9/27/2016
Inside Line Promotions
Sides Charges During World of Outlaws Races at Hartford and Lernerville
(Photo by Collin Markle Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – SARVER, Pa. (Sept. 27, 2016) – Jason Sides was a charger last week during a trio of World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series events in three different states.
The action began a week ago Wednesday at Hartford Speedway in Hartford, Mich., where Sides qualified 19th quickest before placing seventh in a heat race. That lined him up on the inside of the 10th row for the main event.
“We didn’t qualify real well, but we made some changes after the heat race and got the car a lot better for the main event,” he said. “It wasn’t real good at the beginning. We may have got a couple of cars early. Then it got strung out. We couldn’t really keep up with the guys up front. With all the fuel it was really tight early. When some of that fuel burned off the car got really good. About halfway through we got a lot better and started moving forward. We had a caution or two and that helped on some of the restarts. It was a pretty good night after starting 19th.”
Sides maneuvered from 19th to garner a seventh-place finish, which was his 30th top 10 of the season and earned the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.
He returned to action on Friday at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, during the 4-Crown Nationals. Sides timed in 11th quickest before placing third in a heat race. That started him on the inside of the sixth row for the feature.
“We lost a few spots early and then got going pretty good,” he said. “Once you get lapped you’re pretty much done. There were a few other cars that got lapped. Late in the race we were running about where we started. Coming into turn three for the checkered we had a flat left rear tire and it spun us around so instead of finishing around 12th we ended up 16th.”
The weekend concluded on Saturday at Lernerville Speedway during the Commonwealth Clash. Sides qualified 10th quickest and he settled for a fifth-place finish in a heat race after narrowly avoiding a crash. That lined him up 18th for the main event.
“We made a couple of changes, but the changes weren’t what we needed,” he said. “We had an open red flag so we changed the left rear shock and got the car better. We could run the bottom better. The track was wet all night and it made for a fast track. It was kinda hard to pass, but we were able to move forward after that shock change.”
Sides advanced from 18th to end 11th, which was tied for the most cars passed in the feature.
He is scheduled to compete this Thursday through Saturday at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa., for the National Open with the World of Outlaws.
QUICK RESULTS –
Sept. 21 – Hartford Speedway in Hartford, Mich. – Qualifying: 19; Heat race: 7 (7); Feature: 7 (19).
Sept. 23 – Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio – Qualifying: 11; Heat race: 3 (4); Feature: 16 (11).
Sept. 24 – Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. – Qualifying: 10; Heat race: 5 (3); Feature: 11 (18).
SEASON STATS –
78 races, 2 wins, 6 top fives, 30 top 10s, 52 top 15s, 69 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Thursday through Saturday at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa., for the National Open with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.SidesMotorsports.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SidesMotorsport
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sides-Motorsports/283833970847?ref=br_tf
LIVE AUDIO –
Keep up with Sides Motorsports via free, live audio from DIRTVision at every World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event throughout the season. Select events also include live Pay-Per-View video. For more information, click http://www.DIRTVision.com.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – R.E. Enterprises
Based in Memphis, Tenn., R.E. Enterprises is a one-stop solution for sprint car parts and racing supplies, racing and performance shock services, chassis repairs and fabrication, and custom welding or machining needs. For more information, visit http://www.RacingEclipse.com.
“R.E. Enterprises does a lot for us and we really appreciate their support,” Sides said. “Chris and everybody over there are just as good of friends as they are partners.”
Sides would also like to thank Wetherington Tractor Service, Inc., King Racing Products, Clean Seal, Inc., VRP Shocks, BR Motorsports, FSR Radiators, Dancer Logistics, Inc., Jim Schuhknecht, East Coast Logistics, Driven Racing Oil, Ingles Racing Engines, Wings Unlimited and All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads for their continued support.
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Article Credit: Inside Line Promotions
Submitted By: Shawn Miller
