Lonnie Wheatley, NIXA, Mo. (September 17, 2015) – Strengthening his hold on leading Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Rookie of the Year contender status, Kyle Bellm rallied from the tail of the field on Saturday night to post a top ten finish in Texas Motor Speedway’s Portacool U.S. National Dirt Track Championship event.
Now, with another top ten in the books for Bellm and the PPG Automotive Finishes/Colorvision No. 14k Sprint Car team, it’s off to Nebraska for this weekend’s Fall Brawl at Greenwood’s I-80 Speedway on Friday and Saturday.
Currently ranked seventh in ASCS National Tour points, Bellm had to advance from “B” Main action after heat race issues on Saturday.
“A mud cover came off at the start of the heat race, they threw the caution for it so we had to go to the tail,” Bellm explained.
The Nixa, MO, racer battled through the adversity though, making the feature cut through “B” Main action and then working forward throughout the 30-lapper aboard the Schure Built Suspensions/Christian County Collision Repair Sprint Car.
By race’s end, Bellm had cracked the top ten with a ninth-place finish in the Bybee Lawn Care/Dynotech Racing Engines machine.
“That last caution hurt us some,” Bellm said. “We had a tire going down, so we were a little tight those last three laps. We probably could have got up to seventh or so, but we’re looking for top-tens to finish the year so we’ll take it.”
With his first Texas Motor Speedway outing in the books, it’s on to I-80 Speedway for Bellm and the Scheaffer’s Oil team.
Bellm climbed from 23rd to 13th in I-80 Speedway’s “Road to Knoxville” event that closed out July.
“We ended strong there last time,” Bellm explains. “Hopefully we can pick up from there, there’s a lot of money on the line this weekend.”
Up Next: Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour action continues on Friday and Saturday with the Fall Brawl at Greenwood, Nebraska’s I-80 Speedway.
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- Kyle Bellm on Sep 17, 2015
- Article Date: 9/17/2015 by Lonnie Wheatley