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Austin Berry Earns Top-10 in Return After Four Week Absence

Port Royal on Tap This Weekend

Selinsgrove, PA – June 28, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Austin Berry’s 2022 season got off to a solid start back in March and April and optimism in the ABR pit area was high.  The team appeared poised to build on their 2021 success, which included Berry’s first super late model victory.

 

The month of May wasn’t as encouraging.  The team was sidelined as a result of parts delays.  That was followed by a short-lived return in late May when they encountered another part failure.

 

Last weekend, The Tire Mart / JDS Racing / Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter / Locust Hill Custom Butcher Shop / Nathan Berry Beef Farm / A&C Racing Engines / Swift Springs / Addicted2DirtPR.com / Penske Racing Shocks / Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic / VP Racing Fuels / Rocket Chassis XR1 No.86 finally returned, and Berry appears ready to pick up where he left off in April.

 

June 25:  Selinsgrove Speedway – Selinsgrove, PA

     (22 cars, Heat 5th, A-main 10th)

 

Austin Berry unloaded at Selinsgrove Speedway on Saturday night, June 25th along with 21 other teams.  The field was divided into three, 8-lap heat races using a pill draw.  The outcome of the qualifying races would set the starting lineup for the feature event.

 

When a team isn’t racing, they aren’t able to keep up with the changes in the sport and they aren’t improving themselves.  The goals for ABR Saturday night were simple:  get back to work on the handling of their Rocket XR1 and get through a complete night in one piece.

 

The night started with a brief hot lap session and ABR’s plans quickly got derailed.  During the three lap session, a clump of mud had impacted the cooling fan, broke the blades and sent one into the radiator, damaging it beyond repair.

 

Berry’s team was able to borrow a radiator from Trent Brenneman’s limited late model team and install it just in time to make the call for their heat race.  Using a great start to surge forward, Berry raced his way from his 8th starting spot to a 5th place finish in the first heat race of the night.

 

Upon his return pit-side, Berry learned his newly installed radiator was leaking.  The issue was significant enough that it was clear it would not last long enough to get through the 25-lap feature event later in the evening.

 

Once again, the team turned to a fellow competitor for help, this time borrowing what they needed from Tim Wilson.  They scrambled to complete their 2nd radiator change of the evening in time for the main event.

 

The work was wrapped up in time for Berry to assume the 13th starting spot for the feature.  He used the opening laps to find his rhythm, then began to move forward.  By lap nine Berry had cracked the top ten and began challenging for more.

 

Late in the race, Berry found himself in the midst of a battle for positions seven through nine when the caution lights flashed on.  The final restart didn’t play out in Berry’s favor.  He slipped slightly to a 10th place finish.

 

Considering we spent the majority of the night solving radiator problems, we weren’t too bad out there tonight.  I just wish we had been able to spend a little more time focusing on improving the handling of the car, but that’s how it goes sometimes.“, Berry shared.

 

Berry and his team may have only accomplished one of their goals for the night by finishing the 25-lap feature and putting the car in the box in one piece, but they’ll take it.  

 

What happened after the last restart and during the final few laps is on me.  I didn’t take care of my tires the way I should have during the caution, so my restart wasn’t what it should’ve been.  Learned a lesson the hard way.

 

I can’t thank Trent (Brenneman) and Tim (Wilson) enough for helping us out tonight.  We needed to get through a night, and we couldn’t have done it without them.  I’m really looking forward to getting back to Port Royal next week.  We were tied for 3rd in the points there when we had issues in late April, so I want to get back there and pick up where we left off.  I’m ready for this monkey on our back to find somewhere else to hang out.“, Berry commented, trying to bring some humor to what has been a frustrating stretch for him and his team.

 

Up Next

 

Austin Berry Racing will return home to Port Royal Speedway for their first race there since April.  The super late models will be on the card as part of the PA Sprint Car Speedweek Greg Hodnett Classic.

 

Season Stats

 

7 races, 0 wins, 1 top 5’s, 3 top 10’s, 4 top 15’s, 6 top 20’s

 

AUSTIN BERRY RACING


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As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return!  Below are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these teams do possible. PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help the teams by giving your business to these partners. 

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

The Tire Mart of Harrisburg

JDS Racing

Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter

Locust Hill Custom Butcher Shop

Nathan Berry Beef Farm

A&C Racing Engines

Swift Springs

Kevin Nouse Designs

Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

VP Racing Fuels

DirtCarLift.com

DMI – Diversified Machine Inc.

Rocket Chassis

PUBLIC RELATIONS

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We can: 

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  • Promote your marketing partners to give them the value they want for their investment
  • Increase driver & team visibility to reach more fans and potential marketing partners
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Austin Berry Set to Return With Races at Selinsgrove and Hesston This Week

Mifflin, PA – May 24, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  Chris Hockley / WRT SpeedWerx

After six long weeks on the sideline waiting for parts for both ABR engines, Austin Berry is finally ready to strap back into his dirt super late model and get back to work.

 

Berry will be in action at Selinsgrove Speedway’s Thursday Night Thunder $3,000-to-win show on May 26th in The Tire Mart / JDS Racing / Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter / Locust Hill Custom Butcher Shop / Nathan Berry Beef Farm / A&C Racing Engines / Swift Springs / Addicted2DirtPR.com / Penske Racing Shocks / Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic / VP Racing Fuels / Rocket Chassis XR1 No.86.

 

Austin Berry Racing will then venture to the Hesston Speedway in Hesston, PA on Saturday night May 28th for their $3,500-to-win event.

 

The following week, the team is aiming to make the trip to Bedford Speedway on Friday 6/3 for the Bob Elbin 92 Tribute, then return home to Port Royal Speedway on Saturday 6/4.

 

Season Stats

 

5 races, 0 wins, 1 top 5, 2 top 10’s, 3 top 15’s, 5 top 20’s

 

AUSTIN BERRY RACING

 

Learn more about Austin Berry at:

Austin Berry Bio on A2DPR.com

 

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Broadcast coverage of Port Royal Speedway events is available at https://www.floracing.com/

SPECIAL THANKS

As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return!  Below are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these teams do possible. PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help the teams by giving your business to these partners. 

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

The Tire Mart of Harrisburg

JDS Racing

Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter

Locust Hill Custom Butcher Shop

Nathan Berry Beef Farm

A&C Racing Engines

Swift Springs

Kevin Nouse Designs

Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

VP Racing Fuels

DirtCarLift.com

DMI – Diversified Machine Inc.

Rocket Chassis

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Addicted2Dirt PR and Media Management provides personal and powerful dirt motorsports public relations.  We are a central Pennsylvania based business with a love of and passion for dirt racing and the people who make the sport what it is.

 

We can: 

  • Keep fans engaged with your story through our personalized press releases
  • Promote your marketing partners to give them the value they want for their investment
  • Increase driver & team visibility to reach more fans and potential marketing partners
  • Present the polished, professional image that marketing partners want representing them
  • Leverage our audience and business model to achieve all of the above

 

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Feathers Leads Most Laps, Takes 2nd at Bedford

Bedford, PA – May 6, 2022

by Kyle McFadden, Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  Jason Walls / WRT SpeedWerx

For the second week in a row, Trever Feathers went head-to-head with one of the hottest Dirt Late Model drivers in the country, Gregg Satterlee, on Friday at Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway.

 

On April 23, the 29-year-old outdueled the recent Lucas Oil Series winner for a $3,500 win at hometown track Winchester (Va.) Speedway.

 

At the big half-mile clay oval last Friday, Feathers led a race-high 25 laps from the outside pole of the 86th annual Billy Winn Classic but couldn’t muster the late-race strength to counteract Satterlee’s $12,086 romp.

 

While Satterlee led the final 12 laps, Feathers finished four seconds behind and content in the runner-up position aboard the No. 20 Larry Royston’s Septic Services / Martins Pumping Service / Feathers & Sons Roofing / Fastenal of Winchester, VA / McFarland Custom Painting & Wall Coverings / Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic / MB Sports Collectibles / Leggett Engine Research / Coffelt Graphics / Larry Royston Properties / Larry Royston Equipment / Bilstein Shocks / Longhorn Chassis.

 

April 29: Billy Winn Classic / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA

     (31 cars, Qualifying 2nd in group/3rd overall, Heat 2nd, A-main 2nd)

 

We were one adjustment away from starting outside the pole and leading the whole thing. It is what it is,” Feathers said. “(Bedford) is difficult. Satterlee has been rolling the past four or five years here; I think he’s won just about every big race you can (at Bedford). It is what it is, tonight was a good night all the way around.”

 

That’s about the best we’ve been here,” Feathers added. “We generally suck at this place. This is my worst racetrack we go to. It’s somewhat of a win tonight even though we ran second.

 

Satterlee, the 17th-ranked driver in DirtonDirt.com’s weekly poll, was the only driver that stood in the way of Feathers last Friday — qualifying quick time while Feathers time-trialed second of 31 cars and winning heat two with Feathers in tow.

 

Much like his Winchester sweep on April 23, Feathers needed little time to get going. By lap five, Feathers built a 1.5-second advantage ahead of polesitter Ross Robinson, where the Winchester, Va., native paced the opening 16 laps. On lap 17, reigning Bedford track champion Jeff Rine caught Feathers backpedaling off turn four to complete the race’s first of three lead changes.

 

photo credit: Travis Trussell / WRT SpeedWerx

 

Feathers regathered himself on lap 18, racing by Rine to lead through lap 26.

 

I don’t want to say I was screwing around, but I was trying to find the line the car needed to be able to get back away from Rine,” Feathers said. “I was watching (my father Bo Feathers providing signals) and when I ran my normal line, I was pulling away a bit. When I started to get in traffic, I was trying to find a line that would suit the car a little bit better, because I knew I was killing my tires.”

 

We had a good car to start; a good car until halfway. Then I started to get tight; it was getting tight and then I was burning the rear tires up trying to free the car. It just wasn’t our night.

 

Friday marked Feathers’ fifth top-five finish in six races this season.

 

Feathers logged his seventh race of 2022 on Saturday at Port Royal, which did not go according to plan. The 2021 Opening Day winner at The Speed Palace got caught up in a mid-race incident that knocked him out of the 25-lap feature.

 

Additionally, the incident issued frame damage to Feathers’ primary race car that will sideline him and Larry Royston Racing for at least this weekend.

 

Stay up to date with all things Trever Feathers and Larry Royston Racing by following our social media channels.

 

 

TREVER FEATHERS RACING

 

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SPECIAL THANKS

As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return!  Below are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these teams do possible. PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help the teams by giving your business to these partners. 

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

Larry Royston Septic Service

Feathers & Sons Roofing

Fastenal of Winchester

Martins Pumping Service

Leggett Engine Research

Coffelt Graphics

Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic

Billstein

Bo Feathers Racing

Larry Royston Properties

In Memory of Nathan McCoy

McFarland Custom Painting & Wall Coverings

MB Sports Collectibles

Longhorn Chassis

Larry Royston Racing

Broadcast coverage of Port Royal Speedway events is available at https://www.floracing.com/

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Addicted2Dirt PR and Media Management provides personal and powerful dirt motorsports public relations.  We are a central Pennsylvania based business with a love of and passion for dirt racing and the people who make the sport what it is.

 

We can: 

  • Keep fans engaged with your story through our personalized press releases
  • Promote your marketing partners to give them the value they want for their investment
  • Increase driver & team visibility to reach more fans and potential marketing partners
  • Present the polished, professional image that marketing partners want representing them
  • Leverage our audience and business model to achieve all of the above

 

Visit our website to learn more about us and follow along with the stories of our race teams!

     https://addicted2dirtpr.com/

 

Follow A2D on Social Media!  We are @Addicted2DirtPR on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  Follow hashtag #TeamA2D!

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Berry’s Return Delayed; Team Reevaluating Objectives

Mifflin, PA – April 28, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  Apex Media

Austin Berry has been forced to sit out of action the last two weekends while waiting on engine parts to put either of their two engines back in action.  In an effort to shorten their time on the sidelines they worked with their engine builder, A&C Racing Engines, to possibly combine resources from the two engines to make one that would get them back to the track.  Unfortunately, the team encountered challenges with that concept and has determined it isn’t a viable option.

 

Given that, ABR will sit out a bit longer until A&C Racing Engines has the proper parts to make repairs.  The team expressed their thanks and appreciation to Allen for the time and effort he has dedicated to trying to get them back to the track as quickly as possible.

 

Allen and everyone at A&C has been great.  It’s certainly not their fault we have been forced to sit out”, car owner Ken Berry commented.

 

“There are a lot of supply issues this season and we’re not the only ones affected.  We tried to do everything we could over the winter to try to prevent needing to sit out any races this year, but it still happened.  We just want to apologize to our fans.  We’ll be back soon, and we’ll be ready to go after another win“, Austin Berry added.

 

Although Berry had his No.86 The Tire Mart / JDS Racing / Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter / Locust Hill Custom Butcher Shop / Nathan Berry Beef Farm / A&C Racing Engines / Swift Springs / Addicted2DirtPR.com / Penske Racing Shocks / Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic / VP Racing Fuels / Rocket Chassis XR1 in the thick of the points battle at Port Royal Speedway before the engine issues occurred, that has changed due to their absence.  

 

We’re going to step back and look at our schedule.  It probably doesn’t make as much sense to chase the points (at Port Royal) now, so we will look at our options for some weeks and possibly venture to other places when it makes sense.  We’ll still be at Port Royal most of the time but everything that has happened opens up some other options“, Austin shared.

 

ABR is anxious to get back to the track of course.  The team is currently planning some cool things for this summer’s Kid’s Night at ‘The Speed Palace’ and they are working on some promotions for their primary partner, The Tire Mart in Harrisburg, PA.  

 

If you’re anywhere in the Harrisburg area, stop by and see the folks at The Tire Mart in Colonial Park. Thank them for supporting us.  They are great people, and they can help you with any service you need for your car or truck, not just tires.  Best of all, they are a local business that has been run on family values for over 50 years.  It’s tough to find a place like that these days.  We’re really proud of our relationship with them“, Berry said.

 

AUSTIN BERRY RACING

 

 

Learn more about Austin Berry at:

ustin Berry Bio on A2DPR.com

 

 

Follow ABR’s season at:

atest News on A2DPR.com

 

 

ABR on Facebook:

Facebook.com/AustinBerryRacing

 

 

ABR on Twitter:

Twitter.com/AustinBerryRacn

 

 

Want to buy some Austin Berry gear?

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Broadcast coverage of Port Royal Speedway events is available at https://www.floracing.com/

SPECIAL THANKS

As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return!  Below are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these teams do possible. PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help the teams by giving your business to these partners. 

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

The Tire Mart of Harrisburg

JDS Racing

Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter

Locust Hill Custom Butcher Shop

Nathan Berry Beef Farm

A&C Racing Engines

Swift Springs

Kevin Nouse Designs

Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

VP Racing Fuels

DirtCarLift.com

DMI – Diversified Machine Inc.

Rocket Chassis

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Addicted2Dirt PR and Media Management provides personal and powerful dirt motorsports public relations.  We are a central Pennsylvania based business with a love of and passion for dirt racing and the people who make the sport what it is.

 

We can: 

  • Keep fans engaged with your story through our personalized press releases
  • Promote your marketing partners to give them the value they want for their investment
  • Increase driver & team visibility to reach more fans and potential marketing partners
  • Present the polished, professional image that marketing partners want representing them
  • Leverage our audience and business model to achieve all of the above

 

Visit our website to learn more about us and follow along with the stories of our race teams!

     https://addicted2dirtpr.com/

 

Follow A2D on Social Media!  We are @Addicted2DirtPR on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  Follow hashtag #TeamA2D!

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     Twitter.com/Addicted2DirtPR

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And of course, don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel so you are always notified of our latest video features, recaps and stories for #TeamA2D! 

 

Contact us via Email at:  [email protected]

Feathers Back on Track with Big Winchester Win

Winchester, VA – April 26, 2022

by Kyle McFadden, Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  Winchester VA Speedway

Trever Feathers and Larry Royston Racing repelled the many struggles that have recently worked against them to reach their highest point of the season to date on Saturday.

 

Having worked tirelessly to repair his race car in the aftermath of an unfortunate incident last week at Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway, Feathers finished the arduous week in victory lane at Winchester (Va.) Speedway, with the $3,500 Curt Hershey Memorial check in possession.

 

Feathers swept the night in the No. 20 Larry Royston’s Septic Services / Martins Pumping Service / Feathers & Sons Roofing / Fastenal of Winchester, VA / McFarland Custom Painting & Wall Coverings / Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic / MB Sports Collectibles / Leggett Engine Research / Coffelt Graphics / Larry Royston Properties / Larry Royston Equipment / Bilstein Shocks / Longhorn Chassis — earning his first win of the season over recent Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series winner Gregg Satterlee.

 

April 23: Curt Hershey Memorial / Winchester Speedway / Winchester, VA

     (19 cars, Qualifying 1st in group/1st overall, Heat 1st, A-main 1st)

 

It was a nice shot in the arm for everybody, from Larry to me, to my mom  and dad (Bo), to the guys working on the car. It’s like we all had nothing but energy shots,” Feathers said. “Everybody is amped up and ready to go racing now.”

 

Up to Saturday, Feathers posted best finishes of fourth in two races in March at Port Royal Speedway, one being a race in which he led laps, but an ill-balanced car couldn’t hold serve at the front of the field.

 

Nothing stood in the way of Feathers’ pursuit for excellence, as the 29-year-old set overall fast time with a lap of 15.286 seconds and rode that superior speed throughout the night. The Winchester, Va., native topped his heat race by more than four seconds and commanded all 35 laps in the main event at his hometown 3/8-mile clay oval that played right into his approval of slick and methodical racing.

 

Winning is winning, but it’s always nice to win at home,” Feathers said. “We’re five minutes away. Everybody was there. It makes it nice.” 

 

 

That’s the racing I love to do,” Feathers added. “I love slow, slick, drive it with the right foot kind of racetracks. Everything played into my favor. We unloaded fairly quick. I wasn’t happy after warmups even though we were fastest in our group. We went to work on it in our heat race and picked up a lot of time. We were pretty fast in our heat race compared to the other heat race winners.

 

We really didn’t change the car for the feature. Just bolted on harder tires and went to see how we stacked up. We just kind of took off from there. Satterlee kept me honest. He stayed about five to six cars behind me. I had to run 35 no-mistake laps.

 

On April 10, Satterlee won the Lucas Oil Series race at Port Royal Speedway and subsequently earned a spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 weekly poll ranking the best Dirt Late Model drivers in the country — a list that Feathers has received votes in the past.

 

Anytime you have Satterlee behind you, you better run perfect laps,” Feathers said. “He’s going to be there for the taking at any second. Dad was giving me signals, and the (biggest lead) I felt like I had was like half a straightaway before we caught lapped traffic. I tried to back my pace up once we caught the lapped cars for the fact that it was toward the end of the race, and I didn’t want to get into them. Satterlee caught me fairly quickly, and I had to go for it.”

 

The new Droop Rule enacted over the winter curbed a lot of notes Feathers and crew compiled last year, but Feathers said important gains were made on the race car over the weekend.

 

I’m having to find a completely new balance for these race cars,” Feathers said. “We want to do what we know was fast last year, but we know it’s not going to work.”

 

Feathers’ first victory at Winchester since Sept. 7, 2019, was an emotional one, too. Over the winter, Feathers’ best friend Nathan McCory died in a work accident landscaping in the Winchester area.

 

McCoy meant “much more than working on the race car,” said Feathers, who still grieves the death of his good friend.

 

If I needed anything done around my house, or something happened around my house I didn’t know about, I called him,” he added. “I depended on him a lot outside of the race car. It was a big hit all the way around, in the garage, in my life period.”

 

 

Feathers has many ongoing supporters helping alleviate the pain, although last week Feathers himself made most of the repairs to get the team back on track.

 

This week, Feathers will try to race Friday’s $12,086-to-win Billy Winn Classic at Bedford (Pa.) Speedway if maintenance goes as scheduled.

 

I had my hands in everything last week,” Feathers said. “If we had funding, hell yeah, I’d go hire somebody (to help crew) tomorrow, that way it’d just help me out.

 

I’m going to try my hardest at Bedford, but there’s no guarantees.”

 

 

TREVER FEATHERS RACING

 

Learn more about Trever Feathers at:

addicted2dirtpr.com/home/clients/treverfeathers/

 

 

Follow Trever’s season at:

addicted2dirtpr.com/latest-news/

 

 

Trever Feathers on Facebook:

facebook.com/TFeathersRacing

 

 

Trever Feathers on Twitter:

twitter.com/TFeathers27

 

 

Trever Feathers on Instagram:

instagram.com/tfeathersracing/

SPECIAL THANKS

As always, thank you to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return!  Below are the businesses…the people…the families…that make what these teams do possible. PLEASE take the time to browse this information and help the teams by giving your business to these partners. 

Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

Larry Royston Septic Service
Feathers & Sons Roofing
Fastenal of Winchester
Martins Pumping Service

Leggett Engine Research

Coffelt Graphics

Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic

Billstein

Bo Feathers Racing

Larry Royston Properties

In Memory of Nathan McCoy

McFarland Custom Painting & Wall Coverings

MB Sports Collectibles

Longhorn Chassis

Larry Royston Racing

Broadcast coverage of Port Royal Speedway events is available at https://www.floracing.com/

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Addicted2Dirt PR and Media Management provides personal and powerful dirt motorsports public relations.  We are a central Pennsylvania based business with a love of and passion for dirt racing and the people who make the sport what it is.

 

We can: 

  • Keep fans engaged with your story through our personalized press releases
  • Promote your marketing partners to give them the value they want for their investment
  • Increase driver & team visibility to reach more fans and potential marketing partners
  • Present the polished, professional image that marketing partners want representing them
  • Leverage our audience and business model to achieve all of the above

 

Visit our website to learn more about us and follow along with the stories of our race teams!

     https://addicted2dirtpr.com/

 

Follow A2D on Social Media!  We are @Addicted2DirtPR on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  Follow hashtag #TeamA2D!

     Facebook.com/Addicted2DirtPR

     Twitter.com/Addicted2DirtPR

     Instagram.com/addicted2dirtpr/

 

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Berry Digs Out of Early Hole to Make Lucas Oil Event

Positives Emerge from Challenging Day

Port Royal, PA – April 12, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  Apex Media

If you’re competing against the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, you can’t have anything go wrong.  You can’t make a mistake.  The field is too deep to back your way into the finale.

 

Five minutes into Austin Berry’s day at Port Royal Speedway, a part of him had to be thinking “let’s just load up, we’re done”.  Why?  As he took to the track for his hot lap session, something went wrong mechanically.  It wasn’t clear exactly what at first, but back in the pits the diagnosis was a blown power steering line.

 

With only minutes to get in line for their spot in time trials, the Austin Berry Racing team went into high gear.  What likely appeared to some to be chaos was actually an organized, high speed repair involving at least a half-dozen crew members.  They did miss their spot in line, but they made it in time to join the end of the line and get the opportunity to run one lap under the clock.  The lap, 15th quickest in group two, wasn’t up to their standards but at least they still had a chance to get in the show, even if it was slim.

 

April 10:  River Valley 40 / Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA

       (37 cars, Qualifying 15th, Heat 7th, B-main 4th, A-main 20th)

 

Earlier that day the Central Pennsylvania high-banked half-mile track had rain, sleet and snow flurries blowing across its surface.  Against the odds, the afternoon brought 37 super late models, some moments of sunshine, and racing.

 

Following Berry’s scramble to get a qualifying lap in the books, he regrouped and rolled out 8th for the fourth and final 8-lap heat race.  The top four finishers would transfer directly to the A-main, while the remainder of the field would race for one of three final transfer spots in a B-main.  Berry managed to advance as far as 6th briefly but after a torrid battle with Garrett Alberson and Dylan Yoder, Berry settled for a 7th place finish.

 

It’s too bad we were buried deep in the starting lineup for that race because of our earlier issue.  That was one of the best handling cars I’ve ever had here“, Berry said as he climbed out of The Tire Mart / JDS Racing / Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter / Locust Hill Custom Butcher Shop / Nathan Berry Beef Farm / A&C Racing Engines / Swift Springs / Kevin Nouse Designs – K1 Race Gear / Addicted2DirtPR.com / Penske Racing Shocks / Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic / DirtCarLifts / VP Racing Fuels / Rocket Chassis XR1 No.86.

 

Austin Berry was three spots away from a major recovery for his day.  If he could move from his 6th starting spot in the 10-lap B-main into the top three, he could still put his team in the show after an unfortunate start to their day.  He wasted no time charging into 4th by lap two.  He then set his sights on Hudson O’Neal, who held down the 3rd and final transfer position.  Berry worked high and low trying to find a way to get to O’Neal.  As the checkered flag fell on the event, Austin found himself just 0.5 seconds out of that 3rd and final transfer spot.

 

All the hard work had not all been fruitless though.  They found themselves in position to earn the track provisional into the evening’s finale.  The track provisional is awarded to the team highest in the speedway’s season point standings that did not transfer into the feature event.  The team’s entire season of hard work that had propelled them into 4th place in the season standings, paid off in that moment.

 

First off, I have to give a huge thank you to my crew.  How they diagnosed the issue, removed the power steering line, installed a new line, and got me rolling again in time to take a qualifying lap is amazing to me.  That was a significant effort to execute in a handful of minutes.  They get the credit for keeping us in the game today.  I also have to give a shout out to Hayes Mattern who let us borrow his spare, new power steering line.  Can’t thank him enough“, an appreciative Berry said.

 

Berry’s 40-lap A-main run was thankfully uneventful.  Starting at the back of the 26 car field, he finished off his day with a solid effort, coming home 20th.   He noted afterward he was encouraged that the car didn’t drop off over the course of the race, which was a longer one than they normally get to run.  

 

I feel pretty good.  We overcame a lot today.  Along with the blown line, after the B-main we discovered issues with two (spark) plug wires.  Maybe we wouldn’t have even needed the provisional if I would have had all eight (cylinders)”, Berry said with a shrug and a grin.

 

I give our day a ‘B’.  We learned a lot about what we are capable of.  We moved forward every time we hit the track and we passed some of the best in the business.  I learn a lot racing with these guys“.

 

Berry concluded his statements by saying, “Two years ago we would not have even come to this race.  Now our program is at a point where we come and believe we can qualify.  Leaving here today, I know we belong.  We can compete. 

 

Up Next

 

Austin Berry Racing will return to Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, April 16th.

 

Season Stats

 

5 races, 0 wins, 1 top 5, 2 top 10’s, 3 top 15’s, 5 top 20’s

 

AUSTIN BERRY RACING

Learn more about Austin Berry at: Austin Berry Bio on A2DPR.com

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Broadcast coverage of Port Royal Speedway events is available at https://www.floracing.com/

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Berry Back on Track with Top 5 at Port Royal

ABR Up to 4th in Season Championship Point Standings

Port Royal, PA – April 4, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  WRT SpeedWerx / Brian Rhoad

Austin Berry Racing came out of the gate strong in 2022, showing they had been doing their homework, learning from their opportunities in recent years, and applying it all to race consistently at a higher level.

 

A couple weeks ago they returned to their race shop after a two-race weekend, frustrated and scratching their heads a bit after 11th and 16th place finishes at Williams Grove and Port Royal respectively.  It wasn’t just the finishes really, it was the way the car handled and failed to respond positively to their changes.

 

It was time to hit the reset button.  To ‘go back to work’, as Berry put it.  Inclement weather provided an off weekend and an opportunity to do so.  The team went over the car with a fine tooth comb, replaced a couple damaged parts, and went back to the setup they started with a month earlier.

 

The team returned to Port Royal Speedway this past weekend with The Tire Mart / JDS Racing / Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter / Locust Hill Custom Butcher Shop / Nathan Berry Beef Farm / A&C Racing Engines / Swift Springs / Kevin Nouse Designs – K1 Race Gear / DMI / Addicted2DirtPR.com / Penske Racing Shocks / Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic / DirtCarLifts / VP Racing Fuels / Rocket Chassis XR1 No.86 to find out what dividends their efforts would pay.  The results were certainly positive.

 

April 2:  Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA

     (23 cars, Qualifying 1st, Heat 2nd, A-main 5th)

 

The first Saturday in April found 23 super late model teams signed in to compete on a sunny but seasonably chilly day in Central Pennsylvania.  A random pill draw was used to separate the field into three groups for combined hot lap / time trial sessions.

 

Austin Berry wasted no time showing they were ready to race at the front of the field again.  He posted the quickest lap in group three with a 19.382, which was also the fastest lap in the entire field.

 

I’m very happy to see that the work we did following our subpar performance a couple weeks ago paid off.  That’s rewarding “, Berry said following the solid start to his day.

 

The top four in each group were inverted to set the heat race lineups, so Berry rolled off 4th in heat number three.  Finishing in the top two was the primary goal because those drivers from each heat would participate in the redraw for one of the top six starting spots in the feature event.  Once again Berry was strong from the drop of the green, surging into 2nd on the opening circuit of his 8-lap heat race.  

 

On lap three, Matt Cosner slipped by Berry to claim second, but the battle for a redraw spot wasn’t over.  Berry remained poised and worked his way past Cosner and back into second on lap five.  He then set his sights on leader Dylan Yoder.  Berry closed the gap slightly but there wasn’t enough time remaining to mount a challenge for the win.

 

The redraw could have been friendlier to Berry, but you have to play the hand you are dealt.  He pulled number 6, putting him outside the third row for the 25-lap, $3,000 to win feature event.  By lap two, Austin had claimed the 5th position and turned his focus toward Gary Stuhler, just ahead in 4th.

 

While Berry was on the move into the top five, Colton Flinner had claimed the lead, with Trever Feathers, Dylan Yoder and Gary Stuhler in pursuit.  An early yellow slowed the event but following that, the event went caution-free the rest of the way.  The top five remained largely in tact, with only a couple position changes occurring late in the race.  Berry was on the heels of Feathers in the closing laps but wasn’t able to get close enough strike, and rode home with a solid top five.

 

That was one of the best cars I’ve ever had in the slick.  The car didn’t take off very well, but it continued to build speed throughout the feature.  If we could’ve taken off the way we ended, we would’ve been much better.  We’ve still got work to do.  We’re still a long way off from that 48 “, Berry said, referring to Colton Flinner who has been the class of the field thus far in 2022 at Port Royal Speedway.

 

Berry is off to a solid start nonetheless.  His top-5 and earlier top-10 have him currently sitting in 4th in Port Royal’s season championship point standings, only five points out of 3rd place.   

 

Up Next

 

Current plans for Austin Berry and the team are to return to Port Royal Speedway to compete against the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series on Sunday, April 10th. 

 

AUSTIN BERRY RACING

Learn more about Austin Berry at: Austin Berry Bio on A2DPR.com

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Broadcast coverage of Port Royal Speedway events is available at https://www.floracing.com/

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Austin Berry: Time to Get Back to Work

Frustrating Weekend Builds Notebook, Refocuses ABR

Port Royal, PA – March 21, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  WRT SpeedWerx / Chris Hockley

Coming off a season opener back on March 6th that saw Austin Berry come out of the gate looking strong, ABR entered their first three-race weekend of the season feeling positive and ready for the very competitive ULMS weekend.  

 

March 18:  ULMS / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA

     (21 cars, Qualifying 10th, Heat 6th, A-main 11th)

 

Friday night brought 70 degree weather and 21 super late models to the famous Williams Grove Speedway on a mid-March evening.  Warm weather in March and super late models at ‘The Grove’ are both rare occurrences in PA.  

 

The Tire Mart / JDS Racing / Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter / Locust Hill Custom Butcher Shop / Nathan Berry Beef Farm / A&C Racing Engines / Swift Springs / Addicted2DirtPR.com / Penske Racing Shocks / Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic / VP Racing Fuels / Rocket Chassis XR1 No.86 of Berry was among them.

 

Over the past couple seasons, Berry and team have made it a goal to compete at multiple tracks each year.  The team knows that is an essential aspect of learning and growth.

 

You have to race as much as you are able and challenge yourself at a variety of facilities.  It’s the best way to improve.  It makes me better behind the wheel and it makes all of us better at understanding what our car needs”, Berry shared.

 

Berry’s night started off reasonably well with a 10th quick qualifying effort and a surge into 3rd place early in his heat race.  Contact with another car entering turn 3 early in that race sent Berry spinning and relegated him to the rear of the field for the restart.  He was only able to rebound to a 6th place finish in the short event, which put him 16th on the starting grid for the 30-lap feature event, instead of the top-10 starting spot it appeared he would have.

 

The Mifflin, PA native clawed his way to an eventual 11th place finish on a surface that was a bit narrow and challenging to pass on.  It wasn’t quite the finish Berry felt they were capable of, but they had added a couple lessons to their notebook.

 

March 19:  ULMS / Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA

 

Saturday’s ULMS event at the ‘Speed Palace’ was cancelled due to rain.

 


One highlight of the weekend occurred prior to Sunday’s on-track activities at Port Royal Speedway.  The speedway officially presented Berry with a beautiful plaque to commemorate his 2021 Most Improved Driver award.

 

 

 March 20:  ULMS / Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA

     (32 cars, Qualifying 3rd in Flight 2 , Heat 3rd, A-main 16th)

 

The weather front that moved through Pennsylvania and washed out Saturday’s event brought everyone back to reality as more normal March temperatures and conditions set it.  A high of 50 degrees, spitting rain and 15 mph winds were the order of the day for the final event of the weekend.

 

None of that kept the race teams away though as 32 super late model teams signed in.  Austin Berry’s pill draw placed him in the second flight for group time trials, and he promptly ripped off the third quickest lap in a stout group.

 

The lap put Berry in a good position to claim a spot in the redraw through his heat race.  He earned the second starting spot in heat three.  A top two finish would hand him a spot in the redraw and would mean he would start no worse than 8th in the 30-lap A-main.

 

On the opening lap Berry slipped back one spot to third.  He spent the remainder of the 8-lap qualifier trying to reclaim that prized spot, pulling to the bumper and even alongside Jacob Hawkins on multiple occasions.  Berry was working hard to time his passing attempt just right in hopes he would be close enough to strike if the door opened.

 

When two cars run so close together, the air flows over the trailing car and therefore no longer creates downforce on the nose of the car.  That loss of pressure on the nose of the car will cause the car to wash up the track, unable to hold its line.  That’s what happened to Berry on multiple occasions as he tried to work back into second.  He ultimately finished 3rd, which meant an 11th place starting spot in the feature event.

 

In an effort to keep up with the tricky, cold weather, day-turned-to-night, surface, as well as solve problems from earlier in the day, Berry and team made some major changes prior to their feature.  Those changes did not pan out.  Berry knew early on he had a very loose racecar and was unable to enter the corners as aggressively as he wanted to.  As a result, he slid backwards through the running order as he fought the ill-handling racecar to a 16th place finish.

 

I’m extremely frustrated.  We all are.  We have been fighting little issues since our test session back at the beginning of March.  We have been trying new stuff and I think we got off our sequence for adjustments.  Nobody to blame.  We made our decisions together”, Berry commented.

 

Berry and team have certainly raised the bar for themselves the past year.  They have been running more consistently than ever and as a result, they expect more.  

 

We push ourselves.  We know we have the stuff it takes, so we want to get our program to a place where being off a little off means running 10th“, a determined Berry explained.

 

We just need to get back to work”, Berry concluded.

 

Up Next

 

ABR will spend this week going over the car closely, making sure every component is race-ready, then they will be back in action at Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, March 26th.

 

AUSTIN BERRY RACING

Learn more about Austin Berry at: Austin Berry Bio on A2DPR.com

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Feathers Fast In Port Royal Opener

The Virginia Driver Dominates Heat Race, Runs Fourth In Main Event

Port Royal, PA – March 10, 2022

by Kyle McFadden, Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit: Cole Wise / Apex Media

PORT ROYAL, Pa. – Trever Feathers had the raw speed to carve out a sliver of history Sunday at Port Royal Speedway, but exterior circumstances deflected a run at those honors.

 

Feathers finished fourth in the 25-lap Opening Day event, just shy of a third-straight season opening win at the half-mile Juniata River Valley clay oval that would have been a Super Late Model track record.

 

Prior to his first feature event of the season, Feathers was more than three-tenths faster than the nearest competitor in warm-ups and backed that with a two-second win in his heat race.

 

The 2019 and ‘20 winner of the Opening Day event had to settle for something less this time.

 

“We were super fast on Sunday … then redrew [the fifth-starting spot] and couldn’t go anywhere,” Feathers said. “We struggled to get going in that feature.”

 

Feathers started fifth and finished five seconds off Colton Flinner’s winning pace in the No. 20 Larry Royston’s Septic Services / Martins Pumping Service / Feathers & Sons Roofing / Fastenal of Winchester, VA / McFarland Custom Painting & Wall Coverings / Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic / MB Sports Collectibles / Leggett Engine Research / Coffelt Graphics / Larry Royston Properties / Larry Royston Equipment / Bilstein Shocks / Longhorn Chassis.

 

The Winchester, Va., native would have nudged ahead of Andy Haus and Jason Covert in the Port Royal record books for most Opening Day event wins in a Super Late Model.

 

Feathers clocked the only 19-second lap in warm-ups, but not nearly enough windows emerged in the feature to cash in on such speed.

 

“I think if we would have gotten up front first, we would have been OK – held our own in clean air,” Feathers said. “When I was in dirty air, I couldn’t do anything. I would stall out. The way my car was, I needed to use the entire race track to make speed. When you’re racing around other people, you can’t do that.”

 

In the feature, Feathers ran fifth until back-to-back caution periods on laps 12 and 13 gave Feathers the chance to get to fourth-place.

 

Over the final 12 laps Feathers hounded Gary Stuhler for the final podium spot but couldn’t find a way by the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame member.

 

“We have to find some more speed,” Feathers said. “What we had up there Sunday when the track got real slow wasn’t working.”

 

“The track workers did the best they could, it just got a little choppy up [in turns one and two],” Feathers said. “It wasn’t too bad, the first race of the year. It was about what you expect. There was still snow on the side of the road when we went through there. They did the best they could.”

 

Feathers and crew had initially planned to race the first two weekends at the Speed Palace, but with cold temperatures in the forecast, the team will instead stay home and save resources.

 

“The tire situation is really scaring me,” Feather said. “I was told a lot of people didn’t show up [Sunday at Port Royal] because of tires. We have enough [tires] to run through March. This weekend is a one-day show, and with the high gas prices, that’s probably $400 to get up there for one show and back.”

 

In optimal circumstances Feathers would like to squeeze two full races out of a set of tires. This past weekend, however, the team burned through a whole set.

 

Now the team shifts its focus to a pair of $3,500-to-win United Late Model Series events, also at Port Royal Speedway, on Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March 20.

 

“We’re trying to be smart about it and hope the tire situation gets better as the year goes on,” Feathers said.

 

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Most importantly, tell them WHY you patronized them and thank them for being involved in racing!

PUBLIC RELATIONS

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We can: 

  • Keep fans engaged with your story through our personalized press releases
  • Promote your marketing partners to give them the value they want for their investment
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Berry Recovers from Early Spin to Record Top 10

ABR Shows They’re Ready to Compete at the Front

Port Royal, PA – March 8, 2022

by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Feature Photo Credit:  Mike Leone

It was the first Sunday in March and temperatures were climbing into the 70’s in Central PA.  By mid-afternoon Austin Berry had already put on a show from the back of his heat race and climbed out of the car with a big smile on his face.  

 

Looks like 2022 might be a fun one in the ABR pits.

 

March 6th:  2022 Season Opener / Port Royal Speedway / Port Royal, PA

     (18 cars, Heat 2nd, A-main 10th)

 

Despite the beautiful weather and being couped up in their race shops all winter, only 18 super late model teams signed in for opening day at Port Royal Speedway.  It was a quality field but a bit short of the count fans have become accustomed to at the ‘Speed Palace’.  Unfortunately the supply chain issues that are affecting everyday items are affecting the availability of race parts too.  Some teams are still waiting for engine and suspension parts to get their cars race-ready.

 

Austin Berry Racing (ABR) was coming off a 2021 season where they had found their groove.  They had established a consistent baseline and collected a victory, then went to work in the shop and felt confident they could maintain that level of performance, if not improve on it in 2022.

 

Two 8-lap heats were lined up by random draw.  While all cars would qualify for the A-main, only the top 4 would get to redraw for one of the top eight starting spots.  As luck would have it, Austin Berry’s day started by drawing a high pill, which placed him at the back of the lineup, outside row 4, for the second heat race.

 

It didn’t take Berry long to show ABR had come prepared.  When the green flag waved on heat number two, Berry got a great run off the high side of turn four and the outside lane opened up down the straightaway, allowing Berry to rip the top all the way into 3rd place by the time he reached the exit of turn two.  He proceeded to dive under the No.94 of Jason Miller in turn three and claim 2nd.

 

Berry then set his sights on leader Kyle Hardy and was able to close to within a car length for a couple moments in the closing laps.  Austin flashed under the checkered flag in 2nd, one second behind Hardy.

 

The reward for his qualifying effort was a spot in the redraw, which garnered Berry the 3rd starting spot in the feature event.  It was evident The Tire Mart / JDS Racing / Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter / Locust Hill Custom Butcher Shop / Nathan Berry Beef Farm / A&C Racing Engines / Swift Springs / Addicted2DirtPR.com / Penske Racing Shocks / Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic / VP Racing Fuels / Rocket Chassis XR1 No.86 was capable of running up front.

 

It would just be up to the team to make the right adjustments to keep up with the ever-changing surface, then the driver would just need to make the right decisions behind the wheel.  Simple, right?

 

As the field came to the green for the 25-lap main event, there was some incidental contact among the front few rows as they sorted out exactly when to mash the gas.  Fortunately, everyone collected themselves and got rolling down the straightaway.  Things didn’t turn out quite as well at that end of the track for Berry.  His car over-rotated on entry.  He nearly had it saved but contact with another car left Berry facing oncoming traffic.  On the bright side, everyone else avoided him.  He was able to rejoin the field and restart at the rear.

 

The Mifflin, PA resident composed himself and went back to work.  Racing in traffic is always a bit more challenging, but Berry was able to work his way back to a 10th place finish.  Not what he was aiming for, but a decent recovery.

 

I’m obviously disappointed.  We had a great car and didn’t get the finish we should have.  The spin was our own fault.  We made a mistake calculating an adjustment, so the car didn’t handle like I expected it to when I entered turn one.  Nothing we can do but learn from it.  We’ll come back next week, show how good we are, and get a finish that helps us forget this one.  As frustrating as today was, I’m actually really excited about this season because we have a really good car.  We are capable of running up front every week.  We just need to keep putting in the effort”, Berry commented, clearly experiencing a range of emotions.

 

Up Next

 

Austin and the team will return to Port Royal Speedway on Saturday, March 12th.  Racing starts at 4pm. 

 

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