Saturday night in Little Rock, AK, Shane Stewart remained one of the hottest drivers on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour as he extended his series points lead, and grabbed fourth place aboard his Paul Silva owned ROCKSTAR/Makita/A.R.T. entry.
By way of his second place run on Friday night, Shane had locked the Lucas Oil Products/Cross Creek Trucking/Pro-Bilt Construction backed sprinter into the nights re-draw.
After heat races had been completed, the draw put the Finley Farms/Palmero Properties/Wesmar powered No. 57 in the third starting position for the 35-lap feature on the tricky, high-banked ¼ mile bullring.
As the green flag waved on the feature Stewart, grabbed the fourth spot, as the race was quickly halted for a flipping Zach Chappel. After another quick 2-lap run the race was slowed again for a spinning car, as Stewart held on to the fourth spot.
Once the race restarted on lap ten, the next 25 laps ripped off in rapid fashion as cars utilized both the top and bottom of the tight track.
While running in the fourth spot, Shane and Tim Crawley put on a furious battle on the 15th lap, with Crawley getting the spot as Shane fell back to the fifth spot.
As Shane continued to utilize both the top and the bottom, he fought through traffic as he pursued Sam Hafertepe for the fourth spot. After finally clearing traffic and getting to the bumper of Hafertepe on the 30th lap, the duo put on a very exciting battle. On the 33rd lap Shane was able to get around Hafertepe and grab the fourth spot, which ne would never relinquish.
“It ended up being a solid weekend for the ROCKSTAR/Makita car,” said Shane. “This place has had my number the last few years, and I am pleased to get out of here with a second and a fourth.”
Silva Motorsports would like to thank ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK, Makita Industrial Power Tools, Lucas Oil Products, A.R.T. Speed Equipment, Pro Bilt Construction, Palmero Properties, Cross Creek Trucking, Finley Farms, Car and Fleet, Race Gear X, OMP Racing, Wesmar Racing Engines, McColloch’s RV, Shift Creative, Amerikote, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, Pro, Banshee Graphics, Dan Olson Products, K&N Filters, RE Technologies, Weld, Schoenfeld Headers, Butlerbuilt Seats, Vortex Wings, CP Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, Huggins Cams, BR Ignitioneering and Seven Industries for their partnership in 2011.
For all of the latest on Shane head on over to www.shanestewart.com.
About ROCKSTAR
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About Makita
Makita is a worldwide manufacturer of industrial quality power tools and offers a wide range of industrial accessories. Makita utilizes leading-edge technology and innovation to engineer tools that are more compact with less weight yet deliver industrial strength power and results. Makita's extensive line of cordless lithium-ion tools includes 18V LXT® Lithium-Ion, 18V Compact Lithium-Ion®, and 12V max Lithium-Ion®. Other best-in-class products include rotary and demolition hammers and saws equipped with Anti-Vibration Technology™ (AVT™), 4-Cycle outdoor power equipment, Super Joint System (SJS) grinders, miter saws engineered with Deep and Exact Cutting Technology (DXT), and more. Makita U.S.A., Inc. is located in La Mirada, California, and operates an extensive distribution network located throughout the U.S. For more information, please call 800/4-MAKITA (800/462-5482) or visit the website at makitatools.com. Follow Makita at facebook.com/makitatoolspage, twitter.com/makitatools, andyoutube.com/makitapowertools. The Makita Teal color is the trade dress of Makita Corporation and is protected under common law and registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Makita is Best in Class Engineering.
- Petersen Media on Apr 18, 2011
- Article Date: 4/18/2011