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Message started by LMR on 11/09/11 at 11:41pm

Title: Matt Long Set to Close out the Season at East Bay
Post by LMR on 11/09/11 at 11:41pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2011
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Matt Long Set to Close out the Season at East Bay

Concord, North Carolina – Matt Long and his Circle K Racing Team are set to close out their 2011 racing in December at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida. The 7th Annual GM Performance World Championships sanctioned by the NeSmith Dirt Late Model Series is scheduled for December 1st through the 3rd. The 100 lap feature event, which runs in conjunction with the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show in Orlando, will pay $10,000 to win. “We were trying to decide between East Bay and Swainsboro to end the year. We have been to Swainsboro a few times recently so we decided to try East Bay this year. It made the most economical sense. We were going down to the PRI Show anyway so it just makes sense to take the car and race. There will be a lot of our sponsors and friends in the area for PRI so it will be nice to be able to race where they can come down and support us”. Long said.

Long and his team are fresh off the FASTRAK Grand Nationals Finals which were held at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee. Long entered the final two nights locked in a tie for the 7th position overall. Matt didn’t get the finishes he had hoped for mustering a 12th and 19th in the final 2 events. His Volunteer troubles relegated him to a 12th place overall finish in the final standings which still garnered him a $3000 check from FASTRAK. “We had some bad luck in those final two races. I just can’t seem to get any luck at all when we race at Bulls Gap. We had a good car both nights but we had the flat in the one feature and got turned in the other. But we had a solid effort and we were in the hunt at least. We picked up a pretty good payday and we will just keep moving forward.” Long commented.

2011 has been an up and down year for Long and his team but he is proud of what they have been able to accomplish. “This year was tough in a lot of ways. We didn’t win nearly as many races this year as we did in 2010 but we still ran well. There were several races I feel like we should have won but we just had small issues that kept us out of victory lane. The competition has really picked up in our area too. There are 8 or 10 guys that are capable of winning everywhere we race at. When I hurt my hand I figured I was out for the rest of the year and put us even further behind. But my doctors did a great job with getting me put back together and I feel like we rebounded well after taking a few weeks off. I am happy with what we have done this year. We can always improve and that’s our plan; just keep working hard and improving our program.” Long concluded.

Matt would like to thank the following for their continued support of his Circle K Race Team : Circle K Convenience Stores, Heintz Performance, VP Racing Fuel, Integra Shocks and Springs, Port City Racing, FK Rod Ends, Kooks Custom Headers, Raceceiver, JM Adams Oil, Q Racing Oil, Franklin Racing, Dirtwrap, Jim Cook Transmissions, K&N Filters, Stock Car Steel, SRI Supplies, ButlerBuilt, City Chevrolet, , Valken Racing Wheels, MD3 Noses, Team Clay, KELCAR Motorsports Media, J&J Race Cars, Brembo Brakes, Fragola, and Simpson.

Race fans can keep up with Matt Long and his Circle K Racing Team in several ways. You can follow Matt on Twitter @MattLongRacing or you can “friend” Matt Long Racing on Facebook or you can simply point youir web browsers to the all-new www.mattlongracing.com . There you will find a fully up-to-date schedule as well as information about the team and their sponsors. The latest Circle K Team apparel will also soon be available via the site or at the Circle K Team Hauler at the track. For more information including store locations visit the Circle K Company website at www.circlek.com

Upcoming Circle K Racing Team Events:
December 1-3 – PRI Show – Orange County Convention Center – Orlando, Florida
Thursday, December 1 – East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL – NeSmith World Championships
Friday, December 2 – East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL – NeSmith World Championships
Saturday, December 3 – East Bay Raceway Park – Tampa, FL – NeSmith World Championships