Levi Jones Weekly Rewind
Levi Jones – No. 20 TSR/CHEVROLET/SPIKE (USAC National Midget Car Series)An American Revolution Weekend Presented by Chrevrolet - Eldora Speedway. USAC National Midget, Sprint & Silver Crown Series - Sept 21 & 22
Saturday, Sept. 22 – Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio — (1/2-mile dirt oval) – USAC Midget Series
- Finished ninth in the 25-lap feature event.
- Qualified 18th fastest of 36 cars.
- Won the second heat race.
Saturday, Sept. 22 – Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio — (1/2-mile dirt oval) – USAC Sprint Series
- Finished 14th in the 30-lap feature event. Was involved in a crash during hot laps after being collected by a spinning car.
- Qualified 11th fastest of 50 cars.
- Finished ninth in the third heat race.
- Finished fourth in the semi-feature event to transfer into the feature.
Saturday, Sept. 22 – Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio — (1/2-mile dirt oval) – USAC Silver Crown Series
- Finished ninth in the 50-lap feature event.
- Qualified 2nd fastest of 28 cars.
To date:
- Jones has won five sprint feature events this season – (4) USAC and (1) open event.
- Jones has won one midget feature events this season (1) USAC/BMARA national event.
- Jones leads the USAC National Sprint Car Series championship standings with 1,232 points.
- Jones is ranked seventh in the USAC National Midget Car Series championship with 849 points.
HE SAID IT…
LEVI JONES ON THE No. 20 TEAM’S PERFORMANCE IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WEEKEND AT ELDORA:
“I had a really good sprint car to start the event out with. We’d worked really hard to build a new car for the Chevy race. Unfortunately, when Shane Cottle spun out in hot laps, I didn’t have anywhere to go or any time to get out of the way. I was really disappointed about having to bring out the backup car, but we worked through it and recovered to be able to run the feature and try to build on our points. We lost a few in this event but we’ve got some time to regroup and get ready to head to the west coast for the remaining events.
“In the midget, we were really good in our heat race. We qualified a little too far back to start near the front in the feature, but I was able to move forward and pick up a top-10 finish. The silver crown car was very loose during the feature, and I had to really focus on hitting my marks each lap. The events over the course of the night kept us on our toes and we also had to really pay attention to the track conditions. I would’ve liked to have won a race for our sponsor, Chevy, in their title sponsored race but it wasn’t in the cards on Saturday night. We’ve got several more chances to put the No. 20 back in the winner’s circle and I think we’re going to be able to do so.”
FAST FORWARD…
Thurs., November 8 – Phoenix (Ariz.) International Speedway – (one-mile pavement oval)
- Jones and TSR will resume USAC Racing Action on Nov. 8 with the USAC National Midget Car Series.
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