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– LAWTON, Okla. (July 12, 2016) – Brandon Hanks returned to the Winner’s Circle last weekend during the final race of the ASCS Red River Region Sooner Sweep.
The win was the fourth of the season for Hanks and it boosted his lead in the ASCS Red River Region championship standings to 191 points with only seven races remaining this season. It also marked the ninth top-five finish of the season, which tied a season best for Hanks.
Hanks kicked off the weekend on Thursday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., by advancing from fourth to second place in a heat race. That locked him into the feature redraw, where he pulled the second-highest number – seven – to start the main event on the inside of the fourth row.
“The line to run was just around the bottom,” he said. “You could run the top in turns one and two, but if you got off the bottom in turns three and four you’d slide up. We had a restart and I was all over Alex Sewell. I didn’t want to follow him so I went to the top and tried it. It was like I was in the marbles. The guy behind me was going to pass me and he decided to put me in the wall. That ended our night.”
Hanks was battling for a top five early in the main event when another car ran into him. The collision resulted in Hanks flipping and he was credited with a 19th-place finish.
The ensuing night’s race at Outlaw Motor Speedway in Wainwright, Okla., rained out and the weekend concluded on Saturday at Lawton Speedway. Hanks picked up a position to place third in a heat race, which was good enough to make the feature redraw. This time he pulled the No. 5 to start fifth.
“We were second right off the bat about two laps in,” he said. “I spent the whole race behind Mickey (Walker). He was doing an awesome job. He got to traffic and really slowed down. I kept running my line around the top in turns one and two. I think I was the only guy doing that. With about five laps to go he followed a lapped car on the bottom. I was on the top and I used the lapped car as a pick. Then I had two lapped cars in front of me running the top and bottom. I couldn’t hardly get by, but we held on for the win.”
The victory gives Hanks momentum as he is heading into ASCS Red River Region races this Friday at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark., and Saturday at Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas.
QUICK RESULTS –
July 7 – Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. – Heat race: 2 (4); Feature: 19 (7).
July 9 – Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla. – Heat race: 3 (4); Feature: 1 (5).
SEASON STATS –
27 races, 4 wins, 9 top fives, 15 top 10s, 16 top 15s, 22 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday at Texarkana 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Ark., and Saturday at Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, with the ASCS Red River Region
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.HanksMotorsports.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brandon_K_Hanks
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hanks-Motorsports/135263046488177
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Performance Powder Coating
Performance Powder Coating is a powder coating business owned by the Hanks family. Located in Burlison, Tenn., Performance Powder Coating works on everything from race cars to street vehicles.
“My family owns Performance Powder Coating,” Hanks said. “Without this business and my family I wouldn’t be able to race sprint cars and I wouldn’t know all of the great friends that I have met through racing.”
Hanks would also like to thank D&B Farms, R.E. Enterprises, Wesmar Racing Engines, Penske Racing Shocks, Walls Paint and Body Shop, Acme Graphix, Hinchman Racewear, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems and J-R1 for their continued support.
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