FASTRAKPR
04-15-2015, 11:32 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Walker Arthur wins first ever FASTRAK NATIONAL TOUR EVENT!
(Jamaica, VA) 4/13/15 – To say the first ever FASTRAK National Tour event was a success would be an understatement as 37 of the East Coast’s top Pro Late Model ushered in a new era in FASTRAK racing. Local favorite and former track champion Walker Arthur of Forest, VA etched his name into the record books by winning the first event FASTRAK National Tour event in dominating fashion. The first ever National Tour race was a companion event for the Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth sanctioned by its sister series the Ultimate Super Late Model tour. History was made and Walker Arthur was the victor.
“We’ve turned a lot of laps around this place but this has to be one of the biggest wins I have ever had here at VMS. The car has been so good all year and it ran just flawless tonight. Even though we didn’t do as well as we want in the Super Late model tonight, we are super excited about winning the first ever FASTRAK National Tour event here at our home track,” commented Arthur in victory lane.
At the drop of the green flag Arthur rocketed to the lead from his pole position as David Smith, Jimmy Schlitz, Daniel Baggerly and Mark Parks went four wide to decide second. With the action behind him Arthur pulled away to a comfortable lead. By lap 11 Arthur began working lapped traffic while the battle for second continued between Smith, Parks and Schiltz. It was truly a “battle royale” as they raced three wide for 12 laps for 2nd place and behind that was two and three wide racing in numerous positions. When one driver would finally make the pass or slip behind another driver was right there to fill in the gap. It was truly an amazing battle in almost every position on the speedway.
At the halfway point Arthur maintained almost a full straight lead over the field while masterfully working lapped traffic. With plenty of two, three and even four wide racing behind him Arthur continued to stretch out the lead. On lap 20 Kennie Compton Jr. joined the battle for second picking off drivers one by one until he finally claimed the spot from Smith on lap 30. With 10 laps remaining Compton tried to reel in the leader but Arthur was too strong going on to take the $3000 victory with Compton, Smith, Parks and Schlitz, Matt Long, 2014 FASTRAK World Champion Tim Dohm, Dillon Brown, Daniel Baggerly and Jared Powell rounding out the top ten.
In addition to Arthur’s $3000 payday, event title-sponsor Aaron’s Inc. presented Arthur with a new 49” LG 4K Ultra HD Television as a part of the Aaron’s “Best Seat in the House” Promotion.
The Fast Time Award went to Dillon Brown with a time of 18.563 seconds. Heat race wins went to Walker Arthur, David Smith, Daniel Baggerly and Jimmy Schlitz. B-Main wins went to Jimmy Duncan and Colby Cannon.
Virginia Motor Speedway, the home of the September 18-19, 2015 FASTRAK World Championship, will host another $30000 to win National Tour event on Saturday May 16th as part of the Tire-X USA 100 with its sister series the Ultimate Super Late Models.
The next FASTRAK National Tour event will be May 2, 2015 at Toccoa Speedway for a $2000 to win event.
Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and/or www.fastrakne.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_Racing and/or @FASTRAKNETour on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.
FASTRAK Companies International would like to thank all of its marketing partners for their great and continuing support: Hoosier Race Tires, Chevrolet Performance, Arizona Sport Shirts, Sports Media Net, Thomas Clarke Performance, Dirtwrap, Velocita USA, Beya Headers, Indocil Art, BSB Manufacturers, TNT Race Cars, Rocket Chassis and RockAuto.com.
Fastrak National Tour Official Finish:
1 – 87 Walker Arthur, 2 – 10 Kenny Compton Jr., 3 – 11 David Smith, 4 – 1 Mark Parks, 5 – 24s Jimmy Schlitz, 6 – 25 Matt Long, 7 – A1 Tim Dohm, 8 – 6 Dillon Brown, 9 – 16 Daniel Baggerly, 10 – 2* Jared Powell, 11 – 23 Corey Gordon, 12 – 8 Ron Parker, 13 – 42 Clay Knight, 14 – 30 Tyler Bare, 15 – 30a Darren Alvey, 16 – 55 Jimmy Duncan, 17 – 12 Ricky Weeks, 18 – 17 Ben Bowie, 19 – 71 Davis Lipscombe, 20 – 2 Colby Cannon, 21 – 100 Mike Wharton, 22 – 25m Paul McGinley, 23 – 24 Matthew Nance, 24 – 83 Tom Adams
DNS: Bobby Thompson, Joe Cox, Kyle Lukon, Craig Guido, Henry Hornsby, Ryan Adams, Brad Rigdon, Matt Gladen, Corey Almond, Brett Adkins, Phillip Wood, Darrell Adkins, Carl Vaughan
Walker Arthur wins first ever FASTRAK NATIONAL TOUR EVENT!
(Jamaica, VA) 4/13/15 – To say the first ever FASTRAK National Tour event was a success would be an understatement as 37 of the East Coast’s top Pro Late Model ushered in a new era in FASTRAK racing. Local favorite and former track champion Walker Arthur of Forest, VA etched his name into the record books by winning the first event FASTRAK National Tour event in dominating fashion. The first ever National Tour race was a companion event for the Aaron’s King of the Commonwealth sanctioned by its sister series the Ultimate Super Late Model tour. History was made and Walker Arthur was the victor.
“We’ve turned a lot of laps around this place but this has to be one of the biggest wins I have ever had here at VMS. The car has been so good all year and it ran just flawless tonight. Even though we didn’t do as well as we want in the Super Late model tonight, we are super excited about winning the first ever FASTRAK National Tour event here at our home track,” commented Arthur in victory lane.
At the drop of the green flag Arthur rocketed to the lead from his pole position as David Smith, Jimmy Schlitz, Daniel Baggerly and Mark Parks went four wide to decide second. With the action behind him Arthur pulled away to a comfortable lead. By lap 11 Arthur began working lapped traffic while the battle for second continued between Smith, Parks and Schiltz. It was truly a “battle royale” as they raced three wide for 12 laps for 2nd place and behind that was two and three wide racing in numerous positions. When one driver would finally make the pass or slip behind another driver was right there to fill in the gap. It was truly an amazing battle in almost every position on the speedway.
At the halfway point Arthur maintained almost a full straight lead over the field while masterfully working lapped traffic. With plenty of two, three and even four wide racing behind him Arthur continued to stretch out the lead. On lap 20 Kennie Compton Jr. joined the battle for second picking off drivers one by one until he finally claimed the spot from Smith on lap 30. With 10 laps remaining Compton tried to reel in the leader but Arthur was too strong going on to take the $3000 victory with Compton, Smith, Parks and Schlitz, Matt Long, 2014 FASTRAK World Champion Tim Dohm, Dillon Brown, Daniel Baggerly and Jared Powell rounding out the top ten.
In addition to Arthur’s $3000 payday, event title-sponsor Aaron’s Inc. presented Arthur with a new 49” LG 4K Ultra HD Television as a part of the Aaron’s “Best Seat in the House” Promotion.
The Fast Time Award went to Dillon Brown with a time of 18.563 seconds. Heat race wins went to Walker Arthur, David Smith, Daniel Baggerly and Jimmy Schlitz. B-Main wins went to Jimmy Duncan and Colby Cannon.
Virginia Motor Speedway, the home of the September 18-19, 2015 FASTRAK World Championship, will host another $30000 to win National Tour event on Saturday May 16th as part of the Tire-X USA 100 with its sister series the Ultimate Super Late Models.
The next FASTRAK National Tour event will be May 2, 2015 at Toccoa Speedway for a $2000 to win event.
Check out the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com and/or www.fastrakne.com and continue to follow our social media networks for the FASTRAK Racing Series. Like and Follow our Fan Page on Facebook plus follow @FASTRAK_Racing and/or @FASTRAKNETour on Twitter to get up to the minute news and details as they become available.
FASTRAK Companies International would like to thank all of its marketing partners for their great and continuing support: Hoosier Race Tires, Chevrolet Performance, Arizona Sport Shirts, Sports Media Net, Thomas Clarke Performance, Dirtwrap, Velocita USA, Beya Headers, Indocil Art, BSB Manufacturers, TNT Race Cars, Rocket Chassis and RockAuto.com.
Fastrak National Tour Official Finish:
1 – 87 Walker Arthur, 2 – 10 Kenny Compton Jr., 3 – 11 David Smith, 4 – 1 Mark Parks, 5 – 24s Jimmy Schlitz, 6 – 25 Matt Long, 7 – A1 Tim Dohm, 8 – 6 Dillon Brown, 9 – 16 Daniel Baggerly, 10 – 2* Jared Powell, 11 – 23 Corey Gordon, 12 – 8 Ron Parker, 13 – 42 Clay Knight, 14 – 30 Tyler Bare, 15 – 30a Darren Alvey, 16 – 55 Jimmy Duncan, 17 – 12 Ricky Weeks, 18 – 17 Ben Bowie, 19 – 71 Davis Lipscombe, 20 – 2 Colby Cannon, 21 – 100 Mike Wharton, 22 – 25m Paul McGinley, 23 – 24 Matthew Nance, 24 – 83 Tom Adams
DNS: Bobby Thompson, Joe Cox, Kyle Lukon, Craig Guido, Henry Hornsby, Ryan Adams, Brad Rigdon, Matt Gladen, Corey Almond, Brett Adkins, Phillip Wood, Darrell Adkins, Carl Vaughan