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Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Aug. 10, 2016) – Jack Dover registered a pair of seventh-place finishes last weekend during the 26th annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals.
Dover opened the marquee event at Knoxville Raceway last Friday by qualifying 23rd quickest on his preliminary night.
“From when we pulled up and drawing No. 56 I thought our weekend was not going to be very good,” he said. “I went out for time trials and qualified 23rd. From there I thought we weren’t even going to be capable of making the A Main.”
Dover rebounded in the heat race to finish second, which locked him into the 14th starting position for the 20-lap main event.
“Every time we went on the track we changed the car quite a bit,” he said. “It kept getting better. I think that showed with how we moved forward in the feature.”
Dover charged to a seventh-place result. That ranked him 21st in overall points, which was only one spot out of locking into Saturday’s main event.
“We did some more adjusting and moved forward the next night,” he said. “We were focusing on shocks. We kept going a little more aggressive with it.”
Dover led the distance of Saturday’s B Main to earn a transfer into the 20th starting position for the 25-lap feature.
“We went out for the B Main and after that we knew what the track conditions were going to do,” he said. “We changed our stagger and went more aggressive with the shocks. From the B Main to the A Main we changed the car quite a bit. Honestly I thought we had a good car. I set a goal to get a top 10 and to come out with a seventh-place finish is great. And with one more lap we could have had a top five.”
Dover rallied from 20th to post a seventh-place finish, which was his fourth career top 10 at the event. It also garnered the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.
“You’re racing against the best cars in the country,” he said. “When you can come through a field like that it’s pretty respectable.”
QUICK RESULTS –
Aug. 5 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – Qualifying: 23; Heat race: 2 (2); Feature: 7 (14).
Aug. 6 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – B Main: 1 (1); Feature: 7 (20).
SEASON STATS –
29 races, 9 wins, 14 top fives, 21 top 10s, 24 top 15s, 26 top 20s
UP NEXT –
TBD
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.JackDoverRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackDoverRacing
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackdoverracing?fref=ts
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Eagle Motorsports
Eagle Motorsports, formerly known as Eagle Chassis, has fabricated sprint car chassis since 1998. Eagle has been a part of winning three Knoxville Nationals. For more information, visit http://www.EagleMotorsports.com.
“Eagle chassis are one of the easiest to drive and one of the easiest to work on,” Dover said. “And they’ve been great with custom, reliable chassis because of my height.”
Dover would also like to thank Certified Transmission, Home Pride Companies Inc., True Trucking, Moss Racing Engines, Thorpe’s Body Shop, Backlund Plumbing, Trail Performance Coatings Inc., ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Keizer Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers, Shaver Racing Engines, Langfeldt Overhead Doors, K&N Filters, FK Rod Ends, DMI, Speedway Motors and Vortex Wings for their continued support.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES –
Jack Dover Racing is close to being able to compete across the country by returning to the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour, where Dover has finished in the top 10 both seasons he has raced full time with the premier 360 sprint car series. He is also ready to compete with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series en route to his dream of racing in NASCAR. The only variable missing is a reliable truck and trailer. For more information on partnership opportunities, e-mail TeamDover@gmail.com.
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- Shawn Miller on Aug 10, 2016
- Article Date: 8/10/2016 by Inside Line Promotions