Reigning Rookie Of The Year, 16-Year-Old Corey Deuser Focused On JEGS/CRA Title Run In 2014
2013 Howie Lettow Memorial Rookie of the Year in JEGS/CRA ready for sophomore campaign (Special from Deuser Motorsports)
April 30, 2014
Georgetown, Indiana (April 30, 2014) – Corey Deuser is coming off a successful 2013
season where he won the coveted Howie Lettow Memorial Rookie of the Year Title in the
JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance. The 16-year-old then
spent the off-season preparing for a highly anticipated sophomore season behind the
wheel and hopes all that preparation will hopefully pay off. He made an appearance in
more of research and development role at Lebanon I-44 Speedway (MO) on April 26th.
Now he's ready for the real season to start.
All focus for Deuser and his Deuser Motorsports Team is on making a run at the 2014
JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Championship beginning on Sunday, May 4th at the fast 3/8s
(0.375) mile semi-banked paved oval of Springport Motor Speedway, located north of
Jackson and south of Lansing in Springport, Michigan for the running of the Cabin Fever
100 Presented by JEGS.com. A track he led laps at during his freshman season before
finishing seventh in September 2013.
"I'm excited to get back to Springport we have had speed and good cars. I know the car is
hooked up and will be just as good as we where last year." The 16-year-old stated. "I feel
like this year will be a good year for us. I hope we can have the season we did last year just with some better luck in the first few races on the schedule. We had a really good year last year. We led laps and we were able to capture a victory at Winchester. Plus improve finishes on some tracks we struggled at." He added.
In addition to the JEGS/CRA schedule, Deuser will also race as often as possible at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville (TN) in the Big Machine Challenge Series. Later in 2014, Deuser also plans on making his debut in the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS as he'll make select appearances in CRA's premier tour before embarking on a run for the series Rookie of the Year title in 2015.
As for winning the Howie Lettow Memorial Rookie of the Year title in 2013, expectations are high for Deuser coming into his sophomore campaign. "Winning the ROTY was a great honor. It really feels good to get that award and always good have it to put on a resume." Deuser continued. "We hope that we can make this season a great one and it would be an honor to be a champion in the same series as Erik Jones, Daniel Hemric and Cody Coughlin. But we will keep our heads on straight and dig and work hard week in and week out." He ended.
During the 2013 season, Deuser was the Howie Lettow Memorial Rookie of the Year in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, the premier template bodied / crate motor series in the country. Joining Cody Coughlin (2011) and Anderson Bowen (2012) on that prestigious list. He also finished second in the final JEGS/CRA points standings while winning his first career race in Winchester 100 Presented by JEGS.com on the legendary high-banks of Winchester Speedway (IN) during Winchester 400 Weekend. He also collected five top five finishes and eight top 10 showings in 13 overall JEGS/CRA events.
For the 2014 racing season, Deuser's familiar red and black entries will be sporting a new number on the side of his Port City Racecars / Ford Fusions; #71, which will have a McGunegill Engine Performance crate motor under the hood and sponsorship support and decals from Focus Eyewear as well as Deuser Electric, ARC Construction Management, ASB Custom Homes, Off Axis Paint, Lucas Oil Products, Fast Track and M.P.H. Promotions.
For more information about Corey Deuser and Deuser Motorsports, and to inquire about sponsorship opportunities for the rest of the 2014 racing season, go to the Deuser Motorsports website located at: www.coreydeuser.com You can also follow along on Facebook at: www.facebook.com and search for "Corey Deuser" and finally Twitter as well at: www.twitter.com/Corey_Deuser
