(Brandon Matus climbing the fence at Sharon Speedway after winning the 2012 ‘Ohio Sprint Speedweek’ event at the facility – Rick Rarer Photo)
Brandon Matus Ready to Defend All Star Win at Sharon Speedway
Sharon Speedway, Mercer Raceway Park and ‘PPMS’ Next-Up for The Wheelman
By Tyler Altmeyer: ‘FullyInjected.com Presented by Schaeffer’s Racing Oil & Weather Capital Sales’
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Wampum, PA (June 23rd, 2013) – ‘The Wheelman’ Brandon Matus will have an opportunity to defend is $5,000 UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions – ‘Ohio Sprint Speedweek’ victory at the Sharon Speedway this Tuesday night, June 25th; as ‘America’s Series’ makes it’s return to the 3/8’s mile, Sharon Speedway oval in Hartford, Ohio this week for their annual ‘Ohio Sprint Speedweek’ program. The Wampum, Pennsylvania native and fourth generation sprint car driver survived very abrasive track conditions, and top-notch competition, to earn the $5,000 top prize. The Sharon Speedway win was Matus’ first at the Hartford oval.
“We are ready to go!” explained Brandon Matus about the upcoming UNOH All Star event at Sharon Speedway, “Winning that race last year was just unreal…I can’t even begin to explain how it felt…but we are ready to go back…we’ve been having a pretty good year but I’m feeling really good about getting back to Sharon Speedway…there will be a ton of good cars at this race; but so did last year…hopefully we can repeat and make history again!”
Matus, who is the son and teammate to long-time Western Pennsylvania sprint car veteran Brent Matus, will go head-to-head this Tuesday evening, June 25th with not only a strong UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions’ presence, including Dale Blaney, Tim Shaffer, and Danny Holtgraver, but also a large roster of local and regional talent. The pilot of the Sobczak Electric, Matus Service Center, Miller Masonry, Ti22 Performance, no. 13 ‘410’ sprint car has one (1) career UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions’ victory; that being last year’s ‘Ohio Sprint Speedweek’ event at the Sharon Speedway. Sharon Speedway’s UNOH All Star program this Tuesday night, June 25th will be stop number five (5) of eight (8) on the 2013 ‘Ohio Sprint Speedweek’ schedule; which includes appearances at Attica Raceway Park, Eldora Speedway, Waynesfield Raceway Park, Wayne County Speedway, Sharon Speedway, Fremont Speedway, Limaland Motorsports Park, and back at Fremont Speedway. Dale Blaney, a Hartford, Ohio native and former series champion, is the current UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions’ ‘National’ point leader, and ‘Ohio Sprint Speedweek’ point leader.
With the ‘Firecracker 100’ Presented by Gottarace.com, featuring the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, taking over the Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania this Thursday through Saturday, June 27th – 29th; no ‘410’ sprint car competition will be hosted at the 4/10’s mile this Friday night. With that said, Matus’ only scheduled destinations for the upcoming weekend include the Mercer Raceway Park in Mercer, Pennsylvania; and the Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pennsylvania. A ‘Saturday Night Live!’ weekly event will be hosted at the Mercer 3/8’s mile dirt oval on Saturday, June 29th; with a special fireworks program also planned at the speedway. Brandon Matus’ upcoming weekend will come to a close with an appearance at the Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway near Imperial, PA on Sunday, June 30th. The Sunday evening program at ‘Dirt’s Monster Half Mile’ will feature the winged ‘410’ sprint cars for the first time in 2013.
Recent results for Brandon Matus and the Sobczak Electric, Matus Service Center, ‘13’ sprinter includes earning a top-ten finish with the non-wing, Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (B.O.S.S.) at the Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway on Saturday, June 22nd. Matus would finish sixth (6th) officially with the non-wing sprint car regulars. ‘The Wheelman’ also earned a fourth (4th) place finish at the Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania during ‘Fab Four’ competition last Friday, June 21st.
For more information regarding this Tuesday’s UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions’ ‘Ohio Sprint Speedweek’ event at the Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio; please log on to www.sharonspeedway.com. Gates are scheduled to open at 4:00PM sharp. Additional news and information regarding the ‘Saturday Night Live!’ program at the Mercer Raceway Park on June 29th can be found online at www.mercerracewaypark.com. Also, fans can seek information regarding Sunday’s Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway sprint car event by visiting the track online at www.ppms.com.
Brandon Matus would like to thank all of his 2013 marketing partners including: Sobczak Electric, Matus Service Center, Miller Masonry, Ti22 Performance, Gressman Powersports, and ‘FullyInjected.com Presented by Schaeffer’s Racing Oil & Weather Capital Sales.’
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