Austin Reed Impact Hard Charger award winner

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COTO DE CAZA, California --

Austin Reed, 15 year old driver of the #14 Approved Memory, Kalgard, K&N 
Filters, Ringers Gloves, (RBP) Rolling Big Power, Vitamin Water Legend 
car, competing at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, has had an 
up-and-down year as he makes the transition from dirt to pavement 
racing.  Austin is getting this pavement racing figured out as was 
demonstrated Saturday night at Irwindale where he won the Impact Hard 
Charger award.  This recognition, his third, is presented to the driver 
who passes the most cars during the race. 

The night would prove to be challenging with Austin set to start 24th 
out of 30 cars. He shared that is qualifying run was "not as good as 
expected, the fields have been getting bigger and stronger every weekend 
here."  With a decision made earlier in the day by the Race Director to 
increase the Legend race laps from 35 to 50 the field was lined up and 
ready to go.  It was during the first few parade laps that a misstep by 
Austin's Dad was discovered whereby the hood of his car was not securely 
fastened.  This forced Austin to come off the track for the correction 
that was made just as the race was to go green causing him to re-enter 
the field starting dead last in the 30th position.  Determined to make 
the best of his night, Austin did not waste any time setting out on a 
torrid pace and ultimately passing 20 cars.

Austin shared his thoughts from the night "I had a lot of fun out there, 
at times I raced with a lot of cars 2 and 3 wide. This race track is 
very hard to get a handle on, but once you do it is a ton of fun.  I 
told my Dad prior to the race it will be hard to get up there from where 
I am starting but if I could just win the Hard Charger Award that would 
be cool.  I'm working on one more to get that new Impact helmet I want.  
The car really came alive and allowed me  to drive the way it should be 
and running the correct line around the track.  Irwindale is such a flat 
race track you have to be really smooth on and off the gas and brakes.  
My car really works well on the bottom but I can also run the top pretty 
well.  I seemed to really be good coming off turn four, where I could 
get back to the gas and get a good run going down into turn one and 
making the pass.  We had a few cautions with only 5 laps to go and it 
started to get crazy out there."  With one lap to go Austin was in 11th 
place two cars behind the 51 car, "I just ran a smooth line and got the 
jump again off turn four and the drag race was on to the checkered."  
Austin was able to edge out the 51 car at the line for tenth place finish.

Austin is currently in 5th place in the traveling National points in the 
Young Lions Division.  He is 83rd overall in Young Lions out of 213 
drivers and in the top 20 at Irwindale Speedway with 3 Hard Charger 
Awards this year.

Austin Reed is 15 years old and in 10th grade attending Frontier High 
School in Bakersfield, CA.  Austin is the son of Dave Reed, former 
NASCAR championship car owner in the Southwest Series. For more 
information please check out Austin's web site www.austinreedracing.com 
<http://www.austinreedracing.com>,  
http://www.youtube.com/AustinReedRacing,  
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/austinreedracing?ref=ts,  
www.600racing.com <http://www.600racing.com>,  or contact Dave Reed 
dreed@approvedmemory.com .


Legend Cars from 600 Racing are 5/8-scale fiberglass full-fendered 
versions of the famed NASCAR modifieds driven by legendary drivers such 
as Fireball Roberts, Buck Baker, Curtis Turner, Speedy Thompson and 
Banjo Matthews.  Legend Cars have a 1250cc Yamaha sealed motor,  
Wheelbase 73",  overall length 10'6", 122 HP and weighs in at 1300 with 
the driver, BF Goodrich Tires Comp TA, Coil over suspension with speeds 
over 100 MHP. Young Lions Division which is designated for the drivers 
between the ages of 12 and 16. Since the car stays the same from 
division to division, it is the driver that makes the difference!