(Photo by B Young Photography)<\/p>\n
Inside Line Promotions \u2013 GREENWOOD, La. (April 25, 2023) \u2013 Jordon Mallett produced a top-10 outing to highlight the ASCS National Tour\u2019s opening weekend.<\/p>\n
Mallett kicked off the season with the premier 360ci winged sprint car tour on Thursday at Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss. He qualified fourth quickest in his group before winning a heat race. That ranked Mallett seventh in event points and the No. 6 was drawn for the feature inversion, making him miss the front row by only one position.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were pretty close in hot laps,\u201d he said. \u201cThe track was a little different than I\u2019m used to seeing it. It was a little more narrow. We made a couple of changes and didn\u2019t qualify as good as I felt I could have. We changed some stuff back and we were better in the heat race. Then in the feature we were okay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallett started seventh and battled his way to fifth place before a late restart cost him a trio of positions. He rallied to regain one spot to secure a seventh-place result.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe track kept getting better and we got up to fifth,\u201d he said. \u201cWe had a restart with about five laps to go. I thought I must have sealed a tire over because those last five laps I couldn\u2019t get any bite and was struggling.\u201d<\/p>\n
The middle race of a weekend tripleheader hosted by Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark., rained out on Friday.<\/p>\n
The weekend concluded on Saturday at Boothill Speedway, where Mallett made his debut. He timed in fifth quickest in his group and placed fifth in a heat race. Mallett duked it out just outside of the top 10 throughout the feature before ending 12th.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoothill was pretty rough to us,\u201d he said. \u201cI was super frustrated after qualifying. I didn\u2019t feel good in hot laps, which normally doesn\u2019t scare me too bad. Then I qualified really bad. We found we had a problem on the car and that was what led to us falling back on that restart Thursday night at Jackson. That made us feel better about Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the heat race and the feature at Boothill we were just playing catchup. I didn\u2019t know where the car was at or needed to be good. I didn\u2019t have enough drive in it for the heat race. I tried to go a little further without getting carried away and still fell short in the feature. It was just a night we\u2019re glad to move on from.\u201d<\/p>\n
QUICK RESULTS \u2013<\/p>\n
April 20 \u2013 Jackson Motor Speedway in Byram, Miss. \u2013 Qualifying: 4; Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 7 (7).<\/p>\n
April 22 \u2013 Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, La. \u2013 Qualifying: 5; Heat race: 5 (5); Feature: 12 (12).<\/p>\n
SEASON STATS \u2013<\/p>\n
11 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 5 top 10s, 6 top 15s, 7 top 20s<\/p>\n
UP NEXT \u2013<\/p>\n
TBD<\/p>\n
MEDIA LINKS \u2013<\/p>\n
Website: http:\/\/jordonmallett.myracepass.com<\/p>\n
Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/jmmotorsports14<\/p>\n
Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jordonmallettmotorsports<\/p>\n
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT \u2013 Awakening Events<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited to represent Awakening Events on the ASCS National Tour again in 2023,\u201d Mallett said. \u201cThe pandemic hampered all of us so we\u2019re 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u2019s Racing Products, MetTec Titanium, MotorState Distributing, DMI, Fast 5 Solutions and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.<\/p>\n
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