Cleveland, Tennessee (08/19/14) – Riley Hickman notched win #10 of 2014 on Friday night by conquering the annual "King of the Gap" Steel Head Late Model Championship at Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, Tennessee) in his #R1 BIF Motorsports/Hickman Manufacturing Company/CVR Late Model.
The $4,000-to-win program, presented by fellow racer and famed engine builder, Vic Hill, drew a field of thirty-one entrants to the 4/10 mile speed plant. Riley posted the third fastest lap during time trials, locking him into the inside of row two for the 45 lap finale. Pole sitter Jason Trammell assumed the point at the drop of the green flag with Cory Hedgecock, Jason Cardwell, and Hickman trailing behind him. Trammell set a blistering pace out front as he and Hedgecock had caught the tail of the field by lap ten, only to see the race's first caution wave on lap fourteen.
Back under green the second caution of the event waved just two circuits later to slow the pace once again. On the restart, disaster struck for the lead duo when a mechanical failure on Trammell's machine punctured the fuel cell. With Hedgecock right on his bumper, he drove through the spilled fuel and slammed hard into the outside wall in turns three and four.
Following the red flag, it was Hickman out front, followed by Ronnie Johnson and Cardwell. Hickman and Johnson stretched out nearly a full-straightaway lead over Cardwell in the closing laps, with Hickman sailing to the victory. Johnson and Cardwell finished first and second respectively, while Stanley Donahoond and Jason Welshan complete the top five.
Complete results from the program are available at www.VolunteerSpeedway.com .
Saturday night saw the team returning to Boyd's Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia) for a Weekly Limited Late Model program. Twenty competitors registered for the event, and a second place finish in his heat race locked Riley into the fourth starting spot for the feature. In the main event, Hickman advanced to a runner-up finish behind race winner, Mike Tinker. Todd Hernandez, Jeff Smith, and Rex Richey rounded out the top five finishers. Full results from the event are available at www.BoydsSpeedway.net .
"In this day and time with the tough competition you have to face every night to get ten wins in a season is a really big deal for me and my team," said Hickman. "Hopefully we can keep clicking them off the next few months."
This weekend will see Hickman entering a single event as he travels to North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, Georgia) for a $4,000-to-win, Ultimate Super Late Model Series event. For more information on the event, please visit www.UltimateSupers.com .
Riley Hickman would like to thank all of his sponsors including Hickman Manufacturing Company, American Billet, RH Designs, CVR Race Cars, Austin Trucking, A-1 Towing and Recovery, Competition Racing Equipment, MRC Racing Components, Vic Hill Racing Engines, Performance Masters Inc., All-Star Graphix, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Hoosier Racing Tires, JRI Shocks, VP Race Fuels, Comp Cams, Weld Wheels, FSR Racing Products, Design 500, Fel-Pro, KRC Power Steering, Wiles Racing Drive Shafts, Old Mans Garage, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.
For the latest information on Riley Hickman, please visit www.RileyHickman.com .
Thanks!
Ben Shelton, Owner
MSR Mafia - www.MSRMafia.com
The Midsouth Racing Scene - www.MidSouthRacing.com
The $4,000-to-win program, presented by fellow racer and famed engine builder, Vic Hill, drew a field of thirty-one entrants to the 4/10 mile speed plant. Riley posted the third fastest lap during time trials, locking him into the inside of row two for the 45 lap finale. Pole sitter Jason Trammell assumed the point at the drop of the green flag with Cory Hedgecock, Jason Cardwell, and Hickman trailing behind him. Trammell set a blistering pace out front as he and Hedgecock had caught the tail of the field by lap ten, only to see the race's first caution wave on lap fourteen.
Back under green the second caution of the event waved just two circuits later to slow the pace once again. On the restart, disaster struck for the lead duo when a mechanical failure on Trammell's machine punctured the fuel cell. With Hedgecock right on his bumper, he drove through the spilled fuel and slammed hard into the outside wall in turns three and four.
Following the red flag, it was Hickman out front, followed by Ronnie Johnson and Cardwell. Hickman and Johnson stretched out nearly a full-straightaway lead over Cardwell in the closing laps, with Hickman sailing to the victory. Johnson and Cardwell finished first and second respectively, while Stanley Donahoond and Jason Welshan complete the top five.
Complete results from the program are available at www.VolunteerSpeedway.com .
Saturday night saw the team returning to Boyd's Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia) for a Weekly Limited Late Model program. Twenty competitors registered for the event, and a second place finish in his heat race locked Riley into the fourth starting spot for the feature. In the main event, Hickman advanced to a runner-up finish behind race winner, Mike Tinker. Todd Hernandez, Jeff Smith, and Rex Richey rounded out the top five finishers. Full results from the event are available at www.BoydsSpeedway.net .
"In this day and time with the tough competition you have to face every night to get ten wins in a season is a really big deal for me and my team," said Hickman. "Hopefully we can keep clicking them off the next few months."
This weekend will see Hickman entering a single event as he travels to North Georgia Speedway (Chatsworth, Georgia) for a $4,000-to-win, Ultimate Super Late Model Series event. For more information on the event, please visit www.UltimateSupers.com .
Riley Hickman would like to thank all of his sponsors including Hickman Manufacturing Company, American Billet, RH Designs, CVR Race Cars, Austin Trucking, A-1 Towing and Recovery, Competition Racing Equipment, MRC Racing Components, Vic Hill Racing Engines, Performance Masters Inc., All-Star Graphix, Stealth Racing Carburetors, Hoosier Racing Tires, JRI Shocks, VP Race Fuels, Comp Cams, Weld Wheels, FSR Racing Products, Design 500, Fel-Pro, KRC Power Steering, Wiles Racing Drive Shafts, Old Mans Garage, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.
For the latest information on Riley Hickman, please visit www.RileyHickman.com .
Thanks!
Ben Shelton, Owner
MSR Mafia - www.MSRMafia.com
The Midsouth Racing Scene - www.MidSouthRacing.com
