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2/18/03
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Birky Heats Up Daytona win Win at Volusia
Muscatine, IA) Brian Birkhofer continued his hot streak
this past week at
Volusia County Speedway in Daytona, FL, as he picked up a win and had
several strong runs in his Seubert Calf Ranches / Double Eagle Sales &
Embroidery / Daufeldt Transport #15b MasterSbilt Pontiac Grand Prix. The
action began at Volusia County on Monday and continued all week long with
the finale on Saturday night. All of these races were UMP sanctioned and
paid $5,000 to the winner with the exception of Saturday night's event,
which paid $10,000 to win.
Brian and his race team were able to kick off the Volusia part of "2003
Speedweeks" with a bang, as he finished second the first two nights to
Indiana racer Don O'Neal. The third night was the charm, as Birky beat
O'Neal to capture leg three of Speedweeks and the $5,000 winner's share.
Strong runs would continue on Thursday and Friday as he finished fourth and
sixth respectively in those two nights of action. In the $10,000 to win
finale, Birky had his only bad luck of the week when his motor blew running
comfortably in the third position. He had to settle for a 14th place
finish
in the biggest race of the week. After "2003 Speedweeks" at both
East Bay
Raceway and Volusia County Speedway, Brian impressively posted 1 Win, 8 Top
Five's, 9 Top Ten's, and 3 Fast Times in the 12 events held during the past
two weeks.
"We had a great two weeks in Florida and ran well every night," stated
Birkhofer from his race shop on Tuesday. "Look at our top five
finishes
because when you are consistent like that, the wins are going to come. We
used one car at East Bay and another at Volusia and both MasterSbilt cars
performed great."
The "Way 2 Dirty Tour 2003" will continue at the Xtreme DirtCar Series
event
at Thunder Valley Speedway in Glenmora, LA on March 15. The race pays
$15,000 to win and will be taped by the SPEED Channel for airing later in
the spring. The Thursday night East Bay event that was taped by SPEED will
air on February 27 at 9:00 p.m. EST and the Saturday night East Bay event
will air on March 6 at 11:00 p.m. EST. Birky finished 12th and 4th
respectively in those two televised events.
Visit the official Brian Birkhofer Racing website at
www.brianbirkhoferracing.com
to find the latest news and information on
Brian and his race team. New 2003 pictures and apparel are now on the
site,
so make sure to check out Birky's new paint scheme and his new apparel!
Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
www.delphcommunications.com
Volusia UMP Late Model Results Saturday 2/15/03
Fast Times
1. S9 Dan Schlieper
2. 19 Mike Hawley
3. W11 Robby Blair
4. 21S Dan Stone
Heat 1
1. 83 Scott James
2. 21L Ivadent Lloyd
3. 28W Thomas Ware
4. S9 Dan Schlieper
Heat 2
1. 39 Tim McCreadie
2. 49 Brian Ruhlman
3. 19 Mike Hawley
4. 7M Matt Miller
Heat 3
1. 0 Scott Bloomquist
2. W11 Robby Blair
3. A1 Duke Whiseant
4. 28E Dennis Erb
Heat 4
1. 21S Dan Stone
2. 11o Jimmy Owens
3. 114 Randle Chupp
4. 28M Jimmy Mars
Consi 1
1. S9 Dan Schlieper
2. 28E Dennis Erb
3. 32C Vic Coffey
4. 88S Charlie Schaffer
Consi 2
1. 38 Kenny Pettyjohn
2. 7M Matt Miller
3. 55 Jeep VanWormer
4. 00K Randy Korte
Dash (Top 6 in points were locked into dash)
1. 71 Don O'Neal
2. 1P Earl Pearson
3. 15B Brian Birkhofer
4. 88W Wendell Wallace
Feature:
1. 71 Don O'Neal
2. 88 Wendell Wallace
3. 24 Rick Eckert
4. 1P Earl Pearson
5. M15 Steve Francis
6. 83 Scott James
7. 0 Scott Bloomquist
8. 11o Jimmy Owens
9. 21L Ivadent Lloyd
10. 49 Brian Ruhlman
11. W11 Robby Blair
12. S9 Dan Schlieper
13. 55 Jeep VanWormer
14. 15B Brian Birkhofer
15. 19 Mike Hawley
16. 28E Dennis Erb
17. 38 Kenny Pettyjohn
18. 114 Randle Chupp
19. 32C Vic Coffey
20. 21S Dan Stone
21. 7M Matt Miller
22. 39 Tim McCreadie
23. 28W Thomas Ware
24. A1 Duke Whiseant
Don O’Neal Roars to U.M.P. Florida Speedweek Title!
February 17, 2003) Indiana hot shoe Don O'Neal put on a dominating
performance to claim the U.M.P. Late Model Florida Speedweek Title.
O'Neal took his C.J. Rayburn Race Car powered by Pro Power Engines to
victory lane three times during the six event series at Volusia
Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida. O'Neal also had a strong
performance the other three nights of the series; he finished in
second place twice and had one third place finish. O'Neal owns his
own race team but has many great sponsors including Petroff Towing, B
Auto Parts, Arizona Sports Shirts, AFCO, Simpson Race Products,
Hoosier Racing Tires, Sunoco Race Fuels, O'Neal Wood Products,
Schoenfeld Headers, Weld Wheels, Fast Graphics, Sweet Manufacturing,
Bert Transmissions, Peterson Fluid Systems, Ringers Resource, MSD
Ignitions, Koni Shocks, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars and Pro Power Engines.
Earl Pearson, Jr. also had an impressive performance during the
U.M.P. Speedweek. Pearson took one victory and had four other top ten
finishes to finish second in the title chase. Brian Birkhofer also
had a strong showing; he took one feature win as well. Birkhofer also
had four additional top ten runs during the series and claimed third
place in the series points. Wendell Wallace and Rick Eckert completed
the top five in the series points.
Scott Bloomquist ran the final three races in the series and grabbed
a series win along the way as well.
1. 71 Don O'Neal 421 - 3 Wins
2. 1 Earl Pearson 351 - 1 Win
3. 15B Brian Birkhofer 350 - 1 Win
4. 88W Wendell Wallace 292
5. 24 Rick Eckert 280
6. M15 Steve Francis 254
7. 28W Thomas Ware 231
8. 83 Scott James 208
9. 28E Dennis Erb 195
10. 7M Matt Miller 187
11. 0 Scott Bloomquist 186 - 1 Win
12. 21S Dan Stone 178
13. 55 Jeep VanWormer 155
14. W11 Robby Blair 151
15. S9 Dan Schlieper 134
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