(Photo by Ron Skinner Photos)
Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (May 5, 2015) – Brandon Hanks fought his race car throughout the Eagle Motorsports Rock ‘N Roll 50 Presented by MyRacePass last Saturday at Riverside International Speedway.
Hanks battled a lack of balance throughout the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event at the tight track, where he ended with a 23rd-place result.
“We weren’t very good all night,” he said. “We didn’t have any side bite or forward drive. We’ve had that same setup everywhere we’ve went and we’ve been really fast everywhere and then we go to Riverside and we couldn’t figure out what was wrong. It just didn’t work.”
Hanks finished third in both a heat race and a B Main after starting on the pole in each race. He closed the night by lining up on the outside of the 11th row for the main event.
“I probably would have been better off with a 305 in the car,” he said. “It just felt like it wasn’t moving. It just wouldn’t drive. We made drastic changes. We were changing bars and everything.”
Hanks had a right rear tire go flat midway through the race and he wasn’t able to get out of the work area before the race restarted.
“It just wasn’t meant to be for us,” he said. “We were lucky to the make the show. We were lucky and not good. In this sport you have to be lucky and good.”
Hanks is scheduled to compete this Thursday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., for the McCarthy Auto Group KC Klassic and Saturday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.
QUICK RESULTS –
May 2 – Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. – Heat race: 3 (1); B Main: 3 (1); Feature: 23 (22).
SEASON STATS –
9 races, 0 wins, 3 top fives, 3 top 10s, 5 top 15s, 5 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Thursday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., for the McCarthy Auto Group KC Klassic and Saturday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.HanksMotorsports.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brandon_K_Hanks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hanks-Motorsports/135263046488177
LIVE COVERAGE –
To keep up to speed with Hanks at every Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event, visit http://www.RacinBoys.com for free, live audio. Additionally, RacinBoys will provide live Pay-Per-View video at select races.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – D&B Farms
Located in Burlison, Tenn., D&B Farms is a corn and beans farm owned by the Hanks family.
“It’s a family business so I need to thank my dad, Ricky Huffman and Jason Honeycutt,” Hanks said. “We all work on the farm together. Without them not only would we not be able to race, but we couldn’t make a living.”
Hanks would also like to thank Performance Powder Coating, D&B Farms, J&J Auto Racing, Walls Paint and Body Shop, Acme Graphix, Wesmar Racing Engines, RE Enterprises, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Penske Racing Shocks and Hinchman Racewear for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on May 05, 2015
- Article Date: 5/5/2015 by Inside Line Promotions