RANDY KORTE STORMS TO VICTORY USING SUNOCO 260GTX AT EAST BAY RA


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Sep 6, 2008

Date: 12/21/2006

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HIGHLAND, IL Randy Korte was impressive in his performance during the 100-lap StormPay.com Crate Racin USA World Championship event at East Bay Raceway on Saturday December 15th. Korte started deep in the field from the 19th starting position and worked his way to the front quickly to battle for the lead on lap 18. Korte would lead several laps during the mid point of the race and took charge of the event from lap 69 leading the remaining 31 laps to capture the $10,000 first place prize money. Randy Korte was using the new Sunoco 260 GTX Racing Fuel in his crate engine dirt late model. The new Sunoco 260 GTX Racing Fuel is a 98 octane unleaded racing fuel designed to meet the racing needs of high performance racing applications and ideal for crate engine racers.

"This is the first time I've ever driven a dirt late model with a crate engine, and I was really happy with the way it performed. I have to thank Sunoco Race Fuels for all their support. Their new unleaded racing fuel really performed well in this crate engine and our carburetor and engine combination with the Sunoco 260 GTX was flawless all weekend”, stated Randy Korte. Randy Korte, from Highland IL, just recently won the 2006 UMP Late Model National Championship and drove the Terry Eaglin Motorsports Rocket Chassis crate engine late model at the Crate Racin USA World Championship race at East Bay Raceway.

Sunoco Race Fuels would like to congratulate and thank all our customers for being a part of Team Sunoco in 2006. Sunoco Race Fuels drivers that won events and championships in 2006 include : Earl Pearson Jr.- 2006 Lucas Oil Series Champion, 2006 World 100 Champion, 2006 Hillbilly 100 Champion, 2006 Masters Champion,Shannon Babb- 2006 Dirt Track World Championship and 2006 UMP Summer Nationals Champion, Mike Jewell-2006 Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Champion, Steve Casebolt-2006 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year, Jason Covert-2006 MACS Series Champion, Ivedent Lloyd- 2006 National Late Model Series Champion, Dennis Erb- 2006 Winternationals Champion, Wendell Wallace-2006 Show-Me 100 Champion, Steve Shaver-2006 North/South 100 Champion, Brian Shirley-2006 Knoxville Late Model Nationals Champion, Dale McDowell-2006 National 100 Champion, Billy Moyer-2006 Jani-King Classic at Lowes Dirt Track, Don O’Neal-2006 Magnolia State 100 Champion, Other Team Sunoco drivers that have won events in 2006 include: Rick Eckert, Matt Miller, Donnie Moran, Brad Neat, Terry Phillips, Ricky Elliott, Rick Aukland, Tim Dohm, Garrett Durrett, Bart Hartman, Terry English, CJ Rayburn, Aaron Scott, Mark Whitener, and Booper Bare.

Sunoco Performance Products is the largest manufacturer of racing gasoline in the world Sunoco Race Fuels are designed to meet the quality and consistency needs of professional racers. In addition, Sunoco is involved with numerous racing sanctioning bodies, tracks and competitors to provide the latest in race gas technology. Sunoco's track-proven fuels are designed to provide exceptional performance, quality and consistency keeping you "Ahead of the Pack". To obtain more information, contact Sunoco at 1-800-RACE GAS ####