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| May 17th, 2013 - Austin Hubbard Seventh with Ultimate Series at County Line |
 Austin entered his first Ultimate Late Model Series program of the 2013 season on Friday night as he traveled to County Line Raceway (Elm City, North Carolina). The $5,000-to-win program drew a field of twenty-one entries to the facility, and time trial action left Hubbard just short of locking into the feature, but a win in the b-main positioned him starting tenth on the grid for the 50 lap finale. Unfortunately passing would be difficult in the feature, but Austin would still manage to advance to the seventh position by lap 41, when the race was ended early for rain.
The team was scheduled to compete in the USA 100 at Virginia Motor Speedway (Jamaica, Virginia) on Saturday night, but Mother Nature forced the event to be mixed. Full results from Friday night are available at www.UltimateSupers.com. |
| May 11th, 2013 - Hubbard Competes with LOLMDS at La Salle |
 Austin Hubbard traveled to northern Illinois over the weekend to compete with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) in a pair of $10,000-to-win programs at La Salle Speedway (La Salle, Illinois).
On Friday night with a stout field of cars in the pits the program was canceled just before hot laps as track officials decided that heavy rains from the night prior had left the track unsafe for racers. As a result a single, $10,000-to-win program was contested on Saturday evening at the 1/4 mile oval. Thirty-eight competitors registered for battle and struggles in preliminary action forced Austin to utilize a series' provisional to start the feature in the twenty-fourth position. He would go on to register a twenty-second place finish. Full results from the event are available at www.LucasDirt.com. |
| May 4th, 2013 - Austin Hubbard Bags Pair of Top Five Finishes in Weekend Action |
The weekend opened on Friday night at Eastside Speedway (Waynesboro, Virginia) with a $5,000-to-win event, which was sanctioned by the Three State Flyers. With twenty-four entries in the pit area Austin locked into the tenth starting spot for the 40 lap finale at the 3/8 mile oval. During the course of the feature he advanced seven spots on his way to a third place finish behind race winner, Greg Satterlee, and Jason Covert. Full results from both events are available at www.ThreeStateFlyers.com. Saturday evening found the team traveling to Southern Ohio Speedway (Wheelersburg, Ohio) for the $12,000-to-win, Southern 100. The unsanctioned |
With the weekend's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) weekend events washed away by Mother Nature Austin modified his weekend schedule to participate in a pair of events in Virginia and Ohio.
event saw thirty-one Super Late Models on hand to do battle on a rough and fast track. After missing the transfer spot to the feature by two positions in heat race action Austin recorded a second place finish in the b-main to earn the twentieth starting spot on the grid for the 60 lap feature. In the main event Hubbard mounted a great charge as he passed fifteen cars on his way to a fifth place finish behind race winner, Doug Drown, R.J. Conley, Mike Marlar, and Josh McGuire. Full results from both events are available at | April 27th, 2013 - Hubbard Comes Up Short at DIS |
 Enjoying a rare weekend at home Austin made the last minute decision to travel to Delaware International Speedway (Delmar, Delaware) on Saturday night for a Weekly Racing Series Event. He started the evening by winning his heat race from the last position. For the feature he started in the eighth position and was up to the fifth position with just two laps to go. On the final lap Austin threw a hail mary heading into the corner and would slip off the top of the track to a tenth place finish.
Full results from both events are available at www.DelawareRacing.com. |
| April 21st, 2013 - Hubbard Bags First Win of 2013 |
 It was a busy weekend for Austin and Hubbard Motorsports as they initially planned to enter a tripleheader with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMS). However, as has been the theme thus far into the 2013 season his plans were modified by Mother Nature as Friday night's event at Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex was postponed by rain.
As a result Austin entered a $2,000-to-win event at Georgetown Speedway (Georgetown, Delaware) on Friday evening, and it proved to be a great outing for the team. The program served as the season opener for the facility, and Austin started his night by blasting to the heat race win to earn a front row starting spot for the main event. In the feature Hubbard drove away from the field to claim the win, which marked not only his first win of 2013, but his first win in over a year! "It was a big shot in the arm to get back to victory lane," a relieved Hubbard noted. "It's been a long time since we got a win, and now that we've done it again hopefully it will lead to several more this year." The weekend concluded on Sunday night at the recently reconfigured, 4/10 mile oval at West Virginia Motor Speedway (Mineral Wells, West Virginia). With thirty-two Super Late Models in the pits, and Hubbard again quickly found himself in the hole early in the night as he battled the setup in time trials. He failed to advance through the field in his heat race, which pinned him starting deep in a b-main. In the b-main he advanced to a fourth place finish, but with only the top three cars moving on to the feature he was forced to again utilize a provisional to start the feature in the 25th position. During the course of the 50 lap, $10,000-to-win event Hubbard advanced thirteen spots to a twelfth place finish. He received Hard Charger of the race honors for his efforts. Austin is currently thirteenth in the LOLMDS standings. Full results from the event and the latest series' standings are available at www.LucasDirt.com. |
| April 13th, 2013 - Hubbard Competes with National Dirt Racing League |
 Enjoying an off weekend from the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) tour Austin went into action over the weekend in Chad Stapleton's #32 Barry Wright/Jay Dickens Racing Engine Super Late Model in a pair of $20,000-to-win, National Dirt Racing League (NDRL) Super Late Model events in Kentucky and Missouri.
The action opened on Friday night at Paducah International Raceway (Paducah, Kentucky) as a stellar field of fifty-five Super Late Models entered the event at the 3/8 mile oval. Heat race action found Austin missing the transfer to the feature by one spot, but he finished second in his b-main to lock into the twenty-first starting spot for the 75 lap finale. Unfortunately his feature outing before it ever got started as a broken fan belt on the parade lap sidelined him to a twenty-fourth place finish. Saturday evening found the action shifting to Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 (Pevely, Missouri) as fifty entries made the trek. The second fastest time in his group in time trials locked Hubbard into the pole position for his heat race, and after a great battle with Eddie Carrier Jr. and Scott Bloomquist he finished second to lock into the ninth starting spot for the main event. In the feature he battled the handle on his entry as he slipped to a nineteenth place finish. Full results from both events are available at www.TheNDRL.com. |
| April 6th, 2013 - Hubbard Has Rough Weekend in the South |
| Austin Hubbard resumed action with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMS) over the weekend as the tour invaded the South. Unfortunately the weekend began with a rainout as the $10,000-to-win event at Jackson Motor Speedway (Byram, Mississippi) fell victim to rain on Friday evening.
As a result the team traveled to Lone Star Speedway (Kilgore, Texas) on Saturday for another $10,000-to-win program. Thirty-nine Super Late Models converged on the 3/8 mile oval, which presented competitors with an extremely heavy and rough surface. A third place finish locked Hubbard into the twelfth starting spot in the feature. He was running in the top ten on lap 10 when a lower control arm broke, forcing him to retire from the event to a twentieth place finish. Austin is currently thirteenth in the LOLMDS standings. Full results from the event and the latest series' standings are available at www.LucasDirt.com. |
| March 30th, 2013 - Austin Finishes Enjoys Great Weekend at La Salle |
 With the scheduled National Dirt Racing League (NDRL) Super Late Model Series events at Paducah International Raceway (Paducah, Kentucky) and I-55 Raceway (Pevely, Missouri) facing an unfavorable forecast, the team traveled to La Salle Speedway (La Salle, Illinois) over the weekend for the Thaw Brawl
With a talented field of forty-six Super Late Models in the pit area on Friday night for the $2,000-to-win event Hubbard blazed to his heat race win to lock into the second starting spot for the main event. In the feature Austin grabbed the lead at the drop of the green flag as he went wheel-to-wheel with Dennis Erb Jr. during the opening laps before Erb Jr. took control of the top spot. Hubbard went on to record a second place finish at the checkered flag. Jimmy Mars, Frank Heckanast Jr., and Jason Feger rounded out the top five at the checkered flag. On Saturday night the first place money increased to $10,000-to-win as forty entries took to the track in the event, which was sanctioned by the Sunoco American Late Model Series. Austin again started his night with a heat race win to lock into the fourth starting spot for the main event. He battled in the top five throughout the race before crossing the finish line in the fifth spot behind race winner, Brian Birkhofer, Chris Simpson, Brandon Sheppard, and Billy Drake. Full results from both events are available at www.LaSalleSpeedway.com. |
| March 23rd, 2013 - Hubbard Returns to Action with LOLMDS at Brownstown |
| After a one month break Thirty-seven Super Late Models entered the event, and after qualifying tenth fastest in his group Austin started fifth in heat race action. Unfortunately mechanical woes in his heat forced him pitside, and after starting tenth in a b-main he only managed a seventh place finish. As a result he was forced to utilize a series' provisional to start in the twenty-third position for the $10,000-to-win, 50 lap feature. His luck wouldn't be any better in the main event as he exited early to a twenty-fifth place finish. Full results from the event are available at www.LucasDirt.com. |
| February 16th, 2013 - Bad Luck Strikes Hubbard in East Bay Finale |
| Austin concluded the 37th Annual Dart Winter Nationals on Saturday afternoon with a doubleheader at East Bay Raceway Park (Gibsonton, Florida). The day began with a make-up event from Thursday night's rainout, and via preliminary action Hubbard started seventh in the $7,000-to-win feature and would slip backwards to a thirteenth place finish.
In the $10,000-to-win, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) that was held in the evening Austin won the second heat from the pole position to lock into the third starting spot for the $10,000-to-win feature event. Unfortunately on the pace lap bad luck would strike as ignition issues forced him to scratch from the event. He was credited with a 26th place finish. Full results from the event are available at www.LucasDirt.com. |
| February 15th, 2013 - Austin Finishes Thirteenth at East Bay |
| After seeing Thursday night's event postponed due to rain, Austin was back in action on Friday night in the 37th Annual Winter Nationals at East Bay Raceway Park (Gibsonton, Florida) with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS). Thirty-six cars entered the event, and a fifth to third run in heat race action positioned Hubbard starting eleventh in the 50 lap, $10,000-to-win finale. Austin raced around mid-pack in the feature before crossing the finish line in the thirteenth position.
Full results from the event are available at www.LucasDirt.com. |
| February 13th, 2013 - Hubbard Battles Mechanical Issues at East Bay |
| Wednesday night found the team entering the third round of the 37th Annual Winter Nationals at East Bay Raceway Park (Gibsonton, Florida) in his #11 Mastersbilt by Huey Super Late Model. After starting fifth in his heat race he finished sixth, which sent him to the third starting spot for the first b-main. Before the b-main could be run rain arrived, which forced a three hour delay. When racing action resumed on a heavy and fast track Austin finished third in his b-main to lock into the twenty-first starting spot for the 35 lap feature. Austin retired from the event just before the race's halfway point to a twentieth place finish. Full results from the event are available at www.LucasDirt.com.
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| February 12th, 2013 - Hubbard Advances to a 14th Place Finish at East Bay |
| Austin entered the second round of the 37th Annual Winter Nationals on Tuesday night at East Bay Raceway Park (Gibsonton, Florida) with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS). Heat race action found Austin falling just short of locking into the feature on the 1/3 mile oval , but he charged to the win in the b-main to lock into the eighteenth starting spot for the $5,000-to-win feature. He would advance for spots to a fourteenth place finish. Full results from the event are available at www.LucasDirt.com. |
| February 11th, 2013 - Austin Registers Seventh Place Finish in East Bay Opener |
| After a one night break Austin Hubbard and Hubbard Motorsports entered the opening night of the 37th Annual Winter Nationals at East Bay Raceway Park (Gibsonton, Florida) on Monday evening. Forty-one Super Late Models took part in the $5,000-to-win event, and after advancing from the third starting spot to a second place finish in his heat race Austin started sixth in the 25 lap feature.
During the first half of the feature Austin raced just outside of the top five before mounting a charge to as high as the fourth place position with five laps to go. In the closing laps he would slip to a seventh place finish. Full results from the event are available at www.LucasDirt.com. |
| February 9th, 2013 - Hubbard Finishes Thirteenth in Night #2 at Screven |
The team ente red the second night of the 2nd Annual Winter Freeze on Saturday night at Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, Georgia) with the World of Outlaws (WoO) Super Late Model tour. Austin started fourth in his heat and advanced to a third place finish to lock into the twelfth starting spot for the 50 lap, $10,000-to-win feature. Hubbard raced into the top ten early in the feature before settling into a thirteenth place finish as the team now turns its attention to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) openers at East Bay Raceway Park (Gibsonton, Florida) next week. Full results from the event are available at www.WoOLMS.com. |
| February 8th, 2013 - Hubbard Finishes Thirteenth in Night #2 at Screven |
| Austin opened his 2013 season on Friday night with the World of Outlaws (WoO) Super Late Model tour at Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, Georgia), and it would prove to be a night full of bad luck despite Hubbard debuting his Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl Champions car. Thirty-nine Super Late Models entered the event, and struggles in time trials left Hubbard starting sixth in the fourth heat race. With the top four finishers transferring to the feature from heat race action Hubbard was challenging for a transfer position late in the race, when Mike Marlar spun in front of him, leaving Austin with nowhere to go. Austin made hard contact with Marlar, which resulted in heavy damage to his entry and brought his night to an early end. Full results are available at www.WoOLMS.com. |
| February 5th, 2013 - Austin Hubbard Reloaded & Refocused for 2013 Campaign |
| After a 2012 season that was plagued by unbelievably bad luck and struggles Austin Hubbard and Hubbard Motorsports are focused on a successful 2013 season. "From hauler problems to eight motor failures to just about everything imaginable going wrong, I'm just glad to put 2012 in my rearview mirror," the charismatic Hubbard comments. "Our plans for last year came together at the last minute, and I feel like we spent the whole season playing catch up. This year we are much more prepared, which gives us a lot of confidence and excitement as we prepare to head to Georgia and Florida later this week to get Speedweeks 2013 underway." Austin started the 2012 season with the intent of competing for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) Rookie of the Year title, but an exuberant number of equipment failures and other woes forced the team to withdraw from the tour by mid-season. For 2013 Hubbard plans to make a full-time return to the LOLMDS tour. Hubbard notes, "I don't like not following through with anything that I set out to do, but last year we had to head home to regroup. This year I'm really excited to take on the full Lucas Oil tour again. There are a lot of great competitors and staff with Lucas Oil, and we look forward to burning up the highways with them again. Hopefully we will be able to find success on a more frequent basis this season." Changes have been taking part on a wholesale basis at Hubbard Motorsports over the off-season. New crew members and even a chassis change have taken part within the team. Austin will be piloting his familiar #11 entries with Cornett Racing Engines once again, but he has made the change to Mastersbilt Chassis by Huey. The chassis are manufactured by racing veteran Huey Wilcox. Changes within the team include veteran racer and fabricator, Andy Anderson, joining the team as crew chief with Chris Edwardson, who joined the team last year, back on board as well. "Sometimes you have to reshuffle the deck to get to where you need to be, and we've made some pretty big changes with the team," says Hubbard. "We are really excited about making the move to Mastersbilt Chassis. Huey Wilcox is a legend in racing, and he's actually going to Georgia and Florida with us to get the new cars dialed in. The new chassis along with the knowledge that Andy (Anderson) brings to the team really represents an exciting new start for us in 2013." Hubbard concludes by saying "I can only do this because of great supporters such as Trinity Logistics, Salisbury Door and Hardware, Keyser Manufacturing, Sunoco Fuel, and Schaeffer Oil. The support from these great companies helps a lot, but I'm definitely looking to add more sponsors. It takes a lot of resources to follow a national tour like Lucas Oil, and we have several spots available on the car for sponsors, so hopefully we can line some more marketing partners out for this season." Austin plans to enter nine events during Georgia/Florida Speedweeks including a pair of World of Outlaws Late Model events at Screven Motor Speedway (Sylvania, Georgia), six Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) events at East Bay Raceway Park (Gibsonton, Florida), and a final Sunday night event at Bubba Raceway Park (Ocala, Florida). For more information on the events, please visit www.WoOLMS.com and www.LucasDirt.com . Austin Hubbard would like to thank their principal and associate sponsors including Trinity Logistics, Salisbury Door and Hardware, Keyser Manufacturing, Mastersbilt by Huey, Cornett Racing Engines, Integra Shocks and Springs, Sunoco Race Fuels, Schaefer Oil, Team Peterson Fluid Systems, Ernie D's Enterprises, Three Wide Clothing, ASI Wear, Jones Racing Products, WearWide.com, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services. |
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