PETERSEN MEDIA
– Rebounding from a lackluster performance at the Grand Annual Classic, Shane Stewart put on quite the show at the George Tatnell Cup at Speedway City on Saturday night as he climbed from his 15th starting spot to score a fifth place finish with the WSS.
“Our car was pretty good in the feature, and we had some decent speed all night,” Stewart said.
The night started out great for the Indiana resident, as he timed in his Monster Energy/Milwaukee Tools/Prosser Toyota machine seventh fastest during time trials.
The night wasn’t all great for Stewart, as he had his share of bad luck in heat race action. His first heat saw him involved in an altercation resulting in a DNF, and an eighth place effort in his second heat forced him into the B main.
Starting on the front row of the semi, Stewart quickly rocketed to the lead aboard his Lucas Oil Products/Factory Kahne Shocks/KRE Engines powered machine, and he picked up the win, earning a transfer spot into the finale.
Buried in the field, Stewart lined up in the eighth row on the inside of the eighth row on the very racy track.
“I actually think running the B helped us a ton, as he got to try some things, and moved around on the track a little,” he explained.
As the feature went green, Stewart had his elbows up as he methodically picked his way through the star studded field.
“We could pretty much go wherever we needed to, and that was huge considering how far back we were,” he added.
Working both the cushion, and navigating the bottom of the speedway, Stewart flexed his muscle as he crossed the stripe in the fifth spot, on the tail of fellow American, Kyle Hirst.
“Overall it was a pretty good night for our Monster Energy team,” Stewart said. “We have been having some issues all year, and to move forward, and have pretty good speed all night was good for us. We will continue to work and hopefully park this thing in victory lane very soon.”
Shane and his Monte Motorsports team thank Monster Energy, Milwaukee, GearWrench, Prosser Toyota, KRE Engines, Lucas Oil Products, Factory Kahne Shocks, Kaeding Performance, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Miracle Recreation Equipment, Mahle Pistons, Cometic Gaskets, OGIO, GoPro, and DC Shoes.
2013 BY THE NUMBERS- Starts-11, Wins-0, Top 5’s-4, Top 10’s-6.
ON TAP: Shane and the Monte Motorsports team are set for a pair of events next weekend with the Manjimup Speedway on Friday and Attwell Park Speedway on Saturday night.
Shane Stewart’s Down Under Tour Schedule-
February
8th WSS #11 Manjimup Speedway, Manjimup, WA
9th WSS #12 Attwell Park Speedway, Albany WA
15th WSS #13 Bunbury Speedway, Bunbury WA
16th WSS #14 Bunbury Speedway, Bunbury WA
22nd WSS #15 Perth Motorplex, Kwinana WA
23rd WSS #16 Perth Motorplex, Kwinana WA
March
2nd Krikke Boys Bunbury Speedway, Bunbury WA
3rd Krikke Boys Bunbury Speedway, Bunbruy WA
9th General 25 Perth Motorplex, Kwinana WA
15th Darley Challenge Sydney Speedway, Parramatta
16th Darley Challenge Sydney Speedway, Parramatta
23rd TBA
29th Easter Trail Maryborough Speedway, QLD
30th Easter Trail Archerfield Speedway, Brisbane
31st Easter Trail Charlton Raceway, Toowoomba
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