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Inside Line Promotions – FORT WORTH, Texas (May 16, 2016) – Johnny Herrera is riding a hot streak right now during Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour competition.

Herrera capitalized on a pair of podium finishes last weekend during the Texas World Dirt Track Championships at Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track to extend his lead in the ASCS National Tour championship standings.

“We’ll take it,” he said. “Of course we want to win, but at the same time if you can’t get the win you’ve got to get what you can. Racing is a lot about momentum. Right now we’re on a good wave. We’re in contention and we’re fast every night. We’re going to ride that out and continue to do what we’re doing.”

Last weekend began on Friday with Herrera advancing from second to win a heat race and from third to claim a qualifier. That lined him up on the outside of the front row for the 20-lap main event.

“We had a great car all night long,” he said. “Unfortunately, we lost a Jacobs Ladder around Lap 8 to 10. One of the pins fell out. I didn’t know exactly what happened, but it was bad. I got to a point where I decided to try to get locked in (to Saturday’s main event by finishing in the top four) rather than focus on the win.”

Herrera was able to hang on for a third-place result, which was good enough to give him a spot in Saturday’s feature redraw. He pulled the No. 3 during the random redraw to line up on the inside of the second row for the 30-lap main event.

“We got the lead off the bat,” he said. “I was rolling really good. At one point we had a straightway lead before we had a yellow. (Aaron) Reutzel made a run on me and got by me. I held him off in turns one and two, but on the restart I was tight for two or three laps. He made that one run on the outside of me in turns three and four and it was enough to get in front of me.”

Herrera led the first eight laps before he was relegated to second.

“I got to him, but couldn’t pass him back,” he said. “The way the race track was once you got rolling it was around the bottom and tough to pass.”

Herrera’s runner-up result gives him three straight podiums and six top-five finishes in seven ASCS National Tour races this season.

QUICK RESULTS –

May 13 – Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in Fort Worth, Texas – Heat race: 1 (2); Qualifier: 1 (3); Feature: 3 (2).

May 14 – Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in Fort Worth, Texas – Feature: 2 (3).

SEASON STATS –

23 races, 1 win, 9 top fives, 9 top 10s, 10 top 15s, 12 top 20s

UP NEXT –

TBD

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.JohnnyHerreraRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnnyHerrera2

APPAREL –

Herrera has t-shirts available for sale at his race trailer and at http://www.johnnyherreraracing.com/shopping.

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Herrera would also like to thank Morton Excavating, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Champion Brands, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Ostrich Racing Engines, FK Rod Ends, Hoosier Racing Tire, Schoenfeld Headers, Maxim Chassis, Schroeder Torsion Bars, Simpson Race Products, Outlaw Wings, Weld Wheels, Finish Line Coatings, Semi-Crazy Truck Wash, Smiley’s Racing Products and Heidbreder Foundation Services for their continued support.

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