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Inside Line Promotions – OKTAHA, Okla. (June 5, 2023) – Jordon Mallett recorded his 10th top-10 finish of the season last Friday at Outlaw Motor Speedway.
Mallett kicked off the ASCS National Tour event and opening round of the Mickey Walker Classic by qualifying third quickest in his group. He then placed fifth in a heat race to rank 15th in overall points.
“We were all right in hot laps and qualified pretty decent,” he said. “We could have been a little better, but I felt pretty good. We made some changes for the heat race and went the wrong direction. We went backwards so that was super frustrating. You’re trying to get every edge you can and we thought we had an idea of what the track would do. They put some moisture in the track before the heat race and it got us a little off.”
Mallett maneuvered from the 15th starting spot to a 10th-place result in the A Main to earn his sixth top 10 of the season with the ASCS National Tour.
“We made some progress and then the track got a little harder to pass on toward the end of the feature,” he said. “We had a late-race restart and had a really good restart. I thought we could punch our way into the top five, but they had another caution that negated that restart. Everyone saw what we did and that took away our advantage on the next attempt. The track had gotten narrow and cleaned off and started to rubber up so it was game over at that point.
“It’s frustrating to know you’re better than a 10th-place car. I feel we’re a consistent top-five team and that’s what we expect so that side of it gets frustrating. Everything has to line up just right. We’re racing with some really, really competitive drivers each night. All it takes is one mistake and that was us in the heat race.”
The weekend finale at Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan., rained out on Saturday.
Mallett plans to take this weekend off before returning to action the following weekend with a trio of ASCS National Tour races – June 15 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.; June 16 at Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan.; and June 17 at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan.
QUICK RESULTS –
June 2 – Outlaw Motor Speedway in Oktaha, Okla. – Qualifying: 3; Heat race: 5 (2); Feature: 10 (15).
SEASON STATS –
18 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 10 top 10s, 12 top 15s, 14 top 20s
UP NEXT –
June 15 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.; June 16 at Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan.; and June 17 at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., with the ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://jordonmallett.myracepass.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmmotorsports14
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordonmallettmotorsports
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“Porter Commercial Refrigeration is a huge supporter of our team,” Mallett said. “They are always stepping up to help us however they can and we really appreciate the partnership.”
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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