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Inside Line Promotions – TULSA, Okla. (Oct. 24, 2023) – Jordon Mallett will wrap up the 2023 racing season this weekend at a track close to home.
Mallett is slated to compete this Thursday through Saturday at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark. – approximately two and a half hours away from his shop.
“This will be the closest to home,” he said. “I really anticipate if we get the show in we’ll have more of our family and friends there. It’s a show we always look forward to with friends and family.”
The track hosts the Ralph Henson Memorial featuring the ASCS Mid-South Region on Thursday before the ASCS National Tour’s 36th annual COMP CAMS Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier runs on Friday and Saturday.
It’s been more than a decade since Mallett has raced at the dirt oval. His most recent appearance in May 2013 showcased an eighth-place result.
Mallett has been successful at both the Ralph Henson Memorial and the Short Track Nationals, which both have switched tracks from the now shut down I-30 Speedway to Texarkana 67 Speedway this year.
Mallett was victorious during the Ralph Henson Memorial in 2014. He captured a preliminary night feature at the Short Track Nationals in 2021 – his first career ASCS National Tour triumph – before finishing a career-best third during the event finale.
“Short Track Nationals is one we have a chip on our shoulder for and want to run well at,” he said. “We run with so many people across the country and we race against really good people. They will be there and so we know what we’ll contend with. I’m excited to get there and see how this first year at Texarkana pans out.”
Mallett is coming off a short-lived appearance at the KKM Giveback Classic last weekend. He piloted an Outlaw Non-Wing micro sprint for the Porter Family during the event, which ended early during preliminary action last Friday.
“There were 60 cars there and we qualified 31st so we felt we were close and had a lot to improve on,” he said. “I ran the heat race. The top hadn’t come in yet and so I moved to the bottom. I felt they were driving away from us and we were missing something. We were coming off turn three on the last lap and a mechanical problem occurred and it caught on fire. I was able to get out super quick. I’m thankful to the staff for getting the fire out quickly and preventing any more damage. It was a bummer, but that happens in racing. They put me in a good piece and that motor was fresh off the dyno so that was really disappointing, but we had a fun weekend overall with the Porter Family.”
QUICK RESULTS –
Oct. 20 – Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla. – Qualifying: 31; Heat race: 7 (6); Qualifier: DNS (-); B Main: DNS (-).
SEASON STATS –
39 races, 0 wins, 10 top fives, 25 top 10s, 28 top 15s, 32 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Thursday through Saturday at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark., for the Ralph Henson Memorial and the 36th annual COMP CAMS Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier with the ASCS Mid-South Region and the ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://jordonmallett.myracepass.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmmotorsports14
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordonmallettmotorsports
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Awakening Events
Awakening Events is a nationwide, full service, live event company that is based in Nashville, Tenn., and Conway, Ark. For more information, http://www.AwakeningEvents.com.
“We’re excited to represent Awakening Events on the ASCS National Tour again in 2023,” Mallett said. “The pandemic hampered all of us so we’re thrilled to have Awakening Events back as a major part of our time as we return to the road full time this year. Awakening Events puts on some of the best shows in the entertainment industry so we encourage everyone to check out their website for events in your area.”
Mallett would like to thank Awakening Events, Awakening Foundation, Water for Christ, Porter Commercial Refrigeration, Red River Rack Co., D&K Farms, Powers HVAC, DHR Suspension, Racing Optics, Triple X Race Co., KSE Racing Products, FK Rod Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Sinco, Inc., Autometer, Callies Racing Products, DynoTech Race Engines, Hero Graphics, Hilborn Fuel Injection, ISC Racers Tape, K&N Engineering, Lone Star Super Gas (Sunoco), HRP Wings, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Smiley’s Racing Products, MetTec Titanium, MotorState Distributing, DMI, Fast 5 Solutions and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.
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