|
RW Motorsports Releases 1st Issue of Newsletter!
Stay up to date with Driver Bio's, results, and news from an exciting 2008 season!
Click the link below to view the 1st issue...
RWMS Newsletter August 2008
COONS RETAINS SILVER
CROWN POINT LEAD
~USAC
Racing
Jerry
Coons Jr. of Tucson, Ariz. retained his lead in the USAC K & N Silver Crown Championship standings Sunday night, finishing
seventh in the “Ted Horn 100” despite a final-lap spin. Coons had raced from 23rd starting position to fourth
before the spin. He emerged from the race at the DuQuoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds with a 23-point lead over Dave Darland in
the new standings going into the September 20 “4-Crown Nationals” at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.
Brian Tyler of Parma, Mich. earned his second straight 100-mile
USAC K & N Silver Crown Championship race victory Sunday night at DuQuoin. Tyler trailed defending race winner Shane Cottle
for the first 75 laps, then led the final 25 laps in his Toyota/Fatheadz Sunglasses Beast/Toyota. He won the “Tony Bettenhausen
100” at Springfield, Ill. two weeks ago.
Darland
finished second in a spirited run from the back of the pack after a lap-74 restart. He was running fourth but pitted for a
tire and rejoined the race. In the final 26 laps he passed everyone but Tyler, whom he challenged for the victory on a final
lap restart after series point leader Jerry Coons Jr. spun in turn two.
Cottle won the pole and ended up third ahead
of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Mat Neely.
Series veteran Johnny Parsons lasted only seven laps in his final start due to loss of power steering.
He announced his retirement from the sport as a driver at the end of the race. Parsons’ mother Arza gave the traditional
command “Gentlemen, Start Your Engines."
Dave Darland Wins the Ultimate Challenge in Oskaloosa
-August 6, 2008
Running in the #2B 2B Racing/RWB Sprint car, Dave Darland brought home the win last night at Southern Iowa Speedway.
Darland passed Kevin Swindell on lap four and led the rest of the way- holding off a late-race challenge from Swindell to
grab the $30,000 prize. The win marked the 3rd victory in 6 years at this event for Team Manager, Scott Benic and 2B
Racing.
Jerry Coons Jr. Keeps Hold of the Top Spot Heading into Iowa.
At just about the mid season mark for the USAC Silver Crown Series, Jerry Coons
Jr. (RWMS #27)retains his hold at the top of the series points standings. With a win at Manzanita to open the season,
2nd and 5th place finishes at Terre Haute and ORP, respectively, Coons heads to Iowa Sppedway this Sunday for the "Casey's
General Stores 100". Coons' RWMS teammate this Sunday will be Shane Hmiel. Hmiel won the pole during
his first race for the RWMS team last month at ORP. RWMS is excited to add Hmiel to its talented roster.
RW Motorsports Kicks Off 2008 in 1st Place
RW Motorsports kicked off the 2008 USAC Silver Crown Season with a win at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix Arizona
on Saturday, February 16th.
Jerry Coons Jr. of Tucson, Ariz. earned his second USAC K & N Silver Crown Series feature victory Saturday
night in the 50-lap "Copper on Dirt" main event presented by Sands Chevrolet at Manzanita Speedway. Coons started third and
took the lead from Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. on lap 39. He led the final 12 laps in his #27 Rotondo Weirich Beast/Chevy
to beat the defending series champion Kaeding. Coons’ RW Motorsports teammate, Mat Neely, racing the #17 Rotondo Weirich
Beast/Chevy began the feature behind the rest of the field following an engine change after practice, but quickly rallied
to finish 6th in the 18 car line up.
Owner Steve Weirich attributes the victory at Manzanita to the skill and experience of driver Jerry Coons, Jr.
and the precision and quality with which team Crew Chief, Scott Benic, and his crew prepare the RW cars. RW Motorsports is
excited to begin the 2008 with such success and looks forward to building upon the performance and momentum of the victory
throughout the season.
The next USAC Silver Crown event will be held on May 23rd at the Indiana State Fairgrounds for the "Hoosier
Hundred". The upcoming event will mark the debut of the RW’s new Beast/Toyota #17 and #27 cars. RW Motorsports, in partnership
with Toyota Racing Division, will be the first team to utilize the Toyota 360 V8 engines in the Silver Crown Series.
Toyota Partners with RW Motorsports
RacingOne Report
Toyota announced that RW Motorsports, based in Fairmount, Ind., will be the first team to utilize Toyota 360
V8 engines in the 2008 USAC Silver Crown division.
The Toyota 360 V8 made its USAC Sprint Car debut on Turkey Night, November 22 at Irwindale Speedway. Bobby Santos
III, driving a car entered by Western Speed Racing of Fresno, Calif., qualified 3rd and took the lead with nine laps to go
in the 40-lap main event to post Toyota’s first-ever sprint car victory.
"We had already made the decision to go with Toyota power in our 2008 Silver Crown cars prior to Santos’
victory at Irwindale," stated RW Motorsports team owner Steve Weirich. "Seeing how competitive the engine was right out of
the box obviously gives us a lot of confidence in that decision."
Les Unger, National Motorsports Manger for Toyota Motor Sales, USA welcomed RW Motorsports to an ever-growing
list of teams who utilize Toyota race engines in USAC competition. "Steve has made a substantial commitment by converting
his Silver Crown race team to 100% Toyota power," stated Unger. "We are extremely happy that a team the caliber of RW Motorsports
will be the first to carry the Toyota brand into Silver Crown competition beginning in 2008."
"Turkey Night showed that the Toyota 360 V8 has a bright future in sprint car racing on the short tracks," added Gary Reed,
vice president of Special Racing Projects at TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development). "Now we’ll switch our development
emphasis to working with RW Motorsports and our technical partners at Ed Pink Racing Engines to tune for the longer tracks,
up to 1.5 miles in length, featured on the Silver Crown schedule."
RWMS Heads to Richmond, This Time with Two Cars
LEDERACH, Penn. (June 27, 2007) – After driver Mat Neely’s solid run on Darlington Raceway’s pavement, both
he and RW Motorsports (RWMS) teammate, veteran Jerry Coons, Jr. are ready to head east to Richmond International Raceway to
compete during the Indy Racing League’s Sun Trust Indy Challenge this weekend, June 29 and 30.
Click here to read more
55th ANNUAL HOOSIER HUNDRED CANCELLED
FROM USAC: Track Enterprises, Inc. has announced that the 55th Annual Hoosier Hundred, postponed by heavy rains on May 25
at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, will not be rescheduled. Due to scheduling conflicts a viable date was not
available for the K & N Engineering USAC Silver Crown race.
Race fans who attended the race on May 25 will receive a full refund. To request your refund you may go to the
Track Enterprises website and download a refund request form and mail your ticket stub and/or arm band, along with the request,
to Track Enterprises at P.O. Box 79, Macon, Ill. 62544. You may also go to the Indiana State Fairgrounds or Track Enterprises
to obtain a refund request form.
USAC participants can also receive a refund for pit passes issued at the Indiana State Fairgrounds by sending
them to the USAC offices at 4910 W. 16th Street, Speedway, IN 46224 or can present them at the Illinois State Fairgrounds
in Springfield August 18 in return for a credential for that day’s ‘Tony Bettenhausen 100.”
For more information, contact Track Enterprises at 217-764-3200 or visit the Track Enterprises website
at www.trackenterprises.com or call the Indiana State Fairgrounds at 317-927-1482.
Coons and Neely Drive the RW Motorsports Team to the "USAC Silver Crown Showdown" at Darlington
LEDERACH, Penn. (May 8, 2007) – After a successful test earlier this season at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South
Carolina, RW Motorsports drivers Jerry Coons, Jr. and Mat Neely are looking to begin their ascent in the United States Auto
Club (USAC) Silver Crown series points standings during the USAC Silver Crown Showdown at the Darlington Raceway this week.
Click here to read more
RW Motorsports Returns to Homestead-Miami with New Cars, New Drivers
LEDERACH, Penn. (March 20, 2007) – RW Motorsports (RWMS), of Lederach, Pennsylvania, returns to Homestead-Miami Speedway
(HMS) this week bigger and better than the same event during the 2006 season. Showcasing two brand-new C&R Racing Inc. cars,
along with drivers Mat Neely and Jerry Coons, Jr., the RWMS team is ready to continue their march to the United States Auto
Club (USAC) Silver Crown Championship.
Click here to read more
Sunny Homestead-Miami Up Next for RWMS
LEDERACH, Penn. (February 26, 2007) RWMS will be heading to sunny South Florida next for the USAC Silver Crown event at Homestead-Miami
Speedway, slated for March 22 and 23.
Drivers Jerry Coons, Jr and Mat Neely are each looking forward to the debut of the new RWMS C&R Racing pavement silver
crown machines.
RW Motorsports Starts Season at Manzy
LEDERACH, Penn. (February 22, 2007) Jerry Coons, Jr. brought his Stanton Mopar Beast Silver Crown machine across the line
tenth in his debut with the RW Motorsports team at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Ariz. Mat Neely didn't have such a good
start to his season, as he destroyed his HG Chevy Beast in turn one.
RWMS would like to thank our guests of the event: Bill Dunlap, his daughter Samantha and his brother Patrick.
|
