Rusty Schlenk Racing
April 21, 2010
Prepared by Jeff Cornes
Competition Communications
Fremont, Ohio
10 Consecutive Top 10's Push Schlenk Towards UMP National Points Lead!
Jackson Michigan, (04/21/2010)
Coming off a wild triple header weekend with 3 Top 3 finishes "The Jackson Assassin" solidifies himself as the UMP East Region's Top Threat for the UMP National Championship, and runs his record to 10 Consecutive Top 10 finishes.
The weekend started off with the ALMS Series Opener at Attica Raceway Park.After a Second Place finish in his heat, Schlenk would start 6th in the Feature Event, and quickly work his way to the third spot and focus on the lead two cars. Once the leaders caught lap traffic The young and talented Wheelman seized the opportunity, overtaking the second place runner, and draw up side by side with race leader Doug Drown on the white flag lap. "When I caught the leader him and I split a lapped car and it killed my momentum, so we ended up second" said Rusty, via telephone conversation from his Jackson, Michigan Race Shop. Full Results and Story can be viewed here: http://www.atticarac...p...81&Itemid=1
The second event of the weekend was held at Tony Stewart's Eldora Speeday on Saturday Night. With a small but stout field of cars, Rusty Schlenk served notice Eldora Speedway is no longer a weak link in his arsenal. As the checkered flag flew on the feature event, Schlenk would end up a career best, third in the final rundown, along with the "Hard Charger" award, after starting in the 9th position." We just don't have the motor to qualify on a heavy track here, but once it slicks off we feel like we can race with anybody here" stated Schlenk after the Feature EventFull results from Eldora's Event can be viewed here: http://www.eldoraspe...om/results.html
The final event of the weekend would be held on Sunday afternoon, at Waynesfield Raceway Park, just East of Wapakoneta, Ohio. Once again, a small but talented field assembled to do battle on one of the area's newest Bull Rings. Schlenk would show strength early, as he won his hear race easily, and grabbed the 7th starting spot. When the green flag dropped, Rusty wasted little time working his way towards the front, ending up in a fierce side by side battle with Two Time ALMS Series Champion Brian Ruhlman. The two former ALMS Series Champs traded slide jobs and split lap cars as they took the white flag. The final lap saw Rusty get a good run on Brian,passing him on the entry to turn one, but drifted high on the exit of turn two, to end up 3rd in the final rundown. Full Results and Story of the Waynesfield Event can be viewed here: http://waynesfieldmo...e...5&Itemid=30
Heat and Feature Video's of this event can be viewed at Jody Shannon's Dirt Racing Connection. www.thedrc.net
The weekends 3 Top 3's runs Rusty's Hot Streak to 10 Consecutive Top 10's to start the 2010 Racing Season. A streak that includes 4 Wins, in 4 different States, Two Second's, Two Third's, a 6th, and an 8th place finish. With the double digit single digit finishes Rusty Schlenk should be the UMP national Point Leader when the official point standing are release later this week. For everything UMP, please check out their website at www.umpracing.com .
This weeks Rusty Schlenk Racing Schedule starts off with the 4th Annual "Player Hater 50" at Winston Speedway, in Rothbury Michigan Additional Information about the "Player Hater 50", and Winston Speedway can be viewed here: http://www.winstonspeedway.net/
The rest of this weekend's schedule will be based on the weather, and UMP Points and Payouts best suited for Rusty Schlenk Racing.
Rusty Schlenk Racing would like to thank:
C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Kercher Racing Engines,K-B Carburetors, Warpaint Motorsports Graphics, Performance Super Stores, Main&Company Precision Machined Components, Micro-Armor Advanced Technology Lubricants, and VP Racing Fuels.
Contact Information:
Rusty Schlenk Racing
Rusty Schlenk, 567-202-7771 or threewheelin91@aol.com
Competition Communications
Jeff Cornes, 419-635-6605 or onemanmod@sbcglobal.net
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Edited by Cast Iron Junkie, 22 April 2010 - 01:43 AM.
