Bret Moyer Wins DTRA Feature and First Crate Engine Feature Win in DTRA
Ankeny, IA (May 9, 2008) - Bret Moyer piloting his #98 DTRA truck, scored his first feature win of the 2008 race season
at the Iowa State Fair Speedway. Moyer, a multi time DTRA National Champion will also put his name in the record book
as the first ever DTRA competitor to win a feature event in the truck series utilizing a GM Performance Parts 604 Crate
Engine. Moyer started the night with a win in his 8 lap heat race, based on point averages Moyer would start the 15 lap A
Feature from outside the second row. Moving into the second spot on lap one, Moyer and fellow DTRA driver, Rick Clark
would race hard for the next 14 laps. Moyer was able to make a lap 14 pass on Clark however, the race was not over.
Clark charged hard coming out of turn four on the last lap but, Moyer was able to nose Clark at the line for his first feature
win of the season. The Moyer - Clark finish was a fan thriller and had to be one of the closest finishes in DTRA history.
Clark was followed by Tony Moro for third, with Ed Nelson and Mike Todd rounding out the top five.
In 2007 DTRA Board members voted to include the GM Performance Parts crate engines in competition. The 604 crate
engine is a 350 cubic inch – 400 horse power engine that is sealed at the factory, preventing expensive modifications to
the racing power plant. The 604 crate engine has been proven in past years in ASA Late Model Series racing and in Crate
Dirt Late Model racing that is prevalent in the southeastern states. In 2007 IMCA also sanctioned the GM Performance
Parts 604 Crate Engine in their Crate Model division bringing more crate engine racing exposure to the Midwest.
Moyer is one of four DTRA truck competing with the GM Performance Parts 604 Crate Engines and for his efforts he will
receive a $100 “Award Certificate” from DTRA Title Sponsor, Karl Chevrolet. Other DTRA drivers who currently compete
with the Crate Engine and qualify for the contingency awards are Carl Moyer - #3, Tony Moro - #2T and Matt Moro #2M.
In addition to their DTRA contingency and Title Sponsorship, Karl Chevrolet currently offers all competitors who win a
feature event using a GM Performance Parts 602 or 604 Crate Engine purchased through Karl Chevrolet, the $100
contingency “Award Certificate”.
Two Cousins, Two Tracks, Two Feature Wins in One Night
Friday night, May 9th was a special night for the Kaplan – Sather family as cousins Austin Kaplan and Kevin Sather both
won their feature events, competing in the IMCA / Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod division. In addition to their feature
winning pay, Kaplan and Sather will both receive a $100 “Award Certificate” from IMCA Northern SportMod Title Sponsor,
Karl Chevrolet.
On Friday night, Kaplan earned his feature win and a trip to victory lane on the famed half mile at the Iowa State Fair
Speedway. Competing against twenty plus other IMCA SportMod drivers, Kaplan, racing his Victory Chassis / Karl
Chevrolet GM Performance Parts 602 Crate Engine powered SportMod, bested Rick Gladson and the other SportMod
competitors, winning his first feature at the Fairgrounds Speedway for the 2008 season.
On the same night, at the Marshalltown Speedway, Sather won his first feature event of the 2008 season on the high
banked, 1/4 mile Speedway located on the Central Iowa Fairgrounds. Sather was racing his Karl Chevrolet GM
Performance Parts 602 Crate Engine powered / Victory Chassis SportMod. Twenty-six IMCA SportMods were on hand and
when the checker flag fell, Sather lead Luke Wanninger and the balance of the IMCA SportMod field across the finish
line.
Kaplan and Sather have now added their names to the list of drivers earning 2008 feature event wins in IMCA, Karl
Chevrolet Northern SportMod competition utilizing the GM Performance Parts 602 Crate Engine. Other wins have come
from Kent Croskey, Brett Moffitt, Chris Abelson, Brett Meyer, Chris Wright and Luke Wanninger. The GM Performance
Parts 602 crate engine continues to provide the necessary power and reliability to take championship caliber drivers to
victory lane.
In addition to their IMCA SportMod Title Sponsorship, Karl Chevrolet also awards any IMCA SportMod competitor who
wins a feature event using a GM Performance Parts 602 Crate Engine purchased through Karl Chevrolet, with a
contingency “Award Certificate” valued at $100.
Karl Chevrolet is one of the leading suppliers in the country for GM Performance Parts and GM Performance Parts Crate
Engines used by sanctioning bodies, racing organizations and independent race tracks across the country. These durable,
economical engines are built and sealed at the factory by General Motors to prevent any expensive modifications. GM
Performance Parts 602 and 604 crate engines continue to provide the necessary power and reliability to take
championship caliber drivers to victory lane.
For more information on GM Performance Parts or GM Performance Parts Crate Engines, contact Chuck Stowe at Karl
Chevrolet by phone at: (515) 299-4434 or by e-mail at: c.stowe@karlchevrolet.com or log on to the web site at:
www.karlperformanceparts.com.
Ankeny, IA (May 9, 2008) - Bret Moyer piloting his #98 DTRA truck, scored his first feature win of the 2008 race season
at the Iowa State Fair Speedway. Moyer, a multi time DTRA National Champion will also put his name in the record book
as the first ever DTRA competitor to win a feature event in the truck series utilizing a GM Performance Parts 604 Crate
Engine. Moyer started the night with a win in his 8 lap heat race, based on point averages Moyer would start the 15 lap A
Feature from outside the second row. Moving into the second spot on lap one, Moyer and fellow DTRA driver, Rick Clark
would race hard for the next 14 laps. Moyer was able to make a lap 14 pass on Clark however, the race was not over.
Clark charged hard coming out of turn four on the last lap but, Moyer was able to nose Clark at the line for his first feature
win of the season. The Moyer - Clark finish was a fan thriller and had to be one of the closest finishes in DTRA history.
Clark was followed by Tony Moro for third, with Ed Nelson and Mike Todd rounding out the top five.
In 2007 DTRA Board members voted to include the GM Performance Parts crate engines in competition. The 604 crate
engine is a 350 cubic inch – 400 horse power engine that is sealed at the factory, preventing expensive modifications to
the racing power plant. The 604 crate engine has been proven in past years in ASA Late Model Series racing and in Crate
Dirt Late Model racing that is prevalent in the southeastern states. In 2007 IMCA also sanctioned the GM Performance
Parts 604 Crate Engine in their Crate Model division bringing more crate engine racing exposure to the Midwest.
Moyer is one of four DTRA truck competing with the GM Performance Parts 604 Crate Engines and for his efforts he will
receive a $100 “Award Certificate” from DTRA Title Sponsor, Karl Chevrolet. Other DTRA drivers who currently compete
with the Crate Engine and qualify for the contingency awards are Carl Moyer - #3, Tony Moro - #2T and Matt Moro #2M.
In addition to their DTRA contingency and Title Sponsorship, Karl Chevrolet currently offers all competitors who win a
feature event using a GM Performance Parts 602 or 604 Crate Engine purchased through Karl Chevrolet, the $100
contingency “Award Certificate”.
Two Cousins, Two Tracks, Two Feature Wins in One Night
Friday night, May 9th was a special night for the Kaplan – Sather family as cousins Austin Kaplan and Kevin Sather both
won their feature events, competing in the IMCA / Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod division. In addition to their feature
winning pay, Kaplan and Sather will both receive a $100 “Award Certificate” from IMCA Northern SportMod Title Sponsor,
Karl Chevrolet.
On Friday night, Kaplan earned his feature win and a trip to victory lane on the famed half mile at the Iowa State Fair
Speedway. Competing against twenty plus other IMCA SportMod drivers, Kaplan, racing his Victory Chassis / Karl
Chevrolet GM Performance Parts 602 Crate Engine powered SportMod, bested Rick Gladson and the other SportMod
competitors, winning his first feature at the Fairgrounds Speedway for the 2008 season.
On the same night, at the Marshalltown Speedway, Sather won his first feature event of the 2008 season on the high
banked, 1/4 mile Speedway located on the Central Iowa Fairgrounds. Sather was racing his Karl Chevrolet GM
Performance Parts 602 Crate Engine powered / Victory Chassis SportMod. Twenty-six IMCA SportMods were on hand and
when the checker flag fell, Sather lead Luke Wanninger and the balance of the IMCA SportMod field across the finish
line.
Kaplan and Sather have now added their names to the list of drivers earning 2008 feature event wins in IMCA, Karl
Chevrolet Northern SportMod competition utilizing the GM Performance Parts 602 Crate Engine. Other wins have come
from Kent Croskey, Brett Moffitt, Chris Abelson, Brett Meyer, Chris Wright and Luke Wanninger. The GM Performance
Parts 602 crate engine continues to provide the necessary power and reliability to take championship caliber drivers to
victory lane.
In addition to their IMCA SportMod Title Sponsorship, Karl Chevrolet also awards any IMCA SportMod competitor who
wins a feature event using a GM Performance Parts 602 Crate Engine purchased through Karl Chevrolet, with a
contingency “Award Certificate” valued at $100.
Karl Chevrolet is one of the leading suppliers in the country for GM Performance Parts and GM Performance Parts Crate
Engines used by sanctioning bodies, racing organizations and independent race tracks across the country. These durable,
economical engines are built and sealed at the factory by General Motors to prevent any expensive modifications. GM
Performance Parts 602 and 604 crate engines continue to provide the necessary power and reliability to take
championship caliber drivers to victory lane.
For more information on GM Performance Parts or GM Performance Parts Crate Engines, contact Chuck Stowe at Karl
Chevrolet by phone at: (515) 299-4434 or by e-mail at: c.stowe@karlchevrolet.com or log on to the web site at:
www.karlperformanceparts.com.
