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Brian Brown the Grain Valley, Missouri driver and the FVP number 21 race team were awarded with the 410 Knoxville Championship Cup at the Knoxville Raceway in Iowa this past Labor Day. Brown capped off the triumphant evening by also winning the feature race as well. This is Brown's second championship, and the first with his new team.
This was Brian Brown's second 410 Knoxville Championship Cup, but the first with his new team.
"I feel like we have a better team than we did the first time, because we have great partners like FVP and K&N backing us. It is pretty special to win one with our own team though," remarked Brown.
Brown entered the race at Knoxville with an 81 point lead. However, the weekend before he was taken out on the first lap of the feature, and it drove home the point that in racing anything can happen.
"It was a long week after rebuilding the car," said Brown. "Chad (Morgan), Kelby (Hopkins) and all the guys did a great job, as always. I really don't like points racing until November when you get your check. Eighty points seems like a lot, but it really isn't. You don't try to think about it, but you can't help it either."
Just taking the checkered on Saturday at Knoxville, knowing that we were champions, was very special," said Brown. "A lot of work goes into the race team from my crew and it takes a lot of commitment to win races and championships."
Brown and his team won't be celebrating, or resting idle on their laurels for too long, there are still 20 races left on their 2010 schedule. "No rest for the weary," added Brown.
The "Cajun" Jason Johnson currently sits atop the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) national points championship. Jason Johnson Racing (JJR) has accomplished that by being competitive week in and week out, they have in fact notched 17 victories already on the season to this point.
After a huge Labor Day weekend that saw the JJR team earn two wins and a third, Jason Johnson now sits comfortably atop the ASCS National points ranking.
"Our goal for the 2010 season was to win between 20 to 25 events, and we feel here at JJR that we are well on our way to accomplishing our obtainable goal," remarked Johnson.
Over this past Labor Day Weekend the JJR team took several steps closer to obtaining their "big-picture" goal, which is winning the championship, and they did it in statement-making-style, by winning twice and taking one third place finish.
Each year Jason Johnson Racing looks forward to the three-race events with the ASCS Gulf South Series, so they're prepared and psyched from the get-go entering into the weekend. This time around, to add even more incentive, Griffith Trucking put up a bonus of $500 for two of three wins, or a cool $1000 bonus to anyone able to pull off the trifecta.
Team JJR always looks for a challenge, and this was one we wanted to accomplish," said Johnson.
"After a Friday night win at Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas, the team's second victory came the very next night at Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas.
Going into the third night (Speedarama Raceway in Lufkin, Texas) JJR was pumped to stay out front in clean air for the weekend sweep. Unfortunately, after a mid-race contact with another competitor, the K&N number 41 had to restart the race at the rear of the field," added Johnson.
With only 16 of the scheduled 25 laps remaining, Johnson still managed to power his way back into a third place podium finish, capping off a highly successful weekend.
"Even though we missed out on the Labor Day weekend sweep, it was still awesome to win two of three events," said Johnson.
In order to keep his edge on the track Johnson says he trains all week at his local 24 Hour Fitness Center.
"One thing I've learned about being successful is how to manage my days when I need to produce results. To give the team the best possible results, I let them perform the job they do, the preparation and maintenance of the cars. That way, once race time starts, I feel fresh, and I'm able to provide the best results for the JJR team. We definitely thrive off of the pervious night's results, so that way we remain pumped for the next event."
There were a lot of uncertainties going into the 2010 season for the newly assembled Jason Johnson Racing team. "With that in mind, we are very pleased with how the year has developed," says Johnson. "From here to the end of the season, we look to obtain more victories and consistent finishes, we're looking for that all important big picture of obtaining the 2010 National Points Title."
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Two is better than one. At least that's the case for Tanner and Kody Swanson. The brothers and USAC open wheel stars are having the best seasons of their respective careers, and both drivers are peaking in the final months of 2010.
USAC Racers Tanner and Kody Swanson
Kody, 22, and Tanner, 19, have both captured the biggest wins of their careers, and both drivers have opportunities to capture USAC National Championships this season.
Tanner took home the checkered flag at an event he was not even supposed to race in. The prestigious 65th NOS Energy Drink Night Before the 500 race was set to run without the younger Swanson.
Tanner Swanson in Victory Lane
But Tanner found a ride with DMS/F&F Mechanical Racing in a fourth car that was originally set to be a backup car. He proceeded to win the second biggest midget race of the year from the pole at Indianapolis's O'Reilly Raceway Park.
"It was a dream come true. Without ever testing there or ever running a lap on that track, it was remarkable as a rookie to come in and be able to knock off a win that big," the Kingsburg, Ca. native said.
Tanner Swanson with first place finish
Tanner's full time rides come behind the wheel of a Team 6R Racing USAC Silver Crown car, and a family owned TK (Tanner Kody) Motorsports entry in the USAC National Sprint Car division. Tanner picked up his first Silver Crown win at the tricky Berlin Speedway earlier this season, putting the teenager on an elite list of drivers to win in all three of USAC's national divisions, a list that also includes the likes of Tony Stewart and J.J. Yeley.
Tanner's biggest win before his triumph at Indy came two years ago, when he won the Glen Niebel Classic in his first National Sprint Car start. "That was so unreal, to win in my first time on the national stage like that at just 17. It was awesome," Swanson said.
Kody's season has been equally impressive. The elder Swanson has raced as a teammate to Tanner in both the Silver Crown and Sprint Car division's this year. Kody is the defending Rookie-of-the-Year in USAC's Silver Crown division. He currently sits second in points with three races remaining.
Last week he scored the biggest win of his career, when he took the checker's for the first time in a Silver Crown car, winning the Ted Horn 100 at DuQuoin. It was Kody's fourth top five in six events.
"Winning the Ted Horn 100 was really special for me. Team 6R Racing gave me a chance to prove myself in the USAC Silver Crown series, and to get my first career win, and to do it for them, it was just nice to give them something back after all they've done for me," Kody said.
"I feel like the Ted Horn 100 will be a huge win for my career, but only time will tell. It's really hard to know what kind of impact this race will have had on my career being that it was so recent," The elder Swanson continued.
The two drivers do share interesting perspectives when talking about their on-track rivalry.
"It can be challenging and rewarding to race with my brother," Kody said. "On one hand, I feel like when we race together, we can be the best teammates around, because we can provide each other and our team information that only makes everyone better. On the other hand, (Tanner) can be my biggest competition. We shared a room for over 15 years, there's no one who knows me like he does. But I like racing with him. He does a great job, and he makes me a better competitor."
Tanner thinks racing his brother is harder than most would think. "It is actually tougher than it probably seems. It's hard because you always have to give him a little extra space, but for the most part we race each other as if we are just another competitor," Tanner noted.
"We just have to make sure we don't hinder each other's chances at getting a win, because whether it's a win for me or Kody, ultimately that's the best possible result for our family and team," continued Tanner.
Both drivers credit K&N Filters products in helping the two open wheel stars maintain their competitive edge.
"K&N provides high quality filters that can get us through 100 miles on any dirt track, and all the way to victory lane last week!" Kody exclaimed.
"K&N products keep us going week in and week out. We have never had a problem with a K&N product, which is remarkable for the amount of races that we run each season," Tanner said. "From air filters to oil filters, K&N has a product that is tough to compete with for any company on the market."
Morseman remarks that he's ready to take it to the next level with his racing career now.
"It feels great to have won another Track Championship. It is what we set out to do this year and we did it," said Russ Morseman III, the Addison, New York, Street Stock racer after sewing up the 2010 Woodhull Raceway Track Championship, his second consecutive.
Russ Morseman says his second consecutive Woodhull Raceway Track Championship feels even better than the first.
"This one feels way better then the first one, commented the K&N sponsored driver. "Maybe it's because I had to work extra hard for this one. We actually went into the last point race tied (with Brett Marlatt). We both won our heats and it was a matter of who finished ahead in the feature. I was a bit nervous, but he hadn't beaten me all year long when he started behind me. So when the green flag dropped, I knew I had to go, and not waste anytime getting to the front."
Morseman shot from eleventh to fourth in only two laps, and then he set the next two cars up, and got around them on lap six.
This year's Street Stock Championship came down to the last race, with Morseman taking the title by a mere three points.
"Then I set my sights on the leader but just ran out of time," said Morseman. "It was an amazing feeling coming across the line knowing that I just won the championship. It's one of things when you're a kid you dream about, doesn't matter what class, or car you're driving, you dream of being in a race that if you win, you win the championship."
"Other than the weekend that one of my best friends, Lance Cpl. Mike Plank was shot and killed overseas, this is my most memorable win. I wanted to win for Mike so bad that weekend, and when I did, it was a very emotional win, and one that I will never forget."
Next year Morseman plans on moving into a 358 Modified, the top division in his area. "I plan to run the Dart Dirt ROC Tour, which runs a nine race series. It's something I've wanted to do for a long time. I have one of the cars complete and ready to take to the track, so I can get some seat time for next year."
Morseman says he also intends on running at some of the local tracks around his Woodhull, New York area. "I am very excited to start the next stage in my racing career and expand my knowledge, of not only driving, but setting the cars up as well. My father raced a modified years ago, and he was very successful, so hopefully I can follow in his footsteps."
"I would like to thank all my sponsors and my family, because none of this would be possible without them," added Morseman. And I hope K&N will continue to support me in the future, as I will never even consider running any other brand of filters, as they are the best, proven race after race, victory after victory."
