KBR Development Heads To Nashville For Inaugural Southern Super Series Race With Brian Campbell
Aggressive 2013 Schedule for Michigan Veteran (Special from KBR Development)
April 4, 2013
Grand Rapids, MI (April 4, 2013) – Brian Campbell is one of the most accomplished drivers in the country and has proven that time and time again with over 40 major career victories at tracks such as Bristol Motor Speedway, Lucas Oil Raceway, Toledo Speedway and many more. Whenever his home track of Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan has an event that the 34-year-old enters, he is automatically the one to beat.
Building on these major feats, Campbell and his KBR Development team are looking to venture out and beyond the Midwest, Southeast and Northeast in an effort to compete in some of the largest short track racing events throughout the United States. The 2013 season begins on Saturday, April 6th at a track where the Wyoming, Michigan driver has visited victory lane once before; the 0.596 mile high-banked paved oval of Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee for the Inaugural Southern Super Series event; the Music City 125.
“We’re very excited to be going to Nashville, It’s one of my favorite tracks to go to,” Stated Campbell. “I can’t wait to get back into the seat. We haven’t raced since the Snowball Derby in December. There isn't much we didn't replace on the car. It got wrecked bad there in Pensacola and we've been working on it ever since. We had to front clip it, rear clip it, brand new engine, anything that matters on this car was replaced.” He added.
After a successful test at Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio back on Friday, March 29th, Campbell and his team went back to the KBR Race Shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan to make final preparations before the nine-plus hour trek to the Volunteer State. Back in 2008, Campbell would get to take home one of the coveted guitars for winning an event in Nashville when he scored the ASA Late Model Challenge Division portion of the All-American 400 weekend.
“We were very happy with the car after the Toledo test. Nashville is very similar in a lot of aspects so overall it was a good test,” Campbell continued. “Nashville is a very fun and fast track, again similar to Toledo and just about everyone that is racing there this weekend has seen the place once or twice over the years so I don’t think that anyone has any sort of distinct advantage over anyone else, except maybe for the weekly guys who will be there.” He stated.
After Nashville, Campbell’s focus shifts to one of his favorite tracks on the schedule, the ½ (0.500) mile high-banked paved oval of Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio for the first ever ARCA/CRA Super Series and ARCA Midwest Tour combined event; the 7-Up 150. In 2012, when the race was an ARCA/CRA Super Series only event, Campbell withstood several strong challenges from fellow West Michigan standout, Johnny VanDoorn to score the victory.
In addition to a slew of events within the ARCA/CRA Super Series, ARCA Midwest Tour and the Southern Super Series during the 2013 racing season, Campbell will also make several appearances in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance as well as at his home track of Berlin in the tracks’ Budweiser Super Late Models Series for Template Bodied Super Late Models.
“This is going to be a lot of fun this season with everywhere that we’re going. We tried to plan as best as we could so that we’d hit most of the big shows that are around us,” He remarked. “All I know is that this year is going to be crazy, hectic and a lot of fun. Plus we’ll be home at Berlin quite a bit too. It’s always nice to race in front of your family and friends.” Campbell ended.
It is at Berlin where Campbell, the 2011 Coors Light Super Late Models Series Champion, is the strongest as he is the only driver in the four year history of the Rowdy 251, an ARCA/CRA Super Series sanctioned event featuring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star, Kyle Busch to actually defeat Busch in the race as he was the winner in the first edition of the event in 2009. Busch has since rallied to win the last three events adorning his nickname.
Campbell started his racing career at Berlin back in 2000 in the Super Stock Division and would claim the Rookie of the Year honors. After spending time in both Template Bodied and Outlaw Bodied Super Late Models, Campbell picked up the 2005 Rookie of the Year honors in the ASA Late Model Challenge Series before claiming the series Championship in 2009.
For the 2013 racing season, Campbell’s familiar white #20 KBR Development / Ford Fusion will carry sponsorship decals on the side of his machine from McGunegill Engine Performance as well as Port City Racecars, Penske Racing Shocks, Handy Wacks Products and M.P.H. Promotions.
To learn more about Brian Campbell as well as KBR Development Teammate, Wes Griffith Jr., who will make a run at the 2013 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance Championship starting on Sunday, April 28th at Springport Motor Speedway in Springport, Michigan in the running of the Cabin Fever 100 Presented by JEGS.com, go to the KBR website located at: www.teamkbr.com You can also log onto the teams’ Facebook Fan Page at: www.facebook.com/teamkbr and on the team Twitter Page as well at: www.twitter.com/teamkbr
