|  | LASOSKI FINISHES SEASON WITH PAIR OF TOP FIVES IN TUCSON | | |
Inside Line Promotions – TUCSON, Ariz. (Nov. 20) – Danny Lasoski had to fund his own sprint car team for most of this season. It was a position the veteran from Dover, Mo., didn’t want to be in, yet one he thrived in.
Lasoski finished the season with 12 victories and 39 top fives, including two this past weekend at the 44th annual Western World Championships at USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz. Driving for Mark Burch Motorsports at the ASCS National Tour event, Lasoski finished second in his qualifying night on Friday and fourth in Saturday’s finale.
“I would have liked to end the season with a couple of wins,” he said. “But Mark and I were just talking and in the 12 races we’ve teamed up this season, I think we have 10 top fives and three wins. I’ve been lucky to race for Mark at the end of this season.
“Also, I can’t thank Tony Ross and Todd Creason enough for their support. Running your own program is very, very tough, especially without any monetary help. I couldn’t have done this year without Tony, Todd and all of the guys who’ve crewed for me and helped along the way.”
Lasoski had a tough task after drawing the fourth-highest pill on Friday, which started him last – eighth – in his eight-lap heat race. However, it didn’t take him long to move forward. Lasoski was in fifth on the first lap and drove from fifth to third in turns three and four on the third lap.
“The key to those heat races are the first lap,” he said. “If there was a car length enough where we could get by there, we had to take the chance. A lot of times that hole closes and it hurts you. We were just lucky enough that it worked out for us.”
Lasoski finished third, which gave him enough points to advance to the feature redraw. He then pulled the No. 1 to line up on the pole for the 25-lap feature, which locked the top eight into Saturday’s $15,000-to-win main event.
“When they dropped the green flag, we got beat going down the straightaway,” he said. “Then, I stayed on the bottom too long. We just had to bide our time until lapped traffic.”
Lasoski maintained a top three for the entire race and he finished second – a few car lengths behind Brad Sweet – to secure a position in Saturday’s main event.
“We’re never happy with second, but we knew what the big picture was and locking into Saturday’s main event was important,” he said.
Lasoski started the big-money feature on Saturday in fourth place and stayed in the top five for the entire 30 laps, which went green to checkered without a caution. He climbed to second on lap 13th with a two-car pass on the bottom of turns three and four. However, Lasoski dropped a couple of positions in lapped traffic and he settled for fourth place.
“Sprint car racing is educated guessing,” he said. “We thought it’d take rubber at the end, which it didn’t. Our car wasn’t that far off, but we could have done a few things different.”
Lasoski, who claimed his unprecedented ninth Knoxville Raceway championship earlier this year, is uncertain what his plans are for next season.
QUICK RESULTS –
Nov. 18 – USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz. – Heat race: 3 (8); Feature: 2 (1).
Nov. 19 – USA Raceway in Tucson, Ariz. – Feature: 4 (3).
SEASON STATS –
62 races, 58 features, 12 wins, 39 top fives, 47 top 10s, 52 top 15s, 54 top 20s
FAVORITE NUMBER –
10: Top-five finishes in 12 races this season racing for Mark Burch Motorsports, including three victories.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS –
Website: www.dannylasoski.com
ON THE AIR –
Lasoski was a featured guest on the ASCS Show by Racinboys on Oct. 11 after winning an ASCS Warrior Region at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., on Oct. 7. His interview starts approximately 12:45 into the show.
http://www.meridix.com/mbp/general/index.php?liveid=Racinboys&recordid=21834
He was also on the ASCS Show by Racinboys on April 12. Click on the link below to listen to Lasoski’s interview, which begins around the 22-minute mark.
http://www.meridix.com/mbp/general/index.php?liveid=Racinboys&recordid=18548
Check out this video of Lasoski’s victory at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, Mo., on Aug. 19, when he charged from 16th:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsIgzItwFDY&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
Here is video of Lasoski’s 96th career feature victory at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on July 16:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgY6f1703XE&feature=player_embedded
Here are a couple of highlight videos of Lasoski’s win at the inaugural event for the Midwest Open Wheel Association – on April 23 at 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbN_xEAQ-vQ&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cahLSTAPR_A&feature=player_embedded
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Ditzfeld Transfer, Inc.
Established in 1960, Ditzfeld Transfer, Inc., is a trucking company based in Sedalia, Mo. Owner Ron Ditzfeld has been instrumental in helping Lasoski and numerous other racers for years. For more information, visit www.ditzfeldtransfer.com.
“Ronnie has kinda been the behind-the-scenes guy that helps a lot of racers,” Lasoski said. “He makes sure we have a truck to get from point A to point B. And if we need engines or anything picked up across the United States, he’s there. We appreciate all his help.”
Lasoski would also like to thank Creason Pipeline Services, the Michael Ross Foundation, Eagle Motorsports, Hoosier, Wertz Designs and Kistler Engines for their continued support.
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