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courtesy of Sean Buur
www.goracingmagazine.com
Casey Neal Wins Stars of Karting ICA for J
& J Racing
at Newcastle Motorsports Complex
CASEY NEAL SETS OFF OWN FIREWORKS ON
RACETRACK THIS WEEKEND
New Castle, IN- The past 4th of July weekend proved to be more
than a celebration of independence for Middletown, Ohio-based
driver, Casey Neal. Neal's victory on Sunday in the ICA
class at the Snap-On Stars of Karting national go-karting series
exemplified the talents of the sixteen year old. The Stars
series traveled to the New Castle Motorsports Complex, a
first-class racing facility founded by Indy 500 veteran, Mark
Dismore, which is located fifty miles east of Indianapolis.
Prior to the first green
flag on Saturday at Dismore's track, Neal entered the race
weekend equipped with numerous hours of practice in his J&J
Racing supported Biesse chassis and team. On Saturday,
Neal's efforts during Day One of races garnered him with a
second place finish in the final, for his first ICA podium.
However, keeping in mind the phrase that second place is never
remembered, Neal went for the steal on Sunday's Day Two of
action. Starting from row two for the final, Neal swapped
the top two positions with pole-sitter and teammate, Chris
Keller. Unfortunately, Casey's quest as the leader was cut
short as Keller and Mike Giessen, another aspiring driver, stole
the first two spots from him. After Keller experienced racing's
occasional bad luck with engine issues, Casey secured second
place behind Giessen for fifteen laps. With three laps
remaining, the charging, Chris Giumarra, overcame Casey for
second place.
A combination of two
fortunate events occurred for Neal on the final lap. First, the
lead kart of Giessen also pulled out of the race for engine
difficulties. Secondly, Giumarra was unable to maintain
the lead in the last turn as he slid off the track with Neal
pressuring him under a grey sky of heavy rain. Seeing the
checkered spangled banner, Casey Neal won his first Snap-on
Stars of Karting ICA race.
Following his great
accomplishment, Casey graciously commented, "This was a tough
race, but we had a real fast kart and that kept me up front both
days. The Biesse/J&J Racing Kart was dialed in really good
all weekend and my ATK Engine just pulled on the straights
awesome. I would like to thank everyone that supports us:
Biesse Racing Karts, Jim and John Giacomelli off J&J Racing,
Hubchen Carburetors of Germany, Merlin Atomik (ATK) Engines,
Beta Tools for their help, and KG for their new airbox. I would
also like to thank the Dismore family for providing us with such
an excellent racing facility" The victory for Neal in such
a prestigious and popular series gave great insight to the
capabilities of the new up-and-coming racing star.
Continued racing news and information is provided at
www.caseynealracing.com.
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