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John Gibson, driver of the #13 MitiGator / Spray Paint and Equipment / RF85 Ford Fusion held on to a top ten finish, bringing home 8th place in the May 29th running of the USAR Pro Cup event at Langley Speedway despite transmission problems. “We weren’t too terribly bad when we first got on the track but the transmission seal broke during our first practice,” said John. “Unfortunately we did not have a spare seal, and neither did anyone else.

Thankfully J.P. Morgan loaned us a transmission, and that let us compete, but it took all of second practice to change out the transmission. That meant we really didn’t get the opportunity to dial in the car prior to the race, and at a track like Langley, that’s crucial.” John qualified the MitiGator Ford Fusion in 9th place for the event. “We made a lot of changes after the second practice, before qualifying, not quite knowing how those changes would work out, and those changes did help, but we started the race still needing to dial in the car.

That’s not a great position to be in. We needed some early cautions so we could come in and work on the car, but we just couldn’t catch a caution when we needed it.”John was fortunate to finish the race in eighth place. “Once again I have to say thanks to my crew for hanging in there on a difficult night. They are the best,” said John. “I also have to say thanks to J.P. Morgan for loaning us the transmission, and to Tyler Young’s team, as they were prepared to loan us one as well.” The next race on the USAR schedule is South Boston Speedway in South Boston, VA on Saturday June 12th.

The Gibson Motorsports team has secured partial sponsorship from MitiGator but is in need of additional funding for the South Boston race as well as the remainder of the 2010 season. Interested parties can contact Gibson Motorsports at (704) 876-3232.MitiGator is an engineered cushioning system designed to protect people from hi-speed, hi-impact assaults and to allow them to continue to perform their jobs or enjoy their leisure time. The MitiGator uses patented air control technology working with 4,044 surfaces per square foot to dissipate energy before it is transmitted to the body and thus help alleviate problems.

You can learn more about MitiGator by going to www.mitigatorinc.com Spray Paint & Equipment is located in Kansas City, Missouri where they are DuPont’s largest distributor in the Kansas City area. There are two Spray Paint & Equipment Kansas City locations, one at 1908 Truman Road, and one at 1919 Northeast Vivion Road. Spray Paint and Equipment ships paint and supplies nationwide and they can be reached at (816) 221-9664. RF85 is a friction reducing treatment that can be applied to various racing components.

RF85 treatment is available at Better Than New in Chattanooga, TN. You can learn more about RF85 by visiting their website at: www.rf85.com.

- Gibson Motorsports Press Release