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A flawless pit stop helped to put the team Deaknbuilt LLC Ranger into a second place finish.
A knack for keeping your noggin cool while those around you are going bananas is an essential success skill - both on, or off the track.
Although the temptation to drive crazy presented itself, Deakins remained calm and raced within himself.
"The first lap was probably the hardest," remarked Jeremy Deakins, driver of the Lucas Oil/Deaknbuilt Ranger. "It was so clear that I really had to talk myself into maintaining an even pace and not get crazy."
Deakins and his Ranger started first off the line in class 1450 at the Mojave Desert Racing (MDR) Bilek Racing 400 held in Lucerne Valley, California, and he never really looked back. The Ranger dropped into third place near the end of the first 50-mile lap. However, smooth consistent driving and a flawless pit stop, put the truck back into second place, and four-and-a -half hours later, it slid across the finish line over nine minutes in front of third place.
Reaching the podium at MDR's Bilek Racing 400 was one of the best ever finishes for the team.
Deakins stayed within himself and stuck to his game plan. As he came down pit row at full-speed for the eight time, he understood immediately that this would be one of the best finishes ever for their new team. "Second in class and trouble free, you have to savor days like this," commented Deakins.
"For me, the discipline comes from being the son of a Police Veteran and the grandson of a Korean War Veteran. Every time I get behind the wheel I'm kicking in a door on a SWAT call out, or I'm on the front lines in Korea with a machine gun, knowing that I need to bring the truck home," continued Deakins.
"But most important is that everyone comes home safe. The first 50 miles is the same as the first 200 miles. Stay calm, put my faith in the Lord, fight the good fight and finish the race."
Hearing this particular emotion regarding racing for the first time, Chuck Deakins, Jeremy' dad said, "I was caught a bit off guard by his remarks. I really didn't understand that he felt this way. That response is all his from the heart."
Deakins says his truck is awesome and it was built entirely in his dad's shop, with the help of friends and family. Team Deaknbuilt LLC is still relatively new to racing, so there are routine bugs yet to be worked out, but with every race things keep getting better. Their mantra is one step at a time.
"Thanks to the entire team and our sponsors for making this one happen. We couldn't have done it without you," expressed Deakins.
"Our relationship with K&N is great. For such a big company to sponsor such a small team, to me that's awesome. We do everything we can to represent K&N because we respect them. We run a K&N air filter, filter wrap, K&N oil filter, and we fly K&N flags at every race."
"Our plan for the rest of the season is to bring the truck across the finish line in one piece. I would love to go out there and drop the hammer and battle with the rest of the trucks, but right now is not the time. In the future, as the team and the truck grow, the time will come. We just need to be patient. Second place finish for us was huge. We've struggled for the last two years trying to keep the truck together, but as we grow, we keep getting better. We're definitely gaining momentum."
K&N Air Intake Installed on 2010 and 2011 Ford Focus 2.0L PZEV
Dyno Chart for 2010 and 2011 Ford Focus 2.0L PZEV
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K&N has designed a performance boosting air intake system (69-3516TTK) for the 2010 and 2011 Ford Focus 2.0L partial zero emissions vehicle (PZEV). This K&N air intake system is designed to operate effectively and efficiently while guaranteeing an increase in horsepower and acceleration. Dyno testing
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The Twin State Speedway win was a first Stewart Racing Engines in a pavement midget series event.
"It felt great to win so early in the season with the Honda," remarked team owner Tim Bertrand. "It is the culmination of 24 months of R&D, and a lot of blood, sweat and tears from Jim Stewart of Stewart Racing Engines in Indianapolis, Indiana."
The victory at Twin States marks Randy Cabral 29th win, moving him to seventh place on NEMA's all time win list.
Bertrand Motorsports' gifted driver, Randy Cabral, ran his Twin State Speedway win streak to three recently, capturing the 25-lap Northeastern Midget Association (NEMA) feature in convincing fashion. Coming from the fourth starting spot, Cabral driving in the K&N Engineering/Stewart Racing Engines Honda number 47 car won a pair of restarts inside two laps, en route to victory on the Claremont, New Hampshire track.
It was the first-ever win for the Stewart Racing Engines Honda in a pavement midget series, and the 29th for Cabral. At only 30 years old, Cabral already sits in seventh place on NEMA's all time win list. And, there's every reason to believe Cabral will climb much higher on that list before all is said and done.
"I really do like this place," commented Cabral after the race. "It is so technical, yet so much fun.
The win with Honda, which comes in only the second race was "really significant," continued Cabral. He pointed out the team, notably his dad Glenn; put so much effort into it over the past year and a half.
"Hopefully some of the other series in the country realize how significant this is. A motor that is competitive at sixty percent of the cost, with many parts available from the local Honda dealership is really exciting," added Cabral.
Bertrand Motorsports use the HP 3002 oil filter from K&N, and a custom made midget air box for the Honda engine. Without K&N helping to produce a shorter air box the team would not be able to run the Honda engine, as no other filter could clear the ground.
"We are absolutely ecstatic about our relationship with K&N," offered Bertrand. "This is our second season, and without Bob Harris and his team, we would not be able to do it. K&N is our largest sponsor by far."
"We feel good about the rest of the season," continued Bertrand. "Our goal is always to win races and the rest will take care of itself."
And continue to win they do - the team won again last Thursday at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut. However, due to an issue with the Honda engine, the team switched back temporarily to the Esslinger engine.
Kruseman was leading again the next night at Petaluma Speedway until a broken steering box took him out of the race.
The simplest way to get a fresh perspective is to get out of your own house. Cory Kruseman of Ventura, California made use of a of scenery change to change his luck, and dominated the night at Ocean Speedway for his first USAC/CRA Sprint Car feature victory of the 2010 campaign.
Cory Kruseman changed his scenery and changed his luck, with a dominating victory at the USAC/CRA Sprint Car feature at Watsonville Ocean Speedway.
"Our 410 sprint car team recently traveled to Northern California for a two day show at Watsonville's Ocean Speedway and Petaluma Speedway in Petaluma. We've always enjoyed traveling away from our home track to tracks we don't run often at," said Kruseman.
Kruseman not only won Friday at Watsonville, but he was leading the following evening at Petaluma when a broken part ended their shot for two in a row.
"The race track just fit my driving style and we were very good with our setup in the car. The next night in Petaluma our car was really fast too, until a broken steering box let us down. Our team feels like we have some momentum on our side now, and we look forward to returning to Perris Auto Speedway."
Kruseman started from the fifth position at Watsonville and wasted little time taking the Lucas Oil/Agromin Mopar to the top of the track to rocket around the early race leader on lap seven. Despite having multiple yellow flags erase his substantial lead, Kruseman was unchallenged for the win. Clearly overcome with emotion in victory lane, Kruseman dedicated the race win to Thomas McCune, a long time friend and crewman who passed away in May.
He was a great friend and a heck of a good crew member, and he will be greatly missed," observed Kruseman.
For the second race in row, a driver won the first NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race of his career. This time it was Auggie Vidovich who won the King Taco 200 at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale on Saturday night.
Auggie Vidovich wins the King Taco 200 at Toyota Speedway
Vidovich, a driver from Lakeside, was making his first West Series start at Irwindale. It was only his third start of the season.
Andrew Ranger won the first West Series race of his career two weeks ago at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma.
Vidovich took over the lead at Irwindale on lap 59 and led the remaining 141 laps of the race. He led a handful of West Series part-timers who finished in the top 10. Brett Thompson was third. Chris Johnson, Vidovich's teammate at Team Cass Racing, was fifth. Timmy Hill was seventh and Dusty Davis was eighth.
For Vidovich, it was his best finish in six previous West Series starts. Before Saturday night's win, his best finish was 14th.
"Any time you get a win it's good, no matter what it's in," said Vidovich, driver of the No. 59 Chevrolet for Team Cass Racing. "They're all hard to come by because there's so many good drivers out there, just appreciate the moment. I hope I get more."
Blake Koch finished second, his third top-five and fourth top-10 finish of the West Series season. He passed Brennan Newberry, whose car lost power and slowed to a stop in turn 2 with three laps to go in the race. Newberry was running in second at the time, but ended up in 16th place.
"Auggie had a real good car," Koch said. "Brennan came on strong there at the end. I really didn't have too much tire under me at the end. And the 61 (Thompson) was real close. I'm happy with a second-place finish the way the car was driving there with 10 laps to go."
Thompson, who was making his third West Series start of the season, posted his first top-five finish of 2010. He passed Newberry as the race winded down. With Newberry's stalled on the apron of the track, Thompson said he was hoping for a caution. But track officials decided to keep the race green and have it end without a caution.
"I think if they would have brought a caution out, we could have closed the gap," Thompson said. "I know I had a better car than some of these guys. It was really coming on there at the end. It seemed like the longer we went the better the car was. We came clear from 15th. It was probably one of the easiest cars I've ever driven. I was just pointing and shooting and running 'em down. I was really pleased with that."
Greg Pursley won the pole and led the first 42 laps of the race. He got a flat tire and hit the backstretch wall on lap 43. Vidovich took over the lead for the next five laps. Koch was able to pass Vidovich and lead the race for the next 11 laps.
Vidovich regained the lead on lap 59 and held it for the rest of the race.
"The car was all right," Vidovich said. "Blake, I thought he was the one who was going to get me. I was driving my heart out. Then Newberry got in position and I didn't see much out of him, so then I just rode. When he stalled, I had a big enough lead. It really didn't matter I don't think."
Eric Holmes, the leader in the West Series standings, finished 10th. He has a 64-point lead over David Mayhew after six West Series races. Mayhew, who started on the front row with Pursley, had engine problems and finished in 23rd place.
The next NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race is at Portland International Raceway in Oregon on July 18.
