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Inside Line Promotions – WHEATLAND, Mo. (Sept. 28, 2016) – Johnny Herrera opened the Hockett/McMillin Memorial last weekend with a big win before he capped the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event with a pair of hard charges.

The tripleheader hosted by Lucas Oil Speedway began last Thursday when Herrera advanced from fourth to second place in a heat race before he won a qualifier. That lined him up on the inside of the second row for the main event.

“You want to get a good start and put yourself in a good position,” he said. “We kept pace there and rode around there. A couple of times we about got the lead and the yellow came out. I showed Sammy (Swindell) a nose one time and he dropped down like any good racer would. I just paced myself. When you’re leading it’s hard to judge where to go. The best line seemed to change and move around from the start to the end. Fortunately, we made the right choices and moved at the right time.”

Herrera passed Swindell for the top spot on a restart on Lap 22 and he led the final four laps to capture his sixth victory of the season.

“We had a good car and we put ourselves in the right position,” he said. “That was a good win for us.”

Herrera returned to Lucas Oil Speedway on Friday for the second round of the event, which began with Herrera finishing fifth in a heat race. That relegated him to the eighth starting position in a B Main. He maneuvered into the runner-up position to earn a transfer into the back of the main event, in which he powered from 20th to a 10th-place result. That gave him the Hard Charger Award for passing the most cars.

“We got ourselves into the feature,” he said. “We were better than a 10th-place car, but that’s all I could get. The first lap I passed five or six cars and then picked them off when I could.”

The event wrapped up on Saturday with Herrera driving from fifth to second place in a heat race before he got upside down in a qualifier.

“We made a driver error and got it turned over,” he said. “We had to come back and run the B Main again and we got ourselves into the A Main. We got up to around eighth, but toward the end (of the A Main) we had a bleeder stick on us and we lost a lot of drive in our left rear.”

Herrera placed second in a B Main before charging from 21st to 10th in the main event.

He will return to action this Saturday at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., for the Midwest Fall Brawl V with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.

QUICK RESULTS –

Sept. 22 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. – Heat race: 2 (4); Qualifier: 1 (2); Feature: 1 (3).

Sept. 23 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. – Heat race: 5 (5); B Main: 2 (8); Feature: 10 (20).

Sept. 24 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. – Heat race: 2 (5); Qualifier: DNF (6); B Main: 2 (4); Feature: 10 (21).

SEASON STATS –

54 races, 6 wins, 24 top fives, 31 top 10s, 34 top 15s, 37 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Saturday at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., for the Midwest Fall Brawl V with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour

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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“I’ve been with Champion for several years and they have been one of my biggest supporters,” Herrera said. “They are great people to work with and their products are second to none.”

Herrera would also like to thank Morton Excavating, Competition Suspension Inc., Mesilla Valley Transportation, 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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