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YUMA, Arizona (November 9, 2013) - Wow! These are the nights you work so hard for during the off-season and when you are putting in the many hours that are required to maintain the car throughout the season as you drive from race venue to race venue across the United States. Jason and the Stenhouse Jr. Racing/HM Racing/JJR team were back at Cocopah Speedway on Saturday night looking to lock up not only the $20,000 winner's check with an additional $5,000 bonus on the line if he swept the four races in the Cocopah Cup Challenge, but they were also looking to secure their fourth Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Championship. The Roush Yates Engines/ Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT) #41 Maxim was locked into the 30 lap A-Main. As the team watched qualifying unfold, they had their Ford sitting quietly in the pit area ready to roar. The Louisiana chauffeur climbed into his ButlerBuilt Professional Seat System and buckled his Crow Enterprizes safety equipment. He then pulled on his Shell Shock painted Aria Helmet and received one last word of encouragement from his crew chief, Philip Dietz, before flipping his visor down. It was go time. He started on the outside of row two and when the green flag waved Tony Bruce, Jr. jumped out into the lead. Jason was in third for the first eight laps, but he would duck under Logan Forler to steal the runner-up spot on the next circuit before making the pass for the lead on lap ten. Bruce would fall from contention due to mechanical issues, but Forler was right on his tail tank in the all green event. The two drivers drag raced down the straightaways as they raced for the bottom lane as it was the fastest way around the oval. The Ragin' Cajun made it their first and crossed the finish line as he won the race and the 2013 championship. It is his fourth ASCS National Tour championship. The jubilant driver and team celebrated their $25,000 win in victory lane as Jason stood atop his Vortex Racing Products top wing with his son Jaxx saluting the packed house at Cocopah. In victory lane, the humble driver from Eunice, Louisiana, lauded his race team, "It just speaks volumes about this team and what they accomplished." Although the driver won the race, it certainly takes a full team to win a championship. A team that is made up of great people and organizations - the driver, the crew, and all of the valued sponsorship partners that are part of the Stenhouse Jr. Racing/HM Racing/JJR team. A great night. A championship night. A well earned night of recognition and accomplishments for Jason and the team!
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