Posted August 30, 2010
Dan Schlieper in Action at Lawrenceburg
& Bardstown...
Dan
Schlieper and his #s9 Rockstar Energy Drink team headed to the Ohio
Valley over the August 27-28 weekend for a pair of Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series battles in the states of Indiana and Kentucky. On
Friday night, the Lawrenceburg Speedway in Lawrenceburg, Indiana played
host to a $10,000 to win SPEED Channel taped program. Dan ran third
in heat race action and later rolled off eleventh on the grid in the
50-lap main event. In front of a huge crowd at the southeastern Indiana
complex, Dan hung around the top ten and wound up twelfth in the final
rundown.
The Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, Kentucky was up next for the
#s9 team on Saturday evening, as another $10,000 top prize was up
for grabs. Dan finished sixth in his heat race and fourth in his B-Main,
but took use of a series provisional to gain access into the 50-lap
'Bluegrass Classic.' After starting twenty-fourth, the Sullivan, Wisconsin
native was inching forward during the A-Main until he was crashed
by another competitor and relegated to a disappointing twenty-third
place performance. Dan currently sits eighth in the latest version
of the LOLMDS point standings. Full results can be located online
at www.lucasdirt.com.
Posted August 22, 2010
Schlieper's Tire Strategy Nets Seventh
Place Finish in Topless 100
The Dan
Schlieper Racing team traveled to the Batesville Motor Speedway in
Locust Grove, Arkansas from August 20-22 for the 18th Annual 'Topless
100.' The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presided over the nation's
premier topless event and a whopping $40,000 top prize was up for
grabs. Dan Schlieper started the weekend by posting the eleventh fastest
lap in his group during qualifying on Friday and later grabbed the
third and final transfer spot in his loaded heat race.
On Saturday evening, Dan was scheduled to roll off from the inside
of the eighth row in the 'Topless 100.' However, Mother Nature invaded
the area following the completion of the consolation races and the
100-lapper was pushed back to Sunday afternoon. On a sun-baked racetrack
in the 'Topless 100' on Sunday, tire wear was a major factor, but
Dan used smart pit strategy to help earn a solid seventh place effort
in the SPEED Channel taped event. The Sullivan, Wisconsin native has
jumped up to seventh in the latest LOLMDS point standings following
the 'Topless 100.' Complete results from Batesville can be found online
at www.lucasdirt.com.
Posted August 16, 2010
Dan Schlieper Wins Heat Race; Winds Up
Fifteenth in North/South 100
Dan
Schlieper and the #s9 Rockstar Energy Drink team trekked south to
the venerable Florence Speedway in Union, Kentucky on August 13-14
for the annual running of the 'North/South 100.' The Lucas Oil Late
Model Dirt Series once again sanctioned the crown jewel event, which
boasted a hefty $50,000 payday. Seventy-one competitors were on the
grounds Friday night for the qualifying session and Dan laid down
the eighth fastest lap in Group A.
When the action resumed on Saturday evening at the Cincinnati area
venue, Dan won his stacked heat race to earn the third starting spot
in the 100-lap main event. In front of a jammed-packed grandstand
and a standing-room-only crowd, the Sullivan, Wisconsin native ran
towards the front of the stout field early in the race before sliding
back to a fifteenth place performance. Dan currently finds himself
ninth in the latest LOLMDS point standings following the 'North/South
100.' Full results from Florence can be located online at www.lucasdirt.com.
Posted August 8, 2010
Schlieper Competes at Cedar Lake During
USA Nationals Weekend...
The
Dan Schlieper Racing team, fresh off their big Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series win at Hagerstown, traveled to the legendary Cedar Lake
Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin from August 5-7 for the 'USA Nationals'
weekend. The track was fast and rough all weekend long, which led
to a lot of attrition and hurt feelings. On Thursday night, Dan Schlieper
timed in thirty-seventh fastest in qualifying for the $5,000 to win
unsanctioned tune-up race and later ran sixth in his heat race and
fifth in his B-Main. Unfortunately, Dan narrowly missed out on a transfer
spot into the night's 40-lap main event.
At CLS on Friday and Saturday, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series
sanctioned the 23rd Annual 'USA Nationals.' Dan qualified forty-second
quickest in WOOLMS time trials on Friday evening and later ran seventh
in heat race action. The Sullivan, Wisconsin native then finished
seventh in his B-Main on Saturday before being involved in a wreck
during the Last Chance Qualifier. It was just one of those weekends
for the #s9 team and Dan unfortunately could not transfer into the
$50,000 to win 'USA Nationals.' Complete results from the three-day
extended weekend at Cedar Lake can be viewed online at www.cedarlakespeedway.com.
Posted August 1, 2010
Dan Schlieper Conquers Hagerstown for
First Victory of 2010 Season!
Dan
Schlieper and his #s9 Rockstar Energy Drink team visited victory lane
for the first time in 2010 on Saturday night, July 31 at the legendary
Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland! Dan qualified well and
later won his heat race in preliminary action to earn the pole position
for the 50-lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series main event. The Sullivan,
Wisconsin driver fell back to third early in the race, but got up
on the wheel following a lap fourteen restart and eventually wrestled
the top spot away from leader Don O'Neal on the sixteenth circuit.
Dan then kept the stout field at bay throughout the remainder of the
race to pocket the $10,000 payday ahead of Don O'Neal, Dan Stone,
Scott Bloomquist, and John Blankenship!
Earlier in the week, the Dan Schlieper Racing team competed in a
pair of $10,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series showdowns
in the Empire State of New York. On Tuesday, Dan finished twenty-first
after slapping the wall early in the feature at the Fonda Speedway
in Fonda, New York. The driver known as the "Wisconsin Wildman"
also netted a fourteenth place finish in the 50-lap A-Main on Thursday
at the Utica Rome Speedway in Vernon, New York. Dan still finds himself
ninth in the latest version of the LOLMDS point standings following
the East Coast swing. Complete results from all three programs can
be found online at www.lucasdirt.com.
