(Photo by Malcolm White)
Inside Line Promotions – LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Nov. 5, 2013) – Logan Forler’s two nights of action with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour last weekend mirrored each other.
Forler opened each night being bit by a high pill draw, which started him on the third row or further in his heat race on the ultra-fast El Paso Speedway Park in El Paso, Texas, on Friday and at Southern New Mexico Speedway on Saturday.
“It was just really hard to pass in the heat races,” he said. “The tracks were just locked down. They started slicking off in the features.”
Forler finished fifth in his heat race both nights, which sent him to the B Main. He then advanced from fourth to third place in the B Main both nights to earn a transfer to each feature, which he started 19th on both Friday and Saturday.
“I was kinda picking cars off as we went,” he said of Friday. “I got lucky at the end and got a couple of extra cars. I just picked the right lines. I was at the right place at the right time.”
Forler advanced from 19th to seventh at El Paso Speedway Park to garner the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.
Despite an ill-handling race car the ensuing night, he had similar fortune during the main event at Southern New Mexico Speedway. Forler advanced from 19th to eighth, which marked his 39th top-10 finish of the season.
“We honestly weren’t that good all night,” he said. “The car just wasn’t that good and the track changed. A lot of people crashed so that’s what makes the results that good.”
Forler will wrap up the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour schedule this Friday and Saturday at Cocopah Speedway in Somerton, Ariz., for Rounds 3 and 4 of the Cocopah Cup Challenge.
He earned the Hard Charger Award by advancing from 21st to seventh on March 1 and Forler placed eighth on March 2 at Cocopah Speedway with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.
QUICK RESULTS –
Nov. 1 – El Paso Speedway Park in El Paso, Texas – Heat race: 5 (5); B Main: 3 (4); Feature: 7 (19).
Nov. 2 – Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, N.M. – Heat race: 5 (7); B Main: 3 (4); Feature: 8 (19).
SEASON STATS –
60 races, 8 wins, 23 top fives, 39 top 10s, 48 top 15s, 54 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at Cocopah Speedway in Somerton, Ariz., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour for Rounds 3 and 4 of the Cocopah Cup Challenge
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS –
Twitter: https://twitter.com/forlerracing
VIDEO –
Here is video of Forler’s Victory Lane interview at Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La., on June 16: http://youtu.be/3E7183rPEZM
APPAREL –
Forler has t-shirts ranging from adult small to 3XL for sale at his race trailer at every race.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Kinsler Fuel Injection
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“Kinsler Fuel Injection came on board with me at the beginning of the year,” Forler said. “They help me out with a lot of R&D stuff and we’ve made a lot of improvements with our engine program because of them.”
Forler would also like to thank Steve Forler Trucking, Cope’s Pharmacy, Lucas Oil Products, Griffith Truck & Equipment, Precise Racing Products, Impact Race Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Rod End Supply, LRB Race Products, PGH Excavating, MEI Excavating, DMI, CSI Shocks and Maxim for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Nov 11, 2013
- Article Date: 11/5/2013 by Inside Line Promotions