By Fully Injected Motorsports:
FREMONT, Ohio (August 5, 2019) – They say the first win is always the toughest to achieve, but the ‘Texas Traveler’ T.J. Michael no longer has to live under the weight of that cliche’.
For the first time in his career, Plano, Texas’ T.J. Michael is a 410 sprint car winner, doing so in dramatic fashion during Waynesfield Raceway Park’s Rick Ferkel Classic on Friday, August 2. The victory, a FAST Series triumph, was solidified during the closing circuits, as Michael took advantage of a mishap involving the top-two with three laps remaining. Avoiding the chaos, Michael inherited the top spot, still forced to fend off DJ Foos, Cap Henry and Lee Jacobs. The ‘Texas Traveler’ prevailed and scored the $5,000 payday.
Michael started second on the feature grid, earning his way into the 30-lapper by winning his respective heat race.
Impressive enough, Michael capped his weekend with a runner-up finish during another round of FAST Series action at Wayne County Speedway on Saturday, August 3. A last-ditch effort slider nearly earned Michael a second consecutive Series victory, but Dean Jacobs held strong.
“What a weekend. I don’t think it really sunk in yet,” T.J. 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. “My team gave me a great race car all weekend. They worked their tails off to get me to this point and I appreciate everything that they do for me. This feels amazing. I’ve been working for this since I started and I’m confident we can get it done again soon. We were close again on Saturday, so that just goes to show what we are capable of doing. We’ve been close at Wayne County Speedway a lot. We are well overdue.”
Michael will take a weekend off before returning to sprint car competition. The Plano, Texas-native, who spends his summer months in Fremont, Ohio, will celebrate his recent FAST Series triumph as a spectator in Knoxville, Iowa.
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. Finished seventh during AFCS action at Attica Raceway Park on June 28. Finished eighth at Sharon Speedway on Saturday, June 29. Rallied from 13th to finish seventh at Attica Raceway Park on Friday, July 5. Scored back-to-back top-ten finishes during action at Attica Raceway Park and Wayne County Speedway on July 12 & 13: eighth at Attica and third from tenth at Wayne County. Finished sixth at Attica Raceway Park on Friday, July 26. Finished second at Wayne County Speedway on Saturday, July 27. Earned first-ever victory during Waynesfield Raceway Park start on Friday, August 2; win worth $5,000. Finished second at Wayne County Speedway on Saturday, August 3.
2019 Wins: 1 (Waynesfield Raceway Park – FAST Series – August 2)
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