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Dills Stymied by Mechanical Problem, Holds 39-Point Lead in Championship Standings

(Photo by Dirt Monkey Productions)

Inside Line Promotions – COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (Sept. 14, 2015) – Last Wednesday went up in smoke for Patrick Dills, who was competing in the Extreme Sprints class during the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event at Cottage Grove Speedway.

“I only got one lap in qualifying,” he said. “The motor let go on the second lap.”

Dills still qualified fourth quickest, but he was forced to scratch from the remainder of the night at the quarter-mile oval.

“I was really looking forward to running throughout the night,” he said. “All the Outlaw guys were there. It’d have been pretty awesome to have won that. It was a bummer, but it was bound to happen sooner or later. That’s the nice thing about this class. You can run the engines and not have to worry about freshening them up a lot because you get so much life out of them. It’s been running great. It ran really strong before it blew up.”

Dills was credited with a 14th-place result in the main event, which gives him a 39-point lead in the championship standings with only one race remaining. With a maximum of 70 points – including 10 show-up points – available, Dills will wrap up the championship by placing 15th or better in the main event. Only one race this season has fielded more than 15 cars in the class.

“Luckily we have some time to look into it before the next race (on Sept. 26),” he said.

Dills will put his 360ci engine in for that class’s season finale at Cottage Grove Speedway this Saturday. He ranks fifth in the championship standings and is only 16 points behind third place.

QUICK RESULTS –

Sept. 9 – Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore. – Qualifying: 4; Dash: DNS (-); Heat race: DNS (-); Feature: DNS (-).

SEASON STATS –

28 races, 2 wins, 13 top fives, 15 top 10s, 23 top 15s, 28 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Saturday at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore.

MEDIA LINKS –

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patrick-Dills-Racing/236840896439816?ref=br_tf

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatrickDills90

Website: http://www.PatrickDillsRacing.com

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – BC Motorsports

BC Motorsports is owned and operated by longtime sprint car veteran Brian Crockett, who has numerous wins and championships under his belt. Crockett owns a parts business and is also the Western Sprint Tour competition director among other duties in the racing industry.

“I can’t thank Brian Crockett enough for giving me the opportunity to get in a sprint car for the first time,” Dills said. “Brian is one of the main parts of the team.”

Dills would also like to thank Jerry Dills Trucking, Weeman’s Small Engine Repair, Jacob Daniels Attorney at Law, Cedric Ross Haden Oregon State Representative, Devine Continuous Gutters, Keith Whitaker Trucking, M.D. Yearous Logging, All Seasons Equipment, Rocket Designs, Dirt Monkey Productions and Inside Line Promotions for their continued support.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –

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