(Photo: Brent Marks during prior start – Bert Wojo Images)
Marks charges from 24th to ninth at Knoxville; Cedar Lake double next
By Fully Injected Motorsports:
MYERSTOWN, Pa. (July 2, 2018) – After not qualifying for World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series main event competition on Friday night at Knoxville Raceway, missing the A-main cut by one position after finishing sixth during the Last Chance Showdown, the “Myerstown Missile” Brent Marks rebounded in a big way on Saturday night at the Sprint Car Capital of the World and charged from 24th to earn his 13th WoO top-ten finish of the 2018 season.
Although forced to compete in Saturday’s Last Chance Showdown, doing so after finishing seventh during his respective heat race, Marks did one better than Friday night and finished fourth during the consolation event, setting up his impressive feature rally from 24th to finish ninth during the 25-lap, Brownells Big Guns Bash finale.
“I’m proud of my team. We kept our composure and worked hard to improve, and that is exactly what we did,” Brent Marks explained, driver of the Brent Marks Racing/M&M Painting & Construction/BAPS Auto Paint & Supply/Eagle Hotel/No. 19 sprint car. “Getting positive laps around Knoxville Raceway is really, really important. The biggest race of our sport is at Knoxville every August. I think our performance on Saturday is a great stepping stone for what we need to do in August. I’m already excited to go back.”
Brent Marks will continue his second season on the road with the Greatest Show On Dirt with the two-day FVP Platinum Battery Showdown at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin. Action will begin on Friday evening, July 6, concluding the following evening, Saturday, June 7. Marks highlighted his two-day visit to Cedar Lake Speedway in 2017 with an 18th place finish during the opener on Friday, July 7.
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 July 2, 2018) |
| WoO Top-5s: 3 |
| WoO Top-10s: 13 |
| WoO Wins: 1 (Wilmot [Wis.] Raceway – 6/2) |
| 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.
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