Inside Line Promotions – KENNEDALE, Texas (June 2, 2014) – A new weekend yielded another podium finish for Cody Freeman, who capitalized on a fresh engine during a Texas doubleheader last Friday and Saturday.
Freeman kicked off the weekend on Friday with his micro sprint debut at Mountain Creek Speedway in Grand Prairie, where he finished where he started – fifth – in his heat race.
“Having a new motor in the car and feeling it out, we knew we had to make some gear changes,” he said. “I raced it really conservative. I didn’t press the issue on anything.”
That started Freeman on the inside of the third row for the main event.
“In the feature I was able to feel the car out better,” he said. “It was a hammer-down track so it was very fast. Overall, the cars were all stacked on each other’s bumpers. There wasn’t really a gap.”
Freeman competed within the top five for the entire race before being scored with a third-place result, which was his sixth top five of the season.
The weekend wrapped up on Saturday at Kennedale Speedway Park.
“Keith Martin spent a lot of time giving me driving tips and he set the car up on Saturday,” Freeman said. “It was a tremendous experience. We’d really like to thank Keith and Donald Nicholson.”
Freeman finished third in his heat race and started the main event on the inside of the third row for the second straight night.
“The car was good and it was fast,” he said. “It became a one-lane race track and you couldn’t go high.”
Freeman powered toward a podium spot a couple of times, but missed his line to slide out of the racing groove and give back the positions. He ended with a sixth-place finish.
“I drove it a little more conservative than I should have,” he said. “We feel like we made a lot of progression throughout the weekend.”
Freeman will be back in action this Friday at Mountain Creek Speedway and on Saturday at Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas.
QUICK RESULTS –
May 30 – Mountain Creek Speedway in Grand Prairie, Texas – Heat race: 5 (5); Feature: 3 (5).
May 31 – Kennedale Speedway Park in Kennedale, Texas – Heat race: 3 (2); Feature: 6 (5).
SEASON STATS –
11 races, 0 wins, 6 top fives, 10 top 10s, 10 top 15s, 10 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday at Mountain Creek Speedway in Grand Prairie, Texas, and Saturday at Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.02CodyFreeman.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FKRMotorsports
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“C&J Energy Services and I have values and beliefs that align closely together making it a great combination not only currently, but for the long term future as well,” Freeman said. “We both believe in providing top-notch equipment and professionalism to every project we are involved in. C&J Energy is willing to go that extra mile to ensure they are victorious in the end, the same as I am. They know the importance of a team and have been great Team Members of mine, helping me push myself further as not only a race car driver, but as a young man wanting a long future in the sport.”
Freeman would also like to thank Casedhole Solutions, Frank Henry Equipment, McCallister Precision Marketing and Driver Websites for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Jun 02, 2014
- Article Date: 6/2/2014 by Inside Line Promotions