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Jake gets the 2nd Place Hard charger award at the 2012 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals!
news Swanson Motorsports competed in our first ever Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals this year, it was quite an adventure to say the least.
Monday night practice went very smoothly, and the whole team was very excited and eager to race on Friday.
However, Friday didn't go so well. An issue occured with a bad timing pick-up sensor which caused the engine to bounce between 2&4 cylinders inconsistently. Unfortunately, the problem made the car very difficult to drive, and Jake ended up climbing the inside berm and flipping down the back straight. Luckily, Jake walked away with only a concussion.
Thanks to the whole crew, and some very generous help from fellow racers, Jake was able to get back out for Saturday. The team had their work cut out for them though, Jake would have to start in the very last main, the K main.
In order to transfer through a main, you must finish in the top 4. From there, you must start at the tail of the next main. Jake was able to transfer through 2 mains, in the 3rd main (the I main) he missed by just a nose, and that was the end of it.
"It was a thrill to try to come from the very back, and see how far we could get in such a prestigious event. It's just too bad we had such bad luck on Friday," says Jake. The team ended up recieving the 2nd Place Hard Charger Award for passing the 2nd most cars out of everyone at the event.
"I would like to thank all of my sponsors for their support and making this event happen for us; Lucas Oil, Goodwine Glass, Honda Racing, PBH Indy, CP Crower Performance, One Day Signs, Ego Tactics, K&N, Oakley, and JDR Graphics. A special thanks to Ty Hindman, Alex Frazin, Skeet Bushor, and Shannon McQueen Racing for their help. I sure hope we can do it again next year with all the knowlege we have now,we will be strong."
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Jake SWANSON
Jake takes home a 2nd place at Ventura Raceway's VRA Midget Series Race in his #05 Goodwine Glass, Orange County Tank Testing, Lucas Oil, Crower Performance, Honda Racing HPD, K&N Filters , Oakley, Midget on 8-28-11.
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schedule DATE USAC SERIES LOCATION TRACK TRACK TYPE LAPS Finish
3/5 Focus Blythe, CA Lucas Oil I-10 Speedway 1/4 P 30 1st
3/11 Midget Chico, CA Silver Dollar Speedway 1/4 D 30 10th
3/19 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30 2nd
4/23 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30 7th
4/30 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30 10th
5/14 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30 4th
5/28 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30 11th
6/25 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30 7th
7/16 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30 DNF
8/3 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway-County Fair 1/5 D 30 11th
8/5 Midget Chico, CA Silver Dollar Speedway 1/3 D 30 6th
8/6 Midget Placerville, CA Placerville Speedway 1/4 D 30 7th
8/27 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30 2nd
9/3-4 Midget Callistoga, CA Callistoga Speedway 1/2 D 25-30 11th, DNS
9/8 Midget Chico, CA Silver Dollar Speedway 1/3 D 30 DNF
9/10 Midget Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield Raceway 1/4 D 30 Rain Out
9/17 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30 10th
8/3 Midget Lemoore, CA Lemoore Raceway 1/6 D 30 5th
10/29 MIdget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30
11/19 Midget Ventura, CA Ventura Raceway 1/5 D 30
11/24 Midget Irwindale, CA Toyota Speedway at Irwindale 1/2 P 98
Bio Jake Swanson Bio
D.O.B.: 4/21/1993
Hometown: Anaheim Ca.
Division: USAC Western States Dirt Midget
Chassis: Stealth
Car number: #05 Midget
Car owner: #05 Walker/Goodwine/Henry
Racing surface: Dirt and Pavement
Occupation: Cypress High School 3.65 GPA
Racing Accomplishments:
2010
-Top 5 in USAC Western States Midget series point standings
2009
-Transition year from Ford Focus series to USAC Western States Midget Series
Won first ever Ford Focus race entered at Perris Auto Speedway
2008
·Won the PRA Jr. Focus Series Dirt, Pavement, and Combo Championship
3rd in USAC Jr. Focus Points Standings
4 Wins in 2008 season in 21 starts
16 Podium Finishes in 21 starts
18 Top Five Finishes in 21 starts
2007-2001
·Won the Irwindale Twin 25 Quarter Midget race two years in a row
·Went undefeated and Won the 2003 So Cal Kart Championship
·Won the Memorial Day Weekend Double
·Set a Quarter Midget World Record driving for the Nine Racing Team (Steve Lewis)
·Mud Slingers Dirt Quarter Midget Series Champion
·Quarter Midget Class Champion Rookie Year
·8 career track records
·29 career feature wins
Racing or other career goals: To Win the next race! I hope to be able to use my skills and race full time for a good team in many different series, from USAC all the way up to NASCAR, IRL or F1.
Sponsors: Goodwine Glass, HPD Honda Racing, Lucas Oil, Crower Performance, Orange County Tank Testing, K&N Filters, So Cal Performance, Oakley, EgoTactics.net& One Day Signs
Special Thank You to my driver and career coaches, Wally Pankratz, The Cowboy Tony Jones and Steve Lewis
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