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Inside Line Promotions – SEDALIA, Mo. (April 17, 2017) – Sammy Swindell posted his third top 10 of the season last Saturday at Missouri State Fair Speedway with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.
Swindell, who was driving for A.G. Rains, opened the night by starting at the back of a heat race following a high pill draw.
“When you draw the biggest pill you’re at a disadvantage for sure with this series,” he said. “It put us in a hole. We moved up every time we were on the track, but it was a lot to overcome.”
Swindell charged from ninth to fifth place in a heat race.
“We were able to get a row on the start and got through a couple more, but the race track didn’t have a very wide groove to run on,” he said. “You had to fall in line and wait for someone to make a mistake. I felt like I was there (for fourth place), but we were running right around the bottom. Once everyone gets going and gets lined out it gets really hard to pass.”
The heat race result lined Swindell up on the outside of the sixth row for the main event.
“On the first start I was able to get a few cars, three or four right on the start,” he said. “That was called back because someone spun in turns one and two. The next time the holes weren’t there to get those cars. I tried to get what I could get. It seemed like we were all running the same speed.”
Swindell picked up a handful of positions to score a ninth-place result.
He and Rains are scheduled to compete this Friday and Saturday at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., for the Park City Cup/Air Capital Shootout with the NCRA and ASCS Red River Region.
Swindell captured six wins at the track between 1980 and 1991 during World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series competition.
QUICK RESULTS –
April 15 – Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo. – Heat race: 5 (9); Feature: 9 (12).
SEASON STATS –
5 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 3 top 10s, 3 top 15s, 3 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., for the Park City Cup/Air Capital Shootout with the NCRA and ASCS Red River Region
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.SammySwindell1.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1sam91
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- Shawn Miller on Apr 17, 2017
- Article Date: 4/17/2017 by Inside Line Promotions