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Smith Loses Shot at Win After Blown Radiator Hose

(Photo by DB3 Imaging)

Inside Line Promotions – BECHTELSVILLE, Pa. (Aug. 2, 2016) – A blown radiator hose may have cost Ryan Smith his first win of the season a week ago Tuesday.

Smith was leading the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series feature at Grandview Speedway when a red flag came out. As he coasted to a stop, Smith saw water spewing out of his Warko Group machine.

“If it wasn’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all,” he said. “I definitely had the car to beat … we were going to win. I don’t know if we had a water pump go bad or blew a head gasket, but it blew the hose right off. It was a hot night and we ran a make-up feature, qualified, ran a heat and then another feature and the engine really didn’t have time to cool down. I won’t know what happened until we go through the motor.

“The encouraging thing is we made big changes from the first feature to the second and the car was very good.”

Smith had finished 13th during the make-up feature before he qualified fourth quickest and ended third in a heat race. He had taken advantage of drawing the pole position by leading the main event before the problem that relegated him to an 18th-place result.

Smith plans to get back racing this Saturday at Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pa.

“We may go to Williams Grove Friday, but we’re not quite sure yet,” he said. “We are still looking at going to the Knoxville Nationals next week. We just have to have everything fall into place. I really want to go to Knoxville, but we are still a small team. We’re trying to get a tow vehicle lined up. We have the racing equipment, but we need a truck to tow us out and some crew help.”

QUICK RESULTS –

July 26 – Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pa. – Make-up Feature: 13; Qualifying: 4; Heat race: 3 (3); Feature: 18 (1).

SEASON STATS –

44 races, 0 wins, 9 top fives, 22 top 10s, 31 top 15s, 34 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Saturday at Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pa.

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.RyanSmithRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanSmithRacing

Twitter Race Updates: https://twitter.com/DeniseS_SS

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RyanSmith.TheKunkletownKid

Instagram: https://instagram.com/denises_ss

APPAREL –

Visit http://www.RyanSmithRacing.com to view the latest apparel options, which include t-shirts and hoodies.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – CnB Chubby

“Chubby’s a great guy,” Smith said. “He has supported a lot of guys not only in Pennsylvania but all over the country for a long time. He has come through for me and this team when we really needed it. Every little bit helps and I appreciate all he has done for racing.”

Smith would also like to thank Warko Group, G.L.T. Electrical, CnB Chubby, Fighting Angels Foundation, S&S Speedways, Quality Roofing Supply, East Coast Helicopter Tours, Armbruster Racing Photos, Thunder on the Hill Racing Series, HP Engines, Pancho’s Racing Products, GME Steering and Vahlco Racing Wheels for their continued support.

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