WoO: Brian Birkhofer & Brady Smith Hope To Win At Diamond Nationals

Brian Birkhofer & Brady Smith Hope To Win At Diamond Nationals
 

WoO: Brian Birkhofer & Brady Smith Hope To Win At Diamond Nationals

May 05, 2008

Brian Birkhofer & Brady Smith Hope To Win At Diamond Nationals Ron Mitchell

CORONA, CA - With the long-awaited, highly-anticipated Second Annual SuperClean Diamond Nationals this weekend, the Lucas Oil Motorsports Hour will preview the $40,000 to win event with defending Diamond Nationals Champion Brian Birkhofer, Kentucky Lake winner Brady Smith, and Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Kevin Greven.

Muscatine, IA’s Brian Birkhofer will join the show as the defending Diamond Nationals Champion to talk about the new Mars/Birkhofer Chassis, Sunday’s WoO win at Monett, last year’s Diamond Nationals Championship, and what it will take to win this weekend’s race.

Fresh off his first ever Lucas Oil win at Kentucky Lake, Brady Smith will also appear on the broadcast.  A native of Solon Springs, WI, Smith will talk about Kentucky Lake as well as last year’s Knoxville Nationals win, Bloomquist Race Cars, and this weekend’s 2nd Annual SuperClean Diamond Nationals.

Also joining the program will be Lucas Oil Speedway General Manager Kevin Greven. Greven will look ahead to this weekend’s SuperClean Diamond Nationals and will talk about the “Diamond of Dirt Tracks”, Lucas Oil Speedway, and what to expect this weekend as well as changes made to the facility during the offseason.


 
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