Lonnie Wheatley, NIXA, Mo. (June 7, 2019) – After racing to his second runner-up finish of the year at California, Missouri’s Double X Speedway last Sunday, Kyle Bellm is back in Sprint Car action this Saturday night at Eldon’s Lake Ozark Speedway aboard the familiar No. 14k entry.
Original plans to take in the Thursday portion of ASCS Speedweek at Creek County Speedway near Tulsa were scrapped due to unfavorable weather forecasts that proved to be accurate.
After vying for a win at Lake Ozark Speedway on Saturday, a possible return to Double X Speedway on Sunday could be in the cards.
Bellm gridded last Sunday’s feature at Double X Speedway and raced forward to his second consecutive runner-up finish atop the ¼-mile clay oval.
“We struggled a little early in the night, but we got things going and almost got there for the win,” Bellm comments.
He returns to Lake Ozark Speedway for the first time since the LOS 360 Spring Nationals on Memorial Day weekend where he was in contention to win the finale aboard the Smith Racing No. 86 after struggles the first night.
Starting the Spring Nationals finale from the pole position, Bellm held down the third position in the early going until contact from another car resulted in race-ending damage.
“We were a little snug at the start and fell back to third, but we were handing right in there with the top two and the car was really starting to come in,” Bellm commented. “We had a top-three car at worst before that incident happened.”
It was a reunion with the Smith Racing No. 86 that nearly netted an impressive finish in ASCS National Tour competition.
“It was good to be back with those guys,” Bellm recalls. “It took us a night to get reacclimated and then we were really good the second night out.”
Bellm looks to break into victory lane this weekend at Lake Ozark Speedway.
The Kyle Bellm Racing efforts are made possible with support from marketing partners including Greenworks Nursery, Landscapes Awarded, Christian County Collision Repair, Bybee Lawn Care, PPG Automotive Finishes, Colorvision, Schure Built Suspensions, Schaeffers Racing Oil and Park West Retirement Living.
Quick Stats: 11 Races, 2 top-fives, 4 top-tens.
Up Next: Lake Ozark Speedway on Saturday night.
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Penning the recurring series of “The Wheatley Chronicles” articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, Lonnie Wheatley provides media, public relations and more for select tracks, drivers and events. For more information, Wheatley may be contacted at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.
- administrator on Jun 07, 2019
- Article Date: 6/7/2019 by Lonnie Wheatley