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Tuesdays with TMAC – Top Five at Knoxville!

5/21/2013

Tuesdays with TMAC – Top Five at Knoxville! (Bill W) May 21, 2013 – A top five finish at Knoxville Raceway has Terry McCarl sitting third in the...more...

Tuesdays with TMAC – Top Five at Knoxville!

(Bill W) May 21, 2013 – A top five finish at Knoxville Raceway has Terry McCarl sitting third in the Knoxville Championship Cup hunt. The defending champion ran fifth at Knoxville, and was rained out at Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, South Dakota. He’s planning on running two races this weekend. He’ll return to Knoxville on Saturday, and run Monday at Huset’s. He’ll skip Huset’s Sunday for son Carson’s high school graduation in Altoona.

TMAC decided to change some things for Saturday at Knoxville. “I’m kind of a creature of habit, so I don’t mess with my setups much,” he says. “I’d wanted to try a couple things, and Saturday I decided I was going to do it. I kind of had a totally different setup than what I normally run, and a different shock package.”

It is tough to make any drastic changes when you are running for a championship. “I can’t really afford to do anything really radical as far as running for the championship,” says TMAC. “All the guys that are at the top are running really well.”

TMAC timed in seventh quick on Saturday. “We have to get the qualifying down,” he says. “There are no excuses for being seventh quick. I thought we figured it out at the Outlaw show (where he also qualified seventh amongst 51 cars), but I was trying a new setup.”

He would run second in the heat after starting fourth in the TMAC Motorsports #24. “We were pretty fast the first few laps of the heat,” says TMAC. “We got to second and I was all over Wayne (Johnson). I just got loose at that point. When I came in, the left rear had shrunk 1 ½” and I had 13 ½” of stagger, which is a ton for Knoxville. I didn’t know if I was loose because of my new setup or because of the stagger.”

The invert of eight would see TMAC start inside row two of the main event. “I didn’t know how much to tighten the car for the feature,” he says. “We started off and the first few laps were great. I felt like I was right there with Davey (Heskin). After that, I just got loose.”

He would stay in a five-car battle at the front, and ended up fifth at the checkers. “We’re probably lucky we salvaged a top five, but you have to try different things to get better,” says TMAC. “(Son) Austin (McCarl) is my crew chief, which makes it hard when he’s racing. I don’t really have anyone to bounce things off. He really needs the same thing I do…somebody watching him while he’s out there. We’re both racing, so that makes it difficult to help each other.”

TMAC is looking forward to getting back to Knoxville Saturday. “I don’t feel bad about the finish because I was testing,” he says. “I feel we’ll get better. We’ll see how this weekend goes. We need to get to the consistent point we were in 2009. I’m excited to go back this week.”

He is happy with his new A.R.T. chassis. “The good thing about this chassis is if you make a little change, it changes the car,” says TMAC. “I can feel it. When you have a car where you make a change, even a big one, and it doesn’t affect it, you have a problem.”
To check out opportunities to partner with TMAC Motorsports on a nightly basis, visit www.TerryMcCarl.com or call 515 957-0020!

TMAC Motorsports Welcomes New Partner

Rens Trucking!

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Websites for the McCarl Gang!

Driverwebsites.com develops the websites for the McCarl boys. Check out www.TerryMcCarl.com, as well as www.AustinMcCarl.com and www.CarsonMcCarl.com!

This Month in TMAC History!

TMAC has won twice on May 19 at Huset’s Speedway. In 1996, he drove Brad Gray’s #51 to a win over Steve Beitler, Randy Nygaard, Todd Wessels and Dave Ekern. In 2002, he drove the #24 to victory ahead of Justin Henderson, Gregg Bakker, Leonard Lee and Jake Peters.

"Tuesdays with TMAC"!

"Tuesdays with TMAC" is an up close and personal look at colorful sprint car veteran Terry McCarl. To receive "Tuesdays with TMAC", send an e-mail to sprntcar@iowatelecom.net with "TMAC" in the subject line.

TMAC Motorsports would like to thank sponsors Country Builders Construction, Rossie Feed and Grain, “Lord I Apologize BBQ Sauce”, Deanfield Farms, Bosma Poultry, SnowPlow Snow Pushers – www.TheSnowPlow.com, DeBerg Concrete, Berryhill Racing, Phil and Vivian, SCE Gaskets, Justice Brothers, 212 The Boiling Point Bar & Grill, Vortex Racing, Hoosier Tire, Chris Spaulding – Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers, K&N Filters, Rens Trucking, Pick Farms, NutriShop – Maple Grove, MN, HRP, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Bob and Beulah Elder, Engler Injection, Superflow Technologies, T&P Brothers, Mediacom, Larry Fleck Trucking, Winters, DriverWebsites.com, CM Rock, Jocko's Sprint Parts, Sander, Brown and Miller, Pro Shocks, Ben Cook, Bell Helmets, Burnett's Rock and Landscaping, Van Der Brink Designs, Morgan Strawberry Farms, Aurora Rod Ends, Crow Safety, Justice Brothers, KSE Steering, Strange Performance, Saldana Racing Products, Scribner Plastics, Waterman Fuel Pumps, Weiland Racing, Butlerbuilt, PBS Bushings and Mote Fasteners.

Bill Wright
Bill W Media
Monroe, IA USA
sprntcar@hotmail.com
Twitter: @BillWMedia

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Tuesdays with TMAC – Work of A.R.T.!

5/14/2013

Tuesdays with TMAC – Work of A.R.T.! (Bill W) May 14, 2013 – Terry McCarl put in a solid weekend of three races, two with the World of Outlaws. ...more...

Tuesdays with TMAC – Work of A.R.T.!

(Bill W) May 14, 2013 – Terry McCarl put in a solid weekend of three races, two with the World of Outlaws. He’s getting accustomed to a new chassis in the TMAC Motorsports #24. Despite solid fields all weekend long, he had one of the faster rides on the racetrack. The Huset’s Speedway opener saw him finish fourth Sunday night.

Friday night brought the World of Outlaws first visit ever to the Elko Speedway in Minnesota, and TMAC welcomed some special guests. “It was great to hang out with Minnesota Viking Hall of Famer Paul Krause,” he says. “It was very cool. He still holds the all-time interception record, which is pretty impressive for a guy who played when they didn’t throw near as much as they do now. I had met him at the Bass Pro Shops opening in Altoona, and he lives near Elko. He had a blast. He’s a good guy. Paul Gillund from Justice Brothers was there too. Their headquarters aren’t far from Elko. The folks from SnowPlow.com were there too. It was cool to have them there.”

The promoter in TMAC appreciated the environment Elko provided. “The atmosphere was great there,” he says. “What a neat deal. The place was packed. It takes a lot of work to put dirt on that track and they do a great job. The feature was great, and entertaining for the fans. That makes it more fun.”

His first night in a new chassis was tested early. “Thanks to Colin Bulmer from Bayaire Industries in Australia, we put a new A.R.T. chassis together, and we were the fastest car in our session of hot laps,” says TMAC. “We were eighth overall. I over-tightened the car a little for qualifying. We didn’t qualify well (24th), but I came back and felt good in the heat (5th).”

The Altoona, Iowa driver would line up 23rd in the main event. “We were passing some cars, and then I had a bolt fall out of the wing cylinder on top,” he says. “It was o.k. when it was back, but when we had a yellow it came forward and stuck there, so I had to pull in and work on that. Then we had to do it on a caution a couple of laps later.”

Once back on track with his wing problem rectified, TMAC started moving forward. “That cost us four or five spots.,” he says. “We were really coming through there. We ended up 16th. Our finishing position really didn’t show how good the car was. I was passing some cars and I felt good about it, especially since we went to the back twice.”

The WoO traveled down to Knoxville Raceway Saturday, and 51 cars were ready for battle. “We qualified well,” says TMAC. “We were just a tenth of a second off of second quick. We were seventh quick, and that was a good effort. Really, that’s what we’ve been lacking all year is qualifying.”

The qualifying spot put him inside row two in his heat race. “Seventh quick is kind of ‘No Man’s Land’ in the heat,” says TMAC. “I had to run top two to get in that Dash and we weren’t able to do it (he finished third). It was a solid run, and we had a good battle with Paul McMahan, who’s second in the Outlaw points.”

TMAC lined up inside row eight for the feature. “The track stayed really nice,” he says. “I should have known better. It usually stays that way if we’ve had rain like we had the previous week. We were able to get up to tenth though.”

A late red flag changed things. “On the last restart, I did a practice run on the top and it felt good,” says TMAC. “Joey (Saldana) was in front of me running the bottom. I tried to run the top around him and got into a rut and about drove straight into the fence in turn one. We ended up backing up to 14th. I just got tight after that red. That stunk, because we wanted to get a top ten out of that run.”

It was on to Brandon, South Dakota on Sunday for the opener at Huset’s. “When I crossed the track walking in, I knew what was going to happen,” says TMAC. “It was really dry, and they hadn’t watered the top at all. That was unfortunate. Kyle Larson was in town, and there were some good cars there. There was a really good crowd there too, and we wanted to put on a show.”

TMAC timed in second and ran from sixth to second in the heat. However, the race would be single-file and he would checker fourth. “It would have been a great battle,” he says. “Lucas Wolfe was on the pole with Mark Dobmeier beside him. Kyle and I were in the second row. Unfortunately, it had laid rubber already in the 360 feature, and it was single-file for us. Austin (McCarl) may have passed more cars than anyone, going from 9th to 6th.”

The TMAC Motorsports team will be busy again this weekend, and will be looking for their second win of the season. “They have a new tire rule at Huset’s that I think will help out in the future,” adds TMAC. “It’s a harder right rear that I think will help everyone. We had a good weekend. We have some figuring out to do with the A.R.T. We’ve been running Eagle for years.”

To check out opportunities to partner with TMAC Motorsports on a nightly basis, visit www.TerryMcCarl.com or call 515 957-0020!

Websites for the McCarl Gang!

Driverwebsites.com develops the websites for the McCarl boys. Check out www.TerryMcCarl.com, as well as www.AustinMcCarl.com and www.CarsonMcCarl.com!

This Month in TMAC History!

On May 13, 2001, TMAC registered quick time of the night (11.16 seconds) and won the feature event at Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, South Dakota. On that night, he topped Wade Nygaard, Jake Peters, Kenny Hansen and Tim Monson. TMAC won his fifth track championship in six years in 2001 by 20 points over Gary DeWall. He won ten features in 18 tries at Huset’s that season.

"Tuesdays with TMAC"!

TMAC Motorsports would like to thank sponsors Country Builders Construction, Rossie Feed and Grain, “Lord I Apologize BBQ Sauce”, Deanfield Farms, Bosma Poultry, SnowPlow Snow Pushers – www.TheSnowPlow.com, DeBerg Concrete, Berryhill Racing, Phil and Vivian, SCE Gaskets, Justice Brothers, 212 The Boiling Point Bar & Grill, Vortex Racing, Hoosier Tire, Chris Spaulding – Attorney at Law, Schoenfeld Headers, K&N Filters, Pick Farms, NutriShop – Maple Grove, MN, HRP, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Bob and Beulah Elder, Engler Injection, Superflow Technologies, T&P Brothers, Mediacom, Larry Fleck Trucking, Winters, DriverWebsites.com, CM Rock, Jocko's Sprint Parts, Sander, Brown and Miller, Pro Shocks, Ben Cook, Bell Helmets, Burnett's Rock and Landscaping, Van Der Brink Designs, Morgan Strawberry Farms, Aurora Rod Ends, Crow Safety, Justice Brothers, KSE Steering, Strange Performance, Saldana Racing Products, Scribner Plastics, Waterman Fuel Pumps, Weiland Racing, Butlerbuilt, PBS Bushings and Mote Fasteners.

Bill Wright
Bill W Media
Monroe, IA USA
sprntcar@hotmail.com
Twitter: @BillWMedia

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Tuesdays with TMAC – Eldora Trip Worthwhile!

5/7/2013

Tuesdays with TMAC – Eldora Trip Worthwhile! (Bill W) May 7, 2013 – When Knoxville Raceway rained out, Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio became...more...

Tuesdays with TMAC – Eldora Trip Worthwhile!

(Bill W) May 7, 2013 – When Knoxville Raceway rained out, Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio became the nearest destination for Terry McCarl and the TMAC Motorsports #24 team. With a little persuasion from a friend, he decided to make the trip and qualified for both World of Outlaws feature events. The Outlaws come to the Midwest and TMAC will take them on Friday at Elko Speedway near New Market, Minnesota and Saturday at Knoxville.

The Altoona, Iowa driver was once one to beat at the fast high-banked half-mile in Ohio. “We were really fast at Eldora in 2009,” says TMAC. “I had run second a lot of times there. We were finally able to win there during Ohio Speedweek from the sixth row. Then we were able to win the “Knight Before the King’s Royal”. We went out late in the King’s Royal, to qualify, and qualified well. We had to run the B. We started 22nd, but I’m telling you, if it hadn’t laid rubber, I think we had a shot at winning it. As it was, it did, and we were able to get to fifth. We had the fall race handled there and blew a tire.”

TMAC’s injury in 2010 and the switch to Goodyear tires changed things. “That was really the last time I went there,” he says. “I went back a year or so ago, and I was out to lunch on the Goodyears. It was good to get back there. Anyone who wins there earns it. It’s a tough joint to win. When you can conquer it, it’s a great feeling.”

So what brought on the decision to head to Eldora? “I have to admit, I wasn’t that excited about going,” says TMAC. “My confidence was down about running there. Ryan Yager, my friend, said he’d drive and he bought the fuel for us to go. I wouldn’t have gone, but I’m really happy we did. Our results weren’t exactly what we were looking for, but I can’t wait to go back. I know the next time we go, we’ll do a lot better. I shook some cobwebs off that I had since my injury.”

TMAC finished 17th on Friday and 15th on Saturday. “We made the show both nights with a lot of great cars there,” he says. “We need to qualify better, or you’re behind the 8-ball.”

TMAC gained steam as the weekend went. “Friday, we came from 21st to 17th,” he says. “The second day, I was able to pass a lot of cars early (after starting 23rd). I was just kind of tight and running the bottom. I was up to sixteenth early and I got chopped off pretty hard. I ended up getting back up to fifteenth. I’m excited to go back.”

The track proved racy both nights. “It’s such a fun track to run,” says TMAC. “They did a really nice job with the track. The racing was excellent both days, and our good friend, Daryn Pittman was able to win. My confidence is back there, and I can’t wait to go back. I’m glad we went.”

This weekend’s events at Elko Speedway and Knoxville Raceway will be followed up by the season opener at Huset’s Speedway near Brandon, South Dakota making for a three-race weekend. “I’m excited,” says TMAC. “People from Justice Brothers, and the guys from SnowPlow Snow Pushers will be there. The Elko facility is so cool. I recommend that any fan go there. The pits are all concrete. The grandstands are so nice, and behind them, they have a restaurant and sports bar. It’s just a fun place. It’s easy to get to…right off the interstate.”

To check out opportunities to partner with TMAC Motorsports on a nightly basis, visit www.TerryMcCarl.com or call 515 957-0020!

SnowPlow Snow Pushers On Board for 2013!

TMAC is happy to have SnowPlow Snow Pushers join his team for 2013. “SnowPlow Snow Pushers are built in Iowa by an Iowa company, so that makes it really, really cool,” he says. “I’m pretty happy about that aspect of it. You can go and buy these shovels right in the town of Altoona. That makes this partnership pretty special for me.”