Levi Jones on the no. 20 TSR team’s two top-five finishes at Knoxville Raceway on saturday:
“We had an awesome points weekend at Knoxville Raceway. Both TSR teams are now back in contention to win the USAC Midget Series championship. The rain on Friday night really helped the track. It was very fast on Saturday night, especially in the first feature. We were able to run wide-open at just about anywhere on the track. With the rain, we had a different format to work with on Saturday night, and both Ricky (Stenhouse, teammate) and I were able to finish in the top-five in the Doodlebug Classic to give ourselves a good position to start the second feature event. “
“We both drew very well. We pulled the one and two pills to make it an all TSR front row. The car was great throughout the feature event. We were very competitive throughout the race. My engine wasn’t taking off as well as Ricky’s and I lost a spot on the last restart but we finished in fourth. We’ll take it. We’ve been working very hard to step up our midget program and I think that was evident last weekend. We had a great weekend for Chevrolet and Bass Pro Shops, and I think that our competitors are also aware that we’ve become contenders for the championship. ”
“While we had a great weekend in Iowa, our thoughts were with my crew chief, Bubby Jones, and his family. His mother, Lorene Jones, passed away on Saturday morning. Bubby returned to Illinois to be with his family on Saturday. We missed him but we hope that he and his family are doing well at this time. ”
FAST FORWARD …
Saturday, June 29 – Richmond (Va. ) International Raceway (3/4-mile dirt oval) Jones will compete in a one-day event with the USAC National Sprint Car Series. Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a ¾-mile paved oval. Jones finished sixth in the 2006 USAC Sprint Series feature on June 23. He also earned a fifth place feature event finish at the facility on June 24, 2005. Brian Tyler won the 2006 USAC Sprint Series event at RIR on June 23. Practice for the USAC Sprint Series will be held at RIR at 11 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. EDT. Qualifying is set to begin at 5:30 p. m. EDT with racing at 8:40 p. m. on June 29.
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