(Photo by Rick Rarer)
Inside Line Promotions – OCALA, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2016) – Caleb Helms had a good finish to his season opener last Friday at Bubba Raceway Park.
“It was a good night to knock the cobwebs off,” he said. “I definitely did a good job shaking them off when I hit that infield tire.”
Helms kicked off the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions event by qualifying 13th quickest overall and sixth in his group. In his heat race Helms was running in a transfer position when contact with an infield tire in turn four knocked the front end out of his sprint car coming to the white flag.
“I wasn’t very comfortable and we were trying something different,” he said. “I was trying to hustle the car and I just took it in too narrow.”
That forced Helms to run the B Main, where a second-place finish earned him a transfer into the 18th starting position for the 30-lap main event.
“They worked the track and I didn’t see some marbles,” he said. “On the start I got up into the marbles and lost a few spots. The track came to us a little bit as the race went on. It started to lay some rubber and I was able to drive it into the corners deeper to find a groove where I was able to get around the middle to outside. I wish I would have found that quicker.”
Helms overcame the early miscue to rally for a 15th-place result.
Saturday’s event at Bubba Raceway Park was rained out.
Helms will return to action Feb. 18-20 at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Fla., for the Ronald Laney Memorial.
QUICK RESULTS –
Feb. 5 – Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. – Qualifying: 13; Heat race: DNF (6); B Main: 2 (1); Feature: 15 (18).
SEASON STATS –
1 race, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, 1 top 15, 1 top 20
UP NEXT –
Feb. 18-20 at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Fla., for the Ronald Laney Memorial
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://HelmsRacing40.wix.com/HelmsRacing
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Caleb_Helms40
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Helms.Motorsports
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Helms Construction Inc.
Helms Construction Inc. is a general construction company based in Findlay, Ohio.
“Helms Construction Inc. is my father’s business, which helps us get from race to race,” Helms said. “The people who make Helms Construction Inc. successful are the ones who make this opportunity possible for us. My dad is the only reason I have had the opportunity to race and everything I’ve accomplished so far is directly related to him.”
Helms would also like to thank Shelves.com, Helms and Sons Excavating, Schoenfeld Headers, Kistler Racing Products and Larson Trucking & Heavy Equipment Repair for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Feb 09, 2016
- Article Date: 2/9/2016 by Inside Line Promotions