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Chris Howell owned the 250 B Class at BooKoo Arenacross Amateur Day in Salem,
Oregon. The 15-year-old 10th grader from Spokane Valley, Washington has been
racing since he was four-years-old.
15-year-old Chris Howell
Chris Howell uses K&N Air Filter KA-2506XD on Kawasaki 250f and
Kawasaki 450f
“I race a Kawasaki 250f and a Kawasaki 450f,” said Howell. “Amateur day
gives me a chance to show my skills on a slightly tamed down track. I love the
intense competition and I love to practice because I can always become a better
rider.”
Chris Howell uses K&N Oil Filter KN-207 on his Kawasaki 250f
Chris Howell uses K&N Oil Filter KN-112 on his Kawasaki 450f
“Howell also won the Schoolboy and 450B classes at BooKoo Arenacross Amateur Day
in Yakima, Washington. “Both of the tracks (at Salem and Yakima) are really
tight and it’s tough to pass,” said Howell. “I usually compete against anywhere
from seven to eighteen people, depending on the class.”
Howell uses K&N Engineering Air and Oil Filters
KA-2506XD,
KN-207
and KN-112.
“I really like K&N Filters,” said Howell. “The power gains are noticeable
throughout the whole power band. I really like that I can go longer on K&N
Filters and they are easy to change and clean.”
The high school sophomore plans to race in most of the amateur nationals
in 2007 including Lake Whitney, World Mini GP, Ponca City and Loretta Lynn’s.
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Bayou Boyz Slate Cummings made his NHRA 2007 debut at Houston Raceway Park for
the Lucas Oil Division Series Race. Backed by his Moser Engineering Racing Team,
Cummings added a runner-up finish in Super Stock to his resume. He has a
successful record in the bracket racing arena driving his Moser Engineering
Pontiac Grand Am.
Slate Cummings Super Stock Grand Am
At Houston, Cummings faced five rounds of tough competition and a final round
match-up with contender Jerry Emmons. The battle ended quickly when Cummings lit
the red-light by .001, handing Emmons an automatic win.
Slate Cummings Super Comp Dragster
“It was a heartbreaking race,” said Larry Cummings, father of Bayou Boyz Racers,
Slate and Britt. “It was also a relief, because after racing in the NHRA for two
years we made it to the finals. It was a huge boost in confidence for our team.
We have a good record in the IHRA and we’re going after a good record in the
NHRA.”
In addition to his runner-up finish in Super Stock, Slate Cummings advanced to
the fourth round in Super Comp. Mechanical problems hit hard and hurt his run
with eventual runner-up Tommy Costales.
“We put up a good weekend all around,” said Britt Cummings. “Slate went a bunch
of rounds and earned some valuable points. Overall, I’m content with where the
team is headed. At this point last year we were upside down with our engine
program and it took half the season to get everything straight. Now we’re where
we need to be in every class that we run.”
Slate Cummings recorded a huge 186.78 mph at the 8.90 index in his Moser Super
Comp Dragster. The teams Camaro also ran a 10.45 (11.65 Index) with Britt
Cummings at the wheel. The family affair continued as patriarch Larry Cummings
recorded an 11.31 in his 1968 Camaro (12.45 Index).
The Bayou Boyz use K&N Engineering products on all their vehicles. “Our K&N Oil
and Air Filters are very dependable,” said Larry Cummings. “We’ve never had a
problem at any racing event with K&N.”
The Cummings Motorsports Team have a weekend off before the second NHRA Lucas
Oil Division Event on the NHRA Division 4 Schedule March 2-4. They will race at
No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, Louisiana.
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Jeff Arend and Del Worsham are getting ready for the second race of the year at
the Firebird Raceway track in Phoenix, Arizona.
Jeff Arend's blue CSK Monte Carlo Funny Car
Jeff Arend is No.3 on POWERade chart
This weekend, when Arend rolls to the starting line in his Checker,
Schuck’s Kragen/ Erie Educational Services Funny Car it will be in the No. 3
spot on the POWERade chart. Arend has 72 points in the bank, coming off a
semi-final finish at Pomona.
Del Worsham's CSK Monte Carlo
Chuck and Del Worsham
“In terms of our whole program, having my team mate Del Worsham barely miss the
field in Pomona was obviously a bad thing,” Arend said. “We could have put our
heads down and just been depressed about it, but instead we got together and
made sure we picked the whole organization up with a very good day. To make it
to the semi-final at the season’s first race is a great way to start. To give
Del and his guys not only a lift, but a lot of good data to work from, was also
great.”
Worsham was bumped out of the quickest field in Funny Car history at the
Winternationals, and was looking at the worst possible start to his season. From
Pomona the teams headed over to Las Vegas and Worsham made 10 laps in three
days. “Now we have to make it pay off at the Checker, Schuck’s, Kragen
Nationals,” said Worsham. “There is no negativity around here at all. Once it
was all over and the race was complete, we could look on the points sheet and
see that we’re exactly one round of racing behind John Force, Tommy Johnson,
Eric Medlen, Jack Beckman, Ashley Force and some others. It was not the end of
the world, it didn’t eliminate us from contention and now we’re headed to
Phoenix.”
Arend is the new blue team driver and said he is proud to put on his blue
uniform shirt. “I can look in the mirror and see so many logos and I know there
are real people behind those logos,” said Arend. “Those people believe in
Worsham Racing and I can’t overstate how awesome that feeling is. I also can’t
tell you how great it is to drive for Del, his father Chuck, and my co-crew
chiefs, Marc Denner and Chris Cunningham. I’m living a dream right now.”
Worsham Racing uses K&N Engineering products on both of their CSK Monte Carlo
Funny Cars. “The thick canister walls on the K&N Oil Filters have extra strength
and durability,” said Team Manager Bob Wilber. “It reduces the risk of damage
from debris on the race track. We never missed a minute of racing due to any
filter failure. Our drivers run on the track at 330 mph, and we never have to
worry with K&N.”
There is also stress and pressure with the dream to win. “This will be good,
positive pressure,” Arend said. “The bad pressure is trying to get to this spot,
making one or two races a year. Real pressure is to temporarily give up on the
dream, like I did from 2001 to 2003 when the funding wasn’t there and I had to
get a real job. Bad pressure having to qualify to get the money to pay for all
the parts you’ve used. That’s serious pressure. This is an honor, and our team
will be working overtime.”
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In one of the most exciting races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Travis
Kvapil finished third in the No.6 K&N Engineering Ford F-150 at Daytona
International Speedway. He is part of Daytona history with the eighth closest
finish in the Series' record books.
Jack Roush, Travis Kvapil and Charles Maier
Travis Kvapil led most of the way in NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series Race at Daytona
“Daytona can be tough,” said Jack Roush, owner of Roush Industries, Inc.
“Travis did everything he needed to do. A lot of times you can have the fastest
vehicle and still not win.”
K&N Ford F-150
K&N Proud Sponsor of Roush Racing No.6 Ford F-150
Kvapil started the race in 4th position and put the K&N Ford at the top of
the leader board at lap 18. He ran in front of the field until lap 23 when a
caution involving several trucks and lots of debris changed things. Crew Chief
Mike Beam called the K&N No.6 to pit road. Kvapil restarted 8th at lap 29 and
was back in front by lap 37. He continued dominating until Benson pushed Sprague
around Kvapil at turn four, bringing the three trucks to the finish line. Sprage
took the win with a mere 0.31 second margin of victory.
“I’ve been here before and I knew that was going to happen,” said Kvapil. “I got
down the backstretch and looked in my mirror and thought I’m too far on these
guys. Either way, if I just held it wide open, they would have passed me
earlier. I’m disappointed. I was dragging on the brake down the backstretch and
trying to split the air between those two guys. In doing that I lost a lot of my
own momentum. Our K&N F-150 was the best truck out there and I feel like I let
down the guys on the team. I don’t know how I could have done it any better. If
I moved up we would have wrecked, so I needed to give him just enough room and
unfortunately it cost me the win. I’m really proud of everybody with Roush
Fenway Racing. They gave me the best truck in testing and I had the best truck
out there. As for K&N, we just signed them last Thursday for Daytona, so we’re
really happy to get them out front most of the night.”
“I am a customer and proponent of K&N,” said Roush. “From our prospective K&N
products have provided us with performance over the last decade.”
“We’re thrilled to team up with Travis Kvapil and Roush Fenway Racing,” said
Charles Maier, Sports Marketing Director of K&N Engineering. “Roush Racing, now
Roush Fenway Fracing has been in the business of winning races for many years
and we are pleased to be associated at Daytona and look forward to an on-going
business relationship with the new joint venture.”
Kvapil is tied for second in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series point standings,
just 15 points out of the lead. The next race is at California Speedway on
February 23.
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The Gatorz Karting Cup Streets of Willow Springs is an annual event. Rotax
powered sprint racing Go-Karts rumble through a high-speed 1.8 mile course near
Rosamond, California.
14-year-old Jacob Pearlman
At Willow Springs International Motorsports Park there are over 120 feet in
elevation changes, 2 long straights at 1000 feet and 20 banked, decreasing
radius 180 degree turns.
Jacob Pearlman, 14 of Carslbad, California hit the track early with 85 other
Rotax competitors. “Jacob’s day went off to a rough start,” said Jacob’s father
Richard Pearlman. “A kart ahead of him ran off the track and into the dirt. It
kicked up a chunk of loose pavement that struck Jacob on his left knee. He sped
off the track and into the dirt at more than 50 mph. After a quick check by
paramedics, Jacob was ready to go back on the track.”
At speeds as high as 85 mph, 5 karts were nose to tail to take the 2nd through
6th qualifying spots. “Jacob qualified 4th,” said Pearlman. “He posted an
identical time, down to 1/100ths of a second as the 3rd place qualifier.”
The Pearlmans use K&N Engineering products. “We use the K&N Kart Air Box and K&N
Air Filter,” he said. “K&N Products provide us with a cost effective solution
for a very expensive hobby. I just clean the products and reuse them.”
In the 15 minute heat, Jacob’s motor began to pop and sputter in the draft, but
he was able to hold on for a 5th place finish. The 25 minute main event went 17
laps. “Jacob took advantage of a wild start and moved up to 3rd coming out of
the first turn following a drop of the green flag,” said Pearlman. “Jacob stayed
in line with the leaders and remained at 3rd. After three laps, Jacob’s motor
began to pop and sputter again. He had no choice but to try and stay in the race
as his engine continued to fade. At the end of 17 laps Jacob finished 10th.”
After the race, Pearlman said his son was disappointed. His kart had a broken
reed valve. “Jacob is taking a few weeks off from racing to focus on school,”
said Pearlman. His next Gatorz Rotax race will be at California Speedway.
15-year-old Chris Howell
15-year-old Chris Howell
