J.D. Byrider

Sprint Car racing will soon make another appearance on Canadian soil. Though the World of Outlaws typically competes in the United States, there are a few international appearances sprinkled into their schedule. This upcoming weekend, “The Greatest Show on Dirt” will take place at the Oil City Cup at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta.

Both Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz are schedule to race at the event. They are the only Outlaw competitors with WoO A-Feature wins in both eastern and western Canada and are the only drivers to have scored Outlaw victories in more than two countries. International success is an important element on anyone’s racing list accomplishments. Both Kinser and Schatz have made six starts at the 3/8 mile dirt oval, and both have seen success there. Kinser has not finished outside the top four, while Schatz has four top 3 finishes to go along with fifth place and ninth place runs.

In a recent interview, Steve Kinser commented about his success in Edmonton. “Something about our program and Castrol really click. It’s a fun place to race. They usually have a couple of grooves where you can move around and do some passing. That’s what we like to see. Our hope is that we can keep it up. We’d like to be right up there again and have a chance to win. Consistency is important, but the wins seem to help a lot more.”

Schatz also commented on the upcoming race at the Oil City Cup, “Castrol is a good track and you always seem to have a chance. We have two nights of racing up there and our goal is to get better every time we hit the track. If we can find something that works well early Friday and keep improving, that would be great. Our goal is to do the best we can on Friday night and see if we can compete for the win.”

The pit gates will open Friday and Saturday at Castrol at 2p.m. MDT with the grandstands opening at 4p.m. Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 6p.m. For more details contact Castrol Raceway at (780) 468-3278 or visit www.castrolraceway.com.

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 21 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years. To learn more about Tony Stewart Racing, please visit: www.tonystewartracing.com.

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JD Byrider Kart Racing Team Drivers Ron Petersen, Tony Petersen and Colton Aldridge are looking forward to getting back in their karts soon. All 3 drivers will be back in Kart Racers of America (KRA) action on Sunday, August 29th at New Castle Motorsports Park (NCMP). This will be the 1st of the final 5 KRA events that continue through September. Ron and Colton also have the October 9th and 10th Mazda Robo-Pong 200-Mile Endurance Race to end the season.

On Labor Day weekend, Colton will travel to Rock Island, IL to compete in one of the biggest and most famous street races in the country, The Rock Island Grand Prix. The “Race For Riley” on Wednesday, July 21st was, again, a huge success with all 3 drivers competing, as well as a host of JDB employees. The “Sponsor Race”, which is the biggest event of the day, was won by JDB Vice President, Doug Turner, who beat out a hard-charging John Andretti. Everyone enjoyed the event that raised over $150,000 for the Riley Hospital for Children.

Race winner, Doug Turner, with 2nd place finisher John Andretti.

Tony Petersen had the team’s karts on display at the 10th Annual JD Byrider 100, July 22nd at O’Reilly Raceway Park. Tony signed autographs and joined the “Start” Girls in pre-race ceremonies for the command to “Start Your Engines!!”. Ron and Tony are also looking forward to the American Heart Association “Start! Heart Walk!” on Saturday, September 18th, Celebration Plaza at White River State Park in downtown Indianapolis. Join Tony’s team by going to: www.tonypetersenracing.com and donate today!

Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway has a break until September 5th. For tickets and additional information on all events at Eldora Speedway, go to http://www.eldoraspeedway.com

For mroe info on NCMP or KRA, go to http://www.newcastleraceway.com . For additional JD Byrider Racing Team information, go to http://racing.jdbyrider.com/ or contact Steve Petersen at 317-249-3036 or Shannon Aldridge at 317-249-3194.

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Sprint car racing’s “Super Bowl” equivalent has always been the Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals, and this year’s four-night marathon has added significance. This year marks the 50th year Sprint car racing’s competitive drivers battle it out for the most desirable title in the sport.

Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz have earned that coveted title a combined 16 times. Kinser won his first Knoxville Nationals in 1980 and also holds the record for the most wins in a row from 1991 to 1995. He scored his 12th – and most recent – Knoxville Nationals triumph in August 2002.  When asked about the upcoming race, Kinser said, “I’ve been fortunate to win a lot of things during my career, and I can tell you winning the Knoxville Nationals is what we try to do every year. I’d like to win it one more time. There couldn’t probably be anything better than winning the 50th. That’d be just perfect for me.”

Donny Schatz, a four-time and reigning champion of the Knoxville Nationals, has turned many successful laps around the famous half-mile dirt oval on the Marion County Fairgrounds. He recently said, “If you’re a Sprint car racer, it’s the Holy Grail. You could win a hundred races a year, and if you don’t win the Nationals, you still feel like you’ve done nothing. For all of us in Sprint car racing, it’s the biggest race of the year.”

Kinser and Schatz each will try to make history in specially painted cars. TSR’s Gold Standard cars were revealed in a public unveiling on Tuesday. Kinser will wheel a gold chrome TSR No. 11 TSR Bass Pro Shops/JD Byrider Maxim, and Schatz will drive an identical gold chrome TSR No. 15 Armor All/STP/ParkerStore J&J. The unveiling was part of the 50th annual Knoxville Nationals kickoff festivities.

Race fans unable to attend this week’s races can follow the action at www.KnoxvilleRaceway.com. Hoseheads radio will broadcast live audio of all four nights of the Nationals. Go to www.hoseheadsradio.com for more information on the broadcasts, including start times. SPEED will tape Saturday night’s finale and air the show on Saturday, Aug. 28.

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 21 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years. To learn more about Tony Stewart Racing, please visit: www.tonystewartracing.com.

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Tony Stewart’s Racing’s Steve Kinser opened last week with a victory at Fulton (N.Y.) Speedway. Then on Friday, at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, MO, Kinser continued his streak during the Ironman 55 weekend by timing in second overall. In Saturday night’s Ironman finale and main event, he finished the race in sixth position.

Donny Schatz was able to post three more top-10 finishes after the races in New York and Missouri. He started 10th in the 30-lap A-Feature at Fulton Speedway and finished 9th overall. On Friday, Schatz completed another 30-lap A-Feature at I-55 Raceway finishing in fifth position and extending his top-10 streak. Then on Saturday night, he started Ironman’s 55-lap A-Feature in 7th and, after dropping to 11th early in the race, climbed back to finish in 7th.

Kinser remains in the battle for the 2010 WoO Championship trailing Joey Saldana, the current WoO leader, by nine points with 20 races remaining in the season. Both Kinser and Schatz turn their attention to the 50th annual Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals. Kinser, a 12-time Knoxville Nationals winner, and Schatz, a 4-time winner, will race special-themed cars in the historic event. The cars will be revealed on Tuesday at noon at Knoxville Raceway.

For more information on the upcoming Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals, please visit: www.tonystewartracing.com.

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 21 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years.

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Steve Kinser picked up his first World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series victory at Fulton Speedway in New York on Tuesday, August 3rd. The victory marked Kinser’s 559th A-Feature win of his career. He will be featured on the cover of Flat Out Magazine for his racing accomplishments in August.

Donny Schatz also picked up a win at Ohsweken (ON) Speedway in Canada on Sunday, August 1st. The win for Schatz marked his third World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series win, as well as, his 103rd career A-Feature win.

Both Kinser and Schatz will be heading to I-55 Speedway in Pevely, MO on August 6-7th for the “Ironman 55″

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 21 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years.

To learn more about Tony Stewart Racing, please visit: www.tonystewartracing.com.

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Tony Stewart Racing’s Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz, along with Sprint car racing’s finest, will race the legendary dirt track at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway in celebration of 50 years of racing at the Knoxville Nationals. The Knoxville Nationals is the largest four day Sprint car race in the world attracting the best Winged Sprint car drivers and race fans from all over the world. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this prestigious event, the 2010 race will feature a 50-lap A-main race.

Tony Stewart Racing’s team is set to unveil commemorative paint schemes, dubbed “The Gold Standard”, as a tribute to the historic event on Tuesday, August 10th at 12pm in front of the main grandstands.

Steve Kinser, a 12-time Knoxville Nationals champion, will be making his 34th appearance at the event. In a recent interview, Kinser said, “It’s a special race, so we’re excited to be able to run something a little different. The car itself is just like the regular car we run, but it’ll be quite a bit shinier. It will be fun for our sponsors, Bass Pro Shops and J.D. Byrider, as well as, the fans to have something different to watch.”

Donny Schatz, a four-time and reigning champion of the Knoxville Nationals said, “If you could win one race in your entire career, it would definitely be the Knoxville Nationals. It is Sprint car racing’s version of the Super Bowl. The paint schemes we’re going to run this year are really our salute to the Knoxville Nationals event as a whole.”

For more information regarding the upcoming Knoxville Nationals event, please visit: www.knoxvilleraceway.com.

J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 21 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years. To learn more about Tony Stewart Racing, please visit: www.tonystewartracing.com.

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This year J.D. Byrider teamed up with Cincinnati’s Hearing Speech & Deaf Center for their 8th annual Zoo Day. The event was held on June 26th, 2010 and was an overall tremendous success. All day visitors were treated to discount tickets, American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreted Exhibits, free lunch and camaraderie. In total, over 360 people attended this year’s event, making it the largest event of its kind nationally. Among the individuals in attendance were 12 children from a program in Westerville Ohio, a Deaf family from Romania staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Cincinnati, individuals and families from Indiana, Michigan and other far off locations, as well as, 13 college students who obtained practicum experience under the supervision of professional interpreters.

It’s an unfortunate reality that individuals in the Deaf community have long succumbed to scams, poor business tactics and unfair treatment. J.D. Byrider, with its mission of honesty and integrity, saw the event as a great fit to its overall business values. The collaboration between the Hearing Speech & Deaf Center of Cincinnati and J.D. Byrider was a not only a great fit, but also an enormous success. Check out pictures from the Hearing Speech & Deaf Center’s 8th annual Zoo Day 2010 below:

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Indianapolis, Indiana has long been recognized as the racing capital of the world. For sure,  people from Daytona, LeMans and cities that host large racing events would want to argue that statement. But, let’s face it. The Indianapolis 500 is legendary, followed around the globe each Memorial Day weekend by millions of fans. The Brickyard 400 is one of the most coveted “wins” on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit. And, just west of Indy, in the tiny community of Clermont, Indiana, sits a racing facility that’s seen just about every famous open wheel, stock car and drag racer in history.

 
O’Reilly Raceway Park boasts a lightning fast 5/8 mile asphalt oval that’s seen open wheel heroes A.J. Foyt and Mario Andretti race wheel to wheel. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart “grew up” racing at ORP (although it was then known as Indianapolis Raceway Park) before moving to NASCAR. And, for the past few years, the good folks at Kroger have grabbed the opportunity to put together three great nights of racing as part of the annual Kroger Speed Fest.

 
The action begins Thursday, July 22 with the J.D. Byrider Racing Classic. This event will feature a 30-lap feature for the USAC Midgets, as well as the J.D. Byrider 100, a 100-lap feature for the USAC Silver Crown cars. “We’re looking forward to another spectacular night of open-wheel racing,” said Jim England, president of the J.D. Byrider Advertising Group, Inc. “The top drivers in both USAC series will be here, plus we usually get some of the NASCAR guys out here. In the past we’ve seen Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Jason Leffler, Mike Bliss and a few more. I’m not sure who all is coming this year, but I’m sure defending champion Bobby East will be ready for the likes of Levi Jones and Bryan Clauson from the Tony Stewart Racing camp. We’ve got some great things happening with the Tony Stewart Foundation and the American Heart Association, so I hope lots of people will come out and enjoy the show.”

 
Friday night, the pace changes to feature the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, with drivers competing in the AAA Insurance 200 presented by J.D. Byrider. It’s one of the most exciting races on NCWTS circuit and several of the NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers will be participating.

 
Saturday night is the crown jewel of the Kroger Speed Fest, the NASCAR Nationwide Series Kroger 200. “This is short track stock car racing at it’s best,” said England. “It gets up close and personal out there. And, for true race fans, these three nights of racing at ORP offer spectacular, close-up views of four very different types of racing – midgets, sprints, trucks and stock cars. I just want to personally thank Kroger for continuing to bring this program to Central Indiana. And I’m proud that J.D. Byrider gets the chance to be part of it as well.”

 
For ticket information check out www.oreillyracewaypark.com/.

 
J.D. Byrider, who celebrates 21 years in the used car business this year, has been a sponsor of Tony Stewart Racing for 12 years.  To learn more about Tony Stewart Racing, please visit: www.tonystewartracing.com.

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J.D. Byrider is proud to announce the signing of a franchise agreement with Lou Rodophele and his partner Don Charlebois for a new store in Las Vegas, NV.  Lou will be the operating partner and comes with a strong understanding of the Byrider business model.  Lou was referred to J.D. Byrider by a former colleague (2 Unit Franchisee Erich Kissick, Dallas, TX) and has provided insurance services to existing J.D. Byrider dealers.  The J.D. Byrider unit is planned for the West side of Las Vegas and negotiations are currently in process for a location.  This will be the second J.D. Byrider in Las Vegas.  It will extend brand awareness in the market and will complement the first unit (owned by franchisees Ross Hannah and Vince Keller) which has been open for 7 years.  J.D. Byrider continues to grow through franchising across the U.S. and is becoming a nationally recognized brand.  J.D Byrider is the only company offering the unique and powerful business model of used car sales and dealer carried financing.  There is no other franchise opportunity that allows a franchisee to become a profitable financing company along with a vertically integrated business model that provides full service to each of its customers.  J.D. Byrider is an industry leader in the Buy Here/Pay Here business.  It leads the industry in number of stores, annual car sales, customer satisfaction indexes and many other categories.  J.D. Byrider has been a leader in transforming the industry through ethical customer centered business practices.  “We are pleased with the addition of Lou Rodophele and Don Charlebois to our franchisee family and are confident that they will represent the brand and our commitment to helping people advance their lives!” said Mike Pearce, V.P. Franchise Development.

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