Inside Line Promotions - ALGER, Wash. (June 16, 2013) - Everything has been leading up to this weekend.
Trey Starks' offseason and first 10 races of this year have been in preparation for the 42nd annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup - a $20,000-to-win event at Skagit Speedway this Thursday through Saturday.
"In the past we've raced some big races and you come back home and all of a sudden Dirt Cup is here," he said. "This year we've singled out a certain car and motor package for it. We've geared all of our stuff up for it. We've run Skagit a lot this year."
Starks took advantage of one final tune-up last Saturday at the 3/10-mile track, where he raced in the 360 class. The track also held a few hot-lap sessions for 410 cars to get ready for Dirt Cup.
"Last weekend we were kinda iffy on it," Starks said of his 410 program. "This weekend, every time we went out there we were No. 1 on the board by a couple of tenths. It's looking good for next weekend. We came to win in the 360, but we were focused on getting some good laps in the 410."
Starks excelled every time he hit the track, qualifying second quickest in the 360 class and finishing third in his heat race. That earned him a spot on the outside of the front row for the 25-lap feature.
Starks maintained the runner-up position for the first six laps before falling to fourth place by Lap 9.
"The cushion was really big," he said. "The track was really good. It had a bottom and a top and was slick through the middle.
"I miscalculated on the setup. I told the crew to basically put the 410 setup on the 360. You don't have the power and the weight is different. We were a little tight on the cushion. We just jumped the cushion and fell back to fourth."
When the leader broke on Lap 18, it advanced Starks to third to give him his eighth top-five finish this season.
"It was kind of disappointing," he said. "We were a third-place car, which is good. But you want to feel like you have a car to win. We weren't way off, but we weren't 100 percent on. However, I feel very good about where we are with the 410 stuff heading into Dirt Cup."
QUICK RESULTS -
June 15 - Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. - Qualifying 2; Heat race: 3 (4); Feature: 3 (2).
SEASON STATS -
10 races, 2 wins, 8 top fives, 9 top 10s, 10 top 15s, 10 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Thursday through Saturday at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash., for the 42nd annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup
MEDIA LINKS -
Website: http://www.TreyStarksRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/treystarks55
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TreyStarksRacing?fref=ts
VIDEO -
Here's a link to Trey's win at Skagit Speedway on May 25 with highlights beginning approximately 4:45 into the video: http://youtu.be/JlaX5Lvj4VI
Check out some in-car footage of Trey provided by Downforce Designs: http://youtu.be/dv2_v22rcO4
Here is a link to check out highlights from Trey's victory at Skagit Speedway on May 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axHzc9tXVaQ&feature=youtu.be
APPAREL -
Starks has men's and women's long-sleeve shirts, t-shirts and hoodies available at any race he attends and at www.TreyStarksRacing.com.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT - SpeedMart
Established in 2004, SpeedMart has developed into a leading supplier of sprint car and racing products in the Northwest. For more information, visit www.speedmartinc.com.
"SpeedMart really benefits us because they are right next to our home," Starks said. "Even though we are traveling a lot on the West Coast, I know SpeedMart will always have anything we need."
Starks would like to thank his sponsors, including Starks Timber Processing, Blue Dot Fabrications, BR Motorsports, King Racing Products and Masco Petroleum for their continued support.
INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS -
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To meet the media relations needs of your team, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or sprintcarreporter@yahoo.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit www.insidelinepromotions.com.
- Admin Account on Jun 17, 2013
- Article Date: 6/17/2013 by Shawn Miller