racing career in a Legends car. With
friend and partner Chris Trickle, Allen
quickly made a name for himself and
was ready to move up to something
bigger. Allen settled into a late model
car and found his calling. Unfortunately
Trickle wouldn't be there to see Allen's
success. He would be killed in a drive-
by shooting. Allen had now found new
motiviation. He made a shambles of
the late model circuit. The pinnacle of
the 2001 year was the winning of "The
July Blast-Off" at The Bullring in Las
Vegas. Allen went on to become the
the summer, where the temperature
was as high as 115 degrees, we never
had to change a motor. Heck, we
didn't even take the motor out of
the car to change pistons and rings.
While other teams were going up in
smoke, due to oil breakdown, we con-
tinued to run strong all year."
run a rear-end cooler in the car. Our
gears stayed nice and fresh through-
out our Championship year. We also
use your MP Metal Protector on a
daily basis while working on the cars.
We even cancelled our free use of
WD-40. Your MP just works better."
for Bonicelli Racing, won the NASCAR
Featherlite Southwest Series 2001
Rookie of the Year. Lamar clinched
the award in Tucson, Arizona at the
season finale. Lamar qualified third,
won the "Trophy Dash" and finished
the 150-lap feature event in eighth
place. This was the first title for the
AMSOIL using team from Colorado
Springs, Colorado. Team Owner Mike
Bonicelli said, "We're real happy with
the win. It's been a tough deal right
down to the end." Lamar and Bonicelli
had 12 top twenty, seven top ten and
one top five finishes on the Southwest
Series in 2001.
the Year and 2001 NASCAR Late
Model Champion. Looking for a new
challenge, Allen moved up to the
NASCAR Featherlite Southwest
Series. He saw limited action because
of the waning season. He debuted at
Las Vegas where he avoided several
wrecks and a bad transmission to
finish 19th. Allen climbed into the
cockpit of his Pontiac Grand Prix for a
couple more races. He vows to be
back behind the wheel in 2002 with
winning on his mind and AMSOIL in
his car.
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