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Brian Folk of Durand, Illinois has won a lot of races in his career. The
35-year-old has won 18 National events, six division championships, over 25
divisional events and many big money bracket races.
Brian Folk runs Camaro record to 14-0
With Folk’s racing resume, unprecedented feats are rare. Last weekend
brought one of those rare occasions for Folk. At the IHRA Suzuki Motor City
Nationals at Milan Dragway in Michigan, he earned the first national event “Double” of his career, taking
home the iron man in both Top Dragster and Super Rod.
Brian Folk's Top Dragster triumph
Folk then scored his third Super Rod victory in two weeks at Suzuki Motor
City Nationals. He was driving his Camaro Roadster, giving it an unblemished
14-0 record in competition. “Isn’t this crazy,” said Folk. “We brought the
Camaro out to Osceola last weekend when I hurt the motor in the Cavalier as a
replacement. The car has won all three of the races we’ve entered it in.”
Folk knocked off a group of very formidable competitors for his Super Rod
victory and had an uphill battle for Top Dragster. His side of the Top Dragster
ladder at the Suzuki Motor City Nationals read like a who’s who of IHRA
competition. First round, he beat big dollar bracket racer and current Quick Rod
championship contender Brett Nesbitt. Next, took his Undercover Dragster to
defeat Al Sexton in round two.
That set up another battle between Brian and his brother (former IHRA Top
Dragster World Champion) Nick Folk. Brian beat Nick, went onto the final and
beat former IHRA World Champion Ricky Adkins. The Folk family uses K&N Products
on all their vehicles. “Our K&N oil filters are the best on the market,” said
Folk. “The dirt stays out of our engines and the filtration is great for a big
competitive edge.”
“I was lucky all day,” said Folk. “I wasn’t that impressive on the starting
line, but I did a pretty good job at the finish line to make up for it.”
Folk has moved to the national points lead in the Super Rod category. There are
only two national events left in the 2007 schedule and Folk will do battle with
Steve Furr. “Everyone, including me, thought Steve would run away with the
championship,” said Folk. “These last two weeks have been incredible, and we’ve
got a shot. We’ll see how it plays out.”
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Cherokee Speedway at Gaffney, South Carolina hosted the tenth and final round of
the City Chevrolet Big 10 Series.
Chris Steele gets podium finish at Cherokee Speedway
For Chris Steele and the 2 Crew it meant a top five finish. Steele spent most of
the week putting his 602 engine back in his GRT race car. He qualified third
fastest and went to the outside pole for the first heat. Steele took the lead on
the start and never looked back, taking a flag to flag victory.
The heat race win meant the Rock Hill, South Carolina racer scored the pole
position for the feature event. At the start of the race Steele discovered the
inside pole was not the best place to be. “The bottom groove was very greasy,”
he said. “I was not able to get a good start.” Steele slipped into third
position and had to settle for third place.
“We really worked hard to get here,” he said. “We had a good night and are third
in the final overall City Chevrolet Big 10 Series standings.”
“We wouldn’t be here without the support of our sponsors,” said Steele. “Our K&N
Engineering products worked awesome, as always I really couldn’t picture racing
without them.”
Steele and the 2 Crew head back to Cherokee Speedway this Saturday for a Fastrak
Weekly Racing Series at Gaffney, South Carolina.
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Jason Crump seized the moment in the semi-final Grand Prix at Slovenia to secure
his place in the all-important World Speedway final.
Jason Crump fourth at Slovenia, photo by Mike Patrick
The hard-charging Australian rode wide on the first corner hoping the dirt
would add to his speed. But the dirt was graded away on the track
minutes earlier leaving Crump trailing the field to finish in fourth place.
Crump is third in World Championship Standings, photo by Mike Patrick
“I felt really good and I was riding the best that I have all year,” said the
newly deposed World Champion. “I could have taken a different line and followed
Nicki Pedersen for second but I didn’t race for second place. I tried a line
that was working well two races earlier but the track changed for the final. You
win some, you lose some. This time I lost.”
The double World Speedway Grand Prix Champion said his job now is to finish the
year with the bronze medal in the championship. “If I win at Germany that will
secure third place,” said Crump. “It will also secure me $100,000.00 in U.S.
money as a grand prize and make my wife Melody, and the bank manager very
happy.”
The Australian Ace uses K&N Engineering products. “I love K&N products, the K&N
Filters are the best in the world,” said Crump. “I have solely used K&N products
and never had a problem. K&N is the best for dirt track racing.”
The final round of the 2007 World Speedway Championship takes place at
Gelsenkirshen in Germany on Saturday October 13.
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Travis Kvapil knew he needed a strong finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He hit the jackpot by starting first and
finishing first on Saturday night in the No. 6 K&N Filters Ford F-150.
Travis Kvapil at Las Vegas, photo by Bonnie Kind
K&N Filters Team at Las Vegas, photo by Bonnie Kind
Kvapil started on the pole, but Mike Skinner took the lead on the first
lap. It took five laps before Kvapil put the K&N Ford back out front, where he
held onto the lead until lap 23. He reported that his No.6 was tight on entry, a
problem that dropped him back to third place. When the first caution flag came
out at lap 32, Kvapil went to pit road for tires, fuel and a wedge adjustment.
Travis Kvapil wins from the pole at Las Vegas, photo by Bonnie Kind
The No. 6 K&N Filters Ford F-150 at Las Vegas, photo by Bonnie Kind
Kvapil restarted in 3rd position, but moved to second quickly. Kvapil reported
that the changes to the K&N Ford helped him in turns one and two, but he
continued to fight a tight condition in turns three and four. When the caution
flag came out at lap 85, crew chief Mike Beam brought Kvapil back to pit road
for adjustments. The K&N crew then sent him back for the restart at lap 95 in
the third position.
As the laps clicked off, Kvapil took second position at lap 129 and reassumed
the lead on lap 133. The K&N Ford stayed first in the closing laps, giving
Kvapil and the K&N Team their fourth win of the 2007 season.
“What an awesome finish,” said Kvapil. “Our whole weekend was awesome. This is
the truck we won a couple of races with earlier in the year. We knew it was fast
at this type of race track. We were good in practice and just kept working on
it. Everyone on the K&N Team did a wonderful job of staying with it.”
Kvapil and the No.6 Filters Team remain in the third position in the NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series standings following the Las Vegas win. The next race will
be at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, October 6.
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The final SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio MX-5 Cup race of season at Utah
gave Andrew Caddell of Graham, Washington his second win of the season and
second place in the overall championship.
Andrew Caddell wins MX-5 Cup Finale
The 20-year-old had a rough start and fell back to fifth place
immediately. “I missed a shift on the start,” said Caddell. “It was a fight from
there and I began picking off people one by one.”
Andrew Caddell takes 2nd overall in the championship
Andrew Caddell in 2007 Mazda Mx-5 Miata
On the lap eight restart Matt Cross became the new race leader, but Caddell was
right behind him. Caddell managed to take over the lead and never looked back.
He also set the Hawk Hot Lap of the race at 79.891 mph.
“I had a run on Matt and dove in,” said Caddell. “He was doing a good job
keeping the track narrow, but I had to get by him. I knew I had the better car.”
Caddell has been racing for 11 years. He has always used K&N Engineering
products. “I don’t ever remember racing without K&N,” he said. “I started with
karts and K&N and now I’m winning with K&N. The air and oil filters give me a
competitive edge.”
Caddell will next compete at Topeka, Kansas at the 2007 SCCA National
Championship Runoffs.
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Brian Folk runs Camaro record to 14-0
Brian Folk's Top Dragster triumph
Brian Folk runs Camaro record to 14-0
Brian Folk's Top Dragster triumph
