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Inside Line Promotions – ALGER, Wash. (June 28, 2017) – Travis Rilat nearly netted a top-10 finish last Saturday during the 46th annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup finale at Skagit Speedway.
Rilat, who had preliminary finishes of 17th and sixth, respectively, ran in the top 10 until a late-race restart relegated him and the Richard Saumure owned team to an 11th-place result.
“It wasn’t our best performance,” Rilat said. “We were able to get in the show on Saturday, which is what you want to do. We just never got the car going the way it needed to all weekend.”
Rilat kicked off the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour tripleheader on Thursday by charging from sixth to third place in a heat race. However, contact with another competitor in a qualifier relegated him to a seventh-place finish. That sent him to a B Main, in which a runner-up result earned a transfer into the back of the main event.
Rilat picked up a pair of positions to finish 17th.
His best result came on Friday when the team placed second in a heat race before winning a qualifier. That lined Rilat up on the outside of the front row for the main event.
“We just didn’t get going,” he said. “We salvaged what we could.”
Rilat battled for a top five throughout the race before ending sixth.
The two preliminary finishes garnered enough overall points to lock Rilat into the 10th starting position for Saturday’s main event.
“We ran ninth forever,” he said. “There wasn’t much passing all race. Everyone was the same speed around the top. We had a red flag with a few laps to go. On the restart I got balled up and lost two spots.”
Rilat, who capped the weekend with an 11th-place finish, said he is unsure of his next race.
QUICK RESULTS –
June 22 – Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. – Heat race: 3 (6); Qualifier: 7 (4); B Main: 2 (2); Feature: 17 (19).
June 23 – Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. – Heat race: 2 (2); Qualifier: 1 (2); Feature: 6 (2).
June 24 – Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. – Feature: 11 (10).
SEASON STATS –
18 races, 2 wins, 6 top fives, 9 top 10s, 12 top 15s, 14 top 20s
UP NEXT –
TBD
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.TravisRilat.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TravisRilat29
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“The people with Xtreme Oilfield Technology are very cool people to hang out with and we really appreciate their partnership,” Rilat said.
Rilat would also like to thank Carlan Services, Shark Racing Engines, Northern Provincial Pipelines, Matt’s Oilfield Services, TriJet Manufacturing Services, Northern Lights Welding, Camex VP, Rob Wright Building Supplies, Scott Safety, Max Fuel, Jaron Water Hauling, Maxim, Factory Kahne, HRP, Ti22, Weld Wheels, Ben Cook Racing and Smiley’s Racing Products among others for their continued support on Richard Saumure’s No. 39c Maxim.
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- Shawn Miller on Jun 28, 2017
- Article Date: 6/28/2017 by Inside Line Promotions