NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Aug. 25, 2013— After a rousing success in its inaugural edition in 2012, the three-night Sprint Car Smackdown for the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series returned this past weekend at Kokomo Speedway in Indiana. A unique format of two preliminary nights set the stage for the finale and when it was all said and done, Tracy Hines came away with a pair of top-10 finishes in his self-owned Hansen’s Welding Inc. DRC.
Hines finished sixth on the second night of the Sprint Car Smackdown on Friday, Aug. 23. He started 10th in the 30-lap preliminary feature and ran among the top-10 for the duration of the race. Hines ran as high as fifth in the second half of the main event. The 2002 Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series champion was 13th in qualifying of the 36 drivers that recorded a time at the quarter-mile. He finished second in the first heat race for the second straight night to earn a spot in the feature.
The finale of the event on Saturday, Aug. 24, saw the veteran driver cross the line ninth in the 40-lap A-Feature. He started 12th and quickly worked his way into the top-10 during the first few laps of the main event. A couple of cautions slowed the race on the quarter-mile bullring. Hines opened the final night of the Sprint Car Smackdown by finishing second in the first qualifying race, which was 10 laps in distance, punching his ticket in the main event.
In the opener of the Sprint Car Smackdown on Thursday, Aug. 22, Hines had trouble in the main event and finished 21st. The native of New Castle, Ind., was 13th-quickest in time trials of the 38 drivers that signed in for the first night of the three-night extravaganza. Hines finished second in the first heat race to earn a spot in the 30-lap main event, where he lined up 10th.
Following the weekend, Hines moved up a spot to seventh in points with the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series. He has won twice this season with the series and has recorded 10 top-10 finishes.
Hines returns to action on Wednesday, Aug. 28, for the running of the Jason Leffler Memorial at Wayne County Speedway in Illinois, with the POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget Series. The versatile driver will then compete in a pair of races with the Amsoil USAC National Sprint Car Series, first at 34 Raceway in Iowa on Friday, Aug. 30, and then at the Terre Haute Action Track in Indiana on Saturday, Aug. 31. He then heads to the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in Illinois for the Ted Horn 100 with the Traxxas USAC Silver Crown Series on Sunday, Sept. 1.
Tracy Hines Racing would like to thank: Hansen’s Welding Inc., Parker Machinery, Turbines, Inc., Afco Racing Products, Daum Crop Insurance, Schoenfeld Headers, Allstar Performance, Kenny’s Components, Race Bumpers and Bell Racing.
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- Article Date: 8/26/2013 by Tracy Hines Racing PR