(Photo: Brent Marks prior to action earlier this season – Paul Arch Photo Credit)
Brent Marks earns top-ten finish at River Cities; South Dakota and Montana visits next
By Fully Injected Motorsports:
MYERSTOWN, Pa. (August 20, 2018) – Although earning just one top-ten finish during his two-day stop in North Dakota, the weekend was a success for World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series sophomore, Brent Marks.
Marks, driver of the Brent Marks Racing/M&M Painting & Construction/BAPS Auto Paint & Supply/Eagle Hotel/No. 19 sprint car, followed the Greatest Show On Dirt to River Cities Speedway and Red River Valley Speedway, respectively, during his two-day trek through North Dakota. Kicking-off the weekend on the higher note, Marks finished eighth at River Cities and 12th at Red River Valley, but passed 22 cars in the process, starting each main event from the inside of row 11.
In actuality, Marks’ Friday night charge at River Cities Speedway started at the tail, forced to go to the back of the field after being involved in an on-track incident on the opening circuit.
Although the passing display was impressive, the starting positions were not ideal, forced to transfer through each program’s Last Chance Showdown.
“It’s great to have the ability to be patient and pass a lot of race cars, but it’s not always ideal to have to start that far back,” Brent Marks explained, who owns two World of Outlaws victories in 2018. “I think the biggest thing for us is getting in a position to transfer through the heat races. Qualifying plays such a big role in these Outlaw races. Regardless, I’m proud of what we have been able to accomplish this year. This has definitely been a career-year for myself and this race team. We have a long way to go.”
Brent Marks will continue his 2018 campaign with World of Outlaws starts in South Dakota and Montana on Friday and Saturday, August 24 & 25, respectively, first joining the Greatest Show On Dirt during action at the Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D., on Friday night, followed by a one-night stop at Big Sky Speedway in Billings, Mont., on Saturday. Marks will enter the weekend ninth in the current World of Outlaws championship standings.
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 August 20, 2018) |
| WoO Top-5s: 6 |
| WoO Top-10s: 21 |
| WoO Wins: 2 (Wilmot [Wis.] Raceway – 6/2) (Weedsport [N.Y.] Speedway – 7/29) |
| 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.
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