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Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Aug. 8, 2017) – Jack Dover has lofty goals entering the 57th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store this week at Knoxville Raceway.
Dover will make his 410ci winged sprint car season debut at the marquee event, which runs Wednesday through Saturday at the half-mile oval.
“Our goal is to make the A Main on Saturday,” he said. “That would be a huge accomplishment for our team. It is going to take a strong qualifying lap to open our preliminary night. Then we’ll have to move forward in the heat race. You have to be strong every time you hit the track.”
Dover’s best-ever finish at the oval in a 410 race came during the Knoxville Nationals in 2014, when he placed second in the main event on non-qualifiers night.
“I remember we led the first half of the race before Danny Lasoski got by in traffic,” he said. “We definitely wanted to win, but to run second to Lasoski at Knoxville isn’t a bad night. That does give us confidence knowing that we can run up front at Knoxville with some of the best drivers in the sport.”
Dover is coming off bad luck last Friday when a mechanical problem sidelined him before his 27th annual 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank preliminary night began at Knoxville Raceway.
QUICK RESULTS –
Aug. 4 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – Qualifying: No Time; Heat race: DNS (-); B Main: DNS (-).
SEASON STATS –
25 races, 7 wins, 12 top fives, 15 top 10s, 19 top 15s, 24 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Wednesday through Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, for the 57th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.JackDoverRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackDoverRacing
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackdoverracing?fref=ts
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“I want to thank Thorpe’s Body Shop for making our cars look sharp every year,” Dover said. “Blake, who co-owns it, has been a family friend since I can remember and we really appreciate his support of our race team throughout the years.”
Dover would also like to thank Carpet Land, Certified Transmission, Home Pride Companies, Inc., Moss Racing Engines, Eagle Motorsports, Moss Racing Engines, Backlund Plumbing, Speedway Graphics, Trail Performance Coatings Inc., True Trucking, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers, Langfeldt Overhead Doors, K&N Filters, FK Rod Ends, DMI, Speedway Motors, Vortex Wings, Ostransky Farms, Select Auto, Select Auto Body, R&G Services and Industrial Plating for their continued support.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES –
Jack Dover Racing is close to being able to compete across the country by returning to the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour, where Dover has finished in the top 10 both seasons he has raced full time with the premier 360 sprint car series. He is also ready to compete with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series en route to his dream of racing in NASCAR. For more information on partnership opportunities, e-mail JackDoverRacing@yahoo.com.
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- Shawn Miller on Aug 08, 2017
- Article Date: 8/8/2017 by Inside Line Promotions