Post by LMR on 08/14/13 at 6:30pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 14, 2013
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Kyle Beard and Upton Motorsports Enjoy Big Week; Topless 100 Next
by Ben Shelton
MERCER, Tennessee (August 14) – It was a big week for Kyle Beard. The big news began early in the week, when he and his wife, Taryn, learned that they will become proud parents on March 17th, 2014. As Upton Motorsports led the congratulatory comments to the Beards, the team prepared for action. The week ended with Beard piloting his #86 Greg's Sawmill/Gary Beard Trucking/Bob Pierce/Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model to his third win of the season!
With a big smile on his face the soft-spoken driver took the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series (CCSDS) point's lead into battle over the weekend with a pair of $2,000-to-win races at Timberline Speedway (Corley, Texas). By the time the opening night was over he had an even bigger smile on his face as he had conquered his first series race of the year to increase his win total to three.
Eighteen Super Late Models entered the program on Friday night at the 1/4 mile oval, and after winning his heat race Beard earned the 2nd starting spot for the feature. He shot to the lead at the drop of the green flag and led all 30 laps to score the win over Patrik Daniel, Jon Mitchell, Ronny Adams, and Keith Craft.
Ashley Newman's luck wouldn't be as good. Via heat race action he earned the 10th starting spot for the feature and was running in the top ten, when a lapped car crashed him from contention as his night came to an early end in the 17th position. He received the Quarter Master Hard Luck Award for his untimely exit from the feature.
Saturday night's program fell victim to rain and will not be rescheduled.
Kyle Beard continues to extend his advantage atop the CCSDS standings with just three events remaining as he looks to claim his first title, while Newman is third in the latest standings and continues to lead the Kuntz & Co. Rookie of the Year points. Full results from the event and the latest standings are available at www.COMPDirt.com.
Upton Motorsports now turns its attention to this weekend's 21st Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway (Locust Grove, Arkansas), which will be sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS). The $40,000-to-win event will include a practice night on Thursday evening with qualifying and heat race action contested on Friday night. Saturday's program will include b-mains and the 100 lap finale. For more information on the event, please visit www.LucasDirt.com .
Upton Motorsports would like to thank all of their sponsors including Greg's Sawmill, 45 Race Shop, Best One Tire & Service, Gary Beard Trucking, Indian Ridge Lumber Co., Bob Pierce Race Cars, Schoenfeld Headers, Real Racing Wheels, Ace Sign Company, Team 5 Enterprise, JFR Graphics, ASC , and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.
For more information on Upton Motorsports, please visit www.UptonMotorsports.com and www.KyleBeard86.com .