(Photo by Scott Frazier)
Inside Line Promotions – MESQUITE, Texas (March 22, 2016) – Brandon Hanks is pleased with the speed his sprint car showcased last weekend with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.
“We had bad luck both nights, but I still walk away from the weekend happy because we were really, really fast,” he said. “We had a good car both nights. We’re still chopping away at it.”
The weekend began last Thursday at Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas, where Hanks finished third in a heat race. That locked him into the 14th starting position for the main event.
“We were battling for 10th when another driver spun right in front of us,” he said. “I didn’t have anywhere to go and I couldn’t miss him. It tore the front end up bad enough I couldn’t drive it.”
Hanks was running 11th when the crash occurred in turn two approximately halfway through the main event. He was unable to restart the race and was credited with a 20th-place result.
Friday’s race at Devil’s Bowl Speedway was rained out and the team wrapped up the weekend at the half-mile oval on Saturday.
Hanks advanced from ninth to sixth place in a heat race and from sixth to third place in a qualifier. That put him 10th in overall points and locked into the 10th starting position for the main event.
“We had great speed all night long and we were in position for a good finish about halfway through the race,” he said. “Then the bolt came out of a piece on the right front steering. I was going down the backstretch and the right front tire was facing the pits. It broke going into turn one. I thought I had overdrove the corner. I got back on the track and did it again in turns three and four. When I got back on the straightaway it darted to the right and I tapped the wall. That’s when I knew something was wrong so I had to pull it in.”
Hanks, who was running just outside the top five when the problem occurred, ended with a 17th-place finish.
He is scheduled to compete 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.
Hanks made his debut at Cotton Bowl Speedway last year and will make his debut at Bronco Raceway Park this weekend.
QUICK RESULTS –
March 17 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas – Heat race: 3 (3); Feature: 20 (14).
March 19 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat race: 6 (9); Qualifier: 3 (6); Feature: 17 (10).
SEASON STATS –
5 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 3 top 10s, 3 top 15s, 5 top 20s
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 –
Website: http://www.HanksMotorsports.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brandon_K_Hanks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hanks-Motorsports/135263046488177
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Wesmar Racing Engines
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“I want to thank Dan and the team at Wesmar Racing Engines for giving us such great engines,” Hanks said. “We have the best horsepower available.”
Hanks would also like to thank Performance Powder Coating, D&B Farms, Walls Paint and Body Shop, R.E. Enterprises, Penske Racing Shocks, Acme Graphix, Hinchman Racewear, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems and J-R1 for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Mar 22, 2016
- Article Date: 3/22/2016 by Inside Line Promotions