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DUNCAN ‘STEALS THE SHOW’ AS 2007 SCHEDULE
IS ANNOUNCED
Bakersfield, CA – NASCAR Grand National Division
West Series iconic driver and former two-time champion Mike Duncan has
announced that his 2007 driver schedule will be a busy and exciting
one. Along with racing the complete west series, Duncan will also
race a minimum of four ARCA races, starting April, in Tennessee.
The ‘04/’05 west champ endured a challenging season in 2006 - finishing
third in points and winning a big race at California Speedway – and now
his racing passion is at an all-time high. “Having that success
of back-to-back championships at MB Duncan Motor Sports makes our team
work harder. We want that feeling again, and (Crew Chief) Bill Sedgwick
and I are committed to bringing it back”, states Duncan.
With regards to the ARCA commitment, Duncan explains, “We like running
on bigger tracks, and the ARCA races do just that.” Duncan
continues by saying,” I’ve always wanted to test our abilities against
different groups of racers, and this decision is based on that desire
to compete.”
While looking ahead is natural in February, Duncan also had a few
moments of reflection on 2006. The two, biggest moments of last
year were big in very different ways. “Winning the Relocate Here
200 at the (California) Speedway was a tremendous achievement for our
team, and it was a personal accomplishment that I had always hoped
for,” said Duncan. He continued by saying, “That win will always
be a stellar moment for us!” The second and very significant
moment in the 2006 season came when the racing was over. At the
season-ending GND west series awards banquet in Las Vegas, Duncan was
chosen as the innaugural recipent of the “Spencer Clark Driven
Award”. Presented in memory of the young driver who left the
racing community far too young, Duncan was deeply moved, and when asked
to comment, Duncan replied with utmost respect and sincerity by saying,
”Spencer was not only a future superstar in racing, but he was an
equally bright, intelligent and well-raised young man . . . he will be
sorely missed.”
Mike Duncan will also be hitting the marketing trail hard this year,
and he started by starring in the Central Valley Sportsmen, Boat &
RV Show, the premier outdoorsman show in California.
Record-breaking crowds of outdoor enthusiasts flooded the Kern County
fairgrounds last weekend in Bakersfield, and MB Duncan Motor Sports was
a featured attraction. Racing fans from the western states had a
chance to meet Mike, have a photo taken in front of his race cars and
conduct “Fan interviews” with RealFast.TV. The RV show’s owner
and production team credited Duncan’s presence with, “ . . . attracting
more people than ever to the show’s center stage.”
Greenfrogroastingco.com was also on hand to give out coffee/bean
samples and promote their involvement with MB Duncan Motor
Sports. Scott Hair, President of Green Frog Markets, stated his
feelings about Mike simply by saying, “Everything we’ve done with Mike
has increased our business exponentially, and we are looking forward to
a very successful 2007 with Mike!”
Anybody that knows Mike Duncan knows he’s working hard to achieve just
that – a very successful 2007.
To learn more about Mike and his team, please visit
www.mbduncanmotorsports.com
Source - Vance Palm
MB Duncan Motor Sports
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