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Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (May 22, 2018) – Marshall Skinner brought an ill-handling sprint car home with a top-10 finish last Saturday night during the Hooker Hood Classic at Riverside International Speedway.
Skinner started fifth in the 40-lap race following a third-place finish in his heat race.
“The car was just too tight in the feature,” he said. “I bicycled the car one time and fell back from fifth to about eighth. I got back up to about fourth or fifth. Then I moved further up the race track because I was too tight on the bottom. Every time I went in on the bottom I’d about turn over so I quit doing that. But the longer we went the further the groove got around the top, plus I had too much gear to run up there.”
Skinner was seventh at the checkered flag.
“I feel good,” he said. “I think I almost destroyed (the car) about five times. But I rolled it into the trailer without a scratch. I thought it was a pretty good race. I was happy with it. It wasn’t like I was racing with a bunch of nobodies. Any time you race around here it’s tough. I don’t care what anybody says.”
Skinner is looking forward to the USCS Speedweek, which kicks off four consecutive nights of racing this Friday at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, Miss., before trips to Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss., on Saturday; Greenville Speedway in Greenville, Miss., on Sunday; and Lexington 104 Speedway in Lexington, Tenn., on Monday. The teams will get a couple of days off before Speedweek resumes the following weekend.
“We’re planning on running all seven nights,” he said. “I hope the weather cooperates. I’m looking forward to it. We’ve won the points a couple of times before and I think I’ve won features at every Speedweek track except near Columbus.”
QUICK RESULTS –
May 19 – Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. – Heat race: 3 (4); Feature 7 (5).
SEASON STATS –
3 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 3 top 10s, 3 top 15s, 3 top 20s
UP NEXT –
USCS Speedweek: Friday at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, Miss.; Saturday at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss.; Sunday at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, Miss.; Monday at Lexington 104 Speedway in Lexington, Tenn.; May 31 at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala.; June 1 at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss.; and June 2 at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark.
MEDIA LINKS –
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sprint26
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Marshall-Skinner-Motorsports-207879425896412/
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“Derek Hagar has helped me tremendously,” Skinner said. “He builds a great suspension. He’s also a great guy and my best friend.”
Skinner would also like to thank J&J Auto Racing, Stinson’s Industrial, Final Touch Auto Collision Center, Gant Concrete Pumping, Big Earl Farms, B&D Towing, Robert Thorne Landscaping, American Outdoor Inc., CnB Chubby, West Tennessee Expediting, Xtreme Race Graphics, Water & Wastewater Services, Cooper Racing Enterprises, BB&T Racing, FSR Radiators, Hinchman Racewear, FK Rod Ends, Killer Coatings, Arai Helmets, Engler Machine & Tool, Inc., Schoenfeld Headers, DMI, Huggins Cams, PAC Racing Springs, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, KDN Promotions, Stealth Recovery, I-55 Towing, Oval Paints, Huntington’s Disease Awareness and OMP America for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on May 22, 2018
- Article Date: 5/22/2018 by Inside Line Promotions