FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 3, 2013
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Eddie Carrier Jr. Registers Top Five at Florence; Lucas Southern Swing Next

by Ben Shelton
SALT ROCK, West Virginia (04/02/13) – Eddie Carrier Jr. took his #28 Grover Motorsports/Rocket/Grover Racing Engine Super Late Model into battle in a single event over the weekend as he took part in the Spring 50 at Florence Speedway (Union, Kentucky) and came away with his first top five finish of the season.

Twenty-seven super Late Models took to the 1/2 mile oval, and via preliminary action Eddie earned the second starting spot for the 50 lap, $5,000-to-win finale.  He was joined on the front row by Greg Johnson, and as the race went green Johnson jumped to the lead with Carrier Jr. in tow.  Eddie ran in second during the opening laps before a soft tire choice caused him to slip backwards a few spots. He went on to finish in the fourth spot behind race winner, Scott James, Mike Marlar, and Greg Johnson.

"I sure hate we went too soft on tires, but as much as we've struggled to start the year a fourth place finish feels about like a win," noted Carrier Jr.  "Hopefully we are finally getting all of the bugs worked out, and we can get back to winning races."

Full results from the event are available at www.FlorenceSpeedway.com .

This weekend Carrier Jr. will travel to the South for a pair of $10,000-to-win, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) events.  The action opens on Friday night at Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, Mississippi) before moving to Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, Texas) on Saturday night.  Eddie is currently tenth in the latest LOLMDS standings.  For more information on the events, please visit www.LucasDirt.com .

Eddie Carrier Jr. would like to thank his sponsors and marketing partners including Engines Inc, Grover Motorsports, Grover Racing Engines, Cox Wrecker Service, Hess Stewart and Campbell PLLC, Blue Ridge Machinery and Tools, Integra Shocks and Springs, Port City Racing, Hoosier, Rocket, VP Racing Fuels, CV Products, Poske's  Performance Parts, Dyers Rods, Octane Racing Products, Race Tec Pistons, COMP Cams, Wiles Racing Drive Shafts, Pro Fabrication, Rapture Carburetors, Cizmar Racing, All Star Performance, Frankland Rear Ends, Jones Racing Products, Brinn Transmissions, Schaeffer's Racing Oil, Real Racing Wheels, Hinchman Racewear, Indy Screen Print, Impact Sign & Apparel, The Joie of Seating, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Eddie Carrier Jr., please visit www.EddieCarrierJr.com