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Sticker Dude Motorsports CORR Primm Race Report

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Lake Zurich, IL (November 8, 2007) - After completing the
Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing Tour 2007 season,
Sticker Dude Motorsports team members, Steven Federico and Lee
O’Donnell, made the decision to go west, to compete at the
2007 CORR Finals in Primm, Nevada. The teammates would be a
part of the largest PRO-Lite field to ever assemble for an
off-road race.
The specially built .94 mile long off-road course was designed
by Ricky Johnson, and built just a half hour drive south of
Las Vegas at Terrible Herbst’s Buffalo Bill’s Resort and
Casino in Primm, Nevada. The track, known as Las Vegas
International Off-Road Raceway, was the longest created for
the 2007 CORR season. It consisted of high speed banked turns,
a monstrous table top jump on the back straightaway, a wicked
rhythm section, as well as several other jumps to really keep
the capacity crowd on the edge of their seats, and the drivers
“up on the wheel” all weekend long.
Friday Qualifying
After two quick practice sessions, on Friday, the twenty-six
truck PRO-Lite field was ready for qualifying. The competition
was fierce as #24 Steven Federico qualified sixth fastest with
a time of 1:02.235 minutes and teammate #23 Lee O’Donnell next
in line with a time of 1:02.280 minutes. The fourth through
eighth fastest qualifiers were separated by only 0.502
seconds. The largest starting grid of the year was truly
loaded with the best short course racers in the country.
Saturday
PRO-Lite Round 13
#23 Lee O’Donnell
Lee O’Donnell and his #23 PF Changs Invisible Glass Sticker
Dude Hankook Tire Nissan Frontier ran a steady and clean race.
The fourteen lap event saw Lee stay clear of any trouble and
methodically moved into fourth place with two laps to go. Then
on the final lap, with some encouragement from his spotter,
Josh Hintz, #23 Nissan made the pass for third place. Lee
applied the power to the Hankook Tires and leaped past # 35
Sacio, in the rhythm section for the final spot in the podium.
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“The Case Gunderson prepared Nissan Frontier is just awesome,”
stated Lee O’Donnell. I have to thank Steven for talking me
into coming out here, and Luke for letting us use the team
United Trailers transporter. Once again the Hankook Tires
really keep their bite. It seems like as the race goes on, the
tires actually create better grip. I can’t wait for tomorrow.”
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#24 Steven Federico
Steven Federico and his #24 Invisible Glass PF Changs Sticker
Dude Hankook Tires Toyota Tacoma started just in front of his
teammate, #23 Lee O’Donnell. As the field entered turn one for
the first time, #23 O’Donnell slipped by Steven for the
position. By the end of the second lap Steven knew something
wasn’t right in the engine. On the final lap, while running in
sixth place, the engine lost power, ending the day officially
in thirteenth place.
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“Right off the start, I noticed my engine temps were running
high,” commented Steven Federico. “Heck it’s the last race of
the season, I figured to push it until it blows. We just came
up short half a lap.”
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Later
that night the Sticker Dude Motorsports crew went to work
replacing the engine of Steven’s Invisible Glass Toyota.
Chris, AJ, Jason, and Jason worked into the early morning
getting both trucks ready for Sunday’s festivities.
Sunday
Qualifying
#23 Lee O’Donnell tenth quickest @ 1:00.233 minutes.
#24 Steven Federico eleventh quickest @ 1:01.365 minutes.
PRO-Lite - Round 14
The final race of the year saw both Sticker Dude Motorsports
teammates run a very clean and competitive race. At the
conclusion of the fourteen lap event, Lee O’Donnell crossed
the finish line in fifth place, and Steven Federico came home
in seventh place.
Afterwards both drivers commented on the weekend.
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Lee O’Donnell - “This weekend was a blast. I’m really
happy with this weekend’s outcome. We brought Hankook Tire’s
first CORR podium at our first CORR event of the year, similar
to our first World Series event. Case Gunderson prepped this
truck all year and once again I just got in and drove. Thanks
also go to Steven and Luke for putting this Sticker Dude
Motorsports team together as well as Invisible Glass, P.F.
Changs, and Hankook Tires, without their support we couldn’t
compete at the level we do.”
Steve Federico – “After the motor let go yesterday, my
crew wouldn’t let me get down. They told me that we didn’t
come all this way to be spectators, and immediately went to
work installing our backup motor. Thanks guys! I have to thank
my teammates, Luke and Lee, as well as, Invisible Glass,
Toyota Trucks, Hankook Tires, P.F.Changs, United Trailers,
American Racing, my family, my friends, and everyone that has
supported our team this year.”
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Special thanks go out to:
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Jeff Koehler, the Motorsports Director at Hankook Tires.
Jeff was at the track personally supporting the team, several
times this year, including our final weekend in Primm.
Jeff Vandervleit, from United Trailers.
The United Trailers Super Hauler triple axle gooseneck trailer
handled all the race vehicles, gear, and equipment needed for
keep Sticker Dude Motorsports up front at every race. Thanks
for coming out to Primm.
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The fine folks at racingjunk.com.
The job they performed promoting Sticker Dude Motorsports all
weekend long was second to none.
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NBC Sports will broadcast the CORR event at Las Vegas
International Off-Road Raceway on December 8, 1:30pm -3pm
eastern time.
The PRO-Lite races will also be aired, on another broadcast,
on SPEED at a date to be announced.
The 2007 season has just finished, and Sticker Dude
Motorsports is already preparing for the 2008 season. The team
is looking to field a driver in three different classes. The
principals at SDM would like campaign a PRO-2 with Steven
Federico at the wheel. This would put a team member in PRO-2,
PRO-Lite and Super Buggy for the upcoming season.
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“Competing in three different divisions will give our sponsors
maximum exposure with three great personalities that can reach
all major demographics,” commented Steven Federico. “To make
this become a reality, the team needs a major sponsor who
wishes to grow their business and gain maximum market share
through the exposure that our race team can provide. This
exposure includes the team’s performance on and off track
performance, as well as media coverage from television, radio,
print, and web outlets. Short course off-road racing is
positioned to become the next NASCAR.”
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For more information about Sticker Dude Motorsports and the
2008 sponsorship opportunities please visit:
www.stickerdudems.com.
To contact SDM direct:
Luke Zoetmulder - (847) 550-7100, luke@stickerdudedesigns.com
Steven Federico - (312) 480-9346, ltmi@aol.com
For more information about Sticker Dude Motorsports and its
2007 supporters visit:
Invisible Glass – www.invisibleglass.com
Hankook Tire - www.hankooktireusa.com
Team Sticker Dude Racing – www.stickerdudems.com
PF Chang's – www.pfchangs.com
Toyota – www.toyota.com
United Trailers – www.united-trailers.com
TRD – www.trdusa.com
Vehicle Dynamix- www.vehicledynamix.com
American Racing – www.americanracing.com
Nielsen Enterprises – www.nielsens.com
Polaris – www.polaris.com
Autometer – www.autometer.com
F.A.S.T. – www.fasthelmets.com
Sponsorhouse – www.sponsorhouse.com
Kicker Audio – www.kickeraudio.com
Phil’s Inc. – www.philsinc.com
Mechanix Wear – www.mechanixwear.com
Racing Optics – www.racingoptics.com
Gatorade – www.gatorade.com
- Mike Reusche, marketing - MTG
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