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Inside Line Promotions – PETALUMA, Calif. (March 10, 2019) – Jordon Mallett traveled to California for the first time to compete with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour last weekend, when he qualified for the A Main during races at Merced Speedway and Petaluma Speedway.
“Any time you go out to California to race and there are more than 50 cars trying to qualify you have to be at your absolute best,” he said. “It was great to make two shows against some really good drivers and it just proves we can compete with anybody when we are clicking.”
Friday night’s race at Merced Speedway in Merced began with a third-place finish in a heat race. That was followed by a second-place run in a qualifier. The results were good enough to lock the Greenbrier, Ark., native into the feature in the 13th starting spot.
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect heading into Merced, but overall it was just a really narrow track,” he said after finishing where he started. “It was just one of those nights where you had to try and not lose any ground and be ready to go when someone made a mistake.”
Mallett was scheduled to compete Saturday night at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, but rain forced the cancellation of the event.
A visit to Petaluma Speedway occurred on Sunday, when Mallett started fourth in a heat race and advanced forward three positions to take the checkered flag as the winner. However, the team discovered a cracked oil tank before his qualifier and as a result he did not race it.
They got the tank fixed for a B Main and moved forward three positions from the sixth starting spot to earn the final transfer into the feature. Mallett started 21st in the main event and ultimately gained two positions to finish 19th for his fourth top-20 finish of the season.
“The track lined up to my liking,” he said. “We were really good in the heat race and we were expecting to be in contention all night. Unfortunately, we had a problem that really put a damper on the night, but we still managed to get it in the show and salvage a 19th.”
Mallett will take a week off from racing and then head to Mesquite, Texas, for two days of ASCS National Tour competition at Devil’s Bowl Speedway March 20-21. He’s looking forward to returning to a track that he competed at last year.
“We switched to Triple X Chassis this season and the car has felt really good,” he said. “We have a notebook for Devil’s Bowl from last year so we’re not going in blind. If we can combine that knowledge with the new equipment I think we’ll do really well in Texas.”
QUICK RESULTS –
March 6 – Merced Speedway in Merced, Calif. – Heat race: 3 (3); Qualifier: 2 (2); Feature: 13 (13).
March 8 – Petaluma Speedway in Petaluma, Calif. – Heat race: 1 (4); Qualifier: DNS (6); B Main: 3 (6); Feature: 19 (21).
SEASON STATS –
4 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, 3 top 15s, 4 top 20s
UP NEXT –
March 20-21 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, for the 47th annual Spring 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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“Mark and the entire team over at Triple X Race Co. have been a joy to work with during this transition for the 2020 race season and have quickly made us feel a part of their family,” Mallett said. “They provide quality equipment that is safe, consistent and fast, and we’re glad to have them on board with us.”
Mallett would like to thank Awakening Events, Water for Christ, 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, MetTec Titanium, MotorState Distributing and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Mar 10, 2020
- Article Date: 3/10/2020 by Inside Line Promotions