darren Jensen coming home in
third. Kevin Titman managed to secure fourth by the time the chequered flag
flew, and led Paul Morris, David Muir, Luke Oldfield, Anthony Lambert and Brett
Thomas across the line.
With time getting away, the program running way
behind schedule and only 18 Sprintcars still running, it was decided that the
Dash and the B-Main would both be cancelled, and all 18 remaining Sprintcars
would line-up for the A-Main event. And what a show-stopper it was too – perhaps
one of the most exciting Sprintcar feature races seen for a good while, with
plenty of passing, thrilling breath-taking battles and a few brilliant
performances. The race had several stand out performers, Shane Stewart, Darrell
Hodges, Peter Thorley to name but a few, but it would be hard to look past David
Muir, Luke Oldfield and Paul Morris who each had brilliant drives that
completely captivated the crowd and left most people in awe. Shane Stewart and
Darrell Hodges shared the front row of the starting line-up with Andrew
Scheuerle and Luke Oldfield right on their tail tanks and Kevin Titman and David
Muir within striking distance. Stewart got the jump on the start with Hodges
settling into second momentarily before Luke Oldfield slipped by the #5 racer to
steal second. A few laps in a tangle in turn that involved Kevin Titman, Darren
Jensen and David Muir brought out the yellows. Titman was unable to continue in
the event, the #59 racer suffering front end damage that relegated him to the
infield while both Jensen and Muir restarted at the rear of the field.
Stewart led the way, with the stoppage handing second back to Hodges
while Oldfield took to the start from position three. Peter Thorley was working
his way towards the front and David Muir, from the rear of the field, took to
the highline. Muir carved his own line up the top, made it fast and blasted his
way past half the field in only a couple of laps. Out in front Stewart was
leading and had built up a sizable margin over the rest of the field while
Oldfield put the pressure on Hodges as they argued over second and third. Rico
Abreu and Andrew Scheuerle were embroiled in their own little battle when the
yellows came out for David Muir. Muir had spun to a stop in turn one, a
devastating blow for the young man who had already worked his way past half the
field after coming from the rear of the field. Muir was again relegated to the
rear of the field, this time as the primary cause, and set out to try to work
his way forward again.
Muir took to the highline again on the restart
and instantly started to make up lost ground, while up in front Stewart found
himself having to defend his position at the head of the field. Both Hodges and
Oldfield came on strong on the start, with both attempting to secure the race
and together with Stewart, running three wide through turn two. Stewart managed
to hang on to the race lead, leaving Hodges and Oldfield to resume their battle
for second, Oldfield pushing hard on the highline. The battle between Hodges and
Oldfield was brilliant to watch, and Muir was rapidly working his way towards
the front, when the yellows were thrown on once more, this time for a cone that
made it’s way to the middle of turn two.
Stewart led the restart, with
Oldfield challenging hard on the outside and nearly stealing the lead, while
further back in the field Muir again took to the highline, with Andrew Scheuerle
and Darren Jensen also venturing to the high side. Rico Abreu’s night came to an
early end when mechanical issues on board the U89 racer saw him slow to a stop
coming out of turn two. He was pushed to the infield and Stewart led the restart
from Oldfield, Hodges, Scheuerle, Paul Morris and David Muir. Hodges got back
past Oldfield, while Muir moved in front of Morris before Morris stole his
position back and swept past Scheuerle too, working the highline and timing his
run perfectly. Thorley continued his slow climb towards the front, and while
many cars worked the highline, several cars also found drive on the bottom, with
Hodges in particular making the low side work in his favour. The yellows came
out once more, this time for Anthony Lambert and Luke Oldfield who had become
stranded in turn four.
The restart saw Stewart lead from Hodges, Morris,
Thorley and Muir, and when the lights went green Muir instantly took to the
highline, which most had abandoned as the bottom started to come back in, and
blasted past both Thorley and Morris, and had a good go at Hodges too, by the
end of turn two. Unfortunately for Muir, the effort came to naught when the
yellows came on again, this time for Steven Johnson who had spun coming out of
turn two at the tail end of the field as the leaders were about to get one more
lap in books. Muir was back to fifth again for the restart and again took to the
highline. He moved into third again, this time taking a couple more corners to
get the job done, and ducked back down to the low line, his tyre starting to
show signs of wear. And then, with only a few laps left to run, all attention
focussed on Paul Morris and his perfectly timed run to the chequered flag.
Having held down a top six position for most of the race, and having looked
after his tyres well enough to see him with something left in the last few laps
of the race, Morris took to Muir’s highline, and was magnificent as he passed
Muir and Hodges to steal second in perhaps the best drive he has ever had in
Sprintcar. Further back in the field Darren Jensen and Brad Ayres were battling
it out but it was Shane Stewart who took the win with Paul Morris a very
impressive second ahead of an equally captivating Darrell Hodges in third. David
Muir, having passed most of the field, twice, crossed the line in a very
commendable fourth ahead of Peter Thorley, Andrew Scheuerle, Darren Jensen, Brad
Ayres, Brock Dean, Luke Oldfield, Steven Johnson, Anthony Lambert and Ron
Hendrickson. Brett Thomas, Rico Abreu, Paul Rooks, Kevin Titman and Jason
MacDonald did not finish the event.
Sprintcars Queensland and our
American guests will return to SuperCheap Auto Archerfield Speedway tomorrow
night, Sunday 01 January 2012, ready to get the New Year started in a
spectacular way with a thrilling show for the race fans. If last night’s racing
is anything at all to go by – you wont want to miss the excitement that is sure
to unfold as the winged warriors do battle once more.
From all of us at
Sprintcars Queensland, have a safe and enjoyable New Year and we hope to see you
trackside tomorrow night!
Stewart Captures 2nd Lucas Oil ASCS National Championship
PETERSEN MEDIA- The number one and the sport of racing are synonymous. Every person who straps into a car chases the number one position. Saturday night at the Western World Championships, Shane Stewart captured his second Lucas Oil ASCS Championship in three years by one point.
“What a difference two weeks makes,” said Stewart.
Last Friday night Stewart and his Silva Motorsports, ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. team had a comfortable 137 point lead over Johnny Herrera, and after a couple of top tens in Las Cruces, NM. Stewart held a 71 point advantage as they headed into Tucson, AZ for the finale.
Things took a turn for the worst during Stewarts prelim night, as the Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/Wesmar powered entry was involved in a scary crash, that trimmed the points lead to just 21 markers.
Heading into the final night, Stewart gutted through a sore right foot, and got through the C, before charging through the B, narrowly missing out on a transfer spot.
With a provisional at his disposal, Stewart was able to tag the rear of the field, as Herrera started in the second row.
As fate would have it, the 30-lap finale had no stoppages, and clicked off at a rapid pace, as the Bixby, OK native charged through traffic as he worked the bottom of the USA Raceway.
Coming out of turn four and seeing the white flag, Stewart was in the 15th spot.
When the checkered flag flew on the 2011 season, Herrera was in the sixth spot, and Shane had managed to follow in the 14th spot, enough to capture the championship by one digit.
“This defiantly got exciting over the last two weekends,” said Stewart. “We have had a pretty lead all year, and Herrera kept himself in striking distance and put his team in contention tonight. We have had about our worst weekend of the season, and am excited we came away with the title. I can’t thank Paul Silva and all of our sponsors enough for all of their help and support this season.
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National merchandise trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane’s website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
PETERSEN MEDIA: Petersen Media specializes in motorsports media constructing news releases, both pre and post race, as well as constructing email lists to keep sponsors, and fans up to date. Petersen media also utilizes today's Social Media networks to provide trackside updates to fans and sponsors, and can customize packages to fit your team’s needs.
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Stewart and JJR Take Top Honors at 20th Banquet!
Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 20, 2011) – With the closest National championship battle in the 20-year history of American Sprint Car Series competition winding down less than 24 hours earlier, another first occurred as the series held its 20th Annual ASCS Awards Banquet presented by Brodix at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, AZ, on Sunday evening.
For the first time ever, the series recognized split driver and owner champions, as Shane Stewart took top driver honors and Jason Johnson’s JJR No. 41 team claimed owner championship honors.
With a dozen drivers and 11 owners meeting eligibility requirements, a total of $230,000 in point fund monies plus contingencies and other prizes were distributed to put the caps on the 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS presented by K&N Filters National season.
Bixby, OK, native Stewart collected his second driver’s championship in three seasons, edging Albuquerque’s Johnny Herrera by a miniscule one-point margin. The driver’s portion of the championship, a cool $30,000, could have changed hands with the difference of just one feature position at some point over the season, a position that would have been worth $15,000.
Stewart and car owner Paul Silva, who ranked second in owner points, collected a total of $45,000.
While Stewart took the driver’s title, the Jason Johnson Racing (JJR) No. 41 team took the $30,000 owner’s portion of the championship for the second year in a row. After missing the initial four events of the year due to Australian commitments, Johnson climbed back to seventh in driver points and collected the driver’s half of the $14,000 posted for seventh, bringing his points fund total to $37,000.
Falling just shy of the driver’s title, Herrera collected a total of $27,500 that included runner-up driver honors and third in owner points.
Brady Bacon and his Brady Bacon Racing team collected third in driver points and fourth in owner points, with Jeff Swindell and the Swindell Group fourth in driver points and fifth in owner points.
After opening the season with six nights aboard a Donnie Cooper mount, Gary Wright finished out the year in his own equipment and was fifth in driver points and eleventh in owner points.
Tim Crawley and car owner Mike Ward were sixth on both sides of the point charts, with other honorees during the evening including Tony Bruce, Jr. (eighth in driver points and seventh in owner points), Seth Bergman and Petersen Motorsports (ninth in driver points and eighth in owner points), Aaron Reutzel and Kenny Reutzel (tenth in driver points and ninth in owner points), Zach Chappell and Randy Washburn (eleventh in driver points and tenth in owner points) and Wayne Johnson (12th in driver points).
Ten drivers received awards for Perfect Attendance including Stewart, Herrera, Bacon, Swindell, Wright, Crawley, Bergman, Bruce, Jr., Reutzel and Chappell.
Stewart’s car owner and crew chief Paul Silva picked up the Brodix Lee Maier Crew Chief of the Year award for the second time.
Returning for his second tour of Lucas Oil National Sprint Car duty after taking in the full 2009 campaign, Seth Bergman picked up a set of Brodix heads by earning Most Improved honors.
Also picking up a set of Brodix heads was Aaron Reutzel, who earned Brodix Rookie of the Year honors.
Johnny Herrera was presented with the Lowest Average Draw award, while Gary Wright picked up the Highest Average Draw award. Wright also earned the Ronald Laney Hard Charger Award by accumulating the most passing points in heat race action during the 2011 season.
Herrera, taking in his first full season of Lucas Oil National Sprint Car competition, was also presented with the Sportsmanship Award during the evening.
California’s Mason Moore was named the Newcomer of the Year.
9th Place Finish Caps of Weekend for ROCKSTAR/Makita NO.57
PETERSEN MEDIA- One night after charging forward on a sticky, hooked up race track, Shane Stewart maintained his ninth place starting position on a extremely slick, rubbered up Southern New Mexico Speedway, as he finished in the ninth spot aboard his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. machine.
The night got off to a great start for the current Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour point leader, as he charged from his fourth starting spot, and picked up the win in his heat race transferring directly to the feature event.
With four cars being locked into the re-draw from the previous night, Stewart narrowly missed the re-draw spot, and gridded the field in his Lucas Oil Products/Car and Fleet/Amerikote backed entry in the ninth spot.
Heavy winds had caused to track to completely slick off, and track officials opted to rip up the track in hopes of creating a race-able surface for the feature.
The work did not go un noticed, but high winds still caused the track to turn abrasive and take rubber, and allow very little passing during the 25-lap feature.
As the feature was plagued with several cautions throughout the event, Stewart found himself in the tenth position over the first ten laps.
On a lap 15 restart, the Bixby, OK native was able to get under Gary Wright to overtake the ninth spot, and he would maintain over the final laps.
“The wind tonight, really made this place slick off, and ultimately take rubber,” said Shane. “You really have to commend the track staff for making an effort before the feature, but it still ended up taking rubber, and being tough to pass on. We’ll take the ninth place finish, and see if we can end this season on a high note next weekend in Tucson, AZ”
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Shane at the ROCKSTAR/Makita team will now head to the Western World Finals presented by Kronik Energy in Tucson, AZ to close out the 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS National campaign. Practice will be on Wednesday, November 16th, with racing action on the 17th, and 18th, with the finals taking over the USA Raceway on Saturday the 19th.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National merchandise trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane’s website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
PETERSEN MEDIA: Petersen Media specializes in motorsports media constructing news releases, both pre and post race, as well as constructing email lists to keep sponsors, and fans up to date. Petersen media also utilizes today's Social Media networks to provide trackside updates to fans and sponsors, and can customize packages to fit your team’s needs.
For more information contact Sales@petersenmediainc.com, 916-342-3424, visit www.petersenmediainc.com, www.facebook.com/PetersenMedia or follow @Petersen_Media on twitter.
Stewart Blindly Charges To 12th
PETERSEN MEDIA- Shane Stewart came an unusual circumstance as he rallied from the B, and charged from deep in the field to record a 12th place finish aboard his Silva Motorsports, ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. No.57 Friday night.
Sticky track conditions wreaked havoc all night in Las Cruces, NM, but when the feature event rolled around, Stewart was able to pick his way through the field, and cross the stripe in the 12th place finish.
After a lack of passing in any of the heat races, Stewarts point totals put him on the front row of B No.3 for the evening, and the Bixby, OK native proceeded to drive away from the field aboard his Finley Farms/Lucas Oil Products/Probilt Construction backed machine, transferring him into the feature.
Shane lined up his Palmero Products/Amerikote/Wesmar powered machine in the 19th spot for the 25 lap finale, on a very sticky and fast Southern New Mexico Speedway.
As the race got underway, Stewart fell victim to a helmet malfunction, as the post that holds his tear-off's to his visor broke off, and Stewart was forced to race without any tear offs.
Finding a way to keep as much vision as he could, Stewart wheeled his ROCKSTAR/Makita machine through traffic and made the most of his situation and salvaged a 12th place finish at the stripe.
"This ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. was awesome tonight," explained Shane. "Paul gave me a great car, and the track was so fast, it was tough to pass on, and losing tear offs was just the icing on the cake. We'll be back tomorrow and be strong again.
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Shane will be back in action Saturday night for the conclusion of the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event in Las Cruces, NM.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National merchandise trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
PETERSEN MEDIA: Petersen Media specializes in motorsports media constructing news releases, both pre and post race, as well as constructing email lists to keep sponsors, and fans up to date. Petersen media also utilizes today's Social Media networks to provide trackside updates to fans and sponsors, and can customize packages to fit your team's needs.
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Podium at Short Track Nationals
PETERSEN MEDIA- One of the most prestigious and toughest races of the year occurs at the end of October annually, and during the 2011 edition, Shane Stewart piloted his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. to a third place finish during the 40-lap feature on Saturday night.
After locking himself into the main event due to his second place finish during the Thursday night portion of preliminary events, Stewart scored second in the Dash-for-Cash, lining him up on the front row of the finale.
Though he is still searching for his first career Short Track Nationals triumph, Stewart paced the field early aboard his Lucas Oil Products/Cross Creek Trucking/Wesmar powered No.57.
While out in front, Stewart and sprint car legend, Sammy Swindell, hooked up in an exciting battle, as the duo raced side by side for three laps, with Stewart working the bottom, and Swindell tip-toeing around the high, scary side of the speedway.
On the 13th lap, Swindell was able to muscle the lead from Shane, but Shane held tough in second as the leaders continued to navigate through heavy lapped traffic.
Stewart slipped back to the third spot late in the feature, and as the checkered flag waved, he chased Swindell and Bacon across the line, as he sealed the final podium position.
"This is one of those races I want so badly to win, and we had a really good car tonight," said Shane. "Sammy got by us there around the halfway point, and he was really good once he got in the clean air. I have to thank everyone who makes it possible for us to get out here."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: As the Lucas Oil ASCS National series winds down, Shane and his Silva Motorsports team will now head to Las Cruces, NM.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National merchandise trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
PETERSEN MEDIA: Petersen Media specializes in motorsports media constructing news releases, both pre and post race, as well as constructing email lists to keep sponsors, and fans up to date. Petersen media also utilizes today's Social Media networks to provide trackside updates to fans and sponsors, and can customize packages to fit your team's needs.
For more information contact Sales@petersenmediainc.com, 916-342-3424, visit www.petersenmediainc.com, www.facebook.com/PetersenMedia or follow @Petersen_Media on twitter.
Stewart Posts Pair of Top Tens at Devils Bowl
PETERSEN MEDIA- Shane Stewart had another solid weekend with the Lucas Oil ASCS National series, as he charged to a seventh place finish Friday night, and a fifth place finish Saturday night at the Devils Bowl Speedway to increase his series lead.
Lightning fast track conditions on Friday night made heat races tough for passing, and many of the top contenders in the series were marred in ‘b’ mains.
After working from seventh to fifth in his heat, Stewart was forced to take his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. to the B, where he started in the second row. The Bixby, OK native was able to get into the second spot to transfer to the feature.
Stewart would line up for the feature in the 20th position. As the green flag waved on the 25-lap affair, Stewart began picking off cars aboard his Lucas Oil Products/Probilt Construction/Wesmar powered entry.
At the half-way point, Stewart had worked his way into the top-ten, as he battled Jeff Swindell and Gary Wright.
Shane grabbed the eighth spot on the 20th lap as he came up on 7th running Dustin Morgan on the 21st lap. Morgan got out of shape, and slight contact was made between him and Stewart, but Shane would continue on.
With the checkered flag waving, Shane would cross the line in the seventh.
Saturday night action saw Stewart move from his third starting spot to pick up the win, transferring directly into the feature event.
Narrowly missing out on the re-draw, Shane would like his Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms/Palmero Properties up in the ninth spot for the 30-lap finale.
Early in the feature, Shane slipped back to the ninth spot, as he settled into the race.
As he looked to move to the top of the track to move forward, He hung the right rear off the top of the track, and had slipped back to the 12th spot.
Stewart would rebound, and make a strong surge as he was able to work back up to the eighth spot by the 15th lap.
With the track taking rubber, Stewart was still able to continue to move forward as he got passed Jack Dover and Brian Brown to take away the sixth spot by the 25th circuit.
Stewart hounded Wayne Johnson for the fifth spot over the final five laps, and was able to get past him on the 30th lap to cross the stripe in the fifth spot.
“This weekend was tough,” said Shane. “We had a sticky, fast track on Friday that was really tough to pass on, and tonight it was the polar opposite. We were fortunate to put up two solid finishes, and Paul gave me a strong car both nights.”
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: The Short Track Nationals are next on Shane’s schedule as the ROCKSTAR team will head to Little Rock. AR this weekend.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National merchandise trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane’s website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
PETERSEN MEDIA: Petersen Media specializes in motorsports media constructing news releases, both pre and post race, as well as constructing email lists to keep sponsors, and fans up to date. Petersen media also utilizes today's Social Media networks to provide trackside updates to fans and sponsors, and can customize packages to fit your team’s needs.
For more information contact Sales@petersenmediainc.com, 916-342-3424, visit www.petersenmediainc.com, www.facebook.com/PetersenMedia or follow @Petersen_Media on twitter.
Stewart Garners LoneStar Nationals
PETERSEN MEDIA- Saturday night in Kilgore, TX, Shane Stewart used another mid race pass on Gary Wright to pick up the inaugural running of the LoneStar Nationals aboard his Paul Silva owned, ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T.
The redraw put the Lucas Oil Products/Finely Farms/Wesmar powered mount in the third row, but as the race got underway, Stewart was a madman and moved to the front in a hurry.
After moving into fourth spot early, the Bixby, OK native then stalked third running Johnny Herrera for the next 10-laps.
On the 14th circuit both Herrera and Stewart slid past second running Mat Covington, and Stewart was then on the heels of Herrera for second.
With the perfectly prepared track, Stewart used both the high and low sides of the speedway, as he waited for the perfect opportunity to pounce on the driver known as "Hollywood".
On the 15th circuit, Stewart slid up in front of his closest competitor in the season long points chase, as he eyed Gary Wright for the second consecutive night.
As Stewart hounded the Hall of Famer, he finally made the pass around Wright on the 22nd lap to take over the lead.
On a lap 23 restart, Jason Johnson slid past Stewart heading into the first corner, but the driver of the Cross Creek Trucking/Palmero Properties/Probilt Construction mount returned the favor in the third turn and went on to pick up the win.
"It is so awesome to win a big race like this towards the end of the year," said Shane. "This place was awesome tonight, and Paul nailed the setup on this ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. so hopefully we're just as good next week at Devils Bowl."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Stewart will now turn his attention to the Winter Nationals at the Devils Bowl Speedway on Friday Octover 21, and Saturday October 22.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National merchandise trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
PETERSEN MEDIA: Petersen Media specializes in motorsports media constructing news releases, both pre and post race, as well as constructing email lists to keep sponsors, and fans up to date. Petersen media also utilizes today's Social Media networks to provide trackside updates to fans and sponsors, and can customize packages to fit your team's needs.
For more information contact Sales@petersenmediainc.com, 916-342-3424, visit www.petersenmediainc.com, www.facebook.com/PetersenMedia or follow @Petersen_Media on twitter.
Stewart Powers ROCKSTAR/Makita Mount to Third
PETERSEN MEDIA- Friday night during the preliminary night of the Lonestar Nationals, Shane Stewart charged his way through the field and notched a third place finish from his 16th starting position, and locked his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. into the first four rows of the Saturday night feature.
With a slightly altered format in place for the special event, Stewart’s charge from ninth to fourth in his heat, barely transferred him into the feature, and rather than qualify for the re-draw, the Bixby, OK would roll off for the 30-lap feature in the 16th position.
When the feature event got underway, Stewart’s machine was visibly one of the strongest cars on the track as he was able to put his Paul Silva prepared machine all over the track as he charged through thick traffic.
As Stewart reached the top ten, he picked off the liekes of Brian Brow, Jack Dover, and Danny Wood, as he then set his sights on Gary Wright for the third position.
Over the last five laps, Stewart and his Finely Farms/Cross Creek Trucking/Wesmar powered machine hounded the veteran, as he finally made the pass with three laps to go to secure the show position, and locked himself into the first four rows of the Saturday night feature.
“This ROCKSTAR/Makita machine was on a rail tonight,” said Shane. “Paul gave me a great car, and anytime you come from that far back in one of these races it makes you feel good, and shows how good the equipment we have is.”
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Stewart will be back in action at the Lonestar Speedway for the finale Saturday night.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National merchandise trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane’s website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
PETERSEN MEDIA: Petersen Media specializes in motorsports media constructing news releases, both pre and post race, as well as constructing email lists to keep sponsors, and fans up to date. Petersen media also utilizes today's Social Media networks to provide trackside updates to fans and sponsors, and can customize packages to fit your team’s needs.
For more information contact Sales@petersenmediainc.com, 916-342-3424, visit www.petersenmediainc.com, www.facebook.com/PetersenMedia or follow @Petersen_Media on twitter.
Shane Fifth at Fall Nationals
PETERSEN MEDIA- Saturday night at the Silver Dollar Speedway, Shane Stewart wrapped up the Fall Nationals with a fifth place finish.
Rolling off in the fourth position for the 40-lap finale, Stewart was right in the mix of things as the top four raced in a pack for the duration of the race.
As the lead pack quickly distanced themselves form the field, Shane diced in lapped traffic with Roger Crockett, Tim Kaeding, and Shane Golobic.
With the race track narrow, passing was rough as the front runners couldn’t seem to find a way around one another.
Laps continued to click off, and Stewart aboard the Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking/Wesmar powered Maxim continued to hound third running Crockett as he searched both high and low around the racy ¼ mile oval.
With four laps to go, Shane drifted too high in turns three and four, and Johnny Hererra was able to sneak by and steal the fourth spot.
At the stripe, Shane held onto the fifth spot capping off his 2011 Fall Nationals.
Stewart kicked the night off by timing in with the third fastest lap of the 57 360 winged sprint cars checked into the pit area. Shane then went on to win his heat race, and charge to fourth in the dash from his seventh place starting spot.
ON TAP: Shane will next compete at the Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas in his familiar ROCKSTAR/Makita A.R.T. on October 13-15th.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane’s website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
PETERSEN MEDIA: Petersen Media specializes in motorsports media constructing news releases, both pre and post race, as well as constructing email lists to keep sponsors, and fans up to date. Petersen media also utilizes today's Social Media networks to provide trackside updates to fans and sponsors, and can customize packages to fit your team’s needs.
Stewart Storms Back to Eighth
PETERSEN MEDIA- Though he had one of the fastest cars on the track Friday night in Chico, CA, Shane Stewart over came a lap nine incident to rally from 22nd to an eighth place finish to open the Fall Nationals.
Rolling off for the 30 lap feature in the fourth spot, Stewart quickly moved his Finley Farms Racing No.77 entry into the third spot by lap two, before overtaking Willie Croft for the second spot on the fourth lap.
Once in second, Stewart quickly closed in on early race leader, Andy Gregg, as he battled for the top spot.
As the two leaders battled through thick lapped traffic, Stewart got under Gregg on the eighth circuit as they battled back and fourth.
On the ninth circuit, as Stewart looked to go around Gregg on the high side, a lapped car moved up in front of Stewart, knocking him of the race track, and forcing him to reset to the back of the pack.
From that point on, Shane simply put on a clinic as he carved his way through the field aboard his Paul Silva tuned machine.
Over the last four laps, Stewart made quick work of Shane Golobic, Andy Forsberg, and Sean Becker to creep into the eighth spot at the finish line.
“We had an awesome car tonight,” said Shane. “I have to thank Jason and Scott Finley for giving me a solid ride for this weekend. I was fortunate enough to have Paul (Silva) come out with me and work on this thing. We had a car to win, but a lapped car made an interesting move in front of us which really knocked us out of contention.”
Stewart timed in with the eighth quickest lap of the 54 cars in the pits before winning his heat, and running fourth in the dash.
ON TAP: Shane will be back in action at the Silver Dollar Speedway Saturday night.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane’s website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
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Stewart Surges to 8th Aboard ROCKSTAR/Makita Mount
PETERSEN MEDIA- After getting caught up in a heat race tangle, Shane Stewart powered his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. entry from 16th in the B, to an eighth place finish in a non-stop feature event Saturday night at the Lucas Oil Speedway.
The night started off horribly for the current points leader, as front end damage during the heat race, put the Silva Motorsports team behind the eight ball, and marred deep in of the nights semi-mains.
Lining up in the 16th position in the "first" semi-main, Stewart simply put his Lucas Oil/Probilt Construction/Wesmar powered entry where the other cars weren't as he carved is way to the second position, transferring him into the 30-lap feature event at the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks".
Lining up 20th, Shane powered his Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking/Palmero Properties both high and low as he carved his way through the star studded field.
Shane excited the crowd as he was able to drive past the likes of Brady Bacon, Zach Chappel, and Johnny Herrera as he worked his way into the top ten.
Stewart snuck around Tony Bruce, Jr late to take the eighth spot, and began to stalk Gary Wright for the seventh spot as the white flag flew.
Over the duration of the last lap, Stewart was able to pull his Paul Silva prepared mount alongside the Hall of Famer, but was unable to make the pass for seventh and settled for an eighth place finish.
The most impressive fact about the night, was the 30-lap feature rolled off without any caution flags.
"This car was awesome tonight," said Shane. "We got a raw deal in our heat race, which will happen, but Paul gave me a great car and we were able to come from deep in both the B, and the A which helps out a lot for points."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Shane will now head to Chico, California this weekend to compete in the Fall Nationals aboard the Finley Farms No.77 entry Friday and Saturday.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
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7th Place Finish During Return to ROCKSTAR/Makita
PETERSEN MEDIA- Following a brief stint competing in Canada with Joe Gaerte and Tim Norman, Shane Stewart returned to the cockpit of his Silva Motorsports, ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. and picked up a seventh place finish Friday night at the Lucas Oil Speedway during Lucas Oil ASCS National competition.
With 66 cars checked into the pit area, Stewart was lined up in the fourth spot of his heat race. Making the most of his pill draw, Shane proceeded to work his way into the second spot, putting his Finley Farms/Lucas Oil/Wesmar powered entry into the top eighth re-draw.
The seven pill lined Stewart up in the fourth row of the 25 lap feature event.
As the race got underway, Shane held on to his seventh position as he searched the slicked off track for the quickest way around.
The 2011 Knoxville 360 Nationals Champion was able to work his way around the high side of the speedway as he grab the sixth spot on the eighth circuit, as he set his sights on the top-five.
Shane was able to work his way into the top five at the midway point of the show, as he continued to manhandle his mount around the race track.
On the 15th lap while running solidly in the fifth position, Shane checked up slightly in lapped traffic, and fell back to the seventh spot.
Over the last ten-laps, Stewart and Dustin Morgan dueled for the sixth spot, but Morgan was able to narrowly fend Shane off.
At the stripe Stewart was able to hang on to the seventh spot, and continue to hold the series points lead in the championship standings.
"The track was awesome tonight, and very racy," explained Stewart. "I think we just guessed wrong on our set up, as strong as we could have been during the feature. We win as a team and lose as a team, and we will be back tomorrow to hopefully win this race for Hockett."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Shane and the JG Motorsports team will team up for one final race on Wednesday in Hartford, MI as they will take on the World Of Outlaws.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at www.facebook.com/ShaneStewartRacing.
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Stewart Fifth at Canadian Nationals Finale
PETERSEN MEDIA- During the final night of the Candaian Nationals, Shane Stewart scored a fifth place finish while driving the DDNI/All Star Performance/GLR Investments/JG Motorsports No. 3G at the Ohsweken Speedway.
After timing in with the third fastest lap during his group qualifying sessions, Stewart then proceeded to pick up his third heat race win of the weekend, locking him into the Canadian Nationals feature event, and more importantly putting him into the revenge draw.
During the revenge draw, Alain Bergeron elected to hand his four pill to Shane, putting Shane in the second row for the feature event.
As the green flag waved on the feature, it was apparent that the Gaerte/Norman entry was a little off, as Shane fell back a few spots initially.
With laps clicking off, Shane was able to work his way back into the top five after a nifty pass on Justin Barger late in the feature.
The race came to a close, and Stewart was able to secure a fifth place finish.
"We were really good all weekend, and even early tonight," explained Shane. "I'm not sure what it was but we just missed it a little in the feature. I have a blast coming to this event, and racing with Tim, and Joe, and it's disappointing to be a fifth place car tonight because these guys deserve much better."
ON TAP: Shane and the JG Motorsports team will team up for one final race on Wednesday in Hartford, MI as they will take on the World Of Outlaws.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
Shane Scores Again
PETERSEN MEDIA- For the second night in a row, Shane Stewart scored a win at the Ohsweken Speedway during the Night Before the Nationals event on Friday night, locking him into the Saturday night championship finale.
The format from Friday was simple, no 'B' mains, and the top-five finishers from each heat would be split into two twin-15 lap feature events with each winner being guaranteed a starting spot in the Saturday finale.
Stewart made it easy in his All Star Performance/DDNI/GLR Investments No.3g as he picked up another heat race win, giving him a front row start in the first 15-lap feature.
As the green flag waved on the event, Stewart rocketed away from the field, as the Oklahoma native set a torrid pace.
In the shoot-out, Stewart was able to guide his Tim Norman/Joe Gaerte/JG Chassis through lapped traffic, and pick up yet another win at the Ohsweken Speedway, making it his fifth win in seven chances.
"These guys continue to give me a great car, and I couldn't be any happier," said Shane. "Like I said last night winning these races is great, but we are really focused on winning the big one tomorrow night."
ON TAP: Shane and the JG Motorsports team will wrap up the Canadian Nationals on Saturday night as the team looks for their third consecutive title.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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Shane Sensational in Canada
PETERSEN MEDIA- Shane Stewart kept about his winning ways at the Canadian Nationals as the two-time and defending champion of the event picked off the opening night of action Thursday night at the Ohsweken Speedway.
Stewart again teamed with car owners Tim Norman, and Joe Gaerte as the trio looks for their third consecutive event title. This year All Star Performance, DDNI, and GLR Investments came on board giving the 3g a new look!
With 52 cars on hand, Shane lined his All Star Performance/DDNI/Gaerte powered No.3g up in the second row of the fifth heat. Stewart wasted no time showing his speed as he was able to race to the lead of the heat coming off of turn two on the first lap.
Shane would not be challenged as he raced to the win, qualifying for the top 12 redraw, where he would proceed to pull a 1 pill putting him on the front row of the feature.
The 20-lap feature event was simply dominated by Shane Stewart. After racing his way to the lead on the initial start, the only thing that could slow down the Joe Gaerte/Tim Norman mount was a couple of caution flags as the 2011 360 Nationals Champion was never seriously challenged for the top spot.
As the checkered flag waved on the event, it was Stewart posting his fourth win in just six career starts at the Canadian track, raising his 2011 total to 10.
"I love coming up here and running with Tim and Joe," explained Stewart. "When they give you a car as good as this one tonight, you almost feel like you have to win. This thing was bad fast tonight so hopefully we can have a strong week, and pick up the big win on Saturday night."
ON TAP: Shane will return to action again on Friday night at the Ohsweken Speedway for The Night Before the Nationals event.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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Stewart Sails to Second at Selinsgrove
PETERSEN MEDIA: Saturday night at the Selinsgrove Speedway, Shane Stewart charged his Scott McClaren owned No.21 from his sixth place starting spot, to a stout second place finish during the 11th Annual Mach 1 Chassis National Open.
During the early stages of the 35-lap feature, Stewart methodically worked his way through the field, as he took over the third position on the eighth lap.
Once in third, Shane then began to track down second running, Davie Franek.
On the tenth circuit, the best race on the track was for the second position, as Stewart relentlessly pressured Franek, as he fought for second.
The 13th lap proved to be a good one for Shane as he finally overtook Franek for good, and his sights were set on leader, Logan Schuchart, who had stretched his lead while Stewart battled for second.
As the leaders worked their way through traffic, the lone caution of the feature flew on lap 22, putting Stewart on the rear bumper of Schucart.
The restart saw Schucart pull away from Shane, and Shane remained hot on his trails over the final 13 circuits.
At the stripe, it was Stewart ending his east coast trip with McClaren in the 2nd position.
"We had a pretty good car tonight, and I can't thank Scott enough for the chance to come out here and race his car again," said Stewart. "His guys are awesome, and I would of loved to grab another win for them, but we didn't get the greatest restart after that caution.
ON TAP: Shane will now bolt his seat into the Norman/Gaerte 3g for a race in Hartford, MI on Friday September 9th, as the team prepares for a run at their third Canadian Nationals crown.
STAY CONNECTED: Don't forget to check out www.shanestewart.com to stay updated on Shane, or 'like' him on facebook at www.facebook.com/shanestewartracing.
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Stewart Fights Back to 12th at New Egypt
PETERSEN MEDIA- Tuesday night, Shane Stewart once again teamed up with Scott McClaren and climbed aboard McClaren's potent No. 21 for the Jersey Rush 410 event at New Egypt Speedway.
Shane gridded the feature in the sixth position amongst the star studded 22 car field assembled at the ultra fast half mile.
With the race going green, Stewart began working his way forward as he trailed Fred Rahmer early in the feature while running in the 5th spot.
As Stewart continued to pressure Rahmer, trouble arose on the 10th circuit. Davey Sammons spun in turn four and tagged the guard rail, as Stewart came through the same spot on the track, he took avasive action and spun to avoid contact, only causing damage to his nose wing.
Fortunately Stewart would be able to continue on, but the current Lucas Oil ASCS point leader would have to tag the rear of the field.
Over the last portion of the race, Stewart faugh his car as he manhandled it around the track minus the nose wing, causing a wicked push, and multiple wheelies.
When the 30-lap tout came to a close Stewart had worked his way back up to the 12th finishing spot.
"We had a pretty good car tonight, and I have to thank Scott for giving me the chance to drive for him again," said Stewart. "We just got caught up in a little bad luck, but were able to make the most out of a bad situation."
ON TAP: Stewart will again team pilot McClaren's No. 21 on Friday September 2nd at the historic Williams Grove Speedway.
STAY CONNECTED: Stay up to date with Shane by either visiting his website, www.shanestewart.com, or "liking" him on facebook at www.facebook.com/shanestewartracing.
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Stewart Returns ROCKSTAR/Makita to Husets Victory Lane
PETERSEN MEDIA- Sunday night at Husets Speedway in Brandon, South Dakota, Shane Stewart bested the 18-car field and picked up his second win of the season at the track aboard his Silva Motorsports ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T.
After timing in with the sixth quickest time of the night, Shane then worked his way from his fourth starting spot in his heat race, to a second place finish behind Terry McCarly, transferring him into the feature.
Shane gridded the field from the fifth spot, but quickly moved into the third position, right on the heels of McCarl, and Chuck McGillivray.
As Shane pressured the second running McCarl during the early stages of the race, he was finally able to power his Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/Wesmar powered entry around McCarl and take over the second spot on the fifth lap.
With McGillivray now in his sights, Shane continued to put his Cross Creek Trucking/Palmero Properties/Probilt Construction on the cushion and erase McGillivray's early advantage.
On the 15th circuit, Shane was able to drive around McGillivray and take over the lead, which he would not relinquish.
Stewart was masterful through traffic over the final 10-laps as he raced on to pick up his second win of the season at Husets, and ninth overall in 2011.
"The car was awesome tonight," explained the jubilant Stewart. "Paul and Cory gave me a great ROCKSTAR/Makita car, and I was able to get up to the leaders early, get to the lead, and really make the top work to my advantage."
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
Mechanical Gremlins Slow Stewart at Jackson Finale
PETERSEN MEDIA- Saturday night at the finale of the 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals, Shane Stewart was navigating his way through traffic towards the front of the field, when motor issues forced his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. entry to the pits with justfive markers remaining.
After starting the feature in the 13th spot, Stewart quickly began charging his way through the field as he quickly broke insidethe top ten.
While battling past Seth Bergman, Stewart then spent the next three circuits working on Gregg Bakker for the eighth spot.
Finally securing the eighth position on the tenth circuit, Stewart then began applying pressure to Jake Peters for the seventh spot.
Stewart was abel to continually apply heavy pressure to Peters,as he showed the nose of his Cross Creek Trucking/Lucas Oil Products/Wesmar powered entry several times before taking the seventh spot on the 15 circuit.
The next car in sight of the Probilt Construction/Finley Farms/Palmero Properties entry was Brady Bacon. Stewart began reelingin the youngster as the race began drawing to a close.
Trouble arose on the 20th circuit, with just five laps to go, as Stewart's machine lost power and he was forced to relinquish the seventh position and head pitside, where he would end his night five laps too soon, and be scored in the 18th position after the checkered flag flew on the event.
"We had a pretty good car tonight, and were getting through traffic really well," said Shane."We lost power to the ROCKSTAR/Makita car with about five laps to go and that was that. We'll look things over and take care of everything."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks, ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Built Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets,Huggins Cams, BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
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ROCKSTAR/Makita Machine Scores 6th at Jackson
Petersen Media- Friday Night, Shane Stewart and his ROCKSTAR/Makita team returned to action with the Lucas Oil/ASCS National Tour for the opening night of the 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals, and Stewart was able to work his way forward from his eighth starting spot, to score a sixth place finish at the checkered flag.
The initial star was waved off after an opening lap flip, and when the race finally got underway, Stewart was able to grab the seventh spot on the very narrow racing surface.
As the race clicked off the initial 15 laps at a torrid pace, track position was huge on the slicked off speedway, as cars fought to keep their position on the bottom of the track.
After the caution waved on the 15th circuit, Shane and his Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/ Wemar powered entry sat in the sixth position with just five circuits remaining on what was a single file, freight train race.
The restart saw Shane show Jake Peters his nose wing as he looked under the fifth place runner to overtake the fifth spot, but the opening closed up and Shane maintained in the sixth position.
As the final laps clicked off, Shane was able to hang on to the sixth position as the checkered flag waved.
"Track position was huge tonight," explained Stewart.. "There wasn't a whole lot of passing tonight, and you had to beat the guy in front of you back to the bottom if you wanted to move forward. We were able to do that a couple of times, but hopefully were able to get a little better tomorrow night so we can compete for the win."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Up next for the ROCKSTAR/Makita team will compete in the final night of the 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals on Saturday August, 20.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/ShaneStewartRacing
Forgettable Fargo For Stewart and ROCKSTAR/Makita
PETERSEN MEDIA- Just days after his memorable Knoxville Nationals run, Shane Stewart and his ROCKSTAR/Makita team returned to action at the Red River Valley Speedway in Fargo, ND on Wednesday where Shane's night came to an early end.
The All Star Circuit of Champions sanctioned event got off to a bright start for the driver of the Silva Motorsports/Lucas Oil Products/A.R.T. as Stewart timed in with the 8th quickest lap of the 40 cars assembled.
In heat race action, Stewart lined his Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms/Wesmar powered entry up in the sixth spot, where he then proceeded to work his way into the fourth and final transfer spot, to advance into the 30-lap feature event.
The feature event saw Stewart line up in the 7th position in the 24-car star studded feature. As the race got underway Shane felt out his Paul Silva prepared mount on the tricky track as he settled in.
With the race waring on, it was apparent something wasn't correct on Stewarts car, and he opted to head pitside on the seventh lap after a near spin.
"Something just felt a little off tonight," said Shane. "We were rolling around, and I just couldn't get comfortable and opted to pull off before I tore something up. We will see if we can figure it out and head on to Jackson, MN this weekend to meet back up with the Lucas Oil ASCS series."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Up next for the ROCKSTAR/Makita team will be a trip to the Amsoil Speedway in Superior, WI on Tuesday, August 16th.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/ShaneStewartRacing
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Shane Sensational Aboard ROCKSTAR/Makita Mount at Nationals
PETERSEN MEDIA: After charging through the B during his prelim night, Shane Stewart continued his charge all though the weekend aboard his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. that was capped off by an astounding 17th-2nd place run at the 51st Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals.
When the 50-lap race went green, Stewart began feeling out the track as he began his charge to the front, as he was up to the 12th position, when the second stoppage of the race occured on the 14th circuit.
On the lap 14 restart, the Lucas Oil Products/Probilt Construction/Wesmar powered machine began making the biggest moves of the night.
Stewart was able to get around Brian Brown, and Sam Hafertepe, Jr as he worked his Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms/Palmero Properties machine into the top-10 by the 15th circuit.
Over the next two laps, Stewart was able to power his ROCKSTAR/Makita machine around Tim Shaffer, and Mark Dobmeier as he clawed into the sixth running position.
The caution flag flew on lap 27, as it allowed teams to refuel for the second half of the race with Stewart sitting in the sixth spot.
When the race restarted, Stewart was able to quickly get around Dale Blaney to take over the fifth spot, as he pressured Jason Meyers for the fourth position. As the duo turned up the heat, Meyers lost his power plant on the 35th lap putting Shane in the fourth spot.
After getting around Daryn Pitman on the 41st lap to take over the third spot, Shane set his sights on the lead duo of Donny Schatz and Sammy Swindell as his Paul Silva prepared car was coming on strong.
The 48th lap saw Shane slide into the second spot and it was evident that he was reeling in race leader, Donny Schatz as the checkered flag flew, ending is stellar run though the field.
"I was surprised when I saw the white flag waving that quick," explained Stewart. "That race clicked off laps in a hurry, but this ROCKSTAR/Makita car was simply awesome tonight, and all weekend," continued Shane. "I've got to thank all my fans, my team and my sponsors for making this such a fun and exciting weekend."
Friday night the ROCKSTAR/Makita team was in action, as Stewart charged form 17th to second in the first ever Race of Champions before charging from 13th to third in the Greater Chevrolet Dealers of Iowa World Challenge.
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Up next for the ROCKSTAR/Makita team will be a trip to the Amsoil Speedway in Superior, WI on Tuesday, August 16th.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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Shane Charges from 24th to 4th to Open Knoxville Nationals with ROCKSTAR/Makita
Shane Stewart used the most of his last lap pass in the B-main to transfer into the feature. Once in the feature, Stewart simply put on a show as he charged his Silva Motorsports ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. to a fourth place finish from the 24th starting position.
A sixth place finish in his heat sent Shane to the Last Chance Qualifier for one final shot at making the feature.
After starting in the eighth position, Shane slid in front of Bronson Maeschen in the first set of corners on the final lap the secure the fourth and final transfer position into the feature event.
Doug Clark's green flag waved , and the Bixby, OK native simply continued his charge that transferred him into the feature event.
With the caution flag waving on the eighth lap, Stewart had already advanced his Lucas Oil Products/Cross Creek Trucking/Wesmar powered machine into the 13th position.
As the race resumed Stewart kept onward to the front as he diced both high and low, through heavy traffic, as he continued to climb into the top ten.
The red flag waved on the 17th lap, and Stewart was up to fifth , behind Steve Kinser, with just eight laps remaining in the feature.
When the field went back green, Shane slid his Finley Farms/Palmero Properties/Probilt Construction entry under 'the King' to secure the fourth spot with his sights set on Brad Sweet.
The caution again waved on the 23rd lap, putting Stewart on Sweet's rear bumper with just two laps remaining.
The restart saw Sweet wiggle away, and Stewart held fourth to end his amazing charge from 24th to a fourth place finish, putting him ninth in Nationals points after tonight's action.
"I definitely would of liked to start this thing a little closer to the front tonight," explained Stewart. "Coming from 24th to fourth at the Knoxville Nationals is truly a testament to this ROCKSTAR/Makita team. My guys gave me a great car, and we had a really strong run tonight."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Up next for the ROCKSTAR/Makita team will be the Friday night festivities for the Knoxville Nationals.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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ROCKSTAR/Makita Marches to Third at Front Row Challenge
PETERSEN MEDIA: Fresh off of his big 360 Nationals win on Saturday night, Shane Stewart kicked off the biggest week of the year in the sprint car world by charging his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. from his 10th starting spot to a third place finish at the Front Row Challenge Monday night.
Stewart was a rocket ship early as he quickly began marching his way forward in the star-studded feature.
Over the first nine laps, Stewart had advanced into the seventh position. A lap nine caution bunched the field back up, and Stewart really turned up the heat.
On the restart, Stewart quickly advanced his Lucas Oil Products/Palmero Properties/Shaver powered entry into the fifth spot, and was pressuring Cody Darrah for the fourth spot when the caution waved again on lap 12.
With the race resuming, the Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms/Probilt Construction entry got around Darrah for fourth, and Shane had his sites set on third running Daryn Pitman.
Stewart muscled his way past Pitman on the 18th lap and began reeling in the lead duo of Brad Sweet and Sammy Swindell.
On the 20th circuit, Shane had a monster run going on the lead pack, but the red flag flew on lap 21, stopping the race and killing Stewarts charge.
With four laps to go when the race resumed, Stewart held onto his third position at the stripe, kicking off his Nationals week on a strong note.
"This ROCSTAR/Makita car was awesome tonight," said Shane. "Being able to run up from 10th like that, and having a car capable of winning against a field like that is a good night. Now we will get this thing ready for our prelim night on Wednesday and see what we can do."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
Stewart Masters 360 Nationals Aboard ROCKSTAR/Makita Machine
For the second year in a row, Shane Stewart kicked off the biggest week in sprint car racing by picking up his second consecutive 360 Nationals crown and third overall Saturday night.
By way of his outstanding qualifying night, Stewart was the top point earner, putting his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. entry on the pole for the 30-lap championship finale.
Stewart was able to withstand two early red flags, and as the race finally got into a flow, he kept a very strong early pace, as Sammy Swindell moved into the second spot and began to apply pressure.
After the final restart on lap 11, Stewart was able get a strong jump over Swindell as he continued to utilize the low side of the speedway while Swindell continued to hammer the top.
From that point on, the Lucas Oil Products/Probilt Construction/Wesmar powered entry was never challenged, and Stewart picked up the popular win.
"This is just awesome to come out here and win this thing again with ROCKSTAR, and Makita on board," said a jubilant Stewart. "We had such a good car last night, and that put us in great position for tonight, and Paul and everyone gave me a great car."
ON TAP: Up next for the ROCKSTAR/Makita team will be a trip to the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, IA for the Front Row Challenge on Monday night.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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Stewart Marches ROCKSTAR/Makita Machine to Third
Friday night during prelimary action of the Knoxville 360 Nationals, Shane Stewart charged from his seventh starting position to complete to podium and tally a third place finish aboard his Silva Motorsports, ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T.
The night got off to a quick start for Shane as he timed in with the third quickest lap of the 48 cars assembled for the Friday night portion of the event.
During heat race action, Stewart made quick work from his sixth starting spot, as he quickly advanced into the second spot as he began to pressure Tony Schilling for the top spot. Stewart would settle for the second spot aboard his Lucas Oil Produts/Finley Farms/Wesmar powered entry, transferring him into the 20-lap feature.
As the green flag waved on the feature, Stewart used patience and precision to carve his way through traffic as he charged his way forward.
By the fifth lap Stewart had worked his was past Tim Shaffer to crack the top-five as he began working on Randy Hannagan for the fourth spot.
The 12th circuit saw Shane charge around Hannagan to take the fourth spot, before the Probilt Construction/Palmero Properties/Cross Creek Trucking mount got past Ryan Anderson for the third spot on the 15th lap.
The final five laps saw the Paul Silva tuned machine make ground on the second running Wayne Johnson, but as the checkered flag flew Stewart held his third spot.
"We had a really fast ROCKSTAR/Makita car tonight," explained Stewart. "Paul and all my guys worked their tails off and we were on a rail all night. We will see how the points shape up and come back tomorrow and try to win this deal."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Up next for the ROCKSTAR/Makita team will be the Saturday night finale of the Knoxville 360 Nationals in Knoxville, IA.
MERCH: Brand new 2011 shirts are in stock and are available in the ASCS National souveneir trailer, the Silva Motorsports trailer, or on Shane's website.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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ROCKSTAR/Makita Machine Tallies Second to End Western Swing
After locking himself into the feature by way of his fourth place finish Friday night, Shane Stewart powered his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. to a second place finish Saturday during the finale of the Bullring Nationals at the Placerville Speedway, putting an exclamation point on the Lucas Oil ASCS National 2011 western swing.
After the rest of the field ran heat races and points were tallied, Stewart found himself drawing the number two pill, putting him on the front row of the 35-lap feature alongside Friday night winner, Wayne Johnson.
It was Stewart getting the early jump in the Lucas Oil Products/Palmero Properties/Cross Creek Trucking entry, but Johnson was hot on his trails.
As, Stewart continued to pound the top of race track, Johnson was able to sneak underneath him on the 11th circuit as the leaders were in heavy lapped traffic.
The middle stages of the race saw four cautions in eight laps, with Stewart still holding strong in the second position.
After the final restart on lap 23, Stewart continued to pressure Johnson, but Johnson was able to hold Stewart off, and Shane secured the second position.
"It's a little disappointing to run second tonight, because this was a race I wanted to win very bad with so many friends and sponsors in the house all weekend," said Shane. "Paul gave me a good ROCKSTAR/Makita car, I just got bottled up in traffic and Wayne (Johnson) guessed right."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Shane and his Silva Motorsports team will now turn their attention to the coveted 360 Knoxville Nationals in Knoxville, IA. Shane's prelim night is set for Friday August 5.
MERCH: Stop by the trailer after the races or visit the ASCS National Souvenir trailer to pick up a fresh 2011 Shane Stewart T-shirt.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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Stewart Guides ROCKSTAR/Makita to Fourth at Bullring Nationals Opener
PETERSEN MEDIA: Friday night at the Placerville Speedway, Shane Stewart piloted his Silva Motorsports ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. to a fourth place finish, locking himself into Saturday night's feature on the tricky slicked off racing surface.
By way of winning the second heat race from the pole, Stewart lined his Pro Bilt Construction/Lucas Oil Products/Wesmar powered machine up in the ninth position for the 30-lap contest.
With the race getting underway, Stewart was quickly on the prowl, as he advanced to the 7th position on the first lap before the caution flag waved.
Utilizing the restart to his advantage, Shane was then able to power his Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking/Palmero Properties past Sean Becker in the third and fourth turns by way of a text book slide job to over take the sixth spot.
As the next five laps clicked off, Stewart applied heavy pressure to fifth running Gary Wright, before sliding in front of the veteran on the seventh lap as the caution again waved negating Shane's pass putting him back in the sixth spot.
On the ensuing restart, the ROCKSTAR/Makita machine was able to slide up in front of Wright for fifth, as he then set his sights on Jonathan Allard.
Over the next six laps Stewart applied heavy pressure to Allard as he worked both the top and bottom of the extremely slick race track looking for an opening to get past the 2011 Dirt Cup Champion.
On the 14th marker, Shane was able to again slide in front of Allard in turns three and four, to over take the fourth spot, and the caution fell on lap 15 in Stewart's favor as the field was bunched up and he was on the rear bumper of third running, Brady Bacon.
The restart on lap 15 saw Shane continue to hound Bacon, as the duo ran side by side at times, with Stewart continuing to challenge for the third spot.
On the 27th lap, Stewart was able to muscle his way past Bacon, but the caution again flew negating Stewart's pass.
The last three laps saw Stewart continue to pressure Bacon, and as the checkered flew, Bacon narrowly beat Stewart to the stripe as Shane held the fourth spot locking himself into Saturday nights finale.
"Any time you're able to charge from ninth to fourth and lock yourself into tomorrow feature is a good night," explained Stewart. "Paul and my guys gave me a great car, and I was able to maneuver the ROCKSTAR/Makita car really well through traffic tonight, and hopefully tomorrow the track is a little better and we can be standing in victory lane."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Shane and his Silva Motorsports team will return to action Saturday night for the finale of the Bullring Nationals at the high-banked Placerville Speedway in Placerville, CA.
MERCH: Stop by the trailer after the races or visit the ASCS National Souvenir trailer to pick up a fresh 2011 Shane Stewart T-shirt.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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Shane Picks Off Pair of Top-10's for ROCKSTAR/Makita
PETERSEN MEDIA- For over a week, Shane Stewart and his Silva Motorsports team sat in the Pacific Northwest, watching it rain and wash out yet another weekend of events. This weekend the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour shifted to Cottage Grove, OR and Stewart climbed back into the cockpit of his ROCKSTAR/Makita backed sprinter and picked up fifth and seventh place finishes over the weekend.
On Friday night, a sixth to second run in his heat race transferred the Lucas Oil Products/Cross Creek Trucking/A.R.T. mount directly into the feature and the top eight redraw, where Shane would pull a seven pill, lining him up in the fourth row for the 30-lap contest.
The unusually tacky Cottage Grove Speedway made passing tough early in the feature, as Stewart grabbed the sixth spot with the waving of the green flag.
As the race slowed early due to a pair of cautions, Stewart was able to muscle his way past Jeff Swindell to take over the fifth spot.
As laps continued to tick off at a fast pace with the hooked up track, Shane put pressure on the fourth running, Johnny Herrera, over the final circuits for the fourth spot, but took the checkered flag on the bumper of Herrera's No.45x machine.
Saturday night got off to a strong start for the Pro Bilt Construction/Palmero Properties/Wesmar powered machine, as Stewart capitalized on his pole starting spot in his heat picking off the win, and transferring directly into the 35-lap finale.
Rolling off in the eighth spot, Stewart held his spot over the early stages of the race as he utilized both the high side and the bottom of the track as he worked toward cracking the top five.
After getting past Seth Bergman on the 10th circuit to grab the seventh spot, Stewart was then able to muscle his was around Johnny Herrera to move into the sixth spot on the 13th lap.
As laps continued to click off, Stewart began applying heavy pressure to Roger Crockett for the fifth spot with 10-laps remaining.
On the 21st lap, Stewart drifted high, and off the racing surface and dropped from his sixth spot back to the ninth spot.
Over the last 14-laps, Stewart was able to regroup his ROCKSTAR/Makita No.57 machine and work his way back to the seventh spot as the checkered flag flew.
"This wasn't exactly the weekend we had hoped for here at Cottage Grove," explained Stewart. "Friday the track was tricky and a little different then it has been in the past and passing was tough, and tonight we were okay, and I think we were better then a seventh place car, but I have to thank Paul, ROCKSTAR/Makita and all my sponsors for getting me out here."
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch's RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Up next for the ROCKSTAR/Makita team will be a trip back to California for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour's first trip to the high-banked Placerville Speedway in Placerville, CA. The last time Stewart and his Silva Motorsports team visited the tight bullring, Stewart was victorious after a hard fought battle with the late Jesse Hockett in 2009.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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Westward HO! Stewart Leads ROCKSTAR/Makita into ASCS Wild West Swing
PETERSEN MEDIA: After several weeks off from competing with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour, Shane Stewart and his ROCKSTAR/Makita/Silva Motorsports team head to the West coast for six nights of action at three different tracks kicking off in Washington this weekend.
The West coast swing is one Stewart is particularly fond of because in the years prior to him hitting the road on the national scene, him and now car owner, Paul Silva, made their rounds out west driving for Mike Doyle in the potent Doyle’s Harley Davidson Machine.
Stewart and his team will first check into the Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, WA for the Fifth Annual Fred Brownfield Memorial. Stewart and Paul Silva have been very successful at this event in the past as they captured the first two editions of this race in 2007 and 2008 before charging to eighth from the B in 2009, and grabbing the second spot in 2010.
Following two nights of action in Washington, the series sets its sites to the racy Cottage Grove Speedway, in Cottage Grove, OR. The Cottage Grove Speedway has been one Stewart has had great runs at and picked off numerous wins. The last two years at the track Stewart has picked up a win and a fourth with the series. Early this year during a 410ci event at the track The ROCSKTAR/Makita A.R.T. was on its way to a victory before motor issues ended Shane’s night prematurely.
New to the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour schedule in 2011 is two nights of action at the tight confines of Placerville Speedway in Placerville, CA. Though new to the schedule on the national scene, this place is familiar to Stewart and car owner, Paul Silva as Silva grew up at the track and got his start as a car owner racing at this facility. The last time the duo made an appearance at this speedway was in 2009 when Stewart made a late race pass around the late, great, Jesse Hockett, to grab the win in front of a jam-packed crowd.
“I’m definitely looking forward to getting out West,” said Shane. “Paul and I worked for Doyle a few years ago and ran these tracks several times a season and had a lot of success at them. It’s also special because a lot of our sponsors are out West, and they don’t get a chance to watch us race, and its nice to show them what we do week in, and week out.”
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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Shane Stewart Picks Off Jackson Spring Nationals Aboard ROCKSTAR/Makita Mount
Friday night, Shane Stewart and his ROCKSTAR/Makita team checked into the Jackson Speedway for the ASCS Midwest Region’s Jackson Spring Nationals in Jackson, Minnesota and proceeded to dominate the event as he picked up his first regional win of the season.
Sharing the front row with Wayne Johnson, Stewart powered his Finley Farms/Lucas Oil Products/Wesmar machine to the early lead, where he quickly opened up a sizeable lead.
Stewart’s quick start, grew to a dominant pace as he quickly encountered lapped traffic.
The current Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour points leader carved his way through traffic to perfection, as he was never seriously challenged through the race.
At the stripe it was Stewart picking up the popular win with Jason Johnson scoring second, and Wayne Johnson grabbing the third position.
“This ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. was on a rail all night,” remarked Shane. “Paul and my guys gave me a great car and it feels good to be back in victory lane.
The night got off to a great start for Shane, as he picked up the win in his heat race transferring him directly into the feature event.
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Up next for the ROCKSTAR/Makita team will be a trip to the I 90 Speedway in Hartford, SD as the go to
battle again with the ASCS Midwest Region.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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Stewart Charges ROCKSTAR/Makita Machine to 11th at Knoxville
PETERSEN MEDIA- After a pair of 360 races to start this holiday weekend, Shane Stewart and his Silva Motorsports team bolted in their 410 power plant and went to work at the famed Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA where Stewart proceeded to charge through the field from his 20th starting spot to score an 11th place finish aboard his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. sprinter.
Kicking off the night, Stewart timed in with the sixth fastest lap of the 31 car field assembled at the historic half-mile putting him in the seventh starting spot in the third heat race.
Locked-down track conditions made for narrow racing in the heats, and Stewart narrowly missed a transfer spot in his Lucas Oil Proudcuts/Palmero Properties/Probilt Construction machine sending him to the B-main.
In the B, Stewart utilized his front row starting spot to fall into line right behind Don Droud, Jr. Stewart held the second spot and put the Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms/Banshee Graphics car into the feature where he would grid the field in the 20th spot.
The waving of the green flag for the 20-lap feature saw Shane quickly advance to the 18th spot as he disposed of Rob Kulbi and Joey Moughan.
As Stewart settled in him and B main winner, Don Droud, Jr. continued to battle for position as they both charged through the field.
By the 10th circuit, Stewart had reached the 12th spot as he put his Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR/Makita machine both high and low on the track to fight through the field.
As the laps wore down, Stewart got passed Droud, Jr with five circuits to go and put heavy pressure of Rager Phillips for the 10th spot.
With the race coming to a close, Stewart held on to his eleventh place finish, narrowly missing out on the 10th spot to Phillips.
“The car was really good tonight,” said Shane. “It makes it tough when you don’t get through your heat at this place, but we made some good laps tonight and really got the car working good in dirty air.”
The Silva Motorsports team thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: The ROCSKTAR/Makita team will now head to Husets Speedway in Sioux Falls, SD to conclude their Independence Day weekend of racing. Last time Shane and his team made an appearance at the Husets Speedway they were victorious Memorial Day weekend.
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ROCKSTAR/Makita Sprinter Races to Sixth at I 80
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After grabbing the second spot in heat race four, Stewart narrowly missed out on the redraw and gridded the field in the 10th spot aboard his Silva Motorspots/ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. No. 57.
Early in the feature Shane put his Finley Farms/Lucas Oil Products/Wesmar powered machine both on the top and bottom of the track as he adapted to the tricky track conditions.
Once Shane got in his rhythm, he then began working his was through traffic has he was able to sneak under Logan Forler to take over the eigth spot, before getting around Lee Grosz to assume the seventh position.
The next handful of laps saw the Cross Creek Trucking/Probilt Construction/Palmero properties mount get into an entertaining battle with Chad Humston as the duo battled for the sixth position.
On the 15th lap Shane grabbed the sixth spot from Humston, as he looked to again track down Danny Lasoski for the second night in a row.
As Shane continued to gain on Lasoski he simply ran out of laps as the checkered flag flew with the ROCKSTAR/Makita machine in the sixth spot.
“Tonight was just one of those tough nights,” said Stewart. “Passing was tough, but luckily Paul gave me a car that I could work with, and tomorrow night we’ll bolt the 410 in and go see what we can do at Knoxville.”
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Up next for Stewart will be a trip to the famed Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA for a tune-up before next months prestigious Knoxville Nationals.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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Stewart Puts ROCKSTAR/Makita Machine in Fourth Spot at Junction Motor Speedway
Thursday night in McCool Junction, Nebraska, Shane Stewart piloted his Silva Motorspots/ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. to a fourth place finish after lining up in the seventh spot during the feature event.
As the night wore on, the track stayed in great shape and the fans were treated to a hair-raising display of drivers utilizing the tip top of the racing surface at Junction Motor Speedway
Starting in the seventh spot, Shane jockeyed his Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/Probilt Construction entry to the top of the track where he worked his way toward the top five.
By the eight circuit, Shane had gotten passed Billy Alley to grab the fifth spot, and began to track down Don Droud, Jr for the fourth position.
As laps continued to click off Stewart continued to put heavy pressure on Droud, Jr as his Palmero Properties/Cross Creek Trucking/Wesmar powered machine was hooked to the top of the track.
On the 16th lap, Stewart was able to take over the fourth spot as he slipped under Don Droud, Jr.
Over the next nine laps, Shane and Sprint Car Hall of Famer, Danny Lasoski, put on quite a display as they wrestled for the third spot.
Shane continued to hound Lasoski but just could not get the opening he needed to grab the third spot and held on to the fourth position.
“This track was crazy fast on the high side,” said Shane. “We got going forward pretty good early, and were all over Lasoski, but he was good tonight, and we just never got an opening. This ROCKSTAR/Makita car has been strong lately and we’ll be back to get them tomorrow night at I 80.”
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Up next for Shane and his ROCKSTAR/Makita team will be a trip to the I 80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska for another go-round with the ASCS Midwest Region. When Shane was there over the Memorial Day holiday he tallied a fifth place finish after starting deep in the field.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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ROCKSTAR/Makita No. 57 Tallies Fifth in Dirt Cup Finale
During the duration of the caution plagued 40-lap Dirt Cup Finale, Shane Stewart and Jonathan Allard put on an entertaining duel for the lead, until a collapsed nose wing saw Stewart manhandle his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. to a fifth place finish.
The waving of the green flag saw Allard get the initial jump on Stewart as the race was slowed early for a spinning car.
As the 40-lap tout got back underway, Stewart and Allard still continued to battle for the top spot, as Shane went to both the top and bottom of the racing surface to pressure Allard.
A series of stoppages never allowed the leaders to fully get into a long run in lapped traffic as the longest green flag run of the race was seven laps.
On the 30th lap, as Stewart and his Lucas Oil Products/Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms continued to pressure Allard, until a mud clod hit those nose wing on the car and collapsed it.
The final 10-laps of the race saw Shane fight his car with handling issues from the wing damage as he dropped three spots to Tim Kaeding, Sam Hafertepe, and Jac Haudenschild to grab the fifth spot in the 40 lap finale.
Preliminary action saw the Probilt Construction/Palmero Properties/Bailey Brothers powered entry win the six-car scramble to give Shane the pole position for the feature event.
“This definitely leaves a sour taste in your mouth from the weekend that we were having up here,” said Stewart. “This is short track racing at it’s finest and unfortunately we were just on the wrong end of the spectrum. It was a good race with Jonathan, and I want to congratulate those guys on the win. I've also got to thank ROCKSTAR/Makita, Paul and everyone who made it possible for us to get out here this weekend.”
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
ON TAP: Up next for the Silva Motorsports team will be a trip to Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska on June 30th.
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Stewart Puts ROCKSTAR/Makita No. 57 in Victory Lane at Dirt Cup Night #2
Shane Stewart remained hot at the Skagit Speedway in Alger, WA as he powered his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. machine to the night two victory at the 40th Annual Dirt Cup from his ninth starting spot.
As the 30-lap feature got underway, Stewart quickly began picking off cars on his march toward the front.
By the seventh circuit, Stewart had raced his way past Tommy Tarlton, and Jayme Barnes to claim the sixth circuit as the caution waved for Austin Wheatley.
Back underway; Stewart continued to put his Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking/Lucas Oil Products mount both high and low as he charged past Tim Kaeding and Jonathan Allard to secure the third position with his sights set on Sam Hafertepe.
As the long green run continued, Stewart was able to slide past Hafertepe on the 15th circuit as the lead pack into traffic, and began working his way towards race leader, Trey Starks, before the caution flew on the 19th lap giving the lead bunch a clear track.
Once back underway, Stewart and Starks put on quite the battle, as Stewart continued to pressure Starks by way of the bottom of the track. As Stewart continually pulled alongside Starks, Starks did what he could to keep Stewart behind him.
On the 22nd lap, Stewart began changing his exit off of the fourth turn and kept up side by side with Starks as they raced around the track, as Stewart seemed to get the edge on the 25th lap, Starks’ night came to a hault as he slowed on the track and brought out the caution.
The final five laps saw Jac Haudenschild, in the car Shane was victorious in last year, try to track down the ROCKSTAR/Makita entry, but Stewart extended his lead, and raced on to his second win in as many nights, and his third consecutive at the track dating back to last seasons Dirt Cup.
“This thing was awesome tonight,” said an excited Stewart. “I hate to see what happened to Starks tonight because he had a good run going, but I commend him for what he did tonight. Paul and my guys gave me a great car, and hopefully we can put this thing back in victory lane tomorrow night!”
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Shane and the ROCKSTAR/Makita team will be back in action again Saturday night for the 40th Annual Dirt Cup finale, as Stewart looks to defend his Dirt Cup title and win the race for his third time.
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Stewart Continues Dirt Cup Dominance Aboard ROCKSTAR/Makita No. 57
During the 2010 Dirt Cup in Alger, WA, Shane Stewart never finished worst then third in any race he competed in; fast forward to 2011 and Stewart returned to the race and picked up the opening night win aboard his Silva Motorsports ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T.
Gridding the field from the fourth position, Shane quickly put his Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking mount on top of the race track and grabbed the third spot behind Tommy Tarlton.
Following a lap two restart, Stewart grabbed the second spot and set his sights on early leader, Roger Crockett. As Shane continued to hound Crockett for the point, Crockett’s machine slowed and pulled off the racing surface on the ninth lap bringing out the yellow and putting the Palmero Properties/Probilt Construction in the lead with 21 circuits remaining.
When the race resumed, Stewart quickly distanced himself from the second running, Tommy Tarlton. Within two laps, the Paul Silva prepared car had pulled a straight away lead over the field and began working through lapped traffic.
As laps continued to click off, Stewart continued to master lap traffic and extend his lead on the dry-slick racing surface.
Stewart continued to lead, and picked up the comfortable win on the opening night of the 40th Annual Dirt Cup.
“In these inverted shows like this we would like to start a little deeper in the field, but this car was awesome tonight,” said Shane. “If this thing is as good all weekend as it was tonight I think we’ll do alright as long as we stay out of trouble. I have to thank ROCKSTAR/Makita, Paul and all of our great sponsors for helping me get back out here to the Dirt Cup.
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Shane and the ROCKSTAR/Makita team will be back in action again Friday night for the second of three nights at the Skagit Speedway in Alger, WA for the 40th Annual Dirt Cup.
STAY CONNECTED: For all of the latest news on Shane Stewart visit his website at www.shanestewart.com or become a fan of his on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shane-Stewart-Racing/116419795041449.
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Stewart Stout in ROCKSTAR/Makita Machine Until Misfortune Strikes
Taking advantage from another off weekend with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour, Shane Stewart and his ROCKSTAR/Makita team opted to make the trip west and catch the back half of the 2011 Western Speedweek as they went to work Monday night at the Cottage Grove Speedway.
Lining up in the second position, Shane and fellow front row starter, Jonathan Allard quickly broke away from the field.
As Allard grabbed the top spot early, Stewart and his Probilt Construction/Lucas Oil Products/A.R.T. were all over the early race leader.
Lapped traffic became an early factor on the tight Oregon bullring, and Stewart and Allard continued to entertain the crowd as the duo carved their way through traffic.
Stewart continued to persistently apply pressure to Allard, but remained in he second spot primed to pounce on any mistake the race long leader might make.
On the 14th circuit the yellow flag flew for a spinning Ian Madsen, at the same time the Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking/A.R.T. Speed Equipment No.57 came to a stop with mechanical woes.
Stewart was un able to make the call to restart the race.
“This thing was awesome tonight, and I can’t thank Paul enough,” said Stewart. “Unfortunately under the yellow I could feel the motor acting up so I pulled off so we could check it out, and luckily we will still be alright for the Dirt Cup this weekend.”
To kick off the night, Shane timed in with the quickest lap of the 21 cars checked into the pit area. In heat race action, Shane charged from his fourth starting spot to capture second, before charging from fourth to second in the dash.
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Shane and his Silva Motorsports team will now head north to the Skagit Speedway as Shane looks to defend his title in the 40th running of the Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup set to kick off on Thursday night.
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Stewart Powers ROCKSTAR/Makita Sprinter to 6th at Eagle Nationals
Saturday night during the Eagle Nationals in Eagle, Nebraska, Shane Stewart stormed to a sixth place finish from his 23rd starting position aboard his Paul Silva owned ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. No.57.
The 30-lap affair got off to a rocky start as the red flag flew on the first lap, moving Stewart up one spot for the ensuing single file restart.
As the green flag restarted the race, Stewart quickly put his Probilt Construction/Lucas Oil Products/Palmero Properties machine on the top of the race track and worked his way forward.
Over the first ten circuits, Stewart had raced is way passed the likes of Wayne Johnson, Logan Forler, and Jeff Swindell to crack the top ten.
The race continued at a torrid pace, as Stewart maneuvered his Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking/Wesmar powered A.R.T. Stewart was able to get passed Gary Wright, Danny Wood, and Scott Winters to get into seventh as the final stoppage occurred on the 20th circuit.
The restart saw Shane continue to work his way forward as he was able to get past Tony Bruce, Jr on the 23rd lap for the sixth spot and over the final laps work on Brady Bacon for fifth. At the stripe it was Bacon holding off Stewart, but Stewart held on to sixth after his event feature.
“We got off to a rough start early in the night, and we ended up having to start in the back of a tough ‘B’ and didn’t make it out,” said Shane. "Paul gave me a great car in the feature and I was able to move up through the field and get a solid finish."
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: Next up for Shane and his team will be a trip out west to the Cottage Grove Speedway for an unsanctioned 410ci race as they make their way to Alger, Washington for the 40th Annual Dirt Cup next weekend.
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Shane Stewart Powers ROCKSTAR/Makita Sprinter to Fourth at
I 30
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Petersen Media- In 2010 Shane Stewart had a love-hate relationship with I 30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas. So far in 2011 in three appearances at the track, Shane has grabbed a second, and now two fourth place finishes at the track by way of his fourth place run Saturday night.
Following his heat race, that saw him start sixth and work his way up to a third place finish, Shane put his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. in the top-eight redraw for the 35-lap feature event where he would pull the five-pill putting him in the fifth starting spot.
With the 35-lap feature going green, Shane maintained the fifth spot behind AG Raines aboard his Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/Wesmar powered entry as the leaders all jockeyed for position atop the lightning fast quarter mile.
As the lead pack entered lapped traffic on the sixth circuit Shane began applying heavy pressure on fourth running AG Rains until a yellow flag slowed the race.
When the race got back underway, Shane quickly drove around AG Raines to grab the fourth spot, and set his sights on third running Wayne Johnson as the race was again stopped on lap nine for a flipping Jeff Swindell.
The next 14 laps were ran at a lighting fast paced as the leaders continued to jockey through lap traffic, and Shane continued to work on W. Johnson for the third spot through traffic.
Lap 24 slowed the field again for a nine-lap shootout to the finish, but Shane had a lapped car between himself, and W.Johnson.
Once back under way, Shane cleared the lapped car and continued to hound W. Johnson for the third spot but simply ran out of time.
“With the luck we have had here in the past, I’ll take another fourth here,” said Stewart. “I think we had a really good car, but the track was so hooked up you had to rely on other people to make mistakes, and when you’re running with Jason (Johnson), Tim (Crawley), and Wayne (Johnson) you don’t see too many of those.”
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team would like to thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: With the finish Shane was able to maintain the ROCKSTAR/Makita teams position atop season long points lead over Johnny Herrera as the tour heads to the Eagle Nationals at Eagle Raceway on June 10 and June 11.
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Shane Stewart Bests Beebe Field During USCS Speedweek
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During the first three rounds of USCS Speedweek, Tim Crawley had been the man to beat winning the first three rounds. On Thursday night, making his first USCS start of the season, Shane Stewart shared the front row with Crawley and out gunned his Lucas Oil ASCS National Series rival and picked up his second consecutive win aboard his ROCKSTAR/Makita entry at the Beebe Speedway in Beebe, AK.
When the feature event got under way, it was Shane getting the advantage from his pole position, and quickly distanced himself from Crawley. As Shane continued to set the pace his Finley Farms/Lucas Oil Products/Cross Creek Trucking mount looked strong as he found his way into lapped traffic.
Once into traffic on the 15th lap, Shane found himself using both the high and low sides of the track allowing the second running Crawley to move in on the rear bumper of the Palmero Properties/Pro Bilt Construction/A.R.T. car.
As the duo diced threw traffic, Crawley was actually able to get past Shane, but the yellow flag waved on lap 18 slowing the pace and put Stewart back up front with clear track ahead of him.
The waving of the green flag saw Stewart and Crawley continue to put on an excellent battle as the two motored away from the rest of the pack. As the ROCKSTAR/Makita/Wesmar No.57 continued to show the way, Crawley continuously attempted to get a run but was un able to get passed the current Lucas Oil ASCS National point leader.
As the checkered flag waved, it was Shane picking up the win in his Paul Silva prepared machine with Crawley finishing behind him.
“This ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. was bad fast tonight,” said Shane. “The last few nights we’ve been out we’ve been really good and I can’t thank Paul enough for giving me such awesome race cars. It was fun tonight racing with Tim. He’s been really strong with these guys the last few nights, and was good tonight as well.”
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team would like to thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
ON TAP: The Silva Motorsports team will be back in action Saturday, June 4 as they meet back up with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour where the series invades the famed I 30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Stewart Stars in Husets Memorial Day Opener
Shane Stewart and his Silva Motorsports team made the most of their trip from Knoxville, IA to Siox Falls, SD to take part in the Husets Memorial Day Double Header, as Stewart put his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T in victory lane in front of a star studded 33 car field Sunday night.
The eight car invert from passing points lined Shane’s Lucas Oil Products/Pro Bilt Construction/Palmero Properties entry up in the fourth position for the 25 lap feature event.
With the waving of the green flag, Shane grabbed the second position and quickly applied pressure to early race leader, Chuck McGillivray. On the second circuit, Shane put his Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking/Car and Fleet machine on the cushion and grabbed the lead.
As laps clicked off, Stewart continued to distance himself over the rest of the field as he began working his way through lapped traffic, until the red flag flew on lap seven putting McGillivray, Austin McCarl, Terry McCarl, Logan Forler, and Mark Dobmeier on his rear bumper.
When the action resumed Stewart motored away from the field quickly putting a large gap between him and the rest of the field for another five laps until the caution again bunched the field up on lap 12.
A red flew on lap 14 as Stewart continued to blitz the field by way of the cushion on the race track, but Stewart made contact with debris on the track but would be okay.
A green-white-checkered finish put a hard charging Mark Dobmeier on his bumper, but Shane proved to be to strong on this night and cruised on to the victory. The win was Shane’s fourth at the track.
“Paul gave me an awesome car tonight at the ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. No.57 was on a rail and fun to drive,” said a pumped up Shane Stewart. “We had some good cars behind us on the last couple restarts, but we were good tonight and hopefully we can be sitting here tomorrow night as well.”
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team would like to thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
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Stewart Grabs Fourth Aboard ROCKSTAR/Makita No.57
PETERSEN MEDIA- After back-to-back ASCS 360 races, Shane Stewart and his Silva Motorsports team bolted in a 410 power plant and went to battle at the famed Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa.
Lining up in the 10th spot with his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. entry, Shane made quick work of Brandon Wimmer and Terry McCarl to grab the eight spot.
Stewart continued to work his way forward as he was able to crack the top-five by the halfway point in the race as he got past Davey Heskin and Dusty Zomer to move into the fourth spot.
As laps continued to click off the Lucas Oil Products/Palmero Properties/Pro-Bilt Construction entry worked on gaining ground on third place running Bronson Maeschen.
With one final restart with just a handful of laps remaining, Shane and Maeschen entertained the crowd as they exchanged the third position. As they exchanged the position Maeschen was able to narrowly held the spot.
As the checkered flag flew it was Stewart in the fourth position, narrowly missing out on the third position.
“We were pretty good tonight,” said Shane. “Paul gave me a great car and we were able to get through a pretty stout field and end up with a solid finish.”
With the 32 cars assembled, Shane stopped the clocks with the 13th fastest lap of the night during time trials. Shane grabbed the 2nd position in his heat race.
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team would like to thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
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Shane Races to Fifth Place Finish
After a brief break from his regular ride aboard Paul Silva’s ROCKSTAR ENERGY/Makita A.R.T., Shane Stewart climbed back in the seat and raced his way to a fifth place finish Thursday night at I 80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska.
With the race getting underway, Shane quickly went to work going forward from 11th starting position as passing became very tough as the track quickly began taking rubber.
“It’s always tough to pass and move forward when the rubber comes in, but we were pretty good tonight, “ said Shane.
Early in the feature Shane was able to power his Lucas Oil Products/Palmero Properties/Finley Farms entry around Trevor Gossenbacher and Bronson Maeschen to move into the 7th spot.
Once he made quick work of Ryan Roberts for the sixth spot on the seventh circuit, Shane and his Cross Creek Trucking/Palmero Properties/Wesmar powered machine began working on Wayne Johnson for the fifth spot.
After a spirited battle with Johnson, Shane snagged the fifth spot on the 13th circuit as the track began taking rubber, and made passing tough over the last half of the race.
As the laps ticked away, Shane and his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. began applying heavy pressure to fourth running Jack Dover, but simply ran out of laps.
“If it wouldn’t of taken rubber about halfway through I think we would have been able to get a couple more spots and even contend for the win,” said Shane. “This is a nice start to our five straight nights of racing, and we’ll head to McCool Junction tomorrow night and see what we can do there.”
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team would like to thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
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Stewart Spectacular at Selinsgrove
Shane Stewart was the hired gun for Scott McClaren’s #21 360 sprinter and ended up in victory lane
at the Selinsgrove Speedway URC 358/360 Jack Gunn Memorial. Nate Yeagle Photo
Petersen Media- Taking advantage of an off weekend from his Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour campaign, Shane Stewart made a trip to the Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove,PA where he wired the field during the 31st annual NRG Controls North Jack Gunn Memorial aboard Scott McClaren’s potent entry.
As the race got underway, Stewart quickly bolted to the lead from his second starting position with pole sitter Becca Anderson in tow. As Stewart continued to stretch his lead, the caution waved, on the 10th circuit putting Selinsgrove ace, Pat Cannon, on Stewarts rear bumper.
On the restart, Stewart continued to dominate the race as he pulled away from the field and continued to set a dominating pace, as the action heated up behind him.
As he stretched his lead to nearly a straight away advantage, Cannon was over taken by Blane Heimbach for second, who then was able to make up ground on Stewart until the caution waved with just 10 laps remaining.
After another stoppage on the 23rd lap, the final restart saw Stewart again get the advantage as Heimbach tried both high and low to get by the current 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour point leader but Shane was simply to strong and raced on to the win.
“I’ve really got to thank Scott (McClaren) for giving me the chance to come out here and race,” said a jubilant Stewart. “Scott and his guys gave me an outstanding car tonight and I’m glad I was able to give them a win. It was nice to get back to race against the tough competition in Pennsylvania and hopefully I get a chance to get back out here again soon.”
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Mechanical Woes Hinder Top Ten Run for Stewart
Tuesday night in Salina, Oklahoma during the World of Outlaw race, Shane Stewarts night came to an early end as mechanical woes forced him pit side with just eight laps to go as he was battling Jason Meyers for the ninth spot.
Stewart lined his Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. machine up in the sixth row alongside ASCS rival Jason Johnson. As the green flag waved Stewart held strong in the eleventh position as the field got strung out over the first ten green flag laps, Stewart engaged in a fierce battle with Joey Saldana as he looked to crack the top ten.
As the race slowed on the tenth circuit, the double file restart put the Finley Farms/Lucas Oil Products/Cross Creek trucking entry behind Saldana and next to Chad Kemmenah.
Once back underway, Stewart and Saldana were both able to clear Cody Darrah, to grab the ninth and 10th spots as the caution flag slowed the race again just four laps later.
After another double file restart, Shane and his Palmero Properties/ProBilt Construction entry were pressuring Jason Meyers for the ninth spot. As the duo exchanged the sport over the next eight laps, the caution again slowed progress on the 22nd circuit. Under yellow, Shane felt something go sour in the engine, as was forced to pull his Silva Motorsports entry pit side, ending his night abruptly, and in the 23rd position.
“We had a pretty good night going, and had a solid top ten car,” said Shane. “Any time you have to pull off the track with a mechanical issue is not a good feeling.”
Shane started the night off by timing in 8th quick out of the 27 car field, and grabbed third in his heat race.
Shane and the ROCKSTAR/Makita car will be back in action Saturday night with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour as the invade Riverside Speedway for the third annual Rock-n-Roll 50.
Silva Motorsports would like to thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams, BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
For all of the latest on Shane head on over to www.shanestewart.com.
ROCKSTAR/Makita No. 57 Rolls to 4th in I-30 Finale
Saturday night in Little Rock, AK, Shane Stewart remained one of the hottest drivers on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour as he extended his series points lead, and grabbed fourth place aboard his Paul Silva owned ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. entry.
By way of his second place run on Friday night, Shane had locked the Lucas Oil Products/Cross Creek Trucking/Pro-Bilt Construction backed sprinter into the nights re-draw.
After heat races had been completed, the draw put the Finley Farms/Palmero Properties/Wesmar powered No. 57 in the third starting position for the 35-lap feature on the tricky, high-banked ¼ mile bullring.
As the green flag waved on the feature Stewart, grabbed the fourth spot, as the race was quickly halted for a flipping Zach Chappel. After another quick 2-lap run the race was slowed again for a spinning car, as Stewart held on to the fourth spot.
Once the race restarted on lap ten, the next 25 laps ripped off in rapid fashion as cars utilized both the top and bottom of the tight track.
While running in the fourth spot, Shane and Tim Crawley put on a furious battle on the 15th lap, with Crawley getting the spot as Shane fell back to the fifth spot.
As Shane continued to utilize both the top and the bottom, he fought through traffic as he pursued Sam Hafertepe for the fourth spot. After finally clearing traffic and getting to the bumper of Hafertepe on the 30th lap, the duo put on a very exciting battle. On the 33rd lap Shane was able to get around Hafertepe and grab the fourth spot, which ne would never relinquish.
“It ended up being a solid weekend for the ROCKSTAR/Makita car,” said Shane. “This place has had my number the last few years, and I am pleased to get out of here with a second and a fourth.”
Silva Motorsports would like to thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams, BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
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Stewart Snags Second at I-30: Locked into Saturdays Feature
Friday night at I 30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., Shane Stewart piloted his ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T No. 57 to a stout second place finish after starting the 30-lap feature event from the sixth spot.
As the feature event got underway, the lightning fast racetrack saw Shane get past Seth Bergman for the fifth spot. As he began to work on AG Rains for the fourth spot the caution flew on the fourth circuit.
As the race resumed, Shane powered his Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking mount past Rains to grab fourth and then began to put pressure on Gary Wright as the lead pack began fighting their way through lapped traffic.
As the race went 16 consecutive circuits, Shane continued to hold down the fourth spot as he fought threw traffic, with his sights set on Jarrod Hull, who was over taken by Wright. A lap 20 caution put the Palmero Properties/Pro-Bilt Construction/Wesmar powered No. 57 right behind Hull, but as the field got set to go green, Hull came to a stop putting Shane in the third position.
The last 10 laps of the feature, saw a pair of yellows, and a red flag slow down the fast paced event. On a lap 21 restart, the ROCKSTAR/Makita machine lined up behind a lapped Brady Bacon, and as he cleared Bacon the lead duo had raced away.
With the final stoppage coming on lap 25, Stewart was lined up right behind the two front-runners. As the race went back green Shane was able to power his Silva Motorsports entry past Wright into the second spot, where he would go on to finish, and lock himself into Saturday night’s feature event.
The finish marks Shane’s sixth top five finish in the first seven races of the season thus far.
“This place has been pretty brutal to me lately and I’m pretty excited to get out of here with a second place finish and more importantly locking this ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. into tomorrow feature,” said Shane. “Paul gave me a great car tonight, and were going to come out here tomorrow and try to improve one more spot.
Silva Motorsports would like to thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams, BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
For all of the latest on Shane head on over to www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Pilots ROCKSTAR/Makita No.57 to Second Place Finish at Devils Bowl
Saturday night at the famed Devils Bowl Speedway, Shane Stewart charged to a very strong second place finish from his eleventh starting spot aboard his Silva Motorsports ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. No. 57.
By way of wining the fifth heat race, Stewart put the Finley Farms/Cross Trucking/Lucas Oil Product backed entry into the feature event where he was slated to start from the sixth row on a very slick racing surface.
As the feature event got under way Shane began carving his way through traffic, as he utilized the bottom of the racetrack. Early in the feature, the Pro Bilt Construction/Palmero Properties/Wesmar powered sprinter battled back and forth with Gary Wright for the eighth position.
After he cleared Wright, Shane then began to rip off some very quick laps, as he caught the lead pack and cracked the top five on the 15 lap, when we began to put the pressure on Wayne Johnson, and Jason Johnson.
On the 18th lap, Shane was able to drive past Brian Brown down the back stretch to grab the third spot, before he was able to put the ROCKSTAR/Makita No. 57 on the cushion as he raced around Danny Lasoski to grab the second on the 19th lap.
Over the next five circuits, Lasoski and Shane put on a very entertaining battle for the second position as Lasoski tried to go both high and low to get back around Shane, but the No.57 machine was able to hold the spot, and held on to the second spot.
The Silva Motorsports team will be back in action April 15-16, as the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour invades I-30 Speedway in Little Rock Arkansas.
lva Motorsports would like to thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams, BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
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Shane Stewart Conquers Copper on Dirt
Saturday night at the Copper on Dirt finale, Shane Stewart raced passed Jack Dover late in the feature to put his Paul Silva Motorsports ROCKSTAR/MAKITA/A.R.T. No.57 in victory lane for the first time in 2011.
Stewart was locked into the 30-lap main event by way of his third place finish and Friday night and lined his Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking mount up in the fifth position.
As the green flag waved on the event, Stewart quickly began working on Aaron Reutzel as the caution flew on the second lap. When the action resumed, Stewart was able to put his Palmero Properties/Pro Bilt Construction/Wesmar powered sprinter on the bottom of the speedway to slip past Reutzel on the 7th lap to grab fourth.
As lapped traffic began to surface for the lead pack, Shane was able to get around the slower cars as he utilized the high side of the speedway to pressure Tim Crawley and Jeff Swindell.
As Stewart pressured the duo for second and third, it was on the 16th lap the ROCKSTAR/MAKITA sprinter dove to the bottom of the speedway to get past both drivers to take over the second position.
As Dover continued to set a quick pace out front on the bottom side of the track, Stewart continued to get through traffic by railing the high side, and closed up on Dover’s sizeable lead.
With 10 laps to go, Shane was all over Dover who too had moved to the top of the speedway and the duo put on a ‘hair-raising’ exhibition for the next three laps, until Shane was able to take the lead on a wild high side pass on lap 23.
A caution on lap 27 put Dover on the bumper of the Paul Silva owned No.57, but Shane was able to motor away from the field to pick up his first win of 2011.
“We have been really fast all year and it feels great to get in victory lane in 2011 with ROCKSTAR/MAKITA/Lucas Oil and all our great sponsors,” said an excited Stewart. “Paul and my guys give me a great car, and the A.R.T. chassis is awesome!”
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team will take their point lead into Devils Bowl Speedway for the next round of Lucas Oil ASCS National competition on March 25-26.
Silva Motorsports would like to thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams, BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
To stay up to date with Shane please visit
www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Grabs Third in Wild Copper on Dirt Opener
Shane Stewart brought the ROCKSTAR/MAKITA/A.R.T. No.57 home with a third place finish after a wild feature event at the opening night of the Copper on Dirt at USA Raceway in Tucson, Arizona.
To kick off the evening, Shane grabbed the lead of his heat from his front row starting spot aboard his Silva Motorsports/Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms sprinter and never looked back as he cruised to a convincing victory.
The redraw put the Cross Creek Trucking/Palmero Properties/Pro Bilt Construction backed entry in the seventh starting spot in what would be a very eventful and entertaining 25-lap feature event.
As the green flag waved, Stewart and Mason Moore quickly began battling for the seventh position as the caution flag waved on the second lap.
After lining up behind Moore in the eighth spot, Shane quickly got passed the youngster as the ROCKSTAR/MAKITA No.57 also got passed Rick Ziehl to grab sixth when he began to battle Jeff Swindell to crack the top five.
Once he cleared Swindell, Shane used an aggressive slide job to get passed Logan Forler on the sixth lap to grab the third spot. Once in third, Shane quickly reeled in second running Tony Bruce, JR before the caution again waved on the seventh lap.
On the ensuing restart, the Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/Cross Creek trucking entry got under Bruce, JR for second where he then began to battle race leader, Johnny Herrera.
As Shane continued to stalk Herrera for the lead, he was able to slide Herrera for the point, but the caution slowed the duos fierce pace on the 11th lap putting Shane on Herrera’s rear bumper. Once the race got back underway the two motored away from the field as they raced side by side at times over the next six laps at a very rapid pace.
On a lap 17 restart, Shane was able to put his ROCKSTAR/MAKITA machine on the bottom of race track and slide past Herrera entering turn three, but Herrera dove back underneath Shane and made contact with the No.57 allowing Jeff Swindell to grab the second spot on lap 18.
Shane continued to pressure Swindell over the next six laps, but came up just short as he grabbed the third spot locking him into tomorrow nights feature event.
“We had a great ROCKSTAR/MAKITA/Lucas Oil Products car tonite, and a car capable of winning,” said Shane. “It got a little wild out there towards the end, but we’ll be back tomorrow and look to get in victory lane.”
The Silva Motorsports team will be back in action tomorrow night for the finale of the Copper on Dirt at USA Raceway in Tucson, Arizona and would like to thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Rod End Supply, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, and Seven Industries for their continued support.
For more information on the Silva Motorsports team and Shane please visit
www.shanestewart.com.
About ROCKSTAR
ROCKSTAR is the world's most powerful energy drink. Enhanced with the potent herbal blend of Guarana, Ginkgo, Ginseng and Milk Thistle, ROCKSTAR is formulated to provide an incredible energy boost for those who lead active and exhausting lifestyles - from athletes to rock stars.
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK is available in sixteen amazing flavors: Original, Sugar Free, Zero Carb, Juiced Mango Orange Passion Fruit, Juiced Guava, Juiced Pomegranate, Tropical Punched, Punched Citrus, Roasted Mocha, Roasted Latte, Roasted Light Vanilla, Roasted Espresso, Energy Cola, Recovery Lemonade, Pink, and 2X.
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK is available at convenience and grocery retail outlets across the United States, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, The Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Greece, Mexico, the Philippines and throughout the United Kingdom.
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK supports the active Rockstar lifestyle in every sport. In Motocross, Supercross, FMX, Off Road Racing, MotoGP, Road Racing, Rally Racing, Rallycross, Snowboard, Snowmobile, Ski, Surf, Skate, Wake, MMA, Boxing, Bull Riding, BMX, and BMX Racing. Go to www.rockstar69.com for athlete and event updates, videos, profiles, and product information.
About Makita
Makita is a worldwide manufacturer of industrial quality power tools and offers a wide range of industrial accessories. Makita utilizes leading-edge technology and innovation to engineer tools that are more compact with less weight yet deliver industrial strength power and results. Makita's extensive line of cordless lithium-ion tools includes 18V LXT® Lithium-Ion, 18V Compact Lithium-Ion®, and 12V max Lithium-Ion®. Other best-in-class products include rotary and demolition hammers and saws equipped with Anti-Vibration Technology™ (AVT™), 4-Cycle outdoor power equipment, Super Joint System (SJS) grinders, miter saws engineered with Deep and Exact Cutting Technology (DXT), and more. Makita U.S.A., Inc. is located in La Mirada, California, and operates an extensive distribution network located throughout the U.S. For more information, please call 800/4-MAKITA (800/462-5482) or visit the website at makitatools.com. Follow Makita at facebook.com/makitatoolspage, twitter.com/makitatools, andyoutube.com/makitapowertools. The Makita Teal color is the trade dress of Makita Corporation and is protected under common law and registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Makita is Best in Class Engineering.
ROCKSTAR/MAKITA No.57 Charges to Fifth
Saturday night at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, California, Shane Stewart stormed through the field from his 23rd starting position to capture a fifth place finish.
The night got off to a rough start for the ROCKSTAR/MAKITA/A.R.T. No.57. In heat race action while battling for the third position, Shane fell victim to a rut in turns three and four and sent his Silva Motorsports entry upside down. The damage took Shane out of the rest of the race and put him in the B-main where he started in the 16th position.
The B-Main only had one stoppage, but Shane was able to work the Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking/Lucas Oil Products through the field toward that ever important top six finish to transfer to the feature.
On a restart on the ninth circuit, Stewart lined up in the seventh position behind Tommy Tarlton with three laps to break into a transfer position. As the event resumed Stewart and Tarlton battled each other back and forth for the transfer position. As the white flag flew, Shane went for a slide job to steal the sixth spot heading into the third turn, but Tarlton was able to get back under Shane and narrowly beat the Palmero Properties/Pro Bilt Construction sprinter back to the line.
After electing to utilize a provisional for the 30-lap feature event, Shane lined his Paul Silva owned mount up in the 23rd position. As the feature went green, Shane began to rapidly work his way to the front of the pack.
As the race slowed on the fourth circuit, the ROCKSTAR/MAKITA/A.R.T car was up to the 12th position, after battling Brady Bacon, Steven Tiner, and Tommy Tarlton early. As the race resumed Stewart then went to work on Seth Bergman and Johnny Herrera as he cracked the top 10.
On the 17th lap, after getting around Jeff Swindell, Shane was up to eigth and continued to race with Bergman and Herrera as the three of them every inch of the racing surface. On a lap 20 restart, Shane was in the seventh position, and was able to grab sixth from Trey Starks, and began reeling in Tim Crawley for the fifth position. Coming out of turn four, Shane was able to use a daring high side move to clear Crawley and grab fifth.
Over the next five laps, The Paul Silva prepared mount began to again pressure Herrera, but this time for fourth. As the white flag flew, Shane came up right on the rear bumper of him, but narrowly missed the fourth spot at the stripe and grabbed fifth.
“It’s not the kind of night we would have hoped for, but I’m glad we were able to rebound and grab a top five tonite,” said Shane. “We’ll head to Tucson next week and work on getting this ROCKSTAR/MAKITA/A.R.T. in victory lane.”
Silva Motorsports is proud to partner with ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Rod End Supply, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, and Seven Industries for the 2011 season.
The Silva Motorsports No.57 will be back in action next weekend in Tucson, Arizona for the third and fourth rounds of Lucas Oil ASCS National action.
For more please visit
www.Shanestewart.com.
About ROCKSTAR
ROCKSTAR is the world's most powerful energy drink. Enhanced with the potent herbal blend of Guarana, Ginkgo, Ginseng and Milk Thistle, ROCKSTAR is formulated to provide an incredible energy boost for those who lead active and exhausting lifestyles - from athletes to rock stars.
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK is available in sixteen amazing flavors: Original, Sugar Free, Zero Carb, Juiced Mango Orange Passion Fruit, Juiced Guava, Juiced Pomegranate, Tropical Punched, Punched Citrus, Roasted Mocha, Roasted Latte, Roasted Light Vanilla, Roasted Espresso, Energy Cola, Recovery Lemonade, Pink, and 2X.
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK is available at convenience and grocery retail outlets across the United States, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, The Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Greece, Mexico, the Philippines and throughout the United Kingdom.
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK supports the active Rockstar lifestyle in every sport. In Motocross, Supercross, FMX, Off Road Racing, MotoGP, Road Racing, Rally Racing, Rallycross, Snowboard, Snowmobile, Ski, Surf, Skate, Wake, MMA, Boxing, Bull Riding, BMX, and BMX Racing. Go to www.rockstar69.com for athlete and event updates, videos, profiles, and product information.
About Makita
Makita is a worldwide manufacturer of industrial quality power tools and offers a wide range of industrial accessories. Makita utilizes leading-edge technology and innovation to engineer tools that are more compact with less weight yet deliver industrial strength power and results. Makita's extensive line of cordless lithium-ion tools includes 18V LXT® Lithium-Ion, 18V Compact Lithium-Ion®, and 12V max Lithium-Ion®. Other best-in-class products include rotary and demolition hammers and saws equipped with Anti-Vibration Technology™ (AVT™), 4-Cycle outdoor power equipment, Super Joint System (SJS) grinders, miter saws engineered with Deep and Exact Cutting Technology (DXT), and more. Makita U.S.A., Inc. is located in La Mirada, California, and operates an extensive distribution network located throughout the U.S. For more information, please call 800/4-MAKITA (800/462-5482) or visit the website at makitatools.com. Follow Makita at facebook.com/makitatoolspage, twitter.com/makitatools, andyoutube.com/makitapowertools. The Makita Teal color is the trade dress of Makita Corporation and is protected under common law and registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Makita is Best in Class Engineering.
Stewart Storms to Third in 2011 Season Opener
On Wednesday night at Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway, Shane Stewart showed why he is one of the strongest racers in the country as he carved his way from his 16th starting position to a third place finish amongst a fierce field of competitors aboard his Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR/MAKITA/A.R.T. #57.
Heat race action went very quick, as the fast racing surface caused for quick lap times. Shane lined the Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking backed entry up in the fourth position of the first heat race and has the green fell Stewart held the fourth position and held it for the duration of the race.
Stewarts heat finish qualified the Probilt Construction/Palmero Properties/OMP #57 for the feature event where he would grid the star-studded field from the 16th position. When the feature got underway, Shane quickly hit the top of the racetrack and quickly got passed Brady Bacon and Zach Zimmerly.
After an early caution, the ROCKSTAR/MAKITA #57 then went to work on Andy Gregg and Willy Croft. As Stewart weaved through traffic, he then approached the 45x of Johnny Herrera to begin a fierce battle for the 10th running position.
A lap 8 caution lined the Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking car behind Herrera in the 11th position, and as the race resumed he quickly got around him and began battling Bud Kaeding. After disposing of B.Kaeding, Stewart quickly passed Tim Crawley and had his site set on Kyle Hirst to crack the top five.
A lap 15 restart saw Shane and Kyle Hirst battle for the fifth spot for several laps, as a charging Kyle Larson turned it into a three car battle. Shane was able to get Hirst, but Larson snuck was able to sneak by.
After getting around Gary Wright on the 20th lap, Stewart then continued to boldly carve his Paul Silva prepared #57 through heavy traffic. Stewart was able to slide past Larson entering the first set of turns on the 23rd lap to grab his strong third place finish to cap off his season opener.
“I can’t say enough about my guys tonite,” said Shane. “I know we have to get better results in our heat because it’s not too often you’re going to start 16th and run third. I have to thank ROCKSTAR, Makita, Lucas Oil and all our great sponsors for letting us do what we love.”
Silva Motorsports thanks ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Rod End Supply, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, and Seven Industries.
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team will be back in action Saturday night February, 12th at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif.
For more information on Shane Stewart and Silva Motorsports please visit www.shanestewart.com.
About Makita
Makita is a worldwide manufacturer of industrial quality power tools and offers a wide range of industrial accessories. Makita utilizes leading-edge technology and innovation to engineer tools that are more compact with less weight yet deliver industrial strength power and results. Makita's extensive line of cordless lithium-ion tools includes 18V LXT® Lithium-Ion, 18V Compact Lithium-Ion®, and 12V max Lithium-Ion®. Other best-in-class products include rotary and demolition hammers and saws equipped with Anti-Vibration Technology™ (AVT™), 4-Cycle outdoor power equipment, Super Joint System (SJS) grinders, miter saws engineered with Deep and Exact Cutting Technology (DXT), and more. Makita U.S.A., Inc. is located in La Mirada, California, and operates an extensive distribution network located throughout the U.S. For more information, please call 800/4-MAKITA (800/462-5482) or visit the website at makitatools.com. Follow Makita at facebook.com/makitatoolspage, twitter.com/makitatools, andyoutube.com/makitapowertools. The Makita Teal color is the trade dress of Makita Corporation and is protected under common law and registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Makita is Best in Class Engineering.
Silva Motorsports Welcomes Makita Industrial Power Tools Aboard in 2011
As the 2011 season approaches, Silva Motorsports is proud to welcome Makita Industrial Power Tools as the latest addition to a list of great sponsors.
“Two years ago we put this deal together with only a few core supporters,” said Silva Motorsports driver, Shane Stewart. “Today it is a very good feeling to have all of these partners to help us do what we love.”
Makita is no stranger to motorsports as they are a very prominent sponsor of many forms of competitive racing, and Silva Motorsports is excited to be with them as they make the jump to Sprint Car racing.
Brent Withey, Makita Director of Brand Marketing says, "It is awesome for the Makita brand now to be associated with Sprint Car Racing since Makita’s commitment to competitive racing, the fans and the teams continues to grow each year.”
“We support the sports that support the Makita brand. We know these racing fans are the real deal and they appreciate leading product innovation and power tools engineered for the demands on jobsite and at the track.”
Located in La Mirada, California, Makita has nearly 100 years of experience in advanced motor design. Makita uses the latest innovation to engineer and manufacture the best power tools in the world. Makita Power Tools have more power and less weight, and are more compact and more efficient than any other. At jobsites around the world, professional users are dumping the old, getting the new and gearing-up with Makita. Makita offers more solutions for the professional trade and professional race teams. For more information on Makita Industrial Power Tools check out www.makita.com.
Silva Motorsports is also teaming up with OMP for its driver safety equipment. OMP Racing has been in existence for the past 38 years, began in Italy, and has since expanded and now has offices in Miami, Florida. Passion for motorsports was the driving force behind the creation of OMP. Today OMP Racing is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of racing safety equipment accessories with a catalog of over 4,500 different items including the newly launched OMP Sport line - www.OMPsport.com.
Aside from Makita Industrial Power Tool,and OMP, Silva Motorsports is also proud to continue to partner with ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Rod End Supply, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, and Seven Industries.
The ROCKSTAR/MAKITA/A.R.T. #57 is set to take the first green flag of the season on Wednesday February 9, 2011 at Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California for the Lucas Oil ASCS National series opener.
For more information on Shane, and the latest merchandise please visit www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Has Memorable 2010
All around the world regions have their big races that many drivers strive to win, and most fall short. The 2010 season Shane Stewart put together a very memorable campaign that found him capturing many of the biggest races in the world.
To kick of 2010, Shane traveled to Australia in January to team up with car owner Colin Bulmer who hails from Melbourne. The schedule during Shane’s stay down under featured the biggest race in Australia simply known as The Classic.
The Classic is Australia’s version of the Knoxville Nationals. Stewart has run very well in the race in the past, but 2010 saw him put on a phenomenal duel with Australian legend, Brooke Tatnell. When the checker’s waved on the event it was Shane breaking through and grabbing the biggest race in Australia.
“Winning The Classic was a huge win for me,” said Shane. “The race pays great, but more importantly the prestige of getting my name on the trophy with so many great racers from Australia and America means a lot to me.”
Once back stateside, Shane rejoined team owner, Paul Silva, and the duo began defending their 2009 Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour championship with ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK stepping up to support them. As the summer temperatures began to heat up, Shane too became very hot.
In May, Stewart and Silva traveled to Chico, California to battle with the Golden State Challenge Series during the 20th Annual Dave Bradway, Jr Memorial Race, the most sought after race of the California tour. The race pays homage to former race Dave Bradway Jr, who was tragically taken from the sprint car world in his prime in 1989.
Stewart proceeded to put on an impressive showing for the capacity crowd at Silver Dollar Speedway, as he was victorious in the event, capturing his first win with ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, and also gave Silva, who is a California native, his first Bradway win.
“Winning the Bradway was very important to me because I knew how big of a race it was for Paul (Silva),” said Shane. “I never got to meet Dave, but I never heard a bad remark spoken about him. He was a gasser and tried to put on a show every time he hit the track, so it made me feel good for our team to win that race.”
A month later Shane reunited with former car-owner Danny Kirkpatrick in the famed39th Annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup held at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington. Shane simply dominated the weekend event. Every time the Jet City Equipment 7k hit the track it was the car to beat. When the weekend was completed, Shanes worst finish was third place in a heat race, as he dominated opening night with a win, charged from 13th to third on the second night, and took the lead late in the $25,000 to win feature event. The win was Shane’s second Dirt Cup championship, and first for Kirkpatrick.
“To win that race for Danny was really special,” said Stewart. “It is a race he has wanted to win for along time, and to get that for him was awesome. I can’t thank him enough for the chance he gave me and the outstanding equipment I was able to drive.”
Following Dirt Cup, Shane and the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57 team picked up a few Lucas Oil ASCS National wins as he headed into Knoxville for a two week span he surely will not ever forget.
On his preliminary night at the 360 Knoxville Nationals, Shane put the Lucas Oil Products/Pro Bilt Construction/Palmero Properties entry in victory lane, after a late slide job, setting him for Saturday night. In the 360 Nationals finale, Shane grabbed the lead on the eight circuit, and went on to put on a battle for the ages with legend, Sammy Swindell. The win gave Shane momentum heading into the prestigious 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals.
His preliminary night during the 410 Nationals saw him overcome early motor woes during qualifying, to drive to the lead as the white flag flew and grab his third straight win at the famed half-mile track, locking him into the biggest race of the year. The Saturday night feature saw Shane complete the underdog story, as he ran third in the biggest race of the year.
“Knoxville this year was a very memorable trip for Paul and I,” said Shane. “Being the 50th running of the Nationals it was a good year for us to shine. Having ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK on board with us this year was a big thing so it made me feel good to have a good run in front of them. Knoxville has such a good vibe it seems to bring out the best in me, I have had some good runs at that track but this last year will be one that I will never forget.”
After winning the biggest race in Australia, two huge ones on the West Coast, the biggest 360 race in the United States, and running third at the biggest 410 race in the United States, Shane teamed up with Joe Gaerte to defend his crown at the biggest race in Canada, The Canadian Nationals.
In the championship feature, Shane and Steve Poirer put on a terrific battle through lapped traffic with Shane capturing his second Canadian Nationals. “I can’t thank Tim, Joe, and Cindy enough for bringing me out here to defend my win,” said Shane.
After wrapping up the season with a strong third place finish in the final standings for the 2010 Lucas Oil ASCS National campaign, Shane and car-owner, Paul Silva, are busy getting cars ready for the 2011 season, as they are set to hit the high banked 1/3 mile Tulare Thunderbowl in Tulare, Calif. on February 9th, 2011 to kick of the Lucas Oil ASCS National season. For more information on Shane’s plans for 2011 please check www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Has Strong Weekend in New Mexico aboard ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57
Friday and Saturday night, Shane Stewart and the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK team checked in at the Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, New Mexico as the Lucas Oil ASCS National tour made their first stop in the state in six years.
Friday night saw Shane line the Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57 up in the second row of the sixth heat race. As the race got underway, Shane snagged the third spot, and held his position as the single file affair went non stop.
After all heat races were completed, Shane’s third place effort proved good enough to line the Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking backed entry up in the tenth position for the 25-lap contest.
As the b-mains completed, the track seemed very narrow, making passing very tough. As the feature event got underway, the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Palmero Properties/Pro Bilt Construction mount ran in the tenth position.
As laps clicked off, Shane held strong in the top ten even though the series of yellow flags that slowed the race.
On the 20th circuit, Shane began pressuring Zach Chappel for the 9th spot. As Chappel bobbled, the door opened for Stewart and he was able to grab the ninth spot and hold off Chappel over the final five laps, as he scored the 9th place finish.
On Saturday night, Shane’s second place run in his heat race put him on the front row of the second of three b-main events. Shane proceeded to dominate his “b” transferring him to the rear of the 30-lap feature event where he would line the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK mount up in the 18th position.
As the feature got underway, Shane quickly began working forward, in the non-stop feature event. Early in the feature, the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK entry got in a very entertaining battle with Kyle Larson as the duo both look to carve through the field.
After clearing Larson, Shane was then able to get past Darren Long and Mason Moore, putting the Paul Silva prepared sprinter in the 14th spot. As the race reached the halfway point, Shane then began putting pressure on Sammy Swindell.
Once he disposed of Swindell, Shane then began challenging Tim Crawley for the 12th spot. As the two battled and exchanged the spot, Crawley narrowly held the spot as the checkered flew over the speedway with Shane in the 13th spot.
Up next for the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK team will be a trip to Tucson, Arizona to compete in the Kronik Energy 43rd Annual Western World Championships this weekend Nov 18-20.
For more information on Shane including results, pictures, and the latest gear, please visit www.shanestewart.com.
ROCKSTAR 57 Roars to 6th and 11th Place Finishes at the 37th Annual Winter Nationals
Friday night at the opening night of the 37th Annual Winter Nationals at the famed Devils Bowl Speedway, Shane Stewart navigated his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57 from his 21st starting position to a very strong 6th place finish, and he backed
it up with a 11th place finish Saturday night, after having to tag the rear of the field at the half way point.
On Friday, after finishing 4th in his heat race, Shane narrowly missed being locked in the feature event, and was forced to run in the evenings second ‘B’-main event. After gridding the field in the third spot, Shane quickly advanced to the second position, where his Lucas Oil Products/Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking entry persistently pressured Wayne Johnson for the top spot.
Johnson would be able to gain a few care lengths over Shane, and he would hang on to his second place position and move forward to the feature event, putting him in the 21st position.
The racing surface became very slick as the night moved on, making the track very racy for the feature event. As the event went green, Shane quickly began working his war forward. The Palmero Properties/Pro Bilt Construction/Wesmar powered sprinter utilized both the top and bottom of the racing surface to claw his way towards the front.
Throughout the race, Stewart continuously battled W. Johnson as the duo charged their way forward. On the 20th lap, Shane was able to get under Johnson, as well as Aaron Reutzel to grab the 6th spot, and that’s where he would finish.
Saturday night saw the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 take the win in the first heat race of the evening, and earn a 12th place starting spot for the 30 lap feature event. As the event got underway Shane quickly began charging forward for the second consecutive night, as he was able to race by Don Young, Channin Tankersly, and Matt Covington to quickly race his way into the 6th position by the eighth lap.
As the lead pack began to hit lapped traffic, the Paul Silva prepared, A.R.T. #57, began to pressure W.Johnson for the fifth spot. On the 13th circuit, contact between Stewart, and seventh running Kevin Ramey sent Stewart to the tail of the field with top wing damage, and 17 laps to work his way forward.
As the race went back to green, Stewart was noticeably fighting the damaged wing, but continued to work, as he was able to race his way back to the 11th position as the checkered flag flew on the event.
Up next for Shane, and the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 team, will be a trip out west to Thunderbowl Speedway in Tulare, Calif. for the Southwest Contractors 17th Annual Trophy Cup present by Kaeding Performance.
For more news, results, and the latest ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK merchandise please visit www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Rocks to Ninth Place Finish aboard ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57
After a very strong run locked him into the feature event Friday night, Shane Stewart backed it up with a solid top-ten finish in the finale of the Rock’n’Roll 50 in West Memphis, Arkansas.
After the re-draw, Shane was set to line the Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. up in the fifth position for the 50-lap finale.
As the race got underway, Shane held strong in the fifth spot for the first half of the race, as passing was very tough in the feature event. As Shane relentlessly battled Darren Long, he began to feel pressure from a charging Kyle Hirst.
On the 38th lap, Long made contact with the Lucas Oil Products/Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms entry, sending Shane through the infield and forcing him to stop, and bring out a yellow.
With 12 laps remaining, Shane was able fight back to a strong ninth place finish, after his late race spin.
Up next for the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK team will be a trip to Mesquite, Texas for the 37th Annual Winter Nationals at Devils Bowl Speedway on Oct. 15 and 16.
For more information please visit www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Surges to Podium Finish at Rock’n’ Roll 50 Prelim
Friday night at “The Ditch”, Shane Stewart used the best of a provisional to charge from the 23rd starting position to score a very strong third place finish, and lock himself into the 50 lap finale on Saturday.
Heat race action saw very limited passing, and had Shane finishing in the fifth position, forcing him to run in the first ‘B’-main event, where he narrowly missed the final transfer.
Opting to use a provisional, Shane Stewart then proceeded to put on a passing clinic aboard the Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57.
As the race got underway, most competitors opted to utilize the high side of the racing surface; Stewart however, opted to be one of the few to try the bottom.
The bottom proved to be the right choice, and Shane used the low side to pick off car, after car. As the race neared the end, the Lucas Oil Products/Palmero Properties/Wesmar powered #57 began to reel in the lead pack.
On the 19th circuit, Shane was able to slide under rivals, Brady Bacon, and Jason Johnson in the same pair of corners. On the 23rd lap, Shane was able to dive underneath Marshall Skinner, and Jeff Swindell to grab the fourth spot.
After a late restart on lap 26, Shane was able to get under Derek Hagar to grab the third spot and lock the Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms/Pro Bilt Construction backed entry into Saturday’s 50 lap finale.
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Shane Scores Second at Lucas Oil Speedway
One night after charging to a win from the 11th starting position, Shane Stewart followed up by piloting the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK /Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57 to a stout second place finish from his ninth starting spot.
After snagging a fourth place finish in heat race action, Shane’s point total narrowly had him missing the re draw, and put him in the ninth spot for the 35 lap feature event.
In the early stages of the event, Shane quickly advanced positions rapidly in the Lucas Oil Products/Palmero Properties/Wesmar powered sprint car. Utilizing the very racy surface, Shane was in the fourth spot when the caution flag slowed the race on the ninth lap.
On the restart Shane quickly raced around Jonathan Cornell for the third spot, and began pressuring second running Tim Crawley. On the 15th lap the race entered heavy lap traffic, and Crawley and Stewart both began applying heavy pressure to race leader, Brady Bacon.
On the 20th lap, the caution flag slowed the race through traffic, and put the top three cars nose to tail with 15 laps remaining. As the race resumed, Stewart and Crawley both got around Bacon, and Shane continued to pressure Crawley for the lead. As the race came to a close, Shane brought the Paul Silva prepared, Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms/Pro Bilt Construction mount home with a very solid second place finish, capping off a weekend that saw two very strong charges through the field.
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Late Race Pass Puts ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 in Victory Lane
Friday night, Shane Stewart successfully defended his 2009 Shaheen’s Blast From The Past win at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois by way of a lap 28 slide job on race long leader, Joey Moughan.
After a fourth place finish in heat race action, Shane lined the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. sprinter up in the 11th position with 30 laps to work his way through traffic.
As the race got underway, Stewart quickly began his charge to the front as he began picking off cars using the high side of the race track. As Stewart carved his way forward, he entered the top five at the mid point of the race.
On the 20th lap, Shane used a slide-job on Jarred Hull to overtake the second position, and began chasing down Moughan, who had a sizable lead.
On the 27th lap, the red flag flew putting the Lucas Oil Products/Palmero Properties/Pro Bilt Construction backed entry right behind Moughan with a three lap shootout to the finish.
On the 28th lap, Shane used a very daring slide-job to grab the lead coming out of turn four as he took the white flag. Once in front, Shane put the Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms/Wesmar powered #57 in victory lane to back up his win at the same race in 2009.
“It feels great to get back in this ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK car and grab another win,” said Stewart. “We’ll head on to Lucas Oil Speedway and look to have a solid run tomorrow in the Lucas Oil ASCS National series event.”
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SHANE STEWART MAKES IT A DOUBLE; WINS SECOND STRAIGHT CANADIAN NATIONALS
Shane Stewart once again found his way to victory lane at Ohsweken Speedway in the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals. Stewart and fellow two-time event winner Steve Poirier had an epic battle for the top position.
A total of 64 cars were on hand for the 6th annual edition of the event sponsored by Arrow Express. Jessica Zemken started the night by setting quick time with a 13.995 second lap. Lance Yonge, Dain Naida, Shane Stewart, Lou Kennedy, Steve Poirier and Justin Barger won the six qualifying heats.
A fantastic crowd was on hand all weekend to see Shane Stewart take home the $10,000 payday. Chuck Hebing was second while Steve Poirier finished third. The top three also helped Poirier earn and added $500 for the top Canadian Award presented by Inside Track Motorsport News.
Shane Stewart Victory Lane Interview
Shane has Wild Weekend in Skagit
With a break in his Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour campaign, Shane Stewart made the trip to Skagit Speedway aboard Danny Kirkpatrick’s Jet City/Shaver powered A.R.T. #7k, the same car that he won his second Dirt Cup in just three months ago.
On Friday night in heat race action Shane lined up in the ninth starting spot needing to race his way into the top five to transfer into the feature event. With a very narrow racetrack early, Shane was able to fight his way to the seventh position at the stripe, putting him 12th in the nights Last Chance Showdown.
The Last Chance Showdown, saw Shane put on a very impressive drive. From his 12th starting spot, Shane quickly attacked the top of the 3/8 mile oval, and began picking off cars a lap at a time. Early in the race, Shane blasted by youngsters Trey Starks, and Zach Zimmerly. Shane then put a text book slider on Tony Lutar before charging his way past Austen Wheatley.
While running in the fifth spot, Shane then charged around Seth Bergman, and Eric Fisher to put himself in the third spot at the finish line transferring to the feature event where he would grid the field in the 24th spot.
The feature event saw Shane once again put on an impressive charge to the front. With the waving of the green, Shane was able to put the Jet City Equipment/A.R.T. #7k both high and low as he picked through traffic. As Shane went wheel to wheel with the best drivers in the country, the bad luck bug bit him, as a dirt clod blew threw the hood of his 7k sprinter causing the throttle to hang open, forcing Shane to spin to a stop ending his night after advancing to the fifth position.
Saturday night saw Shane check into Skagit Speedway for the World of Outlaw finale hoping to end his night better then the bad luck he had on Friday.
Shane timed the Danny Kirkpatrick in 25th quickest, putting him in the first heat race. In the heat, Shane lined up in the 7th position. As the race got underway, he quickly disposed of Zach Zimmerly to grab the fifth spot, and then raced his way past Tim Kaeding to grab the fourth spot two laps later. Shane would keep fourth place at the finish, and advance to the feature where he would start in the 23rd position.
In the feature event Shane quickly began feeling out the Skagit Speedway, as the very slick surface put passing at a premium. On the 10th lap, Shane suffered a mechanical problem, and pulled off the speedway where he would be scored in the 22nd spot, ending his night with more bad luck.
Up next for Shane will be a trip to Oshweken Speedway in Canada, where he will look to defend his Canadian Nationals Championship on September 17th, and 18th as he teams up with Joe Gaerte for the second year in a row.
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Shane Charges to 12th at I-30
After utilizing a provisional for Saturday night’s feature, Shane Stewart put on a passing clinic to grab the 12th spot in the non stop feature event aboard his Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57 at I-30 Speedway.
As the race went green, Shane quickly began working the tricky track, as he was able to get underneath Joe Young, and Zach Chappell to advance to 21st from his 23rd starting position.
As the laps clicked off, the Lucas Oil Products/Probilt Construction/Palmero Properties mount began working on Matt Covington for the 18th position. As the ROCKSTAR ENERGY mount got around Covington, Stewart then spent the next four laps racing with Gary Taylor.
On the 12th lap, Shane was able to get the spot from Taylor, and then was able to muscle his way around Zach Pringle to enter the top 15. The next five laps saw Shane rip off some very quick laps around the top of the race track in the Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms/Wesmar powered entry as he began to work Dustin Morgan.
On the 19th and 20th laps Shane was able to pick off Morgan, and A.G. Rains to advance up to the 13th position. As the track became ultra tough to pass on over the final laps, Shane was able to get underneath Sean McClelland for the 12th spot, and hold the position over the remaining laps, to cap off his hard charge in the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK sprinter.
Up next for Shane will be a trip out west, as he will team up with car owner Danny Kirkpatrick, and take on the World of Outlaws at Skagit Speedway this Friday and Saturday.
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ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 Rallies to Seventh
Saturday night at Tri – City Speedway, Shane Stewart’s roller coaster night ended with him bringing the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T #57 home with a solid seventh place finish.
Lining up third in the feature, Shane fell victim to front row starters Danny Wood, and Matt Covington tangling, and causing a large tangle with several cars. After a quick trip to the work area, Paul Silva and crew made quick repairs, and Shane restarted in the 19th position.
As the race got underway, Shane showed his strength aboard the Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms/Lucas Oil Products entry, and had entered the top 10 by the sixth lap. While running 10th, Shane came to a stop on the eight lap in turn four.
Able to restart, the Palmero Properties/Probilt Construction/A.R.T. backed entry again quickly began running the top of the race track, and advancing forward on the very racy surface where three-wide passes were the norm.
On the 24th circuit Shane was able to charge past Gary Wright, before picking off Jason Johnson a lap later to grab the eighth spot. With two laps to go Shane picked off Dustin Morgan for the seventh spot, and began applying heavy pressure to Johnathan Cornell and Brady Bacon as the white flag flew. At the finish it was Shane grabbing a very impressive seventh place finish after restarting from the back of the field twice.
In heat race actions, Shane’s charge from fifth to second put him in the redraw, where he drew his third place starting spot.
Tomorrow night Shane and the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK team will head to Little Rock, ARK. to race the high – banked I-30 Speedway.
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Shane Charges the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 to a Third Place Finish at Knoxville
Saturday night at the 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals, Shane Stewart put an exclamation point to his very strong two week outing at the Sprint Car Capital of the World, as he charged his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. machine to a career best third place finish.
Once Wednesday, and Thursday night preliminary points were tallied, Shane found himself eight in points, and starting on the outside of the fourth row with 50 laps to work his way forward.
As the event got underway, Shane quickly began to battle Dale Blaney and Jason Johnson for the seventh spot aboard the Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking/Palmero Properties backed entry.
Shane continued to find himself in the eighth spot as the early laps continued to click off. On the 15th lap the Lucas Oil Products/Pro Bilt Construction/A.R.T began to pressure Greg Hodnet for the seventh position. The duo would continue to battle each other until the competition red flag flew on lap 25 with Stewart in the eight spot.
After some mid race adjustment by Paul Silva and his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK crew, Shane lined up in the eighth position with 25 laps left in the event.
On the 28th lap, Shane was able to motor around Hodnet to grab the seventh postion, and began to put heavy pressure on Jason Johnson for the sixth position. After using a slide job on Johnson, Shane now had the fourth position on lap 31, as previous third running Steve Kinser had dropped out.
Once in fourth, Shane continued to use the high side of the ½ mile track to pressure a third running Tim Schaefer as they began to catch the lead duo of Sammy Swindell and Donny Schatz.
After a red on the 47th lap, Shane found himself in the third position with three circuits remaining. On the restart, Shane put his Paul Silva prepared A.R.T. on the top of raceway, and hung with race leader Donny Schatz, and second running Tim Schaeffer. As Schaeffer slid Schatz on the white flag lap, Shane had a monster run heading into the third turn, and came to the checkers on Schatz bumper to record his career best third place finish at the biggest race of the Sprint Car season.
“We really had a great couple weeks back here,” said Shane. “To win the 360 Nationals, and then to back it up with a prelim win, and a third here tonight is huge. I have to thank Paul, all my guys, ROCKSTAR and all the people who make this possible for us.”
Up next for the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports team will be more Lucas Oil ASCS National action as they hit Tri City Speedway in Illinois next Friday, and then the high banked I 30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas next Saturday night.
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Shaffer wins dramatic 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals
8/15/2010 - By Stacy Ervin
Tim Shaffer of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, won an epic 50th Annual Goodyear Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, August 14. The win was worth $150,000 and was the first time a brand-new winner was crowned since 2006.
This year’s championship main was historic because it was the first time in history that 50 laps were run and the race included an all-inclusive pit stop. Nationals championships in previous years had been 30 laps until 2009 when the race was 40 laps and included a stop for fuel only. This race was the longest in the history of this race track.
It was likely to be remembered as one of the most dramatic races in this track’s history too. Shaffer started seventh on the grid and was relatively quiet through much of the race.
Outside front-row starter Sammy Swindell grabbed the early lead from polesitter Brian Brown on the first lap. Brown stayed with the 1983 Nationals champion though and the pair nearly came together as they crossed the line at lap three.
Joey Saldana’s machine went up in a puff of smoke at lap seven. The lead pair was just about to come to traffic when the yellow flag came out a lap later as Saldana was limping to the pits.
On the restart, fourth starter and four-time defending champion Donny Schatz grabbed second from Brown and immediately tried to pull a slide job on Swindell. Skip Jackson became the next to fall from the main event as he pulled in at this time.
Swindell came back to traffic at lap 14 and used it to his advantage as much as possible. By the 20th lap, 12-time Nationals champion Steve Kinser had come from fifth starting spot to third. Just before the halfway point, Schatz tried to make a move for the lead but Swindell cut him off as they rocketed to the line.
The much-anticipated competition yellow came at the halfway point and allowed the drivers five minutes to change anything they wanted on their cars. It was at this time that Schatz noted he was ready to get back to lapped traffic to work on Swindell.
When the race went back to green, Swindell continued to lead. Kinser slowed dramatically on the 31st lap and pulled in the pits with a puff of smoke, giving Brown back the third spot.
The leaders came back to traffic at lap 33 and Schatz tried a slide job in turn four coming to the 35th lap, but jumped the cushion and lost momentum. Lynton Jeffrey pulled into the pits at lap 37. Dale Blaney pulled into the pits at lap 41.
At lap 43, Shaffer got by Brown for third spot and those two waged a torrid battle until Brown’s right-rear tire blew and the yellow flag came out at lap 44.
Schatz shocked Swindell on the restart with a big slide job in turn three to take the lead on lap 45 and the pair raced side by side all the way around, with Swindell in the lead the next time. Schatz tried a slide job again in turn four and jumped the cushion.
With only three laps remaining, it looked like Swindell might end a 27-year Nationals drought. But his left-rear tire blew in turn four and he flipped over backwards to bring out a red flag.
That gave Schatz the lead for the 48th lap but his machine began to smoke and sputter. Shaffer used a slide job, took the lead on the white-flag lap and sped away to the checkered flags.
Schatz was able to keep his car going to finish second right ahead of a surging Shane Stewart in third. Craig Dollansky was the hard charger of the race, coming from the final transfer spot of the B-Main, 24th to fourth.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE PAYOUT FOR THE FEATURE
A Feature: 1. $150,000.00 2. $75,000.00 3. $37,500.00
4. $26,000.00 5. $21,000.00 6. $20,000.00 7. $19,000.00
8. $18,000.00 9. $17,000.00 10. $16,000.00 11. $15,000.00
12. $14,000.00 13. $13,000.00 14. $12,000.00 15. $11,000.00
16. $10,000.00 17. $10,000.00 18. $10,000.00 19. $10,000.00
20. $10,000.00 21. $10,000.00 22. $10,000.00 23. $9,500.00
24. $9,500.00
Stewart Snags Knoxville Opener aboard ROCKSTAR ENERGRY DRINK #57
Wednesday night at the Knoxville Raceway, Shane Stewart completed a lap 21 pass on Chad Kemenah to pick up the opening night of the 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals aboard his Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. sprinter.
The night started off with Shane timing in the Cross Creek Trucking/Finley Farms/Palmero Properties backed entry with the 13th fastest lap amongst the 50 entrants, putting him in the third heat race.
After a quick motor swap prior to the heat, Shane quickly disposed of Zach Zimmerly and Justin Henderson to climb into the third spot from his sixth place start. As the field strung out, Shane held third, and transferred into the nights 25 lap feature event.
From his sixth starting position in the feature event, Shane made quick work of Davey Heskin, and Zach Gravel to put his R
OCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Lucas Oil Products/Pro Bilt Construction #57 into the third spot, as the race got a lap in the books before a caution flew over the speedway.
When the green flag waved, the 2010 360 Nationals Champion quickly began pressuring Brandon Wimmer for the second position. On the fourth lap Shane pulled along side Wimmer, and continued to stalk him until he made his move down the front stretch on the eighth lap.
Once in second, Shane quickly began running the top side of the speedway in his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK mount and tracking down race long leader Chad Kemenah. As Kemenah entered traffic on the 15th lap, Shane began to pull on the bumper of the race leader.
Heading out of turn two on the 20th lap, Stewart pulled alongside Kemenah, and made his pass for the lead at the flag stand on the 21st lap. Once in the lead Stewart motored away aboard his Paul Silva prepared A.R.T. chassis, and grabbed his third straight win at the Knoxville Raceway, and his second career Knoxville Nationals preliminary night feature event.
“My car was awesome all night,” said Shane. “This win feels great. I have to thank Paul and all my guys for working their tails off. We had some motor issues early, and after we swapped them out, they kept working to make me faster.”
Shane and his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK team will be back in action for scrambles on Friday night, before the big show on Saturday night.
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Shane Stewart Captures Knoxville 360 Nationals Crown
Saturday night at the Knoxville Raceway, Shane Stewart held off Sprint Car legend Sammy Swindell to capture the win at the final night of the Knoxville 360 Nationals.
Utilizing his third place starting position from the strength of his Friday night performance, Shane quickly advanced the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57 into the second position.
On the second lap, Dustin Selvage, and Brian Brown made it a 3 car battle for the second spot. As the trio swapped position over the next two laps, it was on the fourth lap that the Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking/Palmero Properties mount got under Selvage in turns one and two and then back under Brown in three and four.
While in the second position, Shane quickly began to make a charge after race lead, Chad Humston. On the sixth lap, Shane pulled the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Lucas Oil Products/Pro Bilt Construction sprinter along side Humston, and continued to press for the top spot.
A lap eight caution, stopped Stewarts charge, but on the restart he quickly dove to the bottom of the track and challenge for the lead. Shane was able to clear Humston on the 10th circuit heading down the backstretch and pull to a strong lead coming out of turns three and four, as Humston drifted high and tagged the front stretch wall.
The next restart put Sammy Swindell, and Jason Johnson on the bumper of the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Wesmar powered machine, but Shane utilized a brilliant restart to put distance between himself and the rest of the field.
The next five laps Stewart paced the field with a substantial lead over Swindell. A lap 15 caution evaporated Shane’s lead. The next restart saw Swindell stick with Shane. As Swindell ran the top of the track, Shane kept his Paul Silva prepared A.R.T. chassis glued to the bottom of the race track as he continued to lead.
On the 20th lap Shane was able to extend his lead by several car lengths. As the white flag flew on the track Shane continued to pace the field unchallenged, but a last yellow slowed the race, and forced a green, white, checkered finish.
The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 got a strong jump, but Swindell was
able to charge along side of him heading down the back stretch, and toward the white flag. Shane hit turns one and two nicely to give him some breathing room, and went on to win the race.
“I couldn’t ask for a better car tonight,” said Shane. “When you’re racing a guy like Sammy, you really have to be on your game and make no mistakes. This is a great win for my car owner Paul, ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, and all of the people who make this possible for us.”
Up next for the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK team will be the 50th Annual Knoxville Nationals. Shane is slated to qualify for the event on Wednesday night.
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Stewart Roars to Victory at Knoxville in ROCKSTAR Fashion
Friday night at the Knoxville Raceway, Shane Stewart maneuvered a text book slide job on Johnny Herrera to pick up the popular win aboard his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK sprinter during night two of the ASCS Knoxville 360 Nationals.
During qualifications, Shane timed the Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57 eighth quickest amongst the 53 cars checked in for the night. The time pitted Shane in the third heat where he started in the fifth position.
As the heat race got under way, Stewart quickly advanced the Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking/Lucas Oil backed entry. On the 4th circuit he began to battle Bud Kaeding for the second position, and would go on to finish second in the heat race, and advance to the 20-lap feature event.
Being the fourth fastest car to transfer through heat race competition, Shane lined the Palmero Properties/Pro Bilt Construction mount up in the fifth position.
As the field went green, Stewart quickly began working his way forward. On the second lap, Stewart was able to get under Gregg Bakker for the fourth spot, and began to pressure Bud Kaeding for the third spot.
In the next set of corners, Shane was able to slide in front of Kaeding, and take over the third position, where he would run for the next handful of laps.
As the leaders began to battle lapped traffic, Shane began to track down race leader Johnny Herrera, and second running Randy Hannagan. On the seventh lap Stewart pulled up along side of Hannagan to battle for the second spot, but a yellow flag slowed Shane’s progress.
On the restart Shane was able to stay with Hannagan, and the two would exchange slide jobs in each set of corners. As Hannagan continued to hold the second position, Shane continued to pressure him.
Lap 15 saw the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK sprinter slide up in front of the second place car, and take the position, and begin his charge on race long leader, Johnny Herrera.
The 17th circuit once again saw lap traffic come in to play, and Shane was noticeably gaining on the leader. On the white flag lap, Stewart used a monster run aboard his Paul Silva prepared A.R.T. chassis to slide the leader and motor off to the strong victory, as Shane was two seconds quicker then all drivers on the 20th lap.
“This ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK car was awesome all night,” said Shane. “I can’t thank my guys enough. It’s good to get those points for tomorrow night, and hopefully we’re standing here again.”
With Shane’s performance on Friday, he is slated to start tomorrow night’s championship feature from the third position.
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ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 Roars to Victory at LA Raceway
Friday night at the LA Raceway in La Monte, Missouri, Shane Stewart picked up his second Lucas Oil ASCS National win of the season, aboard his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57.
Off the strength of his heat race victory, Shane lined up for the 30-lap feature in the fifth position. As the feature got under way, Shane quickly disposed of Gary Wright, and Matt Covington early, to put the Palmero Properties/Finley Farms/Cross Creek Trucking backed entry into the third position.
On lap nine, the contest came to a stop as Brian Brown flipped, halting Shane’s charge to the front. With the race resuming, Shane piloted the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Pro Bilt Construction/Lucas Oil Products sprinter around second running Dustin Morgan and began to put heavy pressure on race leader, Zach Chappel.
On lap 16, Shane completed a text book slide job on Chappel to grab the lead. From that point on, Shane proved to be very strong as he maneuvered his Paul Silva prepared #57 through lapped traffic brilliantly as he went on to collect the win.
“It feels great to get another win, and rebound after last week,” said Shane. “Paul and my guys gave me a great car tonight, and I can’t thank them enough.”
Up next for the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK team will be a stop at the famed Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa Saturday night as they prepare for the upcoming 410 Nationals, and then they plan to make a stop at Husets Speedway on Sunday night.
Shane would like to thank all of his sponsors for their continued support in 2010. For more news, results, and the latest ROCKSTAR gear, please visit www.shanestewart.com.
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK Sprinter Locked Into Saturday's Finale
On the strength of a fourth place finish at the Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Oregon, Shane Stewart successfully locked himself into the Saturday night feature event to close out his Northwest tour.
To begin the evening, Shane lined up the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57 on the outside of the first row in heat race number two. From the initial start, Shane grabbed the lead, and proceeded to dominate the event, and capture the win.
With the strength of his win, Shane was eligible for the re-draw which resulted in him starting in the sixth spot for the 30-lap preliminary feature.
As the feature went green, Shane put his Paul Silva prepared racer on the top of the track, as he quickly began to pressure Kyle Hirst for the third spot until the race went under yellow on the fourth circuit.
On the re-start, Shane continued to work Hirst for third spot. In the first set of turns, Shane went low, as Hirst chose the high side, which led to the two racing wheel to wheel down the back stretch. As they reached turns three and four, Shane one again dove low, and was able to make the pass to grab the third spot in the fifth lap, and quickly found himself in a battle with Brady Bacon for second.
On the 10th circuit, Shane used a strong run in turns one and two, to charge Bacon, and pass him for second heading into three and four.
As the race reached half way, Shane was able to work the cushion and navigate through heavy lapped traffic as Hirst, Bacon, and Seth Bergman had now turned it into a very entertaining four car battle for second.
As traffic thickened up in the final laps, Shane went high to get around a lapped car, but Bacon and Bergman went low to split the lapped car to sneak past the ROCKSTAR ENERGRY DRINK #57, but Stewart roared back and the trio was three wide before the final caution of the night with just three laps remaining.
In the three lap dash to the finish, the three continued their torrid battle through traffic. As the white banner flew, Shane got a monster run on Bergman heading into the first set of turns. The two raced wheel to wheel down the back stretch and Stewart chose the low side going into three and four. As the two drag raced to the checkers, it was Bergman narrowly hanging on to third, as Shane grabbed fourth, but more importantly locked himself into the Saturday night 35-lap finale.
Shane would like to thank all of his sponsors for their continued support as he travels the country in 2010.
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Stewart Storms to Second in ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57
Coming off a strong third place run on Friday night, Shane Stewart bettered himself by one position in Saturday nights running of the 4th Annual Fred Brownfield Memorial race as he brought home a solid second place finish.
After locking himself into the feature event with his Friday night finish, Stewart and his ROCKSTAR ENERY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57 team waited through the night for the nights re draw to see where they would line up for the 40 lap, $10,092-to-win feature event.
The 6 pill put Shane on the outside of the third row. After surviving a pair of red flags to start off the event, Shane found himself in a torrid battle with Ricky Logan, Jason Johnson and Jack Dover for the lead early in the event.
As laps clicked away, the ROCKSTAR ENERY DRINK machine continued to run in the third position, challenging Ricky Logan for the second position relentlessly. On the 33rd lap, Shane used a strong move to get around Logan, and began to go after Jason Johnson for the race lead.
Over the final eight circuits, Shane piloted his Paul Silva prepared mount, through traffic as he pursued Johnson, but simply ran out of laps, and brought home a solid second place finish.
Up next for Shane, and the Silva Motorsports team will be a two night show at the Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Oregon this weekend.
Shane would like to thank all his sponsors for their continued support during the 2010 season.
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Hard Charge: Stewart Storms to Third aboard ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57
Fresh off his weekend sweep in South Dakota, which included the most recent Lucas Oil ASCS event, Shane Stewart charged to a strong third place finish Friday night in preliminary action in the 4th Annual Fred Brownfield Memorial in Elma, Washington.
In heat race action, Shane lined the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK mount up in the eighth position in the first of seven heats. As the race got underway, Shane quickly went to work on Trey Starks, and Jay Cole, and was quickly up three positions to fifth place.
As laps clicked off Stewart began to reel in Billy Nutter, and he was finally able to pull off a daring pass on the local veteran, to claim the fourth position in the heat, and transfer to the feature event where he would start in the 12th position.
In the 30-lap feature event, the Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57 was able to move forward in a hurry. With 10 laps in the books, Shane had already charged up from his 12th starting spot, and was in the 7th position.
Over the next ten circuits, Shane was able to navigate his Paul Silva prepared machine both high and low, as he picked off Jack Dover, and Mitch Olson with brilliant passes, and found himself in the fourth position and quickly charging in on Jayme Barnes, and Ricky Logan.
On a lap 21 restart, Shane was in the fourth position with a 10 lap dash to the finish. As the race got back underway, Shane utilized the loud pedal to quickly dispose of Logan, and then proceed to treat the fans to a breath taking display of slide job exchanges with local favorite, Jayme Barnes.
As the white flag flew, the duo continued to battle each other for the second position. As they entered the final pair of corners, Barnes held the advantage, but Shane made a final attempt to slide Barnes. As the two drag raced out of four, it was Barnes narrowly beating Shane to the stripe. Shane would finish third, but more importantly locked himself into the $10,092-to win feature event on Saturday night.
Shane and his Silva Motorsports, ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK team will be back in action Saturday in the conclusion of the 4th Annual Fred Brownfield Memorial.
As always, Shane would like to thank all his sponsors for ther continued support in his quest to caputer another Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Championship.
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Weekend Sweep- Shane Captures Husets in ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57
Fresh off his ASCS win at I90 Speedway on Saturday night, Shane Stewart and his Silva Motorsports team bolted in their 410ci power plant and headed to the Husets Speedway to compete in their weekly program.
The ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57 was fast from the very beginning of the night. In a rare time trial opportunity, Shane checked in the 6th fastest time of the night putting him in the 4th spot of his heat race.
Shane wasted no time getting up front in his heat, as he ripped around the top of the racy track and grabbed the lead early in the event. Shane would go on to win his heat race and transfer to the A main event.
The feature event saw the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK car line up in the fourth spot. As the green flag dropped Shane went to the high side of the race track, where he would battle Terry McCarl for the lead.
As the laps ticked off, Stewart continued to stalk McCarl for the point. Late in the feature, Shane was able to pull off a brilliant pass on McCarl, and motor away for his second win of the weekend.
Next up for Shane will be a trip out west, with a stop in Elma, Washington for the 4th Annual Fred Brownfield Memorial, a race that Shane has captured twice, on Friday and Saturday before a stop in Cottage Grove, Oregon the following weekend.
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Shane Shines at I-90
Saturday night at I-90 Speedway in Hartford, South Dakota, Shane Stewart piloted his Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57 to his first Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour win in 2010.
In heat race action, Shane lined up in the third starting position of the fourth heat race. Ultimately needing the win to secure a place in the feature event, Shane did just that. In the early stages of the heat, Shane made quick work of early leader Andrew Marshalla, and motored away from the field to capture the win.
With the win, Shane qualified for the A-main re-draw to set the field for the 30-lap $6,000 to win contest. The results of the re-draw were a six, putting the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK machine on the out side of the third row.
With reports of weather on the horizon, Shane was poised to get to the front in a hurry and beat Mother Nature. As the race got underway, Stewart quickly put his Paul Silva prepared mount on the cushion and began working his way forward.
On the fifth lap Stewart went around Jack Dover for the second position, and quickly began stalking early race leader Austen Wheatley for the point.
On the 7th lap, Shane put the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. machine on the bottom of the track and slid past Wheatley for the lead, which would end up being the pass for the win.
As the leaders entered lapped traffic on the 10th circuit, Jack Dover began to pressure Shane for the top spot, and pulled alongside him, and as the duo swapped the position a caution flag gave Shane open track.
As the race restarted, Stewart motored away form the field and continued to hold the top spot. On the 13th lap, the race went under a red flag, as Austen Wheatley flipped out of the second position. Under the red flag, Mother Nature threw her un wanted hat into the mix, and rain began to fall, ending the race, and Shane Stewart captured the win.
“It feels great to get our first national tour win with ROCKSTAR and Lucas Oil on board,” said Shane.
On Sunday, the Silva Motorsports team will bolt their 410ci motor into the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK A.R.T. and head to Brandon, South Dakota to race at Husets Speedway before making their trip out west.
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Shane Charges to Third in ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK SPRINTER
Fresh of his dominating weekend on the west coast, Shane Stewart returned to Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour competition at Lake Ozark Speedway and stayed hot, as he charged to a third place finish from a very deep starting position.
To start off the night, Shane lined the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57 in the eighth starting position in the fifth heat race.
As the green flag waved on the race, Shane quickly began to put pressure on Randy Martin, and Mark Shirshekan as the three of them battled for the fifth spot.
After winning the battle and running in the fifth spot, Shane began to put heavy pressure on fourth running Austin Alumbaugh. The duo continued to battle for the remainder of the race as Alumbaugh narrowly held the spot over a very quick Stewart.
With the strong finish, Shane narrowly missed the transfer to the A, and lined the ROCKSTAR ENERGRY DRINK #57 in the third position of the B main event.
In the B, Shane was very tough in his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK mount. Shane quickly passed Kyle Hirst for the lead and cruised to a dominating victory, where he would earn a 17th starting position for the feature event.
In the main event, Stewart quickly showed speed, as he put his Paul Silva prepared #57 both high and low on the race track, and weaved through traffic brilliantly. As laps continued to click off, Shane continued to charge forward, and look to be one of the fastest cars on the track.
On the 15th circuit, Shane entered the top five, and continued to press the lead pack of cars for position.
On the 20th lap Shane climbed to the second spot, and began to apply heavy pressure to race leader, Zach Chappell.
As Shane continued to stalk Chappell, a lap 23 caution slowed down his charge, and bunched the field back together.
As the green flag waved, Shane quickly began to pressure Chappell, but was also now forced to deal with third running Jack Dover. As the white flag waved over the three, Chappell held on for the win and Dover narrowly beat Shane to stripe.
After advancing a race high 14 positions, Shane and his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motosports/A.R.T. #57 were named the night’s hard charger.
Shane would like to thank all his sponsors for all their help and support, as he continues to chase after his second consecutive Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour championship in 2010.
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Dirt Cup Domination: Shane Stewart Claims 39th Annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup
Saturday night at Skagit Speedway, Shane Stewart capped off his dominating trip to the Pacific Northwest as he captured his second Dirt Cup victory.
Heading into the final night, Shane found himself sitting second in the overall point standings for the weekend. To begin the night he competed in the “A” scramble, an event intended to scramble the top six in points and set the first three rows of the feature event.
With the invert, Shane lined up in the fifth position, and wasted no time blasting the Skagit Speedway cushion, and capturing the win and lining himself up on the pole for the 40 lap, $25,000 to win, feature event.
With the waving of the green flag, it was outside front row starter, Jonathan Allard beating Shane into the first turn.
As Shane continuously stalked Allard through lapped traffic, youngster Zach Zimmerly began to pressure Shane for the second spot.
On the eighth circuit, Zimmerly was able to get under Shane for the second spot in heavy traffic, but the two continued to swap the position, with Zimmerly having the spot as the yellow flew on lap 15.
On a lap 15 restart, Shane was able to muscle his way back around Zimmerly, as the two swapped the postion for the next four laps.
On the 24th lap, the caution waved as race long leader Jonathan Allard made contact with a lapped car and spun out, leaving the lead to Shane Stewart and his Danny Kirkpatrick, Jet City Equipment A.R.T. #7k.
On the restart Zimmerly continued to press Shane, and actually passed him for a half lap, but Stewart proved to be too good on this night.
Shane went on to win the 39th Annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup, and capped off a very dominant weekend.
Over the course of the weekend Shane was able to pick up a second place finish in his heat on Thursday, the Thursday night feature event win, third in his heat and the main on Friday, and he won both the scramble and the main on Saturday.
“I am very excited to get this win tonight for Danny,” said Shane. “This thing was awesome all weekend and a pleasure to drive. Any time you are able to win a big race like this with the caliber of cars that were here is very special.”
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Stewart Wins 39th Annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup
Shane Stewart further embedded his name into Skagit Speedway lore, winning his second Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway. After starting from the pole, Stewart claimed the lead when race leader Jonathan Allard made contact with a lapped car, spinning himself out. Stewart had faded back to third, but reclaimed his second position just the lap before Allard’s spin, as youngster Zach Zimmerly was giving Shane everything he could handle in traffic. After assuming the lead, Stewart was too strong in clean air, as he raced on to win his second Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup in the Danny Kirkpatrick owned #7k ART. The race win paid Stewart $25,000. Zimmerly ran second all three nights of the Dirt Cup in his DWT #94 ART. Two time and defending Dirt Cup Champion Jayme Barnes was the highest finishing local, piloting the Mt Baker Landscaping #33 XXX to third place. Tommy Tarlton won the qualifying challenge, pocketing an extra $1,000 on the evening. Trey Starks won the C Scramble. Travis Jacobson won the B Scramble. Stewart took the A Scramble. Danielle Huson won the C Feature. Kyle Hirst topped the B Main event.
During the race evening, Skagit Speedway promoter Steve Beitler made two major announcements. The first announcement was the return of Kasey Kahne to Skagit Speedway, as Friday August 27th will feature Kasey Kahne taking on the Skagit Speedway 360 Sprints in an event to benefit the Kasey Kahne Foundation. Announcement number two was regarding next year’s 40th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup. The 40 lap A feature on the 40th anniversary race will pay a whopping $40,000 to the winner, making the main event the second largest non-sanctioned race in terms of payout in the USA.
The Washington State Racing Series Ford Focus Midgets were the companion class for Dirt Cup Saturday night, and when the dust settled, Rece Goetz was the main event winner. Goetz took the lead on lap 9 and cruised on to victory ahead of Dustin O’Brien and Derek Holmwood. Heat race wins went to Jeff Bell and Seth Hespe.
Qualifying Challenge – Tommy Tarlton, Jayme Barnes C Scramble – Trey Starks, Kelsey Carpenter, Cam Smith, Jake Mann, Glen Reinstra, Steve Parker B Scramble – Travis Jacobson, Kyle Hirst, Jesse Whitney, Logan Forler, Henry Van Dam, Chris Schmelzle A Scramble – Shane Stewart, Jonathan Allard, Zach Zimmerly, Jason Solwold, Colton Heath, Jayme Barnes C Main – Danielle Huson, Carpenter, C Smith, Starks, Mann, Steve Dyer, Marc Schutte, Reinstra, Clayton Sibley B Main –Kyle Hirst, Jacobson, Skinny Colson, Forler, Whitney, Van Dam, Borden, Lemley, Huson, Edson Murphy, Bloodgood, Starks, Carpenter, Mann, Cam Smith, Kevin Smith, Schmelzle A Main- Shane Stewart, Zach Zimmerly, Jayme Barnes, Jason Solwold, Tim Kaeding, Bud Kaeding, Mitch Olsen, Tommy Tarlton, Travis Jacobson, Brent Kaeding, Glenn Borden, Jesse Whitney, Logan Forler, Skinny Colson, Henry Van , Brock Lemley, Kyle Larson, Barry Martinez, Willie Croft, Jonathan Allard, Eric Fisher, Kyle Hirst, Colton Heath, Marc Duperron Lap Leaders – Allard 1-23 Stewart 24-40
Hard Charging Stewart Scores Third at Dirt Cup Night #2
Following his opening night win at the 39th Annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup, Shane Stewart navigated his Danny Kirkpatrick owned A.R.T. #7k to a strong third place finish from his 15th starting spot.
With the unique format at the Dirt Cup, Stewart was forced to start from the 15th spot based on being the top point man heading into the feature event.
Even with a series of early caution flags, Stewart was able to “catfish” around the bottom of the track and pick off cars lap by lap.
On a lap three caution, Shane was already up four positions into the 11th spot. In three more laps, Shane was able to use a strong run and enter the top ten on a lap six caution and sat in the sixth position.
On the tenth lap, Shane battled current Golden State Challenge Series point leader and eventual race winner, Jonathan Allard for the fifth position. Once in the top five, Shane continued to move forward.
On the 21st circuit, Shane used a strong slide job to pass early race leader, Glen Borden JR, for the third spot.
A lap 27 caution bunched up the field, putting Shane on the bumper of Zach Zimmerly. When the race went back to green, Shane was forced to battle Jason Solwold for third.
When the checkers waved, Shane was able to hold the spot, and keep up his momentum heading into Saturday nights $25,000 to win main event.
"I am very pleased with the way we have ran the last two nights," said Shane. "We have put ourselves in a nice spot heading into tomorrow night, and I sure would love to win this deal for Danny and the guys."
Earlier in the evening, Shane timed in with the second quickest lap of the night. In his heat race, Shane showed he was the fastest car on the track and was all over Brock Lemley for the win, but came up just short and finished second.
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Stewart Dominates Dirt Cup Opener
Thursday night in Alger, Washington, Shane Stewart flexed his muscle as he dominated all 30 laps in the 39th Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup opener.
Through the main event the only thing that seemed to slow Shane down was a hand full of yellow flags, as he was able to carve through lapped traffic.
The night got off to a rather bumpy start however, as Shane was unable to time in with a strong lap.
After a disappointing qualifying effort, Shane found himself lining up the Danny Kirkpatrick 7k in the inside of the third row in the third heat race.
In heat race action Shane was glued to the bottom of the race track, as the ultra fast Skagit Speedway did not allow for early passing. Shane was able to get to the third position and put himself in the feature event.
The main event was lined up off of inverted points, and Shane’s 15th place point standing put him on the pole of the star studded 22 car field.
With the waving of the green flag, Shane out gunned fellow front row starter Henry Van Dam into the first turn, but it was negated as the yellow flag flew calling back the start.
On the second attempt, Shane was able to get the same start and built up a very healthy lead.
On the 14th lap, second running Kyle Hirst came to a stop bunching up the field. On the restart Shane was able to pull a half straight away from new second running Zach Zimmerly.
After an open red on the 20th circuit, Shane only wanted fuel in his A.R.T chassis as it was working very well for him. On the restart he showed his same dominance and put a huge gap between himself and Zimmerly, and was back picking off lapped cars in a matter of three laps.
On the last restart with five laps remaining, Shane had two lapped cars in between him and second, and was able to cruise to a very dominant victory, and grab valuable points.
“I can’t say enough about this car tonight,” said Stewart. “It was like a machine, and I could go anywhere I wanted. I am glad to have a strong night for Danny and the guys tonight, and we’ll come back tomorrow and give it 100% again.”
Tomorrow night Shane will be back in action for another complete night at the 39th Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup.
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Stewart Wires Field For Prelim Win
Shane Stewart won the first preliminary night of the 39th Annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway. After starting on the front row of the main event, Stewart was flawless out front, using clean air to his advantage as he led every lap of the main event in the Jet City Equipment #7k ART. Zach Zimmerly fought his way from 5th to 2nd in the DWT #94 ART. Tim Kaeding climbed nine spots to finish 3rd in the HR Cattle #83 KPC. Kaeding is the points leader after night one, followed by Tommy Tarlton, Brent Kaeding, Jayme Barnes and Kyle Larson. Heat race wins went to Eric Fisher, Barnes, Larson, Kyle Hirst and Tim Kaeding. Tarlton was quick time. Skinny Colson won the C Main. Colton Heath won the B.
Ben Gunderson led all 17 laps of the Pull A Part Outlaw Hornet feature to secure his third W of the year. James Bundy finished a career best second, holding off a hard charging Freddie Vela who ended up third. Heat race wins went to Bundy and Gunderson.
Night two of the 39th Annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup starts at 5pm as the 410 Sprints and Ford Focus will be in action. For ticket information and the full points run down, visit www.skagitspeedway.com
Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup Prelim Night 1
Fast Time - Tommy Tarlton
Heat 1 - Eric Fisher, Bud Kaeding, Tarlton, Colton Heath, Mitch Olson, Cam Smith, Chad Groves, Steve Dyer, Logan Forler
Heat 2 - Jayme Barnes, Zach Zimmerly, Jason Solwold, Josh Edson, Jesse Whitney, Michael Harris, Glen Reinstra, Alec Covert
Heat 3 - Kyle Larson, Seth Bergman, Shane Stewart, Barry Martinez, Willie Croft, Skinny Colson, Jason Bloodgood, Trey Starks, Steve Parker
Heat 4 - Kyle Hirst, Jonathan Allard, Marc Duperron, Travis Jacobson, Peter Murphy, Glenn Borden, Danielle Huson, Clayton Sibley, Jake Mann
Heat 5 - Tim Kaeding, Henry Van Dam, Chris Schmelzle, Brock Lemley, Brent Kaeding, Kelsey Carpenter, Kevin Smith, Marc Schutte
C Main - Skinny Colson, Parker, Huson, Carpenter, C Smith, Mann, Dyer, Reinstra, Sibley, Starks, Schutte, Harris
B Main - Colton Heath, Jacobson, Croft, B Kaeding, Olson, Martinez, Forler, Borden, Whitney, K Smith, Colson, Edson, Groves, Murphy, Parker, Roger Crockett, Bloodgood, Lemley
A Main - Shane Stewart, Zimmerly, T Kaeding, Larson, B Kaeding, Tarlton, Barnes, Schmelzle, Bu Kaeding, Croft, Solwold, Heath, Martinez, Duperron, Bergman, Olson, Forler, Fisher, Allard, Jacobson, Hirst, Van Dam
Lap Leaders - Stewart 1-30
Stewart Dominates Dirt Cup Opener
Thursday night in Alger, Washington, Shane Stewart flexed his muscle as he dominated all 30 laps in the 39th Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup opener.
Through the main event the only thing that seemed to slow Shane down was a hand full of yellow flags, as he was able to carve through lapped traffic.
The night got off to a rather bumpy start however, as Shane was unable to time in with a strong lap.
After a disappointing qualifying effort, Shane found himself lining up the Danny Kirkpatrick 7k in the inside of the third row in the third heat race.
In heat race action Shane was glued to the bottom of the race track, as the ultra fast Skagit Speedway did not allow for early passing. Shane was able to get to the third position and put himself in the feature event.
The main event was lined up off of inverted points, and Shane’s 15th place point standing put him on the pole of the star studded 22 car field.
With the waving of the green flag, Shane out gunned fellow front row starter Henry Van Dam into the first turn, but it was negated as the yellow flag flew calling back the start.
On the second attempt, Shane was able to get the same start and built up a very healthy lead.
On the 14th lap, second running Kyle Hirst came to a stop bunching up the field. On the restart Shane was able to pull a half straight away from new second running Zach Zimmerly.
After an open red on the 20th circuit, Shane only wanted fuel in his A.R.T chassis as it was working very well for him. On the restart he showed his same dominance and put a huge gap between himself and Zimmerly, and was back picking off lapped cars in a matter of three laps.
On the last restart with five laps remaining, Shane had two lapped cars in between him and second, and was able to cruise to a very dominant victory, and grab valuable points.
“I can’t say enough about this car tonight,” said Stewart. “It was like a machine, and I could go anywhere I wanted. I am glad to have a strong night for Danny and the guys tonight, and we’ll come back tomorrow and give it 100% again.”
Tomorrow night Shane will be back in action for another complete night at the 39th Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup.
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Stewart Snags Third in ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57
After a night that ended badly for Shane Stewart and his Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57 team, they put together a new car and brought home a solid third place finish Saturday night during night two of the Eagle Nationals.
Starting in the ninth position for the 30 lap feature event, Shane was poised to charge to the front, and the Eagle Raceway was in nice shape for passing.
With the waving of the green flag, the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK sprint car quickly moved to the top of the race track using the cushion to pass cars.
On the 10th lap, Shane moved into the fourth position and was quickly approaching the lead pack of Jason Johnson, Jack Dover and Zach Chappel. A lap 20 caution allowed the field to be bunched back up, and the restart saw Shane move into the third postion.
Over the final ten circuits, Shane pressured Dover for the second spot in the Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T #57, and the duo were making a late charge through lapped traffic on race leader, Jason Johnson.
As the checkered flag flew it was Johnson holding on for the win ahead of Dover, and Shane.
“I’m pleased with the way we were able to recover after last night, I just know this car was capable of winning the race both nights here,” said Shane. “I am very antsy to get this car back in victory lane where it belongs.”
To start the night off, Shane was able to win his heat race convincingly qualifying him for the feature event, and earning him the ninth starting position.
Up next for Shane will be a trip to Alger, Washington, and the Skagit Speedway where he will be competing in the Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup on June 17th-19th, aboard Danny Kirkpatrick’s 7k.
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Early Wreck Sidelines Stewart
On Friday Night, at the Eagle Raceway a rough and fast track mixed with an aggressive Shane Stewart led to a lap four flip and an early night.
With the waving of the green flag, Stewart searched for the quickest way around the locked down 1/3 mile race track.
On the second lap the race was halted as early leader Kyle Hirst hopped the turn three cushion and went for a wild ride. When the race restarted, Stewart put his Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57 on the cushion and battled Danny Wood and Jack Dover for the lead.
On the fourth lap disaster struck in turns one and two, as Shane hit a rut, and sent his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK sprinter upside down and ending his night.
In heat race action, Shane lined up in the third position, and quickly rode the cushion to a very convincing win, qualifying him for the re-draw, where he would ultimately pull a three pill.
Shane and his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK team will be back in action Saturday night at Eagle Raceway for the Eagle Nationals Finale.
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Stewart Charges to 14th in the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 After Early Race Mishap
Saturday night at I30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., was up and down for Shane Stewart. After a strong heat race performance gave him a nice feature event starting position, an early race mishap put him at the tail end of the 24 car field, where he would show speed and grab a 14th place finish.
After starting fifth in the second heat race, Shane was on a mission to the front, and was able to put his Paul Silva prepared mount all over the track in his pursuit to the front. As the checkered flag waved, Stewart found himself finishing in the second spot, qualifying him for the re-draw.
Shane lined the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57 outside the fourth row for the 35 lap feature. On the second circuit Shane had a mishap, and was forced into the pit area.
After quick repairs, Shane was able to restart the race at the tail end of the field. With passing becoming tough as the night went on, Shane was able to pick off cars and grab a 14th place finish and salvage a decent point’s night.
Shane and the Silva Motorsports/ROOCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57 will be back in action Friday and Saturday Eagle Raceway.
As always Shane would like to thank all of his sponsors for their continued support. For more information please visit www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Has Solid Memorial Day Weekend in ROCKSTAR ENERGRY DRINK #57
Following his win on Thursday night in Greenwood, Nebraska, Shane Stewart competed in an additional three races over the holiday weekend bringing home solid finishes in all of them. On Friday night, Shane and his Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/ A.R.T. #57 team competed in McCool Junction, Nebraska.
To start off the night Shane started eighth in the second heat race of the evening. With the waving of the green flag, Shane was able to put his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK sprinter any place on the track on his charge forward. Shane passed an impressive six cars for a second place finishing spot
. After the pill draw, Shane lined the Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 up in the fifth starting position. Early in the feature Shane was able to advance into the third spot, as he chased earlier race leader, Brian Brown, for the second consecutive night. On the 10th lap, Shane was able to make a strong pass on second running Brian Brown, and move on to pressure Ryan Roberts for the lead. In the final laps, Shane and Roberts swapped the lead through lapped traffic in an exciting battle, but Roberts went on to win the race with Shane finishing a very strong second.
On Saturday and Sunday night, Shane competed in the Lucas Oil ASCS National race in Jetmore, Kansas.
In Saturday’s heat race action, Shane lined up the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK entry in the fifth spot. With high winds all day, the racing surface proved to be very tricky for all the drivers and passing was at a premium. After a nice start, Shane was able to advance to third position where he would finish heat race action.
After a lengthy delay to re work the track Shane lined up in the 14th starting position for the nights feature event. With passing still very tough, Shane was able to patiently charge to the front, and pick off cars a lap at a time. When the checkered flag waved, Shane found himself with a solid eighth place finish heading into Sunday’s finale.
On Sunday night at Jetmore Shane lined up outside the second row in the third heat race. Shane was able to get to the second spot where he would battle with a hard charging Jason Johnson for the lead. Shane went on to finish the heat in second place.
Shane lined up ninth to start the feature event. On this night track position would prove to be most important as the racing surface was narrow and did not allow for much passing. Shane was able to show his strength and muscle as he made a late charge to a sixth place finish capping off a solid weekend for the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/ A.R.T #57.
Shane would like to thank all of his sponsors for their continued support in 2010. For more information please check out www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Charges to Second Win of 2010 in ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57
Shane Stewart charged from his seventh starting position, to capture the ASCS Midwest Regional event in Greenwood, Nebraska on Thursday night.
To start the night off Shane lined the Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57 in the fifth spot of the third heat race.
Stewart showed how strong he was, as he grabbed the lead heading into the first turn, with fellow Lucas Oil ASCS National tour competitor, Kyle Hirst, in tow.
Stewart would go on to win the race convincingly, and qualify for the pill draw to set the first four rows of the 25 lap feature event.
After the redraw, Stewart lined the ROCKSTAR ENERGRY DRINK entry up in the seventh position with 25 laps to get to the front.
Stewart showed strength early as he quickly charged to the front in pursuit of race leader, Brian Brown.
On the fourth lap Stewart climbed into the second spot and began to stalk Brown as he charged to the front. After stalking Brown for three laps Shane made his pass for the lead on the seventh circuit.
Using a strong run down the front chute, Shane put the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK machine up against the fence to drive around Brown and grab the lead.
Shane continued to keep a healthy lead until a lap 13 caution. On the restart Brown was able to show Shane his nose, but Shane was able to keep the lead, and continue on to the win.
As the checkered flag waved on the event Shane collected the win with Brown in second and Kyle Hirst in third up from his ninth starting spot.
“To come out here and win with Jesse on everyone’s mind is pretty special”, said Shane. “Paul gave me an awesome car tonite, and I was able to put it on the fence for Jesse, I hope he had a smile on his face”.
Shane and the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 will be back in action tomorrow night in McCool Junction, Nebraska.
As always Shane would like to thank all his sponsors for their continued support.
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Stewart Grabs Second in ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 at Jackson Sprint Car Nationals Friday night,
Shane Stewart and his Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGRY DRINK/A.R.T. team ran a very strong second in the Jackson Sprint Car Nationals at Jackson Speedway in Jackson, Minnesota.
To begin the night, Shane lined the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK car inside the seventh row in the fourth heat race. With the waving of the green flag, Shane quickly went to work on Brian Brown, and Jerry Reichert Jr. After passing Reichert Jr for third, Shane had a race long duel with Brown, and Jake Peters. After a late lap charge on Brown came up short, Shane finished third and qualified for the dash redraw.
After drawing a two, Shane would line the Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/ A.R.T. #57 on the front row with Ricky Logan. Shane got the jump on Logan, and looked very strong. As laps wound down, Sammy Swindell slowly gained on Stewart making the race interesting. As the white flag waved, Swindell was able to nose past Shane to grab the win, and set the front row for the main event. Shane was able to win the drag race over Swindell into the first turn and looked very strong, as he led the first nine laps as him and Swindell battled in heavy lap traffic.
On the lap 10 restart, Swindell was able to get around the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57, but Shane continued to pressure Swindell as they continued to battle through lap traffic. On the final restart of the night, Shane continued to pressure Swindell, but was unable to get around him as the checkers flew. Shane would end up second ahead of Brian Brown and Jake Peters. Shane would like to thank all of his sponsors for their continued support throughout the 2010 season. Shane and the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 will be back in action this weekend with four races as he travels to McCool Junction, NE., Greenwood, NE., and then the Steve King Memorial at Jetmore, Kansas. For more information please visit www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Brings Home Top-10 Finish aboard ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 at Tulare
Following a successful weekend in Chico, Calif. last weekend, Shane Stewart and his ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57 were back in action in California again.
On Friday night, Stewart competed at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California fresh off his Dave Bradway Jr, Memorial win. Shane timed in sixth quick in the 22 car field to put him in the third heat race. Stewart charged from his fifth place starting position, to record a strong second place finish in the heat, putting the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK machine in the third starting spot in the main event. As the green flag waved on the feature event, Shane noticed a miss in the motor, and pulled off the track ending his night early.
After fixing the problem the Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/A.R.T. #57 team headed to Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., to compete in the Golden State Challenge Series event.
In qualifying, Shane timed the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57 in with a lap of 13.640 earning the fast time award for the night. In heat race action, Shane lined up in the fifth spot and was able to make quick passes on Evan Suggs, and David Pombo to get to the third spot, where he would finish, and qualify him for the dash.
After lining up third in the dash, Shane fell back to fourth with the waving of the green flag. A late race pass on Tim Kaeding moved him back to third, where he would finish, and set his starting place for the feature. For the main event, Shane and Paul missed the set up a little bit on the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK sprinter. Although early in the main event Shane and Bud Kaeding got into a very entertaining battle for the lead, the car gradually got worse as the race went on, and Shane held tough. As the checkered flag waved, Shane was able to muster sixth place finish.
Next week Shane and the ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK #57 will compete in events at Jackson, Minnesota, and Knoxville, Iowa. Shane would also like to thank all of his sponsors for their continued support. For more information please visit www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Pilots ROCKSTAR Energy Drink #57 to First Victory of the Year: Claims the 20th Annual Dave Bradway Jr Memorial
CHICO- Saturday night Shane Stewart picked up his first win of the 2010 season as he bested the 36-car field at Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway in the 20th Annual Dave Bradway Jr memorial race. After running a strong second place on Friday night, Shane timed the ROCKSTAR Energy Drink/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57 third quick, putting him in the sixth starting spot in the third heat race. With the waving of the green flag, inside second row starter Jason York got the quick jump and stretched to a sizable lead as Shane came through the field. As laps wound down the ROCKSTAR Energy Drink car reeled in the race long leader, but simply ran out of laps and finished second.
With the strong heat race finish and the solid time trial, Shane transferred into the dash to determine the first four rows of the A-main line up. After starting in the sixth spot, Shane continued to show speed and crossed the finish line in third.
The feature event got off to a shaky start, as multiple wrecks caused the first two starts back. On the third attempt Shane went to work in the ROCKSTAR Energy Drink machine. Once he got to second he got in a very entertaining battle with California hot-shoe, Jonathon Allard. On the 12th lap Stewart made his pass for the lead, and him and Allard continued to exchange slide jobs back in forth as they entered lap traffic.
On the final restart of the night on lap 17, Allard was right behind Shane, but Shane held the spot. With three laps to go Allard slid off the track giving Shane breathing room as he collected the top prize and put the ROCKSTAR Energy Drink/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57 in victory lane and also earned his second career win at the racy ¼ mile bullring. "To win in front of Paul Silva's family as well as Scott Fowler of Cross Creek Trucking and Jason and Scott Finley of Finley Farms I could not be more proud." said Stewart. Shane would like to thank all of his sponsors for their continued support during the 2010 racing season. For more information please check out www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Grabs Second in ROCKSTAR Energy Drink #57 Friday night at Chico’s Silver Dollar Speedway,
Shane Stewart charged to a strong second place finish aboard his Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR Energy Drink/A.R.T. #57.
To start off the night, Stewart ripped off the sixth fastest lap of the night, placing him in the fifth starting spot in the night’s second heat. In heat race action Shane battled a rough and fast race surface to finish in the sixth spot, all on a night that that found six out of the eight top qualifiers relegated to the B-main.
After Paul Silva and crew made some changes to the car, Shane was able to charge from his fourth starting spot and snag a strong second place finish in the B-main behind Jonathon Allard. The finish would line Shane and his ROCKSTAR Energy Drink/A.R.T. chassis #57 in the sixth spot of the A -main.
With the racetrack still very heavy, and rough, Shane showed patience as he worked his way forward. Early in the feature Shane had the ROCKSTAR Energy Drink #57 in the top five as the field began to spread out.
As the race wound down, the ROCKSTAR Energy Drink #57 gradually came to Shane’s liking and he quickly reeled the leaders in. As Shane climbed to the second spot with a few laps to go, he and race leader Jonathan Allard battled tightly for position. Unfortunately, Allard went on to grab the win while Shane finished in the second spot. Tonight Shane and the Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR Energy Drink #57 will be back at Silver Dollar Speedway for the 20th annual Dave Bradway Jr Memorial Race against the stars of the Golden State Challenge Series.
As always, Shane would like to thank all of his sponsors for their continued support in the 2010 season. For more information, news, results, and merchandise please visit www.shanestewart.com.
California Dreamin’: Stewart Takes ROCKSTAR #57 To Chico’s Bradway Jr. Memorial
SACRAMENTO – Shane Stewart will take his Paul Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR Energy Drink/A.R.T. #57 to the 20th annual Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial at the high – banked Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., May 7th, and 8th. With a lengthy break in their Lucas Oil ASCS National campaign, Shane and car owner Paul Silva decided to return to their former stomping grounds to go to battle with the stars of the Golden State Challenge Series. “With a lot of our sponsors being in California, Paul and I are excited about racing in Chico again,” said Stewart. “It’s fun for us to get back out there to race in front of a lot of the people who helped us put this deal together, and continue to support us even when we’re back east.”
On the 6th the Silva Motorsports/ROCKSTAR Energy Drink/A.R.T. #57 team will compete in the regularly scheduled weekly points event at Silver Dollar Speedway to prepare for the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial on Saturday. “I am excited to get back on the west coast,” said Stewart. “Me and Paul have found a lot of success out there, and I look forward to competing with the guys in the Golden State Challenge Series and participating in this race that remembers one of the greats.”
The Race honors Dave Bradway Jr. who was taken from us in competition. On June 21st, 1987, 28 year old Dave Bradway Jr. died from injuries suffered at Skagit Speedway in Washington State during a Super Dirt Cup Race. For more news, results, and the latest ROCKSTAR Energy Drink gear check out www.shanestewart.com.
Rock 'N Roll 50 Rained Out; Reset for October TULSA, Okla. (April 22, 2010)
The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars presented by K&N Filters event originally scheduled for this weekend, April 23-24, at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR, has been postponed due to approaching inclement weather and rescheduled for October 1-2. The Second Annual Rock ‘N Roll 50 at Riverside on October 1-2 will kick off a big month of October that also includes the 37th Annual Devil’s Bowl Winter Nationals and I-30 Speedway’s 23rd Annual Short Track Nationals. The October event at Riverside will be recorded under the lights of the VERSUS and MavTV cameras as well for later broadcast, just as was originally planned for this weekend.
Stewart Has Up and Down Weekend with World of Outlaws in ROCKSTAR #57
by: PJ Petersen
With the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series having an off week, Shane Stewart and car owner Paul Silva decided to drop their Don Ott 410 into the ROCKSTAR energy/ A.R.T. 57, and go to war with the famed World of Outlaws series.
Friday saw Shane and Silva check in at the Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, KY. Unfortunately the duo had early motor troubles that hampered them through the duration of the night.
During time trials a broken rocker arm plagued the ROCSTAR Energy/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T. #57 and Shane timed in 25th quick, which forced a 7th starting position in the 1st race.
During heat race action, more problems arose for Shane and the ROCKSTAR 57, and he was forced to run the B main event for his final shot at making the feature event.
In the B main, Shane would line the Paul Silva wrenched mount up in the 7th position with the top 4 finishers making the A main. Shane did all he could to move forward, but as the field got strung out, Shane was unable to catch the rest of the field and came up just a little short, finishing in the 5th spot, missing the feature by one position.
Saturday night saw the duo sign the ROCKSTAR Energy/A.R.T. #57 in at I - 55 Raceway in Pevely, MO. The night started off much better for Shane.
In time trials Shane was able to time the ROCSTAR Energy/Silva Motorsports/A.R.T in the 8th position, putting him in the 3rd starting spot of the 4th heat race. With the track being very narrow, not much passing occurred in the heat races and Shane went on to finish in the 4th spot of his heat and transferring into the nights feature event.
In the 40 lap feature event, Shane lined the ROCKSTAR Energy machine up in the 16th spot. With the waving of the green flag Shane did what he has done all year, and that is pass cars.
With the re worked track surface to Stewart’s liking, he was able to put his car all over the race track to move forward. As laps clicked off, Shane found himself solidly in the top ten.
With 5 laps to go disaster struck and the ROCSTAR Energy/Silva Motorsports #57 got upside down ending Shane’s night, and put an end to the frustrating weekend.
Next weekend Shane and Paul (Silva) will bolt their Wesmar power back into the car as they go to battle with the other stars of the Lucas Oil ASCS National Series, and go to work in the 2nd annual Rock ‘N Roll 50 in West Memphis, Ark.
For more information as well as the latest merchandise please check out www.shanestewart.com.
ROCKSTAR Energy #57 Charges to a Top 10
by: PJ Petersen
LITTLE ROCK, ARK – Saturday night at Little Rock, Ark., I-30 speedway, Shane Stewart drove his ROCKSTAR Energy, Silva Motorsports, A.R.T. #57 from the 18th starting position to a solid 8th place finishing spot in the 35 lap caution free event. After lining up fourth in the second heat race Shane was able to pick up a position and bring the ROCKSTAR Energy drink mount home in the third spot, however he missed qualifying for the nights feature event by a few points, forcing him to go through one of three B-mains. Shane went on to win his B main event in convincing fashion, and lined up in the 18th position with his work cut out for him. With the track being in pretty good shape for passing Shane was on a mission to the front from the drop of the green flag. Stewart took the ROCKSTAR, Energy; Paul Silva wrenched #57 both high and low around the ¼ mile bull ring. Shane was very strong, but in a race with no cautions he simply ran out of laps to pick off cars.Shane ended the night in the 8th spot, and kept the series point lead. “All in all I felt we raced pretty well over the weekend,” said Stewart. “We had a couple of tough draws that put us in a tough spot, but we rebounded nicely from 11th, and 18th starting spots.” The Lucas Oil, ASCS National Series will be back in action with the Second Annual Rock ‘N Roll 50 at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, AR, on April 23-24. For more information, and the new 2010 ROCKSTAR Energy T-shirts, please visit www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Charges to 3rd In ROCKSTAR Energy #57
by: PJ Petersen
Shane Stewart took his ROCKSTAR Energy, Silva Motorsports, A.R.T. #57 from the 11th starting position, and grabbed third place Friday night at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas. To start off the night Stewart drew the 6th starting spot in the second heat race of the night. Stewart quickly advanced two spots, and got into a very entertaining battle for third late in the race with Brandon Ikenberry. Shane was able to hold him off putting him in the feature event. In the 30 lap feature event, tire wear looked like it would be a problem with the way the track conditions were playing out, and starting eleventh Stewart knew he would have to try to save his tires in hopes of moving forward. As the early leaders began to separate themselves from the field, Stewart put his ROCKSTAR energy, A.R.T #57 all over the tricky race track to move forward. As laps wound down, Stewart began to grow stronger as he grabbed the third spot, at the finish, and took the point lead for the first time in 2010. Shane and the ROCKSTAR #57 will be back in action tonight as they travel to I-30 Speedway in Little Rock Ark., for Round 3 of ASCS National competition. For more information, and the new 2010 ROCKSTAR Energy T-shirts, please visit www.shanestewart.com.
Shane Stewart/Rockstar Energy Drink Apparel Has Arrived!!!
The 2010 Shane Stewart/Rockstar Energy Drink apparel has arrived. You can get your T-shirts at the Silva Motorsports #57 race hauler in the pits of all National ASCS sprint car races, online at www.ShaneStewart.com or at Car & Fleet in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Be the first to get a Shane Stewart/Rockstar Energy Sprint Car T-shirt.
The Silva Motorsports, Shane Stewart Racing, Rockstar Energy Drink, #57 team will be racing with the Lucas Oil ASCS Series presented by K & N Filters at Lonestar Speedway in Kilgore, TX this Friday, April 9th and I-30 Raceway in Little Rock, AR on Saturday, April 10th. You can listen live by going to www.racinboys.com.
Lucas Oil National vs. Lone Star Region Sprints
by DarinShort.com
The Lucas Oil ASCS National Sprint Car Series takes on the ASCS Lone Star region sprint teams Friday April 9th at Lone Star Speedway – and online ticket sales for the event are now available. Visit www.LoneStarSpeedway.com and on the home page you will find the ‘tickets’ link that will connect you to advance ticket sales to the event. Upwards of 50 sprint teams can be expected, including reigning Lucas Oil Tour champion, Shane Stewart; and Sammy Swindell, Jason Johnson, Gary Wright, Travis Rilat, Tim Crawley, Zach Chappell, Danny Wood, Tony Bruce, Jr., Jack Dover, Jesse Hockett, Sean McClelland, Kenneth Walker, Darren Long, Brady Bacon, Ricky Logan, Eric Baldaccini, Austen Wheatley, Channin Tankersley, Justyn Cox, Kyle Hirst, Joshua Hodges, Dustin Morgan, Matt Covington, Joe Ramaker, Aaron Reutzel and Michael Dupuy are all expected to be on hand. Lone Star region drivers will also kick off their 2010 point’s season; with 2009 Kevin Ramey expected to lead the large contingent of Texas-based teams. The point’s event will pay $6,000 to win and $500 to start and it is the first National series event held at Lone Star Speedway since 2002.
Stewart Charges to 6th
by: PJ Petersen
For Shane Stewart his 2010 ASCS National campaign didn’t quite begin as he would of hoped. After failing to earn enough passing points to qualify for the A main, Stewart came up 1 position short in the semi, and was forced to use a provisional.
After lining up inside of the 12th row in the feature event, Stewart was forced to use both patience and brains to advance in the very stout field. Stewart showed why he is the defending series champion as he advanced his ROCKSTAR Energy, A.R.T. 57 from 23rd to the 6th finishing spot.
“We really struggled in the heat, as well as the semi,” said Stewart. “Paul and the guys made some whole sale changes to the car and got it a lot better for the main.”
At the drop of the green, Stewart and the rest of the field was glued to the middle and bottom of the race track. At the midway point Shane decided to jump to the top of the track to see if he could advance a few spots.
The top proved to be to Stewart’s liking as he quickly began picking up positions, as he was the first driver to figure it out. As the race progressed and other drivers found the top Shane got in very entertaining battles with the likes of Jason Johnson and Austin Wheatley.
As the race went on Shane continued to show strength, but just ran out of laps to crack the top 5. “I’m pleased with the finish and the fact we were able to turn and tough night into a positive,” said Stewart. “Any time you start that deep in the field, you worry about being caught up in a wreck, but we were able to move forward, and that’s good.”
Up next for Stewart and his ROCKSTAR Energy, Lucas Oil, A.R.T. 57 will be a trip to Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, TX., on April 9th, followed by a trip to Little Rock AK., and I-30 Speedway on April 10th.
For more information on Shane please visit his website at www.shanestewart.com.
Stewart Energized To Defend Championship
by: PJ Petersen
SACRAMENTO – Shane Stewart and his Paul Silva Motorsports team are very excited to announce a partnership with Rockstar Energy Drink for the 2010 season as they look to defend their Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Championship.
Aside from Rockstar, Stewart has landed additional sponsorship from Lucas Oil, Weld Wheels, Hoosier Tires, and Amerikote for the season ahead.
“Me and Paul (Silva) could not be anymore happy with Rockstar and the rest of these great companies coming on board,” said Stewart. “We are going to utilize all their fine products as we look to defend our title.”
Stewart has already started off his 2010 season in style as he won ‘The Classic’ during his Australian tour in January, and hopes the success carries over to his ASCS season.
For Stewart, his 2010 American season kicks off at Devils Bowl Speedway in the Lucas Oil ASCS opener March 19th. Aside from chasing his second championship, Stewart and Silva will any other big shows that their ASCS schedule permits.
STEWART DOMINATES & CAPTURES 30K DOWN UNDER
The 38th running of the Warrnambool Standard Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic presented by APCO provided plenty of highlights with American Shane Stewart taking his maiden win while three time Classic winner Brooke Tatnell finished a gallant runner up.
The pair traded the lead on numerous occasions as they raced hard and clean before Stewart edged his way clear at a late race stoppage to win over Tatnell with a fast finishing Ryan Farrell in third ahead of young gun James McFadden and Classic legend Danny Smith in fifth.
The fans enjoyed a great Breakfast with the stars at the Flying Horse Bar and Brewery before Jeremy Rae the Good Guys presented the popular Fan Appreciation Day in the Home Makers Centre. Giveaways, interviews, merchandise, the big screen and a restored Bob Trostle Sprintcar to name but a few of the attractions at the morning experienced by thousands of fans.
Tennessee Outlaw Jason Sides kick started the weekend on track when he won the Lucas Oil Products/Smiley’s Racing Products Quick Time award by recording a 10.841 second lap which also added his name to the Allan Pollard Memorial plaque. $1,000 was also awarded to Sides for his efforts.
Queenslander Andrew Scheuerle picked up the $1,500 R&M Security Best Presented Car and Crew Award as voted on by the Premier Speedway Maintenance Committee. The same people that present Sungold Stadium in such an immaculate fashion each and every event voted on Scheuerle’s Ausdeck Patio’s and Roofing #25 and his crew as the best of a very worthy field of contenders on Sunday night.
Three time Classic winner Kerry Madsen scorched through the A-main field to finish sixth from his 18th starting spot picking up the Skwid Signs Hard Charger Award in the process valued at $2,000. Madsen’s Classic tilt started to head south when he suffered throttle issues in his final heat that eventually sentenced him to the B-main. A stirring run past local Darren Mollenoyux to the final transfer position ensured Madsen would be on the charge from the back. The ‘Mad Man’ didn’t disappoint his legion of fans.
Not only did Shane Stewart win the Australia/America Challenge on Saturday night that was worth a cool $6,000 to win he also backed that up in the ‘big dance’ pocketing a whopping $30,000 for his awesome 40 lap performance on Sunday night!
What can you say about the RAAF Roulettes? The six plane display was simply breathtaking as they replicated the speed, skill and precision that was shown on track throughout the weekend but this time in the air. It was simply a wonderful way to open night 2 of the Classic with a display that is normally reserved for V8 Supercars, Formula 1 or Indy Car events.
Margaret Lee was awarded the privilege to signal the Classic field to go four wide following the recent passing of her husband and long time Premier Speedway member, Ron. It was a touching moment that I am sure Margaret and the Lee family will cherish in memory of one of the sports ‘super fans’. Darren Mollenoyux was the recipient of $150 cash courtesy of the Lee family for being fifth in the B-main and the first reserve for the Classic final.
As always the support racing on the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic weekend ensures both Sprintcar racers and fans alike enjoy a brief break from the intense action. Night 1 saw the Australian Wingless Sprints provide some great racing while the popular Super Rods returned for Sunday night’s finale.
Simpson’s Luke Weel kicked off the AWS racing on Saturday night with a heat race win in front of his uncle and PWR Performance Products boss Kees Weel. Andy Hibbert sporting an onboard camera raced into second place from position eight while David McKay sped from tenth to third in a sign of things to come.
A lot of interest surrounded the debut of Michaela Dumesny; daughter of Sprintcar icon Max and younger sister of Mitchell in her Hoosier backed machine. Numerous incidents in the first heat saw her slip back in the field while she showed she had the speed to run with the boys.
Both Ash Hawkins and Shawn Skene suffered damage following contact together in the opener and had to watch from the infield as Weel won the heat.
From pole McKay romped to the second heat win while Hibbert’s consistency showed when he finished second again ahead of Stephen Hodder. Weel charged to fourth from the rear while Dumesny impressed as she finished fifth.
McKay and Hibbert would start the final from the front row and rightly so as Weel would start from three. Without a stoppage McKay handled the talented lineup as he relished to chance to race in front of a huge crowd on night 1 of the Classic.
Weel took the win ahead of Luke Weel who raced into second ahead of Glenn Watts in third. Fourth was Hodder while Hibbert looked set for a podium finish before the fire went out on his immaculately prepared #17 mid race.
Night 2 got underway with Shaun Toulmin streaking to the win as the Super Rods rumbled their way around the venue. Following Toulmin to the line in the non-stop opener was Jason Grayland, Geoff Leigh, Daryl Nelson and Wayne Williams in fifth.
Leigh rebounded in heat 2 as he scored a strong win ahead of Howard Stansfield who was at the wheel of son Grant’s #29. Matt Clark finished third in his best result of the night while Nelson was fourth again with Toulmin coming from eleventh to fifth.
A torrid final saw Wayne Williams and Matt Clark fail to finish while Leigh eventually wore down race long leader Shaun Toulmin to claim the win. Leigh has enjoyed a great season as he continues to rack up the victories while Toulmin was impressive in second ahead of the speedy Jason Grayland. Howard Stansfield rounded out the top four finishers.
SHANE STEWART NAMED NORTH AMERICAN 360 SPRINT CAR POLL “DRIVER OF THE YEAR” FOR 2009
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (January 13, 2010) - For the first time in his career, Shane Stewart of Bixby, Oklahoma, was voted the 2009 “Driver of the Year” by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers. Stewart, the ‘09 American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) national tour champion, earned fifteen (15) of the twenty-one (21) first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll. Shane Stewart’s car owner, Paul Silva of Sacramento, California, will receive the 2009 “Team of the Year” award for his first time as well.
Those drivers ranked second through fourth, respectively, are all former ‘360’ “Drivers of the Year”: Jason Johnson of Louisiana (2006, ’08), Gary Wright of Texas (2003, ’04, ’05, ’07), and Tim Crawley of Arkansas (2002). Rounding out the ‘top ten’ for the season are ASCS Northwest regional champion Roger Crockett, Travis Rilat, Jesse Hockett, United Racing Company (URC) champion J.J. Grasso, Tony Bruce (Jr.), and United Sprint Car Series (USCS) champion Terry Gray. In addition to Shane Stewart, others having received first-place votes were Jason Johnson (one), Jesse Hockett (one), J.J. Grasso (one), Terry Gray (one), and California Civil War Series champion Sean Becker (two).
The North American 360 Sprint Car Poll is an annual awards program of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation, Inc., of Knoxville, Iowa. All awards will be distributed in the spring of 2010 at tracks throughout North America. The awards were announced on the second day of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Final 2009 North American 360 Sprint Car Poll
rank, driver (first place votes), hometown, state/province, points
1., Shane Stewart (15), Bixby, OK, 1570
2., Jason Johnson (1), Eunice, LA, 720
3., Gary Wright, Hooks, TX, 428
4., Tim Crawley, Little Rock, AR, 419
5., Roger Crockett, Rio Linda, CA, 235 tie,
Travis Rilat, Forney, TX, 235
7.,
Jesse Hockett (1), Warsaw, MO, 211
8., J.J. Grasso (1), Pedricktown, NJ, 190
9., Tony Bruce, Jr., Liberal, KS, 188
10., Terry Gray (1), Bartlett, TN, 175
11., Sean Becker (2), Antelope, CA, 169
12., Justin Barger, Montrose, NY, 90
13., Paul McMahan, Oroville, CA, 85
14., Trevor Lewis, Upper Black Eddy, PA, 75
15., Jack Dover, Springfield, NE, 69
16., Wayne Johnson, Mustang, OK, 60
17., Bryan Howland, Auburn, NY, 45
18., Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD, 37
19., Dustin Daggett, Portland, MI, 26
20., J.R. Stewart, Bellefontaine, OH, 25
21., Danny Wood, Norman, OK, 23
22., Josh Fisher, Smithton, MO, 20
tie, Tom Huppunen, Fenwick, ONT, CAN, 20
tie, Danny Martin, Jr., Sarasota, FL, 20
25., Andy Forsberg, Auburn, CA, 18
Also receiving multiple votes: Brady Bacon, Pat Cannon, Jonathon Cornell, Chris Coyle, Chuck Hebing, Brett Mann, Curt Michael, Kevin Ramey, Davey Sammons, Colby Wiesz.
Shane has headed over to Austraila to begin his 2010 season. Stay informed with all the happening in Austrail by logging on to Spritcarworld.com.au, you can listen to the race, get updates and watch the classic live on the internet.
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Champ
By PJ Petersen
Heading into the Western World Championships in Tucson, AZ, Shane Stewart was determined to capture his first series championship.
During his Thursday night preliminary night, Stewart showed his muscle early, as he was able to charge to 3rd from this 6th starting spots, and gaining enough points to qualify for the feature event.
After the re-draw, Shane would find himself starting in the 5th spot, and needing to finish in the top 8 to lock himself into the Saturday night feature, and ultimately secure his title.
With the slick racing conditions, Stewart use precision as he navigated his Silva Motorsports/ Palmero Properties/ ART #57 against the cushion on his charge to the front, as he chased down race leader Sammy Swindell.
In traffic Shane was un able to catch Swindell, until a caution on lap 23.
On the restart, Stewart was able to dispose the lapped car of Brady Bacon, and showed his speed, as many thought he had enough to reel Swindell.
The slightest bobble however on lap 24 cost Shane valuable momentum and he would wind up in the second position, locking him into the second row of the Saturday night feature.
On Saturday, Shane went to work, looking to win the battle and the war.
With the waving of the green flag, Stewart was able to grab the third spot, and set his sights on early leader Tim Kaeding.
As TK and Sammy Swindell began battling for the lead, Shane was able to make it a 3 way battle, however Swindell would get the lead, and Shane would settle in the third spot.
As the race wound down, Shane was solidly in the third spot, and at the waving of the checkered flag, he was officially the 2009 Champion.
Shane ends the season, with a very stout record.
In 60 races this year Shane was able to accumulate 10 wins, 30 top 5’s and he made 60 A main events.
Some of the big wins Shane picked up, was the inaugural Lucas Oil ASCS race at Devils Bowl, and a Canadian National’s Championship.
This season wouldn’t have been possible without: Probilt Construction, ART Enterprise, Dave Dewitt, Carter Construction, Palmero Properties, Finley Farms, Cross Creek Trucking, McColloch’s RV Repair, XZY Machine, Banshee Graphics, Shift Creative, Car & Fleet, Dan Olson Racing Products, Allstar Performance, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, R.E. Technologies, Champion Oil Co., Rod End Supply, Hinchman Indy, Brodix Heads, Weld Wheels, Hoosier Tire, Pro Shocks, K&N Filters, & Permatex.
For upcoming plans, and schedules, stay tuned to shanestewart.com.
Solid Short Track Nationals Sets Stewart Up For Championship Weekend
By PJ Petersen
The Short Track Nationals in Little Rock, Arkansas is one of the toughest races in the country, period.
With 101 cars on hand and no time trials, the fate of the weekend rests on the luck of the draw, and the drivers’ ability to race to the front.
Shane showed his muscle through the weekend and was able to bring home a very strong 3rd place finish in the championship feature on Saturday night.
On his Thursday night prelim night, Stewart found himself in the second heat race, and was able to charge to a second place finish behind Sammy Swindell who nailed the set up and won the heat race convincingly.
With an early race spin in his qualifier, and minor damage, Paul Silva was able to make a quick repair to get Shane back to the tail of the field, and muster 5th place finish.
Stewarts determined driving, would land him in the A main, but his work was cut out for him as he was slated to start 16th in the 25 lap affair.
Shane showed the crowd why he is the Lucas Oil ASCS series points leader in the main as he used precision, and a heavy right foot to charge up to a 9th place finishing position.
On Saturday night, Shane and his Silva Motorsports team showed their perseverance, as they were forced to change motors before their heat race, after their Wesmar power plant went away during a hot lap session.
Stewart was in the 9th heat race, and with double passing and finishing points on the line to determine the starting positions for the A main, Stewart needed to do all he could to start up front in the 40 lap Championship affair.
Coming from the 6th starting spot, Stewart drove the wheels off his Silva Motorsports, Palmero Properties, Pro-Bilt Construction ART #57 to pick up the win, and grab the 8th starting spot.
Stewart was strong in the feature, and was un doubt ably one of the fastest cars on the track.
On the 10th circuit Stewart was making a move on Danny Wood for the third spot, when a close call forced Shane to do a 360, which he kept going, and fell back to the 6th spot.
Shane kept a calm head, and continued his charge to the front where he would again find himself making a move on Wood for 3rd on the 20th lap.
The final 20 laps saw the race go non stop as Shane would maintain his position and finish in the 3rd spot.
This weekend marks the final weekend of competition for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour, and Stewart leads the pack into the Western World Championships in Tuscon, AZ with a 24 point lead.
Stewart is set to qualify on Thursday night, and is ready, and determined to capture his first career series championship.
Stewart Finishes 2nd At Trophy Cup
By PJ Petersen
Heading into this weekends running of the Trophy Cup in Tulare Calif., Shane Stewart was set on claiming the race that he has come up just short of winning the last 2 years.
With a star studded field jamming the pits at Thunder Bowl Speedway, Shane knew he would need to be on the top of his game to garner the Trophy Cup crown.
After time trials Shane found him 2nd quick, only behind California hot shoe Tim Kaeding, the man Stewart would grow familiar with all weekend.
After heat races, Shane’s 2nd place finish in the 2nd heat race had him as the high point man going into the nights main event.
With a unique inversion format inverting the top 12 in points, Shane would line up in the 12th spot.
Shane showed his speed and fines, on the 3/8 high banked oval, as he would charge up to the third spot in the feature event.
The podium finish would send Shane into the Saturday night finale with a 9 point lead.
After a heat race tangle on Saturday, Shane would see his point lead disappear, as Tim Kaeding was able to even the gap, and send both drivers into the 50 lap feature event tied atop the point standings.
They both had their work cut of for them as the main event was lined up in a complete inversion off of points.
TK was looking to be the first driver ever to set quick time and win the Trophy Cup, while Shane was looking for his 1st Trophy Cup title.
Over the first 15 laps, passing was at a premium, however Shane and TK, were right in front of each other.
After the mandated fuel stop, the fans were in for a treat.
On the 35th lap Stewart and TK had both found the top 5, and for the next 5 laps fans saw the duo trade slide job for slide job in hopes of out dueling the other and continuing their charge to the front.
On the 40th lap TK was able to over take Shane for the 4th spot and go on to claim the race, and the overall points title, while Shane was able to finish 4th in the race, and 2nd overall.
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team will be back in Lucas Oil ASCS Tour action this weekend as they make the trek to I30 speedway and the Short Track Nationals in Little Rock Ark.
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Back to Back Podium Finishes Nets Stewart Point Lead
By PJ Petersen
Heading into the 2009 Winter Nationals at Devils Bowl Speedway Shane Stewart was 22 points out of the points lead.
After a strong weekend Stewart now finds himself with a 24 point lead with 4 races remaining.
On prelim night, Stewart started the 2nd heat in the 2nd position and went on to pick up the win, and lock himself into the A main event.
After the re-draw, Shane found himself lining up inside of the second row.
A great starting spot since the rubber down track put passing at a premium.
It was 19-year-old ASCS Gulf South champion Aaron Reutzel gunning into the lead at the drop of the green flag and pacing the opening circuits.
However veteran Gary Wright didn't allow the youngster to get too comfortable with the top spot though, muscling by for the point on the fifth round with third-starter Stewart following suit to take second a lap later.
For the rest of the race Wright was glued to the bottom of the race track, and Stewart would end up second in the race, but was atop the point standings and locked into the Sunday afternoon feature.
After the heat races were over, and another re-draw, Stewart would line up in the 5th spot.
With the track once again tricky, Stewart did what he could to get to the front.
Using a late race move, Shane finished the night in the 3rd spot furthering his point lead to 24 points.
The Lucas Oil ASCS National Series next event is the 22nd Annual Short Track Nationals in Little Rock Ak, Oct. 29-31.
Shane and his Silva Motorsports team will travel to the west coast, and compete in the Trophy Cup at Thunderbowl Speedway in Tulare, CA Oct. 23-24.
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3 In a Row- Stewart Stays Hot
By PJ Petersen
After coming off the Canadian Nationals, and Lucas Oil Speedway win, Shane Stewart continued his hot streak by winning the Shaheens Blast from the Past 410 feature event at Morgan County Speedway in Jacksonville, Illinois.
In the 40 lap feature, Stewart lined his Silva Motorsports, ART #57 up outside the 6th row.
After early showers, the high banked race track had become very racy, with 3 grooves, so the fans were in for a treat.
With the waving of the green flag, Shane went to work, going high, low, and through the middle to get to the front.
Late in the race Stewart made it to second behind race long leader Terry McCarl, and would show him a nose, until a caution came out.
On the restart Shane disposed of McCarl, and went on to win the race and pocket the $7200 prize, and continue his hot streak.
With the Lucas Oil ASCS season winding down, Shane looks to continue his streak, and capture the championship.
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Shane Stewart Shines at Lucas Oil Speedway; Keeps Lucas Oil Sprint Car Title Hopes Alive!
By: Lonnie Wheatley, WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 26, 2009)
Shane Stewart did his part to keep his Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters title hopes alive by charging to victory lane in Saturday night's 30-lap feature at Lucas Oil Speedway. Stewart battled past Gary Wright in the early stages of the main event and then rode a perilously razor-thin cushion over the final circuits to take home the $6,000 winner's share in his first visit to the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks".
"This place is incredible, there's nothing else like it," the Bixby, OK, native commented in victory lane. "It's not a real surprise though, Lucas Oil is doing so much for this series and this sport that you know everything they do is gonna be first class."
After drawing a 69 out of the possible 72 pills, Stewart rallied from the tail of his heat race and into the lead in just six circuits to rank as the night's top passing point earner and earn a spot in the redraw, where he landed an inside second row starting berth.
With four-time series champion Gary Wright of Hooks, TX, leading the way to the green flag from the pole position with Ohio's Darren Long alongside, it was "The Texan" gunning into the lead at the outset with Stewart battling past Long for second on the third round.
Stewart reeled Wright in and slid across turns one and two on the fifth round to move out front, albeit briefly as Wright returned the favor in turns three and four.
Stewart repeated the move the next time around in Paul Silva's Wesmar-powered ProBilt Construction/Palmero Properties No. 57 A.R.T., making it stick in turns three and four after racing wheel-to-wheel down the backstretch.
In just another three laps, Stewart was into traffic, where he juked and jived his way through backmarkers seemingly at will over the next dozen circuits until a caution flew on the 20th round for Josh Fisher, who spun to a halt in turn two after contact from Kerry Madsen.
While Stewart was slicing and dicing through traffic, sixth-starter Jason Johnson battled past Brian Brown for third and then overtook Wright for second by the 15th round. But, when the caution finally appeared, Stewart had five lapped cars between himself and the current series points leader.
Johnson disposed of all but two by the time the yellow lights flickered again four laps later when eighth-runner Mark Shirshekan coasted to a stop in turn two with terminal problems.
Stewart raced away as action resumed and held just over a half straightaway lead by the time Johnson had freed himself of lapped traffic.
Stewart kept it interesting, pushing the limits of a receding cushion in turn two over the final rounds and nearly collecting the wall exiting turn four at one time.
"The track was really racy tonight, it was getting to be a long way around the top at the end though, I'm not sure how many more laps we could have done that," Stewart commented after his third series score of the year and 18th of his career.
Johnson held on to a 22-point lead over Stewart in the series $60,000 championship points chase with a runner-up finish aboard Lanny Row's The Shop Motorsports No. 41 Eagle, with Brown claiming the show position aboard the Ostrich-powered Super Clean No. 21 Maxim.
Wright crossed the stripe fourth in Scott Brown's ASI-powered Lubbock Wrecker Service No. 9x Maxim, with Danny Wood rounding out the top five in the H&H Enterprises No. 94 Maxim.
Subbing for injured Ricky Logan, Kerry Madsen brought the Lucas Oil No. 10a entry to life with a last-lap pass of Dustin Morgan to win the night's first "B" Main and then charged from 17th to sixth in the feature event.
Travis Rilat advanced a handful of positions to claim seventh, with Paul McMahan close behind in eighth. Jesse Hockett survived several close calls to cross the stripe in ninth, with Jack Dover climbing from 16th to complete the top ten.
Wright, Stewart, McMahan, Brown, Johnson, Wood and Rilat topped heat race action for the 59-car field, with Logan, Don Droud, Jr., and Brady Bacon winning the "B" Mains.
Forrest Sutherland flipped in turn two in the third heat, while Kyle Carpenter and Steven Cross flipped in tandem in turn four in the seventh heat. There were no injuries.
After breaking a suspected camshaft on the opening lap of his heat race, Tim Crawley fell one spot shy of a transfer in his "B" Main and used his first provisional of the year, racing from 23rd to 13th. Tony Bruce, Jr., used a provisional as well after also falling one spot short in "B" Main action, following Crawley with a drive from 24th to 14th.
Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters
Lucas Oil Speedway – Wheatland, MO
Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to "A" Main; Balance to 3 "B" Mains):
Heat One (10 Laps): 1. 9x-Gary Wright, 2. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 3. 88k-J. Kinder, 4. 21T-Eric Todd, 5. 93-Dustin Morgan, 6. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 7. 99jr-Justin Henderson, 8. 99d-Rickey Hood, 9. 11c-Dakota Carroll.
Heat Two (10 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 87-Brian McClelland, 3. 86x-Don Droud, Jr., 4. 23-Seth Bergman, 5. 3p-Rusty Potter, 6. 75-Tyler Blank, 7. 2d-Jeff Lowery, 8. 88-Tim Crawley. DNS: 24L-Lanny Carpenter.
Heat Three (10 Laps): 1. 3d-Paul McMahan, 2. 86-Josh Fisher, 3. 2-Kenneth Walker, 4. 29r-Rusty Quick, 5. 18w-Chris Walker, 6. 04-Brad Graham, 7. 76-Jay Russell, 8. 81au-Gavin Punch, 9. 85s-Forrest Sutherland.
Heat Four (10 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown, 2. 53-Jack Dover, 3. 1-Sean McClelland, 4. 34-Josh Padellford, 5. 11-Chad Corken, 6. 43-Frank Brown, 7. 50z-Zach Chappell. DNS: 2a-Randy Hibbs.
Heat Five (10 Laps): 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 2. 99-Brady Bacon, 3. 14-Randy Martin, 4. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 5. 8h-Joey Moughan, 6. 165-Haley Arnold, 7. 4-Jon Corbin. DNS: 9c-Tony Crank.
Heat Six (10 Laps): 1. 94-Danny Wood, 2. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 3. 97-Aaron Berryhill, 4. 10a-Kerry Madsen, 5. 72-Curtis Boyer, 6. 18v-Tim Newman, 7. 1x-Brad Ryun. DNS: 8w-Jordan Whitehead.
Heat Seven (10 Laps): 1. 29-Travis Rilat, 2. 13-Jesse Hockett, 3. 7-Darren Long, 4. 48-David Brown, 5. 3z-Zach Davis, 6. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 7. 19s-Steven Cross, 8. 17-Kyle Carpenter.
"B" Mains (Top 2 From Each Advance to "A" Main):
First "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 10a-Kerry Madsen, 2. 93-Dustin Morgan, 3. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 4. 88k-J. Kinder, 5. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 6. 50z-Zach Chappell, 7. 99d-Rickey Hood, 8. 29r-Rusty Quick, 9. 75-Tyler Blank, 10. 8w-Jordan Whitehead, 11. 18v-Tim Newman, 12. 3z-Zach Davis. DNS: 4-Jon Corbin, 85s-Forrest Sutherland, 24L-Lanny Carpenter.
Second "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 86x-Don Droud, Jr., 2. 2-Kenneth Walker, 3. 23-Seth Bergman, 4. 99jr-Justin Henderson, 5. 34-Josh Padellford, 6. 3p-Rusty Potter, 7. 81au-Gavin Punch, 8. 2d-Jeff Lowery, 9. 48-David Brown, 10. 04-Brad Graham. DNS: 18w-Chris Walker, 33-Austin Alumbaugh, 17-Kyle Carpenter, 2a-Randy Hibbs.
Third "B" Feature (12 Laps): 1. 99-Brady Bacon, 2. 1-Sean McClelland, 3. 88-Tim Crawley, 4. 21T-Eric Todd, 5. 11-Chad Corken, 6. 72-Curtis Boyer, 7. 76-Jay Russell, 8. 43-Frank Brown, 9. 9c-Tony Crank, 10. 11c-Dakota Carroll, 11. 165-Haley Arnold, 12. 1x-Brad Ryun, 13. 8h-Joey Moughan. DNS: 19s-Steven Cross.
Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series Lucas Oil Speedway Main Event:
“A” Feature (30 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 3. 21-Brian Brown, 4. 9x-Gary Wright, 5. 94-Danny Wood, 6. 10a-Kerry Madsen, 7. 29-Travis Rilat, 8. 3d-Paul McMahan, 9. 13-Jesse Hockett, 10. 53-Jack Dover, 11. 86-Josh Fisher, 12. 99-Brady Bacon, 13. 88-Tim Crawley, 14. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 15. 1-Sean McClelland, 16. 7-Darren Long, 17. 86x-Don Droud, Jr., 18. 93-Dustin Morgan, 19. 14k-Kyle Bellm, 20. 18w-Chris Walker, 21. 87-Brian McClelland, 22. 14-Randy Martin, 23. 3-Mark Shirshekan, 24. 97-Aaron Berryhill, 25. 2-Kenneth Walker (DNS).
Lap Leaders: Gary Wright 1-5, Shane Stewart 6-30.
Note: Tim Crawley and Tony Bruce, Jr., utilized Lucas Oil provisionals to start the "A" Main, while Chris Walker utilized a Winged Outlaw Warriors provisional to start the "A" Main.
Lucas Oil Sprint Car Presented by K&N Filters Points (Top Twenty): 1. Jason Johnson 2010, 2. Shane Stewart 1,988, 3. Gary Wright 1,942, 4. Travis Rilat 1,861, 5. Tim Crawley 1,823, 6. Paul McMahan 1,812, 7. Tony Bruce, Jr. 1,799, 8. Danny Wood 1,758, 9. Jack Dover 1,747, 10. Jesse Hockett 1,693, 11. Sean McClelland 1,544, 12. Kenneth Walker 1,382, 13. Gary Taylor 1,321, 14. Darren Long 1,311, 15. Chad Corken 1,280, 16. Seth Bergman 1,247, 17. Gavin Punch 1,194, 18. Brady Bacon 1,008, 19. Wayne Johnson 907, 20. Nick Smith 870.
Canadian Nationals Champ: Stewart Stellar in 3 Nights of Action
By PJ Petersen
After a disappointing finish to the World of Outlaw west coast swing, Shane Stewart made a trip to Ohsweken Speedway in Canada for the Canadian Sprint Car Nationals, and won the championship feature.
The 3 nights of racing started on Thursday night for Stewart, who was in the Tim Norman/Joe Gaerte 3g entry, in an Empire Super Sprints make up feature.
Stewart would finish 6th in his heat race, missing the A by 1 spot, relegating him into the second B feature event, where he would grab the 2nd and final transfer spot, putting him 24th in the A main starting line up.
Stewart was a man on a mission, and wasted no time carving his way to the front.
The former Mr. Sprint Car, had gained 10 spots by lap 5, and was showing his car control as he continued to move up.
On the 19th circuit Stewart was up to 5th, and was able to slide his way to a 4th place finish, gaining 20 spots on the night, in the warm up run for the 2 night Canadian Sprint Car Nationals.
In Friday nights “Night Before the Nationals” event, Stewart once again showed his dominance at the speedway.
Finishing 2nd in his heat put him into the second of the twin 15 lap features, where he would in the 4th spot.
On the 8th lap, Stewart used lapped traffic to his advantage, as he was able to pass race long leader Paul McMahan, and cruise to a convincing victory, and lock him into Saturdays $9000 to win main event.
On Saturday night Stewart had his potent Gaerte Engines 3g set for an assault on the field.
Lining up in the 6th spot for the championship feature, Stewart wasted no time disposing of the front runners, as he charged from 6th to the lead in just 5 laps.
Once in the lead, Stewart was in his own league, as he dominated the race and cruised to the victory.
Stewart Shows Strength at Skagit
By PJ Petersen
Shane Stewart had a very successful weekend versus the WoO at Skagit Speedway.
On Friday night Stewart was the 4th fastest qualifier with a great time of 11.129, putting him on the outside of the second row, in the 4th heat race of the night.
With the heavy, fast racing conditions, Stewart was unable to move up through the field to earn a sport in the Crane Cams Dash, he did however transfer to the nights “A” main event.
Lining up inside the 6th row, Shane would show patience, and work his way through the field.
Late in the feature while working his way into the top 5, Shane made a small bobble, and lost a couple positions, dropping him into the 8th spot.
Shane would survive the caution plagued event and bring the JET City Equipment 7k home with an 8th place finish.
On Saturday, Shane once again showed speed aboard the Kirkpatrick entry as he timed in 3rd quick being one of 7 drivers to turn in a sub 11 second lap in the speedways 55 year history, with a time of 10.888.
Lining up in the outside of the second row of the third heat, Shane got his elbows up, and finished second in the race qualifying him for the ever important Crane Cams Dash.
Every thing looked to be going Shane’s way on this night as he paced the field from the start of the race, until bad luck struck him with 1 lap to go.
A drive line failure took him from the pole in the 40 lap $20,000 to win event, and placed him inside the 5th row.
With the green flag flew, Shane was all business, and set his sights on the front runners.
Even though passing was at a premium Shane worked his way up to a 4th place, and battled Jac Haudenschild late in the race for 3rd, in lapped traffic, but couldn’t get the pass done for the podium finish.
Stewart was pleased with the finish, after the Dash mishap, and now has his sights set on Grays Harbor Raceway, in Elma, Washington on Labor day, a track that Stewart has found victory lane numerous times.
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Stewart Set To Take On The Outlaws
By PJ Petersen
Coming off a very strong Knoxville Nationals, Shane Stewart is excited to team up with Danny Kirkpatrick and go to war with the World of Outlaws, when they invade the west coast.
Starting September 4th, Stewart will make a weekend stop at the Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington, a venue he has made several stops at this year in the Jet City Equipment 7k, including a feature event victory.
On September 7th, Shane will head down to Elma, Washington and go to work at the Grays Harbor Raceway Park, a track where he has found success in the past, including 2 Fred Brownfield Memorial wins in 07, and 08, and a WoO win in 2007.
The following night is a stop at the Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Oregon where Shane has picked up a feature event victory, as well as a pair of third place finishes already this season.
Stewart finishes his stint aboard the A.R.T. chassis 7k, at the prestigious 56th Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA. Stewart has found victory in the 07 Fall nationals, and the 08 Silver Cup, he would like nothing more then to grab victory in the $50,000 to win main event win.
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Danny Kirkpatricks Jet City Equpiment, A.R.T. Chassis 7k, Shane will wheel on the west coast.
Stewart Finishes 5th in 2009 Knoxville Nationals After Roller Coaster Iowa Speed Week
After two weeks of racing in Iowa, Shane Stewart and his Silva Motorsports team found themselves finishing 5th in the 49th running of the Knoxville Nationals.
To start off the speed week, Stewart competed in the 360 Knoxville Nationals at the Knoxville Raceway.
On Thursday August 6th Stewart took to the historic ½ mile for his preliminary night, where he would time in 14th quick of out 52 cars after being the 50th car on the clock.
This put Shane on the out side of the 2nd row in the 4th heat, where he wasted no time and took the win putting him in the 8 car inversion for the 20 lap “A” main event.
Lining up 3rd in the A Main Stewart had the Paul Silva, ART Chassis, #57 in the lead going down the back stretch on the opening circuit.
Stewart would lead comfortably for the first 10 laps before a caution flew, putting Knoxville veteran, Wayne Johnson, on his back bumper.
On the restart Stewart elected to try to top side of turns 3 and 4, and Johnson was able to make his pass for the win on the low side of the race track.
Stewart would hold on for second, and comfortably put himself in the $10,000 to win championship feature on Saturday night.
Stewart lined up 6th in the 25 lap affair, and was able to pick up 3 spots on the initial green going into turn 1.
The 57 car was racy much of the feature as Stewart raced with Wayne Johnson for 3rd for a few laps, then also made up ground and put pressure on 2nd running Billy Alley.
On lap 20 disaster struck, as a right front steering arm bolt broke going into turn 3, sending Stewart into the wall and upside down, destroying the race car and ending his bid at a second 360 national championship.
After putting together a new car for the 410 nationals, Stewart and his team headed to the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa for the Front Row Challenge to shake down the new car.
As the first car out in the 3rd set to qualify, Stewart was 3rd quick.
Stewart, and his Silva Motorsports team elected to call it a night, knowing they would be in good shape for the upcoming Knoxville Nationals.
Wednesday night would be Stewart’s prelim night, and he laid down a strong lap of 14.738 putting him 7th quick on the night.
With the invert 8 format in the heat races, Stewart started 7th in the second heat race.
After early rains in the evening, a narrow race track put passing at a premium, but Shane had his elbows up and was in a transfer spot taking the white flag.
As the car stumbled down the back stretch trying to pick up low fuel, Stewart lost all his momentum, and finished 7th, relegating him to the B main event.
After finishing 4th in the B, Stewart lined up 24th in the 20 lap feature.
Stewart did all he could, and finished in the 12 spot.
After the points were tallied after the Thursday night prelim Stewart would line the Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms #57 in the 14th spot for the $150,000 to win main event.
On Friday, Stewart was set to compete in the DDNI World Challenge after qualifying for the event by racing in Australia this winter.
Stewart lined up 13th in the 20 lap, $10,000 to win event.
On the racy track, Stewart was on the loud pedal from the start picking up cars one at a time utilizing the cushion that had been developed through the night.
With the white flag waving Stewart found himself in the 4th spot, but going into turn 3, he utilized a high side pass on Terry McCarl, and Kerry Madsen to grab 2nd, and some momentum for the Saturday night feature.
After waiting out the rain and coming into Sunday, Stewart and car owner/crew chief Paul Silva, were all business and focused on getting to the front.
The wide race track, and opportune caution flags worked to Stewarts advantage as he was able to make his charge to the front.
Going both high and low, Stewart did what he needed to do, and charged from his 14th starting spot to finish 5th at the Knoxville Nationals.
Stewart Runs Second at 360 Nationals Prelim
8/6/2009 - By Stacy Ervin
Wayne Johnson hasn’t exactly had the best racing season of his career in 2009. But he made up for that with a win in the opening night qualifying event for the 19th Annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Vermeer.
The win came in the ASCS sanctioned event at the Knoxville Raceway on Thursday, August 6, and was worth $3,000. It was a good start on his quest to be the first driver to win this event three times.
Johnson started fifth, ran down early leader Shane Stewart and took the lead at the halfway point in the Fattfro Maxim.
There was lots of drama before this 20-lap race ever got going. Dale Blaney was scheduled to start sixth but could not get his car to fire and stayed in the infield when the green dropped. However, a flip by Matt Covington in turn one on the start brought out the red flag. Matt Moro was also involved. Eric Baldaccini also made a trip to the work area to check his car over as he drove between the two. Blaney’s crew gambled and changed an MSD box, but the car still would not fire.
Stewart, who started third, took the early lead when the race went green. But the yellow soon returned when Moro stopped in turn three after two laps. After the restart, Johnson made his way to third. The next time around, he made his move to second.
The yellow came out again at lap eight when Lee Grosz spun in turn one. When the race resumed, Stewart led a lap and then Johnson put a slide job on him in turn one to take the lead at the halfway point.
From there, Johnson never looked back, as he came into lapped traffic at lap 16. It wasn’t an easy route to victory lane though, as Justin Henderson slowed to pull into the pits just as Johnson was coming off of turn four to the checkered flags. No contact was made, though, and Johnson went on to the win.
Stewart held on for second. Billy Alley charged up to third.
Billy Alley posted the fastest time trial of the night’s 52 competitors at 16.142. Heat races were won by Nate Van Haaften, Wayne Johnson, Kaley Gharst, Shane Stewart and Jon Agan. Brad Barickman won the C-Main. Johnny Anderson won the B-Main.
Shane Stewart On top in Cottage Grove
Bixby, Oklahoma’s Shane Stewart snared his second Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters feature win of the year by topping Friday night’s 30-lap series debut atop the ¼-mile Cottage Grove Speedway clay oval.
After pacing the early rounds, Stewart battled back around Austen Wheatley for keeps on the 12th circuit and then held off fellow Sooner State shoe Wayne Johnson over the final rounds to secure his 17th career National win aboard the Wesmar-powered ProBilt Construction No. 57 A.R.T.
“I can’t say enough about the track prep here, it’s incredible,” Stewart commented after the win. “It’s good on the bottom, it’s good on the top, you can race all over this track.”
Stewart locked himself into Saturday’s main event along with the balance of Friday night’s top four finishers including Wayne Johnson, Jason Johnson and Roger Crockett.
After chasing down Jesse Hockett to win the night’s opening heat race and earn a position in the eight-car redraw, Stewart drew the pole position for the preliminary main event.
And, after outgunning fellow front-row starter and four-time series champion Gary Wright for the lead at the drop of the green flag, Stewart paced the early rounds while working the low side at the track.
With the likes of Wright, Wayne Johnson, Danny Wood and Roger Crockett among Stewart’s early pursuers, the early challenge for the point came from an unlikely source in the form of 16-year-old Lake Stevens, WA, shoe Austen Wheatley.
Working the top side of the track, Wheatley battled past Wright for second and then reeled in Stewart to take command on the sixth round. It was just the tip Stewart needed.
“I thought the bottom was gonna be good enough, but then he showed me the top side and thank God he did,” Stewart explained.
Stewart followed Wheatley’s lead to the cushion and when the young gun reached lapped traffic on the tenth round, it was just a couple of more circuits before one slip allowed Stewart to race back into the lead with W. Johnson and Crockett following in short order.
“I just wish we could have stayed up front a little longer, it’s not easy against those guys though,” Wheatley explained after ultimately finishing sixth.
Racing through heavy lapped traffic, Johnson closed in on Stewart a time or two before a caution flew after 19 circuits when fifth-running Danny Wood tangled with Chad Groves in turn two.
Back under way after the race’s second and final caution, Stewart cruised until lapped traffic in the final handful of rounds gave Johnson one last gasp at the leader. Stewart worked traffic without issue however, while Johnson settled for runner-up honors in the Ostrich-powered H.A.M. Construction No. 35a Maxim.
“We needed it after struggling so bad last weekend,” Johnson commented.
Jason Johnson made a late move to snare the show position in Lanny Row’s Wesmar-powered The Shop Motorsports No. 41 Eagle, taking sole possession of the series points lead after Gary Wright pulled to the infield in the final handful of laps with a blown engine.
Crockett took the fourth and final lock-in position to Saturday night’s main event aboard the Shaver-powered Omlid & Swinney Fire Protection & Security No. 11c KPC, with Paul McMahan picking off a half-dozen positions to round out the top five aboard the J&D Motorsports No. 3d Maxim.
Wheatley held in for sixth, with Seth Bergman posting his top series finish of the season by charging from 17th to seventh. Jack Dover was eighth, with Jesse Hockett and 20th-starter Jason Solwold completing the top ten.
Stewart, Wood, Dover and Wright topped heat race action for the 36-car field, with Bergman and Steven Tiner winning the “B” Mains.
Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters
Cottage Grove Speedway – Cottage Grove, OR
Heat Races (Top 16 in Passing Points to “A” Main; Balance to 2 “B” Mains):
Heat One (10 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 13-Jesse Hockett, 3. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 4. 3d-Paul McMahan, 5. 41s-Dale Smith, 6. 23-Seth Bergman, 7. 11-Chad Corken, 8. 53x-Andy Gregg, 9. 91-Gary Taylor.
Heat Two (10 Laps): 1. 94-Danny Wood, 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 3. 25c-Chad Groves, 4. 10-Kyle Miller, 5. 1-Sean McClelland, 6. 12-Jared Ridge, 7. 12p-Randy Pierce, 8. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 9. 7-Darren Long.
Heat Three (10 Laps): 1. 53-Jack Dover, 2. 11c-Roger Crockett, 3. 98m-Mitch Olson, 4. 75-Dan Menne, 5. 5h-Justyn Cox, 6. 88-Tim Crawley, 7. 51-Jason Solwold, 8. 6m-Phillip Del Rosa, 9. 10h-Steven Horner.
Heat Four (10 Laps): 1. 9x-Gary Wright, 2. 2-Kenneth Walker, 3. 35a-Wayne Johnson, 4. 29-Travis Rilat, 5. 94T-Steven Tiner, 6. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 7. 68-Rob Held, 8. 23T-Colin Baker. DNS: 33-Nate Morelock.
“B” Mains (Top 3 From Each Advance to “A” Main):
First “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, 2. 12-Jared Ridge, 3. 29-Travis Rilat, 4. 91-Gary Taylor, 5. 33v-Henry Van Dam, 6. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 7. 10h-Steven Horner, 8. 6m-Phillip Del Rosa, 9. 68-Rob Held, 10. 10-Kyle Miller.
Second “B” Feature (12 Laps): 1. 94T-Steven Tiner, 2. 51-Jason Solwold, 3. 5h-Justyn Cox, 4. 75-Dan Menne, 5. 53x-Andy Gregg, 6. 12p-Randy Pierce, 7. 7-Darren Long, 8. 11-Chad Corken, 9. 23T-Colin Baker. DNS: 33-Nate Morelock.
Lucas Oil ASCS Preliminary Cottage Grove Speedway Main Event:
“A” Feature (30 Laps): 1. 57-Shane Stewart, 2. 35a-Wayne Johnson, 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 4. 11c-Roger Crockett, 5. 3d-Paul McMahan, 6. 44w-Austen Wheatley, 7. 23-Seth Bergman, 8. 53-Jack Dover, 9. 13-Jesse Hockett, 10. 51-Jason Solwold, 11. 18-Tony Bruce, Jr., 12. 1-Sean McClelland, 13. 12-Jared Ridge, 14. 88-Tim Crawley, 15. 29-Travis Rilat, 16. 2-Kenneth Walker, 17. 94T-Steven Tiner, 18. 5h-Justyn Cox, 19. 98m-Mitch Olson, 20. 41s-Dale Smith, 21. 9x-Gary Wright, 22. 94-Danny Wood, 23. 25c-Chad Groves, 24. 91-Gary Taylor.
Lap Leaders: Shane Stewart 1-5, Austen Wheatley 6-11, Stewart 12-30.
Note: Tony Bruce, Jr., and Gary Taylor utilized Lucas Oil ASCS provisionals to start the “A” Main.
Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series presented by K&N Filters Points (Top 20): 1. Jason Johnson 1,564, 2. Shane Stewart 1,544, 3. Gary Wright 1,528, 4. Travis Rilat 1,459, 5. Tim Crawley 1,433, 6. Paul McMahan 1,418, 7. Tony Bruce, Jr. 1,407, 8. Danny Wood 1,344, 9. Jack Dover 1,339, 10. Jesse Hockett 1,295, 11. Sean McClelland 1,184, 12. Gary Taylor 1,126, 13. Kenneth Walker 1,030, 14. Darren Long 1,018, 15. Seth Bergman 968, 16. Chad Corken 967, 17. Gavin Punch 907, 18. Nick Smith 870, 19. Brady Bacon 752, 20. Ricky Logan 639.
ASCS Northwest Region Points (Top Ten): 1. Jared Ridge 1,686, 2. Roger Crockett 1,680, 3. Steven Tiner 1,676, 4. Mitch Olson 1,594, 5. Henry VanDam 1,577, 6. Chad Groves 1,501, 7. Randy Pierce 1,370, 8. Justyn Cox 1,341, 9. Colin Baker 1,073, 10. Austen Wheatley 965.
by Lonnie Wheatley
Shane Stewart Wins Wild Winged Wednesday at Placerville
Much of the staff of Handy Racing Promotions Incorporated were wearing huge smiles Wednesday night while a capacity crowd in the grandstands were wide eyed with excitement as the second version of Wild Winged Wednesday brought big names and big time thrills to ASA Sanctioned Placerville Speedway Wednesday night.
In the end, it was Shane Stewart of Bixby taking home the win after hard fought battle with Jessie Hockett of Warsaw, Missouri late in the race. Sacramento’s Mike Henry finished third, a notable podium finish for the local driver among two of the nation’s best winged sprint car drivers.
Stewart, driving for successful car owner Paul Silva, started the event in the seventh position and patiently worked his way through the best drivers of the Civil War Series to make his way to the front of the front of the field to position himself for a slingshot style pass on Hockett in the second turn of the 28th lap of the race.
“Starting in seventh I knew I had my work ahead of me here tonight,” said Stewart. “Paul Silva always puts together a great car. Jesse was running really fast up top and I was better on the bottom but I had an opportunity to move up there and got by him. This was a lot of fun coming here tonight.”
Hockett was aboard the Harold Mains owned #35a car for the evening. Although he was disappointed he didn’t add Placerville Speedway to his list of more than 106 career victories, the Midwest hot shoe was happy with the podium finish before he returned to the Pacific Northwest to continue his stint with the ASCS Series.
“We had a really good run going and then a couple mistakes really cost me tonight,” said Hockett. “This is the first time I’ve run here and this is a very competitive track, it’s racy with a great crowd for a weeknight. I enjoyed coming down here tonight, I would have liked to be up a position but things didn’t go our way all the way to the end.”
Hockett started second in Wednesday’s event and took the lead from early race leader and Civil War point leader Sean Becker on the 18th lap in the second turn when Becker slapped the cushion in turn two. Myles Bishop of Escalon led the first 6 laps of Wednesday’s event. Henry started the event in the fifth position aboard the Rudy Warrington owned #18 car. The former Civil War champion drove his way as high as second place during the 30-lap feature and dueled with both Hockett and Stewart in a race that brought the impressive weeknight crowd to the edge of their seats.
“I can’t complain about third here tonight,” said Henry. “Running with these guys here is an honor and we’ve been getting stronger and stronger every week with this team. I have to thank Rudy and my whole team for all their hard work, its really showing.”
A total of 37 cars were on hand for Wednesday’s event. In preliminary action, Henry won the B feature. Heat races were dominated by locals. James Sweeney, Andy Gregg and Camron Mendes took the first three wins of the night. Tony Bruce Jr. of Liberal, Kansas won the fourth heat of the night.
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