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Inside Line Promotions – GREENWOOD, Neb. (July 21, 2015) – The trophies continue to pile up for Jack Dover, who picked up his ninth win during the past dozen races last Thursday at I-80 Speedway.
Dover’s win was his seventh in the last eight Carpetland Nebraska 360 Sprints features, which moves him within 11 points of the championship standings lead despite missing a race. It was also his 10th triumph of the season, marking his fifth time in the last six seasons registering double-digit victories.
“Hopefully this momentum continues throughout the Knoxville Nationals,” he said. “Confidence and figuring this car out and great horsepower are the three ingredients to the success.”
Dover opened last Thursday’s race by maneuvering from fourth to win a heat race.
“I think we got the lead on the first lap,” he said. “The track was real racy. We could go wherever we wanted. I jumped up to the top and got around everybody. After that I was trying different lines to see where my car would go. It was good anywhere.”
The heat race result locked Dover into the feature redraw, where he pulled the highest number – eight – to start the 25-lap feature on the outside of the fourth row.
“I fell back to 11th or 12th in the first five laps because anywhere I’d go there’d be a car,” he said. “I just calmed down and focused and started picking cars off one by one. The best line that I found was in the middle because everybody was on the bottom and throwing moisture to the middle. So that’s where I started running.”
Dover rebounded into the runner-up position before a late-race caution gave him a shot to take the lead.
“On the restart I drove around Don Droud Jr. and took the lead going into turn three,” he said. “I pulled away from there.”
Dover is aiming to continue his winning ways this Friday and Saturday at Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kan., for the 59th annual Hutchinson Grand Nationals with the NCRA. He has claimed the marquee event during each of the past two years.
Dover will also race on Sunday at Double X Speedway in California, Mo., with the ASCS Warrior Region.
QUICK RESULTS –
July 16 – I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. – Heat race: 1 (4); Feature: 1 (8).
SEASON STATS –
21 races, 10 wins, 16 top fives, 18 top 10s, 18 top 15s, 19 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kan., for the 59th annual Hutchinson Grand Nationals with the NCRA and Sunday at Double X Speedway in California, Mo., with the ASCS Warrior Region
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.JackDoverRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackDoverRacing
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackdoverracing?fref=ts
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Eagle Motorsports
Eagle Motorsports, formerly known as Eagle Chassis, has fabricated sprint car chassis since 1998. Eagle has been a part of winning three Knoxville Nationals. For more information, visit http://www.EagleMotorsports.com.
“Eagle chassis are one of the easiest to drive and one of the easiest to work on,” Dover said. “And they’ve been great with custom, reliable chassis because of my height.”
Dover would also like to thank Certified Transmission, Home Pride Companies, Inc., Moss Racing Engines, Thorpe’s Body Shop, Backlund Plumbing, Trail Performance Coatings Inc., The Oil Medics, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Keizer Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers, Shaver Racing Engines, Langfeldt Overhead Doors, K&N Filters, FK Rod Ends, DMI, Speedway Motors, Vortex Wings and True Trucking for their continued support.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES –
Jack Dover Racing is close to being able to compete across the country by returning to the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour, where Dover has finished in the top 10 both seasons he has raced full time with the premier 360 sprint car series. He is also ready to compete with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series en route to his dream of racing in NASCAR. The only variable missing is a reliable truck and trailer. For more information on partnership opportunities, e-mail TeamDover@gmail.com.
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- Shawn Miller on Jul 21, 2015
- Article Date: 7/21/2015 by Inside Line Promotions