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BEAUMONT, Texas (May 10, 2016) – Channin Tankersley enjoyed a dream performance last weekend during an ASCS Gulf South Region doubleheader.
Tankersley swept the weekend to tie his personal best with two wins in one weekend, which propelled him into the lead in the ASCS Gulf South Region championship standings.
“That’s such a confidence booster,” he said. “We’ve had good speed all year. We’ve just had a couple of incidents that hampered the results. I think we’re finally starting to figure this new car out. We’re trying to stay as consistent as we can, but also be fast and a contender every night.”
The weekend began on Friday at Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas, where Tankersley won a heat race from the pole. That locked him into the feature redraw and he pulled the No. 2 to start the main event on the outside of the front row.
“Usually that track is either fast or super slick,” he said. “Right out of the box it was pretty fast. We freed the car up in the heat race and it was still too tight. We freed the car up for the A Main a lot. We were super quick the first 15 to 18 laps. I was very pleased with how it was going. Then with about seven to 10 laps to go we started slowing down. The track kept getting tighter and tighter. I was really fighting the car. Come to find out we had a dead shock on the left rear so that wasn’t helping us on a rough track.”
Tankersley held on for his first victory of the season. It also marked the second straight year he’s won at Heart O’ Texas Speedway.
The team carried that momentum into Saturday’s event at Golden Triangle Raceway Park. Tankersley maneuvered from fifth to third place in a heat race, which put him ninth in points – only one spot out of making the feature redraw.
“We didn’t move forward a whole lot the first five or six laps of the main event,” he said. “I don’t know if everyone was slowing down or we were getting better, but we started going really good. I could run the bottom or the top. I could carry speed. We were able to go wherever we wanted to go.
“We got into a bunch of traffic and to be honest I didn’t know where I was at. I didn’t know who was leading it. When I got around John Carney II and saw Aaron Reutzel I had five or six laps to go. He was a straightaway ahead and he got into some traffic and got bottled up. We reeled him in from a straightaway to passing him within two or three laps.”
Tankersley took advantage in traffic to take the lead in the closing laps. He went on to win for the first time at Golden Triangle Raceway Park since 2011.
Tankersley is scheduled to return to action this Friday and Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, for the Texas World Dirt Track Championships with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.
QUICK RESULTS –
May 6 – Heart O’ Texas Speedway in Waco, Texas – Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 1 (2).
May 7 – Golden Triangle Raceway Park in Beaumont, Texas – Heat race: 3 (5); Feature: 1 (9).
SEASON STATS –
8 races, 2 wins, 4 top fives, 5 top 10s, 6 top 15s, 7 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday and Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, for the Texas World Dirt Track Championships with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS –
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChanninTankersley
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TankRacing
APPAREL –
Tankersley has t-shirts ranging from youth medium to XXL for sale at his race trailer.
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“Jeff with Challenger Drilling has been helping me since 2012 and has been a great asset to our team,” Tankersley said. “I really appreciate his support.”
Tankersley would also like to thank Watercraft Plus, LLC, G3 Boats, Yamaha, Day Motorsports, Blazer Boats and Sea Chaser Boats for their continued support.
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