3/8/2016
Inside Line Promotions
Sides Extends Top-10 Streak in Las Vegas with Sixth-Place Result
(Photo by Matt Hill)
Inside Line Promotions – QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (March 8, 2016) – Jason Sides continued his streak of capturing a top-10 finish in Las Vegas last weekend during the FVP Outlaw Showdown.
Sides kicked off the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series doubleheader last Thursday by posting a sixth-place result, which gives him at least one top 10 at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas each of the last eight years.
The competition began with Sides qualifying 24th quickest before he placed fourth in a heat race. That lined him up on the outside of the seventh row for the main event.
“It wasn’t bad the first night coming up through there,” he said. “We could hold the bottom better to get around. The car was really good for the race track. We were just one spot shy of a top five.”
Sides rallied from 14th to score the sixth-place result.
He returned to the half-mile oval the ensuing night and timed in 13th quickest during qualifying before placing fifth in a heat race. Sides then picked up a position in the main event to finish 16th.
“The race track was a little more narrow on the bottom and harder to hit on Friday,” he said. “We tried to soften the right rear and it was too much. It bucked around too much. Vegas wasn’t what we planned. We were looking for better results.”
The weekend wrapped up on Sunday at Arizona Speedway, where Sides made his debut during the NAPA Desert Shootout by qualifying 16th quickest.
“We drew the No. 3 pill and it was looking really good to go out that early because the track was bone dry,” he said. “Then they got it really wet before qualifying. It just kept getting faster and faster.”
Sides ended fifth in a heat race to start the main event on the inside of the seventh row.
“The track was one of the widest we go to,” he said. “It must have been 60 feet wide. It got pretty slick with a little grip on the bottom. It seemed like we were making some headway early. Once we got going one or two guys got by us. About Lap 20 it started rubbering down and it got really sticky the last 10 laps.”
Sides battled for a top 10 throughout the main event before finishing 11th.
He is scheduled to return to action this Friday and Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., with the World of Outlaws.
QUICK RESULTS –
March 3 – The Dirt Track at Las Vegas in Las Vegas – Qualifying: 24; Heat race: 4 (3); Feature: 6 (14).
March 4 – The Dirt Track at Las Vegas in Las Vegas – Qualifying: 13; Heat race: 5 (4); Feature: 16 (17).
March 6 – Arizona Speedway in Queen Creek, Ariz. – Qualifying: 16; Heat race: 5 (6); Feature: 11 (13).
SEASON STATS –
12 races, 1 win, 1 top five, 5 top 10s, 8 top 15s, 11 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.SidesMotorsports.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SidesMotorsport
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sides-Motorsports/283833970847?ref=br_tf
LIVE AUDIO –
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Sides would also like to thank Wetherington Tractor Service, Inc., King Racing Products, Clean Seal, Inc., R.E. Enterprises, BR Motorsports, Dancer Logistics, Inc., Jim Schuhknecht, FSR Radiators, East Coast Logistics, Driven Racing Oil, Ingles Racing Engines, Wings Unlimited and All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads for their continued support.
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