(MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN) Jimmy Mars and his #28 team closed out their version of the 2012 racing season on October 19-20 with the 32nd edition of the ‘Dirt Track World Championship’ at the Portsmouth Raceway Park in Portsmouth, Ohio. A total of 94 competitors piled into the pit area at PRP for the $50,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series finale, which also attracted the high-definition cameras of the Lucas Oil Production Studios. After Mother Nature took the win on Friday night, the entire crown jewel event was condensed into a one-day format starting on Saturday afternoon.
The Menomonie, Wisconsin star laid down the sixth quickest lap in Group B during the qualifying session and later finished second in his stacked heat race. Jimmy then rolled off starting from the outside of the sixth row in the 100-lap feature event and moved up inside of the top ten early in the race. Following a mid-race pit stop for new rubber and to repair suspension damage, Jimmy wound up finishing on the lead lap on his way to a fifteenth place DTWC performance. Complete results from Portsmouth can be viewed online at www.lucasdirt.com.
Now that the 2012 campaign is complete for the Mars Racing team, they can now reflect on what was a solid season. Jimmy entered a total of fifty-seven events this year and racked up seven feature wins, twenty-one Top Fives, and thirty-six Top Tens. The biggest victory of the season for the #28 gang came back in late March, as they picked up the $20,000 top prize in the annual ‘Illini 100’ at the Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, Illinois. You can view all of Jimmy’s ’12 accomplishments by logging onto www.jimmymarsracing.com.
Mars Racing would like to thank all of their supporters including: Deppe Enterprises, T.L. Sinz Plumbing, Keyes Chevytown, Baileigh Industrial, MB Customs, Moore Wireline, Inc., S&S Transport, Inc., Roush Yates Engines, Tim’s Automotive Machine, Jimmy’s Pub, Airgas, Allstar Performance, Beyea Headers, BSB Manufacturing, Buzz Signs & Graphics, Cecomp Electronics, Champ Pans, CMD Shocks, Delph Communications, FK Rod Ends, Hinchman Racewear, Hoosier Racing Tires, Integra Shocks, ISC Racers Tape, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, Joe Provo Race Wear, Joe Signs, K-B Carburetors, Performance Bodies, R2C Competition Filters, Sweet Mfg., VP Racing Fuels, Weld Wheels, Wiles Driveshafts, and Wilwood.
Keep up all year long with all of the latest news and information concerning the Mars Racing team at www.JimmyMarsRacing.com.
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