FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 2, 2014
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Tony Jackson Jr. Tops Tri City; Holiday Weekend Action Nextby Ben Shelton
LEBANON, Missouri (July 2) – Tony Jackson Jr. powered his #56 TJR Motorsports/ RLB Financial/Rocket/Cornett Racing Engine Super Late Model to his second win of 2014 over the weekend with a triumph at Tri City Speedway.
Tony Jackson Jr. set out to enter a pair of Lucas Oil MLRA events over the weekend, but Mother Nature would intervene as both programs were nixed by rain.
As a result the team motored their way back east in time to catch a UMP Weekly Racing Series event at Tri-City Speedway (Pontoon Beach, Illinois). Twenty Super Late Models entered the event, and a fifth to second run in heat race action earned Tony a spot in the evening's dash. Jackson Jr. went on to finish second in the dash after starting fifth, locking him into the second starting spot for the finale. In the main event Tony raced to his second victory of the season, which came over Tim Manville, Billy Laycock, Mark Voigt, and Scott Weber. Complete results from the event are available at
www.TriCitySpeedway.net .
"The rain definitely made for a bad start to the weekend, but we were able to make the most of the situation and got a win at Tri City," commented Jackson Jr. "We still have a lot to learn about this new car, but so far we are making a lot of strides, and I really like it."
The current Mid America Racing Series (MARS) point leader will go into battle in a trio of events with the series this weekend. On Thursday night a $3,000-to-win event will be held at Monett Speedway (Monett, Missouri) before action shifts to Salina Highbanks Speedway (Salina, Oklahoma) on Friday and Saturday with a $3,000-to-win and $5,000-to-win affair, which will also be sanctioned by the Lucas Oil MLRA. For more information on the events please visit
www.MARSRacingSeries.com .
Tony Jackson would to like to thank all of his marketing partners, which include Cornett Race Engines, RLB Financial, Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Shocks, Eibach Springs, Phil Harris Motorsports, Tony Jackson Jr. Motorsports, Bill Frye Motorsports, R2C Performance, Longacre Racing Products, Champion Oil, Supermoon Graphics, Midwest Sheet Metal, Willard Quarries, Fast Shafts, AFCO Brake Systems, Simpson Race Products, Off Axis Paint, VP Heartland Fuels, Hoosier Tire Midwest, Performance Bodies, Butlerbuilt, KRC Power Steering, Lone Oak Printing, and MSR Mafia Marketing Services.
For more information on Tony Jackson Jr. Motorsports, please visit his official internet home at
www.TonyJacksonJr.com