(Photo by Joe Orth Photos)
Inside Line Promotions – GREENWOOD, Neb. (May 6, 2015) – Last Friday provided a special moment for Jack Dover, who ran second to a good friend during the Carpetland Nebraska 360 Sprints event at I-80 Speedway.
“I really wanted to win, but it feels good to have a podium finish and to see Cody (Ledger) win,” he said. “I’ve been helping him a lot with setups the last couple of years so it was great to see him win.”
Dover opened the event by charging from seventh to win his heat race.
“We had a great start and jumped to second on the straightaway and then took first on the back straightaway,” he said.
That earned Dover the most overall points and a spot in the feature redraw, where he pulled the No. 4 to line up on the outside of the second row for the 25-lap main event.
“We got out to the lead right away and we were riding around, not pressing the issue too hard because the track was starting to take rubber,” he said. “I was taking it easy on my tires. Cody slid me with about eight laps to go and he pulled away from me.
“He had a good car and we had a good car. I think he had a slight edge over us. We went out with some used tires and I think in the long run that hurt us.”
The second-place finish marked Dover’s first podium result of the season
“The first couple of races this season we couldn’t even finish,” he said. “At this point we just need to finish features. Anything after that is pretty good right now.”
Dover, whose scheduled race last Saturday at Butler County Speedway in Rising City, Neb., was rained out, is slated to compete this Thursday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., during the McCarthy Auto Group KC Klassic with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour before racing on Friday at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb., with the FVP National Sprint League.
QUICK RESULTS –
May 1 – I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. – Heat race: 1 (7); Feature: 2 (4).
SEASON STATS –
3 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 1 top 10, 1 top 15, 1 top 20
UP NEXT –
Thursday at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., for the McCarthy Auto Group KC Klassic with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour and Friday at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb., with the FVP National Sprint League
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.JackDoverRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackDoverRacing
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackdoverracing?fref=ts
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Moss Racing Engines
Moss Racing Engines manufactures Ford racing engines. The company was started by Chris Moss, who worked under the Roush Yates Racing Engines banner before creating his own company in 2013.
“You can call Chris any time of the day or night and he’ll help you,” Dover said. “The engines are reliable. He hasn’t had any engine failures so that says a lot for his name and product.”
Dover would also like to thank Certified Transmission, Home Pride Companies, Inc., Eagle Motorsports, Thorpe’s Body Shop, Backlund Plumbing, Trail Performance Coatings Inc., The Oil Medics, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Keizer Wheels, Schoenfeld Headers, Shaver Racing Engines, Langfeldt Overhead Doors, K&N Filters, FK Rod Ends, DMI, Speedway Motors, Vortex Wings and True Trucking for their continued support.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES –
Jack Dover Racing is close to being able to compete across the country by returning to the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour, where Dover has finished in the top 10 both seasons he has raced full time with the premier 360 sprint car series. He is also ready to compete with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series en route to his dream of racing in NASCAR. The only variable missing is a reliable truck and trailer. For more information on partnership opportunities, e-mail TeamDover@gmail.com.
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- Shawn Miller on May 06, 2015
- Article Date: 5/6/2015 by Inside Line Promotions