By Jonathon Masters

Richmond, Indiana, driver Steve Casebolt has partnered with the Jim Beeman Motorsports team for the 2017 racing season.

The 38-year-old Casebolt, a former Dream 100 winner, will begin piloting Jim Beeman's Mastersbilt super late model this weekend during the World of Outlaw's event at Atomic Speedway in Chillicothe, Ohio. The team will be led by longtime chassis builder and crew chief Tader Masters.

"I've been good friends with Tader Masters for a long time and have wanted the opportunity to race with him since I first got their cars in 2010," Casebolt commented on the partnership early Tuesday morning, "Jim Beeman is a guy who has been a part of the sport for a while and it is obvious he loves the sport as much as Tader and I. It's just a good situation for all of us to come together and pool our resources and knowledge. We are going to go out there and try to have success and win some races."

Casebolt has made three starts so far this season in the Outlaws series with a best of 11th in the Illini 100 at Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, IL. In four Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series starts, he has swept the top 10 with a best finish of seventh at Florence Speedway in Union, KY.

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