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Inside Line Promotions – WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 10, 2016) – Brandon Hanks is becoming familiar with Victory Lane.
Hanks captured his third win of the season – all in the last 11 races – on Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway with the ASCS Red River Region and ASCS Warrior Region.
“I’m just glad we were able to overcome all the adversity and still come out on top,” he said. “We finally kicked that monkey off our back at Lucas Oil Speedway.”
The arrival to the track was anything but positive for Hanks.
“Our generator got fried when we got to the track,” he said. “Then our engine heater had problems and it turned out when we hooked it up water started running out between the head and the motor so we had to change the motor.”
The two problems didn’t hamper Hanks on the track as he charged from seventh to second place during a heat race. That locked him into the feature redraw, where he pulled the No. 1 to start the main event on the pole.
“I got lucky and drew the pole,” he said. “That was a game changer right there. On the initial start Johnny Herrera was able to stay close to me. I got lucky and had a caution off the bat. I was able to get him on the second start. He stayed on my heels the first few laps. About six laps into it Evan Martin hit an infield tire and came up the track. I just about collected him. I barely missed him. Johnny wasn’t so lucky and he got caught in it.”
Hanks took advantage of clean air on the restart.
“Once I got to traffic I started catching some fast cars and they were running the same line as I was,” he said. “I had trouble passing the first lapped car and (Derek) Hagar was running me down. I finally got by the lapper. Once I got by him it was a lot better from there.”
Hanks held on for his first career triumph at Lucas Oil Speedway. It also helped him pad the lead in the ASCS Red River Region championship standings.
Last weekend began on Thursday with Hanks making his debut at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., on Thursday during the McCarthy Auto Group KC Klassic with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.
Hanks won a heat race from the pole position, which ranked him 10th in overall points. That lined him up on the outside of the fifth row for the main event.
“I tried to get the first car or two in front of me on the start and that was the wrong thing to do,” he said. “When I got off that cushion I lost all the momentum and I lost several spots. I spent the whole race trying to get back where I started. Everybody was running the top line around the track so it was hard to pass. I had a bad start and that cost us.”
Hanks posted a 12th-place finish.
He is scheduled to return to action this Friday and Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, for the Texas World Dirt Track Championships with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.
QUICK RESULTS –
May 5 – Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. – Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 12 (10).
May 7 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. – Heat race: 2 (7); Feature: 1 (1).
SEASON STATS –
16 races, 3 wins, 6 top fives, 10 top 10s, 11 top 15s, 14 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, for the Texas World Dirt Track Championships 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
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“I want to thank Dave Reedy and everyone at Penske Shocks for their hard work to give me the smoothest ride as possible,” Hanks said.
Hanks would also like to thank Performance Powder Coating, D&B Farms, Wesmar Racing Engines, Walls Paint and Body Shop, R.E. Enterprises, Acme Graphix, Hinchman Racewear, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems and J-R1 for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on May 10, 2016
- Article Date: 5/10/2016 by Inside Line Promotions