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September 29th, 2012 - After having rough outings the first two nights of the 9th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals, Jason was hoping for better luck in the finale on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa). After unloading his backup car Rauen earned the twentieth starting spot for the twenty lap, b-main via his performance during the qualifying nights. With only the top six cars transferring to the main event Jason would fell to race his way into the $40,000-to-win, 100 lap finale as his weekend came to an early end. Full results from the event are available at www.LucasDirt.com.

September 28th, 2012 - The second night of the 9th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals was held on Friday night at Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa) as seventy-nine competitors entered the $7,000-to-win, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series program. Jason started his night by qualifying twenty-fifth fastest, and with the top fifty qualifiers inverted for heat race action he started sixth in the fifth heat race. Early in the heat race Rauen raced into a transfer spot before slipping backwards to an eighth place finish, which forced him to run the b-main. After starting deep in the b-main grid, Jason would make contact with the wall as his night came to an early end. Full results from the event are available at www.LucasDirt.com.

September 27th, 2012 - Jason entered the opening round of the 9th Annual Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals on Thursday evening at the Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa). A stout field of 80 of the nation's best drivers entered the event, and the night would start on a rough note for Jason as he failed to report to the scales after time trials, which resulted in his time being disallowed. As a result he started on the tail of the fourth heat race. Despite starting sixteenth he passed nine cars on his way to a seventh place finish. With only the top four cars transferring to the main event, Rauen ran the b-main, where he started fourteenth. He advanced a couple of spots in the b-main, but with only the top four finishers transferring to the feature his night ended early. Full results are available at www.LucasDirt.com.

September 15th, 2012 - The team traveled to Farley Speedway (Farley, Iowa) on Friday night for the opening round of the 35th Annual Yankee Dirt Classic. The IMCA Deery Brothers Late Model event saw an impressive field of fifty-six competitors in action for the $3,000-to-win event. Rauen started his night by finishing third in his heat race. With only the top two finishers transferring to the feature he was forced to run a b-main, which he won to lock into the thirteenth starting spot for the finale. Unfortunately Jason would see his night come to an early end in the feature as the powerplant in his #98 entry expired. He was credited with a 23rd place finish.

On Saturday night the winner's purse was increased to $7,500-to-win for the second leg of the 35th Annual Yankee Dirt Classic. Unfortunately his night would end before it ever began as a heat race accident resulted in significant damage to his car, and he was forced to scratch from the balance of the program.

September 2nd, 2012 - It's no secret that it's been a rough year so far for Jason and Rauen Motorsports, but on Sunday evening the team finally shook the monkey off their back by claiming the first win of the 2012 season with a $3,000 triumph at Cresco Speedway (Cresco, Iowa).

Twenty-three entries took to the 4/10 mile oval on Sunday evening, and Jason began his night with a second place finish in his heat race, which earned him a spot in the dash. After finishing third in the dash he was rewarded with the second starting spot for the finale alongside Denny Eckrich. As the feature went green Rauen quickly worked his way to the lead, and never looked back on his way to his first win of the season! He was followed across the finish line by Chad Simpson, Chris Simpson, Denny Eckrich, and Rob Moss. Full results from the event are available at www.CornBeltClash.com.

September 1st, 2012 - It was back to business for Jason and the team on Saturday night at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, Minnesota) in a $3,000-to-win, Corn Belt Clash Series event as they debuted their brand new #98 Rauen Motorsports/Mastersbilt by Stuckey Super Late Model. Twenty-six Super Late Models were on hand for the event, and an eighth to second run in heat race action rewarded Rauen with the second starting position alongside pole sitter, Chad Simpson. Rauen battled in the top five throughout the event before registering a fourth place finish behind race winner, Chad Simpson, Chris Simpson, and Tim Isenberg. Full results from the event are available at www.CornBeltClash.com.