Hagar will race at Riverside International Speedway on Thursday before venturing to Penton Raceway in Penton, Ala., on Friday and East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Ala., on Saturday.

Hagar ran into tough luck last Saturday at Riverside International Speedway, where he powered from sixth to third place in a heat race before a tight race car hampered him in the main event.

“We had a decent heat race run and that put us in a good position,” he said. “The race track got better and better. We freed the car up a lot and I figured it’d be enough. I couldn’t get on the gas to drive off the corner. The car was way too left rear tight. We had a red flag and got run over as we were slowing down. That flattened the right rear tire. We pushed off the track and I knew there wasn’t going to be a lot of passing so we went to the pits.”

Hagar was credited with a 14th-place result. However, he has earned multiple wins at Riverside International Speedway each of the last three years.

Friday will be his first time racing at Penton Raceway in several years while Saturday’s show at East Alabama Motor Speedway is a track he’s fond of.

Hagar was victorious at the bullring last June. He also won in June 2014, June 2013, June 2012 and in June 2007, when he scored his first career sprint car win.

“We’ve had a lot of success there whenever we get the opportunity to race so hopefully we can produce another June win this Saturday,” he said.

QUICK RESULTS –

June 17 – Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark. – Heat race: 3 (6); Feature: 14 (4).

SEASON STATS –

16 races, 3 wins, 11 top fives, 11 top 10s, 12 top 15s, 13 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Thursday at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Ark.; Friday at Penton Raceway in Penton, Ala.; and Saturday at East Alabama Motor Speedway in Phenix City, Ala., with the USCS Series

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – J&J Auto Racing

Located in McKenzie, Tenn., J&J Auto Racing has manufactured sprint car chassis and racing parts for more than 40 years. For more information, visit http://www.JandJAutoRacing.com.

“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, B&D Towing, Xtreme Race Graphics, Fragola Performance Systems, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Weld Wheels, Hinchman Racewear, Wix Filters, Wings Unlimited, FK Rod Ends, Valvoline and Ti64 for their continued support.

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