By Fully Injected Motorsports:
FOREST, Ohio (September 27, 2021) – Facing off against a loaded roster comprised of 43 USAC National Sprint Car Series entries, Matt Westfall and Ray Marshall Motorsports knew what they had to do to earn their place in Eldora Speedway’s 4-Crown Nationals main event, and capitalize is what they did, ultimately qualifying through their respective heat race before ending the evening with hard fought charge to the top ten.
Westfall, driver of Ray Marshall’s Ray Marshall Motorsports/Buckeye Machine Fabricators, Inc./Hempy Water/DPI Ink/Bumblebee Express/No. 33M, kicked off his evening at The Big E by recording the sixth fastest time during the second flight of qualifying time trials. Although only the top four in each heat race were locked into Saturday’s 4-Crown headliner, Westfall was undeterred and transferred, finishing third in the fourth heat race before lining up 15th on the A-Main starting grid.
When the dust finally settled, Westfall found himself six spots higher in the running order, concluding the 30-lap USAC contest ninth after starting 15th. Westfall concentrated on the middle and bottom grooves of Eldora’s surface to make progress, chasing former USAC national champion, Brady Bacon, for much of the distance.
“We’ve had the 4-Crown circled on our calendar since the beginning of the year. It’s one of the most competitive races on our schedule, but we were ready for it,” Westfall said, a two-time non-wing sprint winner in 2021 including a BOSS Series triumph at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway on July 24. “Ray Marshall gives us everything we need to be competitive and that clearly shows.”
An upcoming schedule for Matt Westfall and Ray Marshall Motorsports has not yet been determined. Any information pertaining to the team’s agenda will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
SPECIAL THANKS:
Ray Marshall Motorsports and Matt Westfall would like to thank all of their marketing partners including: Buckeye Machine Fabricators, Inc./Hempy Water/DPI Ink
BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Watch each and every USAC event live at www.floracing.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Fans should ‘Like’ Matt Westfall Racing on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattWestfallRacing/, as well as keep up with Ray Marshall Motorsports on all of the available social media channels including Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ray-Marshall-Motorsports-111598495590021/.
Fans can find Ray Marshall Motorsports on the Web at: http://raymarshallmotorsports.com/.
STATS:
2018 Highlights: Matt Westfall earned four Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS) victories, the most ever attained by a driver during a single season. Finished eighth during Gas City Speedway’s ‘Spring Fling’ on Friday, May 3.
2019 Wins: 6 (Atomic Speedway – BOSS – April 13), (Fremont Speedway – BOSS – July 13), (Limaland Motorsports Park – Weekly – August 2), (Kokomo Speedway – BOSS – August 24) (Gas City Speedway – Weekly – September 13) (Atomic Speedway – BOSS – October 5)
2019 Championships: Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Series (BOSS)
2020 Wins: 4 (Gas City I-69 Speedway – July 17), (Kokomo Speedway – BOSS – August 29) (I-96 Speedway – BOSS – September 25) (I-96 Speedway – GLTS – October 9)
2021 Highlights: Finished seventh in BOSS Series opener at Waynesfield Raceway Park on March 27. Earned first victory of 2021 during Kokomo Speedway start on April 9. Rallied from 17th to finish tenth during Kokomo’s non-wing portion of Grand Prix finale. Finished ninth during Friday program of Eldora’s #LetRaceTwo on Saturday afternoon, May 8. Earned back-to-back top-ten finishes during BOSS Series starts at Gas City (5th) and Lawrenceburg (8th) on May 14-15. Finished third during BOSS Series action at Waynesfield Raceway Park on Sunday, May 30. Finished third at Limaland Motorsports Park on Friday, June 4. Finished ninth from 18th during Gas City start on Friday, June 11. Finished tenth during USAC Eastern Storm start at Grandview Speedway on Tuesday, June 15. Earned back-to-back top-fives in BOSS action at Ohio Valley Speedway and Waynesfield Raceway Park on July 2-3. Finished fifth during Gas City I-69 Speedway start on July 9. Finished third during BOSS Series start at Atomic Speedway on July 10. Earned back-to-back BOSS Series podiums on July 23-24; second at Lernerville Speedway on Friday and earned a win at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway on Saturday. Finished second at Limaland on Friday, July 30. Finished fourth during BOSS Series start at Fremont Speedway on August 14. Finished tenth in Kokomo Smackdown preliminary on Friday, August 27. Finished third with BOSS Series at Fremont Speedway on September 18. Finished ninth during the USAC National Sprint Car portion of Eldora’s 4-Crown Nationals.
2021 Wins: 2 (Kokomo Speedway – April 9) (Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway – July 24 – BOSS Series)
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