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Inside Line Promotions – MESQUITE, Texas (Oct. 23, 2019) – Jordon Mallett highlighted two nights of action at Devil’s Bowl Speedway with a ninth-place finish in Saturday night’s 46th annual Winter Nationals finale.
“It was a bit of an up-and-down weekend, but we’ll take it,” he said. “We made a bit of a mistake on Friday night and we went off an old setup, but overall it was a decent weekend.”
Mallett kicked off Friday night’s Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour preliminary event by finishing where he started – third – in a heat race. That locked him into the 11th starting position for the main event.
Unfortunately, Mallett struggled with the setup and dropped to the rear of the field quickly. During an open red, his crew drastically changed the setup on the car and the changes made the car a lot better. He was able to rally forward and finish in the 13th position. The top-15 result was the 25th of the season for the Greenbrier, Ark., native.
“We fell all the way back to the tail end of the field and we were extremely off in terms of the setup,” he said. “Luckily we got that open red and we literally changed everything on the car. We clawed back for a top 15 and I wish we were better early. To be able to change like that and see it was the right call, it shows we are learning out here.”
Mallett once again locked himself directly to the A Main on Saturday after finishing in the runner-up position in a heat race. Mallett then placed ninth in the feature on a tricky track.
“The track was wet and heavy all night and we were just too snug early on,” he said. “We didn’t turn our best lap until the tail end of the night and it was just a tough track to pass on. To come home with a top 10 was a blessing.”
With only two remaining races on the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour schedule, Mallett trails eighth place in the series standings by 56 markers, but is now only 66 points out of seventh.
He will take this weekend off and is looking to finish out the 2019 season strong when the series visits Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 during the Tony Stewart presents the VANKOR Texas Sprint Car Nationals.
“The pressure is off going into the series finale as we are pretty secure in our spot points-wise,” he said. “It’s a new race track for us so we’ll go in and hope for some beginners luck and maybe gain a spot or two in the standings.”
QUICK RESULTS –
Oct. 18 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat Race: 3 (3); Feature: 13 (11).
Oct. 19 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat Race: 2 (2); Feature: 9 (8).
SEASON STATS –
39 races, 1 win, 8 top fives, 15 top 10s, 26 top 15s, 30 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 at Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in Fort Worth, Texas, for the Tony Stewart presents the VANKOR Texas Sprint Car Nationals 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
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“Water for Christ goes to Africa and other third-world countries to drill fresh-water wells where there is no access to fresh or clean water,” Mallett said. “We’re trying to raise awareness so they can continue to do what they do and hopefully on a larger scale.”
Mallett would like to thank Awakening Events, Porter Commercial Refrigeration, DHR Suspension, Racing Optics, 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), Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Smiley’s Racing Products, and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Oct 23, 2019
- Article Date: 10/23/2019 by Inside Line Promotions