4/11/2016
Inside Line Promotions
Rilat Scores Top 10s at Jackson Motor Speedway with ASCS Gulf South
(Photo by Vince Vellella Photos)
Inside Line Promotions – BYRAM, Miss. (April 11, 2016) – Travis Rilat pocketed a pair of top 10s last weekend at Jackson Motor Speedway, which hosted an ASCS Gulf South Region and ASCS Southern Outlaws Sprints Region doubleheader.
The competition began on Friday with Rilat winning his heat race after starting on the pole. That ranked him ninth in overall points, which was only one spot out of making the feature redraw.
“We struggled on Friday and didn’t get the car very good at all,” he said. “We were lucky to salvage a top 10. The track was slick and right around the bottom both nights. They just needed to make one more pass at the top of the race track to make it racy. They needed to touch it with a little water after the heats and it would have been good.”
Rilat battled inside the top 10 throughout the main event before finishing ninth.
Similar results were showcased on Saturday as Rilat won a heat race from the inside of the second row. That was enough to earn a spot in the feature redraw, where Rilat pulled the second-highest number – seven – during the random draw to line up on the inside of the fourth row for the main event.
“On Saturday we were a little better, but there wasn’t a lot of track to race on,” he said. “Me and (Aaron) Reutzel ran the top the whole time. With everyone running the bottom it made the top dirty. It we would have had more cars running the top it would have cleaned it off and made it better.”
Rilat scored a sixth-place result to give him seven top 10s this season.
“Any time you can roll it into the trailer without tearing anything up that’s a good weekend,” he said. “If you consistently run toward the front the wins will come.”
Rilat, who ranks fifth in the ASCS Gulf South Region championship standings – only 22 points out of the lead – will take this weekend off before returning to competition April 22-23 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, for the Texas Outlaw Nationals with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series.
QUICK RESULTS –
April 8 – Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss. – Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 9 (9).
April 9 – Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss – Heat race: 1 (3); Feature: 6 (7).
SEASON STATS –
11 races, 1 win, 3 top fives, 7 top 10s, 8 top 15s, 10 top 20s
UP NEXT –
April 22-23 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, for the Texas Outlaw Nationals with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.TravisRilat.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TravisRilat29
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Rilat would also like to thank Worfe Chevrolet, Shop The BOSS, Shark Racing Engines, Weld Wheels, KSE Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Hoosier Racing Tires, HRP Wings, Goodrich, Penske Racing Shocks and All Star Auto Reconditioning.
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Article Credit: Inside Line Promotions
Submitted By: Shawn Miller
