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Inside Line Promotions – LAWTON, Okla. (May 24, 2016) – Harli White was in contention to capture her first win of the season last Saturday at Lawton Speedway, where she led the first seven laps of the ASCS Red River Region main event.
“From the get-go I was fast that night,” said White, who kicked off the night by driving from third to win a heat race before starting the main event on the outside of the front row.
“In the feature I stayed out front and was doing great. I was driving the car hard because I kept thinking someone was on my tail. The track was slick to the cushion so you had to be pretty careful. I was getting in traffic and I knew if I didn’t get around those cars fast enough I’d get passed. Once we got to the first set of cars I went down to slide them and I looped it in turns one and two.”
White did a full spin and kept going, but she fell back to fourth place.
“I was catching the leaders again and did the same thing late in the race,” she said. “It was disappointing because my dad said I had that won. I kind of stepped on it there. I was overdriving the car.”
White ended with a 10th-place result, which was her fourth top 10 of the season.
Last weekend began on Friday with the ASCS Red River Region at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. White opened the night by driving from sixth to third place in a heat race. That put her in the feature redraw and she pulled the No. 6 to start the main event on the outside of the third row.
“The track was super heavy and super locked down all night,” she said. “It kept getting faster and faster. I jumped up to fourth and stayed there for a little. We had caution after caution and red flag after red flag. My car kept getting tighter and tighter. I was running about eighth halfway through and went into turns one and two and biked it a little. The car came back down on the right rear. I thought it broke the right rear shock. I ended up pulling it in to save our equipment.”
White exited the track early and was credited with a 17th-place finish.
She is slated to race with the ASCS Gulf South Region this Friday at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, and Saturday at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas.
QUICK RESULTS –
May 20 – Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. – Heat race: 3 (6); Feature: 17 (6).
May 21 – Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla. – Heat race: 1 (3); Feature: 10 (2).
SEASON STATS –
16 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 4 top 10s, 6 top 15s, 11 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, and Saturday at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, with the ASCS Gulf South Region
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.HarliWhiteRacing.net
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarliWhiteRacin
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Harli-White-Racing-116791735008839/?fref=ts
APPAREL –
White has various t-shirt designs ranging from youth small to adult 4XL available for purchase at her race trailer every time she competes and at http://www.harliwhiteracing.net/shopping/.
AUSTRALIAN PARTNERSHIP –
White is seeking additional marketing partners to help offset the costs of taking advantage of an opportunity to race in Australia throughout the offseason. To talk with her more email HarliWhite17w@gmail.com.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Mesilla Valley Transportation
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“It is an honor to have Royal Jones and MVT be a part of our team for three years now,” White said. “He’s helped my career tremendously. He’s a great guy who loves racing. I’m very honored to have him as a sponsor.”
White would also like to thank The Mower Shop, The Body Works, Charlie’s Trucking and Forklift, Inc., Lucas Oil Products, Inc., Sea Foam, Jerry Tucker Rhoustabout, LLC, PXP Racewear, RaceChic, Shiners Hospitals for Children, Superflow Testers and Golden Triangle Fire Protection for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on May 24, 2016
- Article Date: 5/24/2016 by Inside Line Promotions