(Photo by Woody Hampton)
Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (June 13, 2017) – Sammy Swindell captured his first feature victory of the season last Friday during an ASCS Mid-South Region race at Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, Ark.
The trip to Victory Lane makes it 47 straight seasons that Swindell has recorded a win.
“I’m not sure that anyone else has done that,” he said. “It’s pretty remarkable to be able do to it that long. I never expected when I started to be doing this at this age. My dad decided to quit in his 40s. We’ve passed that by over 20 years. Part of it is my health and desire is still there so that makes a difference.”
Swindell and car owner A.G. Rains opened the night by advancing from fifth to third place in a heat race. The team then charged from sixth to win a qualifier, which ranked second in overall points and lined Swindell up on the outside of the front row for the main event.
“The polesitter took the lead and went straight to the top,” he said. “I thought I’ll go to the bottom. I thought it looked pretty good. It was pretty wet, but all the stock cars ran it in before us. I ran a few laps down there and thought I’d try the top. I didn’t think it was as fast. I went back down there except going through the traffic. For having a few cars there was a lot of traffic.
“I expected (a win) to be coming at some point. We’ve had a lot of things happen this year that’s been out of our control. It’s tough sometimes with the ASCS format. Sometimes you can get buried and it’s hard to recover. It’s not like being with the Outlaws or All Stars where you can qualify and if you run well all night it’ll pay dividends. That’s the first time we’ve started on the front row this year.”
Swindell led the distance to net the victory.
The weekend wrapped up on Saturday at Riverside International Speedway, where Swindell won an ASCS Mid-South Region heat race to lock into the feature redraw. He pulled the No. 5 during the random draw to start the main event on the inside of the third row.
“The track was really tough,” he said. “It was dusty and slick and we ran right around the bottom. I never made a lap before we got ran over. We were on the bottom and went into turn three and the guys behind us came running into us. Some guy smashed the back of the car and kept ramming me. It run me into an infield tire and bent the front axle. We restarted, but I could tell there were some things wrong. Then I went to pass a guy and he turned into me and spun me around.”
Swindell ended 15th.
The team is scheduled to return to Riverside International Speedway this Saturday for the Hooker Hood Classic.
QUICK RESULTS –
June 9 – Batesville Motor Speedway in Batesville, Ark. – Heat race: 3 (5); Qualifier: 1 (6); Feature: 1 (2).
June 10 – Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. – Heat race: 1 (2); Feature: 15 (5).
SEASON STATS –
11 races, 1 win, 3 top fives, 8 top 10s, 9 top 15s, 9 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., for the Hooker Hood Classic
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.SammySwindell1.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1sam91
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Swindell would also like to thank John Christner Trucking, Rossie Feed & Grain, CP Pistons, Acme Graphix & Design, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, High Performance Lubricants, FK Rod Ends, Sweet Manufacturing, Schoenfeld Headers, MyRacePass and Inside Line Promotions for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Jun 13, 2017
- Article Date: 6/13/2017 by Inside Line Promotions