Wampler
Wraps Up Season With Top 10 During Red
River Open Wheel Nationals
Inside Line
Promotions - WICHITA FALLS, Texas (Oct.
12, 2014) - Cody Wampler endured a long
night as he capped his return to sprint
car racing on Saturday during the Red
River Open Wheel Nationals at Red River
Speedway.
"I got home at
5:30 in the morning and I live 45
minutes from there," he said. "It was
crazy."
The two-day
event was condensed into a one-day show
following Friday's rainout, which made
for an extremely long night on Saturday.
Wampler kicked
off the competition by advancing from
fourth to third place during his champ
sprints heat race, which relegated him
to a B Main since he wasn't in the top
eight in heat race points.
"I was all over
the guy for second, but I couldn't get
by him," he said. "That didn't give me
enough passing points to make it in the
top eight."
Wampler
finished second in the consolation race
to transfer into the 25-lap main event,
which he started on the outside of the
sixth row.
"We were pretty
good," he said. "It was kind of a
bottom-groove deal. I could run the
bottom pretty well and was able to pick
off some cars."
Wampler rallied
from 12th to a seventh-place
finish, which marked his 10th
top 10 of the season. It also locked him
into a unique feature as the top 10
champ sprints battled the top-10
finishers in the 305ci main event.
The fans redrew
for the lineup and Wampler started on
the outside of the eighth row for the
25-lap feature.
"I was going
forward and we were probably up to 11th
about eight laps in," he said. "We had a
caution. I got a pretty good run on the
restart and was on the outside. Two guys
got bottled up on the inside line and
some guy jumped to the outside. I jumped
over his right rear and I don't know how
we didn't turn over or get into the
wall. We slammed down and I came to a
stop going into turn one."
Wampler
restarted at the back, but mechanical
issues a lap or two later forced him to
pull off the track early.
Wampler ended
his season with three top fives and 10
top 10s in 16 races following eight
years away from sprint car racing.
"Overall it
wasn't bad for our first year back
following an eight-year layoff," he
said. "I was pretty pleased with how we
were able to run in our last couple of
races. I really want to thank Charlie
and Michael Brown for the chance to race
again."
QUICK
RESULTS -
Oct. 11 - Red
River Speedway in Wichita Falls, Texas -
Heat race: 3 (4); B Main: 2 (2);
Feature: 7 (12); Challenge Feature: DNF
(16).
SEASON
STATS -
16 races, 0
wins, 3 top fives, 10 top 10s, 11 top
15s, 14 top 20s
MEDIA
LINKS -
Website:
http://www.WamplerMotorsports.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/WamplerMotorsports
APPAREL
-
Wampler's
t-shirts, long-sleeve t-shirts and
hoodies are discounted online at
http://www.WamplerMotorsports.com.
SPONSOR
SPOTLIGHT - Lawton Auto Parts
Lawton Auto
Parts is a salvage business located in
Lawton, Okla. It is owned by Charlie and
Michael Brown, who also own the sprint
cars Wampler drives.
"I want to
thank Charlie and Michael Brown for the
opportunity and I encourage everyone to
support their business," Wampler said.
"If it wasn't for them I wouldn't be
able to race."
Wampler would
also like to thank Cotton County Drug,
Powers Heating and Air Conditioning,
Indian Territory Durable Medical
Equipment, Wampler Transmission, Eagle
Creek Escape, Shur Shot Guns, Cotton Ag
Inc., Farm Bureau (Jeff Baumann
Insurance), Thriller Productions, Aspire
Home Care & Hospice, Al's Pump, Walters
Well Service, Parks Land & Cattle,
Walters Hometown Grocery and On Another
Level Designs for their continued
support.
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