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Inside Line Promotions – MESQUITE, Texas (Oct. 18, 2016) – Brandon Hanks endured a challenging weekend at the Winter Nationals hosted by Devil’s Bowl Speedway.
“It was a tough weekend to swallow,” he said. “It was probably one of the worst weekends we’ve had all year long. That just happens sometimes in racing.”
The Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event began on Friday with Hanks drawing a high number, which started him sixth in a heat race.
“We had a fast car,” he said. “The track was a lot different than the normal Devil’s Bowl. It was real greasy in my heat race. I was up to fourth and looking to get (Travis) Rilat for third. I had a good run on him and the next thing I knew there was a right rear in my door. A guy behind me just monster trucked me. He was stuck on top of me. By the time he got off of me my car had stalled so I had to go to the rear. I made it back to where I started, but that was the best I could do.”
Hanks ended sixth in the heat race, which relegated him to the middle of a B Main. He finished seventh and was forced to use a provisional to start the main event at the back. Hanks completed a lap and pulled into the pits with a 24th-place result.
Saturday featured similar misfortune as Hanks again drew a high pill to start his heat race seventh. He finished in that position, which lined him up eighth in a B Main.
“Every time I did get a run on somebody I was always having to check up,” he said. “Turn two was real sketchy. By the time I’d get to them it was like they’d slide off the track so I’d have to get out of the throttle to keep from running over them. That happened to me numerous times.”
Hanks was unable to make any progress on the rubber-down track as he placed eighth in the B Main. He took a provisional to tag the back of the field for the A Main and again pulled off early. He was credited with a 21st-place finish.
Hanks will take the next two weeks off before returning to ASCS National Tour competition Nov. 4-5 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., for the Fall Fling.
QUICK RESULTS –
Oct. 14 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat race: 6 (6); B Main: 7 (8); Feature: 24 (25).
Oct. 15 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat race: 7 (7); B Main: 8 (8); Feature: 21 (23).
SEASON STATS –
43 races, 4 wins, 12 top fives, 20 top 10s, 24 top 15s, 32 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Nov. 4-5 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., for the Fall Fling 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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Hanks would also like to thank D&B Farms, Performance Powder Coating, Penske Racing Shocks, Wesmar Racing Engines, Walls Paint and Body Shop, Acme Graphix, Hinchman Racewear, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems and J-R1 for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Oct 18, 2016
- Article Date: 10/18/2016 by Inside Line Promotions