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Russell King
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02/11/2010
Volusia Speedway Park - 39th Annual DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH - Barberville,FL
A-Main
 		24 102 $700  
02/13/2010
Volusia Speedway Park - 39th Annual DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH - Barberville,FL
A-Main
 		24 102 $0  
Overall 22 204 $700 0 0 0 90 
Highlights


Russell King
Hometown: Bristolville, OH
Birthday: March 18, 1989
Marital Status: single
Children: none
Car: King Bros. Ready-Mix Concrete/Michael Schimmley Contracting Rocket
Car Owner: King Bros. Racing
Website: www.kingbrosracing.com

2009 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Stats:

Events: 40
Starts: 34
Wins: 0
Top 5: 0
Top 10: 8
Fast Times: 0
Heat Wins: 0
B-Main Wins: 3
Points Standings Finish: 10th (-992)
Total Season Earnings: $81,480

WoO LMS History: Entered four tour events in 2008, qualifying for three A-Mains with a top finish of 19th on Aug. 30 at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pa. (after winning a B-Main)… Other ’08 finishes were 24th on Aug. 31 at Tri-City and 21st on July 26 at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio; he failed to qualify for the Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa… Became WoO LMS regular in 2009, entering all 40 events. Qualified for 34 A-Mains and registered eight top-10 finishes en route to 10th-place finish in points standings and Rookie of the Year honors… Is the fourth driver with DIRTcar big-block roots to win the WoO LMS Rookie of the Year award, joining Tim McCreadie (2005), Tim Fuller (2007) and Vic Coffey (2008)… Finished 10th four times in five-race span late in ’09 season… Best finish of ’09 was a ninth on July 10 at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D…

Other Racing History: Began racing career in February 2004, competing in the DIRTcar big-block Modified action at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. Went on that season to flash his potential as a 15-year-old big-block racer in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, earning Rookie of the Year honors for the Twin State circuit and at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pa… Won first career big-block Mod feature on June 18, 2005, at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, and later captured a feature at Tri-City Speedway. He also earned ’05 Rookie of the Year honors at Sharon and on the BRP Modified Tour… Recorded first big-block Mod win at Sharon in 2006… Won BRP Modified Tour championship in 2007… Switched focus to dirt Late Model racing in 2008, entering more than two-dozen full-fender events. Scored a top finish of second at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., and finished ninth in the MACS tour points standings… With two victories in limited big-block Modified starts in 2008, owns 12 career wins in the division… Recorded his first career dirt Late Model feature win on Oct. 3, 2009, pocketing $12,000 for capturing a 50-lap ULMS event at McKean County Raceway in East Smethport, Pa…

Interesting Facts: Racing is a tradition in the King family, which has been involved in dirt-track racing since 1973… Russell’s 44-year-old father, Rex Sr., is a veteran big-block Modified racer, and his 18-year-old brother Rex Jr. (‘Cooter’) is a rising driver in the division. His mother, Sis, is also active with the race team – in fact, she drives the hauler to many events… Got into dirt Late Model racing by buying two cars and a hauler from WoO LMS star Chub Frank, who has provided guidance to Russell’s full-fender career…

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