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Inside Line Promotions – GERMANTOWN, Tenn. (May 31, 2015) – Sammy Swindell has elected to team up with Jason Johnson Racing beginning this week.
The three-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion will pilot the JJR No. 41 starting on Wednesday during the World of Outlaws event at Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind., while Johnson continues to recuperate from an injury.
“I’m going to run it for a couple of weeks,” Swindell said. “I’ve raced with Jason quite a bit, but we’ve never worked together. This is their first year trying to run the 410 stuff full time so I figure it’s a good opportunity to help them out.”
Swindell will compete at a trio of tracks this week where he’s been very successful, starting at Kokomo Speedway where he holds the track record. He also owns three World of Outlaws victories at the quarter-mile track.
“Most of the time there are a couple of lanes,” he said. “The track changes a lot during the course of the race. You can run around the bottom and that’s pretty slow or you can run the top and bang off the cushion next to the wall. It gives you a lot of opportunities to drive the car rather than just stand on the gas and drive through the middle like a lot of tracks.”
Swindell will wrap up this week with World of Outlaws events at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., on Friday and at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., on Saturday.
“I’ve always ran pretty well at both tracks,” he said. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to return to both places next weekend. Hopefully we will gel quickly and be a contender from the start.”
Swindell has two World of Outlaws wins at both I-80 Speedway and Lakeside Speedway.
SEASON STATS –
8 races, 1 win, 5 top fives, 6 top 10s, 7 top 15s, 7 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Wednesday at Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind., Friday at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., and Saturday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.SwindellMotorsports.citymaker.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1sam91
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“Simpson Race Products has been with me since 1974,” Swindell said. “They’ve been keeping me safe for more than 40 years.”
Swindell would also like to thank John Christner Trucking, J. Davidson Scrap Metal Processors, Energy Release, High Performance Lubricants, Sweet Manufacturing, FK Rod Ends, Sweet Manufacturing, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, HRP Wings and Schoenfeld Headers for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on May 31, 2015
- Article Date: 5/31/2015 by Inside Line Promotions