(PINCONNING, MICHIGAN) The Iron Motorsports team kicked-off their 2013 racing season in style with a pair of American Late Model Series (ALMS) tilts in the states of Ohio and Michigan over the April 26-27 weekend. On Friday night, Jeep Van Wormer opened up his campaign at the Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, as a $2,000 top prize was on the line. Jeep won his heat race in preliminary action and later battled for the lead through much of the main event. After officially leading five circuits from laps 17-21, Jeep settled for a strong runner-up effort behind only victor Jon Henry.
Next up for the #55 team was a trip back to Michigan on Saturday to compete in the annual running of the ‘Player Hater 50’ at the Winston Speedway in Rothbury. Jeep once again took the victory in his heat race to earn the pole position for the 50-lap feature event. The Pinconning, Michigan ace was then on a rail during the A-Main, as he led from flag-to-flag to record the $2,500 payday over Rusty Schlenk, Rich Neiser, Mike Spatola, and Andrew Reaume. Jeep’s win secured his third ‘Player Hater 50’ title and marked his 31st career ALMS feature victory! Complete results from the doubleheader weekend can be accessed online at www.americanlatemodelseries.com.
“We had a lot of fun last weekend and it was a great way to start out our year,” quoted Van Wormer this week via telephone. “The only way it could have gone any better was to sweep the weekend, but we just came up a little shy at Attica. After going winless last year (in only fourteen races), it was nice to run up front and get everyone’s confidence up – especially with that win. I have to thank everyone that supports our team, my family and all of the guys that help out on the car. Even through we don’t race as much as we used to right now, I still want to be a threat to win each time we unload and it takes a total team effort to get that accomplished.”
Jeep and the Iron Motorsports team have opted to take the upcoming May 3-4 weekend off from Dirt Late Model competition. In fact, their next scheduled race is not until Memorial Day weekend. However, the chances are good that Jeep will add a couple of dates during May to his schedule, so keep checking his latest plans by logging onto www.jeepvanwormer.com.
The Iron Motorsports team thanks the following sponsors for their continued and unwavering support: Bayline Fire Protection, Services on Site, Van Wormer Management, Rocket Chassis, Jay D1ckens Racing Engines, ACPT, Allstar Performance, Bell Racing, Beyea Headers, Brinn, Inc., BSB Manufacturing, Bulldog Rear Ends, Delph Communications, Dyer’s Top Rods, Eibach Springs, Exide Technologies, Fine Line Window Tinting, Goodridge Hose & Fittings, Hoosier Racing Tire, Howe Racing Enterprises, J.C. Dubil, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Joe’s Racing Products, K-B Carburetors, Keyser’s Port City Racing, KRC Power Steering, Lane Automotive, Oakley, Outerwears, Penske Shocks, Peterson Fluid Systems, R2C Performance, Ringers Gloves, Scott Performance Wire, Sweet Mfg., VP Racing Fuels, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Weld Wheels, Wilwood Engineering, and Wrisco.
To learn more about the Iron Motorsports team, log onto their home on the web located at www.jeepvanwormer.com.
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