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WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (May 17, 2016) – Derek Hagar was on a mission last Saturday during the Hooker Hood Classic at Riverside International Speedway.
Hagar opened the $3,000-to-win event by winning the dash, which was lined up by a random draw and paid $400 to win. He then charged from last – seventh – to win a heat race with a last-lap pass.
“We got up to second coming off turn two on the first lap,” he said. “We worked on the leader the whole heat race. We got a good slider on him coming to the white flag. I slid him again coming to the checkered. It was a close, close finish. We got the edge on him. That gave us high points.”
Hagar garnered the most overall points and therefore the pole position for the 40-lap main event.
“They gave me the lane choice and I wanted to start on the bottom, but they thought I wanted to start on the top and Tim Crawley pulled to the inside of me,” he said. “It worked out in my advantage and we took the lead. The track was around the bottom. That doesn’t fit my driving style, but we put together 40 good laps.”
Hagar quickly powered into the top spot and he maintained the lead throughout the race despite thick traffic at times that allowed Crawley to reach his rear bumper.
“Lapped cars made it difficult at times, which let Crawley close in on me,” Hagar said. “We could get them coming off the corners. I was slowing my speed up. I could hold the bottom coming off the corners to stay in the moisture.”
The win was Hagar’s fifth of the season and his second straight Hooker Hood Classic triumph.
He is slated to return to action this Friday at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo., where he will compete with the ASCS Warrior Region and drive a nonwing sprint car for David Korte with the WAR Sprint Car Series.
QUICK RESULTS –
May 14 – Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. – Dash: 1 (2); Heat race: 1 (7); Feature: 1 (1).
SEASON STATS –
17 races, 5 wins, 12 top fives, 13 top 10s, 14 top 15s, 15 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo., with the ASCS Warrior Region and the WAR Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek
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Hagar would also like to thank B&D Towing, Dynotech Performance, DHR Suspension, J&J Auto Racing, Xtreme Race Graphics, Fragola Performance Systems, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Hinchman Racewear, Wings Unlimited, FK Rod Ends and Ti64 for their continued support.
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