The 15-year-old from Puyallup, Wash., will travel approximately 15 hours south to the middle of California for a track he’s never competed at – Ocean Speedway in Watsonville – and one of his favorites – Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare.
After working his way into the feature, the Liberal, Kan., native was forced pitside with engine issues on the opening lap of the main event at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark.
With nine victories and 31 top-five finishes in 44 races this season, the Springfield, Neb., native is cleaning, fixing and preparing for four big weekends with the ASCS National Tour in a six-week span to cap the 2011 campaign.
Last Saturday, it was anything but positive for the 18-year-old from Lake Havasu City, Ariz. In his return to Arizona, Forler struggled in lapped traffic in the closing laps after driving into the top three at the ASCS Southwest Region race at USA Raceway in Tucson.
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