“I’ve never been there so it’s a new race track for us,” he said. “I’m pretty excited to go there. Every time we’ve tried to go there it’s been rained out.”

Hagar is seeking his seventh USCS triumph of the season and his 12th win overall this year. He enters the weekend having earned 14 podium finishes in his last 15 races.

“Momentum is on our side,” he said. “I don’t know much about Talladega. I believe it’s pretty high banked. It has red dirt and is pretty dusty. They say it usually rubbers up so we’ll see how the track conditions are.”

Hagar was slated to compete last Saturday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark., during the Fall Nationals. However, the event was rained out prior to the heat races.

“We got hot laps in and it started drizzling,” he said. “Hopefully the weather cooperates this weekend and we can contend for another win.”

SEASON STATS –

41 races, 11 wins, 29 top fives, 33 top 10s, 33 top 15s, 36 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Saturday at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala., with the USCS Series

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – J&J Auto Racing

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“They’ve been in the family since J&J Auto Racing started building cars,” Hagar said. “My stepdad’s dad owned race cars back in the Riverside days. They are good, safe, dependable race cars and great people to deal with.”

Hagar would also like to thank Dynotech Performance, DHR Suspension, Xtreme Racing Graphics, FSR Radiators, Fragola Performance Systems, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Hinchman Racewear, Wings Unlimited, FK Rod Ends, R.E. Enterprises, Ti64 and B&D Towing for their continued support.

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