8/15/2017
Inside Line Promotions
Hagar Rallies to Runner-Up Result at I-30 Speedway
(Photo by Jones Sports Media)
Inside Line Promotions – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Aug. 15, 2017) – Derek Hagar posted his 13th podium finish of the season last Saturday after making a last-minute decision to compete at I-30 Speedway.
Hagar’s original plan to race in Mississippi was rained out so he elected to tackle the high-banked bullring in his home state.
“We were biding our time in the heat race,” he said. “The track was kind of rough and I didn’t want to take a chance of tearing the car up so I settled for a fourth-place finish.”
Hagar, who started third in the heat race, ranked eighth in points. That lined him up on the outside of the fourth row for the main event.
“The track slicked off and it slowed the top down,” he said. “I could get some good runs on cars getting in the corner. I was sliding the corner and blasting the cushion real late and keeping my momentum up. They were running around the top. I could carry more speed getting in and use the moisture off the cushion to carry me down the straightaway.
“I got to third when we had a caution with four or five laps to go. I got by (Tim) Crawley for second and we were gaining on the leader. I’d have liked to see another caution, but we crossed the line second. It turned into a pretty good night.”
Hagar has produced seven second-place finishes this season.
He is heading to Georgia this weekend to compete on Friday at Boyds Speedway in Ringgold and Saturday at Senoia Raceway in Senoia with the USCS Series.
“It’s been several years since I’ve been at either track,” he said. “I’ve never won at either track so hopefully this weekend we can change that.”
QUICK RESULTS –
Aug. 12 – I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark. – Heat race: 4 (3); Feature: 2 (8).
SEASON STATS –
26 races, 6 wins, 19 top fives, 20 top 10s, 21 top 15s, 22 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday at Boyds Speedway in Ringgold, Ga., and Saturday at Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Ga., with the USCS Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek
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