Derrick Malcolm was fast and competitive all weekend at Buttonwillow Raceway
Park near Bakersfield, California. He took the class win in the NASA (National Auto Sport Association) Performance
Touring Series on Saturday and Sunday.
Derrick Malcolm at Buttonwillow Raceway Park
The series is an amateur racing program with more than 10,000 members
within 15 chapters across the United States. Malcolm participates in the
southern California chapter.
Derrick Malcolm is points leader in his class
Malcom drove his No. 92 Nissan Sentra SE-R through rain showers and mud on
Sunday. “A car flipped two cars in front of me on the track,” he said. “I was
fighting to stay on the course when the other car went end over end and landed
hard. When a course is black flagged you think about safety, but you have to
believe in your safety gear and hope things like that aren’t going to happen to
you.”
The weather affected Malcolm’s visibility on the track. “The cage on my car
prevents me from having windshield wipers on my Nissan,’ he said. “The other
problem I had involved the intense amount of mud flying everywhere. I couldn’t
see the apex on the course. I could however, count on my K&N Air and Oil
Filters. K&N gives me more horsepower and keeps the debris out of my engine.”
Malcolm is the points leader in his class at this time. He will race at Willow
Springs International Motorsports Park in May.
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Bayou Boyz Britt Cummings defeated Al Kenny in Super Comp at the 4th annual
JEG’s.com NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals at Belle Rose, Louisiana. This was the
first NHRA Wally for the team and it happened at the sportsman racer’s home
track, No Problem Raceway.
Britt Cummings wins first NHRA Wally at Belle Rose, Louisiana
“This is a huge win, and it’s really special to me for a number
of reasons,” said Britt Cummings. “We made a plan to include a full NHRA
schedule to our racing program. I don’t mean to sound cocky, but at the time my
brother Slate, my dad and I felt like we’d experienced a lot of success. We’d
always been fortunate on the IHRA side of racing, and we figured a lot of that
would just carry over, but for a number of reasons it just hadn’t until now.
With three IHRA World Championships and many event wins, we could never seal the
deal on the NHRA side, until now.”
Cummings drove his Mullis Race Cars built dragster to the win, knocking off a
who’s who list of 8.90 competitors on his way to the title. With three seasons
of going winless on the NHRA side, I feel like the monkey is off our back, he
said.
Winning this NHRA national event victory was very important to the Bayou Boyz.
“Obviously everyone points at Indy, or the Gators or one of the classic events
as the race they want to win,” Cummings said. “For me it’s the JEG’s SPORTSnationals.
It’s one of the most enjoyable races of the year, and it’s in our backyard at my
favorite facility.”
Cummings Motorsports is a family business from Hammond, Louisiana. “Bayou Boyz
Racing has ten cars,” said Cummings. “We use K&N Engineering Air and Oil Filters
on all of our vehicles. With K&N I’m faster and very consistent. The K&N Filters
never give us a problem.”
The Bayou Boyz Cummings Team is off to Tulsa, Oklahoma for an IHRA Division 4
Pro-Am event before continuing their pursuit of multiple championships in both
NHRA and IHRA.
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Teen kart racer Jacob Pearlman (JP) earned his first pole position of 2007 at
California Speedway with the Los Angeles Kart Club. Pearlman was also the
fastest kart during the day and had a lead of more than 15 kart lengths during
his first HPV-2 race of the year.
Jacob Pearlman at California Speedway
During the brief qualifying session JP and two other lead karts caught
unexpected lapped traffic on the last circuit. He quickly turned his car into
the infield to avoid the traffic jam as the qualifying session ended. “Even
though he had to throw away his last qualifying lap he still managed to earn his
first pole position of the year,” said Richard Pearlman, Jacob’s father. “My son
was a full 6/10ths of a second ahead of the 2nd place qualifier.”
Jacob Pearlman at first HPV-2 race of 2007
After three warm up laps the green flag waved for the heat race. JP jumped out
to the lead as the field dove into the first turn. He won by .34 seconds. “My
engine was running great,” said Pearlman. “But my kart setup needed to be better
for the main.”
In the 16 lap main event JP jumped out to an early lead. On lap 9 his kart
tossed the drive chain. “We’ve been running strong all year, but we’ve had some
tough breaks,” Pearlman said. “I know things are going to balance out very
soon.”
JP’s next race will be Round 4 of the Gatorz Karting Cup Rotax Max Challenge
Presented by Champ Car. “We travel to many different tracks for Jacob’s kart
racing,” said Richard Pearlman. “Our GMC Yukon tow vehicle averages 23,000 miles
a year, most of it pulling our trailer. Our K&N Engineering Filters and cold air
induction system are key parts to making sure that we have the power and
reliability to get over steep grades while towing 5000 pounds.”
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Sprint car racer Jeremy Campbell was strong over the weekend with two great
qualifying runs and a top finish in the World of Outlaws Series.
Jeremy Campbell Motorsports
Campbell qualified in the top 16 at Attica, Ohio on Friday and
earned a spot in the dash. During the A-Feature he ran in the top ten. There
were problems and the Jeremy Campbell Motorsports crew worked to repair the car
in time to complete the race. He was able to finish 18th.
On Saturday the World of Outlaws visited Tri State Speedway in Haubstat,
Indiana. Campbell qualified tenth and secured a position in the dash. He battled
his way through lapped traffic to a 4th place finish.
“The car felt great this weekend, and I’m really happy with our run at Haubstat,”
said Campbell. “It’s good to see things coming together. We’ve made a lot of
changes for 2007, but we still rely on K&N Air Filters. I’ve used them for many
years and they are the best out there.”
Campbell’s next race will be at Knoxville Raceway this Saturday night.
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As the Speedway World Championship racers prepare for a brand new agenda, they
know 2007 will be one of the toughest battles on record. With an increase this
year to 11 rounds plus a new points system, it will be the hardest fought World
Championship since the introduction of the Grand Prix series in 1995.
Crump is ready to go 11 rounds
Jason Crump has used K&N Filters since 1995
Jason Crump is taking the changes in stride and ready for the Grand Prix
to begin on April 28th.
Jason Crump
“In the past, we raced 9 or 10 rounds,” said the double World Champion. “The
International Motorcycle Federation has implemented a new points scoring system
to try and keep the points gap closer between the riders. With the new points
structure every race will count towards your points tally. Last year I won the
World Championship by the biggest margin simply because I won the races that
counted.”
Round one takes place at Lonigo, Italy and the stadium is expected to be at
capacity. Crump finished in second place at Lonigo in 2005 and first in 2006. It
is one of his favorite tracks. “My strategy must change,” said Crump. “I have to
win every race. In the past, finishing second was okay in some races because I
made it to the next level. The final race was the one that counted the most and
that is where I performed better than all the others.”
Crump uses K&N Engineering products. “As usual, I will be using K&N Filters on
all my bikes,” he said. “I have 15 bikes in my stable for the British, Polish
and Swedish league racing and World Championship Grand Prix. K&N has been a long
time supporter. Speedway is dirt track racing so having the right filter is
paramount. K&N Air Filters provide constant airflow for maximum engine
performance. K&N delivers ever time.”
Crump said he is physically and mentally prepared for the action. “I never
underestimate the opposition and I don’t expect the world championship to be won
with two rounds to go like last year,” he said. “I see the series going all the
way down to the wire.”
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Derrick Malcolm is points leader in his class
Derrick Malcolm is points leader in his class
