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Hagar Ready for Non-Wing Sprint Car, Midget and Winged Sprint Car Races Following Late Model Action

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Inside Line Promotions – PARAGOULD, Ark. (May 16, 2017) – Derek Hagar is in the middle of experiencing one of the most diverse weeks of racing during his storied career.

Hagar is slated to pilot both a non-wing sprint car and a midget this Friday at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., during a USAC event before climbing into his winged sprint car on Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., for the Hooker Hood Classic.

“I’m looking forward to it,” he said. “We’ll be behind the eight ball because we’ll be running our 360 against the 410 guys in the USAC sprint car race, but if the track slicks off we’ll be there with an even playing field.”

Hagar is coming off a rare start in a limited late model last Saturday at Crowley’s Ridge Raceway, where he hopped in the Charles Freeman owned full-bodied car for only the second time in his career.

“It’s probably been about 10 years since I’d run one,” Hagar said. “I was having racing withdrawals. I texted the track owner Friday night and he texted me back two minutes later with a ride.”

Hagar advanced from fourth to second place in a heat race.

“I got the lead on Lap 3 and I led until about three laps to go and finished second,” he said. “In the feature we backed up to sixth before getting back up to fourth. I was running a crate motor against super motors, the big motors. I was pretty proud of our result.”

Hagar’s fourth-place finish marked his eighth top five of the season.

“I’m anxious to see what it feels like being in a winged car and non-wing car after being in a late model,” he said. “I was driving it really hard. People said I was driving it 10 times deeper than everyone else. We’ll see how it goes this weekend when I get back in an open wheel race car.”

QUICK RESULTS –

May 13 – Crowley’s Ridge Raceway in Paragould, Ark. – Heat race: 2 (4); Feature: 4 (4).

SEASON STATS –

12 races, 2 wins, 8 top fives, 8 top 10s, 8 top 15s, 9 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Friday at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill., with the USAC National Sprint Cars and USAC National Midget Series and Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., for the Hooker Hood Classic

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

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“B&D Towing supports racing,” Hagar said. “They can help anyone in the Memphis area. For anyone who needs a hand, B&D is recommended to save the day.”

Hagar would also like to thank Dynotech Performance, DHR Suspension, J&J Auto Racing, Xtreme Race Graphics, Fragola Performance Systems, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Wheels, Hinchman Racewear, Wix Filters, Wings Unlimited, FK Rod Ends, Valvoline and Ti64 for their continued support.

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