(Photo by Thriller Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – LAWTON, Okla. (Sept. 2, 2015) – Cody Wampler recorded a runner-up result last Saturday during the season finale at Lawton Speedway.
It marked his fifth straight top-five finish and wrapped up fifth place in the champ sprints championship standings despite Wampler and car owner Randall Buzbee missing two races and having a myriad of mechanical problems to start the season.
“We had another solid night,” he said. “We just keep plugging away. It feels like we have a good handle on the car.”
Wampler advanced from sixth to fourth place during a heat race to lock himself into the main event.
“The track was pretty locked down,” he said. “We’ve had a little bit of a fuel issue when the track is heavy. I got by a couple of cars early and then pretty much stayed in fourth.”
That lined the team up on the outside of the fourth row for the main event.
“We were really good early,” he said. “We were up to second by Lap 7 or 8. We shot up through there. Then we got a caution after that on maybe Lap 9. I thought I had something for the leader, but for 10 laps I basically couldn’t get anything going.
“I couldn’t really make up any ground. He’d get into lapped cars and I’d gain, then I’d struggle getting around them. Out in the open it was a dead heat. We were a little loose coming off turn two. In turns three and four we were pretty good, but we’d give it back up in turns one and two.”
Wampler’s second-place finish marked his seventh top five of the season.
He will take this weekend off before competing with the Oil Capital Racing Series on Sept. 12 at Oklahoma Sports Park in Ada, Okla.
QUICK RESULTS –
Aug. 29 – Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla. – Heat race: 4 (6); Feature: 2 (8).
SEASON STATS –
14 races, 2 wins, 7 top fives, 9 top 10s, 11 top 15s, 11 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Sept. 12 at Oklahoma Sports Park in Ada, Okla., with the Oil Capital Racing Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.WamplerMotorsports.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WamplerMotorsports
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Walters Hometown Grocery
Walters Hometown Grocery is a supermarket based in Walters, Okla.
“They are a local grocery store here in Walters,” Wampler said. “I really appreciate their partnership and support of a local racer.”
Wampler would also like to thank Buzbee Trucking, Cotton County Drug, Indian Territory Durable Medical Equipment, Cotton County Drug, Powers Heating and Air Conditioning, 5th Avenue Processing & Retail, Wampler Transmission, Al’s Pump, Eagle Creek Escape, Farm Bureau (Jeff Baumann Insurance), Thriller Productions, Parks Land & Cattle, Mac’s Body Shop, Bedrock Nursery, Cotton Ag Inc. and On Another Level Designs for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Sep 02, 2015
- Article Date: 9/2/2015 by Inside Line Promotions