Inside Line Promotions – KILGORE, Texas (Feb. 23, 2015) – Zach Blurton kicked off his 2015 season on the right foot last Saturday.
Blurton earned a podium finish during a RaceSaver Sprint Series event at LoneStar Speedway for the LoneStar Sprint Smackdown.
“I feel really good about that,” he said. “The track was real wet and it was hammer down. We could have done a few other things to be faster, but I’m happy about our finish.”
Blurton opened the event by charging from sixth to third place during a heat race around the 3/8-mile oval.
“That was getting the rust knocked off,” he said. “I was getting comfortable with myself. For a couple of laps we were trying to get used to everything again. I had a good car.”
That lined him up on the outside of the second row for the 25-lap main event.
“In the first five laps there were three cautions and then the last 20 went green to checkered,” he said. “We got strung out there. I got stuck behind a lapped car and the brakes weren’t working too good so the top two got away from me.”
Blurton, who advanced from fourth to third place following an early restart, began to reel in the top two in the closing laps.
“Coming to the white flag the lead cars caught each other,” he said. “The eventual winner slid the leader. They got all tangled up. I don’t know how neither of them got a knocked out front end or a flat tire. I got to their back bumpers and was waiting for something to break, but it never happened. We actually ended up third, but the winner was disqualified for being light at the scales.”
Blurton was scored as the runner up in his first race since the end of last September.
His next competition will be in March during a weekly 305 event at Red River Speedway in Wichita Falls, Texas.
QUICK RESULTS –
Feb. 21 – LoneStar Speedway in Kilgore, Texas – Heat race: 3 (6); Feature: 2 (4).
SEASON STATS –
1 race, 0 wins, 1 top five, 1 top 10, 1 top 15, 1 top 20
UP NEXT –
TBD
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.ZachBlurton.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZachBlurton
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZachBlurtonRacing
APPAREL –
Blurton has select sizes of t-shirts and hoodies available for sale at his race trailer. Visit http://www.ZachBlurton.com for his 2015 race dates.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Tornado Racing Engines
Tornado Racing Engines is an engine business in Utica, Kan., owned by John Johnson.
“Tornado Racing Engines built my first ever 305 engine in 2010 and we’ve been with them ever since,” Blurton said. “Their motors are reliable, run well and make a lot of horsepower and a lot of torque. I’d put Tornado Racing Engines up against any other 305 in the country.”
Blurton would also like to thank Midwest Ag Professionals Inc., Park Liquor, Phillips Chiropractic and Physical Therapy Center, Ti22 Performance, Rod End Supply and Outlaw Wings for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Feb 23, 2015
- Article Date: 2/23/2015 by Inside Line Promotions