Brian Brown – A Change of Scenery!
(Bill W) November 19, 2014 – It has been some time since Brian Brown has jumped in someone else’s equipment, but that was the case last weekend. The Grain Valley, Missouri driver piloted Shawn Petersen’s Print Place #4x at the Cocopah Speedway near Yuma, Arizona. Though the car was moving forward all weekend, a win escaped the team.
This was the season finale for ASCS and it’s always competitive in Yuma.
ASCS and that race always has a tough group of cars, and this year was as tough as ever. You’ve got to be on your game. First and foremost, (crew chief) Kenny Woodruff, Josh and Richard did a really good job of getting me comfortable. They definitely did their job with that.
On Friday, you started seventh in your heat and managed a sixth place finish.
That definitely put us behind the 8-ball, but we worked on the car and got it better. We were able to drive from eighth to third in the B. We were actually up beside Sam (Hafertepe) at one time for the lead. That had us looking forward to the A.
You were starting 21st, but it didn’t take you long to get through most of the field.
We were able to get up to 12th or 13th in the first six or eight laps. I felt at that point, we had a shot at even getting a top five. We kind of stalled there a little bit though. I wasn’t as good late in the race as I needed to be and we ended up tenth. I thought it was really a respectable first night for us.
In Saturday’s finale, your draw went better and you started third in your heat.
We had Jeff Swindell and Blake Hahn on the front row, so we knew it was going to be tough. We were able to get second to Jeff there. Even though our times were similar to his, I didn’t feel we were going to be good enough to go from 13th to win. That’s what we went there for.
So, I assume you made some changes for the feature?
Kenny and I talked, and we went a little different direction than what I normally do, and what he normally does. The result was, we were just way too tight in the feature. We ended up 11th.
How would you sum up the weekend?
I’m just very thankful for Shawn Petersen and the Print Place team to give us the opportunity and such good equipment. I’m thankful that they let me put FVP and Casey’s General Stores on the car as well. They had a new Maxim that was working well too. Hopefully, we can drive for them again. Overall, we had a good time and it was a good change of scenery for me.
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Follow Brian at his website located at www.BrianBrownRacing.com!
Also keep up with FVP, Casey’s and Brian on Facebook and Twitter at the following links…
Twitter Links – @BrianBrown21, @FVPRacing, @CaseysGenStores
Facebook Links
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Other Web site info
Casey's: www.caseys.com
FVP: www.fvpparts.com
Brown’s Bits
Brian picked up a win on August 3, 2005 at the I-80 Speedway near Greenwood, Nebraska. The ASCS National win came over Billy Alley, Gary Wright, Jake Peters and Zach Chappell.
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About Casey’s General Stores
Casey’s General Stores is a Fortune-500 company (NASDAQ CASY) operating nearly 1700 convenience stores in 11 states through the Midwest. Known for its “Homemade-To-Go” pizza, sandwiches, donuts and bakery items, Casey’s strives to consistently deliver quality gas, fresh kitchen-prepared food, clean environments and friendly service at every retail location. Casey’s is currently the 12th largest c-store chain and sixth largest pizza chain in the United States.
About FVP
We are very excited to introduce our new line of automotive chemicals, oils and fluids to our product offering. These new products will be available at many retailers across the country. We continue to offer a full line of high quality oil, air, cabin air and fuel filters, plus a complete line of high quality batteries for multiple applications including cars, trucks, SUV’s, commercial and other specialty vehicles. All products are made to OE manufacturer fitment specifications. FVP products are engineered to provide our customers with quality products that are equal or superior in performance to the major national brands at a competitive price. To learn more about our FVP products or to find out where you can have FVP products installed in your vehicle, visit us at www.FVPparts.com! FVP…The Confident Solution
Marketing Partner of the Week – DNA Energy
In July of 2013, DNA Energy re-launched their energy drinks with a completely new look, logo, can design and simultaneously introduced three new flavors to complement their award winning Citrus energy drink. They currently produce, market and sell a proprietary line of five carbonated blends of DNA Energy Drink®: Cellular Citrus, Cellular Citrus Zero Calories, Cryo-Berry, Molecular- Melon and DNA Original. They are looking forward to adding three new coffee energy drinks containing omegas in the near future. DNA Cellular Citrus (f/k/a/ DNA Citrus) was named the best tasting energy drink two out of the last three years by the World Beverage Competition. Visit them online at www.DNAEnergyDrink.com!
Associate Marketing Partner of the Week – Schoenfeld Headers
Brian says – “Doug Schoenfeld and all the guys down there have the most used product on every race car, because they’ve been the most reliable. They’ve been around a long time, and we’re proud to wear their decal and run their product.”
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Brian Brown Racing would like to thank Casey’s General Stores, FVP, Searsboro Telephone Company, MC Power, Impact Signs Awnings Wraps / impact4800.com, Champion Brands, DNA Energy, Ditzfeld Transfer, Maxim Racing, Smiley’s Racing Products, Enco Tools, Weld Wheels, Housby Trucks, www.RateWin.com, Arctic Cat, K&N, www.hostiowa.net, FSR Race Products, TI64, Fuel-Safe Tanks, Wolfe Eye Clinic, Bell Helmets, Hinchman, CP Pistons, Carrillo Rods, Vortex Wings, Penray, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Butler Built Seats, AkzoNobel, Kenny's Components, www.AllDayParts.com, Tru Square, Jack Links, Deli Express, Snap-On Tools, Rod End Supply, KSE Racing Products, Winters Performance, Cometic Gaskets, Shell Shock, Donovan, ISC Racers Tape, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Racing Optics, Mothers Wax, Hoosier Tires, Klein RV, XYZ Machining, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Red Devil Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers, 6B Apparel, Bosch, Garrett Racing Engines, MSD, Moyle Racing Engines, Fortress Wealth Management, Legacy, Flexzilla and WSIB Insurance for all their support!