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2009 ASLMS Banquet Preview: Jared Hawkins Gains Valuable Experience
Pittsburgh, PA (January 27, 2009) - Jason Shank � O�Reilly All Star Late
Model Series Director
Jared Hawkins out of Fairmont, WV had what some would say an, �up and down�
season with the O�Reilly All Star Late Model Series on his way to finishing the
season fifth in the Championship Point Standings.
The soft spoken young man that also answers to �Hawk� turned some heads during
the 2009 season with some pretty solid finishes against some very good
competition throughout the year. �Hawk� claimed seven top-ten finishes en route
to his top-five finish in the standings.
The 2009 season kicked off at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, PA where Jared�s
season would get off to a rocky start. A �DNF� put Hawkins behind the eight-ball
early but a solid seventh place finish the next night at Schrader�s KC Raceway
in Chillicothe, OH moved Jared all the way up to sixth in All Star points to
pave the way to the next series event at Winchester Speedway in Winchester, VA.
A disappointing 22nd place finish at the Virginia oval fortunately kept Hawkins
within striking range of the top-five in points as the series prepared for their
second visit to KC Raceway.
The Chillicothe, OH speed plant seemed to be a place of redemption for �Hawk� as
he came home with a sixth place finish to jump up to fourth place in the season
standings. �It seemed as if Jared was poised to make some noise with the series
after his run at KC,� Series Director Jason Shank stated, �he had moved up to
fourth in the standings and seemed to have a lot of confidence going into the
�Grizzly� at Central PA Speedway in Clearfield, PA.� But Jared�s trend of one
disappointing finish followed by a good finish continued with some bad luck.
Hawkins was caught with no where to go during his heat race destroying his
Rocket Chassis and sidelining him for the night. For the first and only time of
the season, Jared did not qualify for the feature event dropping him back down
to sixth in the championship point standings.
Jared�s unfortunate luck continued when the series traveled into the state of
Michigan for events at Hartford Motor Speedway in Hartford, MI and Butler Motor
Speedway in Butler, MI . Jared drew the pole position for the 40-lap feature
event at Hartford but lost the handle of his mount on a restart of an early
caution, collected a slew of other drivers and was scored with a 22nd place
finish. The roller coaster ride continued for �Hawk� at Butler Motor Speedway
where finished sixth to start a pretty good string of finishes over the next
seven races.
�Hawk� followed his sixth place finish at Butler with a decent 12th place run at
Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, PA and then it was on to one of Jared�s favorite
places to race, Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, WV. Tyler County is where
Jared cut his teeth and where he not only had hopes for a good finish, but knew
he could contend for a win. And contend he did as he battled with fellow All
Stars Jared Miley and Coleby Frye for positions two through four from his ninth
place starting position. Hawkins crossed the line fifth when the checkered flag
fell to garner his best finish with the series up to that point. The series then
made their way back to Central PA Speedway for the $10,000 to win �Yankee
Doodle�, the place where earlier in the year; �Hawk� was unable to compete in
the 50-lap feature. Jared got a bit of revenge on the speedway as he finished
12th in the A-Main.
Then came the weekend the series visited Indiana, the weekend Hawkins really let
it all hang out and proved himself to be a force to be reckoned with. The trip
started at Twin Cities Speedway in North Vernon, IN where Jared claimed a
seventh place finish before the series� stop at the immaculate Lawrenceburg
Speedway in Lawrenceburg, IN, just outside of Cincinnati, OH . Hawkins qualified
fourth fastest during the SpeedWrapz Time Trials and finished second in his heat
race before finishing a season best third behind race winner Chub Frank and
runner-up Darrell Lanigan.
The series then returned to the ultra competitive Lernerville Speedway where
�Hawk� captured a 14th place finish before the series returned to KC Raceway
where Jared had already chalked up two top-ten finishes. Hawkins continued to be
good at the Jeff Schrader owned facility grabbing an eighth place finish which
was good enough to move him up to fifth in the championship standings and only
four points behind Coleby Frye for fourth. That set up the tour�s final event of
the season at KC Raceway�s $20,000 to win �Classic�. The weekend got of to an
unfortunate start for Hawkins as after qualifying his Cornett Lighting Racing
Engine would not fire for his heat race. Luckily, Jared was eligible for a
series provisional and was able to start the 100-lap feature event. He started
the event but pulled off the racing surface early in the event to collect a 25th
place finish and solidify the fifth position in All Star Points.
Points: 2496
Points Position: 5th
Fast Time: 1
A-Main Wins: None
Top 10�s: 7
Top 5�s: 2
Heat Wins: 1
B-Main Wins: 0
Jared Hawkins (�Hawk�) drives a Rocket Chassis with a Cornett Lightning Racing
Engine and Hoosier Racing Tires. Sponsors include Melvins Transmissions /
Hawkins Wrecker Service / New England Truss & Joint / R&E Industries / Sowers�
Preowned Auto / Rider Pharmacy
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www.allstarlatemodels.com.
2010 O'Reilly All Star Late Model Series memberships are now available
Camargo, IL (11-19-09) by Jason Shank � O�Reilly All Star Late Model Series
Director
The 2010 O'Reilly All Star Late Model Series memberships are now available.
Please go to
www.allstarlatemodels.com to download the 2010 membership form (Left Hand
Side of Page, Under Team Menu). The fee is $250.00 for drivers. The 2010
advantages are as follows:
1. Qualifies team for appearance/tow package, top ten in points,
$150,000.00 annually.
2. Lower entry fees to each ASLMS event.
Remember if you are planning to run a minimum of 10 ASLMS events, the 2010
membership is a money saving investment.
For more information about your 2009 membership go to
www.allstarlatemodels.com