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Inside Line Promotions – PEORIA, Ill. (Sept. 8, 2015) – Jamie Ball powered to his sixth top five of the season on Saturday to cap a busy weekend for White Lightning Motorsports.
Ball kicked off the Sprint Invaders event at Peoria Speedway by winning a heat race from the pole. That locked him into the dash, where he advanced from fourth to third place.
“I had a good draw and was able to win the heat race from the pole,” he said. “So I made the dash and we tried a few different things. Right before the feature we watched the late models and thought the track was going to rubber up quickly. We loosened the car up and it didn’t end up rubbering up until about five laps to go.”
Ball battled for a podium position throughout the feature before he ended with a fourth-place finish.
“I just maintained throughout the race and ended up fourth,” said Ball, who continues to rank third in the Sprint Invaders championship standings with one race remaining this season. “Once the rubber came in we were excellent and I ran onto the bumper of the top three, but we ran out of time. It wasn’t an amazing night, but a top-five finish was a good result.”
The weekend began on Friday with Ball making his debut at Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Mo., with the ASCS Warrior Region.
“The night started off decent,” he said. “The track was super tacky in turns one and two and extremely dry in turns three and four. There wasn’t a lot of passing early.”
Ball finished where he started – fourth – in a heat race, which lined him up on the inside of the eighth row for the main event.
“I rode around the bottom not making too much progress,” he said. “About the last 10 laps I found a line through the middle to the top and I was able to pick off about five positions. It wasn’t anything superb, but we finished all the laps, rolled the car in the trailer and gained some experience.”
Ball was credited with an 11th-place result.
Sunday’s event at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., rained out.
Ball is set to make his debut at St. Croix Valley Raceway in St. Croix Falls, Wis., on Friday for the 23rd annual Kouba Memorial and at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., on Saturday for the 15th annual Jerry Richert Memorial with the Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series.
QUICK RESULTS –
JAMIE BALL:
Sept. 4 – Scotland County Speedway in Memphis, Mo. – Heat race: 4 (4); Feature: 11 (15).
Sept. 5 – Peoria Speedway in Peoria, Ill. – Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 3 (4); Feature: 4 (3).
SEASON STATS –
JAMIE BALL – 31 races, 2 wins, 6 top fives, 13 top 10s, 23 top 15s, 30 top 20s
DEVIN KLINE – 9 races, 5 wins, 5 top fives, 6 top 10s, 7 top 15s, 9 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday at St. Croix Valley Raceway in St. Croix Falls, Wis., for the 23rd annual Kouba Memorial and Saturday at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., for the 15th annual Jerry Richert Memorial with the Upper Midwest Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Jamie Ball Website: http://www.JamieBall.com
Devin Kline Website: http://www.DevinKline.com
Jamie Ball Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/JamieBall5j
Devin Kline Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DevinKline5j
VIDEO –
Here is a link to highlights of Kline’s first win of the season at Knoxville Raceway on May 9: https://youtu.be/ErMdMcbuxjQ
Here is a link to highlights of Kline’s second win of the season at Knoxville Raceway on May 23: https://youtu.be/3BbJfIPVbqc
APPAREL –
White Lightning Motorsports has t-shirts and hoodies available for purchase at their race trailers in the infield of each sprint car event at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa.
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“Matt Jones has been a long time crew member, supporter and sponsor of the 5J cars for the past 10-plus years,” Ball said. “Matt and his family (Christy, Jaslyn and Evan) have been instrumental in our success over the years. It is a pleasure to have Matt Jones Trucking on board the 5J cars this season.”
White Lightning Motorsports would also like to thank Jerry & Kelly Johnston, Housby, JJ Kane Auctioneers, BCP Weddings, The Hearing Clinic, Timber Line Tree Service, Ostrich Racing Engines, Sweet Manufacturing, Bell Helmets, Driver Websites, Iowa State Savings Bank, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, FK Rod Ends, Fragola Performance Systems, King Racing Products, BR Motorsports, Hoosier Tire, MPD Racing, Champion Oil, Wingdance Graphics, Shell Shock and Hooker Harness for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Sep 08, 2015
- Article Date: 9/8/2015 by Inside Line Promotions