Team AMSOIL Starts Strong

Antigo, Wis. ~ Team AMSOIL Championship Off-Road Racer Dave Waldvogel picked up where he left his 2005 championship season last weekend.  In the first round of the CORR Sportsman Stock class at the Antigo Speedway, Waldvogel won Saturday’s race convincingly and now sits on top of the point’s race with 28 points.  Another Team AMSOIL driver, Eric Ruppel, who is sponsored by AMSOIL Dealer Walt Patterson, is in second place with 26 points in the stock division.

Ruppel and Waldvogel will join the AMSOIL/Kumho Tires Super Team next weekend, June 24-25, at the Crandon International Off-Road Raceway for round two of the CORR series.  Dan Vanden Heuvel, Scott Douglas, Mike Oberg and Dan Vanden Heuvel, Jr. will be competing in the annual event that boast a record purse of $25,000 for the overall winner.

Smith Dream-less in 2006

Rossburg, Ohio ~ Team AMSOIL Late Model driver Brady Smith took his #2 Chevy Monte Carlo to the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio last weekend for the “Dream 100.”  The Solon Springs, Wis. native timed in 37th fastest of the 150 competitors on Friday night at the ½ mile, high-banked dirt oval.  Smith rolled off from the middle of the fourth row in his 15-lap heat race and was up to fifth before suffering a flat tire.  Unfortunately, the Deuce was done for the night, as he failed to make the starting grid for the 100-lap, $100,000 to win ‘Dream.’

“We had a good car at Eldora over the weekend, but just didn’t get the luck to go with it,” commented Smith earlier. “Being in the first heat race, I was on the gas the entire way around Eldora.  I was able to pass a few cars and was working on Darren Miller for position and he checked up on us.  Unfortunately I got into him, which caused some front-end damage to the car.  On the restart our tire blew and that was the end of our night.  Maybe we can get some luck this week and put the AMSOIL #2 in victory lane!”

Smith will be turning his schedule to compete in the World Dirt Racing League for a majority of the remainder of the season.  He had stops closer to home this week, including races at Cedar Lake Speedway and Superior, Wis.  AMSOIL is the Official Oil of both the WDRL and Cedar Lake Speedway.

Nelson Shining Into Summer

Superior, Wis. ~ Team AMSOIL Late Model Driver Darrel Nelson is running strong in 2006.  The Hermantown, Minn. resident has been tearing up local competition in both Late Model and Modified classes.

On June 10th, Nelson brought his crew to the Hibbing Raceway in Hibbing, Minn.  In the modified class, he started sixth after qualifying and was able to lead the race for 15-laps.  After a number of cautions, Nelson secured second place when the checkered flag dropped.  In his late model race, Nelson was able to get into the lead on lap 16.  He was able to hold on to the win over Jeff Provinzino and early race leader George Ledin.  Nelson was also able to pick up a win last Friday night at the Superior Speedway.

Dubé Aces Arenacross

Quebec City, Quebec ~ Team AMSOIL motocross rider Marco Dubé loves arenacross racing.  This past weekend in Quebec City was a testament to the French-Canadian's love affair with the compact racecourses as Dubé showed off his speed in front of 7,000 fans.

Dubé had a lot to prove at the event, as he has been dubbed “The King of Quebec Coliseum” after winning the past two years at the venue.  “The king” came out on fire, winning both of his qualifiers and advancing into the finals.  Despite a slow start in the main events, he was able to pass the field and win both features.

Dubé’s finish helped him shake off poor results at the Canadian Motocross Championship race the week before.  Despite a second love affair with sandy tracks, Dubé had a tough time navigating his KTM around the course.  In his first moto, he pulled the holeshot, but was bumped off the track, breaking a shift leaver, which eventually led to a broken clutch and a DNF.  In his second moto, he again got a good start but was quickly pushed off the track by two other riders.  He was able to finish the race in 14th, but out of contention for an overall podium appearance that day.  Dubé’s next race will be with the CMC at the Nanaimo National.

Co-op Sponsorships

If you are a T-1 certified AMSOIL Dealer looking to sponsor a local racer through the AMSOIL Co-op Race Program, please fill out the G-2074 and send it the AMSOIL Racing Department.  Teams who were sponsored last year will need to fill out the form once again.  Also, please remember to send in your race results, as they will be included in the Checkered Flag.