Raceline Wheels Takes Multiple Checkered Flags at King of the Hammers
GARDEN GROVE, CA FEBRUARY 24, 2011: Raceline Wheels spent the week at the 2011 Griffin King of the Hammers supporting all the racers, volunteers and spectators. Seventeen finishers had Raceline Wheels on their rigs crossing the finish line.
The wheels proved once again to hold up to the most challenging races in the United States battling huge rocks, desert whoops and sand washes at speed. There is no doubt that the Monster Wheel could stand to battle and was also seen on quite a few trail rigs loaded with spectators headed out to watch the action. “Raceline Wheels makes a tough wheel. We raced almost eight miles on a flat at King of the Hammers this year and the wheel is still totally straight,” said Lucas Murphy #816.
Raceline Wheels supports the King of the Hammers in multiple ways including making the trophies for the volunteers and winners, hosting the Volunteer Taco dinner and the 2nd Annual Show and Shine on Thursday night. Raceline, in conjunction with Extreme Wheelers 4 Christ in Yucca Valley, cooked up carne asada and supplied over 3000 tacos to the volunteers, racers and crew. On Saturday five of those volunteers were honored with Raceline Wheels trophies for their outstanding service throughout the week. Awardees included Doug Cousins, Mark Matthews, Danny Grimes, Chris Rea and Andy Glenn.
The 2nd Annual Show and Shine was a hit this year, lining multiple rigs up in front of the main tent to be seen. The winners of the show and shine were: Trail Rig, Nazir Adams Wide Open Designs Custom; Trailer Queen, Kenny Hauk in 07 Jeep Wrangler; Beater, Terri Heale 1985 Toyota extra cab; King of the Hammers Competitive Rig Nazir Adams Wide Open Designs #4467.
The Raceline Wheels Driver stories will be featured on www.RacelineWheels.com/news. “We would like to congratulate every driver for making it to the starting line, that is a battle in itself,” said Greg Mulkey, Raceline Wheels Race Director. “I love this race because it is so hard, and shows the true spirit of every competitor. We have been honored to be the Official Wheel of the King of the Hammers since its inception in 2008, and we hope to continue to support the event in every way possible.”
Raceline Wheel Drivers Qualified for 2012 King of the Hammers
Finish
#
Team Name
Driver
CoDriver
HomeTown
4th
4448
Bomber Fab
Randy Slawson
Mike Slawson
Grand Terrace, CA
10th
4461
BN Motorsports
Ben Napier
Wayne Isrealsen
Sydney, Australia
13th
212
Rock Ware Motorsports
Matt Peterson
Ben Robbins
Colorado Springs, CO
16th
407
Billygoat Motorsports
Bill Kreisel
Bryan Haycock
Citrus Heights, CA
19th
4443
Emick Racing
Tim Emick
Keith Pardue
Orangevale, CA
Additional Raceline Wheel Finishers
Finish
#
Team Name
Driver
CoDriver
HomeTown
24th
70
Ellett Racing
Clint Ellett
Roy Ramey
Calhan Co
25th
554
Trick Toys Racing
Rick Mooneyham
Nate LaRusso
Lake Havasu City, AZ
29th
4413
Bigelow Motorsports
Doug Bigelow
N/A
Emmitsburg, MD
35th
4474
Race Prep Racing
Richie Carter
Kristen Carter
Simi Valley, CA
36th
4440
LT Motorsports
Travis Cook
Lisa Rush
Springfield, MO
37th
4472
Team Bongo Mexico
Jose Manuel
PonceBill Bridge
Morelia, Michoacan, MX
38th
4138
Rig Racing/Rarworx 4×4
Craig Ross
Mike Isom
Montrose, CO
41st
4449
NUHighSchool 49er ROP
Joe Silva
Mike Vargas
Grass Valley, CA
42nd
4420
Crush Motorsports
Derek West
Jason Henne
Springfield, MO
43rd
4471
BLC Motorsports
Dave Schneider
Jason Conover
Reno, NV
45th
4498
Rusty Bray
Dean Evans
Richmond, KY
46th
4499
Torchmate Racing
Jesse Haines
Lil’ Rich Klein
Sparks, NV
Raceline Wheels Did Not Finish or Qualify for Main Race
#
Team Name
Driver
CoDriver
HomeTown
13
Torchmate Racing
JT Taylor
Nick Socha
Fountain, CO
22
Trent Fabrication
Derek Trent
Mike Turner
Reno, NV
23
Trent Fabrication
Chris Ridgway
Taylor Tracy
Apple Valley, CA
67
Hollfelder Racing
Jeff Hollfelder
Jeffery Hollfelder
Mountain Ranch, CA
66
Team 4 Wheel Parts
Eric Anderson
Aaron Frappier
Apple Valley, CA
80
Desert Concepts
Larry McCrae
Jarred Jones
Banning, CA
88
Hendrick Jeep Chrysler
Scott Sines
Randy Baum
Charleston, SC
109
H & H Racing
Fred Hill
Richard Gauthier
New Smyran Beach, Fiji
124
No Limit
Andy Johnson
Phil Blunton
Grass Valley, CA
187
Crawling Chaos
Shawn Inman
Carl Langerhans
Fredericksburg, TX
202
Crush Motorsports
Ritchie Keller
Kyle Keller
Elkland, MO
313
Big Country Customs
Dustyn Friesen
Jaime Colbert
Mission BC Canada
343
Emick Racing
Dustin Emick
Tim Emick
Orangevale, CA
450
NorCal Rock Racing
John Goodby
Ian Jorgensen
Folsom, CA
518
Branik Motorsports
Brandon Haynes
Sean Vinyard
Fort Wayne, IN
780
Team ICELAND-TNT
Ragnar Robertsson
Corey Kruchkowski
Iceland
816
Murphy’s Law Motorsports
Lucas Murphy
Jon Hastie
North Easton, MA
864
Team BNS Racing
Joe Bunker
Marcus Williams
Monroe, WA
913
DynoMax
Bob Willis
Rob Bonney
Chandler, AZ
929
WWSD Rockracing
Michael Feagins
Chris Corbman
Batesville, IN
604
604 Racing
Kris Fraser
Tommy Hunter
MapleridgeBC, Canada
4343
Liquid Iron Racing
Tim Diekmann
Kyle McShea
West Berlin, NJ
4405
MFS Racing
Travis Carpenter
Dan Trout
Orangevale, CA
4406
Usnick Motorsports
Rob Usnick
Billy Brown
Fayetteville, NC
4416
Motorsports Fab Services
Brian Tilton
Craig Baum
Orangevale, CA
4424
Team Nasty
Matt Enochs
Kelly Kaisel
Alvord, TX
4434
Yoder Racing
Kevin Yoder
Al Frangione
Grass Valley, CA
4435
Team Gen-Right
Kevin Sacalas
Kory Merrill
Riverside, CA
4441
D 2 Racing
Darren Henke
Darlene Henke
Golden, CO
4447
Camco Rock Racing
Joel Withers
Joseph Hines
Brandon, MS
4462
Essentially Offroad Racing
Matt Overton
Daniel Parker
Birmingham, AL
4473
4Wheel Parts/BFG
Brent Goegebuer
Robert Park
Corona, CA
4496
Ballzout Motorsports
Louie Keener
Heath Catron
Springfield, MO
4491
RMB 4 x 4
John Bennett
Mike Nappi
Golden, CO
4475
444 Racing
Gary Ferravanti Jr
Kevin Myer
Paso Robles, CA
7214
505 Performance
Zach Steele
Farmington, NM
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Founded in 1996, Raceline Wheels® are competition proven wheels with multiple championships in many different racing disciplines. Raceline Wheels® has had great success on taking knowledge from racing to the street, bringing the same high quality products to a full line of wheels for everyday vehicles. Owned by Allied Wheel Components, Inc., Raceline Wheels® distributes its products through an independent distributor system in the United States and through international distributors in more than 30 countries. Headquartered in Garden Grove, California (Orange County), Raceline Wheels® is a wheel industry leader in performance, craftsmanship, engineering and innovation. For more information on Raceline Wheels®, log onto www.racelinewheels.com.
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