Thorn in Driver's Seat in SRL Championship

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Thorn in Driver's Seat in SRL Championship
Strandwold Racing's Rookie Driver Leads Southwest Tour in Orange Show Clash
 
 
BAKERSFIELD, CA (April 15, 2010) Derek Thorn, driver of the Le Rivage 
Hotel/Approved Memory Chevrolet in the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series, 
has started the year in championship form winning round one of the 
10-race championship. Now he sets his sights on the tight and tricky 
quarter-mile paved oval that is Orange Show Speedway in San Bernadino, 
CA for the Citizens Business Bank "135" Saturday evening.
 
Thorn is making his third career start in the Southwest Tour this 
weekend and is already become the talk of the series after taking over 
the ride held by former champion Craig Raudman. "All I ever wanted to do 
was race," Thorn said. "I am so excited about this season and to start 
the year with a win is awesome. I am really looking forward to the race 
at Orange Show and hopefully it will be another great weekend for the 
Strandwold team."

While all competitors on the Southwest Tour started their career on 
short-tracks, the oval at Orange Show is different than any other track. 
Originally, the stadium was a high school sports facility but started 
hosting racing  in 1947. In 1964 the flat oval was paved and ushered in 
one of the more exciting chapters in Southern California racing history. 
In 2003 the facility was given a facelift and new asphalt and banking 
was added to the oval. This weekend's event will mark the first time the 
Southwest Tour has visited the landmark.

"I am looking forward to the challenge of racing Orange Show," Thorn 
offered. "I know this is going to be one of the more difficult tracks we 
race and it is going to be critical to qualify really and have patience 
during the race."

Thorn is the champinship point's leader heading into the 135-lap race 
looking for his second career series victory.  Thorn works full-time at 
Joiner Motorsports in Bakersfield, CA and attends Bakersfield College 
studying Business while he pursues his racing dream.
 
Derek Thorn is sponsored by Le Rivage Hotel, Joiner Motorsports, 
Approved Memory, Victory Circle, Finishline Signs, JDA, and Peters 
Racing Engines. The race at Orange Show is the second of 10 races for 
the SRL which is celebrating ten years of racing action in 2010.  For 
all the latest news and information on about Derek Thorn and Bob 
Strandwold Racing, log onto www.derekthorn.com 
<ttp://www.derekthorn.com/%22>. 
 
~Distributed by Derek Thorn Media Relations
~Photo Credit: Derek Thorn Racing