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Inside Line Promotions \u2013 ELDON, Mo. (Sept. 6, 2022) \u2013 Jordon Mallett earned his third top 10 of the season with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour on Saturday during the Fall Sprint and Midget Nationals.<\/p>\n
Mallett hustled from 17th to seventh \u2013 tied for the most positions gained \u2013 in the feature at Lake Ozark Speedway for his 15th total top 10 of the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe ran well,\u201d he said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t real happy with the car in hot laps. I just couldn\u2019t get it balanced where I wanted it. The track was treacherous and had a big curb and was narrow. We got ourselves in a hole having to run the B Main.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallett qualified fifth quickest in his group and he gained one spot in a heat race to place fourth, which relegated him to a B Main. Mallett won the consolation race to transfer into the main event.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a really good race car and I made some progress in the B Main,\u201d he said. \u201cWe tuned on it and for the feature it came to life. I could run wherever I needed and I felt good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallett\u2019s charge to a seventh-place result gave the team momentum entering Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought we\u2019ll run the 410 deal, too, because that\u2019s just extra start money and an extra race for laps,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mallett did double duty, running his sprint car in the POWRi Outlaw 410 Sprint League portion of the program as well as during the ASCS National Tour action.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the 410s we qualified 17th and I felt like I was terrible,\u201d he said. \u201cWe ran the heat race and gained a spot to finish fifth. I thought if we can roll pretty good we won\u2019t start and park. We were about four laps in and I was trying to break into the top 10. I thought, \u2018We\u2019re okay and can do this.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were pretty good. About the time I thought all was going well I broke a left front steering arm about four laps in. When it broke I had no steering. Since it broke on the left front it broke the brake caliper and brake line off. The car eased its way to the outside wall. That\u2019s why I didn\u2019t get to run the ASCS feature.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallett was credited with a DNF in the 410 sprint car feature and he was unable to compete in the ASCS National Tour main event, in which he was slated to start eighth after qualifying third quickest in his group and earning a runner-up result in a heat race.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was disappointing,\u201d he said. \u201cI knew if our car was that good against the 410s and we were getting to start eighth in the ASCS race that we were going to be pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallett plans to head to I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., this Saturday for the Ralph Henson Memorial with the ASCS Mid-South Region.<\/p>\n
QUICK RESULTS \u2013<\/p>\n
Sept. 3 \u2013 Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo. \u2013 Qualifying: 5; Heat race: 4 (5); B Main: 1 (1); Feature: 7 (17).<\/p>\n
Sept. 4 \u2013 Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo. (410 sprint car) \u2013 Qualifying: 17; Heat race: 5 (6); Feature: 22 (17).<\/p>\n
Sept. 4 \u2013 Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo. (360 sprint car) \u2013 Qualifying: 3; Heat race: 2 (2); Feature: 24 (8).<\/p>\n
SEASON STATS \u2013<\/p>\n
22 races, 4 wins, 11 top fives, 15 top 10s, 18 top 15s, 20 top 20s<\/p>\n
UP NEXT \u2013<\/p>\n
Saturday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., for the Ralph Henson Memorial with the ASCS Mid-South Region<\/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
\u201cIt\u2019s super exciting to have them back,\u201d Mallett said. \u201cWith the pandemic, just like in racing, it slowed all of the live events down. We pressed pause and let everything settle back down. We\u2019re thrilled to welcome them back as the primary partner for our team. I look forward to having a lot of success together. They\u2019ve been a great supporter of us and we\u2019re excited to welcome them back bigger and better than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mallett would like to thank Awakening Events, Porter Commercial Refrigeration, Water for Christ, Red River Rack Co., D&K Farms, 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 and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.<\/p>\n
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