9/26/2017
Inside Line Promotions
Hagar Extends Top-10 Streak at Hockett/McMillin Memorial
(Photo by B Young Photography)
Inside Line Promotions – WHEATLAND, Mo. (Sept. 26, 2017) – Derek Hagar continued his streak of top-10 finishes during the Jesse Hockett/Daniel McMillin Memorial last weekend.
Hagar earned his sixth straight top 10 during the seventh edition of the marquee Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event hosted by Lucas Oil Speedway.
“The weekend started out rough,” he said. “We had a rear end break in hot laps on Thursday night. We had to hurry up and change it. Then as soon as we took off I didn’t have brakes so I had to run the heat with no brakes.”
Hagar overcame the early problems to advance from fourth to third place in a heat race before he won a qualifier, which locked him into the fifth starting position for the A Main.
“I had a good car in the feature, but the way things worked out with traffic and cautions it didn’t play in our hands,” he said. “It was a good finish, but not what we hoped for.”
Hagar battled for a top five throughout the event before ending sixth.
Friday also started rough for Hagar, who dropped from the pole to a fifth-place finish in a heat race.
“I had a good pill draw, but I spun the tires on the start,” he said. “We just couldn’t seem to get going. We fell back a pretty good bit.”
He then advanced from 10th to eighth place in a qualifier before rallying from sixth to third place in a B Main, which was one position shy of transferring into the main event.
The weekend wrapped up on Saturday with Hagar finishing second in a qualifier to lock into the 14th starting position for the $10,000-to-win A Main.
“We got up to sixth or seventh and the race track was around the rim,” he said. “The guys in front of us were throwing some dirty slide jobs. We got caught up in some of it and ended up finishing 10th.”
Hagar has earned a top 10 during the event finale each year he has competed in it after not racing at the inaugural event in 2011.
Hagar will return to competition this Saturday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., for the Ralph Henson Memorial with the ASCS Mid-South Region. He has a victory and three top fives in three starts at the track this season.
QUICK RESULTS –
Sept. 21 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. – Heat race: 3 (4); Qualifier: 1 (2); Feature: 6 (5).
Sept. 22 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. – Heat race: 5 (1); Qualifier: 8 (10); B Main: 3 (6).
Sept. 23 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. – Qualifier: 2 (2); Feature: 10 (14).
SEASON STATS –
37 races, 8 wins, 25 top fives, 29 top 10s, 30 top 15s, 32 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., for the Ralph Henson Memorial with the ASCS Mid-South Region
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek
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Hagar would also like to thank Dynotech Performance, DHR Suspension, B&D Towing, J&J Auto Racing, Fragola Performance Systems, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Wheels, Hinchman Racewear, Wix Filters, Wings Unlimited, FK Rod Ends, Valvoline and Ti64 for their continued support.
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