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Inside Line Promotions – QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (April 11, 2018) – Jason Sides is back in the Midwest and he’s hopeful Mother Nature will cooperate.
Sides is scheduled to compete this Friday at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Ill., and Saturday at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series. However, seven of the 16 scheduled shows this season have been rained out for ‘The Greatest Show on Dirt.’
“Hopefully we can have some good weather and can get some racing in,” he said. “We’ve only got to race four times in the last six weeks.”
Sides has been consistent at both tracks on this weekend’s radar. He posted an eighth-place result at Jacksonville Speedway in 2014 during the series debut before placing 11th in 2016. Sides has earned a top-10 finish during three of the last six races at Tri-State Speedway.
“Just like at most tracks our night will be dictated by qualifying,” he said. “If we qualify well we’ll set ourselves up for success.”
Sides wrapped up the World of Outlaws spring western swing last Saturday at Arizona Speedway during the Arizona Desert Shootout. He qualified 15th quickest and placed fifth in a heat race to lock into the 15th starting position for the A Main.
“It wasn’t bad, but the bottom of the track went away pretty quick,” he said. “There was some meat down there early, especially off the front straightaway. Then it got really slick around the bottom. I passed a few cars. We had a couple of restarts and it was one of those nights when I was in the wrong spot on each restart. About the last six or eight laps it rubbered up through the middle to top and maybe I should have been up there earlier.”
Sides recorded a 14th-place finish.
QUICK RESULTS –
April 7 – Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek, Ariz. – Qualifying: 15; Heat race: 5 (5); Feature: 14 (15).
SIDES MOTORSPORTS SEASON STATS –
15 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 3 top 10s, 4 top 15s, 9 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Ill., and Saturday at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.SidesMotorsports.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SidesMotorsport
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sides-Motorsports/283833970847?ref=br_tf
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Jim Schuhknecht
“Jim started helping out a few years ago,” Sides said. “He’s a really good guy who is a big fan of the sport. Jim has helped me when I’ve needed it the most and we really appreciate his support.”
Sides would also like to thank Wetherington Tractor Service, Inc., East Coast Logistics, VRP Shocks, Dancer Logistics, Inc., BR Motorsports, King Racing Products, R.E. Enterprises, FSR Radiators, Mid-States Equipment, Pat Hanley Auction Co., Brad Roller, Driven Racing Oil, Ingles Racing Engines, Wings Unlimited and All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Apr 11, 2018
- Article Date: 4/11/2018 by Inside Line Promotions