(Photo by Serena Dalhamer)
Inside Line Promotions – MESQUITE, Texas (March 22, 2017) – Zane Lawrence had a promising finish to the 44th annual Spring Nationals last weekend at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, where he rallied to garner a top-10 result during the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour finale.
The action began on Friday with Lawrence starting seventh and finishing eighth in a heat race, which lined him up deep in the field of a B Main. On the start, Lawrence and two other competitors tangled causing him to flip and ultimately ending his night early.
“The front row kind of held up the whole line and bottled everybody up on the start,” Lawrence said. “By the time I got to the corner everybody was clustered and in an attempt to avoid it, we hit the wall and turned over.”
Saturday was a day of redemption for Lawrence.
He lined up on the outside of the front row in a heat race, which he won. That put him starting in the third row of a qualifier. A seventh-place result relegated him to a B Main, which he won after lining up on the outside of the front row.
That garnered a transfer into the 18th starting position for the main event and after 30 laps around the tricky half-mile oval Lawrence battled through the field to finish 10th. It earned him the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.
“We had a great car and were able to move forward throughout the race and accomplish one of our goals of a top-10 finish,” he said. “That gives our team a lot of confidence knowing we can not only run with the ASCS National Tour drivers, but to pass eight cars and move through the field as well.”
Lawrence is scheduled to be back in action this Saturday at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas, for the 10th annual Gulf Coast Nationals with the ASCS Gulf South Region.
QUICK RESULTS –
March 17 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat race: 8 (7); B Main: 14 (14).
March 18 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat race: 1 (2); Qualifier: 7 (5); B Main: 1 (2); Feature 10 (18).
SEASON STATS –
2 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10, 1 top 15, 1 top 20
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas, for the 10th annual Gulf Coast Nationals with the ASCS Gulf South Region
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.ZaneLawrenceRacing.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Zane-Lawrence-Racing-1770208319967876/
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“I’d really like to thank Pediatric Eye Specialist for their top-notch doctors and services, especially Eric Packwood,” Lawrence said. “They’ve always been a part of this, even before I got involved with sprint cars. Thanks to their eye correcting services and surgeries over the years my vision is perfected to where glasses aren’t required anymore. It’s definitely cool to have their support in my racing career as well.”
Lawrence would also like to thank WR Roofing, B&B Automotive, Astro Titanium, Texas Global Marketing and Mark Burch Motorsports for their continued support.
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