(Photo: Max Stambaugh in his family-owned No. 5M during a start in early February – Jason Brown Photo Credit)
Max Stambaugh capitalizes on off-week; earns back-to-back top-five finishes in Michigan
By Fully Injected Motorsports:
ELIDA, OH (May 8, 2017) – With his Arctic Cat All Star obligations erased due to wet weather and cold temperatures invading Western Pennsylvania where the Series was scheduled to compete, “Mad Max” Stambaugh decided to take advantage of the situation and commute north from his Elida, Ohio, home into areas of Michigan for back-to-back nights of competition. The decision proved to be beneficial for the current Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Rookie of the Year contender; earning two consecutive top-five finishes aboard his family-owned/Biggies Coast to Coast/No. 5M, each occurring under different sanctioning bodies at different facilities.
“It was pretty disappointing to lose both of our scheduled All Star shows, but luckily for us the Series made a decision on Thursday, so that gave us some time to weigh-out some options. I guess the decision to go race and not sit around worked out pretty well,” Max Stambaugh explained. “I can’t thank my dad and crew enough for their help and support this season. It’s always a lot of fun to go racing with those guys. It was nice to turn some laps at a few different race tracks. We’ll hopefully move that momentum forward.”
Max Stambaugh kicked-off his recent Michigan road trip with a visit to the I-96 Speedway near Lake Odessa on Friday, May 5, eventually finishing third against the 360 cubic inch Great Lakes Super Sprints. His weekend in The Wolverine State continued with Sprints On Dirt (SOD) competition at the Crystal Motor Speedway in Crystal on Saturday, May 6. Stambaugh finished fourth during the “open” main event, edged at the final checkers by less than a second.
Plans for the upcoming weekend, Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, still stand as uncertain for Max Stambaugh. A final decision will be made later this week.
Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions competition will resume on Friday evening, May 19, with a visit to the Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Indiana; the first of three events on the weekend schedule including a doubleheader in southern Wisconsin.
Fans can keep up with Max Stambaugh during his entire campaign right here at www.fullyinjected.com, as well as at www.maxstambaugh.com. Follow “Mad Max” on all of the available social media networks including Twitter: @MaxStambaugh5 and Facebook. Those seeking additional information regarding Ray Marshall Motorsports should visit the team live on the Web at www.raymarshallmotorsports.com.
2015 Highlights: Earned “410” victory at Butler Speedway on Saturday, August 8
2015 Wins: 5 (2 – Limaland Motorsports Park (OH) – NRA 360s; 1 – Butler Speedway (MI) – 410ci; 1 – I-96 Speedway (MI) – 410ci; 1 – Ohsweken Speedway (Canada) – 360ci)
2016 Highlights: Has earned two victories thus far in 2016: Waynesfield Raceway Park (OH), I-96 Speedway (MI)
2016 Wins: 2 (Waynesfield Raceway Park, I-96 Speedway)
2017 Highlights: Qualified for all three main events at Bubba Raceway Park (Ocala, FL.) with Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Opened year with Ray Marshall Motorsports with top-five at Attica Raceway Park on March 24. Finished eighth against Arctic Cat All Stars at Atomic Speedway on April 9. Finished sixth against NRA Sprint Invaders at Limaland on April 21. Earned two consecutive top-five finishes in Michigan on May 5-6; third against GLSS Sprints at I-96 Speedway and fourth against SOD Sprints at Crystal Motor Speedway.
2017 Wins: N/A
Max Stambaugh and Ray Marshall Motorsports would like to thank all of their marketing partners including: Buckeye Machine and Fabricators, Fastenal of Kenton, DPI Ink Graphics, Hempy Water, Lima Powder Coating, Blue Room, Biggies Coast to Coast, Triple JJJ, Dale’s Concrete, Fully Injected Motorsports, and Specialized Therapy
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