Levi Jones Weekly Rewind

by Misha Geisert, Tony Stewart Racing

No. 20 TSR/Chevrolet/Beast (USAC)

USAC National Sprint & Midget Car Series at Iowa Speedway (IA) – May 5
Sat., May 5 – Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa (7/8-mile clay oval) – USAC National Sprint Car Series

• Qualified ninth fastest in the 28-car field.
• Finished ninth in the 25-lap feature event.
• Ranked third in the USAC National Sprint Car Series championship standings with 166 points – only 37 points behind series leader, Darren Hagen (203).

Sat., May 5 – Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa (7/8-mile clay oval) – USAC National Midget Car Series

• Qualified fifth fastest in the 33-car field.
• Finished 12th in the 25-lap feature event.
• Ranked fifth in the USAC National Midget Car Series point championship with 74 points – only 27 points behind leader Hagen (101).

HE SAID IT… ON THE TEAM’S PERFORMANCE AT IOWA SPEEDWAY:

“I am pretty bummed about how our weekend ended up. We were fast in practice and it kind of went downhill from there. Before the midget feature we decided to change the gear and the car just didn’t like it. It didn’t react the way we’d hoped it would and all I could do was try to maintain where I was running and not let too many people pass me. We also really missed Tracy’s (Hines, teammate) input today. He’s really a great asset to our team and we all wish him the best as he continues to recover.”

“We were decent in the sprint feature, but again our practice times didn’t transfer to the feature. The team did a great job getting the engine in the sprint car changed very quickly. I really have to thank them for working hard to get us set the feature. There is definitely room for improvement and I know that we and the engineers from Chevrolet will work very hard between now and our next pavement races to get us back up to where we need to be. I am really looking forward to taking the midget to Tri-State Speedway this weekend. It’s going to be a good time. We’ll have a great shot at getting Chevrolet and Bass Pro Shops their first USAC National Midget Car Series victory this Saturday.”

FAST FORWARD…

- Sat. May 12 – Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. (1/4-mile)

• Jones will compete in a one-day event with the USAC National Midget Car Series.
• Tri-State Speedway is a high-banked 1/4-mile clay oval.
• Jones has never competed at Tri-State Speedway with the USAC National Midget Car Series.
• Saturday’s event is co-sanctioned by the POWRi Midget Series.
• The official Tri-State Speedway website.

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