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Hafertepe Jr. Shifts Focus to Ronald Laney Memorial at East Bay Raceway Park

(Photo by DB3 Imaging)

Inside Line Promotions – BARBERVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 17, 2015) – Sam Hafertepe Jr. is eyeing a change of luck this weekend after a rough start to racing in Florida.

Hafertepe Jr. will kick off the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season this Thursday through Saturday at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa for the Ronald Laney Memorial.

“That would be a great race to win,” he said. “We’ve ran well at East Bay in the past and it’s always special to win memorial races so hopefully we can put together a great weekend and end in Victory Lane.”

Hafertepe Jr. is coming off a wild ride last Saturday at Volusia Speedway Park, where his weekend with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series was cut short following a nasty crash down the frontstretch on the start of his heat race. The damage destroyed the car and forced Hafertepe Jr. to miss the remainder of the night along with the World of Outlaws race on Sunday.

“I’m very thankful for ButlerBuilt and Simpson for all of the safety products that kept me safe after flipping several times at high speed,” he said. “We’ll build a new car and race this weekend, but the important thing was that I wasn’t injured.”

Prior to the wreck on Saturday, Hafertepe Jr. had advanced into the main event during the first three nights of the DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park. He finished 18th last Wednesday and 23rd on Thursday with the All Star Circuit of Champions before posting a 19th-place finish on Friday with the World of Outlaws.

“Our main goal was to shake the car down and figure everything out,” he said. “We ended up changing back to a car from last year on Friday and it seemed to help until we got involved in the crash.

“This is a tough sport and you can’t focus on the negatives. Wrecks are going to happen in racing. We learned a few things at Volusia and we’re excited to get to East Bay this weekend to race for a couple of wins.”

QUICK RESULTS –

Feb. 11 – Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. – Qualifying: 18; Heat race: 9 (1); B Main: 3 (2); Feature: 18 (18).

Feb. 12 – Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. – Qualifying: 20; Heat race: 9 (7); B Main: 5 (3); Feature: 23 (19).

Feb. 13 – Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. – Qualifying: 12; Heat race: 3 (2); Feature: 19 (13).

Feb. 14 – Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. – Qualifying: 23; Heat race: DNF (6); B Main: DNS (-).

SEASON STATS –

11 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 1 top 10, 3 top 15s, 5 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Thursday through Saturday at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Fla., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.Sam15.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamHafertepeJr

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sam-Hafertepe-Jr-and-The-Plumbfast-Racing-Team/116304711773031?ref=br_tf

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Wells Racing Engines

Wells Racing Engines Founder Dennis Wells has been building performance engines for circle track, drag race, boats and street since 1968. For more information, visit http://www.WellsRacing.com.

“Dennis Wells has been in business for a long time and is a leading engine builder in the 360 ranks,” Hafertepe Jr. said. “He helps our team out quite a bit.”

Hafertepe Jr. would also like to thank Keizer Aluminum Wheels, LoneStar Speedway, Kiebler & Sons Lawn and Landscaping, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Smiley’s Racing Products, Fisher Racing Engines, J&J Auto Racing, Pro Shocks by OC Shocks, Fire-Down Graphics, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Vortex Wings, Kear’s Speed Shop, Pancho’s Racing Products, GPC, Joe Gibbs Racing Oils, Zemco Headers and Simpson Racing Products for their continued support.

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