3/8/2016
Inside Line Promotions
Hanks Records Hard Charger Awards during ASCS Southern Outlaw Sprints Doubleheader
Inside Line Promotions – LOXLEY, Ala. (March 8, 2016) – Brandon Hanks has had a lot of cleaning to do this week after he recorded the Hard Charger Award at both ASCS Southern Outlaw Sprints races last weekend.
Hanks put in a lot of time cleaning the race car following hard work during his debut at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Friday and at Deep South Speedway on Saturday.
“The white body on the car is still not white,” he quipped. “I can’t think of another track (like Deep South Speedway) that got better like that as the night went on. The track was red clay and sand mix. It was worse than cleaning gumbo off the car. I pressure washed that car for three and a half hours.”
Hanks kicked off the dirty weekend on Friday when he finished fifth in a heat race. That relegated him to the B Main, which he won to lock into the 17th starting position for the main event.
“The only place you could pass was in turn two,” he said. “You had to be right on the bottom to get enough momentum to pass going into turn three. We had a great car.”
Hanks powered from 17th to score an eighth-place finish.
He wrapped the weekend up on Saturday at Deep South Speedway.
“We had a really solid car,” he said. “I was a little bit tighter than I wanted in the heat and Derek Hagar was able to pass me late in the race.”
Hanks ended third in the heat to lock himself into the 12th starting position for the main event.
“We were really, really good,” he said. “We passed most of the cars on the start and restarts. It was really hard to pass. Clean air was your friend. When you’d gain ground on the guy in front you‘d start getting tight.”
Hanks rallied to garner a fifth-place finish, which marked his first top five of the season.
“I’m happy with our top five,” he said. “We’re getting better every week. We’ve found something I’m really comfortable with and what we’re doing is starting to work.”
Hanks is scheduled to compete this Friday and Saturday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., for the Sooner State Showdown with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour. He earned a pair of third-place finishes at the track last season.
QUICK RESULTS –
March 4 – Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, Miss. – Heat race: 5 (2); B Main: 1 (2); Feature: 8 (17).
March 5 – Deep South Speedway in Loxley, Ala. – Heat race: 3 (4); Feature: 5 (12).
SEASON STATS –
3 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 3 top 10s, 3 top 15s, 3 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., for the Sooner State Showdown with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.HanksMotorsports.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brandon_K_Hanks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hanks-Motorsports/135263046488177
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“R.E. Enterprises has been in my corner since I was racing mini sprints,” Hanks said. “I can’t thank them enough for their support in my racing endeavors as well as with my powder coating business.”
Hanks would also like to thank Performance Powder Coating, D&B Farms, Wesmar Racing Engines, Walls Paint and Body Shop, Penske Racing Shocks, Acme Graphix, Hinchman Racewear, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems and J-R1 for their continued support.
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Submitted By: Shawn Miller
