This past Saturday, Matt Wasmund of Jackson, MN, took the Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis to Knoxville Raceway to make a few laps before the upcoming 49th Annual Super Clean Knoxville Nationals presented by Lucas Oil. With the good motor waiting in line at the dyno, the Wasmund team went to Knoxville with the short track motor and knew that they would be behind the eight ball due to the lack of power.

“We came down here tonight to test our car and give us some laps before the nationals,” explains Wasmund. “We broke the crank in our big motor last June up in Fargo (Red River Valley Speedway, West Fargo, ND 6/20) and we are still waiting for that to come back from the engine dyno… so we are here tonight with our short track motor.”

The Wasmund team qualified towards the rear of the 34 car lineup with the underpowered engine which put the Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis on the outside of the fourth row in the heat race.

Matt finished 8th in the ten lap heat, which put the 4w on the fifth row for the start of the “B-Main.”

He climbed up to 8th in the “B-Main” missing the transfer spot, but had a very good night with the car. “The car was fantastic,” says Matt. “I don’t feel bad at all about where we finished tonight because we came here on the notion for a test night. I think our Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis is good to go for the nationals and when we get our motor back we’ll have one more practice night during the 360 Nationals and we will be ready to rock for the 410 Nationals on the 12th.”

Next up for the Wasmund Racing team will be this Friday at Rapid Speedway in Rock Rapids, IA. Rock Rapids will be having a special 410 winged sprint show and will also have the “Traditional HRA Wingless Sprints” to add to the program.

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Matt’s limited ’09 schedule of 6 races thus far has brought the team three top ten finishes including a 9th place finish at Deer Creek Speedway with the IRA Sprints, a 7th at I-90 Speedway and a 5th place finish at the high-banked Huset’s Speedway.

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Matt Wasmund out of Jackson, Minnesota took the Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis to Huset’s Speedway this past weekend to get a little practice run in before the very anticipated World of Outlaw show coming up this Friday. There were 18 cars that entered the night of the 28th of June and Matt qualified in the upper half of the field at 7th with a time of 11.622. “The car felt really good in qualifying,” explains Matt, “After the motor blew at the Fargo WoO show (World of Outlaws – June 20th) we had to use our back-up motor for tonight’s show. It was strong and I am really looking forward to this coming Friday.”
With Wasmund’s time, he was lined up to start on the inside of the second row in the second heat race. The car was just a bit off as Matt fell back to 6th at the time of checkered so then he had to start back in the sixth row at 12th for the main event.
Throughout the 25 lap contest, Wasmund powered through the field to make the first top five finish of the season for Wasmund Racing. Matt had a right rear tire going down that started about half way through the race which made the restarts difficult for the Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis, but once the tire generated some heat, the car was really good and was fast enough to still climb forward.
“We missed the set up for the heat race as the track changed on us just a little bit,” says Matt, “But my guys, Todd and George, changed the car up a bit for the main and really made it fast! It hurt us some with the tire going down because the car was a handful on the restarts trying to keep it in the rubber. We are very happy with the way the night turned out and it is always nice to see the Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis in the top five.”
Next up for the Wasmund Racing team will be this Friday racing with the fastest sprint cars on dirt, the World of Outlaws. Matt’s last contest with the World of Outlaws was last October in Princeton, MN where he had to come through the field of the “B” to race himself into the main event. Be sure to keep tabs on Matt and the gang through the team website, www.wasmundracing.com and don’t forget to hit up the contact page and sign up for the weekly press releases.
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Matt Wasmund out of Jackson, MN headed out to the special 410 Sprint show at I-90 Speedway this past Friday to get the 2009 season underway. He qualified 6th quick with an 11.40 just 4 tenths off the leader. Starting on the outside of the first row in the heat race, Matt held his own until the 23w of Scott Winters managed to get around the Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis and set the finishing order for the heat of Ballenger, Winters and Wasmund rounding out the top three.
With a young fan from the stands pulling out the #8 pill, Wasmund was able to start in the upper half of the field on the outside of row four. Throughout the 25 lap contest, the Jackson, MN native powered through the field and up to fourth until the rubber came down late in the race. Matt missed the rubber that was laid up on the top of the race track was overtaken by a couple other drivers dropping the Wasmund Racing 4w to the eighth position capping off the evening. “I feel the night was very solid,” explains Matt, “It was the first race of the year for us and we used tonight to make sure the car was ready to rock. The Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis was perfect all night and I can’t wait to see what is to come for the remainder of the season!”
Next up for the Wasmund Racing Team will be Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, SD to compete against some of the best in the Midwest on the high banked 3/8ths dirt oval. Keep in tune with Matt and the gang through their team website www.wasmundracinginc.com to follow up on all the latest press releases and race results now that the 2009 season is underway. Special Thanks to Keizer Wheels, XXX Race Company, Rushmore Plumbing, Jackson Chiropractic, Worthington Excavating, Awesome Racewear, Ridgeway Lumber, Rocket Headers, Steffl Drilling, Behling Racing Equipment, Natural Health & Chiropractic, Arizona Sport Shirts, Harvey’s Signs, Rod End Supply, Smith Trucking, Bell Racing, Race Deck Garage Floors, Last Deck, Lev Wings, UltraShield, DMI, Pro Shocks and Driver Websites.com.

Sprint Car driver Matt Wasmund out of Jackson, Minnesota takes the Wasmund Racing Team Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis to the Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa last night to compete against the toughest sprint car drivers and teams across the nation, the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws. Matt put the Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis in the top 25 with his qualifying efforts to set him up for the battle in the heat race. With a relatively stacked heat along with a one lane, very fast racetrack, Matt held his own on the track, but unfortunately did not make the transfer into that precious Main Event. Matt and the gang made a few adjustments to the Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis just before the start of the Semi. This was Matt’s last opportunity to make it into the Main Event and compete for that $10,000. The changes that were made to the car was all Matt needed to make it into the Main. Matt transferred out of the Semi and guaranteed the Wasmund Team a 21st starting position in the Main Event. With only two laps down, the right rear tire went down on Matt which forced Matt to pull it into the pits. A very respectable run for the Wasmund Team, a start in the Main of an Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaw show is never an easy feat. Keep in tune with Matt and the gang through their team website www.wasmundracinginc.com to follow up on all the latest press releases and race results. Special Thanks to Keizer Wheels, XXX Race Company, Rushmore Plumbing, Jackson Chiropractic, Worthington Excavating, Awesome Racewear, Ridgeway Lumber, Driver Websites, Steffl Drilling, American Compressed Steel, American Race Tires, Behling Racing Equipment, Natural Health & Chiropractic, Rod End Supply, Smith Trucking, Bell racing, UltraShield, DMI and Pro Shocks.

The 48th running of the SuperClean Knoxville Nationals was the next event on the schedule for the Wasmund Racing Team out of Jackson, MN. Matt and the gang arrived to the track early for that his scheduled qualifying time was to be on Wednesday. Unfortunately, there are times when things just don’t go right for a race team, and that is what Wasmund Racing experienced the first night out. Everyone gets a few hot laps in before the beginning of the night, and for Wasmund, it was just a time for him to go out and blow up an engine. Not a good start to the night, but the team came very well prepared as another car and motor was ready to go. Unfortunately, with the truck and trailer being out in the parking lot, the team had to leave the pits to get the backup car ready and back into the track. The team hurried to get the car ready by the time the C-Main lined up, but just ran out of time. With over 100 of the best sprint car teams in the nation showing up to this race, there are two nights of qualifying. Thursday night, the other half of the field had to hit the track to attempt two fast laps to make them into the show. Wasmund attempted to qualify, but the officials wouldn’t allow the Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis machine to touch the racetrack since his qualifying day was the day before. Tough break, but the team just had to sit Thursday out and wait for the qualifying heats on the next day of the Nationals.
With the small backup motor in the car, and acquiring no points thus far throughout the Nationals, the Wasmund Team had to start in the back of one of the toughest heats during the Nationals. Starting 10th, Matt had to race his way up through the field to even have a chance to make it into the B-Main. Knowing his way around the speedway, Matt put the Keizer Wheels XXX Chassis in the eighth spot to transfer into that precious B-Main. Wasmund started in the back of the B-Main and raced his way up to the 17th spot on the narrow, very fast racetrack.
With one night left for the 48th Annual Knoxville Nationals, Matt and the gang had one last chance to race their way up through the field to start the main event. Not an easy feat, as over 70 cars would needed to be passed to start the Main Event. Matt started towards the rear of the pack in the E-Main and raced his way up to just two spots out of the transfer spot.
Overall, it was not a bad weekend for the Wasmund Team. Blowing the engine on the first night and not being able to set a qualifying time really puts a team behind the eight ball for the Knoxville Nationals. But, giving the circumstances, the Wasmund Team put forth an excellent effort to jump over that wall that was placed in front of them at the beginning of the week. Stay tuned to www.wasmundracinginc.com for all the latest news and result updates as for the next race on the schedule for the Wasmund Team is an IRA event in Wilmot, WI. Special Thanks to Keizer Wheels, XXX Race Company, Rushmore Plumbing, Jackson Chiropractic, Worthington Excavating, Awesome Racewear, Ridgeway Lumber, Driver Websites, Steffl Drilling, American Compressed Steel, American Race Tires, Behling Racing Equipment, Natural Health & Chiropractic, Rod End Supply, Smith Trucking, Bell racing, UltraShield, DMI and Pro Shocks.