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May 23, 2011

Sheil Finishes Sixth in Opener at Colorado National Speedway

Dacona, CO. - After a long off season, Chris Sheil driving the Mountain States Toyota, Mikula Racing owned Supermodified opened up there season at Colorado National Speedway in Dacona, CO on a winding cold Saturday night with a sixth place finish.

    "The night started off strong” said Sheil afterwards.  “We did not come out for the pre-season test sessions so we had to see what the car had right out of the gate. We were fast from the start. Hot laps ran well and shaking the car down for the first time this season went smooth. We were able to move into the lead in the feature and the car again was amazing. My crew did an outstanding job getting this car ready in the off season which showed from the start”.

  

    Sheil started fifth for the 25 Lap “A” Feature with Joe Gallegos starting on the pole.  On the opening lap going into turn three, Sheil on the inside of Ira Castor with Rich Castor Jr. on the outside of Ira, making it 3-wide going into the turn.  Castor made contact with Castor Jr., with Castor Jr. slamming into the outside wall.  After the restart, Sheil worked his way up through traffic and passed Gallegos for the lead on lap 5.  Sheil had a commanding lead for over half of the race when the car was getting loose.  On lap 20, veteran Super Modified driver Harold Evans passed Sheil for the lead.  On the next lap, while challenging Evans for the lead, the motor expired going into turn 3, ending what was going to be a great opening night for Sheil and Mountain States Toyota Mikula Racing Team.

    “During the feature I could feel the right rear tire going away so I started to roll the corners slower for about 5 laps to try and conserve my tire. I thought that if Harold (Evans) caught me during the race I would be able to conserve the tire enough to be able to race him at the end. He made a great pass coming out of four with 5 laps or so to go and when I went to pass him back in turn three the motor let go. It was a shame that the season started off this way but we will get it put back together and come back stronger.

    “I wanted to thank my crew and family for the support on Saturday and also thanks to Mountain States Toyota and Prestige Auto Center"

    Next race for Sheil and Mountain States Toyota Mikula Racing Team will be at Colorado National Speedway June 4^th.

Rossi Win's El Paso County

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May 21, 2011

Calhan, CO. - Three-Time RMMRA Driver Champion Tony Rossi driving the Thunder Custom & Restoration, Doyle Ent. Spike/Mopar drove to victory at El Paso County Fairgrounds in Calhan, CO. Saturday night. 

    With Greg Schaefer and Keith Rauch on the front row, led the field of cars to start the 25 Lap “A” Feature, with Schaefer leading after lap 1.  Schaefer lead until when the caution came out on lap 19 when Scott Fennell and Keith Rauch made contact in turn 4 with Rauch rolling over, Rauch was done for the night.  On the restart, Rossi passed Schaefer for the led going into turn two.  Rossi took a commanding led and when the dust cleared, it was Rossi, Schaefer, Julee Jamison, Butch Middleton and Bob Harr rounding out the top five spots.

    Heat race winners were Bob Harr and Julee Jamison.  Next stop on the schedule will on June 11 at I-76 Speedway in Ft. Morgan, CO.

Results:

Heat One (8 Laps) - 1. Bob Harr, 2. Clint Schubert(r), 3. Greg Schaefer, 4. Scott Fennell, 5. Dustin Weland(r), 6. Butch Middleton.
Heat Two (8 Laps) - 1. Julee Jamison, 2. Tony Rossi, 3. Keith Rauch, 4. Mike Boesel, 5. Chris DeShon (DNS), 6. Mike Heberling (DNS).
“A” Feature (25 Laps) - 1. Rossi, 2. Schaefer, 3. Jamison, 4. Middleton, 5. Harr, 6. Boesel, 7. Heberling, 8. Weland(r), 9. Rauch (DNF), 10. Fennell (DNF), 11. Schubert(r) (DNF), 12. DeShon (DNS).

Newly Formed Mini-Sprint Group Debuts



Don Holbrook

“From the Tower”

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Denver, CO. - The newly formed Rocky Mountain Lighting Sprints Association (RMLSA) opened there inaugural season May 1 at I-76 Speedway in Ft. Morgan, CO with 18 cars signing in.  With declining in car count in both clubs in recent years, the 600 Rocky Mountain Mini Sprint Association (RMMSA) and the 1200 Colorado Outlaws meet over the winter to discuss the future of Mini-Sprint racing in Colorado. 

    “Steve Becker (last years President of the former 1200 Outlaws) and I spoke last year about running a few races together for the 2011 season.  After a few conversations we decided to meet in person and discuss how we could make it happen.  The meeting resulted in a decision to present the options to both clubs at the annual fall meetings last year and the rest is history.  Both clubs agreed that it would be in the best interest for mini sprint racing in Colorado to band together.  I felt that this would allow us to put on a bigger and better show for both the fans and the promoters.  Through several meetings we worked on the rules package that would best serve both clubs and elected new Officers and Tech Officials.  The result is the new Rocky Mountain Lightning Sprint Association”, said Jay Sant winner of the inaugural RMLSA. 

    “Every account I have received from the fans and Butch was that we in fact put on a great show Sunday.  Hopefully with continued effort from the Officers and members we will improve both the show and the car count.  Our goal is to have a full show (22 cars) at as many races as possible.  This merger couldn't have been accomplished without the hard work, support, and common goals of our Officers and members.  They have all been supportive with this entire effort. I look forward to a great season and continued growth in the years to come.”

    With both groups joining forces, the RMLSA will run non-wing and wing shows throughout the year.

    Paul Babich, a 600 Mini-Sprint competitor had this to say, “Over the last couple years I always thought it would be great if the two clubs could run some "joint" shows.  There always seemed to be some kind of disconnect between the two and really didn't think it would come to them joining.  I always thought how great it would be with the number of cars that would be on the track and the amount of talent combined if we ran some shows together and that was obvious Sunday.  I think a lot of the racers realized what kind of position it would put us all in and what fun it would be to form a stronger club.  There was some give and take on rules and such but everybody worked together and came to terms.  Through a lot of hard work by several members I think we are on the verge of a great thing for many years to come.  I feel it is important that everybody that is a part of the club has a say in what direction we go and I hope they all feel the same.  I also believe the product we bring to the fans will make them want to come watch more and even join the great sport of Mini Sprint Racing.”

    “I thought the racing was great on Sunday and will only get better as we get more cars out and everybody gets used to running against each other.  I am already feeling some of the camaraderie growing as people are willing to help each other.”

    With 39 cars registered and a 16 race schedule throughout Colorado and Kansas in 2011, the Rocky Mountain Lighting Sprint Association has a bright future.

Sheil at Mountain States Toyota this Saturday

Denver, CO (May 5, 2011) - Open wheel driver Chris Sheil, driver of the Mountain States Toyota, Mikula Racing ERA Supermodified will be at Mountain States Toyota located at 201 W. 70^th Ave. in Denver this Saturday between the hours of 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Sheil, a Two-Time Rocky Mountain Midget Racing Association (RMMRA) Driver Champion along with several other driving championships in other open wheel ranks, will meet and greet customers and race fans.

Contact:

Don Holbrook

Freebird Motorsports Marketing/Sheil Racing

303-325-6690

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