(Photo: Brent Marks during National Open – Jason Brown Motorsports Photography)
Marks climbs the alphabet during National Open
By Fully Injected Motorsports:
MYERSTOWN, Pa. (October 1, 2018) – It was not an easy weekend for the ‘Myerstown Missile’ Brent Marks, forced to do things the hard way during both nights of the 56th running of the Williams Grove Speedway National Open featuring the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series. Despite the tough luck and rough starts, Marks found a way to persevere, first charging 11 positions during main event action on Friday, all before running the alphabet on Saturday. All in all, Brent Marks gave his fans something to be proud of.
“It was a wild weekend, to say the least. I’m definitely used to having to dig myself out of a hole. I’m just not where I need to be with my qualifying effort. That puts us behind the eight ball early every night. We’ll get it figured out sooner or later,” Brent Marks explained, driver of the Brent Marks Racing/M&M Painting & Construction/BAPS Auto Paint & Supply/Eagle Hotel/Buckwalter Trucking/No. 19 sprint car. “I can’t thank my team enough for how hard they work. For the better part of the last two years, it was just Jesse and I, but now we have another crew member and he has been a huge help. I’m blessed to be in the position that I am in.”
Brent Marks kicked off his 2018 National Open campaign with an impressive rally from 23rd to finish 12th during the preliminary main event on Friday, forced to start deep after finishing fifth during the program’s Last Chance Showdown (LCS).
Impressive enough, the situation on Saturday only got more challenging for the Myerstown, Pa, native, ultimately finishing second in the C-main to qualify for the Last Chance Showdown, soon bouncing ahead from 14th to finish fifth in the LCS, eventually ending his ‘alphabet soup’ performance with a 21st place finish during the evening’s $56,000-to-win, National Open main event. Similar to Friday, Marks was forced to compete in the evening’s C-main after not transferring through his respective heat race.
Brent Marks and Brent Marks Racing will continue their 2018 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series campaign with a one-night visit to the Empire State, anxious to visit Fulton Speedway in Fulton, N.Y., on Saturday, October 6. Marks will enter the Super DIRT Week program ninth in the Series standings on the strength of three victories including one during 4-Crown weekend at the famed-Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.
SPECIAL THANKS:
Brent Marks and ‘BMR’ would like to thank all of their marketing partners including – Primary Sponsors: M&M Painting & Construction, BAPS Auto Paint & Supply, A. Murray Family Investments, LLC., Fredericksburg Eagle Hotel, Russell Heller Builders, Memtec Services. Associate Sponsors: Wolfrun Landscapes, Buckwalter Trucking, Cajun Kennels, Road Runner Race Fuels. Product Sponsors: FK Shocks, HP Engines, Kistler Engines, Bruce’s Speed Shop, Maxim Chassis, Wings Unlimited, DMI, Walker Performance Filtration, High Performance Lubricants, Driven Racing Oil, K1 Race Gear, Bell Helmets, CR Graphics, RRi, Fully Injected Motorsports, Stevie Smith Titanium, Wilwood Brakes, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Fans can keep up with Brent Marks during his entire campaign right here at www.fullyinjected.com. Be sure to also visit the official online home of Brent Marks Racing at www.brentmarksracing.com.
Fans are encouraged to ‘follow’ Brent Marks on all of the available social media networks including Twitter: https://twitter.com/brent_marks, https://twitter.com/brentmarks19?lang=en and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brentmarksracing. 2018 Brent Marks Racing apparel is now available and will be available for purchase at each and every World of Outlaws event.
STATS:
| 2018 Brent Marks Racing WoO Statistics: (thru October 1 2018) |
| WoO Top-5s: 7 |
| WoO Top-10s: 26 |
| WoO Wins: 3 (Wilmot [Wis.] Raceway – 6/2) (Weedsport [N.Y.] Speedway – 7/29) (Eldora [Ohio] Speedway – 9/21) |
| Non-Sanctioned Wins: 0 |
2018 Highlights: Earned one top-ten finish with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1, as well as one top-ten finish with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series, each during DIRTcar Nationals action at Volusia (Fla.) Speedway Park. Charged from 25th to finish ninth at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas with the World of Outlaws on February 28 – KSE Hard Charger Award. Finished tenth with the World of Outlaws at Arizona (Ariz.) Speedway on April 7. Finished tenth with World of Outlaws at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Saturday, April 21. I-55 finish earned Marks KSE Hard Charger Award (+12 positions). Advanced from 13th to finish ninth during Texas Outlaw Nationals finale at Devil’s Bowl Speedway (Texas). Finished seventh at Salina Highbanks Speedway in Salina, Okla., on Saturday, May 5. Earned KSE Hard Charger Award at The Dirt Track at Charlotte on Friday, May 25 – charged from 20th to finish 12th. Earned pair of top-ten finishes (eighth and ninth, respectively) during Weikert Memorial programs at Port Royal Speedway. Earns back-to-back World of Outlaws top-five finishes during action at I-96 (Mich.) Speedway and Wilmot (Wis.) Raceway on June 1-2; won at Wilmot Raceway for first-ever WoO victory. Earned third consecutive WoO top-ten during action at Fairbury (Ill.) American Legion Speedway on Tuesday, June 5. Earned back-to-back eighth place finishes during action at River Cities Speedway and Nodak Speedway in North Dakota on June 15 & 17. Rallied from 17th to ninth during WoO action at Beaver Dam Raceway (Wis.). Charged from 24th to finish ninth at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway on Saturday, June 30. Finished third at Cedar Lake (Wis.) Speedway on Friday, July 6. Hard Charged from 20th to finish fifth at Eldora Speedway during Jokers Wild on Thursday, July 12. Earned back-to-back KSE Hard Charger Awards during World of Outlaws action at Lincoln Speedway and Williams Grove Speedway on Thursday and Friday, July 19 & 20. Earned his second World of Outlaws victory of the season during action at Weedsport (N.Y.) Speedway on Sunday, July 29. Earned back-to-back top-ten finishes during Ironman 55 action in Pevely, Missouri, one also resulting in hard charger honors. Finished tenth during Knoxville Nationals ‘Hard Knocks’ program. Charged from 16th to eighth during Knoxville Nationals B-main on Saturday, August 11. Finished tenth during Knoxville Nationals “Hard Knox” night on Friday, August 10. Finished eighth at River Cities (N.D.) Speedway on August 17 after starting 21st. Finished ninth during visits to Black Hills (S.D.) Speedway and Big Sky (Mont.) Speedway on Friday and Saturday, August 24 & 25. Finished sixth during action at Skagit (Wash.) Speedway on Saturday, September 1. Finished eighth at Calistoga (Calif.) Speedway on Friday, September 14. Victorious at Eldora Speedway during 4-Crown Nationals weekend. Rallied from 23rd to 12th during National Open preliminary at Williams Grove Speedway.
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