Lucky 6s Help Propel To Cordele Victory and Three-In-A-Row
CONCORD, NC (May 13, 2008) – As Jimmy Lang sits at the
door to his shop in South Carolina he can see the remains of old
Hardeeville Speedway. It makes him think back to his early Late
Model days at the D-shaped oval when he won eight races in a row.
Those days are long gone, but the win-streaks for Lang are not.
The 19-year-old just wrapped up his third straight ASA Late Model
South victory. The latest triumph came during a 100-lap race Saturday
at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Ga.
“It’s awesome,” said Lang. “I would have
never thought that we would have started out a year like this.
It’s a great jump on the points and three in a row, well,
I haven’t won three in a row since I ran my home track in
Hardeeville, South Carolina.”
From outside of the third row, Lang used the initial start to
get in front of his biggest challenger, Beau Slocumb and then
he marched to the front. Within only a few laps, Lang took his
number-86 Chevy Monte Carlo to the top spot.
“We drew sixth and that was good for us because we drew
sixth at Bronson and won, and we did the same at Senoia and won,
so that’s been our lucky starting spot. We came through
the field pretty fast and we took the lead before lap 20 and it
was clear sailing from there; we just had a fast car.”
The victory marks his third career ASA Late Model win. It also
makes him the only driver to ever win three-in-a-row in the ASA
Late Model Series (excluding the Challenge Series).
“The car was good the whole race; it was like it had new
tires on it all night,” added Lang. “It just handled
awesome lap after lap. We showed up Friday and we were fast right
off the truck. It just amazing how well we have done this season.”
With the victory, Lang increases his early lead in the quest
for the series title. Lang will have a few weeks off before he
looks to make it four wins in four starts in the South Division
when the tour heads to New Smyrna Speedway in New Smyrna Beach,
Florida on Saturday, June 14th.
Before that, Lang will be back in action this weekend at Iowa
Speedway in Newton, IA for the ASA Late Model Challenge Series
event.
“That will be the biggest track I have ever raced on, it’s
almost a mile. We know it’s going to be fast and with more
competitive cars so we are looking forward to the challenge.”
For more information on Jimmy Lang, contact Elgin Traylor at
(704) 788-2134 ext: 4. Also don’t forget to check out his
web site www.jimmylang.net.