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Posts Another Podium Finish
(For Immediate Release)
West
Bend, WI (May 14, 2007)-Just watch Derek Thorn wheel the
car around the race track and you know instantly that
this is not the kind of driver that is ever happy with
anything but first place! But when the goal is a championship
adding another third place finish in the Barron Motor
Supply/Crate Motor 200 Presented by Cassill Motors is
something to cheer about. "It's awesome to finish
third after starting tenth, "said Thorn. "I
think I could have won if I would have gotten through
traffic a little quicker." The car came home in one
piece, which will make the preparation for the next race
this Saturday at Iowa Speedway even easier. Derek's third
place finish moves him to second place in the ASA Late
Model Series Championship points trailing Travis Dassow
by just twenty points. Derek Thorn's lead in the Pat Bourdow
Memorial Rookie of the Year race has been extended to
83 points. Next up for this talented youngster from Lakeport,
California is the race drivers have had circled on their
calendars since the year began. This week's Make-a-Wish
150 Presented by TMC Transportation and Northland Oil
will be the "Daytona 500 of ASA Late Model Series
racing." The race will be presented in a unique three-part
format of fifty laps each and will take the green flag
at 7:30 pm Saturday night.
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Looking
Ahead to Iowa Speedway
The first back-to-back races of the 2007 season are a
new challenge to the 5K Motorsports team. This high-speed
track will put a premium on preparation and performance.
5K Motorsports has been the most consistent team so far
this season and looks forward to the challenges that this
Rusty Wallace Signature track presents. Derek Thorn leads
the Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year standings
and is just twenty points out of the Championship lead
after four of twelve events on the ASA Late Model Series
Challenge Division for 2007.
Meet
Derek Thorn
This twenty one year old from Lakeport, California had
an impressive start to his ASA Late Model Series career
last season posting two top five finishes in his only
two starts. Derek raced his way out of the obscurity of
the bullrings of Northern California to lead 137 laps
at Nashville last season. His runner up finish at the
season ending All American 400 weekend has put competitors
on notice that 2007 will be an exciting year for Derek
Thorn! So far this season Derek has collected a win at
Nashville, a runner up finish at Toledo, leads the Pat
Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year Standings, and is
second in championship points.
Meet
Derek's Teammate Kris Stump
Veteran driver Kris Stump joins 5K Motorsports for 2007
after a successful run with Allen-Hock Motorsports. His
fifth place finish last season in the Challenge Division
standings included four top five finishes. This twenty-six
year old from Tipp City, Ohio is a threat to win at any
track big or small. The start of the season has been a
rough one for this talented ASALMS veteran. Crashes in
the first three Challenge Division races have left this
team and driver shaking their heads. Now Kris Stump comes
off a strong fourth place finish at Hawkeye Downs and
heads to Iowa Speedway where he was runner up last year.
Look for this Buckeye to win his first ASALMS race real
soon!
Meet
Derek's Teammate Alex Kennedy
Aztec, New Mexico's Alex Kennedy had an adventurous 2006
season. Starting the year in Legends cars at the Las Vegas
Road Course in January, he would have never guessed that
he would end the season making his debut in the ASA Late
Model Series in Nashville. ESPN's "Outside the Lines"
show would even feature Alex during a special about young
drivers! Nicknamed the "New Mexico Rising Star"
at his home track of Sandia Motorsports Park, Alex lived
up to that moniker with more firsts last season. Alex
was named a National Ambassador for Dream Factory Inc
in the off-season. Alex kicked off his 2007 Northern Division
season by qualifying 15th at O'Reilly Raceway Park.
For
more information on 5K Motorsports please check out their
official website at
www.5kmotorsports.com.
Join us in Victory Lane this season! Contact us today
for information on advertising opportunities this season
with all three of our talented drivers.
For
more information on Dream Factory Inc please check their
website at www.dreamfactoryinc.org.
PR Contact
Dennis Michelsen
Cell Phone: (847) 421-7571 E-mail: dennis@stockcarpitpass.com
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