After a strong showing at the first ASA South race of the year, Austin was pretty confident
about his chances at having a good finish at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Austin's
confidence would soon lessen because all of the practice on Friday and all of the practice
on Saturday would get rained out. This is significant because Austin has never driven South... Read More
South Georgia Park - ASA South
Posted on April 3, 2009
Charlotte County Speedway - ASA South
Posted on March 16, 2009
After an impressive showing at the 2009 World Series of Asphalt, Austin had quite a bit of
confidence headed into the ASA Late Models South season opener at Charlotte County Speedway.
On Friday, Austin ran some pretty competitive times in practice. The crew worked on the cars
handling and adjusted the brakes to get the car to handle like Austin wanted. On Saturday... Read More
Twenty Questions with Austin Kirkpatrick
Posted on March 11, 2009
Check out Twenty Questions with Austin Kirkpatrick on the ASA Late Model Southern Division website! Read More
2009 Speedweeks - New Smyrna Speedway
Posted on December 6-13, 2009
Austin's car had been getting "re-setup" at famous short-track racer Wayne Anderson's shop
for the past month. During this long break, Austin had been anxiously been anticipating
the next race, at Charlotte County Speedway which would be the first race Austin had
participated in for almost 2 months. On the Tuesday of the week before the race... Read More
Charlotte County Speedway - November 29, 2008
Posted on December 1, 2008
Austin's car had been getting "re-setup" at famous short-track racer Wayne Anderson's shop
for the past month. During this long break, Austin had been anxiously been anticipating
the next race, at Charlotte County Speedway which would be the first race Austin had
participated in for almost 2 months. On the Tuesday of the week before the race... Read More
North Florida Speedway - October 25, 2008
Posted on October 27, 2008
Since the $1000 to win race at Ocala Speedway rained out, Austin and the crew decided to
North Florida Speedway in Lake City. Even though Austin had never seen the track before,
he was running 4th in his heat race before he drove the car to hard, causing him to spin.
For the feature race, Austin started 10th out of 13. After passing a few cars, he got hit... Read More
Dirt Racing at Ocala Speedway - October 10, 2008
Posted on October 12, 2008
After the New Smyrna ASA race, AK Motorsports decided that they were going to take a
break and get ready for next year. They were going to send the engine back to McGunegill
Engines in Muncie Indiana , and also they were going to completely re-setup the chassis.
Because of this decision, Austin would be out of a ride for 1-2 months. So, Austin and... Read More
New Smyrna Speedway - September 27, 2008
Posted on September 29, 2008
After testing earlier in the week at New Smyrna, Austin and the crew liked their chances
of a top 5 finish. “We found a ½ second during that testing session. It should put us right
in the top 5 for qualifying” said Austin. It would soon become apparent that the team would
struggle as the first time Austin hit the track, the ½ second was lost. After qualifying... Read More
Concord Motorsport Park - August 29, 2009 - ASA South
Posted on August 31, 2009
After a successful test 2 weeks earlier, AK Motorsports was looking forward to making the trip
back to Concord Motorsports Park. Early Friday, the team took the #11 Sonny's
BBQ Ford Fusion to Buggy Pletcher's shop so that he could scale the car out. Austin's crew chief,
Dave Pletcher, was unable to make it to this race, so his son, Buggy, replaced him for the weekend..... Read More
Concord Motorsport Park - August 15, 2009
Posted on August 18, 2009
With the next ASA Southern event being at Concord Motorsports Park, Team AK Motorsports elected
to take the trip up to North Carolina for the "Mobil 1 Hutch BSR Pro Late Model 100" in order
to test for the upcoming ASA race..... Read More
Charlotte County Speedway - July 11, 2009 - ASA South
Posted on July 13, 2009
After a career-best 2nd place finish at Charlotte County Speedway two weeks prior, the whole
AK Motorsports team felt optimistic about their chances of a good finish at the ASA Southern
race the "Florida 100".... Read More
Charlotte County Speedway - June 27, 2009
Posted on June 28, 2009
With the next ASA South race being at Charlotte County Speedway, Team AK Motorsports thought
it would be a wise decision to attend the "Mustang Classic Night Late Model 100" as a warm-up
for the ASA race. Before coming to the track, the crew setup the car the same way that... Read More
New Senoia Speedway - May 30, 2009 - ASA South
Posted on June 9, 2009
After a disappointing finish at Watermelon, AK Motorsports was looking for a bounce-back
weekend at New Senoia Speedway. Friday practice left the team feeling pretty confident
about there chances the following day, because the car handled pretty good.AK Motorsports
headed north for the 4th ASA south event of the year. This event would take... Read More
Watermelon Speedway - May 9, 2009 - ASA South
Posted on June 9, 2009
AK Motorsports headed north for the 4th ASA south event of the year. This event would take
place at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele Ga. During Friday practice, the team made
some gains on the setup of the Sonny's Bar-b-q Ford Fusion. Austin said the car had a good
balance and was looking forward to the race the following day... Read More
Charlotte County Speedway - April 25, 2009
Posted on April 30, 2009
Because of the long period of time in-between the 3rd and 4th ASA South races, AK Motorsports
decided to load up and head down to Chalotte County Motorsports Park for the Caming World
100. During Friday practice, the crew was experimenting with a new suspension package and
Austin was able to go relatively fast. When new tires were put on the car, Austin was able... Read More
New Senoia Raceway - April 7, 2009 - ASA South
Posted on April 7, 2009
After testing at Orlando Speedworld (a track similar to New Senoia) earlier in the week, team
AK Motorsports felt that they had a car that they could work with. After running a few laps
at the 3/8ths mile, high banked racetrack, it became apparent that they would have some work
to do. The car wasn't turning in the center of the corner like Austin needed it to, and this... Read More
New Smyrna Speedway - September 13, 2008
Posted on September 17, 2008
After a good showing at Charlotte County Speedway, Austin and the crew were excited about
coming to New Smyrna Speedway for the "Goodyear Challenge Late Model 100." The car handled
good right out of the trailer, but it was obvious that it was lacking speed. After a few
practices, Austin claimed that something was wrong with the engine, causing it to lack... Read More
Charlotte County Speedway - August 30, 2008
Posted on September 2, 2008
Austin and the crew decided to go to Charlotte County Speedway in order to get practice
for the upcoming ASALMS race at that same track. During Friday practice, the car was pretty
good right out of trailer, with a few minor adjustments needed. By the end of the night,
Austin was running some very competitive times and felt that he had a good chance of a good...
Read More
Desoto Speedway - August 9, 2008
Posted on August 13, 2008
Austin and the crew came to Desoto Super Speedway with high hopes. During the first
practice, Austin ran some decent lap times but his car was tight in the center of
the corner. After the crew made some adjustments, Austin went out for the second
practice. He soon realized that something was wrong, and pulled in. The crew noticed... Read More
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4/2 - North Florida Speedway
Finished: 18th -
4/8 - Bubba Raceway Park
Finished: 4th -
4/9 - Dixie Land Speedway
Finished: 2nd -
4/16 - Waycross Speedway
Finished: 6th -
4/29 - Oglethorpe Speedway
Finished: 4th -
4/30 - Screven Speedway
Finished: DNF -
5/13 - Bubba Raceway Park
Finished: 7th
