By Fully Injected Motorsports:
FREMONT, Ohio (May 28, 2019) – Things were seemingly on the right track for the ‘Texas Traveler’ T.J. Michael during the start of Memorial Day weekend, kicking things off with the second fastest time during his respective group of All Star Circuit of Champions qualifying time trials at Attica Raceway Park, soon followed by a third place finish during heat race action.
Unfortunately, Michael experienced a swift and negative momentum shift during the 40-lap main event, as a stopped car on the race track left the Texas-native with nowhere to go, ultimately resulting in hard contact while battling for a top-ten position; Michael did not return and was scored 24th.
Bad luck followed Michael throughout Memorial Day weekend, as Mother Nature erased all hope for FAST Series competition at Fremont Speedway on Saturday, followed by mechanical issues during FAST Series action at I-96 Speedway on Sunday.
“Just one of those things, I guess,” Michael said, driver of the Michael Motorsports/Advanced Architectural Stone/Crown Battery/Fremont Fence Company/Pro-Tech Services/Wood Heating and Air Conditioning/Kear’s Speed Shop/Wings Unlimited/Soul Fully Rooted/Big D’s Pizza/No. 8M sprint car. “It’s tough to swallow because we had such a good car on Friday. I think we were solid enough to finish well within the top-ten, or even the top-five. Regardless, I’m proud of this team and their efforts during the weekend. We have a big weekend ahead, so we’ll put all of our focus on that.”
Up next on the schedule, T.J. Michael and Michael Motorsports will make the trip to Mansfield Motor Speedway in Mansfield, Ohio, for the annual Sprint Car World Championship. The three-day showcase, taking over Mansfield headlines on Thursday through Saturday, May 30-June 1, will award a $100,000 grand prize on Saturday night; one of the largest paying sprint car events on the planet.
SPECIAL THANKS:
T.J. Michael and Michael Motorsports would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Advanced Architectural Stone, Crown Battery, Fremont Fence Company, Pro-Tech Services, Wood Heating and Air Conditioning, Kear’s Speed Shop, Wings Unlimited, Soul Fully Rooted, Big D’s Pizza.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Keep up with T.J. Michael during his entire campaign right here at the official online home of Fully Injected Motorsports – www.FullyInjected.com. Be sure to follow Michael on all of the available social media networks including Twitter: @TJMichael8.
STATS:
2016 Highlights: Earned a pair of top-ten finishes on June 10/11 with FAST Series and Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Michael finished fifth with FAST on Friday, June 10, at Attica Raceway Park, followed by a sixth place finish at Butler Speedway in Butler, Michigan, with Arctic Cat All Stars on Saturday, June 11.
2017 Highlights: Finished ninth during Attica Raceway Park season opener on Friday, March 24. Earned B-main victory on Saturday, June 3, at Mercer Raceway Park in Mercer, Pennsylvania. Earned top-ten finish (8th) at Macon (IL) Speedway on Saturday, June 10. Charged from 26th to finish 12th at Wayne County Speedway on Monday, June 19, during Ohio Sprint Speedweek. Earned top-ten finish (8th) at Orange County (NY) Fair Speedway on Saturday, July 29.
2018 Highlights: Earned a pair of top-ten finishes with OVSCA on Friday and Saturday, May 11-12; fifth at Hilltop Speedway (Millersburg, Ohio) and seventh at Wayne County (Ohio) Speedway. Earned top-ten (6th) finish with FAST Series at Fremont Speedway on Saturday, May 26. Charged from 19th to finish eighth at Attica on Friday, June 1, followed by a charge from 18th to finish 10th at Fremont on Saturday, June 2. Rallied from 12th to sixth during All Star/Speedweek A-main at Sharon Speedway on June 19. Advanced from 18th to 12th during Atomic Speedway/Speedweek make-up feature on June 23. Finished second during FAST action at Attica on June 29. Battled from 15th to eighth during FAST action at Fremont on June 30. Finished seventh at Fremont Speedway during FAST action on July 7. Joined the World of Outlaws and qualified for the Brad Doty Classic main event and finished 19th (50 cars). Rallied from 19th to finish 12th at Attica Raceway Park on Friday, July 27. Finished fifth at Fremont Speedway on Saturday, July 28. Charged from eighth to finish second at Wayne County Speedway on August 25. Highlighted Labor Day weekend with a charge from 23rd to 13th at Wayne County Speedway.
2019 Highlights: Kicked off 2019 season with a visit to Posse Country [Lincoln Speedway] on Saturday, March 30. Finished tenth at Attica Raceway Park on Saturday, April 6. Finished fifth during FAST Series action at Sharon (Ohio) Speedway on Saturday, May 11.
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