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Patrick Long might not have much experience in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West. He used what he learned in last year's West Series race at Portland International Raceway to win Sunday's Bi-Mart Salute to the Troops 125.
Patrick Long and the No. 45 Dodge for Speed Wong.
Long, making only the fifth West Series start of his career, won the pole and led 51 of 65 laps of the race in Portland. It was his second career West Series win.
"We were very prepared," said Long, driver of the No. 45 Dodge for Speed Wong. "We sat down (Saturday) night at the hotel and we just went over and over all our scenarios. We were determined not to make the mistake that a few had made last year, where they stopped very early and had great track position, but ran out of fuel at the end. I knew how good this car was and I knew that we didn't have to be heroes on the strategy. We were going to be there at the end if we could keep our noses clean."
Patrick Long wins Bi-Mart Salute to the Troops 125 in Portland
Long didn't have much trouble staying out of trouble. He led the first 30 laps of the race before making a pit stop for fuel under green-flag conditions. He returned to the race in 14th place, but quickly regained positions and took back the lead on lap 45.
"It was really about having a good set-up and saving the tires," said Long, a Porsche factory driver in the American Le Mans Series. "We made that call for tires late. It was basically down to how the chips fell with the yellow flag. We made our fuel under green. We didn't pay attention to any of the other cars' strategies. We were racing our own race."
Greg Pursley took over the lead on lap 31 and led 14 laps. He was the only other driver to lead the race.
The race was extended two laps when Brian Wong crashed on lap 63. Long won the race under caution. His only other West Series win came at Miller Motor Sports Park in Utah last year.
"It's a great series," said Long, a two-time GT winner in the 24 Hour of LeMans. "These kids and veterans keep me so honest. They've taught me a lot. They've brought a lot of game to my day job in sports car racing. It's one of my few weekends off. Hopefully I'm going to have the weekend free for Miller and we'll come back and try to keep this streak alive."
David Mayhew won the pole and started on the front row with Long. Long led the first lap. Mayhew ended up in fourth place.
Eric Holmes, the leader in the West Series standings, finished second. It was his fifth top-five finish in seven races. He is 74 points ahead of Mayhew.
"We didn't have best car," Holmes said. "The NAPA team did a great job making adjustments and great pit strategy. It got us up there. I just drove a points day race, is what I call it. I knew we couldn't compete with the 17 (Mayhew) and 45 (Long). We just hung in there and ended up finishing second. So, it ended up being a great day for us."
Paulie Harraka, Holmes' teammate at Bill McAnally Racing, finished third. It was his fourth top-five finish of the season. He was spun out early in the race and had to work his way through the field to finish third.
"We were set to go win this race with the NAPA Gold Filters Toyota," Harraka said. "We proved how tough this car is, how tough this team is and battled back."
The next West Series race is at Montana Raceway Park on Aug. 7.
When Chad Sellars isn't on the track racing, this is how his car dresses.
Mt. Vernon Raceway is a quarter-mile dirt oval located on the west side of Mount Vernon, Illinois, it just reopened this season, having been shut down for the past two years. For Chad Sellars, owner and driver for RCS Motorsports Inc., the reopening was a very good thing. And the decision to race that evening came at the last minute, as the team's home track had an open date because of the July 4th weekend.
Any bad luck that the RCS Motorsports team has experienced in the past was exorcised at the tracks recent reopening when Chad Sellars handily took the feature win.
"Our recent win at Mt. Vernon was very satisfying, because we have had a lot of bad luck happen to us at that race track in the past," explained Sellars the Breese, Illinois racer.
"Winning the modified feature, which was the last race of the evening, was special on this particular night. It resulted in all of the track lights going out while we were sitting in victory lane, and we got to enjoy a large fireworks display over the raceway."
Right before the start of racing that evening Sellars' crew chief Rick Seaton declared, "This place owes us - let's get us a feature win." Sellars listened, going on to lead every lap of their heat race and then every lap of the feature. The RCS Motorsports Inc. team currently sits second in points at Highland Speedway in Highland, Illinois.
The RCS Motorsports team consists of Rick Seaton Crew Chief, Chad Tebbe, Dave Schaaf, Richard Sellers, Dan Blumenstein, and John Voss. They have been a contending modified race team for over ten years. The team competes under the Dirt Motorsports Sanctioning Body and UMP Rules.
"Our Sponsors include K&N Engineering, Aviston Lumber Company, Equity Fifty-Five Real Estate, QA1 Shocks and Landrum Performance Springs," say Sellars. "We only use K&N Filters on our modified. Specifically we use K&N air filters, outerwears, and oil filters.
"Our team feels very confident about the remainder of the 2010 season," says Sellars. "Two weeks ago we discovered that our electronic scales were not weighing accurately, they have been giving us false readings about the set-up on the racecar. We purchased a new set of scales before the feature win at Mt. Vernon, and feel very good about our chances for the balance of the season now."
The North American Hillclimbers Association (NAHA) is an organization of professional motorcycle hillclimbers primarily in the western United States. Team Peterson is strategically involved in many professional Hillclimbing events across the globe and has captured six World Hillclimb championships, numerous N.A.H.A., state, regional and international titles. Five-time Hillclimb World Champion Kerry Peterson talks about Team Peterson and the sport of professional hill climbing.
Five Time NAHA World Champion Hill Climber Kerry Peterson Video
K&N's research and development team has used its breakthrough air filtration technology to create the SU-6509.
Replacement Air Filter for 2009 to 2016 Suzuki SFV650 Gladius
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Dry and dusty conditions on the track made the fifth round of WORC Series racing a challenging event. The Cahuilla Creek MX Park in Anza, California, was the host for this exciting off-road ATV event. Mike Cafro, owner of Team MCR, shares his racing history and techniques that help drive Team MCR toward the winner circle. Team riders Baeu Baron and David Haagsman also discuss their Honda ATV's and what keeps them performing well race after race.
Team MCR With the Fifth Round of WORCS Racing at Cahuilla Creek MX Park Video
