Inside Line Promotions – OCALA, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2018) – Jordon Mallett posted a pair of top-10 finishes last weekend during the opening USCS Series doubleheader of the season.

“It seemed rough to us,” he said. “We had a lot of issues Friday night. The brakes were dragging around the track. After hot laps we worked on it and thought we had it figured out. Then after the dash the body caught on fire and it burned up some lines.”

Mallett advanced from fourth to second place in the dash, but his night was hampered moments later when his car caught on fire in the pits as he headed back to his trailer. The fire was quickly extinguished, but the damage forced the team to hustle prior to the heat race.

“It was quite a bit of thrashing to get it back together,” he said. “The brakes was the least of our concern at that point. I am thankful for my Brown and Miller Racing Solutions hoses. The fire burned the outer jackets off, but the inner hose was not compromised.”

The brake issue slowed the team in a heat race, in which Mallett finished fifth after starting fourth. That relegated the team to a B Main. Mallett ended seventh, which forced him to use a provisional for the first time in his career.

“We got the brakes fixed between the B Main and the A Main,” he said. “We found a residual line was broken. We had a great car in the feature. If we didn’t have all those issues early on I think we could have been a contender.”

Mallett charged from 23rd to an eighth-place finish, which was the second-most cars passed.

He returned to the track on Saturday for the event finale. Mallett won a heat race after starting third, which lined him up on the outside of the second row for the main event.

“They reworked the track right before the A Main and it threw us a curveball,” he said. “We just missed it with the setup. The car was too tight when it needed to be loose and too loose when it needed to be tight. There’s no sugar coating it. We just missed it. I backed up to 14th or so within the first 10 laps, but when the track started to come in we clawed back to 10th.”

Mallett used a late rally to capture a 10th-place finish.

He is scheduled to return to action Feb. 23-24 at Southern Raceway in Milton, Fla., with the USCS Series.

QUICK RESULTS –

Feb. 9 – Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. – Dash: 2 (4); Heat race: 5 (4); B Main: 7 (6); Feature: 8 (23).

Feb. 10 – Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. – Heat race: 1 (3); Feature: 10 (4).

SEASON STATS –

2 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 2 top 10s, 2 top 15s, 2 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Feb. 23-24 at Southern Raceway in Milton, Fla., with the USCS Series

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://jordonmallett.myracepass.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmmotorsports14

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordonmallettmotorsports

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“Porter Commercial Refrigeration is a huge supporter of our team,” Mallett said. “They are always stepping up to help us however they can and we really appreciate the partnership.”

Mallett would also like to thank Water for Christ, Sinco, Inc., Autometer, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Callies Racing Products, DHR Suspension, Dynotech Race Engines, FK Rod Ends, Fuel Safe Systems, Hero Graphics, Hilborn Fuel Injection, ISC Racers Tape, K&N Engineering, Lone Star Super Gas (Sunoco), Racing Optics, Schoenfeld Headers, Simpson Race Products, Smiley’s Racing Products and Superior Bearing and Supply for their continued support.

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