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03-21-2012, 10:16 PM
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March 21, 2012
Ray Cook Posts Top Five Effort at Bulls Gap; Preps for Indiana Icebreaker
(BRASSTOWN, NORTH CAROLINA) Ray Cook and the #53 team invaded the ultra-fast Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee on Saturday night, March 17 for the 11th Annual 'Spring Thaw.' The unsanctioned, one-day program at "The Gap" paid $10,000 to the winner. Ray laid down the fourth fastest lap during qualifying, which earned him the outside second row starting spot for the 60-lap main event. In front of the huge throng of fans in the 'Spring Thaw,' Ray raced inside of the top five throughout the distance prior to landing a fifth place performance behind only winner Dale McDowell, Vic Hill, Scott Bloomquist, and Jimmy Owens. Full results from Bulls Gap can be viewed online at www.volunteerspeedway.com.
“We were off just a little bit, but we still came out of there with a solid top five finish,” stated Cook this week via telephone. “It seemed like each time we took to the track, we were on the wrong tire combination. I would have liked to have been a little better, but to be on the wrong tires with that strong of competition, a fifth place outing is not too bad. We’ll just try to make better decisions on the car this weekend at Brownstown!”
The D&R Motorsports team will return to dirt-slinging competition this upcoming Saturday evening, March 24 at the legendary Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will once again preside over the one-day ‘Indiana Icebreaker’ at the 1/4-mile, semi-banked fairgrounds venue. A strong field of competitors is expected to converge on Brownstown this weekend with all eyes fixated on the $10,000 payday. Ray ran a solid eleventh in last year’s version of the ‘Indiana Icebreaker’ and comes into the weekend tied for fourteenth in the latest LOLMDS point standings. Additional information can be found by clicking on www.brownstownspeedway.com.
Ray Cook would like to thank all of his supporters including: D&R Motorsports, Hicks & Ingle Company, MasterSbilt Race Cars, Race Engine Design, PPM Racing Products, A+ Moving and Storage Company, K&N Filters, PRC Racing, Real Racing Wheels, Bill Elliott Racing, James Cook Construction, American Race Tire, Bert Transmissions, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Chizmark & Larson Insurance Agency, DBR Starters, Delph Communications, Demon Carburetors, Eibach Springs, FK Rod Ends, Frankland Racing Supply, GW Performance, Integra Shocks, ISC Racers Tape, JB Performance, Mason Racin', MSD Ignition, Peterson Fluid Systems, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Scott Performance Wire, Stealth Carburetors, Sweet Mfg., T&D Machine, Turbo Start Batteries, VP Racing Fuels, Wiles Driveshafts, and Wilwood.
For the latest news and schedule information concerning the #53 team, feel free to visit their official Internet home at www.RayCook53.com.
Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
www.DelphCommunications.com
March 21, 2012
Ray Cook Posts Top Five Effort at Bulls Gap; Preps for Indiana Icebreaker
(BRASSTOWN, NORTH CAROLINA) Ray Cook and the #53 team invaded the ultra-fast Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee on Saturday night, March 17 for the 11th Annual 'Spring Thaw.' The unsanctioned, one-day program at "The Gap" paid $10,000 to the winner. Ray laid down the fourth fastest lap during qualifying, which earned him the outside second row starting spot for the 60-lap main event. In front of the huge throng of fans in the 'Spring Thaw,' Ray raced inside of the top five throughout the distance prior to landing a fifth place performance behind only winner Dale McDowell, Vic Hill, Scott Bloomquist, and Jimmy Owens. Full results from Bulls Gap can be viewed online at www.volunteerspeedway.com.
“We were off just a little bit, but we still came out of there with a solid top five finish,” stated Cook this week via telephone. “It seemed like each time we took to the track, we were on the wrong tire combination. I would have liked to have been a little better, but to be on the wrong tires with that strong of competition, a fifth place outing is not too bad. We’ll just try to make better decisions on the car this weekend at Brownstown!”
The D&R Motorsports team will return to dirt-slinging competition this upcoming Saturday evening, March 24 at the legendary Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will once again preside over the one-day ‘Indiana Icebreaker’ at the 1/4-mile, semi-banked fairgrounds venue. A strong field of competitors is expected to converge on Brownstown this weekend with all eyes fixated on the $10,000 payday. Ray ran a solid eleventh in last year’s version of the ‘Indiana Icebreaker’ and comes into the weekend tied for fourteenth in the latest LOLMDS point standings. Additional information can be found by clicking on www.brownstownspeedway.com.
Ray Cook would like to thank all of his supporters including: D&R Motorsports, Hicks & Ingle Company, MasterSbilt Race Cars, Race Engine Design, PPM Racing Products, A+ Moving and Storage Company, K&N Filters, PRC Racing, Real Racing Wheels, Bill Elliott Racing, James Cook Construction, American Race Tire, Bert Transmissions, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Chizmark & Larson Insurance Agency, DBR Starters, Delph Communications, Demon Carburetors, Eibach Springs, FK Rod Ends, Frankland Racing Supply, GW Performance, Integra Shocks, ISC Racers Tape, JB Performance, Mason Racin', MSD Ignition, Peterson Fluid Systems, Schaeffer’s Racing Oil, Scott Performance Wire, Stealth Carburetors, Sweet Mfg., T&D Machine, Turbo Start Batteries, VP Racing Fuels, Wiles Driveshafts, and Wilwood.
For the latest news and schedule information concerning the #53 team, feel free to visit their official Internet home at www.RayCook53.com.
Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
www.DelphCommunications.com