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Inside Line Promotions – HAMLIN, Pa. (June 18, 2019) – Joey Amantea recorded a top-10 result in both a winged micro sprint and a non-wing micro sprint last weekend.
Both were welcome results after how difficult the week began on Wednesday at Action Track USA in Kutztown, Pa., where Amantea placed sixth in a heat race before he was involved in a violent crash early in the non-wing main event.
“It was a rough night,” he said. “We just had no luck and missed the setup in the heat race. We barely made it into the show and started toward the back, which is a tough spot. Everyone is really racing hard and battling for position. I usually pull the short straw and it happened again. This was nobody’s fault and was a racing incident. Someone got tight on the bottom and hit the guy next to me. He hit me. I went into the wall and barrel rolled a couple of times and then got clobbered once I stopped rolling.”
The team regrouped prior to a winged micro sprint show on Friday at Linda’s Speedway in Jonestown, Pa., where Amantea finished fourth in a heat race before he gained a position to end fourth in the A Main.
“It was the first time back with the wings in a while,” he said. “We didn’t know the track changed as much as it did, but I got fourth in the heat and made the redraw. I started fifth and we finished fourth. There wasn’t a lot of passing so we took what we could get. It was a good night overall. We held our own with a lot of good winged guys there.”
The weekend concluded on Saturday at Hamlin Speedway. Amantea hustled from seventh to fourth in a non-wing heat race before he finished sixth in the main event.
“The track was fast and one lane all night,” he said. “Overall it was good to get another top 10 though.”
Amantea plans on competing this Wednesday at Action Track USA; Friday at Linda’s Speedway; and Saturday at Spirit Auto Center Speedway in Swedesboro, N.J.
QUICK RESULTS –
June 12 – Action Track USA in Kutztown, Pa. – Heat race: 6 (6); Feature: DNF (17).
June 14 – Linda’s Speedway in Jonestown, Pa. – Heat race: 4 (3); Feature: 4 (5).
June 15 – Hamlin Speedway in Hamlin, Pa. – Heat race: 4 (7); Feature: 6 (7).
SEASON STATS –
24 races, 1 win, 7 top fives, 12 top 10s, 17 top 15s, 19 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Wednesday at Action Track USA in Kutztown, Pa.; Friday at Linda’s Speedway in Jonestown, Pa.; and Saturday at Spirit Auto Center Speedway in Swedesboro, N.J.
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.joeyamantearacing.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joeyamantearacing/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joeyamantea88J
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Amantea Real Estate
Amantea Real Estate is a residential and commercial real estate company based in Mount Pocono, Pa. For more information, visit http://www.AmanteaRealEstate.com.
“I’m very happy to have an esteemed company like Amantea Real Estate back our team,” Amantea said. “I’m very grateful for their support and look forward to continued success together.”
Amantea would also like to thank JPA Masonry, Hyper Racing, Jet Signs, Radical Race Gear, Pensyl Enterprises and Gilroy Northeast Inc. Excavating and Construction for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Jun 18, 2019
- Article Date: 6/18/2019 by Inside Line Promotions