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June 2, 2010

Jeep Van Wormer Takes Mt. Pleasant ALMS Checkers; Preps for Ralph Latham Memorial

(PINCONNING, MICHIGAN) The Iron Motorsports team reached victory lane for the fifth time in 2010 on Friday night, May 28 at the Mt. Pleasant Speedway in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan! After not recording a time in American Late Model Series (ALMS) qualifying, Jeep Van Wormer stormed through the field in his heat race to finish second in the running order. The Pinconning, Michigan native later drew the pole position, took the lead early in the main event, and crossed the finish line first to record the $2,000 triumph over Rich Neiser, Dona Marcoullier, Curtis Roberts, and Rusty Schlenk.

Another $2,000 to win ALMS show greeted the #55 team on Saturday evening, May 29 at the Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio. Jeep ran second in heat race action before passing three cars in the A-Main to notch a solid fourth place effort. The tripleheader ALMS weekend for the Iron Motorsports team wrapped up on Sunday, May 30 at the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Jeep finished fourth in his heat race and later rolled off from the outside of the eighth row in the $2,000 to win feature event. He was a man on a mission at the "Big E," as he drove his #55 Rocket entry past ten competitors en route to a strong sixth place performance. Complete results from the tripleheader can be found online at www.americanlatemodelseries.com.

"It was a pretty good weekend for us, especially with the win at Mt. Pleasant," exclaimed Van Wormer this week from his race shop. "We passed a lot of cars in the heat race after not getting a time during qualifying and luckily drew the pole position for the feature. The car performed great all race long and we were able to celebrate in victory lane in front of a bunch of family and friends. I have to thank everyone that is associated with this race team, as it has been a good start to the season and hopefully things continue to roll throughout the year!"

The IMS team plans to unveil a new Rocket Chassis this Saturday evening, June 5 at the venerable Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will roll into the Cincinnati area facility to sanction the annual running of the 'Ralph Latham Memorial.' The one-day program will be headlined by a 50-lap, $10,000 to win feature event, which will be taped by the cameras of the SPEED Channel for broadcast at a later date. Additional information concerning this show can be accessed at www.lucasdirt.com.

Iron Motorsports thanks the following sponsors for their continued and unwavering support of the #55 team: Bayline Fire Protection, Globe Technologies, Services on Site, Van Wormer Management, Rocket Chassis, Cornett Racing Engines, ACPT, Allstar Performance, Banshee Graphics, Barnes Oil Systems, Bell Racing, Beyea Headers, Brinn, Inc., Delph Communications, Duralite Wheels, Fine Line Window Tinting, Goodridge Hose & Fittings, Hoosier Racing Tire, Howe Racing Enterprises, Integra Shocks & Springs, J.C. Dubil, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Joe's Racing Products, K-B Carburetors, KRC Power Steering, Lane Automotive, Oakley, Outerwears, Port City Racing, R2C Performance, Ringers Gloves, Scott Performance Wire, Sweet Mfg., TWM Racing, V.P. Racing Fuels, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood Engineering, and Wrisco.

To learn more about the Iron Motorsports team, log onto their home on the web located at www.jeepvanwormer.com.

Media Contact: Ryan Delph - Delph Communications
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