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Inside Line Promotions – MESQUITE, Texas (Oct. 22, 2014) – Josh Baughman is rolling into the 27th annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals Presented by Hoosier Tires seeking a solid balance to his Jason Johnson Racing entry.
Baughman will race Wednesday through Saturday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., during the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour’s $15,000-to-win event.
“We’ve kinda lost our balance the last couple of weeks,” he said. “We’ve had some pretty good nights on short tracks this season so hopefully we’ll put together a solid weekend.”
Baughman made his debut at the famed event, which features dozens of the top drivers in the country, last season.
“We aren’t going to change our approach,” he said. “We’ve raced against the best drivers plenty of times. This team is growing and getting better and learning each week.”
Baughman is coming off an up-and-down weekend during the 41st annual Winter Nationals at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.
A high pill draw bit him on Friday at the half-mile track, where he finished seventh in his heat race after starting on the outside of the fourth row. Baughman then ended ninth in a B Main.
“All weekend we weren’t balanced,” he said. “The draw definitely didn’t help us, but we should have been able to have a better night.”
The weekend concluded on Saturday with Baughman finishing second in a heat race, which locked him into the main event. He then advanced from 16th to 12th in the feature on the one-lane track.
“I was up to 10th for a little bit, but I lost a couple spots at the end,” he said. “We’ll take a 12th place and head to Little Rock.”
QUICK RESULTS –
Oct. 17 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat race: 7 (8); B Main: 9 (11).
Oct. 18 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat race: 2 (1); Feature: 12 (16).
SEASON STATS –
45 races, 2 wins, 6 top fives, 14 top 10s, 25 top 15s, 34 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Wednesday through Saturday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., for the 27th annual COMP Cams Short Track Nationals Presented by Hoosier Tires with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.JoshBaughman.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Josh_Baughman17
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshBaughmanRacing
VIDEO –
Here is a link to a highlights video by Thriller Productions of Baughman’s victory at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Aug. 16: http://vimeo.com/103698546
APPAREL –
Baughman will have t-shirts and hoodies available for sale at his race trailer throughout the season. For a list of his scheduled events, visit http://www.JoshBaughman.com.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Compression Generation Services
Compression Generation Services is a natural gas business based in Humble, Texas.
“They are great people to deal with and I’m glad to have them on board for 2014,” Baughman said. “I look forward to seeing their name in the winner’s circle with me.”
Baughman would also like to thank Hollywood Blasting and Coating, Beard Equipment, Energy Equipment Co., Fischer Body Shop, Gleco Platings, Factory Kahne, B&H Industrial Supplies, FK Rod Ends, K&N Filters, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, MSD Ignition, Weld Wheels, Vortex Wings, Maxim Chassis, Dynotech Performance and Oakley for their support.
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- Shawn Miller on Oct 22, 2014
- Article Date: 10/22/2014 by Inside Line Promotions