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Inside Line Promotions – OWASSO, Okla. (Oct. 5, 2014) – This season is down to four big weekends for Tony Bruce Jr. and his One 8 Motorsports team, which will have one more week off before closing the season with a month of racing.

“We’ve spent the past couple of weeks getting things in order to finish the year,” he said. “It will be a busy final stretch of racing from Texas to Arkansas all the way out to Arizona. We need to have everything set up to finish this year strong.”

Bruce Jr., who endured some tough luck and DNFs during the summer, has shifted any focus on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour championship standings to solely winning races. Bruce Jr. has three victories this season and he is looking to add to that total.

“We haven’t been worried about points for a while,” he said. “When we show up to the track the only goal is to win the race.”

The next challenge is Oct. 17-18 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, for the 41st annual Winter Nationals with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour. Bruce Jr. claimed the ASCS National Tour win at the half-mile track in March.

He will then tackle I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., for the 27th annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals Presented by Hoosier Tires Oct. 22-25. Bruce Jr. is one of only three drivers – along with Steve Kinser and Gary Wright – to win back-to-back Short Track Nationals, which pays $15,000 to the winner.

“I’ve always seemed to run well at the smaller, quarter-mile tracks,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of success at I-30 Speedway throughout the years and with the Short Track Nationals being one of the premier events of the season I hope we can find that success again this season.”

November kicks off with the Battle at the Border at El Paso Speedway Park in El Paso, Texas, on Nov. 7 and Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, N.M., on Nov. 8.

The season concludes on Nov. 14-15 at Cocopah Speedway in Somerton, Ariz., with the Cocopah Cup Challenge, capped by a $10,000-to-win main event.

“We’ve had some good runs at all of the tracks,” Bruce Jr. said. “There is no better way to finish a season than to go out and win races. Hopefully we can put ourselves in contention each night to wrap things up on a positive note.”

SEASON STATS –

55 races, 3 wins, 14 top fives, 30 top 10s, 37 top 15s, 50 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Oct. 17-18 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, for the 41st annual Winter Nationals with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour

LIVE COVERAGE –

To keep up to speed with Bruce Jr. at every Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event, visit http://www.RacinBoys.com for free, live audio. Additionally, RacinBoys will provide live Pay-Per-View video at select races.

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.TonyBruceJr.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyBruceJr

VIDEO –

Here is a link of Bruce Jr. at the Front Row Challenge and 360 Knoxville Nationals in August thanks to FinishLine Studios: http://youtu.be/380-i0vVgG8

Click on the link for a video by Thriller Productions that highlights Bruce Jr.’s Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour triumph at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on March 21: http://vimeo.com/89899519

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“When I moved to the Tulsa area a few years back we built a brand new shop,” Bruce Jr. said. “We always strive as a race team to find the best products for the situation and that was no different selecting the company to build our building. Wheeler Metals was the perfect fit for our needs. From 10x10 pole barns to 100x100 full metal buildings, they have it all. I challenge anyone to find a building company that will work the customers’ needs like they do.”

Bruce Jr. would also like to thank Lubbock Wrecker Service, Briley Trucking, The Oil Medics, Hinchman Racewear, Eagle Motorsports, Smiley’s Racing Products, SWE, Maxwell Industries, Moss Racing Engines, FK Rod Ends, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Factory Kahne Shocks, DriverWebsites.com, RacinBoys.com, Wilwood, Schoenfeld Headers, Hoosier Racing Tires, HRP, Kaeding Performance, Schaeffer Oil, Fuel Safe, Bell Helmets, Four Seasons Radiator, Southern Trailer Works, KSE, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Weld Wheels, ISC Racers Tape and Pressure Tek for their continued support.

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