(Photo by Paul Arch)
Inside Line Promotions – SAPULPA, Okla. (No. 1, 2018) – Travis Rilat ended his season last weekend during the John Christner Trucking Fall Fling hosted by Creek County Speedway.
The BDS Motorsports driver was one of 61 drivers to tackle the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour presented by SawBlade.com season finale on Saturday after Friday’s preliminary night rained out.
Rilat placed fourth in a heat race before he advanced from ninth to seventh place in a qualifier. That relegated him to a B Main, but a rally from fourth to second place earned a transfer into the back of the main event. Rilat capped the night by maneuvering from 21st to 16th.
“The heat race got us behind the eight ball, but it was good to show progress in the qualifier, B Main and main event,” he said. “That wasn’t the result we wanted to end the season with, but there were about 45 drivers behind us so it wasn’t a bad night.”
Rilat’s performance secured a ninth-place result in the ASCS National Tour championship standings despite missing multiple races because of work commitments. It marked the 10th time in Rilat’s career that he has posted a top 10 in the standings.
“Our goal was to compete for the championship and we got behind early in the year because of some misfortune,” he said. “Then I had to miss a couple of races because of work so we weren’t able to contend for the title, but it was a positive to end the season in the top 10 given all the circumstances. I want to thank Bryan Sundby and the team for the opportunity and hard work.”
QUICK RESULTS –
Oct. 27 – Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. – Heat race: 4 (1); Qualifier: 7 (9); B Main: 2 (4); Feature: 16 (21).
SEASON STATS –
39 races, 0 wins, 8 top fives, 20 top 10s, 27 top 15s, 29 top 20s
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.TravisRilat.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TravisRilat29
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“We are excited to have MDS Boring & Drilling as part of the team,” Rilat said. “I look forward to visiting Victory Lane several times this year with MDS Boring & Drilling.”
Rilat would also like to thank BDS Motorsports, Frio Chevrolet, The BOSS, Shark Racing Engines, CnB Chubby, Champion Brands, Joe’s Kleen Products, KSE Racing Products, Simpson Race Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Hoosier Racing Tires, HRP Wings, Goodrich, All Star Auto Reconditioning, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Astro Titanium, AutoMeter, Batts Farms, Birch Corp Financial, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Carlan Services, Car Star Collision and Service (from Leduc, Alberta, Canada), Clark Construction, Diversified Machine Inc., Dyer Rods, Eagle Motorsports, FK Rod Ends, Fuel Safe, Gee and Gee Racing, Gillund Enterprises, Global Power Services, Hepfner Racing Products, Hoosier Tire Midwest, Impact Coatings, The Joie of Seating, Justice Brothers, Kinsler Fuel Injection, Kustom Sprintcar Supplies, Lanktree Holdings, Millstone, Moroso Products, NGK Spark Plugs, Outerwears, Over The Top Marketing and Promotions, Pat Beck Motorsports, Pit Stop Liquors, Quick Racing Products, Randy’s Lawncare/Maintenance – Newton, Iowa, Sander Engineering, SCE Gaskets, Sebastian Sandblasting and Powdercoating, Shane Liebig, Shaver Specialty Race Engines, Speedway Motors, Strong Crane Service, Super Shox, Total Seal Piston Rings, Ultra-Lite Brakes and Zephyr Pro40 for their continued support.
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