Paul McMahan Weekly Update
PAUL MCMAHAN, No. 20 TSR/BASS PRO SHOPS/EAGLE (World of Outlaws)
Wed., Sept. 26– Orange County Fair Speedway in Middleton, N.Y. — (5/8-mile dirt oval)
- McMahan timed in sixth fastest of 29 cars in qualifying.
- Finished fourth in the third heat race.
- McMahan finished eighth in the 25-lap A-main after starting 12th.
Fri., Sept. 28– Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, P.A. — (half-mile dirt oval)
- McMahan timed in 52nd quick of 56 cars in qualifying.
- Finished third in the D-main event.
- Was credited with a 12th place finish in the C-main.
- McMahan finished 19th in the 25-lap A-main after starting 25th.
Sat., Sept. 29– Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, P.A. — (half-mile dirt oval)
- McMahan timed in 22nd quick of 54 cars in qualifying.
- Finished eighth in the second heat race.
- Finished second in the B-main event.
- McMahan finished eighth in the 40-lap A-main after starting 19th.
To date:
- McMahan is ranked eighth in the World of Outlaws Sprint Series championship standings with 8,815 points.
- In 68 starts, he has earned two victories, seven quick time awards, 14 top-five finishes and 37 top-10 finishes to date.
HE SAID IT…
PAUL MCMAHAN ON THE NO. 20 TEAM’S TWO-DAY RUN AT WILLIAMS GROVE SPEEDWAY LAST WEEK:
“On Friday night, we drew a horrible qualifying number. We ended up going out next to last. The track had slowed down almost a full second when I went out to qualify. We ended up qualifying 52nd and didn’t make the cut-off for the heat. I transferred through the D-main and we decided to take a few laps in the C-main and take the provisional for the A-main. We didn’t want to risk getting the car torn up for the A-main at that point. In the A-main, the track was pretty good. It’s just really hard to start that far back. I stayed on the top too long and when I did go to the bottom, everyone else did too. We were able to move forward six spots to finish in 19th.
“Saturday was a much better day for us. We drew really well for qualifying. I was having some engine issues in qualifying, the Chevy engine runs great it’s just we’re still trying to learn how to adjust to the new JEI Chassis. The JEI is a tighter chassis that works really well. We just need to learn how to adjust the entire package. In the heat, the car wasn’t that good and we ended up getting a flat tire. I went back out for the B-main and finished second. In the A-main, we moved forward almost the entire race to finish in the top-10. We’ll keep working on our new set-ups and head to Princeton later this week to try to put Bass Pro Shops in victory lane again as the season comes to a close.”
FAST FORWARD…
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5 & 6 – Princeton (Minn.) Speedway — (1/4-mile high-banked dirt oval)
- McMahan will compete with the World of Outlaws Sprint Series in the two-day Princeton PolyDome Nationals event.
- Princeton Speedway is a ¼-mile high-banked oval.
- Pit gates will open on Oct. 5 - 6 at 2 p.m. CDT. Grandstand gates will open at 4 p.m.
- Qualifying is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., each day.
- The last WoO Sprint Series event at the facility on July 29, 2006 saw Daryn Pittman win the A-main.
- McMahan earned an eighth place finish at the facility on July 29, 2006.
- To reserve tickets, fans can call 763-389-9717. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate on Friday and Saturday.
- The official Web site of Princeton Speedway is www.princetonspeedway.com.