(Photo by Ron Skinner)
Inside Line Promotions – MESQUITE, Texas (March 22, 2015) – Channin Tankersley made a late decision last week to kick off his season at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.
“We got everything done so we decided to go up there,” he said. “My goal was to shake the car down, but unfortunately we were involved in a crash. To go out and have a crash the first race is disappointing.”
Tankersley battled power steering problems throughout the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event on Saturday at the half-mile oval.
“We put a new steering gear in it and a new pump and all new lines throughout the night,” he said. “We were fighting that all night.”
He advanced from seventh to fifth place in a heat race and from fifth to fourth place in a qualifier. That ranked Tankersley 15th in overall points, which locked him into the main event starting on the inside of the eighth row.
“The car was pretty fast right out of the box,” he said. “We had a restart and the track was really fast around the top. I got up there trying to get around some guys and got over the cushion. I got a little sideways and from there it hooked. It did a couple of flips down the front straightaway.”
Tankersley was running 11th when the incident occurred exiting turn four late in the race. He was unable to restart the race and was credited with a 20th-place result.
Tankersley will return to competition this Friday at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas, and Saturday at Bronco Raceway Park in Cleveland, Texas, with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour. The event is also co-sanctioned with the ASCS Gulf South Region.
Tankersley won the ASCS Gulf South Region championship in 2014. Last year he captured seven top-five finishes in 14 ASCS Gulf South Region features and finished the season third in the championship standings.
QUICK RESULTS –
March 19 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat race: 5 (7); Qualifier: 4 (5); Feature: 20 (15).
SEASON STATS –
1 race, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, 0 top 15s, 1 top 20
UP NEXT –
Friday at Cotton Bowl Speedway in Paige, Texas, and Saturday at Bronco Raceway Park in Cleveland, Texas, with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS –
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChanninTankersley
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TankRacing
APPAREL –
Tankersley has t-shirts ranging from youth medium to XXL for sale at his race trailer.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Watercraft Plus, LLC
Watercraft Plus, LLC is a marine sales and service shop located in Beaumont, Texas. It has been in business for more than 20 years and has been a leader in boat service in Southeast Texas for approximately 20 years. For more information, visit http://www.WatercraftPlusLLC.com.
“Eric from Watercraft Plus, LLC came on board a couple of years ago and has been a huge support,” Tankersley said. “I really appreciate all of his help and I look forward to our future success.”
Tankersley would also like to thank King Construction, G3 Boats, Challenger Drilling, Yamaha, Day Motorsports and 41 Shocks for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Mar 22, 2016
- Article Date: 3/22/2016 by Inside Line Promotions