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Inside Line Promotions – GREENWOOD, Neb. (Aug. 29, 2017) – Jack Dover’s performance last Friday was a huge boost for his team.
“I had the mindset that I was going to win,” he said. “I said that in the middle of last week. I was ready to get a win and get after it.”
Dover entered the Carpet Land Nebraska 360 Sprints event at I-80 Speedway with high expectations, which were met during the early portion of the night before a parts failure late in his heat race hampered the team.
Dover had maneuvered from fifth to second place in a heat race when the wing slider handle broke, spraying him with hot oil. Dover dove into the infield with two laps remaining and was credited with a DNF. That relegated him to the 20th starting position for the Speedy Bill Smith Memorial A Main.
“On the parade lap when we were warming up I thought the car was junk,” he said. “It seemed to get really good as the race went on. I’d go high in turn one and cut the bottom off turn two. Nobody else was able to do that.”
Dover caught a few breaks during the 24-lap main event.
“The yellows played out perfect for us that night,” he said. “We slowly worked up to 12th and a yellow came out. We got up to 10th and a yellow came out. We got up to fourth and a yellow came out with five laps to go.
“On the restart we went to the bottom and everyone else went to the top. We got up to third and came back to turns one and two. I got up to second and was reeling in the leader, but I missed my marks with two laps to go. I told myself I had to hit my marks to win this. I did in turns three and four and again in turns one and two after we took the white flag. I did it perfect and got him coming out of turn two on the last lap.”
Dover charged from 20th to capture his eighth triumph of the season thanks to a last-lap pass.
“I think it’s a huge confidence booster,” he said. “Before that race I was fed up thinking I wasn’t going to win a race again. And then we got a win from 20th.”
Dover will take that momentum into the 5th annual RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Nationals, which is this Friday through Sunday at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb.
“We’ll take my car and use Chris Roseland’s engine and he’ll race the car I won in last year,” he said. “Hopefully we can get another one.”
Dover bested 73 cars to win the event in 2014 and he defeated a 117-car field last year for the event title.
QUICK RESULTS –
Aug. 25 – I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. – Heat race: 7 (5); Feature: 1 (20).
SEASON STATS –
30 races, 8 wins, 13 top fives, 16 top 10s, 20 top 15s, 26 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday through Sunday at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb., for the 5th annual RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Nationals
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.JackDoverRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackDoverRacing
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackdoverracing?fref=ts
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – SSS Motorsports
As a life-long supporter of dirt track racing Luke Jay Cochran built the Home Pride Motorsports team to a leader in all aspects of the dirt track world. While sponsoring and mentoring drivers and teams in the area, Cochran built a team established on winning with multiple national titles, track championships and series championships.
“Luke Cochran has become a family friend the last few years and he’s been instrumental in keeping our program going,” Dover said. “He also has a great company, which we’ve seen firsthand when Home Pride Companies, Inc., roofed my parent’s house.”
Dover would also like to thank Carpet Land, Certified Transmission, Moss Racing Engines, Eagle Motorsports, Moss Racing Engines, Backlund Plumbing, Speedway Graphics, Trail Performance Coatings Inc., Thorpe’s Body Shop, 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 29, 2017
- Article Date: 8/29/2017 by Inside Line Promotions