YOUNG LIONS December 12, 2009

YOUNG LIONS December 6, 2009

YOUNG LIONS November 21, 2009
 

Legends Young Lions
November 15, 2009

Second Place
September 18, 2009

Winner
September 11, 2009

Second Place
September 6, 2009

Winner
September 4th

Winner
August 22, 2009

Second Place 
August 21, 2009

Third Place
August 16, 2009

Third Place
August 14, 2009

Race #2
August 14, 2009
 

Round 10 at
Lowes Motor Speedway
 

The Red, White and Blue series champions. The RWB series is inside of the 10 week Summer Shootout Series, taking the points from rounds three, six and nine to determine the three-race series champions.

Here are each division’s top-three from the RWB:

YOUNG GUNS/OUTLAWS

1) Justin Carroll
2) Matt Linker
3) Evan Bell


 

Round Nine at Lowe's Motor Speedway

August 5, 2009
Justin Carroll, of Concord, N.C., won his second race of 2009 after battling Matthew Linker in the Bandolero Young Guns/Outlaw feature.

Carroll started fourth, and quickly moved to second place behind Linker. The two checked out on the field, but Carroll was able to take advantage after Linker got sideways on lap 11 coming out of the fourth turn. He secured the lead on lap 12, and took the checkered flag on lap 16 after the race was shortened due to time constraints.

Linker settled for second and Evan Bell came home in third.

"It was a good race.   I have to thank Matt (Linker) for racing me clean. I have to say sorry to Reid (Wilson) - we got into it before the race and we both apologized so I am glad we got that out of the way.   I don’t know where we are in points.   We’ll take the win and worry about the points later.”

Round Eight  at Lowe's Motor Speedway

July 21, 2009

Linker of Mount Pleasant, N.C., came out on top in the Bandolero Young Guns/Outlaw feature, but not before a fierce battle with championship contenders Justin Carroll and Austin Langenstein.
Langenstein started third but quickly took the lad where he remained until Carroll slid passed on Lap 7, a move that also opened the door for Linker to take the second position.
Carroll remained in front until a side-by-side battle on Lap 15 where Linker took the lead coming off the fourth turn.  Carroll challenged Linker multiple times in the closing laps but was unsuccessful as Linker drove on to claim his third victory of the year.
Carroll crossed the line in second and Langenstein settled for third in the 20-lap feature.

Tuesday, July 14th

After having competed in only 20 other races in a Bandolero, Austin Langenstein impressed the crowd as he wheeled his #7 machine into the Young Guns / Outlaws victory lane during round six of the Summer Shootout. Without any previous victories behind the wheel of his Bandolero, Langenstein displayed amazing potential as a competitive Bandolero driver worthy of a honorable mention. With his first win under his belt and a solid third position in the Young Guns championship points standings, it is clear that Langentsein’s rookie stripes are beginning to fade away.

“It feels great to win – I’m speechless actually,” admitted Langenstein. “We’ve been knocking on the door for a couple of races this year, but we finally pulled it off tonight and I have to thank everybody that has helped me get here. Tonight, I was just trying to make sure I hit my marks and didn’t overdrive it. Plus, I just tried to keep doing what I’ve been doing the whole year and to be smart, and finally I pulled it off.”

Flip-flopping positions with Langenstein from the previous week, Justin Carroll took home a second-place finish that he was truly proud of.

“It’s a good feeling to come in second, but I would have liked to have taken home the win,” said Carroll. “But, you know, it’s Austin’s [Langenstein’s] win today and we won last week, so I guess were switching over this time. Hopefully we can come back and beat them next week though.”

Round Four - Bandolero Stories
The Bandolero Racing Action at Lowe's Motor Speedway

Round Four at Lowe's Motor Speedway

Bandolero Young Guns/Outlaws Feature (20 laps)

June 30, 2009

1. Evan Bell
2. Annabeth Barnes
3. Luke Demis
4. Justin Carroll
5. Reid Wilson
6. Andrew Brown
7. Dillon Spain
8. Tyler Hill
9. Ben Klatt
10. Scott Beaver
11. Austin Langenstein
12. Brandon DeBrakeleer
13. Heather Lynn
14. Joshua Plummer
15. Dillon Latour

Round Three
Sidebar: Carroll Comes Up One Position Short After Top-Three Battle

June 24, 2009 Bandolero Young Guns / Outlaws
By Ally Fulson
LegendsNation.com Correspondent

In the Young Guns event, Justin Carroll gave Matthew Linker a run for his money. From the second position, Carroll pressured Linker until the checkered flag flew.

“It was a tough run, but we ran hard and went for it,” said Carroll. “It was close and we did what we could. We are going to get a win out here soon.”

Earlier in the event, there was slight brush between Carroll and third place Annabeth Barnes that was amplified by onlookers after the race.

“We were just having a hard race and I don’t think we made any contact, but if we did there’s no problem,” said Carroll.

Barnes’ sentiments mirrored Carroll’s as she explained the events as well.

“Yea, we both had competitive cars, but I really just couldn’t run them [Linker and Carroll] down,” said Barnes. “It was a lot of fun racing hard for it.”
1. Matthew Linker;
2. Justin Carroll
3. Annabeth Barnes
4. Luke Demis
5. Austin Langenstein

7/1/09
Puzzling Race Finds Evan Bell in Victory Lane
Bandolero Young Guns / Outlaws
Elgin Traylor
LegendsNation.com Correspondent

Racing can sometimes leave you scratching your head, wondering what happened. The Bandolero Young Guns / Outlaws feature was one of those races. A clean start through the first two turns looked to be a promising start to the night, but a scuffle in the third turn changed the completion of the race. When it was all settled, Evan Bell went to victory lane for the second time this season.

“It feels awesome,” said Bell. “It’s our second win in the Shootout and it’s really nice. We needed this win for the points race.”

Bell was in the middle of the first-lap three-wide scramble, but escaped with no trouble. Justin Carroll, however, got swept up in the mess and went to the back because of the effort.

“The 97 (Bell) turned up on me at the start of the race,” said Carroll. “I am not sure why he did it. I never touched him and I have never wrecked him in the past. They put us too the rear after saying it was a complete restart. I am not sure why we had to go to the back. We still came back and got a good finish.”

Bell knew he was in a tough spot. He admitted that he needed to keep his line to avoid causing a bigger mess.

“I got pinched off a little bit on the first lap and I could have backed off,” explained Bell. “It was just as packed in behind me. I couldn’t go anywhere but straight.”

The strange-themed race continued as Matt Linker ran into the backstretch wall while running third, taking him out of the event. Linker had won the last two races.

The bizarre events did not stop there as point leader Austin Langenstein began losing power and dropped back out of the top three. He would end up finishing 11th.

At the finish, it was Bell besting Annabeth Barnes, Luke Demis, Carroll and Reid Wilson.

“It was so tough out there tonight,” said Barnes. “We started seventh and that first lap was so crazy with cars going everywhere. I saw Justin (Carroll) get taken out in it and that made me sad because he is one of my pals. We had such a fast car and I owe it all to my dad. We would still be at the beach right now if it was not for him.”

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Bandelero Feature
 

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August 8, 2009
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August 5,2009
 

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Atlanta Motor Speedway's eighth week of Thursday Thunder featured added excitement from brimming Bandolero car counts as an influx of competitors make their way to the Speedway for this weekend's Bandolero Nationals.

Austin Langenstein guided the Young Guns to the green flag, but Matthew Linker made an early pass for the lead. Appearing in his second feature race of the evening, Matthews quickly closed on Linker's bumper with Justin Carroll in tow. Linker began adding to his lead as Carroll passed Matthews, but a caution bunched the field entering the second half of the feature. Linker maintained the advantage on the restart with Matthews playing chase, but a last-lap collision allowed pole-holder Langenstein to emerge from the traffic as the winner.

Atlanta Motor Speedway’s Thursday Thunder Week Five Results