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Inside Line Promotions – IMPERIAL, Pa. (July 26, 2022) – Joey Amantea scored his first career top-10 result during a 410ci non-wing sprint car event last Friday at Lernerville Speedway.
Amantea timed in seventh quickest in his group before he finished seventh in a heat race during his debut at the high-banked oval in Sarver, Pa. That lined him up on the inside of the 10th row for his first-ever Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series feature.
“We had the car rolling,” he said. “I just found my rhythm and kept picking up positions. I was able to drive around people. We were able to run anywhere on the track and make up ground. I think we had top-five speed so I was super pumped how that ended.”
Amantea’s charge from 19th to 10th was tied for the most cars passed.
He also joined the BOSS Series on Saturday at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, where he qualified second quickest. Amantea placed fourth in a heat race to garner the eighth starting position in the A Main.
“We were very fast all night,” he said. “The way the track was it was narrow and hard to pass, but I was happy with our speed. We got up to fifth and then unfortunately blew a tire with two laps to go.”
Amantea was credited with a 12th-place result.
“I thought it was an extremely successful weekend,” he said. “We were very fast both nights. I felt the most comfortable I’ve been in the 410 so far and was really happy that we showed speed against professional 410 wingless drivers.”
Amantea also highlighted a couple of starts during Hyper Racing 600 Speedweek with a heat race win and a fifth-place finish in the feature a week ago Tuesday at Spirit Auto Center Speedway in Swedesboro, N.J.
He plans on returning to micro sprint action this Wednesday at Action Track USA in Kutztown, Pa., and Friday at Spirit Auto Center Speedway.
QUICK RESULTS –
July 22 – Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. – Qualifying: 7; Heat race: 7 (7); Feature: 10 (19).
July 23 – Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pa. – Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 4 (3); Feature: 12 (8).
SEASON STATS –
22 races, 0 wins, 6 top fives, 10 top 10s, 16 top 15s, 17 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Wednesday at Action Track USA in Kutztown, Pa., and Friday at Spirit Auto Center Speedway in Swedesboro, N.J.
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.joeyamantearacing.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joeyamantearacing/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joeyamantea88J
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Amantea Real Estate
Amantea Real Estate is a residential and commercial real estate company based in Mount Pocono, Pa. For more information, visit http://www.AmanteaRealEstate.com.
“I’m very happy to have an esteemed company like Amantea Real Estate back our team,” Amantea said. “I’m very grateful for their support and look forward to continued success together.”
Amantea would also like to thank Amantea Real Estate, JPA Masonry, Stinger Race Fuel Products, 600cc Performance, CSI Shocks, Smith Titanium, Radical Race Gear, Pensyl Enterprises and JPA Equipment & Truck Repair for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Jul 26, 2022
- Article Date: 7/26/2022 by Inside Line Promotions