Inside Line Promotions – OCALA, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2018) – Derek Hagar can’t wait to get back to the track this weekend when he and Witherspoon Racing will invade East Bay Raceway Park.

The duo teamed up last weekend for a USCS Series doubleheader at Bubba Raceway Park.

“We learned some things,” Hagar said. “We used it as a test session. We came back and made some changes for East Bay this weekend.”

The action began last Friday with Hagar finishing where he started in the dash – fifth – before he won a heat race from the pole position. That lined him up on the inside of the fourth row for the A Main.

“We were good early, but when the track slicked off we didn’t have the bite or drivability in the engine,” he said. “The motor is too good when the track slicks off. We’re trying to tame it down so we can throttle through the slick and be competitive. We were running in that pack around where we started early. As the track got slicker I couldn’t get on the throttle until I got the car straight off the corners. Then we had an issue with the throttle hanging.”

Hagar placed 14th and returned to the oval on Saturday for the event finale. However, a fourth-place finish in a heat race relegated him to a B Main. Hagar finished second in the consolation race to transfer into the rear of the main event.

“We had the same issue on Saturday,” he said. “The engine was so explosive off the corners it’d light up the tires. I was having to wait on it so long. It made it tough to gain on anybody in front of me.”

Hagar was credited with a 17th-place finish.

He and the team will seek redemption this Thursday through Saturday at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Fla., for the Ronald Laney Memorial King of the 360s. The duo teamed up for the first time last year at the event and posted a fourth-place finish during Night 2 of the tripleheader.

“We’ve made some changes this week,” he said. “I moved the seat to get a little more comfortable. We’re making a wing change and doing some minor setup changes. I’m excited to get to East Bay and see what we can improve from last weekend.”

QUICK RESULTS –

Feb. 9 – Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. – Dash: 5 (5); Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 14 (7).

Feb. 10 – Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. – Heat race: 4 (3); B Main: 2 (2); Feature: 17 (18).

SEASON STATS –

2 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top 10s, 1 top 15, 2 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Thursday through Saturday at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Fla., for the Ronald Laney Memorial King of the 360s

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

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Hagar would also like to thank Dynotech Performance, DHR Suspension, B&D Towing, Xtreme Race Graphics, J&J Auto Racing, 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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