4/9/2018
Inside Line Promotions
Rilat Passes 25 Cars During ASCS National Tour Doubleheader at Texas Motor Speedway
(Photo by Vince Vellella Photos)
Inside Line Promotions – FORT WORTH, Texas (April 9, 2018) – Travis Rilat passed a combined 25 cars last weekend during the two Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com A Mains at Texas Motor Speedway.
Rilat kicked off the Tony Stewart Presents the Vankor Texas Sprint Car Nationals by charging forward from seventh to third in a heat race on Friday, but a mechanical problem midway through the race relegated the BDS Motorsports entry to the pits early and the team was unable to start a B Main.
That forced Rilat to use a provisional to line up 23rd in the 25-lap main event.
“We had a fast car all weekend,” he said. “It was unfortunate to have a failure like we did because otherwise we would have been set up well. If we’d have been able to finish the heat we’d have potentially been in the top few starting positions for the main event.”
Rilat did his best to overcome the heat race problem as he charged from 23rd to an 11th-place finish, which was the second-most cars passed in the A Main.
The team returned to the track on Saturday, when Rilat finished where he started in a heat race – fourth – and a B Main – second. That lined him up on the inside of the ninth row for the 30-lap feature.
“The way the track was for the heats there wasn’t a lot of passing and everybody was pretty fast,” he said. “We made the car better throughout the night and it was really good in the A Main.”
Rilat maneuvered through the field to post a fourth-place finish, which marked his first top five of the season. He earned the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.
“Those are the results we’re looking for,” he said. “We’ve had the speed and Bryan (Sundby) has provided great cars. If we can eliminate the problems we’ll be in good shape.”
Rilat is scheduled to compete this Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, during the 65th annual Season Opener.
QUICK RESULTS –
April 6 – Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas – Heat race: DNF (7); B Main: DNS (-); Feature: 11 (23).
April 7 – Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas – Heat race: 4 (4); B Main: 2 (2); Feature: 4 (17).
SEASON STATS –
6 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 4 top 10s, 5 top 15s, 5 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, for the 65th annual Season Opener
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.TravisRilat.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TravisRilat29
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – KSE Racing Products
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“I’ve run with KSE Racing Products for many years,” Rilat said. “We’re grateful for their support and look forward to earning a lot of success together.”
Rilat would also like to thank BDS Motorsports, Frio Chevrolet, The BOSS, MDS Boring & Drilling, Shark Racing Engines, CnB Chubby, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Hoosier Racing Tires, HRP Wings, Goodrich, Penske Racing Shocks, All Star Auto Reconditioning, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Astro Titanium, AutoMeter, Batts Farms, Birch Corp Financial, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Carlan Services, Car Star Collision and Service (from Leduc, Alberta, Canada) Champion Brands Racing Oil, Clark Construction, Diversified Machine Inc., Dyer Rods, Eagle Motorsports, FK Rod Ends, Fuel Safe, Gee and Gee Racing, Gillund Enterprises, Global Power Services, Hepfner Racing Products, Hoosier Tire Midwest, Impact Coatings, Joe’s Kleen Products, The Joie of Seating, Justice Brothers, Kinsler Fuel Injection, KSE Racing Products, Kustom Sprintcar Supplies, Lanktree Holdings, Millstone, Moroso Products, NGK Spark Plugs, Outerwears, Over The Top Marketing and Promotions, Pat Beck Motorsports, Pit Stop Liquors, Quick Racing Products, Randy’s Lawncare/Maintenance – Newton, Iowa, Sander Engineering, SCE Gaskets, Schoenfeld Headers, Sebastian Sandblasting and Powdercoating, Shane Liebig, Shaver Specialty Race Engines, Speedway Motors, Strong Crane Service, Super Shox, Total Seal Piston Rings, Ultra-Lite Brakes and Zephyr Pro40 for their continued support.
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