Lake Zurich, IL (August 15, 2007) - Sticker Dude Motorsports
saw the return of Lee O’Donnell and his #23 PRO-Light Nissan
Frontier to WSORR competition. Along with Luke Zoetmulder (Super
Buggy) and Steven Federico (PRO-Light), the team was ready to
put their Hankook Tires shod racers in the lead pack.
Luke Zoetmulder – Super Buggy #942
During the Friday afternoon practice session, Luke had Lee
O’Donnell run a few laps in the Toyota powered Super Buggy, to
get some additional feedback on the chassis setup.
After the run, the team was confident that the #942 Sticker Dude
Designs, Invisible Glass Hankook Tires Toyota powered Super
Buggy, had a pretty good shock package in place for the highly
technical natural terrain venue.
Saturday - Round VII
The WSORR officials lined up the eighteen driver Super Buggy
field in two rows, with Luke positioned in the first row. This
highly competitive field had all but two drivers on the lead
lap, when the checkered flag fell. Luke finished the nine lap
affair in fourteenth place.
Sunday – Round VIII
The start was setup the same as Saturday. This time Luke battled
the front group of racers, for the entire race. The competition
saw Luke’s ability, and his Super Buggy’s performance, really
come together. At the finish, Luke Zoetmulder came home with a
hard fought sixth place.
Afterwards, Luke talked with BUMPRACER.COM about his weekend.
You had a great run today. Can you talk about what made the
difference?
“Actually, I went out and watched the Single Buggy today and
realized how bad my line choices have been at this track.
Between trying a different line around the track, adding some
rebound to the shock package, a tire pressure increase, and a
new groove package for the front tires, we were able to bring
home a solid performance.”
Steven Federico – PRO-Light #24
The Friday practice session saw Steven Federico and his #24
Invisible Glass P.F. Chang’s Sticker Dude Hankook Tires Toyota
Tacoma, run the quickest time in his class. This brought a smile
to Steven and crew chief A.J. S’atenstein.
Friday –Round VII
The start saw Steven fight his way into third place by the end
of the first lap. About midway through the ten lap race, the
field shuffled itself around. Suddenly, #24 Toyota was in a
battle for position with #1 Kincaid. On the final lap, with only
a couple of turns to the finish, Kincaid made a pass stick,
giving Steven fourth place at the finish.
Saturday – Round VIII
The start saw Steven put all that Goodwin Performance horsepower
to the Hankook Tires, and he shot into the lead coming out of
Armed Forces Turn One. Later on in the opening lap, fellow
Toyota driver #1 Kincaid, cleanly passed the #24 for the lead.
Halfway through the race, #9 Hord was challenging Steven for
position. On lap seven, as Steven was driving over the triple
jump, Hord touched Steven’s rear tire, getting the #24 sideways,
and allowed Hord to push his way into third place. The contact
also flattened the rear tire on Steven’s Toyota. With the race
winding down, Steven brought the wounded Toyota in for a quick
tire change. This put Steven down a lap, and resulted in an
eleventh place finish.
Sunday – Round IX
The Boss Snow Plows landrush start, saw a tight battle through
the first several turns. This put Steven in fifth place at the
end of the first lap. During the entire race, Steven stayed on
the rear bumper of #77 Vandenhuvel, as the two made their way
towards the front of the field. On the last lap, with only two
turns to go, Vandenhuvel went wide and spun. Thus, opening the
door for Steven. The finishing order was: 1st Kincaid, 2nd
Steven Federico, and 3rd Vandenhuvel.
Afterwards, Steven talked with BUMPRACER.COM.
You had a strong weekend of racing. Could you highlight some of
it?
“After Friday’s race, we made some shock adjustments that really
made a difference. Saturday, we were running strong when Chad
gave me a tap and got me sideways. It flattened my tire and
ended my chances for a podium finish. WSORR reviewed the
contact, but didn’t give him a black flag, instead they gave out
a two point penalty.
Today, we grabbed the holeshot, but got into the wet coming out
of the second turn, and a bunch of guys got by me. I think it
put me back to seventh place. I really had to battle that first
lap. Then Vandenhuvel and I were battling for six or seven laps.
There were probably four or five times I could have given him a
little tap to get by, but I don’t race like that. I thought if I
put enough pressure on him, he’d make a mistake, and he did.
Just two corners from the finish line.”
Lee O’Donnell - PRO-Light #23
Friday – Round VII
Lee O’Donnell and his #23 Invisible Glass Sticker Dude
Designs P.F. Chang’s Hankook Tires Nissan Frontier was back
racing for the first time, since the June FCP Brush Run in
Crandon. After installing a brand new Nissan powerplant earlier
this week, Lee was anxious to compete.
Unfortunately, Lee was only able to complete two laps of racing
on Friday. The truck fell victim to driveshaft failure. That
night, his crew chief Jon Stroud, quickly had the team replace
the shaft and then triple check the truck for anything else.
Saturday – Round VIII
Missing two rounds of racing has put Lee in the back row of the
fifteen truck field. The race saw the #23 avoid any serious
mishaps, as he worked his way through the field. At the
conclusion of the ten lap race, Lee crossed the finish in fourth
place.
Sunday – Round IX
Once again, the start had Lee lined up in the second row. The
short run to the first corner made it difficult to come out of
the turn, without some serious door banging. After Lee
maneuvered his #23 Nissan Frontier cleanly through the first few
turns, he began to concentrate on the competition ahead.
Somehow, a rock knocked his window net down, requiring a quick
pit stop, to get it back in place. The crew made the repair,
without losing a lap.
Lee put the Hankook tires to work, as he gradually worked his
way through most of the fifteen truck field. At the finish, Lee
crossed the line in sixth place.
BUMPRACER.COM interview with Lee O’Donnell.
“Friday’s DNF was my fault. I installed the transmission the
other day, and forgot to safety wire on of the driveshaft bolt,
and it came back to bite us. Our results yesterday and today,
have a lot to do with the guys at Race Fab that prep my truck
between races. I just get in and drive. The Hankook Tires are
awesome, the Nissan engine has all kinds of power, and the
chassis setup Race Fab puts in for each track, is right on the
money. Big Jon, my crew chief, is just great at the track. He
doesn’t miss a thing. Too bad I couldn’t get up to Steven this
weekend, and put some pressure on him. Tonight, the truck goes
to Race Fab, as Case Gunderson preps it for Crandon.”
Sticker Dude Motorsports WSORR Championship Standings
#24 – Steven Federico - PRO-Light - 4th Place (just one point
behind 3rd)
#23 – Lee O’Donnell – PRO-Light - 11th Place (just fifteen
points behind 6th)
#942 – Luke Zoetmulder – Super Buggy – 11th Place (just thirteen
points behind 5th)
