9/27/2016
Inside Line Promotions
Hagar Progresses Throughout Hockett/McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway
(Photo by TeeJay Crawford)
Inside Line Promotions – WHEATLAND, Mo. (Sept. 27, 2016) – Derek Hagar continuously made improvements last weekend during the three-day Hockett/McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway, where he raced both winged and non-wing sprint cars.
“The weekend started out as a little bit of a struggle,” he said. “I about got upside down in one of the non-winged heat races, but didn’t. The winged side was a bit better.”
Thursday night’s WAR Sprint Car Series non-wing action resulted in a seventh-place heat race finish and a fourth-place result in the B Main.
In the winged car, Hagar produced a heat race win and a runner-up finish in a qualifier. With these two solid results, Hagar lined up sixth in the 25-lap Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour feature. Unfortunately, his night ended early with a DNF.
“A tie rod bolt broke and I almost crashed,” he said. “We just couldn’t get it fixed in time to get back out there.”
Hagar returned to the 3/8-mile track on Friday night and finished second in both the non-wing heat race and the feature.
In the winged sprint he placed fourth in a heat race and eighth in the qualifier before advancing from 22nd to 16th in the feature.
The weekend wrapped up on Saturday, when Hagar won his non-wing heat and gained nearly 10 spots in the feature, charging from 14th to fifth.
His night in the winged car started with a fourth-place heat race finish and a second-place result in a qualifier. Hagar was forced to run a B Main, which he won to earn the 18th starting position for the main event.
“The track was racy pretty early,” he said. “I found the middle of the race track about halfway through and started passing cars. We had a really good car. I wish we could have started toward the front, but it kind of felt like a win after the long weekend we had.”
Hagar was awarded the hard charger of the night after he gained 13 positions to finish fifth.
Next up, Hagar will pilot his winged sprint car this Saturday at the Fall Nationals hosted by Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark.
QUICK RESULTS –
Sept. 22 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (winged sprint car) – Heat race: 1 (2); Qualifier: 2 (4); Feature: 24 (6).
Sept. 22 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (non-wing sprint car) – Heat race: 7 (-); B Main: 4 (8).
Sept. 23 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (winged sprint car) – Heat race: 4 (5); Qualifier: 8 (9); Feature: 16 (22).
Sept. 23 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (non-wing sprint car) – Heat race: 2 (7); Feature: 2 (1).
Sept. 24 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (winged sprint car) – Heat race: 4 (7); Qualifier: 2 (2); B Main: 1 (1); Feature: 5 (18).
Sept. 24 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. (non-wing sprint car) – Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 5 (14).
SEASON STATS –
47 races, 13 wins, 33 top fives, 36 top 10s, 38 top 15s, 41 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., for the Fall Nationals
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek
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Hagar would also like to thank Dynotech Performance, DHR Suspension, J&J Auto Racing, Xtreme Race Graphics, Fragola Performance Systems, FSR Radiators, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Hinchman Racewear, Wings Unlimited, FK Rod Ends and Ti64 for their continued support.
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