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Casebolt
Racing Completes Georgia Swing with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series
RICHMOND,
IN (April 8, 2008) - In a weekend that saw the team go to 3 tracks they had never
competed at Casebolt Racing stayed consistent and left the weekend 3rd
in points. On night one of “The March through Dixie” at
Swainsboro Raceway the team advanced from 16th to 8th
in the feature on the tight ¼ mile oval.
“Swainsboro turned out to be a nice little track that
stayed racey and competitive all night long,” said Steve. “We
had trouble early in the night, had to advance from a consolation
race and advanced 8 spots and earned a top ten”. Steve had
actually worked his way up towards the front of the feature early on
in the event but a soft tire choice caused Steve to loose a few
positions in the final laps.
The following night saw the team travel southeast to another
¼ mile bullring called Screven Speedway. The 13th place
feature finish proved to be the worst of the 3 day swing. “At
Screven a piece of the body bracing (right front spring steel) broke
free from the car and became trapped in the right front wheel and
suspension causing major handling problems.”
Steve dropped from 7th to 13th in the final 25
laps. “We should have
pitted to fix the problem but we didn’t and ended up with a poor
finish after having a fast car for the early portion of the race.”
On Sunday the team traveled to Brunswick, GA for the tour’s
grand finale where Steve picked up a 3rd place finish in
front of the SPEED Channel cameras. Steve started 3rd in
the feature and pressured hall of fame racer Scott Bloomquist for
the lead for most of the later stages of the race.
“After the last restart we were a little better than Scott
on the bottom”. “I showed him my nose one time and he knew I was
there”. “After he saw me he began to run the same line I was
running, which in turn slowed us both down”. With the duo involved
in a battle for the lead on the bottom of the lighting fast speedway
Earl Pearson moved to the top of the race track and surprised both
Bloomquist and Casebolt with a last lap pass. “I was a little
disappointed in the outcome of the race considering I felt we had a
car to win, but to be competitive with guys like Scott and Earl at a
track they are both very familiar with, and I had never been to
before was an accomplishment in itself”, said Steve after the
feature.
Steve and company will travel to KC Raceway in Alma, OH on
Saturday April 12th for another televised Lucas Oil
Series event. The team may decide to travel to Attica Raceway in
Attica, OH on Friday for an ALMS series race if all goes well at the
shop this week and the weather looks favorable. Steve currently sits
in 3rd place in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points.
For
more information on Steve Casebolt and his race team be sure to
check out their website at www.stevecasebolt.com.
Steve
Casebolt would like to thank his sponsors for their support in the
2008 season: Fatheadz
Sunglasses & Apparel, Allstar Performance, American Racer,
Arizona Sport Shirts, Bazell Race Fuels, Bell, Bert Transmission,
Beyea Custom Headers, Brodix, Callies, Cornett Racing Engines, CV
Products, Design 500 Racewear, Dyers Top Rods, Earls of Indy, Five
Star Race Car Bodies, Fel-Pro Performance Gaskets, Hawk Performance
Brake Pads, Hooker Harness, Hypercoils, Integra Racing Shocks, JE
Pistons, Joes Racing Product, Jones Racing Product, KB Carburetors,
Lias Tire, Mason Racin’, Peterson Fluid Systems, Rick Schwallie
Photography, Rocket Chassis, Scott Performance Wire, Shain Custom
Decals, Stuckey Racing Enterpries, TWM Racing, Sunoco Race Fuels,
Weld Tech Heads, Wilwood, and Woodward Steering.
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