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Bryan Hulbert – MEEKER, Okla. (June 6, 2018) Blake Hahn continues to post consistent finishes in the Griffith Truck and Equipment/Lucas Oil No. 52 with this past weekend’s bout with the American Bank of Oklahoma ASCS Red River Region presented by Smiley’s Racing Products yielding a pair of top-five runs.
“We were a little off, but not by much. The good thing about running regional shows is we have nothing to lose, so we’ve been testing different things on the car to see what works, and we’ve been able to pick up some really good notes over the past two weekend,” commented Hahn when asked of his overall thoughts of his past few races.
Starting ninth Friday at Red Dirt Raceway in Meeker, Okla., Hahn’s advanced five positions before the end of the 25 lap affair.
“That track races different from most that I’ve run at. I kind of reminds me of some of the tracks we run in the southwest where you always seem to be combating a layer of silt on the track. That’s kind of where we were in the Heat Race, so we tightened the car up for the feature and it made a big difference where I didn’t feel like I was chasing the back of the car all over the track. Once we got rolling, I was able to run the bottom and the top, but towards the end, the top was pretty much the only way around.”
Fifth Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway in Pocola, Okla. a small mistake at the start cost Hahn at the end.
“I just miss the line there at the start and let a few cars get by. The top was there early, but it faded a lot faster than we thought it was going to and the track was slick top to bottom. It wasn’t the best run, but we held on to fifth and learned a lot.”
Up next for Hahn is the 2018 Lucas Oil ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek, which kicks off Friday, June 8 at West Texas Raceway in Lubbock, Texas. In last year’s Speedweek, Hahn finished 10th in overall points with a trio of Top 10s and a pair of top-five finishes.
The 2018 season is Blake Hahn’s 16th year of racing. Starting in Jr. Sprints at the Tulsa Shootout, Hahn has progressed through the ranks with over 90 victories across Micros, Midgets, and Sprint Cars. For continued updates on Blake Hahn Racing, along with his full 2018 lineup, log onto http://www.blakehahnracing.com.
2018 Season to Date:
Events: 28; Wins -1 ; Top 5 - 13; Top 10 - 22; Top 15 –25; Top 20 –26;
Coming Up: ASCS Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek
June 8 at West Texas Raceway (Lubbock, Texas)
June 9 at Route 66 Motor Speedway (Amarillo, Texas)
June 12 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, Texas)
June 13 at Lawton Speedway (Lawton, Okla.)
June 14 at Creek County Speedway (Sapulpa, Okla.)
June 16 at Salina Speedway (Salina, Kan.)
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Lucas Oil Products, Griffith Truck and Equipment, CSR Garage, Velocita, Parker Lee Project, Speedway Vending, Semi Crazy Truck Wash, JR1, Wesmar, Triple X Race Co., Engler, Smiley’s Racing Products, Hoosier Tire Southwest, Penske Shocks, Maxwell Industries, Best Graphics, Schoenfeld, Rod End Supply, Pizza Express of Oklahoma, and EFH.
- Bryan Hulbert on Jun 06, 2018
- Article Date: 6/6/2018