10/10/2016
Inside Line Promotions
Swindell Places 11th at Eldora With All Stars During Debut With Blazin’ Racin’
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Inside Line Promotions – ROSSBURG, Ohio (Oct. 10, 2016) – Sammy Swindell’s debut with the Blazin’ Racin’ team turned into a night of learning last Saturday at Eldora Speedway.
Swindell kicked off the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions event by qualifying 12th quickest overall, which ranked fifth in his group. It was only 0.026 of a second out of fourth place, which would have lined him up on the pole of a heat race. Instead Swindell started the heat race on the inside of the third row.
“That probably would have help some,” he said. “We came from fifth right to third. I passed (Dale) Blaney for second once, but he was able to slide back in front of me. The spot I was using on the track started to go away.”
Swindell ended with a third-place finish in the heat race, which started him 13th for the main event.
“We made a couple of changes during the night, but it was quite a long time between when we ran our heat to the main,” he said. “I got a good start, but we went from being too tight in the heat to too loose in the main. The track got really slick and we struggled a little bit. We passed some cars on the start, but a lot of them got back by. There’s not much you can do when the thing goes green to checkered. We were in a little pack most of the race. You’d pass someone and then someone would pass you back.”
Swindell battled for a top 10 throughout the main event before posting an 11th-place result.
“With a new team and everything being different from what I’ve been running, trying to put that combination together in a couple of laps is a little more than you can ask sometimes,” he said. “We learned from that experience and would do better if we could go back and do it a second time.”
Swindell is slated to drive for A.G. Rains this Friday and Saturday at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, for the Winter Nationals with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour before returning to Blazin’ Racin’ the following weekend during the All Star season finale in Ohio.
“Thanks to Greg, Todd and Susan for the opportunity and I’m excited to see our progress in a couple of weeks,” he said.
QUICK RESULTS –
Oct. 8 – Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio – Qualifying: 12; Heat race: 3 (5); Feature: 11 (13).
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, for the Winter Nationals with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.SammySwindell1.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/1sam91
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – John Christner Trucking
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“John Christner has been huge,” Swindell said. “If it hadn’t been for him coming along we wouldn’t be able to do much of this at all. He’s been a great supporter for us and he’s been a great friend. It was nice of him to do all the things he’s done for us and continues to do for us.”
Swindell would also like to thank Acme Graphix, J. Davidson Scrap Metal Processors, High Performance Lubricants, Sweet Manufacturing, FK Rod Ends, Simpson Race Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, MyRacePass and Inside Line Promotions for their continued support.
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Article Credit: Inside Line Promotions
Submitted By: Shawn Miller
