Inside Line Promotions – HARTFORD, Ohio (July 12, 2016) – Josh Baughman accomplished a dream last Friday at Lernerville Speedway, where he won during his debut at the high-banked track.
“We had a good night Friday night,” he said. “Everything went pretty well. That one is definitely up there. The last time I was there I was 8 or 9 years old and we were watching the World of Outlaws.”
Baughman, who spent some of his childhood summers with his grandparents in the area, opened last Friday’s 410ci winged sprint car race by advancing from fourth to second place in a heat race. That lined him up on the inside of the third row for the main event.
“We changed some things up in our 410 package and we had speed,” he said. “We took the lead coming out of turn two. We got in lapped traffic and got passed, but we got him back a couple of laps later. I felt like it was ours to lose. We had a really fast car.”
Baughman held on for the win, which was his second of the season.
His team carried that momentum into Saturday’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Lou Blaney Memorial at Sharon Speedway.
Baughman qualified seventh quickest overall and third in his group. He then won a heat race and the dash to start the $10,000-to-win main event on the pole.
“We were really fast and I felt like we were the car to beat, but on the first lap the nose wing fell down,” he said. “You don’t get those chances very often. We were fast right out of the box. It was heartbreaking.”
Baughman was spun by a fellow competitor when a caution came out a couple of laps later while running third.
“I went to the work area and they tried fixing the front wing,” he said. “I made three or four more laps, but I pulled off because the front wing wasn’t right.”
He was credited with a 24th-place finish.
Baughman returns to action this Tuesday at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, for the Brad Doty Classic and Thursday through Saturday at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, for the 33rd annual Kings Royal with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series. It will be his first time at both marquee events.
QUICK RESULTS –
July 8 – Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. – Heat race: 2 (4); Feature: 1 (5).
July 9 – Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio – Qualifying: 7; Heat race: 1 (2); Dash: 1 (2); Feature: 24 (1).
SEASON STATS –
32 races, 2 wins, 6 top fives, 13 top 10s, 18 top 15s, 19 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Tuesday at Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio, for the Brad Doty Classic and Thursday through Saturday at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, for the 33 rd annual Kings Royal with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.JoshBaughman.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Josh_Baughman17
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshBaughmanRacing
APPAREL –
Baughman will have t-shirts and hoodies available for sale at his apparel trailer throughout the season.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Compression Generation Services
Compression Generation Services is a natural gas business based in Humble, Texas.
“They are great people to deal with and I’m glad to have them on board again in 2016,” Baughman said. “I look forward to seeing their name in the Winner’s Circle with me a lot this year.”
Baughman would also like to thank EE Systems, Fischer Body Shop, Hollywood Blasting & Coating, CCC Greg and Tammy, Beard Equipment, B&H Industrial Supplies, Octane Ink, FK Midwest, FK Rod Ends, Walker Performance Filtration, Smith Titanium, Hinchman Racewear, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, KSE, Dirt Collective, System 1, Weld Wheels, Ti22 Performance, Car & Fleet and Moss Racing Engines for their support.
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*PHOTO BY RICK RARER*