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Danny Lasoski Joins Parsons Motorsports For 2009
By Bob Jones
KNOXVILLE, IA (Dec 11) - Danny Lasoski and Parsons Motorsports have joined
forces to battle for the 2009 World of Outlaws Series championship. Lonnie
Parsons and the Casey’s General Store 6 car has long been a staple on the
Outlaw tour and Lasoski behind the wheel may be just what Parsons was
looking for.
“We were looking for a driver that would be a threat to win
on any given night, at any given track. Don (Lamberti) and I agreed that
Danny is the guy we are looking for. Danny and I have been friends for a
long time, probably since he drove for Max Rogers at Knoxville (1986). We’ve
had a lot of good drivers in the 6 car, but we never really seemed to find
the right combination and we were left searching for a situation to where we
can win more races. I think Danny is one of the top drivers out there and
we’re putting together the right pieces to win,” said Parsons.
Lasoski is no stranger to victory lane with over 370 career victories, 81 of
those with the World of Outlaws. A year off of the World of Outlaws trail in
2008 netted Lasoski his record setting eighth Knoxville Track Championship
along with collecting 10 wins during the season. “The Dude” from Dover, MO
hopes to add to those totals in 2009 with Parsons Motorsports.
“I am very excited to be teaming up with Lonnie Parsons and Don Lamberti
with Casey’s General Stores. First of all, I appreciate the opportunity to
represent Parsons Motorsports and Casey’s General Stores on the World of
Outlaws tour. Lonnie always has great equipment and knows what it takes to
win with the Outlaws,” said Lasoski.
“I ended up spending the year off the tour in ’08 to race at Knoxville
Raceway. Don’t get me wrong Knoxville was great. Racing at home and spend
time with many old friends was a nice change of pace. But when the Outlaws
came to town and then left…I was lost. I felt out of my element by staying
put when they left town. I’m not ready to hang up my helmet by any means,
and if you want to be the best you have to race with the best. We are
putting together a real solid team to do just that and I’m confident that we
will win races together. I can’t wait to get to the track to show them what
we can do,” said Lasoski.
The Parsons Motorsports, Casey’s General Stores No. 6 will be using JEI
Chassis with Kistler Engines providing the horsepower and Hoosier tires with
the grip, a combination that Lasoski is very familiar with. Chris Straight
will be staying with the team as a crewmember and the addition of Barry
Jackson, founder of JEI Chassis, coming aboard to serve as crew chief for
the team will serve as an experienced resource to make the team even
stronger. The team will be debuting at Florida Speedweeks in February. Stay
tuned to www.dannylasoski.com
and www.caseys.com for news and
updates from the Parsons Motorsports team.
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