(MUSCATINE, IOWA) Brian Birkhofer picked up his second win of the 2013 racing season in the ‘Masters’ opener on Friday night, June 14 at the renowned Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin! Brian timed in second quickest in his group during UMP Summer Nationals qualifying and later took the victory in his heat race. After redrawing the third starting spot prior to the 40-lapper, Brian grabbed the top spot on lap nine and held off the talented field throughout the remainder of the distance to score the $5,000 triumph. The Muscatine, Iowa ace reached the checkers ahead of Brandon Sheppard, Brian Shirley, Jason Krohn, and Bobby Pierce!
Following a rain-out of the $10,000 to win ‘Masters’ finale at Cedar Lake on Saturday, the #15b team closed out their weekend on Sunday, June 16 at the Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wisconsin. Brian laid down the fastest lap of the 25 competitors during UMP Summer Nationals time trials and once again took home the heat race win. Despite a motor that was only running on seven cylinders during the $5,000 to win A-Main, Brian started and finished third in the 40-lap affair. The popular driver known as “Birky” trailed only winner Kevin Weaver and runner-up Brandon Sheppard in the rare visit to Wilmot. Complete results from the action-packed weekend can be viewed online at www.dirtondirt.com.
“It was a good weekend for us,” commented Birkhofer earlier this week. “We always enjoy racing up at Cedar Lake and it was great to get the win on the new racing surface. Me and Brandon (Sheppard) had a pretty good battle up front and we learned a lot for when we come back to Cedar Lake for the USA Nationals in August. Then at Wilmot, we had a motor issue during our heat race, but I could still hang with those guys on seven cylinders in the feature. It was good to get a decent paycheck out of the night instead of starting and parking. Hopefully, we can continue to run up front this weekend in two more Summer Nationals shows at Granite City and Fairbury.”
Two more UMP Summer Nationals tilts are on the schedule for the Birkhofer Racing team in the Land of Lincoln on June 21-22. Both the Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois (Friday) and the Fairbury American Legion Speedway in Fairbury, Illinois (Saturday) will play host to $10,000 to win showdowns this upcoming weekend. Additional information concerning the doubleheader can be found by pointing your web browser to www.thehelltour.com.
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