(Photo by Chris Seelman Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – MOBERLY, Mo. (April 5, 2016) – Derek Hagar continued his podium streak last Saturday at Randolph County Raceway.
Hagar picked up a third-place result during the GoMuddy.com National Sprint League 360 Sprint Car Series event at the high-banked track to give him a podium finish in all six sprint car races this year.
“It’s a big boost of confidence,” he said. “Running with the NSL series and running with that group of guys you learn so much. We keep learning every weekend.”
Hagar opened the event by charging from eighth to fourth place in a heat race.
“We made the best of the heat race,” he said. “There’s a unique line you can run at that track. I use it to my advantage. Unfortunately, the sun was a disadvantage in turns three and four so I was having to back my corner up. I think that was part of my problem as far as being able to pass another car or two.”
Hagar then finished where he started – fourth – in a qualifier. That gave him the sixth-most combined points and a starting position on the outside of the third row for the $7,500-to-win main event.
“The track was starting to take a little rubber on the bottom,” he said. “I rode around trying to save tires for most of the race. About halfway through I started really getting going and passing some cars. It worked out for us.”
Hagar spent a majority of the feature running fifth before passing Jonathan Cornell and Brian Brown on back-to-back laps in the final stage to place third.
“They were right in front of me the whole time,” he said. “They were getting bound up behind lapped cars. I would plug the hole and get by them. You had to catch lapped cars at the right spot to pass them.”
Hagar is scheduled to return to competition this Friday and Saturday at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss., with the ASCS Gulf South Region and ASCS Southern Outlaw Sprints Region.
“We have a lot of momentum going into this weekend,” he said. “That’s a good race track for us. Hopefully we can go win a couple more shows.”
Hagar has won all three events he’s competed at the past two seasons at Jackson Motor Speedway.
QUICK RESULTS –
April 2 – Randolph County Raceway in Moberly, Mo. – Heat race: 4 (8); Qualifier: 4 (4); Feature: 3 (6).
SEASON STATS –
8 races, 2 wins, 6 top fives, 6 top 10s, 6 top 15s, 6 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss., with the ASCS Gulf South Region and ASCS Southern Outlaw Sprints Region
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek
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Hagar would also like to thank B&D Towing, Dynotech Performance, DHR Suspension, J&J Auto Racing, Fragola Performance Systems, FSR Radiators, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Hinchman Racewear, Wings Unlimited, FK Rod Ends and Ti64 for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Apr 05, 2016
- Article Date: 4/5/2016 by Inside Line Promotions