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Inside Line Promotions – SEDALIA, Mo. (Aug. 23, 2016) – Frustrating is how Derek Hagar described last weekend.
“It was terrible,” he said. “We didn’t have a good pill draw either night and it was downhill from there.”
The action began on Saturday at St. Francois County Raceway in Farmington, Mo., where the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour made its debut. Hagar advanced from fifth to fourth place in a heat race to narrowly lock into the 15th starting position for the main event.
“We barely made it in the show,” he said. “We were making some headway. One of the local guys decided he needed the spot better than I did and ran me over. We put a couple of tires back on and went back out there, but once I got lapped I pulled in. The race track was just one groove and I didn’t want to be in the way so I pulled in.”
He was credited with an 18th-place result.
The weekend concluded on Sunday at Missouri State Fair Speedway for the High Roller Classic with the ASCS National Tour.
“I drew the 72 pill out of 72 pills and I had the stoutest heat race you could possibly get,” he said. “It had (Terry) McCarl, (Danny) Lasoski, (Matt) Covington, (Jamie) Ball, all the heavy hitters in it.”
Hagar placed eighth, which relegated him to the B Main. He then charged from 14th to third place in the consolation race to garner a transfer into the A Main, where he maneuvered from 19th to a 12th-place finish.
“We made some changes on the car for the B Main because we had to start on the last row and we ended up making it into the show,” he said. “We had a good car. We just started so far back in the A Main. We got to zinging around the top. I tried to be patient and hope for restarts. We made some things happen on restarts. We got up to 11th and on the last lap a lapped car slid up in front of me and Tony Bruce Jr got by me.
“It was one of those reality weekends to show you not everything goes as well as you hope. It reminds you how weekends can be so you don’t take the good weekends for granted.”
Hagar will return to action this Saturday at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, Tenn., with the USCS Series.
QUICK RESULTS –
Aug. 20 – St. Francois County Raceway in Farmington, Mo. – Heat race: 4 (5); Feature: 18 (15).
Aug. 21 – Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo. – Heat race: 8 (8); B Main: 3 (14); Feature: 12 (19).
SEASON STATS –
36 races, 11 wins, 26 top fives, 28 top 10s, 30 top 15s, 32 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Clayhill Motorsports in Atwood, Tenn., with the USCS Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek
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Hagar would also like to thank Dynotech Performance, DHR Suspension, B&D Towing, J&J Auto Racing, Xtreme Race Graphics, 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 Aug 23, 2016
- Article Date: 8/23/2016 by Inside Line Promotions