(Photo by JM\/Race Rush 66 Racing Photos)<\/p>\n
Inside Line Promotions \u2013 DODGE CITY, Kan. (July 10, 2023) \u2013 Jordon Mallett capped the Steve King Memorial with a podium performance last Saturday at Dodge City Raceway Park.<\/p>\n
That result, combined with a sixth-place run on Friday, gives Mallett 10 top 10s in his last 11 ASCS National Tour races.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was pleased overall,\u201d he said. \u201cWe worked at it pretty hard. We were pretty strong every time we hit the track.\u201d<\/p>\n
The doubleheader started on Friday with Mallett qualifying fifth quickest in his group.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe felt really good in hot laps,\u201d he said. \u201cThen in qualifying we got bunched up and that really killed our qualifying time. We went from quickest in hot laps by a good margin to qualifying fifth in our group. I couldn\u2019t get around the car in front of me and was at their pace. That was disappointing, but we knew we had a better car than that. We were able to pass a couple of cars in the heat race to get to third. However, if you miss the invert in qualifying you\u2019ll likely miss the invert for the feature.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallett\u2019s run from fifth to third place in a heat race placed him ninth in points, starting him ninth on the feature starting grid.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe track was really hard to pass on,\u201d he said. \u201cWe clawed forward to finish sixth. I was really trying to get us into the top five, but couldn\u2019t quite get there in time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saturday started out better as Mallett timed in quickest in his group before advancing from fourth to third place in a heat race.<\/p>\n
\u201cQualifying went as planned,\u201d he said. \u201cWe were quick time in our group and then ran third in our heat race. That put us high points and I pulled the No. 4 for the feature invert so we started fourth. The track was really fast and heavy, which made passing tough. Every time we\u2019d get into traffic it\u2019d get good. We needed traffic to start racing because we were too strung out in open air. We had some cautions that plagued that. But I\u2019ll take a podium.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallett\u2019s third-place showing was his third podium and seventh top five of the season.<\/p>\n
ASCS National Tour races this Friday at Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Okla., and Saturday at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark., are on tap. Friday will mark Mallett\u2019s debut at Thunderbird Speedway. He placed fourth at Batesville Motor Speedway last summer during his most recent visit.<\/p>\n
QUICK RESULTS \u2013<\/p>\n
July 7 \u2013 Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kan. \u2013 Qualifying: 5; Heat race: 3 (5); Feature: 6 (9).<\/p>\n
July 8 \u2013 Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kan. \u2013 Qualifying: 1; Heat race: 3 (4); Feature: 3 (4).<\/p>\n
SEASON STATS \u2013<\/p>\n
27 races, 0 wins, 7 top fives, 18 top 10s, 21 top 15s, 23 top 20s<\/p>\n
UP NEXT \u2013<\/p>\n
Friday at Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Okla., and Saturday at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark., 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
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT \u2013 Water for Christ<\/p>\n
Water for Christ was established from the joint passions of sharing the Gospel of Christ and supplying clean water to villages in developing countries. For more information, visit http:\/\/www.WaterForChrist.com.<\/p>\n
\u201cWater for Christ goes to Africa and other third-world countries to drill fresh-water wells where there is no access to fresh or clean water,\u201d Mallett said. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to raise awareness so they can continue to do what they do and hopefully on a larger scale.\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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