CG Motorsports- Glenpool, OK (Sept 6th, 2018) – Matt Covington drove the Triple X/A-Rock Materials mount to a 15th and 11th place finish during the 9th annual LOS 360 Sprint Car Nationals last weekend at Lake Ozark Speedway.
“We had speed early but struggled to get going in the features,” Matt said. “On Saturday night, we just weren’t tight enough to get the needed forward bite to move up through the field.”
Covington came home 4th in the heat after starting 7th, and 1st in the qualifier from the pole. The point total from the heat and qualifier started Matt 7th in the A-main. After fighting the loose race car and lacking forward drive, Covington slipped back to end up with a 15th place finish, capping off Night 1 of the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event.
On Sunday, Covington came home 4th from 6th in the heat and 1st in the qualifier from the pole again. The results netted him a 12th place starting position in the feature. Matt battled most of the feature trying to advance, but only gained one spot, coming in 11th at the checkers.
“The car was good during the heat and qualifier on Sunday.” stated Matt. “We got enough points to start 12th in the feature. We drove hard to move forward, but we were just a little too snug to run the bottom and had to wait on it too long to rotate. Then I went to the top, and it was better, but the bottom was the place to be so we couldn’t make much progress. In the end, pretty much going green to checkered, we mostly stayed where we started. Overall it was a decent weekend for us, considering we were competitive early and made the show both nights. But it was still disappointing not being able to pass much in the feature. We need to learn how to better manage the kind of track conditions we had at LOS.”
Matt and his CG Motorsports team would like to thank all partners who have helped make this 2018 season possible. We look forward to the continued relationship throughout the year, along with future seasons to come: T&L Foundry, Triple X Chassis, A-Rock Materials, Winters, C.G. Martin Company, Factor 1 Racing, All-Star Performance, Outlaw Wings, DMI Components, Smiley’s Racing Products, Hoosier Tire, Keizer Wheels, Wilwood Brakes, ButlerBuilt, Best Graphics, Simpson Race Products, Wesmar Racing Engines, Huggins Cams, Bob Hurley RV, Eaton Industrial, Maxwell Oil, Schoenfeld Headers, CSI Shocks, KSE Steering, STW Trailer sales, and Brodix Cylinder Heads
Covington will take this weekend off, before possibly running some regional races the following weekend, followed by the Jesse Hockett and Daniel McMillin Memorial event at Lucas Oil Speedway on September 20, 21, and 22.
2018 STATS: Starts-44, Wins-3, Top 5’s-13, Top 10’s-24
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- Matt Covington on Sep 07, 2018
- Article Date: 9/6/2018