| Press Releases March 4th, 2007
Pflluger Sets the Bar at Lucas Oil I-10 Speedway in Blythe
Victor Pfluger, the 16 year old driver from Morristown, AZ had a fantastic set of runs in
both the Late Model Winter Blast Series and the first race of the ASA Speedtruck
Challenge. Saturday was a double-duty day as Victor and his team had to scramble to ready
both this Late Model and his rebuilt ASA Dodge Speedtruck. Crewchief Chuck Lahorgue was on
hand to make both cars handle perfectly and tag-team spotting with Victor's father, Art
Pfluger. With the Late Model dialed in, Victor stepped out and grabbed the evening's fast
time of 14.784 seconds, well over the second runner's 14.812. The Main Event saw a nine
car field with Victor starting mid-pack. He methodically passed cars till he climbed in
the second spot, but with only a few laps left he wasn't able to take the lead from the 26
car of Gerchman.
Last year in the ASA Speedtruck Challenge the 15 year old Victor finished 4th in overall
points and, this season he is off to a powerful start in his chase for the championship.
The team was apprehensive about this first race in the 2007 Speedtruck series, having
faced mechanical issues and a poor start to the season last year. Add to this the fact
that they hadn't had a chance to shake down the truck and was running it green without any
practice sessions. Apprehension quickly turned to relief and excitement as Victor set
another fast time with a 14.823 second lap edging out Andy Allen and Jim Putman. The
Speedtruck Trophy Dash saw Victor dominate the field to take the checkered for the win.
The Main Event had 15 trucks starting and the line-up put Victor inside second row behind
pole-sitter Jim Putnam and second spot Andy Allen. From the first lap on Victor ran a
strong second place as he and Putnam pulled out to a commanding lead over the rest of the
pack. At times the duo was nearly half a lap ahead of the third spot. When the checkered
fell, Victor had taken second place and proven he is a contender for the championship this
season.
"We are thrilled to have such a great start in the trucks this year." Said a
exultant Victor. "We are very grateful to Chuck (LaHorgue) for coming down and making
this evening such a success, and want to thank Bud Harvey who built us a great
transmission that worked without a hitch." The next ASA Truck race is at Orange Show
Speedway, a favorite of Victor and many of the other truck racers. For more information
about Victor and to see where his point standings end up after this great weekend - visit:
www.VictorPfluger.com
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NASCAR Rule Change Opens Door for Local Driver
August 29, 2006
Morristown, AZ
The NASCAR AutoZone West Series recently announced a plan to allow drivers as young as 16
years old to compete in the prestigious series. The series will enter its 54th season in
2007, making it the West Coast’s oldest stock car racing circuit. The series
historically competes throughout Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and Arizona. This
is perfect timing for Morristown driver Victor Pfluger.
Victor, who will just be 16 when the season starts next spring, is the perfect candidate
to be the next young star of the series. At 15 years old he has more Late Model driving
experience than many drivers twice his age, and a record of wins and championships that
puts the older drivers to shame. Not only is the outgoing young man a dedicated racer,
Victor is currently a junior in high school and has been on the honor roll all through
schooling. And he is a man with direction and goals. He is gearing his education towards
being an automotive engineer and a professional racecar driver.
His young career has been nothing short of spectacular. In his first full season of kart
racing he won a championship with SWKA (Southwest Karting Association) and finished a
strong second in points for the 2003 Junior Sportsman Series and. In September 2003 Victor
started racing Dwarf Cars on dirt oval tracks. At the ripe old age of 12 he ran his first
asphalt road race on the main track at Firebird International Speedway. ((((Art, how did
he do?))))) Victor’s experience with karts helped him score a win that weekend on a
course where his speeds topped over 150 mph. In 2004 Victor won both a National and a
Regional title with the ASA ProAutoSports as well as finishing 7th in points with the
Arizona Dwarf Cars.
It was this same year they Victor made the big jump into the ASA Speed Truck Challenge
series. By September his karting and dwarf car skills allowed him to dominate the pack of
more seasoned drivers on the tight road course of St. John’s to win both the main
event and the honor to be the youngest driver in ASA history to win a main event.
In Aug. 2005 Victor and Pfluger Racing bought Late Model and Outlaw Kart Champion Kyle
Cattanach’s tour car. In Pfluger’s first race in the new car and division he
started 16th and finished an impressive 4th place. This year he got the opportunity to
take the fast late model to Northern California and run back to back races with both the
North State Challenge Series and the WestCar Series. The Arizona hotshoe wowed the crowd
by running third fastest time, winning the Trophy Dash and finishing 7th in the very
competitive WestCar race.
For 2006 the ASA Speed Truck Series has been his main concentration and currently is sits
9th in overall points. With the upcoming St. John’s race, he plans on increasing his
points margins and garner yet another road course victory.
Looking forward, the future looks great for a spot in the AutoZone West Series. This
NASCAR tour is a big step for any team, and Victor and Pfluger Racing are looking for
motivated sponsors to take along with them. Sponsorship in a series like this guarantees
exceptional media coverage; TV, Radio, News, Magazines, and of course the internet. The
team is well versed in the importance of media coverage and marketing. The young driver
has his own marketing and promotional specialists and professional internet site. The team
of media experts are working to get him the coverage that is necessary to take him to the
top. His website, created by JW Webs, features a Biography, News, Results, Photo Gallery
and some very exciting In-Car Camera streaming videos. You can visit it at
www.VictorPfluger.com.
July 1st 2006
Pfluger Bests Truck Veterans at OSS - Click for Results - Word Doc.
Breaking a two race run of bad luck, Victor Pfluger stormed back to a 3rd place finish at
the ASA Speedtruck event at Orange Show Speedway on Saturday. A 5th place qualifying time
only 6/10th of a second off fast time combined with an inversion to put the young hotshoe
on the outside pole for the start of the 100 lap feature. As the green flag dropped Victor
settled into the second spot for a long ride trailing Darren Young. Forty laps of chasing
the leader and dodging lapped traffic afforded the young driver a lesson in patience. But
it was lap traffic near the halfway point that allowed former Speedtruck champion Lee
Hatch to push past Victor to take the second spot. For the remaining laps Victor driving
his Parker Farms, Mondello Tech Center powerhouse held a strong line and held off Chad
Boat and fast time qualifier Randel King as well as the rest of the Truck Challengers.
Coming from a Karting and background and taking several Dwarf Car honors, Victor has
quickly moved up to Late Models and the Speedtrucks. Last year the Pflugers and
Thunderwave racing joined forces with Chuck Lahorgue of Redding California after being
introduced by the Cattanach race team. "Chuck is a great person to work with and
gives 100 percent to all of his customers" says Victor's father Art. Victor is
grateful for having such a supportive team, "We will never know why Chuck LaHorgue
and Kyle Cattanach decided to take us under their wing last season but it sure has had an
impact on my career”, said Victor. “My dad works all week to try to give me a
great car to take to the track, but it is Chuck that is giving us the setups. At the track
after each run in the Late Model you will see either my dad or I on the phone with Chuck
getting his expertise on how to change the car.”
The ASA Speedtruck series has been a real challenge for Victor and the Thunderwave Racing
Team. Starting the season with two top ten finishes Victor was fated as one of the young
drivers turned away from the Irwindale Speedtruck race due to an insurance debacle. The
fourth race at Tucson was then canceled when the facility changed management. The Las
Vegas race had good potential to continue his top ten finishes, but a cut tire relegated
him to a 12th place finish.
In breaks from the Truck schedule Victor has been traveling. Victor's Late Model program
has been the strong suit all year and at the encouragement of car builder and crewchief
Chuck Lahorgue Victor made the long tow to Northern California to run back to back
weekends at Shasta Speedway Park. The first race was the North State Challenge Series
where an early race tangle in just in front of Victor left him no where to turn and the
damage sustained forced him to end his night. However, spending a week of non-stop work on
the car under the experta tutalage of Lahorgue Victor was ready to take on the seasoned
drivers of the Westcar series. Entering the show as a rookie Victor wowed the officials by
setting the 3rd fastest time which left him primed for the Trophy Dash where he dominated
over more experienced drivers to take the win and cash. But it was the Main Event that
proved Victor's skill. A gas cap mishap forced Victor to a quickstop on the parade lap
dropping him from front runner to a last place start. Despite this the young powerhouse
smoothly, cleanly and patiently wended his way back to a 7th place finish.
Next stop: July 15th at Madera Speedway and a 100 laps around its 1/3 mile oval. Victor is
anxiously waiting for the St. John's Grand Prix on Sept. 2nd. Victor was the youngest
driver in history to win the ASA Speedtruck event at this race. His skill in Karting is
really put to use here at this challenging course.
Victor and Art want to give special thanks to The Parkers of Parker Farms, the Mondellos -
Mondellos Tech Center, Jerry Auck from the Chrome Oasis and many more are constantly in
our thoughts as we are eternally in debt for their efforts. You can find out more about
Victor and follow his career at his website - VictorPlfuger.com.
ASA SPEED TRUCK CHALLENGE ANNOUNCES SEASON OPENER
TO BENEFIT CHILDREN’S HOME
Upland, CA….April 5, 2006….Jay Rutherford, President of Speed Truck Challenge,
Inc. announced the exciting season opener race date of April 8, 2006 at the ever-popular,
historic racing venue of Orange Show Speedway in San Bernardino, CA,. an ASA Member Track.
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March 28, 2006
For Immediate Release,
Morristown’s own Victor Pfluger is off to a great race season. In 4 outings, Victor
has scored 3 wins and 1-second place finish on the Kart circuit. His only second-place
finish came as the result of a last lap wreck. Perhaps most noteworthy was that one of the
victories came against Buddy Rice, 2004 Indy 500 winner. Victor is also running a Late
Model Stock Car in the winter series at the I-10 Speedway in Blythe, CA. The last race he
got to the track late and missed practice and qualifying.
The penalty for this is starting at the back. “I had to start 17th in a 17 car
field, on old tires, because we were late. I just wanted to run our new motor package to
see what we had”, said Victor. “I just kept picking off cars. When it was over I
was in second.” Not a bad finish for Victors 3rd race in this type of racecar.
“My new Esterline/Patullo engine package really worked for me”, commented Victor
after the race. Victor’s team, ThunderWave Racing, will compete at 3 more Blythe
events before the season is over. Victor will be racing again in the ASA Speed Truck
series, which is televised on the OUTDOOR Channel. As the youngest driver to ever win a
race in the history of this series there are still many challenges ahead for the young
racer to master. Victor’s team still has room for sponsors and is in need of help
working on the race vehicles. “To have a successful season we need some help, mom and
dad do their best, but to race at this level it takes more people” said Pfluger.
ThunderWave Racing has hired racecar builder Chuck LaHorgue of Lahorgue racecars to crew
chief the truck this season. “My parents do all they can and more, said Victor, but
they just can’t do it all so we brought Mr. LaHorgue in to assist”. We are also
welcoming Jim Clinton to the ThunderWave Racing team. Mr. Clinton will take care of
marketing and promotional projects for Victor and his team. All of us can be reached at
602-679-0519
MARCH 28, 2006
Dear Race Fans,
Short track racing existed as far back as the Chariot races of old. It has always been a
risky business at best. So was the race at I-10 Speedway in Blythe Ca. this weekend. One
racecar launched going over the heads of the track officials and took a head on hit on the
pit wall at top speed. The driver was extricated and reportedly was not seriously injured.
All of the safety gear that we spend lots of money on, if we are smart did its job.
Victor had a string of unusual events keep him from his first win in the Late Model.
Victor should have been on the pole for the Trophy Dash, but track officials decided to
run the four slowest cars instead of the four fastest cars. Due to the on track incident
track officials decided to shorten the race to 20 laps. We were faster than the first
place car and should have had no problem getting around him if the race would have gone
the distance, but that’s racing. Victor did run away with the heat race and scored a
win there and finished second for the feature.
We were happy to have Jerry Auck and Jennifer Sharpe from the Chrome Oasis at
Danny’s Big Rig Resort attending the race this weekend. They are going to give the
team some support this season. Danny’s is the premier truck wash facility in the
southwest. In addition to Chrome and accessories, they have a large staff that can do the
best wash job around. Also they can find any accessory you could imagine for your truck,
trailer and motor homes. They have the best aluminum and stainless polishing staff this
side of the Mississippi. We pressed Jerry into service assisting in the pits and doing
tire maintenance. Although the weather wasn’t very pleasant. We all had a good time.
We hope all of our fans will stop by and support this fine business. Prior to any NASCAR
event in Phoenix you can find most of the NASCAR haulers at this facility getting polished
and washed for the coming weekend.
April 15th will be the final race of the season for I-10 Speedway in Blythe. We hope
more of our fans will be able to attend. Victor seems to drive just a little harder when
fans are on hand to watch. So bring ALL of your friends and neighbors to this event. I
also love having any of our supporters show up and lend a hand in the pits. No job is too
small; everyone’s effort contributes to the final result. This won’t be the last
race for this car though. We are still waiting for confirmation of the new rules for
Orange Show Speedway in San Bernadino to see if we are going to be allowed to race as a
late model at that facility.
Thanks to everyone that supports ThunderWave Racing and Victor Pfluger.
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