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Tankersley Records Top 15s at Texas World Dirt Track Championships

(Photo by Ron Skinner Photos)

Inside Line Promotions – FORT WORTH, Texas (May 17, 2016) – Channin Tankersley garnered a pair of top-15 finishes during the Texas World Dirt Track Championships last weekend.

The Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour doubleheader at Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track began with Tankersley advancing from sixth to fourth place in a heat race before he won a qualifier from the pole position. That ranked him eighth in overall points to start the 20-lap main event on the outside of the fourth row.

“At the start of the feature we were good,” he said. “I think we were running eighth on that last restart. They had a caution with about four laps to go. I guess the right rear tire started to go down. We got super tight and fell back a few spots.”

Tankersley ended with an 11th-place finish.

He returned to the track on Saturday for the finale, which opened with a fourth-place result in a heat race before a fifth-place finish in a qualifier. That relegated Tankersley to a B Main, where a second-place result earned a transfer into the 19th starting position for the feature.

“It was so hard to pass,” he said. “The track rubbered down in the heat races. They went out and tilled the track after the qualifiers. It brought the track back halfway decent for the B Main and then it went back to how it was.

“All the positions I made up (in the feature) were in the first five to eight laps. I got a really good start going into the first corner and I got four or five guys, but I got real tight and lost everything I gained.”

Tankersley finished with a 15th-place result.

He will be off this weekend before resuming competition May 27 at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas; May 28 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas; and May 29 at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, with the ASCS Gulf South Region. Tankersley enters the tripleheader leading the ASCS Gulf South Region championship standings.

QUICK RESULTS –

May 13 – Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in Fort Worth, Texas – Heat race: 4 (6); Qualifier: 1 (1); Feature: 11 (8).

May 14 – Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in Fort Worth, Texas – Heat race: 4 (4); Qualifier: 5 (7); B Main: 2 (2); Feature: 15 (19).

SEASON STATS –

10 races, 2 wins, 4 top fives, 5 top 10s, 8 top 15s, 9 top 20s

UP NEXT –

May 27 at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas; May 28 at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas; and May 29 at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, with the ASCS Gulf South Region

MEDIA LINKS –

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TankRacing

APPAREL –

Tankersley has t-shirts ranging from youth medium to XXL for sale at his race trailer.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Watercraft Plus, LLC

Watercraft Plus, LLC is a marine sales and service shop located in Beaumont, Texas. It has been in business for more than 20 years and has been a leader in boat service in Southeast Texas for more than 18 years. For more information, visit http://www.WatercraftPlusLLC.com.

“Eric from Watercraft Plus, LLC came on board last season and has been a huge support,” Tankersley said. “I really appreciate all of his help and I look forward to our future success.”

Tankersley would also like to thank G3 Boats, Challenger Drilling, Yamaha, Day Motorsports, Blazer Boats and Sea Chaser Boats for their continued support.

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