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2013 Must See Winged Sprint Car Series Driver Line Up Taking Shape

Davey Hamilton Racing will return to the series full-time in 2013 with
driver Mike Larrison. Rookie Davey Hamilton Jr. has replaced Brian
Olson. The team will once again sport TRUFUEL sponsorship in 2013. In
addition, Dick Fieler and George Rudolph have merged their teams with
Davey Hamilton Racing to form a potent three-car effort. Two-time
MSRXSS champion Troy DeCaire has been tabbed to drive the #40:1 car.
The Florida car owner Dick Fieler explained how the merger happened.
“I decided to open a shop in Brownsburg, IN” Fieler explained. “George
Rudolph agreed to be the mechanic. I assigned George the
responsibility of hiring the driver. George hired Troy DeCaire. They
go back a long way. After talking to Davey (Hamilton) who has a shop
nearby, he suggested we team up together”.

The Fieler/Rudolph branch of Davey Hamilton Racing will have three
cars at their disposal this coming summer.”George and I have four cars
with three in Indiana” explains Fieler.”We have two Hurricane’s and a
John Godfrey built car. Troy, George, and I want to run as many races
as possible. A Must See championship would be wonderful, but I’m
personally in it to win races. That’s what you go racing for, to win
races. I believe Must See Racing is on the upswing as far as quality
of cars and tracks. I’m looking forward to the season,” concluded
Fieler.

Long-time North Carolina car owners Don and Suellen Wilshe will be
campaigning two full-time entries with the possibility of a third.
Jimmy McCune and Geoff Kaiser will represent the BIOBASED.US team this
season.”We’ll be running two cars all year with Jimmy McCune and Geoff
Kaiser” explains Don Wilshe.”The team is being managed for me by Jim
McCune. Our plan is to run for the championship.”I think both drivers
have good skills and are highly talented. I’m bringing an extra car to
the opener and its possible I could end up running three cars”. Wilshe
also explains that he has involvement with the Dave Steele car that he
will be competing in at the season opener.”I loaned Dave one of my
best Chevy engines for the first two races of the season. If he wants
to race more, I’ll try to make sure he has an engine”. Tampa, FL
driver Steele acknowledged that he will indeed be participating in the
Must See openers but isn’t sure how many more Must See events he will
commit to in 2013. “I’m competing in the first two for sure ” Steele
explained.”I might hit a couple of others. We’ll see”.

Brian Olson returns to full-time MSRXSS competition in 2013 fresh off
a two-win performance in 2012. Olson will be driving for himself this
season.”Davey and I couldn’t work anything out so I decided to start
my own team. I’ve always run my own cars up until 2011. We’re gonna
run the whole Must See schedule and run for the championship”. Olson
will be campaigning a black #71 DRC Chassis car with a Charlie Fisher
Racing engine. He has secured sponsorship from Edwards Transmission
and Engines, IndyCar Experience, and Pro-Vac. Olson will have
long-time mechanic Jack French assisting his efforts at the season
opener.” Jack’s gonna help us out early on and we’ll see if we can’t
work something out for the rest of the year”.

Aaron Pierce and his Sam Pierce Chevrolet team will once again field a
second entry at the majority of Must See events in 2013. Pierce
explained that Billy Wease will wheel the Hurricane chassis in Florida
and perhaps a few more times. Ohio’s Tyler Dunn is also expected to
run the car at least two times. Pierce also indicated Sondi Eden could
possibility wheel the car on a few occasions if things work out.
Pierce himself will be gunning for the 2013 MSRXSS drivers
championship after disappointing early 2012 season woes all but
eliminated him from the championship chase. Pierce did find victory
lane with MSRXSS in 2012 at Shangri-La II Speedway.

Jerry Powell will also field a two-car effort in 2013 with drivers
Dude Teate and Scotty Orr. Teate is a multi-time Tampa Bay Area Racing
Association champion while Orr is a veteran of dirt and is a past
Eldora Speedway Modified champion. The Powell team will utilize Beast
chassis in their quest for a MSRXSS championship.

Perhaps the most interesting driver/team combination comes from Tampa
car owner Lenny Puglio. Puglio is rumored to have intentions to run a
two car team at Must See events with drivers Davey Hamilton and Bobby
Santos. Efforts to contact Puglio were unsuccessful. It is unknown if
Puglio will run for the championship or participate in select Must See
events. If these new driver/team combinations are any indication of
what to expect in 2013, this will be a very exciting season for Must
See Racing fans at the tracks and on the MSR television programming.

The 2013 Must See lineup:

JOJO HELBERG -ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA

JACOB WILSON – CRAWFORDVILLE, INDIANA

JASON COX -PARK CITY, ILLINOIS

JIMMY McCUNE – TOLEDO, OHIO

BRIAN OLSON -AVON, INDIANA

BRIAN GERSTER – FISHERS, INDIANA

AARON PIERCE -DALEVILLE, INDIANA

JERRY CARYER -NEY, OHIO

JIM SHEETS -ANDERSON, INDIANA

DAVE STEELE – TAMPA, FLORIDA

BOBBY SANTOS – FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS

TROY DeCAIRE – TAMPA, FLORIDA

DAVEY HAMILTON – INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

DAVEY HAMILTON, JR – INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

JEFF BLOOM – BANGOR, MICHIGAN

GEOFF KAISER -FORT WAYNE, INDIANA

BILLY WEASE -NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA

MIKE LARRISON -COATESVILLE, INDIANA

CODY GALLOGLY -PATOSKALA, OHIO

JIMMY KITE -SPEEDWAY, INDIANA

DUDE TEATE -LEESBURG, FLORIDA

TODD FAYARD -SAUCIER, MISSISSIPPI

TIM COX -PARK CITY, ILLINOIS

RYAN LITT -LONDON, ONTARIO

RYAN MYERS -LEWISBURG,OHIO

KEVIN BLUE -FRANKLIN, INDIANA

NICK RICHARDS -ANDERSON, INDIANA

TANNER SWANSON -KINGSBURG, CALIFORNIA

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