(Photo by Matt Levonas Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – KANSAS CITY, Kan. (June 9, 2014) – Big Game Motorsports driver Sammy Swindell was in contention to win a pair of World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series races last weekend despite mechanical woes each night.
“Both nights we were right up there,” he said. “We had a little problem with our car in the dash at I-80 Speedway and that was kind of our own fault. We made a change and forgot to top off the power steering fluid.”
After qualifying fourth quickest and finishing fourth in his heat race last Friday during the NAPA Shootout at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., Swindell started the dash on the pole. He was in a heated battle for the lead when the power steering issue relegated him to a fifth-place result.
The problem continued to plague the Big Game Treestands team throughout the main event, which opened with Swindell losing a handful of positions.
“We gave up a few there at the start of the race and was able to get most of it back on a restart when I figured out how to drive the car with the problem,” he said. “I wound up driving more with my right foot than being able to turn the wheel. It cost us a little bit better finish.”
Swindell rallied to record a fifth-place result.
The weekend concluded on Saturday at Lakeside Speedway for the FVP Outlaws at Lakeside.
The Big Game Treestands car qualified third quickest and placed third in the heat race to advance to the dash, which Swindell won to start the main event on the pole. He led the first 14 laps and set the quickest lap overall before a mechanical gremlin started to wreak havoc.
“About Lap 10 we lost a valve or a spring (in the engine), a good 10 percent of the power,” he said. “That doesn’t sound like a lot, but we’re up in the 900s. When you lose 90 horsepower that’s a good jolt. Everything just slowed down. The car was still good. We just didn’t have the power.”
Swindell fell to second place near the midpoint of the race and he lost another position with approximately 10 laps remaining.
“We were fortunate enough that only two guys got by us,” he said. “I was trying to get the most out of what I had. We had a wounded car again. The car was definitely better than the finish.”
Swindell ended with a third-place finish, which marked his fourth podium of the season.
The Big Game Treestands team will compete this Friday at Jackson Speedway in Jackson, Minn., which is the closest World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event to the Big Game Treestands headquarters. Additionally, the event – titled the Big Game Shootout brought to you by Eyecon Cameras and Big Game Treestands – is sponsored by Swindell’s car owner.
“There will be a lot of people there,” Swindell said. “It’ll be busy, but we’ve done real well there in the past. It’s one of those tracks I seem to run well at most of the time.”
The weekend wraps up on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, for the Mediacom Shootout.
QUICK RESULTS –
June 6 – I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. – Qualifying: 4; Heat race: 4 (3); Dash: 5 (1); Feature: 5 (5).
June 7 – Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. – Qualifying: 3; Heat race: 3 (4); Dash: 1 (2); Feature: 3 (1).
SEASON STATS –
36 races, 1 win, 8 top fives, 13 top 10s, 20 top 15s, 29 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday at Jackson Speedway in Jackson, Minn., for the Big Game Shootout Brought to you by Eyecon Cameras and Big Game Treestands and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, for the Mediacom Shootout with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series
LIVE AUDIO –
Keep up with Big Game Motorsports via free, live audio from DIRTVision at every World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event throughout the season. Select events also include live Pay-Per-View video. For more information, click http://www.DIRTVision.com.
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.BigGameTreestands.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigGameMotorspt
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Game-Treestands/251832101535076?fref=ts
BIG GAME TREESTANDS –
Established in 1977 in Windom, Minn., Big Game Treestands® has grown to be a leading company in the outdoor industry. Big Game Treestands® offers a Rock Solid™ line of field tested, safety certified above TMA requirements, welded steel stands & free standing elevated platforms that gives you not only a safe and extremely sturdy vantage point, but also reliable all-day comfort at a great value. Large, non-slip standing platforms, top-notch fastening systems, and our innovative pinned, sleeved ladder sections provide the Rock Solid™ stance, twist free climbing, and all around silence that Big Game Treestands® is known for. Non-glare, powder coat finish keeps our products hidden from nature’s wary eye.
For over 30 years, it has been our goal and our philosophy to provide the most innovative and practical treestands and hunting accessories in the field. As tradition continues, we are Exceeding Limitations and once again providing new models that challenge Mother Nature. In 2012 Big Game extended the line into Trail Cameras known for the easy to set, great picture quality, and over all great camera. Eyecon Trail Cameras® exceeds the expectations of consumers. Big Game Treestands® and Eyecon Trail Cameras® offers undeniable quality on time-tested favorites as well as new innovations for 2013.
For more information on Big Game Treestands®, visit http://www.BigGameTreestands.com.
TRAIL CAMERAS –
Big Game Treestands® offers a variety of trail camera options that are user-friendly with exceptional imaging as well as a 120 degree pivoting head. New and improved cameras include the Jag, Mantis II, Frenzy, Storm II, Black Widow and Quick Shot. To learn more about or to purchase a trail camera, visit http://www.BigGameTreestands.com.
INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –
Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.
To meet the media relations needs of your program and to join Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or InsideLinePromotions@gmail.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.
- Shawn Miller on Jun 09, 2014
- Article Date: 6/9/2014 by Inside Line Promotions