(Photo by Jessica Edmiston Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Sept. 17, 2019) – Jordon Mallett advanced eight positions last Saturday to capture a top-10 result during the 12th annual Ralph Henson Memorial at I-30 Speedway.
The trip to the bullring, which was a combined ASCS regional race with the Mid-South and Sooner Regions, served as a homecoming for the Greenbrier, Ark., native.
“It wasn’t the result we were looking for in heading home as we have a lot of fans in that area, but it was nice to run there,” Mallett said. “To be able to be home and have sponsors, friends and family supporting us at the track, it was a highlight for me no matter what.”
With a stacked field of 39 drivers in attendance, Mallett began the night by finishing where he started – third – in a heat race. He also participated in a six-lap ‘Race of Champions’ race as a result of being a past champion of the event (in 2014) and again finished where he started – second.
Mallett was forced to run the B Main and for the third time of the night he finished where he started – second. That secured the 17th starting spot in the main event.
In a race that only had two cautions in the first handful of laps, Mallett charged forward to pass eight cars and finish ninth. The top-10 result was his 13th of the season and served as a learning experience for the track’s 32nd annual Short Track Nationals in early October.
“The track wasn’t really the normal as I remembered there and we made the best of things all night,” he said. “We didn’t get passed by a car all night and we advanced in the feature so I’d say we had a pretty successful night.”
Next up for Mallett will be the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial this Thursday through Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. The three-day Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event pays $10,000 to win the finale.
“This is our first trip to this track and it’s a great opportunity to see where we stack up and show how much we’ve learned this season,” he said. “The goal is always to win and I know we are just as capable of winning as the next guy. But if we can get it in the show each night and make as many laps as possible it’ll be a good weekend.”
QUICK RESULTS –
Sept. 14 – I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. – Heat race: 3 (3); Race of Champions: 2 (2); B Main: 2 (2); Feature: 9 (17).
SEASON STATS –
31 races, 1 win, 7 top fives, 13 top 10s, 20 top 15s, 23 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Thursday through Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., for the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://jordonmallett.myracepass.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmmotorsports14
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordonmallettmotorsports
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Schoenfeld Headers
Schoenfeld Headers is the manufacturer of competition headers, mufflers and exhaust systems specializing in circle track, drag, tractor pull and boat headers. For more information, visit http://www.SchoenfeldHeaders.com.
“Bill and Doug at Schoenfeld have been with me for longer than I can remember,” Mallett said. “I love the fact that they are right in Arkansas. They’ve always taken outstanding care of me. I can’t say enough about what they do and offer us.”
Mallett would like to thank Awakening Events, Water for Christ, Porter Commercial Refrigeration, Racing Optics, DHR Suspension, Red River Rack Company, KSE Racing Products, FK Rod Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Sinco, Inc., D&K Farms, Autometer, Callies Racing Products, Dynotech Race Engines, Dickerson Marine Services, Hero Graphics, Hilborn Fuel Injection, ISC Racers Tape, K&N Engineering, Lone Star Super Gas (Sunoco), Simpson Race Products, Smiley’s Racing Products, and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.
INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –
Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.
To meet the media relations needs of your program by joining Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or Shawn@InsideLinePromotions.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.
- Shawn Miller on Sep 17, 2019
- Article Date: 9/17/2019 by Inside Line Promotions