(Photo by Mike Howard Photos)<\/p>\n
Inside Line Promotions \u2013 CANEY, Kan. (June 26, 2023) \u2013 Jordon Mallett has used a strong last couple of weekends to climb to third in the ASCS National Tour championship standings.<\/p>\n
Mallett posted two podiums, four top fives and five finishes in the top six during five races throughout the Midwest. He is now riding a seven-race top-10 streak that was kicked off by a run from 21st to fifth on May 28.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe last five shows we ran inside the top five and the only exception was a sixth,\u201d he said. \u201cFour of the five shows we were in contention and in a position to win if the cards went our way. That\u2019s what we have been working toward all year. It\u2019s nice to see that panning out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallett capped last weekend with another stout rally as he hustled from 22nd to fourth on Saturday at Caney Valley Speedway. The performance earned him the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like that race track a lot and we unloaded a great race car,\u201d he said. \u201cWe qualified second and had a good run going in the heat race. We seemed a little off and we wound up hurting a motor and had a DNF. That buried us for the rest of the night. We got back to the trailer and changed power plants. We rolled back out at the tail and charged through the field. It was still disappointing. If we wouldn\u2019t have had the problem in the heat race I felt we could have won that deal. The bad luck wasn\u2019t over though. On Lap 1 of the feature the motor wasn\u2019t running right. I ran that race on seven cylinders, which was frustrating because I knew we had a car to beat even from the tail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two nights earlier, Mallett maneuvered from 12th to sixth at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla. That was tied for the second-most positions gained.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were strong, qualifying quickest in our group,\u201d he said. \u201cWe made it to second in our heat race and had a restart. I was sizing up to pass for the lead, but the quick change gear blew up in the rear end so we DNFed in the heat. We rushed back to the trailer and put a new rear end for the feature. We moved forward and just ran out of laps to get a top five. I really think we just needed another lap. I wish we hadn\u2019t had that mechanical failure early on. Perseverance we really key all weekend for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The previous weekend featured a trio of top fives, beginning on June 15 with a third-place outing at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was one I let get away, but that was my own fault,\u201d he said. \u201cI stuck to the bottom the first lap where the track had been dominant all night. I got passed in the first lap on the top in turns three and four. I went to try to recover off the bottom. I got a really good drive and it sucked me into a yuke tire. It bent about everything on the front end and knocked the left front tire flat. I ran the last 25 laps of the feature with the left front flat and everything folded up on the steering. I held on to finish on the podium, but it was frustrating for the error on my part trying to make something happen on the bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallett posted a season-best second-place finish the following night during his debut at Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a good night,\u201d he said. \u201cWe qualified well and heat raced okay. We started third and ran second. The cards didn\u2019t fall our way, but we were plenty fast to win that deal. We needed to get into traffic and when we finally did I was able to size the leader up. When we could make a bid for the lead the caution came out. We never did get back into traffic for the opportunity we needed.\u201d<\/p>\n
That weekend concluded on June 17 at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., where Mallett advanced from ninth to fifth.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe qualified okay and didn\u2019t heat race very good,\u201d he said. \u201cWe weren\u2019t very balanced. We got into the top five in the feature, but had a right rear tire come apart about three laps toward the end. The treads just came off the right rear. We were able to hold on. It was a nightmare those last laps as bad as it was shaking, but we were able to hang on for a top five.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallett is facing ASCS National Tour races this Friday at Boone County Raceway in Albion, Neb., and Saturday at WaKeeney Speedway in WaKeeney, Kan.<\/p>\n
QUICK RESULTS \u2013<\/p>\n
June 15 \u2013 Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. \u2013 Qualifying: 4; Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 3 (1).<\/p>\n
June 16 \u2013 Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kan. \u2013 Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 4 (4); Feature: 2 (3).<\/p>\n
June 17 \u2013 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan. \u2013 Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 4 (3); Feature: 5 (9).<\/p>\n
June 22 \u2013 Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla. \u2013 Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 6 (4); Feature: 6 (12).<\/p>\n
June 24 \u2013 Caney Valley Speedway in Caney, Kan. \u2013 Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 8 (3); Feature: 4 (22).<\/p>\n
SEASON STATS \u2013<\/p>\n
23 races, 0 wins, 6 top fives, 15 top 10s, 17 top 15s, 19 top 20s<\/p>\n
UP NEXT \u2013<\/p>\n
Friday at Boone County Raceway in Albion, Neb., and Saturday at WaKeeney Speedway in WaKeeney, Kan., with the ASCS National Tour<\/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
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\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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