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Bud Kaeding
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Bud Kaeding finishes 5th at
Kansas/Heads for Chico’s Fall Nationals
Kansas City, Kansas - October 1, 2007... Campbell, CA’s Bud Kaeding brought home a top
five finish on Saturday afternoon at the 1.5 mile Kansas Speedway to give
himself a 50 plus point advantage with just one more USAC Silver Crown race
left before the championship is decided.
The 27 year-old made a strong charge after
having to start from deep in the field following engine problems that made
him unable to attempt a qualifying run on Friday. Starting dead last in the
running order, Bud was able to carve his way forward throughout the race
and brought home a fifth place finish aboard the Kaeding Performance, Puma,
MPD Racing Products, Bell Helmets, MDR Machine, High Five Pizza No. 29.
With the top five finish,
Bud now has a 54 point lead in the Silver Crown points heading into the
final race of the season, which comes on November 8 at the Phoenix International Raceway.
With the time off from the USAC Silver Crown schedule, Bud will now be able
to race near home next week as he’ll take to the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico for the annual
Pacific Sprint Fall Nationals. Bud hasn’t competed at the Fall Nationals in
quite a few years, but he has had success in the event as has the Kaeding
family. Bud himself is two-time winner of the Fall Nationals and those wins
came in 1996 and 1997. Bud’s father Brent won the Fall Nationals in 2002
& 2005 and his brother Tim also captured the event in 2001.
For the weekend Bud will sit behind the
wheel of the Werbach Motorsports No. 20. He
attempted to drive the Los Gatos Construction sponsored machine at Calistoga in August, but
drive line issues forced him to scratch for the night after hot laps. Bud
last competed at the Silver Dollar Speedway in May during the Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial where he finished in the eighth
position. He’ll look for good things this weekend at the 1/4 mile clay oval
located in beautiful Chico, Calif.
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