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Steele
Continues His Monster Run at the Championship with a Win in
Bark River
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Madison,
WI (July 16, 2008) – Keith Steele was looking to continue
his winning ways as the #229 Monster Energy Goodyear Tires
Chevy Silverado headed to Bark River in Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula. The Super Truck division is extremely competitive
as seasoned veterans like Dan Baudoux, Ben Wandahsega, and
Ross Hoek always bring their “A” game when it comes time to
race.
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In an
effort to put on a competitive show for the fans at the
track and the SPEED television cameras, race officials
decided to create a “Challenge Race” between PRO-4x4 and
the Super Truck divisions. The Super Trucks would get head
start, determined by average lap times from practice, for
the ten lap event. There was bonus money for the overall
winner of the race and the winners of each division as
well. This format was used Saturday and Sunday and was a
big hit with the Bark River fans.
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Round V
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Keith
Steele got an uncharacteristically slow start off the
line. He gradually worked his way to third place by lap
four, behind Baudoux, and leader Wandahsega. On lap six,
the Monster Energy Chevy got around Baudoux coming out of
cemetery turn for the second spot. On lap eight, Keith
made a bonsai move heading into the same cemetery turn,
momentarily, getting ahead of Wandahsega. Unfortunately he
had too much speed, and could not make the pass stick, and
Ben regained the top spot.
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Meanwhile, PRO-4x4 racers Daughtery and Brascho were
closing in on the top three Super Trucks. With three turns
to go Brascho got around Keith for second over all. Then
in the next turn, while looking to get around Wandasega,
Brascho spins, somewhat collecting Keith with him. This
allowed Baudoux to grab second place. Keith quickly
recovered and finished third in the Super Truck division
and fourth overall. The Brascho spin allowed Daughtery to
take the PRO-4WD win.
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Round
VI
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The
land rush start saw the #229 Monster Energy Goodyear Tire
Chevrolet come out of the first turn in fourth place. By
the end of the first lap, Keith made the pass into the
third spot. By lap eight, of the ten lap event, Keith had
a solid lead over second place #210 Hoek. Now the only
questions now on the minds of the fans was, could the
PRO-4x4 trucks catch Keith and take the overall win. On
Saturday, the Super Truck winner Ben Wandahsega prevailed;
hopefully Keith could do the same.
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Keith
Steele did cross the line first, and was awarded all the
bonus money, as Kent Brascho came home a distant second
overall in his PRO 4x4.
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At the
halfway point of the season, Keith Steele now leads the
WSORR Super Truck Championship by eleven points over Dan
Baudoux.
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Before
packing up and heading home for Madison, Wisconsin, Keith
reflected on his weekend. “The starts were tough on us
this weekend, but we really had a great chassis setup for
the track. Saturday we came up just short of our goal, but
today we were really hooked up. The wind off the hill jump
didn’t upset the Monster Energy Chevy like it did some
others. The Goodyear tires work great for us and for all
the competitors that race with them. The Wolverine power
and J & H transmission worked flawlessly. We really
weren’t concerned about the overall win and bonus money,
because our goal is to win the Super Truck Championship.
The extra money today will help keep our hauler well
equipped for whatever happens in the final six rounds.”
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Halfway
through the WSORR race season, Keith Steele is leading the
Super Truck standings by eleven points over veteran Dan
Baudoux.
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Next
race for Keith Steele and his Monster Energy Chevy is July
25-26, at the Oshkosh Speedzone in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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Keith Steele would like to thank all its supporters,
including:
Monster Energy
Goodyear Tires
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Autoforms
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Racing Panels
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USG Sheetrock
Cash Coatings
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Precision Gear
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Wolverine Performance
J & H Transmission
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Yank Torque Converters
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K & N Filters
KC Hilities
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