Inside Line Promotions - SAPULPA, Okla. (Oct. 17, 2019) - Jordon Mallett capped a return to Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour action with a fifth-place finish Saturday at Creek County Speedway during the Fall Fling.
Rain cancelled the opening night of the doubleheader before Mallett produced his eighth top five of the season.
Mallett began the night starting on the outside front row in a heat race and he used the bottom of the track to move forward one position and take the checkered flag first. As a result, Mallett earned the third starting position in the feature following a positive feature redraw.
"I actually wish we had been better in the heat race, but overall we were better than everyone else," he said. "The track was challenging and gave us fits, but it gave us a good idea of what we needed to do for the feature."
Mallett battled between third and fifth for most of the feature. He noted the car was good on long runs and on multiple occasions he was in striking distance of the leaders before untimely cautions halted momentum. In the end Mallett settled for fifth.
"I think if we had more green flag runs we had a car capable of winning," he said. "We were much better on long runs and every time we'd catch them, it would seem the caution would come and we'd have issues getting going again. But we'll take the top five and be happy knowing we had a car capable of running up front."
Next up for Mallett will be two nights of racing at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, this Friday and Saturday during the 46th annual Winter Nationals.
Mallett gained 23 points on eighth place in the ASCS National Tour standings and with only four races remaining on the schedule he trails seventh by 56 markers. He's looking to use the momentum gained in Oklahoma to finish out the season strong and make up more ground in the standings.
"We made up some ground in the points and we really stabilized where we are in terms of not falling back at all," he said, "But I think we can move up as high as seventh. So we're going to shoot for the stars and try to move up as much as possible and I think we have a shot to do that at Devil's Bowl."
QUICK RESULTS -
Oct. 12 - Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla. - Heat race: 1 (2); Feature: 5 (3).
SEASON STATS -
37 races, 1 win, 8 top fives, 14 top 10s, 24 top 15s, 28 top 20s
UP NEXT -
Friday and Saturday at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, for the 46 th annual Winter Nationals with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
MEDIA LINKS -
Website: http://jordonmallett.myracepass.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmmotorsports14
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordonmallettmotorsports
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"Ever since I have started working with Ricky (Stenhouse Sr.) he has really helped us step our program up," Mallett said. "He builds extremely good and reliable engines, which speak for themselves. Ricky has helped me get a good grasp on how to keep up with my engine program and the maintenance program. He's become a really good friend and mentor. He always has our back."
Mallett would like to thank Awakening Events, Water for Christ, Porter Commercial Refrigeration, DHR Suspension, Racing Optics, Red River Rack Company, KSE Racing Products, FK Rod Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Sinco, Inc., D&K Farms, Autometer, Callies Racing Products, Dickerson Marine Services, Hero Graphics, Hilborn Fuel Injection, ISC Racers Tape, K&N Engineering, Lone Star Super Gas (Sunoco), Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Smiley's Racing Products, and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.
