(Photo courtesy of Knoxville Raceway)
Inside Line Promotions – JOLIET, Ill. (June 28, 2017) – Mark Burch Motorsports scored its first victory of the season last Saturday during a special night.
The team’s driver, Danny Lasoski, was inducted into the Knoxville Raceway Hall of Fame prior to the race at the half-mile oval in Knoxville, Iowa, which the team led from start to finish to earn the trip to Victory Lane.
“Being inducted was such an honor to me,” he said. “My father and my uncle are in it. I can remember as a young guy dreaming of racing there let alone winning a race. To be inducted and top it off with win No. 112 is pretty neat.”
Lasoski, who is the winningest driver in Knoxville Raceway history, opened the night by qualifying sixth quickest. He then placed sixth in a heat race.
“We weren’t that good to start the night,” he said. “We were eighth in points and they drew the No. 8 for the feature inversion so that put us on the front row.”
Lasoski led the distance to garner his 112th career win at the oval.
“Hard work pays off,” he said. “Mark has been working hard and getting the car better every week. We switched to Penske Shocks and it has been noticeable. The race car rolled around there pretty good.”
Last weekend began on Friday when Lasoski made his debut at West Liberty Raceway in West Liberty, Iowa. The team qualified ninth quickest to kick off the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series event.
“I don’t think anyone had been there,” he said. “It was an unknown. We drew the dead last number and ended up ninth in qualifying so it was a good effort. Unfortunately, the track conditions were treacherous. It laid rubber in the heat race and before it started in the main”
Lasoski placed fourth in a heat race before he picked up a position in the main event to end 11th.
Mark Burch Motorsports opened this week on Tuesday at The Dirt Oval at Route 66, which hosted its first World of Outlaws event in a dozen years. Lasoski qualified 14th quickest before he finished where he started – fifth – in a heat race to lock into the 14th starting position in the FVP Outlaw Clay Classic main event.
Lasoski pulled off the track early because of a mechanical problem and was credited with a 24th-place finish.
QUICK RESULTS –
June 23 – West Liberty Raceway in West Liberty, Iowa – Qualifying: 9; Heat race: 4 (3); Feature: 11 (12).
June 24 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – Qualifying: 6; Heat race: 6 (5); Feature: 1 (1).
June 27 – The Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Ill. – Qualifying: 14; Heat race: 5 (5); Feature: 24 (14).
SEASON STATS –
13 races, 1 win, 3 top fives, 6 top 10s, 7 top 15s, 7 top 20s
UP NEXT –
TBD
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.MarkBurchMotorsports.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mbmotorspt
TEAM JACK APPAREL –
Mark Burch Motorsports will have unique Team Jack Foundation t-shirts for sale at the race trailer throughout this season with 100 percent of the money received going to the Team Jack Foundation.
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“The Durst family has been long-time supporters of sprint car racing,” Burch said. “Being from Nebraska it is an honor to be associated with such a reputable company like Lincoln Auto Auction.”
Mark Burch Motorsports would also like to thank Team Jack Foundation, Engler Machine & Tool, Inc., Wolfweld Chassis, AFCO Gas Shocks by Speedway Motors, King Racing Products, Hot Dot Inc., Weld Wheels, Speedway Motors, Speedway Shock Service, Huggins Cams, Total Seal Piston Rings, Schoenfeld Headers, Driven Race Oil, Gessford Machine, Dyer’s Top Rods, Wireless Amber Alerts, Hoosier Tire, Arrow Truck Sales, Donovan Blocks, Rod End Supply, Diamond Pistons, Saldana Racing Products, MSD Ignition, Vortex Wings, S & S Welding, Inc., Sweet Manufacturing, DMI Bulldog Rears, Wulff Pumps, Red Devil Brakes, Goodridge Fluid Transfer Systems, Harris Decals, Smith Precision Products, HRP Wings, Eagle Motorsports and Schnee Chassis for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Jun 28, 2017
- Article Date: 6/28/2017 by Inside Line Promotions