---

Baughman Rallies From 20th to 12th During Knoxville Nationals Prelim Night

(Photo by DB3 Imaging)

Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Aug. 16, 2017) – Josh Baughman finished one spot shy of tying a career-best mark at the Knoxville Nationals last weekend when Knoxville Raceway hosted the 57th annual 5-Hour Energy Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store.

“I felt like we made some progress during the Knoxville Nationals compared to the last two years so that was a positive,” he said. “We didn’t get the results we strived for overall, but we had some good moments that we can build on.”

Baughman kicked off the marquee event on Thursday when he timed in 40th quickest during qualifying. He then won a heat race from the pole position, which marked his first career Knoxville Nationals heat win. That lined him up on the outside of the 10th row for the main event.

“We got better every time we hit the track,” he said. “I felt pretty good in the A Main and we were able to move forward quite a bit.”

Baughman maneuvered from 20th to a 12th-place result.

He returned to the half-mile oval on Friday for Hard Knox Night, when he qualified 16th quickest in his group, placed fifth in a heat race and ended seventh in a B Main.

“We made progress throughout the night and we just missed transferring into the A Main through both the heat race and B Main,” he said. “When you don’t make the main event on that night it really buries you for Saturday.”

Baughman lined up 17th in the C Main on Saturday during the finale and he finished where he started.

“The track was still fast at that point in the night and there were a lot of good drivers in the C Main,” he said. “It was a long shot to drive from that far back into a transfer so we tried something with the car so we could learn.”

QUICK RESULTS –

Aug. 10 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – Qualifying: 40; Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 12 (20).

Aug. 11 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – Qualifying: 16; Heat race: 5 (6); B Main: 7 (7).

Aug. 12 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – C Main: 17 (17).

SEASON STATS –

41 races, 1 win, 8 top fives, 14 top 10s, 19 top 15s, 25 top 20s

UP NEXT –

TBD

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.JoshBaughman.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Josh_Baughman17

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshBaughmanRacing

APPAREL –

Baughman will have t-shirts and hoodies available for sale at his apparel trailer throughout the season.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – PPG

PPG is a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, and fiber glass. The company was founded in 1883 as Pittsburgh Plate Glass and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa. For more information, visit http://www.PPG.com.

“We’ve done business with PPG for a few years and we’re excited to have that partnership carry over to the race team,” Baughman said. “We look forward to taking the PPG brand into Victory Lane.”

Baughman would also like to thank Fischer Body Shop, Beard Equipment, Hollywood Blasting & Coating, Precision Cataylst, B&H Industrial Supplies, Bombshell Designs, FK Midwest, FK Rod Ends, Walker Performance Filtration, Smith Titanium, Hinchman Racewear, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, KSE, Dirt Collective, System 1, Weld Wheels, HMS Motorsports, Schroth Racing, Indy Race Parts, Schoenfeld Headers, Maxim Chassis, Engler Machine & Tool, Bosch, Car & Fleet, Kistler Racing Engines and Moss Racing Engines for their continued support.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –

Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.

To meet the media relations needs of your program and to join Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or InsideLinePromotions@gmail.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.

---

Back to News