Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (April 17, 2018) – Blaine Baxter moved forward almost every time he hit the track last weekend despite lingering engine problems throughout the King of California Micro Sprint Series doubleheader.
Baxter rallied from sub-par qualifying times on Friday night at Dixon Speedway in Dixon, Calif., and on Saturday at Delta Speedway to advance through the Restricted Winged Micro Sprint field each night as his team continued to chase a mechanical gremlin that has plagued them this season.
“We’re still struggling with the same motor issues that we’ve been fighting since the first race,” said Blaine’s father, Dustin. “We’re just not getting the RPMs that we should be getting from the motor and that puts us way behind from qualifying.”
Blaine Baxter qualified 22nd out of 32 cars on Friday at Dixon Speedway. He finished fifth in his heat race and qualified for the A Main thanks to a fourth-place finish in the B Main. Baxter capped the night by charging from 22nd to 12th in the main event.
“We get better as the night goes on simply because as the track goes away the RPMs aren’t as important and Blaine does really well driving on a slick track,” Dustin Baxter said.
The team made more changes to the car prior to Saturday’s competition at Delta Speedway.
“We switched carburetors and the ECU box before qualifying and still had the same issue,” Dustin Baxter said. “We’re about 1,500 RPMs from where we need to be.”
Blaine Baxter once again got the most out of his equipment after qualifying 24th quickest. On a track that was difficult to pass on, he advanced from ninth to seventh in a heat race. He then started ninth in the B Main and was up to fourth after approximately six laps before a cut tire ended his evening early.
“The track went slick in the B Main, which is really in Blaine’s wheelhouse,” Dustin Baxter said. “If it wasn’t for the flat tire, I’m sure he would have made the A Main and moved through the field in that race despite being down on power.”
Blaine Baxter said he enjoyed the weekend of racing and is looking forward to better results once the mechanical gremlins are resolved.
“I really enjoy racing on a slick track,” he said. “That’s where I’m really comfortable. I think once we get the motor problems figured out we’ll be running up front.”
Baxter will take this weekend off from racing for a family trip. He will return to action April 27 at Keller Auto Raceway in Visalia, Calif., and April 28 at Lemoore Raceway in Lemoore, Calif., for the third and fourth rounds with the King of California Micro Sprint Series.
QUICK RESULTS –
April 13 – Dixon Speedway in Dixon, Calif. – Qualifying: 22; Heat race: 5 (-); B Main: 4 (-); Feature: 12 (22).
April 14 – Delta Speedway in Stockton, Calif. – Qualifying: 24; Heat race: 7 (9); B Main: DNF (9).
SEASON STATS –
5 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 3 top 10s, 4 top 15s, 4 top 20s
UP NEXT –
April 27 at Keller Auto Raceway in Visalia, Calif., and April 28 at Lemoore Raceway in Lemoore, Calif., with the King of California Micro Sprint Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://blainebaxterracing.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/blainebaxter25
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlaineBaxterRacing/
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“Jessy Usher is the general manager at Les Schwab Tires,” Dustin Baxter said. “He’s helped support Blaine’s racing for more than three years now. They help us with our racing tires as well as our personal vehicles and my company’s fleet vehicles. They offer great products and services and we send anyone we know to them for tires for passenger vehicles and light trucks.”
Blaine Baxter Racing would also like to thank Westside Mechanical, Dirt Co Media House, Dustin Davis Demolition, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, FK Shocks, Shell Shock, Blackbeard, Arai Helmets, Simpson Fire Suits, D1 Chassis, Wraps N Motion and Keizer Aluminum Wheels for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Apr 17, 2018
- Article Date: 4/17/2018 by Inside Line Promotions