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Hagar Overcomes Early Crash to Score 10th-Place Finish

(Photo by Casey Jones)

Inside Line Promotions – BYRAM, Miss. (Aug. 16, 2016) – Derek Hagar rebounded from an early crash to post a top 10 last Saturday at Jackson Motor Speedway.

Hagar opened the co-sanctioned event between the USCS Series and ASCS Southern Outlaw Sprints by winning the dash before he charged from fourth to claim a heat race victory.

“We got the lead on Lap 4 or 5,” he said. “We got into second pretty quick, probably on the first lap. I had to change my line up a bit. The race track was really slick. We had to maneuver around to figure out the best way to make a pass. We finally got a good run going into turn three to pull off a slider.”

Hagar was the driver with the most points entering the feature inversion, which was a six to start him on the outside of the third row for the main event.

“On the start of the race we were letting everything pan out,” he said. “Seth Bergman spun and I was on the outside of Terry Gray. He darted to the right and I jumped his right rear. We flipped it over. We went to the work area. I didn’t have a left front brake and it crumpled the top wing. My crew pulled it as much as they could where I could see a little.”

Hagar returned to the track at the back of the pack with a damaged race car.

“The car was a handful,” he said. “I had to be patient and make passes smart. You don’t realize how critical the left front brake is until you don’t have it. We salvaged a top 10 out of it.”

Hagar rallied from last to score a 10th-place finish, which was his 28th top 10 of the season.

He is slated to return to action this Saturday at St. Francois County Raceway in Farmington, Mo., and Sunday at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo., for the High Roller Classic with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.

QUICK RESULTS –

Aug. 13 – Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss. – Dash: 1 (1); Heat race: 1 (4); Feature: 10 (6).

SEASON STATS –

34 races, 11 wins, 26 top fives, 28 top 10s, 29 top 15s, 30 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Saturday at St. Francois County Raceway in Farmington, Mo., and Sunday at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo., for the High Roller Classic with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

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

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