.: Latest News :. October 27, 2018 - On Friday evening Brian Birkhofer was one of 43 Super Late Models signed in at Whynot Motorsports Park (Meridian, Mississippi) for the 24th annual Coors Light Fall Classic. Following the tenth fastest time in his qualifying group, Birkhofer came up one spot short of a transfer position into the A-Main with a 5th place finish in his heat. Transferring into the B-Main, Brian streaked to a consolation victory positioning him 18th on the starting grid for the Saturday’s main event. With $15,000 on the line, Brian Birkhofer dropped five spots in the 75-lap affair to place 23rd.   Full results from this event are available at www.WhynotMotorsportsPark.com. October 13, 2018 - Brian Birkhofer returned to Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) on Saturday morning for the rescheduled World 100. Drawing 78 Super Late Models, Birkhofer secured his spot into the $10,000-to-win preliminary feature with the 4th and final transfer spot in his heat. Starting in 15th, Brian gained three spots in the 25-lapper to place 12th. Later Saturday evening, Brian started the night off with a heat race victory positioning him 2nd on the starting grid for the finale. With $51,000 on the line, Brian Birkhofer slipped back to a 25th place outing in the 100-lap affair. (Josh James Artwork) Full results from this event are available at www.EldoraSpeedway.com. September 28, 2018 - Thursday night saw Brian Birkhofer in action at Tri-City Speedway (Granite City, Illinois) competing in the Super Late Models ranks for the 14th annual Summit Modified Mania. In a field of 24 cars, Birkhofer followed up the fastest time in his qualifying group with a 2nd place finish in his heat behind Jason Feger. Earning the 4th-starting position for the opening night feature, Brian held his spot for the entire distance to place 4th behind Shannon Babb, Jason Feger, and Rickey Frankel with Brian Shirley coming in 5th. The following night, Brian streaked to a heat race victory positioning him on the front row for the A-Main. Leading flag-to-flag, Birkhofer topped Chris Simpson, Brian Shirley, Jason Feger, and Dane Dacus at the line capturing his first win of the season and a $2,500 payday. (Jimmy Dearing photo) Full results from these events are available at www.TriCitySpeedway.net. September 15, 2018 - On Thursday evening Brian Birkhofer made the short trip to Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa) kicking off the 15th annual Knoxville Nationals. With 57 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) entries on hand for the $7,000-to-win preliminary feature, Birkhofer locked his spot into the opening night feature with a heat race victory. Starting in 14th, Brian gained three spots in the 25-lapper reeling in a 11th place finish. Returning on Friday for another $7,000-to-win A-Main, Brian posted an 8th place finish in his heat race transferring him into the C-Main. Sending the Top 4 into the B-Main, Birkhofer came up one spot short with a 5th place finish. Returning on Saturday with his spot already locked into the $40,000-to-win finale, Brian Birkhofer was credited with a 31st place outing after retiring early on lap-7. Full results from these events are available at www.LucasDirt.com. September 6, 2018 - Hopping behind the wheel of the Rauen Precision Manufacturing #30 Super Late Model, Brian Birkhofer was one of 101 Super Late Models signed in at Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, Ohio) on Thursday evening for the 48th annual World 100. Following the 24th fastest time overall in qualifying, Birkhofer charged a 10-lap heat race victory earning him the 2nd-starting position for the $10,000-to-win preliminary feature. Holding his spot for all 25-laps, Brian Birkhofer posted a runner-up finish behind Jimmy Owens with Zack Dohm, Brian Shirley, and Tim McCreadie completing the Top-5 finishers. Friday and Saturday's program was postponed by Mother Nature to October 12th and 13th. Full results from this event are available at www.EldoraSpeedway.com. August 4, 2018 - Thursday night found Jason Rauen in action at Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, Wisconsin) competing in a field of 45 World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series entries for the the 31st annual USA Nationals. Following the sixth fastest time in his qualifying group, Rauen dropped one spot in his 10-lap heat race to place 4th. Earning the 16th-starting position for the opening night feature, Jason fell four spots in the 40-lap affair logging a 20th place outing. The following night for two rounds of heat races, Rauen started the night off with a 12-lap heat race victory before placing 8th in his second heat. Sitting in 24th in overall passing points, Jason transferred into the B-Main on Saturday for another shot at the main event. (Todd Boyd photo) Needing to place in the Top 3 to make the show, Jason grabbed the 3rd and final transfer spot positioning him 22nd on the starting grid for the $50,000-to-win finale. Passing six cars in the 100-lapper, Jason Rauen notched a 16th place outing. Full results from these events are available at www.WoOLMS.com. June 2, 2018 - Behind the wheel of the Rauen Precision Machining #98 Super Late Model, Jason Rauen invaded Farley Speedway (Farley, Iowa) on Saturday evening for the regular night of racing. Earning the 2nd-starting position for the feature via preliminary events, Rauen held his spot for all 25 laps to place 2nd behind Tyler Bruening with Jeff Tharp, Joel Callahan, and Andy Eckrich completing the Top-5 finishers. Full results from this event are available at www.FarleySpeedwayPromotions.com. January 14, 2018 - After taking Wednesday night off to make a quick trip back to Iowa, Jason Rauen inserted Earl Pearson Jr. into the Rauen Precision Machining #98 Super Late Model on Friday night for the fourth round of the Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout. Following the second fastest time in his qualifying group, Pearson Jr. landed a 2nd place finish in his heat behind Ricky Weiss earning him the 5th-starting position for the $5,000-to-win A-Main. Holding his spot for all 40-laps, Earl Pearson Jr. notched a 5th place finish behind Mike Marlar, Ricky Weiss, Bobby Pierce, and Chris Simpson. (Tom Macht photo) On Saturday night with Jason returning behind the wheel, Rauen recorded a 10th place finish in his heat race transferring him into the B-Main. Sending the Top 4 into the show, Jason logged a 7th place outing bringing an early end to his night. Bringing the 12th annual Wild West Shootout to a close on Sunday, Rauen secured his spot into the $13,000-to-win finale with a 3rd place finish in his heat. Rolling off 12th, Jason dropped one spot in the 50-lap affair to place 13th. (Mike Ruefer photo) Full results from these events are available at www.WildWestShootout.net. January 7, 2018 - Kicking off the 2018 season, Jason Rauen traveled to FK ROD Ends Arizona Speedway (Queen Creek, Arizona) on Saturday night for the 12th annual Keyser Manufacturing Wild West Shootout. Drawing 50 Super Late Models for first round of the six-race tour, Rauen timed in fourth fastest in his group before placing 5th in his heat race. Transferring into the B-Main for another shot at the opening night feature, Jason came up two spots short of a transfer position with a 5th place finish. Returning on Sunday evening for another $5,000-to-win A-Main, Rauen logged a 5th place finish in his heat giving him one final shot at the feature with a B-Main appearance. Needing to place in the Top 3 to make the show, Jason posted a 4th place finish ending his night early. Full results from these events are available at www.WildWestShootout.net. December 28th, 2017 - The 2017 season saw Jason Rauen compete in a total of 18 events while Chris Simpson powered the Rauen Precision Machining #98 Super Late Model one time at Whynot Motorsports Park (Meridian, Mississippi) for the annual Fall Classic. November 25th, 2017 - Saturday night found Jason Rauen in action at Lonestar Speedway (Kilgore, Texas) for the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series sanctioned Topless Turkey Nationals. Moving up one spot in his 8-lap heat, Rauen logged a 7th place finish transferring him into the B-Main for one final shot at the $5,000-to-win A-Main. Sending the Top 2 into the show, Jason came up two spots short with a 4th place outing ending his night early.   Full results from this event are available at www.COMPDirt.com. November 4th, 2017 - On Friday night Jason Rauen visited Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, Mississippi) competing in the All American 60. With 27 Super Late Models on hand for the two-day event, Rauen followed up the fastest time overall with a heat race victory. Rolling off on the pole for the $7,500-to-win A-Main on Saturday night, Jason led the opening 57 laps until he made hard contact with a lap car that ended his night. He was credited with a 12th place outing. (Ricky Victory photo) Full results from this event are available at www.JacksonMotorSpeedway.net. October 28th, 2017 - With Chris Simpson hopping behind the wheel of the Rauen Precision Machining #98 Super Late Model, Jason Rauen headed to Whynot Motorsports Park (Meridian, Mississippi) on Friday night for the 23rd annual Coors Light Fall Classic. Drawing 42 Super Late Models for the unsanctioned weekend, Simpson followed up the third fastest time in his qualifying group with a 2nd place finish in his heat behind Dennis Erb Jr. Rolling off 5th for the $15,000-to-win A-Main on Saturday night, Simpson improved two spots in the 100-lapper notching a 4th place finish behind Scott Bloomquist, Brandon Overton, and Dennis Erb Jr. with Morgan Bagley coming in 5th. (Blake Hagan photo) Full results from this event are available at www.WhynotMotorsportsPark.com. October 7th, 2017 - Jason Rauen made the trip to Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Missouri) on Friday night for the Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) sanctioned Fall Nationals. With 31 Super Late Models signed in for the two-day event, Rauen logged an 8th place finish in his heat sending him into the B-Main. Transferring the Top 6 into the opening night feature, Jason scored a 5th place finish positioning him 22nd on the starting grid for the $3,000-to-win A-Main. Moving up seven spots, Rauen reeled in a 15th place finish. (Todd Boyd photo) Returning on Saturday night for the $5,000 top prize, Rauen posted a 5th place finish in his heat transferring him into the B-Main. Needing a 6th place finish or better to make the $5,000-to-win finale, Jason scored a 3rd place finish earning him the 19th-starting position.  Losing one spot in the 50-lap affair, Jason Rauen registered a 20th place outing. Full results from these events are available at www.MLRARacing.com. January 2nd, 2017 - Competing in 34 events during the 2016 campaign, Jason Rauen registered six Top 10 finishes. Losing two of his scheduled dates to bad weather, Rauen posted five Top 5 outings.