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Inside Line Promotions – LAWTON, Okla. (June 15, 2017) – Josh Baughman produced a pair of top fives and a trio of top 10s during the first half of the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Sizzlin’ Summer Speedweek.

The action began last Friday at West Texas Raceway in Lubbock, Texas. Baughman finished where he started – fifth – in a heat race before he maneuvered from 13th to a ninth-place result in the main event.

Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo, Texas, hosted Round 2 on Saturday. Baughman ended fourth in a heat race to start the main event on the outside of the sixth row. Despite the track taking rubber early in the A Main, Baughman rallied to a fifth-place result.

The team ventured to Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, on Tuesday. Baughman picked up a position to finish fifth in a heat race, which relegated him to a B Main. He ended third in the consolation race to garner a transfer into the main event. The night closed with an 18th-place finish.

“The common theme the first three nights of the ASCS Speedweek is that we didn’t do well enough in our heat race to set ourselves up to win,” he said. “We battled back in main events, but we were buried too far back. We did a better job at Lawton and the main event result showed.”

Baughman won a heat race after starting on the outside of the front row to open Wednesday’s show at Lawton Speedway. He then advanced from fifth to third place in a qualifier to start the main event on the outside of the second row.

“We were in contention and that’s all you can ask for,” he said. “Of course we want to win the race, but we were competitive all night long and came out of there with a podium so it was a solid night.”

Baughman’s third-place result moved him to seventh in the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour championship standings – only 71 points out of third place.

Speedweek resumes on Thursday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla., before Randolph County Raceway in Moberly, Mo., hosts a race on Friday. Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo., is the site of the finale on Saturday.

QUICK RESULTS –

June 9 – West Texas Raceway in Lubbock, Texas – Heat race: 5 (5); Feature: 9 (13).

June 10 – Route 66 Motor Speedway in Amarillo, Texas – Heat race: 4 (3); Feature: 5 (12).

June 13 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat race: 5 (6); B Main: 3 (2); Feature: 18 (19).

June 14 – Lawton Speedway in Lawton, Okla. – Heat race: 1 (2); Qualifier: 3 (5); Feature: 3 (4).

SEASON STATS –

22 races, 0 wins, 5 top fives, 9 top 10s, 10 top 15s, 14 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Speedweek: Thursday at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.; Friday at Randolph County Raceway in Moberly, Mo.; and Saturday at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Mo.

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 – Beard Equipment

Beard Equipment was founded in 2006 in Midland, Texas, on the belief that a need existed for a supplier of quality equipment with knowledgeable sales people and customer service. Beard Equipment originally serviced Texas exclusively, but expanded its reach in 2007 to surrounding states and nationwide in early 2011. For more information, visit http://www.BeardEquipCo.com.

“Beard Equipment has been a great supporter and has helped us to get where we’re at,” Baughman said. “We look forward to getting them in the Winner’s Circle several times this season.”

Baughman would also like to thank Fischer Body Shop, Hollywood Blasting & Coating, PPG, Precision Catalyst, B&H Industrial Supplies, Bombshell Designs, FK Midwest, FK Rod Ends, Walker Performance Filtration, Smith Titanium, Hinchman Racewear, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, KSE, Dirt Collective, System 1, Weld Wheels, HMS Motorsports, Schroth Racing, Indy Race Parts, Schoenfeld Headers, Maxim Chassis, Engler Machine & Tool, Bosch, Car & Fleet, Kistler Racing Engines and Moss Racing Engines for their continued support.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –

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