Friday, November 5, 2010
After having more than a month off in the NASCAR circuit, it's finally time for Tayler Malsam to go back racing. Driving the No. 25 Coinstar/HEB Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports, Malsam will start 20th in the WinStar World Casino 350k. It will be Malsam's second race with RMM this season, he finished 13th in September at Las Vegas.
Tonight's race coverage begins at 8:30 PM eastern time, and the green flag will drop just after 9:00 PM. Coverage will be broadcasted live on the SPEED channel.
Make sure to check here for updates throughout the race!
Posted by Andrew Hanan at 9:15 AM
Friday, November 5, 2010
BLUE SKIES, FAST RACING HIGHLIGHT OCT. 17 KART ACTION AT PGP
KENT, Wash. — (Nov. 5, 2010) Beautiful weather and intense on-track battles highlighted the action at PGP Motorsports Park on Sunday, Oct. 17, as the premier multi-purpose racing venue in the Pacific Northwest helped regional drivers prepare for the 14th annual Superkarts!USA SuperNationals in Las Vegas.
More than 40 racers, many of them making their first visit to PGP, took to the purpose-built track, including the debut of four-stroke karts driven by Kevin and Nik Larson.
To help racers prepare for Las Vegas, the event was run in a clockwise direction — just like SuperNationals — and barriers were adjusted to give a more “street course” feel to PGP’s state-of-the-art track to help drivers work on their sightlines.
Craig Sender edged Bruce McKean for the win in the Stock Moto Heavy class, which was combined with the Stock Moto Lights. Sender and McKean were the class of the field, while Brian Nixon, who was third in Heavy, had to fight off Light drivers Chuck Eaton and Jerrett Intrepid. Eaton finished first in the Light class with Intrepid runner-up after closing the gap in the final laps, and Ben Duclos third.
The battle for supremacy in the Rotax Junior category included Parker McKean, Joseph Schwager, Molly Helmuth (left to right, respectively in above photo taken by Mike Helmuth) and Tessa Daniells. The point position switched several times during the day, but McKean emerged victorious over Schwager in the final with Helmuth third.
Johnny Blair survived a four-driver battle to finish first overall the Rotax/TaG Senior group. Blair passed Kyle Byers late in the final event to earn the overall win and be the leading TaG pilot. Byers was the top Rotax driver in the group while Brittney Cusack (Rotax) and Paige Wallin (TaG) were also in the mix in the finale.
Seven female racers took part in the action on Oct. 17, with Jessica Dana (Rotax Senior), Erica Bawcutt (TaG Junior) and Madison Musch (Stock Moto Light) joining Helmuth, Daniells, Cusack and Wallin.
Although this event was originally billed as the opening round of the Stars of PGP Kart Fall & Winter series, because the competition was different from what customers have previously come to expect PGP owners Paul and Juli Zalud have decided to call that event a warm-up. Round 1 of the Kart Fall & Winter Series will be Sunday, Nov. 7 instead.
This event was streamed live on the web by eventbuilder.com and can be viewed “on demand” by following the link on PGP’s website.
On the Web
Visit www.pacificgp.com, become a fan of “Pacific Grand Prix” on Facebook or follow @pacificgp on Twitter.
About PGP Motorsports Park
PGP Motorsports Park is the Northwest’s premier multi-purpose racing facility and is located in close proximity to the greater Seattle metropolitan area. Named “Best Guys Weekend Destination” for 2010 in the KING 5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington contest, the track is easy to get to and inexpensive to utilize, making PGP a rare combination of top-level racing excitement and affordability. For more information on PGP events and services, visit www.pacificgp.com or call (253) 639-7223.
PGP Motorsports media contact
Paul Zalud, (206) 390-9858, paul@pacificgp.com
More than 40 racers, many of them making their first visit to PGP, took to the purpose-built track, including the debut of four-stroke karts driven by Kevin and Nik Larson.
To help racers prepare for Las Vegas, the event was run in a clockwise direction — just like SuperNationals — and barriers were adjusted to give a more “street course” feel to PGP’s state-of-the-art track to help drivers work on their sightlines.
Craig Sender edged Bruce McKean for the win in the Stock Moto Heavy class, which was combined with the Stock Moto Lights. Sender and McKean were the class of the field, while Brian Nixon, who was third in Heavy, had to fight off Light drivers Chuck Eaton and Jerrett Intrepid. Eaton finished first in the Light class with Intrepid runner-up after closing the gap in the final laps, and Ben Duclos third.
The battle for supremacy in the Rotax Junior category included Parker McKean, Joseph Schwager, Molly Helmuth (left to right, respectively in above photo taken by Mike Helmuth) and Tessa Daniells. The point position switched several times during the day, but McKean emerged victorious over Schwager in the final with Helmuth third.
Johnny Blair survived a four-driver battle to finish first overall the Rotax/TaG Senior group. Blair passed Kyle Byers late in the final event to earn the overall win and be the leading TaG pilot. Byers was the top Rotax driver in the group while Brittney Cusack (Rotax) and Paige Wallin (TaG) were also in the mix in the finale.
Seven female racers took part in the action on Oct. 17, with Jessica Dana (Rotax Senior), Erica Bawcutt (TaG Junior) and Madison Musch (Stock Moto Light) joining Helmuth, Daniells, Cusack and Wallin.
Although this event was originally billed as the opening round of the Stars of PGP Kart Fall & Winter series, because the competition was different from what customers have previously come to expect PGP owners Paul and Juli Zalud have decided to call that event a warm-up. Round 1 of the Kart Fall & Winter Series will be Sunday, Nov. 7 instead.
This event was streamed live on the web by eventbuilder.com and can be viewed “on demand” by following the link on PGP’s website.
On the Web
Visit www.pacificgp.com, become a fan of “Pacific Grand Prix” on Facebook or follow @pacificgp on Twitter.
About PGP Motorsports Park
PGP Motorsports Park is the Northwest’s premier multi-purpose racing facility and is located in close proximity to the greater Seattle metropolitan area. Named “Best Guys Weekend Destination” for 2010 in the KING 5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington contest, the track is easy to get to and inexpensive to utilize, making PGP a rare combination of top-level racing excitement and affordability. For more information on PGP events and services, visit www.pacificgp.com or call (253) 639-7223.
PGP Motorsports media contact
Paul Zalud, (206) 390-9858, paul@pacificgp.com
HOW TO KEEP YOUR SKILLS UP DURING THE WINTER
Now that our race season & track days are coming to a close, what to do? Spend all winter inside honing your skills.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
MALSAM FINALLY GETTING TO RACE AT TEXAS IN NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
FORT WORTH, Texas (Nov. 3, 2010) — Pacific Northwest native Tayler Malsam will get to race in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Texas Motor Speedway after all.
Malsam will drive the No. 25 Coinstar/H-E-B Grocery Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports in Friday’s WinStar World Casino 350K. The race will be televised on SPEED beginning with the NCWTS Setup Show at 5 p.m. (PT).
“Any mile-and-a-half track, those are my favorites,” said Malsam. “I didn’t get to race at Texas earlier in the season, so I’m looking forward to bringing a fast truck there to see what we can do. It didn’t take long at Las Vegas for (crew chief) Doug Wolcott and I to get back on the same page, and we did pretty well at Texas last year.”
This past June the 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., was preparing to take part in the first of two visits of the series to the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway tri-oval when the decision was made to move him up to the NASCAR Nationwide Series. After making 11 Nationwide starts, Malsam returned to the Camping World Truck Series on Sept. 25 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing 13th for RMM in the No. 25.
Malsam raced in the NASCAR truck series for RMM last season, and in his second stint with the team he has been reunited with crew chief Wolcott, who guided him to 10 top-10 finishes in 2009. After Texas, Malsam is slated to drive the No. 25 for RMM in the final two races of the season, on Nov. 12 at Phoenix and Nov. 19 at Homestead-Miami.
To support new sponsors Coinstar and H-E-B Grocery, earlier this week Malsam travelled to Texas to meet fans and sign autographs at various sites.
“I'm very thankful for Coinstar and H-E-B for coming on board as sponsors,” said Malsam. “Texas is one of my favorite tracks, so hopefully we can put everything together and put on a good show for them."
Malsam recorded his second career NASCAR top-10 at Texas last year, finishing ninth in the Spring race won by current series point leader Todd Bodine. Like Malsam, Bodine enjoys racing at fast, high-banked tracks with multiple grooves and the New York native has won 11 of 53 starts on 1.5-mile ovals.
One of those wins was in this season’s June race at Texas, the one Malsam missed. In that race Bodine added to his resume as the winningest truck series driver at TMS by driving away from four-time and reigning series champion Ron Hornaday and Timothy Peters on a green-white-checkered restart. Johnny Sauter, who edged Malsam as the 2008 truck series rookie of the year, finished second with rookie Austin Dillon, winner of the Las Vegas race, in third.
Malsam made seven trucks series starts with Kyle Busch Motorsports this season before moving up in to drive in the Nationwide Series for Braun Racing.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook.
To learn more about Coinstar and the H-E-B Grocery chain, please visit www.coinstar.com and www.heb.com, respectively.
About One Eighty
One Eighty is a privately-held company located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Chairman and CEO, Dan Madsen has developed a combination of people, platform and pipeline focused on changing the way business is done. His drive is to make One Eighty not only a great company to work with, but also a great company to work for. Since 1988, his business philosophy has been simple – Always put people first and positively impact the lives of employees, customers and business associates everyday. This philosophy has been applied to One Eighty’s senior housing brands (Leisure Care, Leisure Care Premiere, Dolcetto and Signature 180.) They operate over 40 communities and nearly 7,000 units in the Western United States and Canada. One Eighty also owns hospitality brands Twist Travel™, PrimeFit™ and Edibility™ and is involved in One Eighty Racing, a NASCAR race team. For more information visit www.oneeightytwist.com
Malsam will drive the No. 25 Coinstar/H-E-B Grocery Toyota Tundra for Randy Moss Motorsports in Friday’s WinStar World Casino 350K. The race will be televised on SPEED beginning with the NCWTS Setup Show at 5 p.m. (PT).
“Any mile-and-a-half track, those are my favorites,” said Malsam. “I didn’t get to race at Texas earlier in the season, so I’m looking forward to bringing a fast truck there to see what we can do. It didn’t take long at Las Vegas for (crew chief) Doug Wolcott and I to get back on the same page, and we did pretty well at Texas last year.”
This past June the 21-year-old from Sammamish, Wash., was preparing to take part in the first of two visits of the series to the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway tri-oval when the decision was made to move him up to the NASCAR Nationwide Series. After making 11 Nationwide starts, Malsam returned to the Camping World Truck Series on Sept. 25 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing 13th for RMM in the No. 25.
Malsam raced in the NASCAR truck series for RMM last season, and in his second stint with the team he has been reunited with crew chief Wolcott, who guided him to 10 top-10 finishes in 2009. After Texas, Malsam is slated to drive the No. 25 for RMM in the final two races of the season, on Nov. 12 at Phoenix and Nov. 19 at Homestead-Miami.
To support new sponsors Coinstar and H-E-B Grocery, earlier this week Malsam travelled to Texas to meet fans and sign autographs at various sites.
“I'm very thankful for Coinstar and H-E-B for coming on board as sponsors,” said Malsam. “Texas is one of my favorite tracks, so hopefully we can put everything together and put on a good show for them."
Malsam recorded his second career NASCAR top-10 at Texas last year, finishing ninth in the Spring race won by current series point leader Todd Bodine. Like Malsam, Bodine enjoys racing at fast, high-banked tracks with multiple grooves and the New York native has won 11 of 53 starts on 1.5-mile ovals.
One of those wins was in this season’s June race at Texas, the one Malsam missed. In that race Bodine added to his resume as the winningest truck series driver at TMS by driving away from four-time and reigning series champion Ron Hornaday and Timothy Peters on a green-white-checkered restart. Johnny Sauter, who edged Malsam as the 2008 truck series rookie of the year, finished second with rookie Austin Dillon, winner of the Las Vegas race, in third.
Malsam made seven trucks series starts with Kyle Busch Motorsports this season before moving up in to drive in the Nationwide Series for Braun Racing.
On the Web
For more information about Tayler Malsam visit www.taylermalsam.com, or follow @TaylerMalsam on Twitter and “NASCAR Driver Tayler Malsam” on Facebook.
To learn more about Coinstar and the H-E-B Grocery chain, please visit www.coinstar.com and www.heb.com, respectively.
About One Eighty
One Eighty is a privately-held company located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Chairman and CEO, Dan Madsen has developed a combination of people, platform and pipeline focused on changing the way business is done. His drive is to make One Eighty not only a great company to work with, but also a great company to work for. Since 1988, his business philosophy has been simple – Always put people first and positively impact the lives of employees, customers and business associates everyday. This philosophy has been applied to One Eighty’s senior housing brands (Leisure Care, Leisure Care Premiere, Dolcetto and Signature 180.) They operate over 40 communities and nearly 7,000 units in the Western United States and Canada. One Eighty also owns hospitality brands Twist Travel™, PrimeFit™ and Edibility™ and is involved in One Eighty Racing, a NASCAR race team. For more information visit www.oneeightytwist.com
STARS OF PGP KART FALL & WINTER SERIES BEGINS THIS SUNDAY
KENT, Wash. — (Nov. 3, 2010) The preliminaries are over, which means it’s once again time for some serious kart racing at PGP Motorsports Park as this Sunday, Nov. 7, is Round 1 of the Stars of PGP Kart Fall & Winter Series.
Because the kart competition on Oct. 17 was different from what our customers have previously come to expect — racers were given the chance to practice for the 14th annual Superkarts!USA SuperNationals — The Stars of PGP organizers have left that event to be scored as a standalone race.
Beginning with this Sunday’s event, the Stars of PGP Kart Fall & Winter Series will be a five-round competition, with additional rounds on Dec. 5, 2010; Jan. 2, 2011; Feb. 6, 2011; and the finale on March 6, 2011.
Both regulars and newcomers — non-member fees for out-of-state and first-time drivers will be waived on Sunday — will find PGP’s tried and true format in full operation.
The streamlined class structure ensures drivers get lots of time on PGP’s state-of-the-art asphalt track — with practice, qualifying, a heat race and final — and the ever-growing community of competitors means racers will enjoy great competition as well as fun and camaraderie off the track.
Feel the need for speed but don’t have the money for your own kart? Stars of PGP Kart Series events also include B-Spec (formerly Rental Kart) Class for arrive-and-drive races. With 36 karts available and PGP’s staff to help with setup, the B Spec class is the most inexpensive way to experience high-performance racing at a purpose-built motorsports venue.
Drivers looking to get some practice in before Round 1 should visit PGP from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday.
PGP is also open to adding 4-stroke or any other well-participated classes to Stars of PGP Kart Series events. Groups interested in experiencing the thrill of racing at PGP please contact Paul Zalud at (206) 390-9858, or paul@pacificgp.com
There will be a live broadcast with commentary of Sunday’s event provided by eventbuilder.com and accessible through a link on the PGP website at www.PacificGP.com. Online coverage of this event may also see the debut of the chat option, allowing viewers to connect live with the broadcast and ask questions to the broadcast staff. The event will also be available for “on demand” viewing after Sunday by following the same link.
PGP also features power in the pits, free parking in a secure lot for overnight trailers, practice time available every day when other events are not booked and running well water. Near term upgrades include the installation of a permanent restroom and shower facility.
All racing at PGP is rain or shine. A substantial amount of time and money was spent during the construction of PGP to mitigate all water issues. More than two miles of drain pipe sits under the specifically formulated asphalt that includes additional polymers and hardeners that increase the traction in the wet. This means you can expect great racing rain or shine year round.
On the Web
Visit www.pacificgp.com, become a fan of “Pacific Grand Prix” on Facebook or follow @pacificgp on Twitter.
About PGP Motorsports Park
PGP Motorsports Park is the Northwest’s premier multi-purpose racing facility and is located in close proximity to the greater Seattle metropolitan area. Named “Best Guys Weekend Destination” for 2010 in the KING 5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington contest, the track is easy to get to and inexpensive to utilize, making PGP a rare combination of top-level racing excitement and affordability. For more information on PGP events and services, visit www.pacificgp.com or call (253) 639-7223.
PGP Motorsports media contact
Paul Zalud, (206) 390-9858, paul@pacificgp.com
Because the kart competition on Oct. 17 was different from what our customers have previously come to expect — racers were given the chance to practice for the 14th annual Superkarts!USA SuperNationals — The Stars of PGP organizers have left that event to be scored as a standalone race.
Beginning with this Sunday’s event, the Stars of PGP Kart Fall & Winter Series will be a five-round competition, with additional rounds on Dec. 5, 2010; Jan. 2, 2011; Feb. 6, 2011; and the finale on March 6, 2011.
Both regulars and newcomers — non-member fees for out-of-state and first-time drivers will be waived on Sunday — will find PGP’s tried and true format in full operation.
The streamlined class structure ensures drivers get lots of time on PGP’s state-of-the-art asphalt track — with practice, qualifying, a heat race and final — and the ever-growing community of competitors means racers will enjoy great competition as well as fun and camaraderie off the track.
Feel the need for speed but don’t have the money for your own kart? Stars of PGP Kart Series events also include B-Spec (formerly Rental Kart) Class for arrive-and-drive races. With 36 karts available and PGP’s staff to help with setup, the B Spec class is the most inexpensive way to experience high-performance racing at a purpose-built motorsports venue.
Drivers looking to get some practice in before Round 1 should visit PGP from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday.
PGP is also open to adding 4-stroke or any other well-participated classes to Stars of PGP Kart Series events. Groups interested in experiencing the thrill of racing at PGP please contact Paul Zalud at (206) 390-9858, or paul@pacificgp.com
There will be a live broadcast with commentary of Sunday’s event provided by eventbuilder.com and accessible through a link on the PGP website at www.PacificGP.com. Online coverage of this event may also see the debut of the chat option, allowing viewers to connect live with the broadcast and ask questions to the broadcast staff. The event will also be available for “on demand” viewing after Sunday by following the same link.
PGP also features power in the pits, free parking in a secure lot for overnight trailers, practice time available every day when other events are not booked and running well water. Near term upgrades include the installation of a permanent restroom and shower facility.
All racing at PGP is rain or shine. A substantial amount of time and money was spent during the construction of PGP to mitigate all water issues. More than two miles of drain pipe sits under the specifically formulated asphalt that includes additional polymers and hardeners that increase the traction in the wet. This means you can expect great racing rain or shine year round.
On the Web
Visit www.pacificgp.com, become a fan of “Pacific Grand Prix” on Facebook or follow @pacificgp on Twitter.
About PGP Motorsports Park
PGP Motorsports Park is the Northwest’s premier multi-purpose racing facility and is located in close proximity to the greater Seattle metropolitan area. Named “Best Guys Weekend Destination” for 2010 in the KING 5 Evening Magazine Best of Western Washington contest, the track is easy to get to and inexpensive to utilize, making PGP a rare combination of top-level racing excitement and affordability. For more information on PGP events and services, visit www.pacificgp.com or call (253) 639-7223.
PGP Motorsports media contact
Paul Zalud, (206) 390-9858, paul@pacificgp.com
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