2.7.12 Over the last three weeks in Australia, drivers utilizing Factory Kahne Shocks have been red hot, and last weekend was no different as Jason Johnson picked up the WSS win in Albany on Saturday night.
In what was an action packed feature event, Johnson made a late race pass utilizing the low side of the speedway, and cruised on to the popular victory in front of a capacity crowd on his Factory Kahne shock package.
The win was Johnson’s second WSS feature event of the season and boosted the American up to third in the series point standings.
Elsewhere in the star studded feature event, fellow American, Shane Stewart brought home a seventh place finish aboard his Monte Motorsports entry.
As the calendar switches to February, the American season begins to take action. There is still time to join the best, and grab a set of Factory Kahne shocks today.
2.1.12 With the biggest races of the season taking place in Australia, drivers utilizing Factory Kahne Shocks continue to take home big checks, as Jason Johnson and Steven Lines picked up wins during the Australian Title. Wednesday night kicked off the event with “The Prelude to the Title”, and Jason Johnson kept his up his down-under dominance as he picked up with win at Speedway City.
The weekend event brought the best of the best to Speedway City, and Steven Lines put his Monte Motorsports machine in victory lane.
“We’ve spent considerable time developing our FK shock package. I think towards the end of the Classic weekend we really had this car to a point where I was really comfortable,” said Lines.
The victory was especially sweet for Lines, as he was black flagged just a week ago after taking the lead late in a race.
In the US, Bud Kaeding competed in the Winter Classic, and the San Jose, CA native put on quite the show during the three day event.
Kaeding opened the event by scoring a second place finish on Friday night before he worked his way from the ninth starting spot to a third place finish on Saturday, and ended the weekend with a monster run to seventh from his 19th starting spot on his FK Shock package.
With the US racing season right around the corner, get your Factory Kahne Shocks ordered today as they continue to lead the way worldwide.
1.24.12 Factory Kahne Shocks would like to congratulate Louisiana’s Jason Johnson for picking up the Kings Sprintcar Challenge in Mt. Gambier, AU at the Borderline Speedway.
Johnson wasn’t the only one who found success on his FK shock package, as Factory Kahne Shocks nearly swept the podium.
Steven Lines started the night off for Factory Kahne as he led the field in time trials as he set quick-time.
Lines continued to show speed in the feature as he grabbed the lead over Australian ace, Robbie Farr, with just two laps to go, but was black flagged for contact with another car and sent to the back.
Young, California driver, Kyle Larson, returned to Australia for the weekend and utilized his FK shock package to pick up the B-main win, and then proceeded to thrill the Australian fans with a remarkable run to second place behind Jason Johnson from his 17th starting position.
During the biggest race of the Australian season, The Classic, Shane Stewart turned in the best performance on Sunday with Factory Kahne shocks, as Stewart wheeled his Monte Motorsports entry to the B-main win, before he charged forward to an eighth place finish from his 17th starting position on the rubbered up track.
With the US racing season right around the corner, get your Factory Kahne Shocks ordered today as they continue to lead the way worldwide.
11.23.11Factory Kahne Shocks would like to congratulate Jason Johnson Racing on their 2011 Lucas Oil ASCS National Owners Championship that clinched over the weekend at the Western World Championships in Tucson, AZ.
Though Jason Johnson didn’t run the entire schedule behind the wheel, his team still performed while he was down under, and gave Johnson the chance to capture the owners title when he returned.
Though he missed four races, Johnson was still able to use his Factory Kahne Shocks to climb to 7th in the driver standings including 6 tour wins.
Aside from Johnson capturing his title, he scored a second place finish with his FK Shocks on Saturday night, and Brad Sweet climbed aboard the Harold Main No. 35a machine, and picked off a preliminary win Friday night with a set of fresh Factory Kahne Shocks.
Factory Kahne shocks continue to prove their performance night after night; get a jumpstart on 2012 now.
11.15.11 Darrah Ends 2011 With Momentum
It's no secret to anyone in the racing world, Cody Darrah's return from a devastating knee injury was rough. The impressive thing? Darrah's poise to ignore the naysayer's keep his head up, continue to improve, and even pick up his first win with Kasey Kahne Racing in 2011.
After Kasey Kahne signed Red Lion, PA native, Cody Darrah, to pilot his second car on the World of Outlaw tour for 2010, the youngster was involved in a street car collision during Florida Speedweeks, that caused a severe knee injury, and ended Darrah's 2010 season.
Darrah continued to travel with the KKR team and watched how they worked, as well as paying close attention to many venues he had never seen as he anticipated his return to action in 2011.
As expected, Darrah took his rookie lumps on the tour this year, and many 'internet owners' questioned his continued employment with KKR, but they saw something special in him.
"We obviously see something in Cody, and know how most rookie seasons on the tour go," said KKR Manager, Willie Kahne. "The kid has talent, and we are thrilled to continue to watch him grow and succeed."
Things got extremely rough for the 22-year old driver in the middle of the summer, but on August 27, Darrah broke into victory lane aboard his KKR/Great Clips No. 91 for the first time and only time of 2011 as he out dueled teammate Brad Sweet, and "The King", Steve Kinser.
"That win was huge," explained Darrah. "I was just excited I still had a job, because I sure did do my part in emptying out our trailer all season, but my guys stuck behind me and it was awesome to get that win."
As the season continued on, Darrah used his momentum and picked up a few top five finishes, but continued to visit tracks for his first time.
With 2011 winding down, the youngster picked up some important momentum for the offseason as he put together a masterful World Finals run during the season finale as he charged from his tenth starting spot to a fourth place finish.
This last weekend, Darrah competed in his home state of Pennsylvania for two days of action, and he kicked the weekend off by charging from his 11th starting position to an impressive third place finish against the PA Posse.
On Sunday, Cody returned to Hagerstown Speedway for the Octoberfest, the event Cody won last year in his first start back from injury.
Gridding the field in the fifth spot, Darrah worked his way up to second, and fought for the lead, until he lost his brakes late in the feature, and still scored a fifth place finish.
"Just watching him progress has been fun in 2011," said Willie Kahne. "The organization as a whole is excited we have him back in 2012."
Cody Darrah and KKR would like to thank Great Clips, Sage Fruit, Factory Kahne Shocks, Team ASE, Curb Records, Freightliner, MPD, BOSCH, Kaeding Performance, and Brown and Miller for their continued support in 2011.
10.25.11 Red Hot Larson Dominates Trophy Cup on Factory Kahne Shocks
Factory Kahne Shocks would like to congratulate Kyle Larson for dominating the 50-lap Trophy Cup feature Saturday night, where the youngster lapped up to fifth place on his Factory Kahne Shocks tuned by Kaeding Performance.
With the biggest race of the year in California taking place in Tulare, Kyle Larson once again rose to the occasion.
Though he was out of contention to win the overall points title, Larson grabbed the lead on lap 10, and never looked backed picking up the win on his Factory Kahne shocks, and adding another race to his stout resume, all of us congratulate on his win.
Though 2011 is just about wrapped up, 2012 is just around the corner, make the switch today and join the shock that proves itself as the best week after week!
10.17.11 Golobic and Meyers Stay Hot on Factory Kahne Shocks
Two of the hottest drivers around right now picked up more wins this weekend as Shane Golobic scored his third consecutive win at the Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, CA and Jason Meyers picked up his fifth World of Outlaws win in-a-row Saturday night in Fremont, OH.
Over the last month of the season, young Shane Golobic has had his way at the Ocean Speedway. Friday night during the season finale, Golobic put his Factory Kahne Shocks tuned by Kaeding Performance in victory lane with another last lap pass. The win marks Golobic’s third in a row at the track.
Saturday night, Jason Meyers put an exclamation point on his World of Outlaws championship as he scored his fifth consecutive win. The win for Meyers also marks the seventh consecutive win for Factory Kahne Shocks on the tour.
As the American Sprint Car season winds down, Factory Kahne Shocks continue to rise up and help drivers pick up some of the most lucrative wins on their schedules!
10.10.11 Factory Kahne Shocks Score Multiple Wins Nationwide
Factory Kahne Shocks would like to congratulate Jason Meyers, Jason Johnson, Levi Jones, and Shane Golobic for picking up wins this weekend on their Factory Kahne Shock packages.
Friday night Jason Meyers picked up the week-delayed finale of the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway and adding to his World of Outlaws points lead with his FK Shocks.
Out in California on Friday night, Shane Golobic picked up his second straight win at the Ocean Speedway using his Factory Kahne Shocks tuned by Kaeding Performance. Shane has been one of the hottest young drivers in California over the last month!
Saturday night, Meyers picked up his fourth World of Outlaw win in a row as he continues to dominate towards the end of the season. This win marked the sixth win in a row on the tour for drivers utilizing Factory Kahne Shocks.
Levi Jones picked up the Gold Crown Midget Nationals on Saturday night at Tri City Speedway in Lawrenceburg, IN. Jones picked up the lead on the 21st lap and checked out.
Jason Johnson also picked up his 14th ASCS win of the season as he continues to dominate with his FK shocks. Johnson stopped in Oklahoma and took on the ASCS Sooner Region and struck gold!
9.30.11 Scelzi Brothers Dominic & Giovanni Clinch 2011 Lemoore Raceway Championships
With every Gary Scelzi Motorsports race report during the past couple of years, there's been marked and measureable growth in brothers Dominic and Giovanni, not only on the racetrack, but as young men under construction. And with this installment that K&N Race News trend continues. Dominic and Giovanni have marked 2011 as yet another Scelzi Motorsports banner year by both winning the Lemoore Raceway Championship in their divisions. We have established the obvious genetic and fatherly contributions, Gary Scelzi, one of the most dominant NHRA Top Fuel drag racers ever, brings to table. So this time we asked mom, the other half of the Scelzi brothers production team, for her perspective.
"I am so proud of Dominic and Giovanni, they have stayed focused, and worked very hard for their racing successes," said Julianne. "There is not a day that goes by that they are not watching some form of sprint car racing, along with watching their own races that I tape. They watch them over-and-over looking for ways to be better and faster, checking to see what mistakes they may have made. They study each race, looking to be better in the next one, it amazes me to listen to them while they watch. They analyze each other's car setup and driving jobs. Is the car tight, or is it loose? Can they enter the corner different next time depending on the track? What is the best timing for a clean slide job? It's like listening to grown men. They both have a passionate love for racing and they love to win! I am so happy for both of them, we are blessed."
Heading into the last points race at Lemoore, Dominic pretty much already had the championship wrapped up with a 40 point lead, but that didn't slow down the "Dominator." Dominic hammered his Pace Chassis to not only to qualify first, but he also broke his own track record. He next won his Heat and then from the drop of the green flag, Dominic rolled unchallenged, as he led all thirty laps en route to his eleventh race victory, and the 2011 Lemoore Raceway Super 600 Class Championship. This was only Dominic's second year in the Super 600 Class and with his 11 victories, he topped that class this year. At only 14-years-old Dominic displayed maturity and experience well beyond his age.
Giovanni "Hot Sauce" Scelzi didn't have it as easy as his older brother on the way to his championship. Gio, a rookie at age nine, was 15 points behind the leader, so he had his work cut out for him. However, just like his brother he refused to be denied, as he too qualified No. 1, and also broke the track record. He started on the pole and led every lap of his Heat Race. And just like his brother, Gio led every lap of his Main Event, and on the last lap for good measure, he lapped the points leader to win the 2011 Lemoore Raceway Restricted 600 Class Championship by a mere four points.
Anyone that's seen Gio win, live or on the internet, knows he normally doesn't get to worked up in victory lane, "When he got out of the car this time he was jumping up-and-down and he was more excited than I have ever seen him," said dad. "The only other time that I remember anyone winning Rookie of the Year and the championship, was when I won the Top Fuel Championship in 1997, just thought I would throw that in there."
"I think it's being a dad that makes me so excited about my boys racing period, whether they win or lose," added Gary. "Racing just brings closeness to me and my boys that you don't get from stick and ball sports. There is a lot of emotion when they do good or bad, and that's just something you can't describe."
Giovanni is actually a year too young to be in the division that he just won the championship in, so he won't be moving up anytime soon. "Dominic on the other hand will be racing a 360 Winged Sprint Car next year at least a dozen times," Gary told K&N Race News. "I just purchased a car and we are currently looking for funding to run it next year."
9.26.11 Factory Kahne Shocks Dominate the Big Leagues of Sprint Car Racing
PETERSEN MEDIA: All week long drivers utilizing Factory Kahne Shocks have been dominant across the country, as they have picked up five wins, and timed in with two fast times, and simply ran up front, dominating all over.
The action kicked off on Wednesday in Hartford, MI where Joey Saldana made his return to Sprint Car racing by dominating the World of Outlaws race in Hartford, MI with his Factory Kahne Shocks.
Saldana continued to keep people in awe as he returned to the track that 'bit' him, the Eldora Speedway, on Friday night and timed in with quick time, won his heat, and won the feature with his Factory Kahne Shocks, nearly completing the sweep.
Saldana led the podium sweep for Factory Kahne Shocks as KKR teammate, Paul McMahan, and series points leader, Jason Meyers, joined him on the front stretch.
Also on Friday night, Californian, Shane Golobic, picked up the win at the Ocean Speedway during the Taco Bravo versus the Civil War Series event.
Saturday night Jason Meyers padded his point lead, as he picked up his fifth win of the 2011 season and third podium finish for the week, as Donny Schatz followed him in the second position on his FK Shocks.
Jason Johnson picked up yet another Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour win as he scored the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial in Wheatland, Mo.
In California, Willie Croft picked up the second quick time of the week for Factory Kahne, and charged his way from 22nd, after an early race tangle, to an impressive 4th place finish in Placerville, CA.
With track, and series championships winding down, we wish all of our clients luck this week, and congratulate them all for their impressive showings this week.
9.19.11 Pat Cannon Leads The Way For Factory Kahne Shocks
PETERSEN MEDIA: All of us at Factory Kahne Shocks would like to congratulate all drivers utilizing our shock packages on their wins this weekend as drivers in winged 360's, winged 410's, non winged, and 600 micro sprint cars all picked up wins across the country.
Normally utilizing his 360, or 358 power plants, Pat Cannon bolted in his 410 and picked up a huge win in Pennsylvania on his Factory Kahne Shocks. Cannon defeated the highly coveted 'PA Posse' as he won the Jim Nance Memorial Selinsgrove National Open at Selinsgrove Speedway.
Jason Johnson continued his winning ways as he stopped in at the I 80 Speedway in Nebraska and picked up an ASCS Midwest Regional win on his Factory Kahne Shocks on Friday night.
In the Northwest, Henry Van Dam picked up the ASCS Northwest Regional win at the Cottage Grove Speedway, utilizing his set of original Factory Kahne development shocks.
In California, Domick and Gio Scelzi wrapped up their track championships at the Lemoore Speedway as they each set track records, won their heats, and won their feature events over the weekend, picking up the first 600 Micro Championships for Factory Kahne Shocks.
For the second weekend in a row, Gregg Taylor put his Factory Kahne shocks in victory lane in Ventura during the Non wing race on Saturday night.
9.13.11 Factory Kahne Shocks Have Dominant Week
PETERSEN MEDIA: With one of the biggest events of the year taking place, The Gold Cup Race of Champions, Factory Kahne Shocks were in victory lane three out of the four nights, and even swept the podium one night.
Young Kyle Larson had quite the week with his Factory Kahne Shocks as he ran third at the 360 race on Wednesday, won the USAC race on Thursday, and picked up his first World of Outlaw win on Saturday night as he wired the field for the 40-lap feature.
The Friday night portion of the Gold Cup was dominated by Factory Kahne Shocks, as Paul McMahan picked up a win in his home state, with World of Outlaw point leader, Jason Meyers, and Californian, Shane Golobic joining him on the front stretch, completeing the top-three sweep for Factory Kahne Shocks.
Also out in California, Greg Taylor and his Factory Kahne shocks ended up in Victory lane during the Non-Wing race at Ventura Speedway.
Congrats to all the drivers utizling our products on another strong week!
9.6.11 Hafertepe and Scelzi's Highlight Week for Factory Kahne Shocks
PETERSEN MEDIA: As most tracks and sanctioning bodies begin to wind down their 2011 campaigns, Factory Kahne Shocks continue to get the job done wherever their drivers are competing.
Up north at the Skagit Speedway, Factory Kahne Shocks had a first time World of Outlaw winner Saturday night.
Driving the Rudeen Racing No.26, Sam Hafertepe, Jr wired the field in a 40-lap slugfest to hold of Steve Kinser as he picked up his first career World of Outlaw win.
The night got off to a lightning fast start for Factory Kahne Shocks, as Paul Mcmahan and Jason Meyers posted the two fastest laps during qualifications.
In Lemoore, CA Dominic and Giovani Scelzi continue to dominate the 600 micro sprint competition. On Saturday night the Scelizi's completed the daunting task of each picking up both feature event wins they competed in. That's four features in one night for Factory Kahne Shocks.
Dominic clean swept the event in the Super 600 class as he timed in with a track record, won his heat, won the dash, and ran away with both 25-lap features.
In the restricted class, Gio was fifth quick, won his heat, the dash, and too won both 20-lap features!
8.29.11 Canadian Sweep Highlights Week for Factory Kahne Shocks
PETERSEN MEDIA- All across the country and even into Canada, Factory Kahne Shocks continued to get the job done, and all of us would like to congratulate the drivers who had such strong weekends.
Kicking the action off was Cole Duncan. Friday night in Stewart, OH at the Skyline Speedway, Duncan put on a hair raising battle with veteran driver, Danny Smith, and ultimately picked up the win and put his Factory Kahne Shocks in victory.
Elsewhere on Friday night, the World of Outlaws invaded Castrol Raceway in Canda, and current point leader, Jason Meyers, was simply on a terror. Meyers started the night off by breaking a four-year-old track record in qualifications and then proceeded to pick up the win after getting past fellow Factory Kahne Shocks driver, Paul McMahan around the mid point of the race.
Saturday night in Canada, Factory Kahne Shocks continued to dominate the competition as Meyers once again started the night off with quick time. In the feature the story was Cody Darrah. Darrah charged through the field from his 12th starting spot to put his Factory Kahne Shock package in victory lane for the first time this season. Besides Darrah's success Brad Sweet grabbed second and Paul McMahan picked up fifth.
In California, Giovani Scelzi continues on as one of the hottest 600 drivers in the country as he picked up two quick times and two-feature wins as he competed in Visalia, CA and Lemoore, CA. Scelizi's brother, Dominic, also picked up a win Saturday in Lemoore, CA.
8.22.11 Factory Kahne Shocks Score Five Wins
PETERSEN MEDIA- Factory Kahne Shocks had an extremely successful week coast to coast, as they scored five wins on all types of cars from ASCS National Sprint Cars, to 600 Micro Sprints.
Leading the charge was Bryan Clauson, as he scored two wins during his first weekend with his new shock package. His first win on his brand new shocks was Saturday night at Lincoln, where he simply scortched the field. Sunday night the USAC Midgets invaded Sun Prarie, WI where Clauson stayed hot and picked up his second win of the weekend on his FK Shocks.
Jason Johnson too had a brilliant weekend on his shock package.The reigning ASCS National champion scored a second place runFriday night at the Jackson Nationals prelim, before picking up
the win at the 33rd Annual Jackson Nationals finale on Saturday.
As the World of Outlaws make their way towards the West Coast,a pair of West Coast drivers picked up a pair of podiums duringthe weekend stop in South Dakota.
Brad Sweet competed Wednesday night with the All Star Circuit of Champions at the Red River Valley Speedway where he timed in second quick, and ran second after a torrid battle with Donny Schatz. When he returned to action with the Outlaws he scored a third place finish Saturday night at the Husets Speedway with his Factory Kahne tuned shocks.
Current World of Outlaw points leader, Jason Meyers, padded his points lead as he ran third on Friday night at River Cities Speedway before bettering his result on Saturday at Husets with a second, succesfully putting his FK Shocks on the podium both nights.
At Delta Speedway in California, Alex Panella picked up the win in his 600 Micro Sprint Saturday night. Panella's win was big for Factory Kahne, as every 600 that as bolted FK Shocks on has now visited victory lane.
Elsewhere in California, young Rico Abreu continues his hot rookie season, as the youngster picked up another second place finish in the hotly contest Taco Bravo Series in Watsonville, CA.
Though Mother Nature reaked havoc on Carl Bowser, the rain out clinched the first track championship of 2011 for a Factoy Kahne driver, as Bowser picks up the championship at Lernerville Speedway.
As many begin their stretch run for 2011, Factoy Kahne Shocks continue to dominate the
competition coast to coast. Don't wait any longer and join the Factoy Kahne team today!
8.15.11 PETERSEN MEDIA: With the biggest race of the year taking place over the last week in Iowa, Factory Kahne Shocks flexed their muscle as four of the 24 cars in the Knoxville Nationals feature event were on Factory Kahne Shocks.
Kicking the week off, teams gathered at the Southern Iowa Speedway for the Front Row Challenge. The night got off to a lightning fast start as Brad Sweet timed in with quick time and set a new track record, while Cody Darrah, and Paul McMahan also qualified in the top five.
After finishing second in King of the Hill racing action, Brad Sweet went toe-to-toe with Sammy Swindell and narrowly felt short of taking home the hardware but ran second on his Factory Kahne tuned shocks.
As the Nationals got underway on Wednesday night, Brad Sweet again used his Factory Kahne's to set the pace as he sat atop the speed charts of the 45 entrants. Sweet went on to finish third in the feature.
Thursday night Kasey Kahne Racing's Cody Darrah set quick time, and Paul McMahan was fifth quick.
In the feature event, though he didn't score the win, Jason Johnson showed his speed as he charged his way through the field from the 24th position to finish fifth with his Factory Kahne's bolted on, while current World of Outlaw point leader, Jason Meyers, scored second.
With four cars making the Knoxville Nationals field for Saturday night's 50-lap finale, Brad Sweet scored an 8th place finish while Johnson scored 11th and McMahan scored 12th. Meyers was well on his way to contending for the win, until he expierenced mechanical gremlins on the 35th lap.
In Pennsylvania, Carl Bowswer picked up his third win of the season at Lernerville Speedway and padded his point lead as he inches closer to the track championship.
In California, Kyle Offill swept the night at Delta Speedway in Stockton to pick up the win in the 600 class while down south in Visalia, Dominic Scelzi swept the Hot August Nights event at Plaza Park Raceway!
8.10.11 Factory Kahne Shocks Have Strong Week Across the Country
With one final week before the biggest week of the year, Factory Kahne Shocks continued to help lead drivers to top finishes all across the country this week.
On the West coast, current point leader, Tim Kaeding, completed a weekend King of the West Series sweep by picking up wins at Ocean Speedway on Friday, and at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway on Saturday where he was also the fastest qualifier.
Aside from picking up wins, Factory Kahne Shocks also dominated the podiums at both King of the West races as TK, Brad Furr, and Willie Croft swept the podium at Ocean, while TK, and Jason Statler held two of the three podium spots Saturday with their Factory Kahne Shocks.
In the Midwest, Paul McMahan and Jason Meyers continued to pick up speed with their Factory Kahne Shocks, as World of Outlaws point leader, Jason Meyers, was the quickest in time trials at Bloomington Speedway, and Paul McMahan was the fast qualifier at I 55 Speedway in Pevely, Missouri.
The best-of-the-best will now gather in Knoxville, IA for the biggest week of racing of the season. Can Factory Kahne Shocks win the big one?
8.1.11 As the month of July winds down and the dog days of Summer continue to heat up, Factory Kahne drivers continue to stay hot as drivers posted five wins, and two quick times all across the country and in Canada this weekend. With the World of Outlaws heading across the Canadian border Friday night, Factory Kahne drivers Brad Sweet and Paul McMahan had huge nights. Sweet piloted his Kasey Kahne Racing/Red Bull backed entry to quick time, while McMahan picked up his third win of 2011 aboard his KKR/Roth Motorsports entry.
On Friday night at the Lernerville Speedway, current point leader, Carl Bowser used his Factory Kahne shocks to full advantage as he picked off another win in 2011. In California, young Rico Abreu picked up another top finish as he grabbed second as the rookie driver inches closer to his first win in either a 360ci or 410 ci sprint car. Saturday night the winning continued as current World of Outlaws points leader, Jason Meyers, picked up the win at Autodrome Drummond in Quebec while Sweet continued to stay fast as he kicked the night off with a new track record. Aside from the win, Factory Kahne drivers held three of the top five finishing positions in the feature. Elsewhere across the country Saturday night Giovani and Dominic Scelzi picked up Micro Sprint wins in LeMoore, CA as Giovani won in the restricted class, while Dominic took top billing in the 600 feature.
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7.12.11 At the half way point in the season Factory Kahne Shocks have proven to be a title contender from coast to coast, at big tracks or small, with 360 or 410. Tim Kaeding leads the King of the west points, Jason Johnson leads the ASCS Owner points, Pat Cannon leads the 358 Williams Grove points, and all 358’s with 8 wins. Joey Saldana and Jason Meyers are battling at the top of the World of Outlaw points! That my friend is proven performance. Good luck to all the Factory Kahne teams across the country in the second half of the season!
7.9.11 Joey Saldana let out a big breath before crawling out of his Kasey Kahne Racing #9 Red Bull Maxim in the Beaver Dam Raceway victory lane on Saturday night. He had just held off Craig Dollansky to win the Jim Boyd Memorial for his fourth victory of the season, but his first win since early May. Saldana withstood struggles in June to stay in the hunt for the championship, and now after winning at 1/3-mile Beaver Dam for the second consecutive season, finds himself only 6 points behind championship leader Jason Meyers heading into the Month of Money events. "It feels great to be back in victory lane after the past month," said Saldana, of Brownsburg, Ind. "A good start has kept us in this points battle and if you're going to beat guys like Donny Schatz and Jason Meyers, you have to be spot on, night after night. We haven't been doing that lately. It's been a struggle. It's easy to lose your confidence out here but this win helps. The high line was good for us and I knew Craig was closing in but I was just patient and held on." On a night that saw the top three in the points standings (Meyers, Schatz and Saldana) separated by only 11 points, stakes were high as the series completed its Wisconsin weekend. Fresh off of his victory Friday night at Cedar Lake Speedway, Meyers continued to bethe model for consistency with another strong showing. He timed in quickest on the night to pad his overall championship lead and started the feature from the outside of the front row. Pole-sitter Brooke Tatnell tried to hold on to the lead but saw Paul McMahan rocket by out of turn four to lead lap one. McMahan opened up considerable advantages as the race wore on but was caught in lapped traffic as the low line bottled up and allowed his teammate, Saldana, to slide past on the outside.For his efforts, McMahan wound up with a third-place finish but felt he could've done better."We tried a softer tire for the feature and that probably hurt us as the night wore on," said McMahan, of Nashville, Tenn. "Hats off to the crew, though. They had me up front and this thing was incredibly fast all night long." Meyers settled for a fourth-place showing and, combined with the 5 points he earned for setting quick time, extended his points lead to six markers over Saldana. Donny Schatz wound up eighth and dropped to third in the points, 14 behind Meyers. Kasey Kahne Racing's Brad Sweet rounded out the top-5.
7.8.11 Defending World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion Jason Meyers snapped a season-long victory drought on Friday night at Cedar Lake Speedway, and wound up on top of the series championship standings at the sam time. Using his third consecutive front-row starting spot, Meyers earned the first victory of his career at Cedar Lake and took over the race for the season-long title. Meyers, of Clovis, Calif., becomes the fourth different driver this season to lead the standings, joining Steve Kinser, Joey Saldana and Donny Schatz. "It really does feel like the first one ever," said Meyers, who last won a World of Outlaws race in November when he clinched the crown during the World Finals. "It's been such a long time since this team and I have been to victory lane but we've finally done it." Meyers started the 35-lap main event on the outside of the front row alongside Danny Lasoski and quickly charged into the lead on the first lap. Through numerous restarts, Meyers was good enough to maintain his advantage throughout the night. "I found something in (turns) 3 and 4 that really helped my car get going on the outside," said Meyers, who led all 35 laps in his DDNi/Media-Tile/Allstar Performance KPC. "Danny got pinned down to the inside a couple of times and that wasn't the place to get going. We were really lucky tonight to have the lead so we had lane choice."Lasoski kept the pressure on Meyers and finished second, but knew getting past him was going to be tough. "Jason just had an amazing car tonight," said Lasoski, the 2001 series champion from Dover, Mo. "I knew I had to take care of my tires and wait for him to mess up but he didn't. We had a pretty good battle going with Kerry (Madsen) there back and forth through the middle of the race. Overall, to come out here and run second for all of the folks that support us and stand behind us is huge."
6.22.11 Dominic Scelzi had another strong weekend setting fast time, winning the dash and leading the feature before braking his engine! We are continuing to develop our shocks for each and every short track division.
6.22.11 The weather has won more than anything in the past week however their is some exciting news starting with the release of some FK prototype base valves. Dominic Scelzi wasted no time getting the new product to victory lane in just his second start with the base valve shocks. Cole Duncan has also had great success with the base valve finishing a strong 3rd at KC during Ohio Speed week. The base valve is an add on part that allows you to run as low as 5# of gas and greatly reduce rod pressure. The base valve fits every Factory Kahne shock and will available August 1st.
2.15.11 Factory Kahne would like to congratulate this weekends winners and hard chargers. The weekend started off with Cole Duncan winning opening night at Lernerville with Carl Bowser finishing a strong 3rd. Next was Ocean Speedway with Shane Golobic going quick time and finishing third on his freshly tuned FK shock package.
Tim Kaeding takes the win with Kyle Larson making a hard charge from back to the top five. Jason Johnson had hard luck at I-30 blowing an engine in the heat race ultimately putting him behind the rest the weekend. This wouldn't keep Jason down long as he made a charge from 12th to 1st in the B main, then from 17th to 5th in the A before a tangle put him to the rear again. He would finish 11th. The next night Jason charged from 18th to 5th in the A to finish his exciting weekend. Saturday in Tulare Ca. Bud Kaeding took is second strait non wing win making him undefeated with our Factory non wing shock package.
Next on the track was the King of the West series where Factory Kahne shocks took 3 out of the top 4 positions with TK going 2 for 2 on the weekend Kyle Larson 3rd and Jason Statler 4th. At Factory Kahne headquarters we are currently dyno and track testing our 600 mini sprint shocks that will be available in May! For more info contact Factory Kahne@704-662-8549 ex. 208, Kaeding Performance@1-800-kaedings, Vortex Racing Products - vortex@prairieinet.net