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April 5th
was the debut of BMR/D4D driver Katie Hagar at All
American Speedway. Hagar pilots the No. 10 Rich
Christensen's ArmDropLive.com/ Qdoba Mexican Grill/Berco
Redwood/NAPA Auto Parts Toyota Camry. After testing
Hagar, team owner Bill McAnally was impressed with the
22-year old and gave her the opportunity to start her
first NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model race.
She qualified the No. 10 Toyota in eighth. During the
race Hagar fell back a couple of spots to tenth. At laps
45, she made one last charge towards the front to finish
in sixth.
April 26th
- Second start for Katie at All American Speedway.
Qualified 6th.
Finished 6th out of 20 cars.
May 3rd -
Qualified 8th. Tenth place finish out of 22 cars.
May 24th
- Qualified 15th. DNF - Accident.
June 14th and
June 21st - The #10 BMR Qdoba Toyota ran it's 5th
and 6th races of the year at All American Speedway in
Roseville, CA on June 14th and June 21st.
On June 14th Katie qualified 18th out of 21 cars. Racing
hard and handling the tight Toyota #10 Katie had a
finish of 21st after an involvement in a late accident
that happened in front of her, causing her to bring it
in before the checkered flag.
After a frustrating weekend the BMR team crossed their
fingers in hopes to get back into the top six position.
Katie qualified 17th out of 22 cars in the double race
weekend of two 75 lap main events on June 21st. Engine
problems brought the BMR car back into the pits
finishing 17th out of 22 cars in the first 75 lap
segment. The #10 finished 18th out of 21 cars in the
second segment.
"It can only go up from here.." said Hagar. " It's a
long way for me to come to just give up. There are up's
and down's in racing...this is just the down." "We're
going to pull up our boots and shoot for next weekend.
That's all we can do!"
June 14th
- Electrical and Motor Issues Bring the BMR Car Back
Behind the Wall
The #10 Bill McAnally Racing, Qudoba, NAPA Toyota had to
bring it in behind the wall after losing power during
the 100 lap main event at All American Speedway in
Rosevile,CA. Hagar and her BMR team have been working
hard to get the NASCAR Whelen All American Series Late
Model back into the top five. Katie started in the rear
working her way up through the field when starting to
overheat and losing horsepower, causing her and her team
to call it an early night.
Katie will be attending the Grand National Camping World
West race at Irwindale Speedway in California on Friday
July 4th giving a helping hand to BMR teammate Austin
Cameron.
July 5th
- On July 5th Katie flew in with the BMR Grand National
Race teams from Irwindale Speedway to compete at her
weekly race track in Roseville, CA. The #10 Toyota
brought home a solid ten place finish out of a field of
20 cars in the 50 lap main event race.
Katie will
head to Oregon on July 12th with the #18 Grand National
Team. Next NASCAR Whelen All American Series race will
be July 26th. Stay tuned through Bill McAnnally Racing.
July 26th
- Katie scores her 5th Top 10 finish at All American.
Katie stayed back in Roseville, California to race in
the 50 lap main event at All American Speedway while the
Bill McAnally Racing Grand National Crew headed to
Evergreen Speedway for the NASCAR Camping World West
Series. Hagar, driving the #10 BMR Toyota, had a
successful weekend pulling off her 5th top ten finish of
the year. Hagar qualified 7th only missing the invert by
one position.
"I was really hoping the invert would at least be the
first 7 cars. To be able to start on the pole and up
front would have been a great opportunity for the #10
Toyota tonight."
"The car was decent, but still needs some tweaking.
We're getting closer and closer every week. We tested
last Thursday and had a great day. We picked up
two-tenths from where we were. I'm just trying to stay
positive and make the best of it all. We'll be back next
weekend to try it again."
Katie and her team will return at All American Speedway
on August 2nd. Stay tuned for more racing news, Believe
in Yourself 101 action, and NASCAR Drive for Diversity
updates.
NEW Autograph
Cards now available! Please send a pre-posted
manila envelope to:
Bill McAnnally Racing - Autograph Card/ Katie Hagar
8636 Antelope North Rd., Antelope,CA 95843
August
2nd
- KATIE QUALIFIES 2nd AT ALL AMERICAN SPEEDWAY
Katie Hagar and the #10 BMR Toyota had her best
qualifying time of the year on August 2nd at All
American Speedway in California. Hagar qualified 2nd
within only 1/10th of the pole sitter and current points
leader John Moore. The first four cars inverted with
Hagar starting third. 35 Laps into the 50 lap main event
the #10 was running consistently in the top five until a
late race accident forced her Quodaba Toyota to make a
pit stop. Katie joined the back of the pack and worked
her way up through the field to finish 7th. Another
solid top ten finish for Katie Hagar.
Next Race: Roseville, California twin 50's
If you would like to help support Katie's Racing Program
and her "Believe in Yourself 101 Program" please send
e-mails to: Hagarmotorsports@yahoo.com
attn: Katie Hagar 101
August
9th
- HAGAR ADDS ANOTHER TWO TOP TEN FINISHES
The #10 Toyota BMR Car driven by NASCAR'S Drive for
Diversity Driver Katie Hagar added another two Top 10
finishes in the Toyota Twin 50's on August 9th. Katie
qualified 7th for both 50 lap main events, running a
quick time of 13.95 at 86 miles an hour out of a field
of seventeen cars. All cars qualified less than a tenth
of a second off the pole sitter. With such a tight
field, Katie raced hard in the first 50 and battled her
way up through the field. Holding a fifth place spot
with 25 laps to go, the #10 was spun going into turn one
by the #00 and had to go to the rear. Before the
checkered flag flew Katie worked her way back up the
field a second time and still pulled off a sixth place
finish. "We are getting so close, we are banging doors
with John Moore, the points leader and even teammate
Paulie Heraka...with the consistant help and drastic
changes that needed to be made to the car, these last
couple of weeks have been what late model racing should
be!" Hagar stated.
The second 50 lap segment, Katie started once again in
the 7th place spot and held her own through the whole
race finishing a solid 7th place finish. In total, Katie
has eight top ten finishes out of the thirteen races she
has started for BMR.
August
16th
- HAGAR MAKES INTO TOP TEN DURING 50 LAP WRECKFEST AT
AAS
On August 16th the #10 BMR Toyota brought home another
top ten finish at All American Speedway. This is Hagar's
ninth top ten finish in the NASCAR Whelen All American
Series. Katie qualified seventh out of a field of
sixteen cars and was determined to finish in the top
ten. After multiple re-starts and wrecks Katie kept her
starting position and finished a solid 7th. "The car
wasn't as good as last week, but we were able to make it
work. Everyone on this team tries really hard to make
this car turn left for me. There were a lot of restarts
and wrecks tonight, I sat back for a while letting the
cars in front of me battle it out because I had a
feeling there was a great deal of tension between my
competitors. Sure enough I was able to keep my car in
one piece and pull off a top ten! We only have a few
more races left and I'm going to give it all I've got."
Katie is running a part time schedule at AAS and has
moved up to 14th in points.
HAGAR FINISHES SEASON WITH 11 TOP TEN FINISHES
Katie and her BMR #10 Toyota closed out the 2008 race
season for Bill McAnally with 11 top ten finishes. On
August 23rd
Hagar posted her best qualifying position of the season
at All American Speedway in Roseville, CA. She ran a
fast first qualifying lap of a 14.07 to put the Qdoba
late model 5th position out of a field of nineteen cars
Hagar finished the feature in the 6th position knowing
she only had three more races left at AAS.
On August 30th
Katie had high hopes for the #10 as it was unloaded out
of the BMR hauler. She drove the Qdoba Toyota hard on
one of California’s hottest days of the season. In 100
degrees heat Katie ended a qualifying position of 11th
and a safe 13th finish.
The last event of the season on
September 6th
ended with twin 50 lap features at All American
Speedway. Driving the BMR #10 Qdoba Toyota for one
last time, Hagar pulled off a top ten finish in the
second 50 lap segment. “I’m extremely happy to finish
off the race season for BMR in the top ten… and in one
piece! It’s been a challenge out there for sure, but
nothing I couldn’t handle. I tried my hardest and I
appreciate the opportunity. I hope to continue as a D4D
driver next year and shoot for WINS, WINS, and more
WINS!”
NASCAR Drive for Diversity Driver, Katie Hagar would
like to thank all of her 2008 sponsors - Bill McAnally
Racing, NASCAR, D4D, & Access Marketing - and especially
all of her fans for their continued support.
Stay tuned for more race results, updates and plans for
2009!
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