Kozak Motorsports Marketing
Kozak Motorsports Marketing to Launch New Empire State Drag Racing Series
Buffalo, NY –Kozak Motorsports Marketing has developed a new Drag Racing Series the Empire State Drag Racing 
Series (EDRA). The EDRA will compete ate three tracks in Western and Central New York., Empire Dragway in Liecester, NY, ESTA Safety Park in Cicero, NY, and Lancaster Dragway in Lancaster NY.
The Series will feature several classes including: Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Outlaw, Limited Street and Real Street as well as special event shows like the Buffalo SuperChargers, Pro Mod-A-Palooza, and “The Front Engine Freak Show”
Rob Kozak of Kozak Motorsports Marketing feels that the cost of Drag Racing and Structure of the sport is what’s killing the sport of Drag Racing and all forms of motorsports. “I’ve been involved with several forms of motorsports, on a professional level, for over half of my life. I’ve watched as the cost of operating a team and promoting events has caused many good people to walk away from something they truly love. That’s why I chose to create this “Mini-Series”. It’s an affordable entertainment option for fans, tracks, and racers. By limiting the amount of travel, keeping entry fees reasonable, and paying the tracks a small sum for the use of their facility it allows for a highly competitive product for all involved,” said Kozak.
Kozak Motorsports Marketing Presents Pro Mod-A-Palooza this Friday at Lancaster National Dragway
Lancaster, NY – Last year at this time Buffalo, NY was on the verge of losing its Speedway and Dragway. Now, a year later Lancaster National Speedway and Dragway is about to put on its biggest drag race ever and will follow that with a Saturday night 110 lap Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Memorial Race to honor Tommy Druer and Tony Jankowiak.
Pro Mod-A-Palooza has grown beyond its original concept and has quickly become the biggest most important drag race in the history of the 50+ year old facility. Earlier this season Kozak Motorsports Marketing and Lancaster National Dragway hosted an 8 car Pro Mod Event that drew 14 cars and thousands of fans on a Tuesday night. The success of the event along with prodding from both the Pro Mod Teams and the fans became the genesis behind Pro Mod-A-Palooza.
Pro Power Motorsport’s Todd Robertson Bringing Eaton Corporation Backed Alky Flopper to Familiar Confines of Summit Raceway Park
Harrison TWP, MI – Summit Raceway Park is one of the World’s Premier Drag Racing facilities and Todd Robertson is no stranger to 
the Norwalk, OH facility. Having taken many wins over the years at “Norwalk”; Robertson feels quite comfortable at the Bader family facility.
“We had some really great runs here in the door car, taking a couple wins. With that experience here we always feel a little bit at home when we run “Norwalk”,” said team owner/driver, Todd Robertson.
The comfort level of being at “Norwalk” added to Robertson’s growing comfort level behind the wheel of a nearly 3,000 PLUS horse power funny car can only lead to good things for the Harrison Township, Michigan team.
Milan Dragway and Pro-Stock Inc. Announce New Outlaw Sled Class
Milan, MI. – The long cold winter of 2014 has been weighing on everyone; even the people who love the snow and the cold the 
most, SNOWMOBILERS! So, what do avid Michigan snowmobilers do when the winter blues are getting them down? Think about warmer weather and racing their sled on asphalt! Now, thanks to Milan Dragway and Pro-Stock Inc. they will have a place for them to do just that while competing against some of the quickest and fastest sleds in the country!
This new class will compete at four of the 6 Aeroquip Friday Night Heads Up events, May, June, August and September. The new Pro-Stock Inc. Outlaw Sled Class will feature some of the quickest and fastest snowmobiles on the planet capable of posting 6 second elapsed times while racing on a heads up – 1,000 foot format.
Brainard Victory Keeps Phillips on High Heading into U.S Nationals
Forney, TX – NHRA Sportsman Racer and defending U.S Nationals Super Comp Champion , Tommy Phillips, took home his second 
Wally of the season and his 29th of his career with a Super Comp Victory over Jimmy Paulson last week in Brainard, MN. at the 32nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.
Phillips waded six -rounds of eliminations on his way to the finals against Paulson, making it the 37th final round appearance of his career.
Along with the support of his primary sponsors CBS ArcSafe / K&N Filters, Phillips has a list of associate sponsors that help keep the Philco team going rounds. Including Aeroquip Performance, TNT Supercars, Lee-A Inc., VP Racing Fuels, Jegs, Capco Contractors, US 80 Truck Sales, Sunset Racecraft, Hughes Performance, Hoosier Racing Tires, Lucas Oil Products,
Eaton Funny Top Alcohol Car Team Looking for Game Changer at INDY
Harrison TWP. MI – It’s been an up and down season for the Eaton Backed Top Alcohol Funny Car Team of Todd Robertson and 
Robertson will be the first to tell you there’s been more downs than ups but, the veteran racer from Michigan knows anything can happen at INDY.
“With all the low points this season I’m really proud of my guys and how we keep moving forward. Between races we’ve been working closely with Darren Mayer of DMPE and are very confident we have the power we need to compete in probably the toughest class I’ve ever raced in. Now it’s a matter of using the power we have and getting it to the other end,” said Robertson. “If we can package a few runs together at INDY it can change our whole season,” added Robertson.
Knowles Makes Most of Testing Prior to Chevrolet Performance U.S Nationals
Grand Junction, CO. – Pro Modified Racer, Mike Knowles took some time away from his office at Knowles Enterprises in Grand 
Junction, CO to put some hits on his Tim McAmis Race Cars prepared ride before the 59th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, IN.
“We’ve been away from the track for quite some time and needed to make sure we were ready for INDY,” said Car Chief, Bill Rice. “There’s just some things that you need to try and never have the luxury to do when you’re racing so, we’re fortunate to have the time before INDY to get those out of the way and go into the “Nationals” with a set game plan,” added Rice.
Don’t Tell Jon and Melanie Salemi You Can’t Bracket Race a Blown Alcohol Car
Buffalo, NY – Over a four day period of testing and racing at the Canadian Nitro Nationals, held at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, 
Ontario, Melanie Simmons Salemi put together a string of twelve runs all within .050 seconds of each other. The consistency of her Delta backed dragster can be attributed to her father, Roger Simmons and her husband, Jon Salemi (Resolution Racing Services) but, they’re not the ones who were behind the wheel putting up reaction time numbers within .011 seconds of each other; all weekend.
Add together consistent elapsed times with a driver in her zone and it equals the first event win of 2013 for the Toyrific team of Simmons Salemi. This is what myself and my team have been striving for. I knew we were capable but we just needed to hit our stride, said driver, Melanie Simmons Salemi.
Melanie qualified her blown Alcohol Injected Dragster in the fourth position with a 6.62 second 202 mph blast down the quarter mile strip for the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts which is comprised of 16 Top Dragsters and 16 Top Sportsman cars. After qualifying Melanie was able to defeat Spencer Hyde, of Stratford, ON, in round one, fellow Orillia native, Gord Cooke in round two, Shakespear, Ontario’s Travis Gueguen in round three an completed her sweep of the dragster side by defeating Mike Kalin of Niagara Falls, NY.
Bauer Racing’s K-100 Top Sportsman Team Looking for a Repeat Performance at this Year’s IHRA Mopar Nitro Jam Nationals
Elma, NY – Top Sportsman racer, Bob Bauer, and his K100 Fuel Treatment team are headed back Grand Bend Motorplex, in Grand Bend 
Ontario, Canada for this weekend’s 14h annual IHRA Mopar Nitro Jam Nationals. At this event a year ago Bauer took home the Iron Man winning over Tom Orr in the finals of Top Sportsman.
“A lot has happened since last year’s race,” said Team Owner/Driver, Bob Bauer Jr. “We wrecked our 09 GTO late in the year, we switched engine combinations, had the car repaired and landed a major sponsor in K-100 Fuel Treatments. So, definitely there have been some ups and downs but we’ve been out quite a bit this year and we’re beginning to getting a handle on everything. We hope it comes together for us like it did last year at Grand Bend,” added Bauer.
Cordova to Joliette, 2013 a Drag Racing Odyssey
Harrison TWP, MI – After Todd Robertson’s first round loss at last week’s divisional event in Cordova, Illinois, Robertson made the 
decision to stay “in the area” to repair some hurt parts and take the time to re-group.
We torched a head in the first round of qualifying and hurt some other stuff but, we were able to get her together and qualify for the event. We went out in round one but, I couldn’t have been prouder of my guys. We worked real hard to get her back together and made the next run. For us it was real cool when we got a thumbs up before we fired it in the pits from Frank Manzo. He was pitted across from us. Just to be recognized by one of your heroes is really cool. My entire team is fans of the sport and we get it; we know we’re running with the big fish now and we’re still guppys but any recognition from a guy like that is really cool.
