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Inside Line Promotions – WHEATLAND, Mo. (Sept. 27, 2016) – Josh Baughman had one of the fastest cars throughout the Hockett/McMillin Memorial last weekend.

Baughman kicked off the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour tripleheader at Lucas Oil Speedway last Thursday by placing third in a heat race before he advanced from ninth to fifth place in a qualifier. That locked him into the 14th starting position for the 25-lap main event.

“We had a great car,” he said. “We were passing for fifth when I junked it. I got up over the curb coming out of turn four. I got my right front in it and that’s all it took.”

Baughman got upside down in the closing laps while competing for a top five. He was unable to resume action and was credited with a 21st-place finish.

The team repaired the damage for Friday’s show, which began with a tough pill draw. Baughman finished where he started – sixth – in a heat race before he maneuvered from 10th to fifth in a B Main to narrowly miss transferring into the main event.

“The pill draw bit us,” he said. “It was a narrow track so you’re in trouble at that point.”

The event wrapped up on Saturday with Baughman winning his heat race and a qualifier to rank second in points. That lined him up 10th – after the eight locked in drivers – for the $10,000-to-win main event.

“We knew what we had to do coming into Saturday night,” he said. “Being able to start 10th and go forward is a great night. I felt like we had a podium car. The track was tricky. It was rough and cowboy up. We were up to fourth passing for third and I jumped the cushion.”

Baughman was contending for a podium before the late-race miscue. He held fifth place on the final lap before being passed for the position exiting turn four as the checkered flag was waved.

“It was a tough weekend the way the format was set up and with so many cars,” he said. “I felt like later when the track got racy we had a car to beat. To end up sixth out of 60-plus drivers was a good result.”

Baughman is slated to race 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: 3 (3); Qualifier: 5 (9); Feature: 21 (14).

Sept. 23 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. – Heat race: 6 (6); B Main: 5 (10).

Sept. 24 – Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo. – Heat race: 1 (1); Qualifier: 1 (3); Feature: 6 (10).

SEASON STATS –

59 races, 2 wins, 14 top fives, 22 top 10s, 30 top 15s, 33 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.JoshBaughman.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Josh_Baughman17

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

APPAREL –

Baughman will have t-shirts and hoodies available for sale at his apparel trailer throughout the season.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – CCC Greg and Tammy

“Greg and Tammy are great partners and great friends,” Baughman said. “Texas is their home state so we hope we can park it in Victory Lane for them every time we race in Texas.”

Baughman would also like to thank EE Systems, Fischer Body Shop, Hollywood Blasting & Coating, Compression Generation Services, Beard Equipment, B&H Industrial Supplies, Octane Ink, FK Midwest, FK Rod Ends, Walker Performance Filtration, Smith Titanium, Hinchman Racewear, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, KSE, Dirt Collective, System 1, Weld Wheels, Ti22 Performance, Car & Fleet and Moss Racing Engines for their support.

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