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Hagar Captures First Win of the Season During King of the Wings Event at Jackson Motor Speedway

Inside Line Promotions – BYRAM, Miss. (May 1, 2019) – Derek Hagar won the King of the Wings event for the second year in a row last Saturday at Jackson Motor Speedway to put his first mark in the victory column this season.

While it was supposed to be a two-day show, the ASCS Mid-South Region and ASCS Gulf South Region event was consolidated to one night after Friday rained out.

“We started fourth in our heat race and ran third,” Hagar said of how he started Saturday. “ASCS does passing points and we were 10th overall so we missed the feature redraw by two spots.”

That lined Hagar up on the outside of the fifth row for the main event. He said his team tried some things that they normally wouldn’t and it ended up working out in their favor.

“We had a couple cautions early in the race and got up to seventh pretty quick,” Hagar said. “Then we had a long green flag run and we drove all the way to the lead with about eight laps to go out of 25.”

With approximately six laps remaining there was a red flag. Hagar was able to get a good jump on the restart as he held onto the lead to pick up the win.

“It was a really good weekend,” he said. “Coming out of that race victorious two years in a row feels pretty good. I kind of had my doubts going into the feature since we started 10th and there were a lot of good guys in front of us. I’m glad we were able to pull it off.”

Hagar is scheduled to return to action this Friday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

QUICK RESULTS –

April 27 – Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss. – Heat race: 3 (4); Feature: 1 (10).

SEASON STATS –

5 races, 1 win, 3 top fives, 3 top 10s, 3 top 15s, 4 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Friday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – J&J Auto Racing

Located in McKenzie, Tenn., J&J Auto Racing has manufactured sprint car chassis and racing parts for more than 40 years. For more information, visit http://www.JandJAutoRacing.com.

“They’ve been in the family since J&J Auto Racing started building cars,” Hagar said. “My stepdad’s dad owned race cars back in the Riverside days. They are good, safe, dependable race cars and great people to deal with.”

Hagar would also like to thank Dynotech Performance, DHR Suspension, Fragola Performance Systems, B&D Towing and Recovery, Xtreme Race Graphics, Southern Collision Centre, 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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