(Photo: Caleb Armstrong [7C] in action at the Little 500 – Chris Seelman Photo Credit)
Caleb Armstrong finishes eighth during 70th Annual Little 500
By Fully Injected Motorsports:
NEW CASTLE, Ind. (May 29, 2018) – Despite getting caught up in an early-race incident, hit from behind after checking-up to avoid a spinning competitor with less than 100 laps complete, New Castle, Indiana’s Caleb Armstrong recovered in a big way during the 70th Annual Little 500 at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway, ultimately rebounding to finish eighth at the final checkers after falling as far back as 23rd.
Armstrong, who drove the Randy Neal-owned/Neal Metal Recycling/Memorial Park Golf Course/Temptations/Snedigar’s Rib House/Beast Chassis/Penske Racing Shocks/All Star Performance/Wilwood Brakes/No. 7C sprint car during the 500-lapper, increased his Little 500 top-ten total to two with his recent result, nearly matching his performance in 2017 when Armstrong finished fifth. In addition, Armstrong owns two Little 500 pole awards, earning the quickest qualifying time in 2016 & 2017.
“It was a good way to bounce back, but I still feel like I don’t have any luck at that race,” Armstrong explained regarding his Little 500 results. “Regardless, I can’t thank Randy Neal and everyone involved for this opportunity. We really look forward to this event every year. Hopefully we can take advantage of our successful qualifying efforts one of these years and put ourselves in contention for a victory.”
With the Little 500 in his rearview mirror, Caleb Armstrong will look ahead and begin planning his return to dirt. Although he plans to return to winged sprint car competition soon, an exact schedule is undetermined. More information will be released at a later time.
SPECIAL THANKS:
Caleb Armstrong would like to thank all of his current marketing partners including: Baker Crop Insurance, Neal Metal Recycling, All-Star Performance, Armstrong Farms, Specialty Fuels & Logistics, Beast Enterprise, Simpson Racing Products, Wilwood Brakes, Wings Unlimited, PAC Racing Springs, Penske Shocks, and Schoenfeld Headers.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Fans are invited to keep up with Caleb Armstrong online at www.calebarmstrong.com, as well as on all of his available social media networks including Twitter: @Armstrong7C
STATS:
2017 Highlights: Finished seventh during Lou Blaney Memorial at Sharon (OH) Speedway on July 8. Finished 10th during Arctic Cat All Star main event at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway on Monday, July 24. Charged from 25th to 15th at Eriez Speedway during I-79 Summer Shootout action. Finished second during Arctic Cat All Star main event at Lebanon Valley (NY) Speedway, as well as seventh during Arctic Cat All Star main event action at Outlaw (NY) Speedway. Finished fourth during Freedom 40 at Atomic Speedway on Saturday, August 5. Scored $15,000 FAST/OSCS victory during Great Lakes Dirt Nationals at Mansfield Motor Speedway. Charged from 12th to sixth during Wayne County Speedway’s Pete Jacobs Memorial on Sunday, September 3. Qualified for Tuscarora 50 main event at Port Royal (PA) Speedway. Finished eighth during Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway visit on Sunday, September 17. Charged from 22nd to ninth during Four Crown Nationals main event at Eldora Speedway on September 23.
2017 Statistics: 1 (Mansfield Motor Speedway – Great Lakes Dirt Nationals – $15,000). 18 Arctic Cat All Star top-ten finishes in 46 feature starts; six top-five finishes. Ended year third in Arctic Cat All Star driver standings.
2018: Highlights: Won Chili Bowl Nationals B-main #2, qualified for Chili Bowl Nationals A-main; finished 17th. Hard charged from 23rd to finish 10th during Sprint Car World Championship at Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 28. Finished eighth during 70th Annual Little 500 at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway.
| 2018 Caleb Armstrong Statistics: (thru May 29, 2018) |
| Top-5s: 0 |
| Top-10s: 2 |
| Wins: 0 |
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