Rodney Sanders Tames Texas Foes at the Dirt Track
HAPPY, TEXAS (March 4, 2013) – Rodney Sanders continued his red-hot start to the 2013 season over the weekend by powering his #20 Swan Energy/Kimrad Transport/MB Customs/Geddes Racing Engine Open Wheel Modified to the $3,000 win in the Port-A-Cool Texas Dirt Track World Championship at the Dirt Track at Texas Motor Speedway (Justin, Texas).
Over 70 competitors filled the pit area for the event, and on Friday night after drawing the ninth starting spot for his heat Rodney blasted to the heat race win, and then finished second in the A-main qualifier to Ryan Gustin to lock into Saturday night’s pole dash for the finale. In the pole dash he bolted to the win, which locked him into the pole position for the feature event.
At the drop of the green flag in the 40 lap finale Sanders bolted to the lead and maintained it until lap 33, when he and Ryan Gustin began waging war for the top spot. The duo swapped the lead a handful of times over the next two laps before Sanders regained permanent control to claim the win over Gustin, Chris Brown, Bobby Malchus, and Chris Henigan. The victory was his seventh of the 2013 season!
“Our car was awesome all weekend, and it’s hard to believe we already have seven victories this season,” an elated Sanders commented. “We were kind of slide jobbing each other and it was a fun kind of racing,” Sanders said. “We race with (Gustin) a lot and he’s a good racer. Always tough to beat, and I’m glad to finally win one here at Texas Motor Speedway.”
Full results are available at www.TexasMotorSpeedway.com.
Sanders now turns his focus to the United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) as he travels to Humboldt Speedway (Humboldt, Kansas) this weekend, March 8th-9th, for a pair of $2,000-to-win events. For more information on the events, please visit www.USMTS.com .
Rodney Sanders would like to thank all of his sponsors including Swan Energy, Kimrad Transport, Special Care, Outreachers Sustainable Solutions, Swan Racing, Geddes Race Engines, MB Customs, Alaron Energy, B&L Satellite Rental, STSI, Integra Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, C&R Radiators, Eibach Springs, All Star Custom Graphics, Charter Oak Production Company, Palmer Painting, D&G Contracting, FK Rod Ends, Fike’s Transmissions, Krohn Farms, Mars Race Cars, K&N Filters, Real Racing Wheels, 87 Automotive, Wichita Tank Racing, Hooker Harness, CMD Race Shocks, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.
For more information on Rodney Sanders, please visit www.RodneySandersRacing.net
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