8/11/2014
Sprint Source
AFTER NINE MAINS, BRIAN BROWN EDGES EVER CLOSER TO CLINCHING THE COX DESIGN IOWA SPEED WEEK POINT TITLE
Following the first nine features of the ten-race 2014 Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speed Week, ‘360’ Knoxville Nationals champion and Oskaloosa Front Row Challenge winner Brian Brown of Missouri edged ever closer to clinching this year’s Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” title. On Saturday afternoon, Daryn Pittman won the SPEED SPORT Knoxville World Challenge feature of the 54th FVP Knoxville Nationals, presented by Casey’s General Stores.
The series continues with the FVP Knoxville Nationals A-Main on Saturday night. According to Iowa Speed Week coordinator Tom Schmeh, “At this point, only Mark Dobmeier can mathematically take the Jesse Hockett ‘Mr. Sprint Car’ title from Brian Brown. And even if Mark wins the 50-lap A-Main tonight, all Brian has to do is finish nineteenth or better to clinch his first ‘Mr. Sprint Car’ title.”
The unofficial top ten in the 2014 Cox Design Iowa Speed Week points after nine mains is as follows: 1., Brian Brown, 247 points; 2., Mark Dobmeier, 228 points; 3., Ian Madsen, 222 points; 4., Terry McCarl, 213 points; 5., Jason Johnson, 208 points; 6., Randy Hannagan, 198 points; 7., Tony Bruce, Jr., 190 points; 8., Sam Hafertepe, Jr., 185 points; 9., Sammy Swindell, 174 points; 10., Davey Heskin, 164 points.
The Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa Speed Week includes ten points-paying sprint car feature races in ten days, July 31 - August 9, between the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville and the Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. The top three places pay $2,500, $1,000, and $500, respectively, with the winner declared the Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” titlist. Past “Mr. Sprint Car” titlists include Ricky Logan (2002) of Arkansas, Shane Stewart (2003, ’04) of Oklahoma, Billy Alley (2005) of Nebraska, Jason Johnson (2006) of Louisiana, Wayne Johnson (2007, ‘08) of Oklahoma, Terry McCarl (2009) of Iowa, Sammy Swindell (2010, ‘11) of Tennessee, Kyle Larson (2012) of California, and Kevin Swindell (2013) of Tennessee.
Article Credit: Bob Baker
