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Two Big Events Lie Ahead for ABR

Austin Berry Racing Ready to Get Back to Port Royal Speedway

Mifflin, PA – June 23, 2020By Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

After taking Father’s Day weekend off from the track to spend some quality time with his daughter, Austin Berry is ready to get back to work. He’ll have his chance twice over a 10 day span at Port Royal Speedway.

First up, the super late models will join the All Star Circuit of Champion sprint cars Wednesday, June 24th and will compete for a $3000 top prize.

After a promising start to their last outing at The Speed Palace on June 13th, ABR’s evening went south with a cut tire. The team wasn’t satisfied that the tire explained everything about the car’s handling during the feature event run though, so they dug a little deeper during their off week and discovered a suspension issue that also played a part in ruining their run that night. With that resolved, everyone is anxious to get back at it.

The second event on the team’s upcoming schedule is a $2500 to win super late model show on Saturday, July 4th as part of the PA Sprint Speedweek finale at Port Royal, the Greg Hodnett Classic.

The team knows they have made strides in improving and their expectations are higher than past seasons. They try to remember not to be too hard on themselves and to look for the positives. Austin’s father and car owner Ken Berry said this week, “We have to remember, we have made shows this season that really good cars haven’t made.“.

That drive for more is never a bad thing.

SPECIAL THANKS:

As always, we want to express our thanks to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return!

Swift Springs
Rocket Chassis
Ontime Body & Graphic
HersheyRacingEngines
MS Shock Therapy
Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter
Nathan Berry Beef Farm

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Fans can follow Austin Berry Racing during the 2020 season on:
(Facebook) www.facebook.com/AustinBerryRacing
(Twitter) @AustinBerryRacn

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ABR Port Royal 6-13-2020 recap

Port Royal, PA – by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway was one of those nights that is more common to a race team than any other kind of night. It was the kind of night that starts with optimism, evolves into confidence midway through the show and then ends with some perplexed but determined expressions on the faces of the crew and driver.

A stout field of 32 super late models was signed in last night, so the team’s 3rd place run in the 4th heat that locked them into the main event definitely brought early confidence.

The qualifying run was good enough for a 12th place start in the 25 lap feature. The initial laps looked very promising as Austin launched off turn two on the opening lap with a lot of speed, prepared to overtake a couple cars and move into the top 10 but as cars fanned out on the backstretch, he had to fall into line for the moment. Austin commented, “The car felt really good on the start and I thought to myself ‘we are gonna move forward tonight'”.

The track was black slick from bottom to top where there was a narrow cushion. “I knew getting grip down in the slick would be challenging but we were going to be good on the top”, Austin explained. That confidence held for a few more laps as he worked to break into the top 10, until “suddenly it just went away” he said. From that point on, the ABR 86 started slipping backwards in the running order, losing a spot every couple laps.

Sensing something was not right and with nothing to gain by continuing, the team made the decision to pull in on lap 18, giving them a 21st place finish for the night. Upon his arrival, the team discovered a nearly flat right rear tire due to a slow leak. There’s no way to be sure how early in the race the tire issue started but the team will have to factor that into their assessment of the setup of the car and resulting performance. They are confident in the setup progress they have made thus far this season and are working hard to get some grip on the tricky slick surface at The Speed Palace.

Current plans are to return to action Wednesday, June 24th at Port Royal Speedway.

Thanks to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return.

Swift Springs
Rocket Chassis
Ontime Body & Graphic
HersheyRacingEngines
MS Shock Therapy
Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter
Nathan Berry Beef Farm

SOCIAL MEDIA: Fans can follow Austin Berry Racing during the 2020 season on:
(Facebook) www.facebook.com/AustinBerryRacing
(Twitter) @AustinBerryRacn

PUBLIC RELATIONS: Addicted 2 Dirt PR & Media Management can be contacted at:
(Email) [email protected]
(Twitter) @Addicted2DirtPR
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ABR Hagerstown 5-30-2020 recap

Well, overall it was a solid night. It was good to be back at the track. It was only the third opportunity of the season to see how all the offseason changes would pay off.

Saturday night at Hagerstown, the Austin Berry Racing 86 advanced from 4th to 2nd in the second heat and earned the 4th starting spot in the night’s main event. Despite battling a free condition in the main event, Austin was able to run in the top 7 until a late race caution. The ensuing restart didn’t play out well and it resulted in an 11th place finish.

A top 10 or top 5 would’ve been a better reward for the effort, but given the number of laps the team has been able to run in this strange 2020 season thus far, tonight was a positive and reinforced the improvements made in the offseason.

On to the next race. Stay tuned for where & when that will be in this unpredictable season!

Thanks to all our sponsors and partners, including our silent partners who do everything they can to help but ask for nothing in return.

Swift Springs
Rocket Chassis
Ontime Body & Graphic
HersheyRacingEngines
MS Shock Therapy
Berry’s Siding & Seamless Gutter
Nathan Berry Beef Farm

Feature Results

Super Late Models –  1. 2T-Kyle Lee[7]; 2. 20-Trever Feathers[6]; 3. 17D-Nick Dickson[1]; 4. 17-Logan Roberson[8]; 5. 41-Justin Weaver[10]; 6. 46-Marvin Winters[5]; 7. 24-Kenny Moreland[19]; 8. 4-Gary Stuhler[11]; 9. 05-Roy Deese Jr[9]; 10. 14-Tyler Horst[14]; 11. 86X-Austin Berry[4]; 12. 11B-Brian Booze[13]; 13. 2-Dan Zechman[15]; 14. 21-Chad Myers[3]; 15. 8F-Taylor Farlling[20]; 16. D19-Dillon Stake[17]; 17. 08-Keith Koontz[23]; 18. 11-Kirk Baker[12]; 19. 8-Matt Sponaugle[16]; 20. 48-Donnie Farlling[21]; 21. 93-Cory Lawler[24]; 22. 25-Andy Anderson[2]; 23. 86-Scott Palmer[22]; 24. (DNS) 13D-Jonathan DeHaven

We have some 2020 action photos of the ABR #86 for you while we wait to get back to the track!

Click the heading to view them!

Austin Berry Racing kicks off their 2020 season with a roller-coaster day

Port Royal, PA – March 14, 2020 by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Optimistic.  That’s the word that describes every race team in the pits at their first race each season. 

Teams and drivers work hard all winter to improve their equipment, their knowledge and their skills.  They arrive at the first race anxious and ready to combine all the knowledge and skills with the refreshed equipment in hopes of seeing better results than the year before.  It’s the top of a hill on a roller-coaster you could say.  Such was the case for Austin Berry Racing Saturday afternoon at Port Royal Speedway.  The #86 Rocket Chassis XR1 supported by partners Swift Springs, MS Shock Therapy, Hershey Racing Engines, Berry’s Siding & Seamless gutter, Ontime Body & Graphics and Nathan Berry Beef farm was ready for 2020.

Then it happened.  Despite starting just fine at their shop, for some mysterious reason the car would not fire.  The feeling was the same one your stomach gets plummeting down that first big hill on a roller-coaster.  You waited all day (or winter in this case) to ride…and now this happens.  The team hurried to diagnose and resolve the issue but by the time they were able to do so, they had missed their hot lap session. 

With the issue resolved, Austin turned his focus to starting 3rd in heat number three.  He turned in a solid run, finishing 2nd and putting himself in the redraw.  The top three finishers in each of the three heats for the twenty-nine car field were placed into a nine car redraw for the top starting positions in the feature event.  The team was definitely back at the top of a hill. 

Brace yourself for another downhill on today’s roller-coaster.  Austin drew pill #9, the worst available. 

The 25 lap main event was uneventful.  The team missed the setup a bit.  Despite finishing 14th, it wasn’t all bad.  A lot was learned based on how the car responded to conditions, driving choices and setup choices. 

Learning how to pick the right combinations of all their new equipment and knowledge for each set of conditions is going to take time, but this was certainly a productive day toward that goal.

Despite being a trying day, it definitely ended on an upbeat note…back on top the proverbial roller-coaster hill:  several young fans approached Berry after the race asking for autographs, which he gladly obliged with a smile.

So day number one of the 2020 season was a roller-coaster.  How does the ABR team feel now about the 2020 season? 

Optimistic.  Without a doubt.  Optimistic.

SOCIAL MEDIA:  Fans can follow Austin Berry Racing during the 2020 season at:

  • Facebook                www.facebook.com/ABR
  • Twitter                    @AustinBerryRacn

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BIG NEWS?? New ABR shirts for 2020??

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Austin Berry Racing welcomes Swift Springs

Austin Berry Racing welcomes Swift Springs

Mifflin, PA – March 3, 2020 by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

Austin Berry Racing is excited to welcome Swift Springs as a sponsor for the 2020 season! 

Swift Springs was founded in 1997 to provide racers and motorsports enthusiasts with the highest technology in springs at a reasonable price.  As noted on their website, “The purpose was to demonstrate our superior engineering in springs by developing the next generation of motor sports suspension coil springs. They had to have the best characteristics of any brand or design in the market, which required the springs to be the lightest in weight and most durable, and to exhibit the most linear characteristics while still being cost effective.

Their first-hand involvement within the race industry has propelled Swift quickly through the ranks of some of the world’s most reputable races.  Swift springs quickly became one of the most recognized and respected name in performance coil springs in many genres of motor sports throughout the world.”

Berry is eager to get his 2020 season started with this new partnership in place.  He had this to say about ABR’s new partner, “Swift Springs is the leader in their industry.  In racing, you can’t remain static.  You always have to be working to improve, and that’s what Swift does every day.  They are always trying new things with their product to find an edge.  Their continuing advancements will only help our team improve too.”

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Visit Swift Springs at any of the following to learn more and get the best springs available!

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  • Twitter                        @SwiftSprings1

SOCIAL MEDIA:  Fans can follow Austin Berry Racing during the 2020 season at:

  • Facebook                www.facebook.com/ABR
  • Twitter                    @AustinBerryRacn

PUBLIC RELATIONS:  Addicted 2 Dirt PR & Media Management can be contacted at:

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Austin Berry Racing 2019 recap and 2020 preview

Austin Berry wins Port Royal Speedway’s 2019 Most Improved Super Late Model Driver Award; 2020 preparations are in full swing to build on the team’s success

Mifflin, PA – January 7, 2020 by Addicted2Dirt PR & Media Management

2019 was definitely a success in the eyes of Austin Berry and the ABR team.  The team has worked for a few years to build their resources and knowledge to a level that would allow the team to compete weekly and be a factor in the season-long point battle.  It appears they accomplished their first goal.  After finishing outside the top 10 in the 2018 Port Royal Speedway late model division point standings, during 2019 the team entered their #86 Rocket Chassis XR1 into competition in 15 of 17 events at Port Royal Speedway and finished the season in 6th place…and only a mere 25 points out of 4th place in the season point standings.  This notable achievement also garnered Berry the speedway’s 2019 Most Improved Driver award in the Super Late Model division at the recent awards banquet.

Said Berry while reflecting on 2019, “Over this past season our entire team made major improvements and I think it showed in our results.  Every week when we unloaded, we would get a little better and a little better, until finally at the end of the season we were competitive with some of the best regional guys in our area.  It was awesome to finally have all the hard work that goes into this team show in speed on the track.”  

His assessment isn’t just perception.  That stats back it up.  In the team’s final 4 point races of the season they earned an average of 280 points per event.  In their first 10 events of the season, they earned an average of 239 points per event.  That’s a positive trend for sure.

He knows he didn’t get there alone.  Berry continued, “I can’t thank everyone who is involved enough:  My parents for everything they do to field a family owned race team, my brother for always being my right hand man who will do anything that I ask him too, and my wife for all her support, help and understanding.  She knows what is takes to keep these cars going every week and she knows that it is going to take up a lot of my time throughout the summer months.  I also want to thank Josh Sheaffer for everything that he does.  He is a big supporter of our team and goes above and beyond what could ever be expected from any crew guy.  A couple other guys who deserve our sincere thanks are Curt Hershey, for always providing us great quality motors, and Mark Smith at MS Shock Therapy, for always having the time talk through issues we are working on.  Mark has definitely played a big part in helping turn our program in the right direction.  Finally, I want to express a huge thank you to all of those who support our team but choose to remain silent.  Each and every person plays a part in the success of our team and for me it is amazing to be surrounded by such great people! “ In 2019 ABR partnered with MS Shock Therapy, which was a big part of the equation that led to the team’s advancements.  In 2020, ABR will continue that partnership and expects continued improvements as a result of the effort and preparation being put forth during this off-season.

Having reached their initial goals, the team is now targeting new goals in the ultra-competitive super late model division at Port Royal Speedway:  consistent top 10 finishes, including a few podium finishes, and a top 5 in the final season point standings. 

Preparations for 2020 had begun before the 2019 season concluded.  Additional efforts were in motion to improve the team’s equipment and depth of information.  A lot has already been accomplished with nearly two months still remaining to prepare for the season opener at Port Royal in March.

Asked about the team’s goals for 2020, Austin shared, “Going into this year, one of the biggest goals for us is just to become more consistent.  We want to be running inside the top 10, top 5 every week…chasing podiums and also running better early in the night so that we can obtain a better starting position for the features.  Of course we all want to win and that is what we race for, but after giving a win away in 2017 and to be leading a race this past year only to have a mechanical failure take it from us, I think that everyone on the team really wants to knock off that first win in 2020 and get that monkey off our back.  You always hear that the first one is the hardest one to get and that you have to learn how to lose before you can learn how to win, so I feel like we have learned how to lose them now we just have to get that first one out of the way.”

There are others who believe the team is on the verge of getting that monkey off their back.  The team’s success in 2019 has drawn the attention of other potential partners.  Look for some additional news about the upcoming 2020 season in the near future!

SOCIAL MEDIA:  Fans can follow Austin Berry Racing during the 2020 season on:

(Facebook)  www.facebook.com/ABR

(Twitter)      @AustinBerryRacn

PUBLIC RELATIONS:  Addicted 2 Dirt PR & Media Management can be contacted at: 

(Email)     [email protected]

(Twitter)  @Addicted2DirtPR

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