Owensboro driver takes one win en route to PLM championship
By BozPC Press Release
Courtesy BozPC.com / Dakota Stroup Collection
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL (February 28, 2012) – Dakota Stroup has started off the 2012 racing season right where he wants to be – on top. Stroup and his Owensboro, KY based team made the trek to New Smyrna Speedway for the 46th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing to compete in the nine-night extravaganza. Stroup’s team overcame all obstacles, and used persistence and consistency to capture the 2012 Pro Late Model championship.
It was Stroup’s first time racing at the high-speed half-mile New Smyrna Speedway. It won’t be a trip he will soon forget. He knows this early season championship is just what his team needs to boost themselves into a busy 2012 racing season.
“It for sure boosts my confidence.” commented Stroup, “It makes a good start to the year. I have had some bad starts the past 2 or 3 years. This is a heck of a way to start the season off for sure.”
The team skipped out on racing the prestigious Snowball Derby weekend at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL back in December, solely to prepare for running for the 46th Annual World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing crown. It a move that has proven to be a great one.
“That was my whole intentions.” Said Stroup, “We said back in December we had talked about going to the Derby. So we skipped the Derby to go down to New Smyrna for Speedweeks.”
Dakota knows that his championship was a collaborative team effort, and he has many people to thank.
“I’d like to thank Augie and Frank Grill from Grand American Race Cars. They build the best race cars they are. DeWayne McGunegill with McGunegill Engine Performance, Mom, Dad, and the whole crew for pulling together and what they have done for me this week.”
Stroup and his team will regroup following the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing and prepare for the Allen Turner Pro Late Model Series season opener at Five Flags Speedway on Friday, March 30, 2012.
