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Inside Line Promotions – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 5, 2017) – Derek Hagar capped an amazing week by visiting Victory Lane last Saturday at I-30 Speedway during an ASCS Mid-South Region and ASCS Red River Region co-sanctioned event.
Hagar, who announced last week that he was engaged as well as expecting his first child, was stout in his return to the quarter-mile oval where he had won during four of the previous six seasons.
“It was pretty special to win after the week we had,” he said.
The night began with Hagar advancing from third to second place in a heat race, which earned enough points to lock into the feature redraw. He then pulled the No. 3 to start the 25-lap main event on the inside of the second row.
“The polesitter jumped the start so that put us on the pole,” he said. “I slid for the lead in turn one and then again in turn three, but ended up crossing the line in second. We ran second for nine or 10 laps. We had a caution that bunched us back up. I changed my line up and found something better. We raced pretty hard for the lead for five or six laps.”
Hagar battled closely for the top spot before taking over the lead on Lap 16.
“We were running the top the whole time in turns one and two,” he said. “I kept trying different things to see where I was better because the leader was better than me coming off the top of turn four. I went to the bottom in turns three and four and found some stuff. I got a good slider in turns one and two. We did that for two or three laps. I finally took his line going into turn three on the top. It got the air off his wing and got him crossed up a bit.”
Hagar led the final 10 laps to capture his second triumph of the season and second straight while driving a winged sprint car.
He is scheduled to compete this Friday and Saturday at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss., with the ASCS Gulf South Region and ASCS Southern Outlaw Sprints. Hagar has been victorious at the track each of the last three seasons.
QUICK RESULTS –
April 1 – I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. – Heat race: 2 (3); Feature: 1 (3).
SEASON STATS –
7 races, 2 wins, 3 top fives, 3 top 10s, 3 top 15s, 4 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss., with the ASCS Gulf South Region and ASCS Southern Outlaw Sprints
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, Fragola Performance Systems, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Wheels, Hinchman Racewear, Wix Filters, Wings Unlimited, FK Rod Ends, Valvoline and Ti64 for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Apr 05, 2017
- Article Date: 4/5/2017 by Inside Line Promotions