BRISTOLVILLE, OH – The King Bros Racing late model team headed to Farmer City anticipating a practice and media session on Thursday. Unfortunately, rain once again altered the schedule cancelling the night’s activity. Qualifying and heat races were on tap Friday with the B-Mains and feature to take place on Saturday night.

As will be the case for most of the stops on the WoO Late Model Tour, Farmer City Raceway was a new venue for Russell and crew. They are intensly taking notes which will be used on return trips to these tracks in the future. Dad, Rex Sr., traveled with the team on this trip. It was the first time since February that he was able to watch his son race. Rex was coming off of a season opening win with the BRP Modified Tour the previous weekend. Read more »

Bristolville, OH – After more than two weeks on the road, the team headed for Atlanta for a stopover to visit friends of Sis, Russell’s mom. It provided a nice change of pace from the hectic schedule as they were also able to check out Atlanta’s aquarium. There was a bit of a celebration too as Russell and his girlfriend, Ashley Jackson, both celebrated their birthdays in the Peach State.

Next on the schedule was one of dirt late model racing’s premier events, The Colossal, in Concord, NC. With many of the country’s best drivers in attendance, duplicating the thirteenth place finish in Texas would be a difficult task.

A steady rain greeted the team as they pulled into the Dirt Track at Charlotte. It rained all day Thursday and forecasts were not optimistic for the next two days. Some folks in the campgrounds decided to do a rain dance in an attempt to bring out the sun. It just rained harder! The dire weather prediction forced the track staff to postpone racing until Sunday. The previous two day schedule would now be completed in one day.

Despite the poor weather and revised schedule, sixty-three teams were getting their race cars ready early Sunday morning. Working around the mud and standing water did not deter anyone as the teams went about their business. The track crew had started prepping the surface about 2:00 AM shortly after the rain stopped. It might not have been the best of conditions, but it was great to see the sunshine.

Russell qualified thirty-first in the large field of cars. Passing was at a minimum during the heat races as most of the teams seemed to be looking for the correct tires for the daytime track conditions. Russell finished sixth of the eleven drivers in the first heat. This placed him into the B-Main where he ran a strong fourth thus gaining a transfer spot into the highly coveted Colossal 100 main event.

Starting deep in the talent laden field, Russell pulled into the pits after twelve laps using a common-sense approach to the weekend’s potential. Although the WoO teams did get championship points for participation, it was not otherwise a point’s event.

Worthy of note is the fact Russell was the only Rookie of the Year candidate to make the Colossal 100 field. This was an accomplishment in and of itself. The series Championship Points race stayed the same with the #56 team currently tied for thirteenth position.

Up Next:
After a brief return to their Bristolville, OH home, the race team will be heading west to Farmer City Raceway over the April 3-4 weekend.  Track promoter Don Hammer is excited about the two day WoO Late Model show with qualifying and heats scheduled for Friday with the Illini 100 headlining Saturday night’s activity. Russell is looking forward to his first visit to the Clinton, IL oval.

Wrap Up:
King Bros Racing #56 team would like to thank their 2009 marketing partners A-1 Racing Products, King Bros Ready-Mix, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, and Motul.

“King Bros. Racing takes their relationships with their sponsors very seriously. Not only are they an integral part of the race team that gives us the ability to go out and perform well every week, they are an absolute asset to the entire Mahoning Valley. We are tickled to death just to be associated with each of them.” – Rex King

For additional information or to inquire about motorsport’s marketing opportunities with King Bros Racing, please contact Sis King (330)727-0565. http://www.kingbrosracing.com/

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Bristolville, OH – Using his seventeenth place finish at Alabama’s Deep South Speedway as a stepping stone, Russell was focused on making the big dance (the feature) at the next stop on the schedule, Battleground Speedway in Highlands, TX. Drivers from 17 states signed to take a stab at making Saturday night’s 24-car, Lone Star 100 field.

Russell is one of six drivers committed to running for the “Rookie of the Year” title with the World of Outlaws Series.  Friday night he qualified twenty-third of the thirty-three drivers as he and crew chief, Bobby Bachman, continue to search for the optimum qualifying set-up. The #56 racer was staged into the third heat, starting in the fifth slot behind Darrell Lanigan, Josh Richards, Rick Eckert and Brady Smith.  It looked like an uphill battle with only the top four drivers transferring directly into the feature. Read more »

Bristolville, OH – March 15, 2009 – Heading into action at Deep South Speedway, Russell and the #56 late model team had no idea what to expect. Not only was this the team’s first trip to the Loxley, AL facility, but very few of the series drivers had ever raced on the four-tenths mile oval.  There simply weren’t any notes available to work from.

The weekend schedule began with an open practice period on Thursday night in conjunction with a media session for the local writers and photographers. This was also the first ever World of Outlaws Late Model event at the track owned by Bill and Karen Webb. Read more »