Wampler
Finishes Sixth During First Race at
Southern Oklahoma in More Than a Decade
Inside Line
Promotions - LAWTON, Okla. (July 28,
2015) - Cody Wampler competed in a pair
of races last weekend for the first time
this season.
"I picked the
hottest weekend of the year to do it as
well," he joked.
Wampler kicked
off last weekend on Friday with the Oil
Capital Racing Series at Southern
Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla.,
where he advanced from fourth to third
place in a heat race during his first
race at the track in approximately 15
years.
"We were pretty
good in the heat," he said. "We were on
the verge of passing for second. I was
told we had the fourth quickest lap time
out of all the heat races so I felt
pretty good about it."
That earned him
a spot in the feature redraw where he
pulled the No. 3 during the random draw
to line up on the inside of the second
row for the 25-lap main event.
"I ran second
until about halfway through the race and
then we just kind of faded at the end,"
he said. "We didn't tighten the car up
enough for the bottom. That's where I
wanted to be. The top had a pretty
heavy, rough cushion on it. We were too
tight for banging against the cushion.
In the last two laps we got passed by
two guys. Overall I was pretty pleased
though."
Wampler ended
with a sixth-place result, which was his
fourth top 10 of the season.
The weekend
concluded on Saturday at Lawton
Speedway, where Wampler maneuvered from
fourth to second place during a heat
race. He then started the 20-lap main
event on the outside of the fourth row.
"We were really
having a good run," he said. "It was
probably the fastest we've been in the
car all year. About Lap 10 or 11 we were
battling for second. I slid a guy in
turns one and two. He got back by me
coming out of turn two and another guy
got by me down the back straightaway. I
slid him again in turns three and four
and I felt like I had him cleared, but I
was trying to keep it down as much as I
could. He tried to risk going between me
and the wall. We banged wheels and it
knocked the front end down."
Wampler's night
ended early following the crash.
"The track was
bone slick from the bottom to the
cushion and everybody was running on the
top," he said. "Slide jobs were the way
to pass. It was fun racing."
Wampler will
return to Lawton Speedway this Saturday
with the OCRS.
QUICK
RESULTS -
July 24 -
Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore,
Okla. - Heat race: 3 (4); Feature: 6
(3).
July 25 -
Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla. - Heat
race: 2 (4); Feature: 15 (8).
SEASON
STATS -
8 races, 0
wins, 2 top fives, 4 top 10s, 6 top 15s,
6 top 20s
UP NEXT
-
Saturday at
Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla., with
the Oil Capital Racing Series
MEDIA
LINKS -
Website:
http://www.WamplerMotorsports.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/WamplerMotorsports
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SPOTLIGHT - Wampler Transmission
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"My grandpa
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been in business since before I was
born," Wampler said. "It has been an
important part of my family as well as
my racing career."
Wampler would
also like to thank Buzbee Trucking,
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Durable Medical Equipment, Cotton County
Drug, Powers Heating and Air
Conditioning, 5th Avenue
Processing & Retail, Al's Pump, Eagle
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