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Inside Line Promotions – WHEATLAND, Mo. (May 10, 2016) – Derek Hagar posted a runner-up result last Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway during an ASCS Red River Region and ASCS Warrior Region co-sanctioned event.
“It was pretty good,” he said. “We got behind the eight ball in the winged car starting on the pole in the heat race and not getting any passing points when we won it. That put us 10th in points, but we started eighth because a car in front of us had to change an engine.”
Hagar quickly made his way toward the front of the field.
“About Lap 6 we were up to third and had a red flag for the guy running second,” he said. “Our car wasn’t as great as it needed to be. We caught the leader with about five laps to go, but I had to do a massive slider on a lapped car and lost my momentum.”
Hagar held on for the podium finish, which marked his 11th top five of the season.
He also competed in the non-wing portion of the event with the WAR Series. Hagar, who was driving for J.D. Black, won a heat race after starting on the inside of the second row. That lined him up third for the main event.
“We made some changes and were good the first couple of laps,” he said. “I got the lead on the start coming off turn two. I probably led two laps. I tried to move my line up and it just didn’t work. If I went to the top people passed me on the bottom and if I went to the bottom people would pass me on the top. It was like we flipped a switch. I was getting passed on the top, bottom. It didn’t matter. I decided not to tear anything up so we pulled in with about five laps to go.”
Hagar was credited with a 14th-place finish.
He will return to action this Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., for the Hooker Hood Classic. Hagar won the event last year.
“We have high expectations,” he said. “Last year we dominated and lapped up to third or fourth place. We had the car rolling pretty good. Hopefully it works out like that again this weekend.”
QUICK RESULTS –
May 7 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (winged sprint car) – Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 2 (8).
May 7 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (non-wing sprint car) – Heat race: 1 (3); Feature: 14 (3).
SEASON STATS –
16 races, 4 wins, 11 top fives, 12 top 10s, 13 top 15s, 14 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., for the Hooker Hood Classic
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, FSR Radiators, Fragola Performance Systems, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Hinchman Racewear, Wings Unlimited, FK Rod Ends and Ti64 for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on May 10, 2016
- Article Date: 5/10/2016 by Inside Line Promotions