(Photo: T.J. Michael during prior start – Jason Brown Motorsports Photography)
Michael rallies for runner-up finish at Wayne County Speedway
By Fully Injected Motorsports:
FREMONT, Ohio (August 27, 2018) – Although kicking-off the weekend on a frustrating note, scored 15th during action at Attica Raceway Park, the ‘Texas Traveler’ T.J. Michael rebounded in a big way on Saturday, August 25, and rallied from near-mid-pack to finish second at Wayne County Speedway. Michael’s charge to a podium finish started from the outside of row four.
The result, ending with several slide job exchanges for the lead with eventual winner, Jordan Ryan, was important to the Fremont, Ohio, resident via Plano, Texas, aiming to use his Wayne County notebook against the All Stars during the $10,000-to-win Pete Jacobs Memorial on Sunday, September 2.
“That was a lot of fun. I think that race was ours to lose, but we’ll keep our heads up high and move forward. Congrats to my good friend Jordan Ryan. He deserved that one. It ended up being a fun battle to the end,” Michael said, driver of the Michael Motorsports/Advanced Cast Stone/Fremont Fence Company/Crown Battery/Kear’s Speed Shop/Hinchman Suits/Big D’s Pizza of Fremont and Clyde/Kistler Racing Engines/Maxim Chassis/Wood Heating & Air Conditioning/Pro Tech Service Company/Wings Unlimited/Shell Shock/No. 8M sprint car. “At least we have some positive momentum on our side heading into Labor Day weekend. Our goal is to do one better against the All Stars next Sunday.”
Up next on the schedule, T.J. Michael will return to competition over Labor Day weekend, ready to join the All Star Circuit of Champions for three events in three days at two different Ohio tracks. Certainly familiar territory, the All Stars will invade Attica Raceway Park on Friday and Saturday, August 31 & September 1, for Attica Ambush weekend, followed by a visit to Wayne County Speedway for the annual Pete Jacobs Memorial. Although no longer full-time with the Series, Michael has joined Tony Stewart’s All Stars on several occasions in 2018, highlighting all attempts with a rally from 12th to finish sixth at Sharon Speedway during Ohio Sprint Speedweek.
SPECIAL THANKS:
T.J. Michael and Michael Motorsports would like to thank all of their current marketing partners including: Advanced Cast Stone, Fremont Fence Company, Crown Battery, Kear’s Speed Shop, Hinchman Suits, Big D’s Pizza of Fremont and Clyde, Kistler Racing Engines, Maxim Chassis, Wood Heating & Air Conditioning, Pro Tech Service Company, Wings Unlimited, Shell Shock, and Fully Injected Motorsports.
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.
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