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Inside Line Promotions – WHEATLAND, Mo. (Sept. 26, 2017) – Jack Dover is extremely pleased with his results during the 7th annual Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial last weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway.
Dover teamed up with Chris Bowers for the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour tripleheader, which began on Thursday with the duo charging from seventh to second place in a heat race. Dover then finished where he started – sixth – in a heat race, which locked him into the 13th starting position for the main event.
“We were battling for a top 10 when the valve core came loose in a wheel,” he said. “I’ve never had that happen in my racing career. We ran that tire in the qualifier. You’d think it would happen then rather than the main event.”
Dover was unable to finish the race and was credited with a 22nd-place finish.
He returned to the track on Friday for Round 2 of the event, which he started by maneuvering from sixth to fourth place in a heat race. Dover then won a qualifier and started the A Main on the inside of the fifth row.
“We weren’t tight enough so to be able to finish near where we started wasn’t a bad night,” he said. “The biggest thing is that if you make the A Main there’s 30-plus other drivers trying to make it in who don’t.”
Dover ended the night with an 11th-place result.
The event wrapped up on Saturday with an ominous start.
“In hot laps someone went around in front of us and we had nowhere to go and flipped,” he said. “We were in a 20-foot trailer with not a lot of parts, but we had everything we needed. We thrashed to get the car done and we won the qualifier so we knew we were decent.”
Dover captured another qualifier win to lock into the 11th starting position for the $10,000-to-win main event.
“We rode around there in 12th for most of the race,” he said. “In the last five laps I figured something out and got by some cars. It was a little late in the race to figure out what we needed to do otherwise we could have been a top-five car.”
Dover’s ninth-place finish was his 21st top 10 of the season.
“Awesome,” he said. “Making the A Main all three nights, flipping Saturday in hot laps and running ninth in the main event is pretty awesome. Our main goal was to make the main event and we came out of there with a top 10. I want to thank Chris for the opportunity and everyone for pitching in to help when we crashed.”
Dover will return to his sprint car this Saturday at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., for the Midwest Fall Brawl with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.
QUICK RESULTS –
Sept. 21 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. – Heat race: 2 (7); Qualifier: 6 (6); Feature: 22 (13).
Sept. 22 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. – Heat race: 4 (6); Qualifier: 1 (2); Feature: 11 (9).
Sept. 23 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. – Qualifier: 1 (2); Feature: 9 (11).
SEASON STATS –
40 races, 8 wins, 17 top fives, 21 top 10s, 26 top 15s, 33 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., for the Midwest Fall Brawl with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.JackDoverRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackDoverRacing
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackdoverracing?fref=ts
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Moss Racing Engines
Moss Racing Engines manufactures Ford racing engines. The company was started by Chris Moss, who worked under the Roush Yates Racing Engines banner before creating his own company in 2013.
“You can call Chris any time of the day or night and he’ll help you,” Dover said. “The engines are reliable. He hasn’t had any engine failures so that says a lot for his name and product.”
Dover would also like to thank Carpet Land, Certified Transmission, SSS Motorsports, Moss Racing Engines, True Trucking, Backlund Plumbing, Speedway Graphics, Trail Performance Coatings Inc., Thorpe’s Body Shop, Eagle Motorsports Inc., 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 Sep 26, 2017
- Article Date: 9/26/2017 by Inside Line Promotions