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Inside Line Promotions – DODGE CITY, Kan. (June 4, 2024) – Jordon Mallett adapted quickly to a new team last weekend during an ASCS National Tour doubleheader in Kansas.
Mallett will spend several weeks behind the wheel of the Brandon Anderson Motorsports No. 55b as a fill-in driver for Anderson, who is recovering from a broken arm. The partnership began last Friday during the Bullring Nationals hosted by Rush County Speedway in La Crosse.
“They have a good program so it’s a matter of trying to get myself comfortable in the car and acclimated working with them,” Mallett said. “I don’t think people realize there’s a lot to that. We showed up Friday and had two laps in hot laps to acclimate. Then it was time to roll out to qualify to put ourselves in position for the night.”
Mallett was quick out of the trailer, setting quick time in his group and advancing from fourth to third place in a heat race. A fourth-place finish in the dash started him on the outside of the second row in the main event.
“I’m glad we were able to put down a good time and acclimate quickly,” he said. “All night long, even though we were trying to figure out how to get me comfortable, we had speed. For searching as much as we were and trying to get the car comfortable for me, we had speed. That was a huge positive. The track got really hooked up and locked down in the feature more than we prepared for. All night we worked to get the car out of the track. We were too snug. The feature exemplified that. We were okay, but know we could have been better.”
Mallett ended with a ninth-place result.
Saturday showcased a trip to Dodge City Raceway Park for the Steve King Memorial and once again Mallett was fast. He set quick time in his group and maneuvered from fourth to third place in a heat race for the second straight night. Mallett then placed fifth in the dash to start the A Main fifth.
“We made ourselves better all day Saturday,” he said. “We qualified great again and heat raced good. We tried a couple of things to refine it and were so-so in the dash. I think we had a better car in the feature than we were able to show. We were really consistent and able to make our car do things others couldn’t. I was counting on us being in dirty air, but every time we’d get to traffic and feel we could be a contender the caution would come out. Then we’d go another three or four or five laps before we got to traffic. That was the only bummer.”
The fourth-place outing was his best finish with the ASCS National Tour since last August, adding to his confidence as the team will return to competition for the ASCS National Tour Speedweek June 11 at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark.; June 13 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.; June 14 at Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord, Okla.; and June 15 at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla.
“I feel pretty good going into it,” he said. “I’m comfortable. We were able to tune a lot over the course of the weekend. We had a small track the first night and a 3/8 mile track the second. We could prepare ourselves better for Speedweek.”
QUICK RESULTS –
May 31 – Rush County Speedway in La Crosse, Kan. – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 3 (4); Dash: 4 (3); Feature: 9 (4).
June 1 – Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kan. – Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 3 (4); Dash: 5 (3); Feature: 4 (5).
SEASON STATS –
6 races, 1 win, 3 top fives, 4 top 10s, 5 top 15s, 6 top 20s
UP NEXT –
June 11 at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark.; June 13 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.; June 14 at Arrowhead Speedway in Colcord, Okla.; and June 15 at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla., with the ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://jordonmallett.myracepass.com
X: https://twitter.com/jmmotorsports14
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordonmallettmotorsports
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Awakening Events
Awakening Events is a nationwide, full service, live event company that is based in Nashville, Tenn., and Conway, Ark. For more information, http://www.AwakeningEvents.com.
“We’re excited to represent Awakening Events again this year,” Mallett said. “Awakening Events, which has been a major part of our team for many years, puts on some of the best shows in the entertainment industry so we encourage everyone to check out their website for events in your area.”
Mallett would like to thank Awakening Events, Awakening Foundation, Water for Christ, Porter Commercial Refrigeration, Red River Rack Co., D&K Farms, Powers HVAC, DHR Suspension, Racing Optics, Triple X Race Co., KSE Racing Products, FK Rod Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Sinco, Inc., Autometer, Callies Racing Products, DynoTech Race Engines, Hero Graphics, Hilborn Fuel Injection, ISC Racers Tape, K&N Engineering, Lone Star Super Gas (Sunoco), HRP Wings, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Smiley’s Racing Products, MetTec Titanium, MotorState Distributing, DMI, Fast 5 Solutions and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Jun 04, 2024
- Article Date: 6/4/2024 by Inside Line Promotions