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Hagar Drives to Two Podium Finishes at Riverside International Speedway

(Photo by Casey Jones)

Inside Line Promotions – WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Sept. 14, 2016) – Derek Hagar posted a pair of podium finishes last Saturday at Riverside International Speedway, where he did double duty by driving his own 360ci winged sprint car and piloting a 305ci sprint car for Karen and Raymond Slavings.

“I’m pretty happy with it,” Hagar said. “We had a winning car in the 360 deal. It was a driver error trying to get around a lapped car that cost us. We can’t hang our head about it.”

Hagar opened the night by charging from fourth to win a 360 heat race. That lined him up on the pole for the 20-lap main event.

“I led about 14 laps,” he said. “The track was around the bottom. I caught a lapped car at the wrong time. I tried to roll the middle and I got hung in the middle off the corner and I got passed. We did a slide job on (Tim Crawley) in turn three and he turned under me and got me back. I lost so much momentum doing the slide job.”

Hagar finished second in the main event.

Hagar started the 305 main event on the outside of the third row after recording a runner-up result in a heat race.

“I ran fifth for a little while,” he said. “We were fighting an issue with it not wanting to come off the corner very well. Once the track slicked off it helped that situation. I was able to make some moves and get around a couple of cars and come out with a third-place finish.”

Hagar’s third-place result gives him 29 top fives this season.

He will return to action this Saturday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., for the Ralph Henson Memorial.

QUICK RESULTS –

Sept. 10 – Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. (360 sprint car) – Heat race: 1 (4); Feature: 2 (1).

Sept. 10 – Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. (305 sprint car) – Heat race: 2 (1); Feature: 3 (6).

SEASON STATS –

40 races, 12 wins, 29 top fives, 32 top 10s, 34 top 15s, 36 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Saturday at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., for the Ralph Henson Memorial

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

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Hagar would also like to thank B&D Towing, Dynotech Performance, DHR Suspension, J&J Auto Racing, Xtreme Race Graphics, Fragola Performance Systems, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Hinchman Racewear, Wings Unlimited, FK Rod Ends and Ti64 for their continued support.

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