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Hanks Hungry for Strong Performance during ASCS National Tour Speedweek

Inside Line Promotions - AMARILLO, Texas (June 13, 2016) - Brandon Hanks struggled with mechanical and handling problems during his debut at Route 66 Motor Speedway last Saturday.

"We started the night with a mechanical issue so that put us behind from the beginning," he said.

Hanks dropped from his second starting position to a fifth-place result during a heat race on the opening night of the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour's 24 th annual Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek. That lined him up on the outside of the eighth row for the main event.

"We were so focused on the engine we didn't get to do much with the setup," he said. "I was so tight in the feature it wouldn't turn in a 40-acre field. It was a fun race track. It'd have been good if we were on our game. We just lost focus on the car. We were too worried about the engine."

Hanks ended with a 20th-place result. However, he believes the mechanical problem was fixed as the remainder of the Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek is on tap. Hanks will compete on Tuesday at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas; Wednesday at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla.; Thursday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.; Friday at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo.; and Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.

"We've got some good race tracks coming up," he said. "I have different goals for different race tracks. I think we're capable of accomplishing all of our goals."

Hanks has won at Missouri State Fair Speedway and Lucas Oil Speedway this season. He also has results of third and seventh at Creek County Speedway, fifth at Lawton Speedway and 17th at Devil's Bowl Speedway this year.

QUICK RESULTS -

June 11 - Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo, Texas - Heat race: 5 (2); Feature: 20 (16).

SEASON STATS -

21 races, 3 wins, 8 top fives, 12 top 10s, 13 top 15s, 17 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Tuesday at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas; Wednesday at Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla.; Thursday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.; Friday at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo.; and Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., for the 24th annual Sizzlin' Summer Speedweek with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour

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, R.E. Enterprises, Walls Paint and Body Shop, Acme Graphix, Hinchman Racewear, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems and J-R1 for their continued support.

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Sides Captures Fourth-Place Finish at Lincoln Park Speedway

Inside Line Promotions - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (June 13, 2016) - Jason Sides recorded a top-five finish last week to highlight three races with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series.

Sides opened the competition last Wednesday at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind., by qualifying eighth quickest. He then advanced from third to second place in a heat race to earn a spot in the dash, where Sides again picked up a position to finish fourth. That lined him up on the outside of the second row for the main event.

"I got to third on the second or third lap by passing (Daryn) Pittman," he said. "We raced for a while and he got back by me. (Kyle) Larson got by ripping around the top. We ran fifth until Larson got into the wall and flipped. After that I was right there with Donny (Schatz), David (Gravel) and Pittman in traffic. I thought if we stayed in traffic we could have had a top three."

Sides garnered a fourth-place result, which was his third top five of the season.

That gave the team momentum heading into a doubleheader last weekend at Knoxville Raceway.

"Night 1 was experimentation," he said. "We tried something on Friday. In the feature the car didn't want to rotate the corners as well as I wanted it to. We learned some stuff, but the biggest thing was trying to free the car up and trying to make it faster, less drag on everything."

Sides qualified 13th quickest in his group, placed sixth in a heat race and ended third in the Last Chance Showdown to transfer into the back of the main event. He finished 20th in the feature.

"The next night we had a standard setup and it was way better," he said.

Sides timed in sixth quickest overall and he scored a runner-up result in a heat race to lock into the dash, where he settled for seventh.

"In the first few laps of the feature there was a big crash and we barely got into it, but we drove away from it," he said. "The officials called a red flag so I stopped. They said it's going to take a while and will be an open red flag. We went to the work area and it was like 15 or 20 minutes. The drag link was bent and left radius rod so we fixed that. The Outlaws officials said I was involved in the crash even though I drove away from it and instead of restarting sixth I had to restart toward the back. I had a good night going there and they took it away."

Sides was forced to restart near the rear of the field and he ended with an 18th-place result.

Racing continues with the World of Outlaws on Tuesday at Granite City Speedway in Sauk Rapids, Minn.; Friday at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D.; and Sunday at Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, S.D.

QUICK RESULTS -

June 8 - Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind. - Qualifying: 8; Heat race: 2 (3); Dash: 4 (5); Feature: 4 (4).

June 10 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa - Qualifying: 13; Heat race: 6 (7); B Main: 3 (6); Feature: 20 (23).

June 11 - Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa - Qualifying: 6; Heat race: 2 (2); Dash: 7 (3); Feature: 18 (7).

SEASON STATS -

39 races, 2 wins, 3 top fives, 15 top 10s, 25 top 15s, 36 top 20s

UP NEXT -

Tuesday at Granite City Speedway in Sauk Rapids, Minn.; Friday at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D.; and Sunday at Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, S.D., with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series

MEDIA LINKS -

Website: http://www.SidesMotorsports.com

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SidesMotorsport