Special from Russell Racing
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Jason Buckley, 51 Sports
(704)
788-2134,
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Tim Russell
Ready to Start 2008 Just Like He Ended 2007 At Speedfest
After Three
Championships in 2007, Russell Wants a Big Win In 2008
LONGWOOD,
FL
(January 16,
2008
) –
The hardware on the Tim Russell's mantle following the 2007 season was
rather impressive. It included championship trophies for the Florida
State Super Late Model Championship, the Triple Crown Championship,
the Brighthouse Challenge Series Championship and the 2007 Sunbelt
Championship.
This year, he wants to add another trophy beside all of the others…
the 2008 Speedfest winner's trophy. Russell will start his 2008
season by competing with his #36 Rinnai Super Late Model at the
preseason event at USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Florida on
January 24 th-26th.
"We ended up the
year on a really, really good note last year by winning four
championships," said Russell. "So we just reset our goals for this
year and raised the bar up a little bit more. We tested down there
recently. The car was really good and really comfortable. We are
really excited about going to the race."
And Russell has
plenty of reason to be excited. In six races at USA International
Speedway last season, Russell finished no worse than eighth (in last
year's running of Speedfest), while collecting a win and three podium
finishes.
He hopes to keep the streak alive come the end of January.
"It is just a fun
race track to race on. It is a fast track. There is a lot of room to
race and it's so smooth. It's just a very fast track. It is hard to
find a nicer short track than that in the country. The place just
lends itself to good racing."
The Speedfest
event, in its fourth year, brings some of the best Super Late Model
drivers from around the country to the .75-mile track. With racing
season in the North not set to begin for several months, Speedfest
normally sees in influx of Midwest and Northeast drivers. This year
is no different, with names like Northeast stars Mike Rowe, Ben Rowe,
Cassius Clark and Corey Williams; defending Speedfest winner Eddie
Hoffman and fellow CRA Champion Scott Hantz; and even NASCAR Sprint
Cup stars Kyle Busch and David Stremme entering the event.
"The competition
looks like it is going to be top notch this year. I think we will
have to be ready to go and be fast right out of the box. But I like
our chances and think we will be one of the contenders for the win.
"It's a blast to
get to race against those guys. They don't get to race up there
during the winter like we do, so it's nice to see them come down
here. It is different to race with them and nice to get to test your
skill level against the best from the North.
Speedfest 2008
will begin with a practice day on Thursday, January 24th.
On Friday, there will be two 100-lap events, one for the teams from
the North, and another for teams from the South. Then, Saturday will
feature a 200-lap, $10,000-to-win main event.
For more
information on Tim Russell, please contact Jason Buckley at (704)
788-2134 and check out Tim's official website,
www.timrussell36.com.
