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Brian Ruhlman Racing History
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2004
Final Statistics for 2004:
Races run: 47 Championships: 1
Wins: 11 Top 5's: 26 Top 10's: 40 DNF's: 2 DNQ's: 2
Brian finished 4th in the Octoberfest 350 race at Hagerstown Speedway this past weekend. Brian won his heat race and started 3rd in the 100 lap feature.
Brian made the feature at the DTWC this past weekend by passing fast qualifier Dale McDowell in lapped traffic to win the 1st B-main. Brian started 17th and finished 14th in the 100 lap feature race.
Brian wins ALMS race at Oakshade Raceway on August 7th.
Brian wins the Howard "The Fuelman" Miller memorial race
at Oakshade Raceway Saturday night, July 3rd.
By Scott Hammer
Brian Ruhlman picked up his first feature win in eight years at Oakshade
Raceway Saturday night.
With another large car count, the late model feature was once again a tough
race to get a starting position in with nearly twice as many cars having to
pack things up and watch the feature from the stands as the number of cars
actually starting the feature.
Max Stough's effort to make the feature was thwarted
in the second late
model consolation after his car rolled over a couple times in an incident at
the end of the front stretch. Stough was not hurt.
Bruce Stuart took advantage of starting from the pole in the 25-lap late
model feature and opened up a big lead early on. Brian Ruhlman closed in on
the leader and on lap eight, made a move to the inside of Stuart to take the
lead.
Stuart had more problems four laps later when he came off turn four too high
and made contact with the front stretch wall. Stuart then faded back through
the field.
Last week's feature winner, Kris Patterson, worked his way up to second
midway through the race, but Ruhlman had opened up a huge lead over the rest
of the field.
A caution for Brian McCabe on lap 17 eliminated Ruhlman's
large lead, but
Patterson couldn't keep up with Ruhlman after the green flag flew once
again.
Ruhlman made it a clean sweep on the night, winning
his heat and making it
look easy in his win in the late model feature. It was his first feature win
in eight years at Oakshade Raceway and only his second ever. His first
victory came the first night he raced at Oakshade.
Patterson couldn't make it two wins in a row and settled for second ahead of
Justin Paxton, Rusty Schlenk (who started in the last row) and Matt Miller
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Chad Ruhlman won his first feature at Eldora Speedway on April 17th.
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Here's a couple pictures of the new Lawrence Motorsports Rocket for this season.
2003
2003 Statistics: Wins: 8 Top 5's: 13 Top 10's: 12
Brian Ruhlman Racing and Mike Lawrence Motorsports would like to thank all of our 2003 sponsors. Please support the companies that support our sport. (And mention that you saw their name on our cars)
Rand Machine Products Spartan Tool Company
Dick Lavy Trucking Stoops Freightliner
Winner's
Meats
Fisher Performance Dargie Racing Engines
Francis
Furniture
Rehmert Cycle Sales Rocket Chassis
Malcuit Racing Engines Sannings Service Station
Suppa Motors Ruhlman Race Cars
Willys
Carburetors
Poske Performance
Here's a picture of Brian and
Brian received his second consecutive Eldora Late Model Championship honors at the Eldora Speedway banquet this past weekend. Brian also finished 3rd in the modified division points winning all six feature events he competed in at the speedway.
Brian scores 4th place finish in 16th annual Hagerstown Octoberfest 350.
DTWC Results
This past weekend, Brian competed in the DTWC at Bluegrass Speedway. He qualified 22nd fast out of 151 cars. Starting 3rd in the 4th heat, Brian was pressuring Rodney Combs for the transfer spot when Combs slipped out of the groove while passing a lap car and spun. "Somehow" Combs was given his spot back after bringing out the caution and Brian ended up third,putting him on the pole for the 2nd B-main on Sunday.
In the B-main, Brian finished 3rd, one spot out of transferring to the feature. Brian was in the final transfer spot but a failed pass on leader, Rick Corbin, let Rick Aukland get by for second, ending our chances for a starting spot in the DTWC.
Some pictures from the DTWC at
Bluegrass Speedway in
The Lawrence Motorsports team and Brian Ruhlman captured the 2003 Eldora Speedway Late model Championship this past week end with a 2nd place finish in the UMP Fall Nationals race at Eldora. This is the second straight late model championship for Brian at Eldora and the third straight championship for the Lawrence Motorsports team as they also won the title in 2001 with former driver Jerry Bowersock.
Brian also was the winner of the UMP Modified portion of the Fall Nationals
in his own #49 Modified setting fast time over the 175 cars entered. Chad
Ruhlman set 2nd fast time in the Sanning Motorsports #2J making history at the Big E by becoming the
first brothers to qualify 1-2 at an event at the speedway.
Pictures from the Pittsburgher 100
The 87R of Chad Ruhlman, the #49 Modified, and #49 Late Model in the pits
The emod finished 2nd Friday night and broke while leading in Saturday's big race at the Pittsburgher.
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On the pole of the 30-lap feature event for the ALMS late models was the 3 of Rick DeLong and on the outside front row was Hillard Miller. From the drop of the green flag, Miller couldn't be touched. The battle was for the runner up position as Rick DeLong, Justin Paxton, Wayne Maffett, Jr., and Brian Ruhlman raced sometimes 4 wide for the second spot. Miller had it on cruise control as he picked up the A-Main victory. Second was Justin Paxton, third was Wayne Maffett, Jr., fourth was Rick DeLong, fifth was Brian Ruhlman, sixth was Duane Chamberlin, seventh was Kris Patterson, eighth was Jerry Bowersock, ninth was Scott Bowersock, and rounding out the top ten was Ronnie Perrine.
Pictures from the World 100
A very cool picture of the car just prior to lining up for our second qualifying lap.
Picture thanks to Steve (aka SC13 from 4M.net)
The Lawrence Motorsports #11 machine in the pits at the World 100.
World 100 results:
Qualifiying: 45th fast out of 222 cars.
Heat race: Started 8th and finished 7th
B-main: Started 21st and finished 13th
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They have been the most consistently exciting class at the
“wicked half-mile” this
One particular dirt track star from exit 59 on the
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Brian picked up the UMP Modified
feature win at
Some Pictures from The Dream at Eldora
Setting fast time at Eldora opening night.
Modified Feature winner at Eldora.
The engine actually broke a rod with one lap to go but held on for the win!
2002
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Race action at the 2002 UMP Fall Nationals
Some donuts after winning the UMP Fall Nationals at Eldora
Victory Lane after winning the 2002 UMP Fall Nationals at Eldora Speedway
Emod at Eldora during UMP Fall Nationals
Jimmy Owens "making contact" to get the lead on the last lap. This pass cost us the win and earned Jimmy the UMP Nation point title worth $100,000. ( I just wish he would have given us the $2000 that the pass cost us in the race)
Victory Lane at the Johnny Appleseed race at Eldora Crew(from left to right) Schuh, Pat, Saus, Rissey, Keith, Kevin
Johnny Appleseed race action with 2nd place Greg Johnson
On the pole for the heat race at the World 100. (Finished 2nd to John Gill)
On the stage at Eldora after winning the USAC 4 Crown Nationals
Victory lane at the "Big E"
Qualifying at Raceway 7 UDTRA show (qualified 5th fast and finished 5th in race)
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SUPER LATE MODEL and MODIFIED DIVISION Champion at Eldora Speedway
3rd place in ALMS points
4 Feature wins in Late model
5 feature wins in modified
Winner of USAC 4 crown
Winner of Johnny Appleseed Classic
Winner of UMP Late Model Fall Nationals
Modified never finished worse than 2nd place at Eldora
2001
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2000
SUPER LATE MODEL DIVISION 3 FEATURE WINS 8th PLACE ALMS SUNOCO SERIES POINTS 4TH PLACE ELDORA SPEEDWAY POINTS C-MAIN WINNER ELDORA DIRT LATE MODEL DREAM RACE $100,000 TO WIN WINNER OF 13TH ANNUAL HAGERSTOWN OCTOBERFEST 350 $10,000 TO WIN
1986 Rookie Year
CADET DIVISION 5 HEAT RACE WINS 8TH PLACE STATELINE SPEEDWAY POINTS
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