(MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN) Jimmy Mars, of Menomonie, Wisconsin picked up his fifth victory of the 2012 racing season on Friday night, August 17, as he dominated the 3rd Annual ‘George Scheffler Memorial’ at the Manitowoc Expo Speedway in Manitowoc, Wisconsin! Jimmy won his heat race in preliminary action, which locked him into the inside of the second row for the start of the Wisconsin Dirt Late Model Association (WDLMA) feature event. During the course of the caution-free 40-lapper, Jimmy grabbed the point on lap five from Russ Scheffler and lapped all but two competitors. He recorded the convincing $4,000 win by besting Russ Scheffler, Rick Scheffler, Brett Swedberg, and Nick Anvelink! Full results from Manitowoc can be viewed online at www.wdlma.net.
“We got a little shot of confidence the other night from our win at Manitowoc,” commented Mars this week. “It is no secret that we have been off a little lately, so we changed some stuff on our cars, did some testing, and hopefully we are a little closer to where we need to be. Everyone on the team as worked really hard and I can’t thank my sponsors enough for all of their support. We have a busy stretch of racing ahead of us and I look forward to traveling to Lawrenceburg on Saturday to get it started!”
The Mars Racing team is about to embark on an ambitious part of their 2012 schedule, which will take them to the states of Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia for six high-profile events from August 25-September 2. Their trip will kick-off this Saturday night at the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will preside over a $10,000 to win program. From there, the #28 team will head to the Selinsgrove Speedway in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania on Sunday for a $10,000 to win World of Outlaws Late Model Series showdown. Jimmy’s upcoming schedule is noted below:
August 25 | Lawrenceburg (IN) Speedway, Lucas Oil | $10,000 to win
August 26 | Selinsgrove (PA) Speedway, World of Outlaws | $10,000 to win
August 29 | Little Valley (NY) Speedway, World of Outlaws | $10,000 to win
August 31 | Tyler County (WV) Speedway, UFO | $8,000 to win
September 1 | Tyler County (WV) Speedway, World of Outlaws | $10,000 to win
September 2 | I-77 (WV) Raceway Park, Lucas Oil | $25,000 to win
Mars Racing would like to thank all of their supporters including: Deppe Enterprises, T.L. Sinz Plumbing, Keyes Chevytown, Baileigh Industrial, MB Customs, Moore Wireline, Inc., S&S Transport, Inc., Roush Yates Engines, Tim’s Automotive Machine, Jimmy’s Pub, Airgas, Allstar Performance, Beyea Headers, BSB Manufacturing, Buzz Signs & Graphics, Cecomp Electronics, Champ Pans, CMD Shocks, Delph Communications, FK Rod Ends, Hinchman Racewear, Hoosier Racing Tires, Integra Shocks, ISC Racers Tape, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Joe Provo Race Wear, Joe Signs, K-B Carburetors, Performance Bodies, R2C Competition Filters, Sweet Mfg., VP Racing Fuels, Weld Wheels, Wiles Driveshafts, and Wilwood.
Keep up all year long with all of the latest news and information concerning the Mars Racing team at www.JimmyMarsRacing.com.
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