(Photo by DPC Media)
Inside Line Promotions – ODESSA, Mo. (May 3, 2021) – Bryant Paver Motorsports shifted gears late last week when the team elected to run a pick-and-choose schedule for the remainder of the 2021 season rather than continue to chase Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour points.
“It was a business decision of how we can make the team better with racing more,” driver Garet Williamson said. “We’re a young team and getting our feet wet in the 410 deal. At the end of the day we want to do more 410 racing. I ran three times this weekend within three hours of the shop and could have run a fourth race on Sunday at Double X Speedway if it didn’t rain out so that made more sense than going to Pennsylvania for what ended up being one race.”
Williamson raced with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series three times last weekend, making his debut at Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Ill., on Thursday before a first-ever trip to I-70 Motorsports Park on Friday and Saturday during the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown.
The action began with Williamson qualifying 16th quickest on Thursday. He then placed seventh in a heat race and fourth in the Last Chance Showdown to advance into the main event, marking his first career feature start with the World of Outlaws.
“That’s the best qualifying effort with the Outlaws and I feel we could have been better,” he said. “We did what we needed to make the show and we were running really good and moving forward in the feature. Unfortunate issues happened as another car got into us and put us into the wall. I guess that will happen at tracks like that. It hurt the car and killed a good night for us.”
Williamson had advanced several positions and was contending for a top 15 when a crash ended his night early. He was credited with a 23rd-place result.
The team spent the next two nights at I-70 Motorsports Park, where Williamson qualified 24th quickest both nights. He finished eighth in both a heat race and the Last Chance Showdown on Friday before advancing from eighth to seventh in a heat race and from fourth to third place in the consolation race on Saturday. That earned a spot into the feature, but Williamson was unable to race because of a mechanical problem.
“That was our first time in a 410 at a big track,” he said. “I hadn’t raced with that much speed. That was something I had to get used to. On the second night once the track slicked off in the B Main we were really good.
“Our laps were good and I felt good all weekend. We just needed a bit more speed. We’ll just keep racing and learning.”
Williamson will look at the weather at the end of this week before deciding whether to race on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, or at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo.
QUICK RESULTS –
April 29 – Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Ill. – Qualifying: 16; Heat race: 7 (6); B Main: 4 (3); Feature: 23 (22).
April 30 – I-70 Motorsports Park in Odessa, Mo. – Qualifying: 24; Heat race: 8 (8); B Main: 8 (6).
May 1 – I-70 Motorsports Park in Odessa, Mo. – Qualifying: 24; Heat race: 7 (8); B Main: 3 (4); Feature: 24 (21).
SEASON STATS –
16 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 3 top 10s, 6 top 15s, 8 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, or at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo.
MEDIA LINKS –
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BPMotorsports24
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BPMotorsports24
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Sorrels Auto & Truck Parts
Sorrels Auto & Truck Parts has been serving Mid-Missouri for over 50 years. Established by Walter Sorrels in 1954, the salvage yard is still owned and operated by the Sorrels family three generations later. The business is located in Columbia, Mo., and specializes in foreign and domestic cars and truck parts. Additionally, it carries rebuilders, new and aftermarket parts, and has a standard 90-day warranty. For more information, visit http://www.SorrelsAutoandTruck.com.
“Sorrels Auto has been a sponsor for a while and the Sorrels Family has supported me for several years,” Williamson said. “Mitchell and Corrie Sorrels have developed into friends throughout the years and I’m grateful for their support.”
Williamson would like to thank Mid-Mo Equipment, Housby, JBC Transport Group, LLC, Sorrels Auto & Truck Parts, Tiger Towing, Royal Power Sports, Searsboro Telephone Company, Schooler Construction, Dash Detailing, Lindsey Rentals, SNAP, Clems Signs and Maxim 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 May 03, 2021
- Article Date: 5/3/2021 by Inside Line Promotions