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Hanks Survives Hectic Night with ASCS Red River at Creek County

(Photo by BGH Photos)

Inside Line Promotions – SAPULPA, Okla. (April 12, 2016) – Brandon Hanks survived a wild night last Friday at Creek County Speedway.

“We salvaged a top 10 out of what seemed like a disaster,” he said. “It was one of those short track racing nights I guess.”

The ASCS Red River Region event got off to a rough start for Hanks, who was involved in a mid-race collision during his heat race.

“We were doing ok in the heat running fourth and I got slammed into by another driver,” he said. “That bent my drag link. When I went down the track I collided with Kyle Bellm. That was my fault. I felt really, really bad. The car went down and I stood in the gas. I did a wheelie and went straight down the track. He didn’t have anywhere to go.”

Hanks ended his heat race seventh, which relegated him toward the back of the B Main. However, he maneuvered to the victory in the consolation race to transfer into the 17th starting position for the main event.

“The start of the A Main was crazy,” he said. “I know it’s a small race track, but you can still give each other room. They went to piling up every start. On the second one I couldn’t get stopped in time and got collected. It tore both wings up. We took a ratchet strap to strap the nose wing down. They were duct taping the top wing. Luckily, the car was good enough that we still drove to seventh. We made the best of it and we passed a lot of cars.”

Hanks rallied from the back to post a seventh-place finish, which earned him the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.

“I want to thank Seth Bergman’s and Blake Hahn’s race teams for their help in the work area,” he said. “We wouldn’t have got back on the race track if those guys and everyone didn’t pitch in.”

Hanks currently ranks second in the ASCS Red River Region championship standings – only two points out of the lead.

QUICK RESULTS –

April 8 – Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. – Heat race: 7 (3); B Main: 1 (7); Feature: 7 (16).

SEASON STATS –

9 races, 1 win, 2 top fives, 6 top 10s, 6 top 15s, 8 top 20s

UP NEXT –

TBD

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.HanksMotorsports.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brandon_K_Hanks

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hanks-Motorsports/135263046488177

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“I want to thank Dave Reedy and everyone at Penske Shocks for their hard work to give me the smoothest ride as possible,” Hanks said.

Hanks would also like to thank Performance Powder Coating, D&B Farms, Wesmar Racing Engines, Walls Paint and Body Shop, R.E. Enterprises, Acme Graphix, Hinchman Racewear, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems and J-R1 for their continued support.

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