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Wheatley Charges from 14th to Podium Finish at Grays Harbor Raceway

(Photo by Malcolm White Photography)

Inside Line Promotions – ELMA, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2014) – Austen Wheatley scored his fourth podium of the season last Saturday during the season finale at Grays Harbor Raceway.

“I wish we would have got the win, but I think we were really close,” he said. “I got a better finish than I thought I would for how the track conditions were. I was pretty happy with that.”

Wheatley qualified sixth quickest. Since it was championship night there were no heat races. Therefore the drivers who had to qualify lined up behind the top eight in points at Grays Harbor Raceway for the main event, which started Wheatley on the outside of the seventh row.

“The track was really rough and one lane,” he said. “The roughness played into my hands. The bottom got so rough that everybody had to go high and search for a smooth line. I think I got four or five cars on the initial start.”

Wheatley then made the bottom groove work in the final laps as he closed in on the battle for the lead.

“With two laps to go we started getting into lapped traffic,” he said. “The lapped cars were about 30 miles per hour slower. We were about three wide coming to the white flag. I got pinned behind a lapped car on the frontstretch and the two drivers in front of me snuck above him going into turn one and I couldn’t.”

Wheatley held on for the third-place result, which also marked his eighth top five of the season.

He will take the next couple of weekends off before racing Oct. 16-18 at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., for the 21st annual Trophy Cup.

QUICK RESULTS –

Sept. 27 – Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. – Qualifying: 6; Feature: 3 (14).

SEASON STATS –

48 races, 1 win, 8 top fives, 9 top 10s, 13 top 15s, 22 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Oct. 16-18 at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., for the 21st annual Trophy Cup

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.AustenWheatley.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AustenWheatley

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DownForceDesigns?fref=ts

APPAREL –

Wheatley will have t-shirts and hoodies for sale at every race he competes at this season. For his schedule of races, visit http://www.AustenWheatley.com.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Downforce Designs

Downforce Designs is an apparel company established and operated by Austen Wheatley. For information on apparel options, prices, clientele and more, visit http://www.DownforceDesigns.com.

“It’s good to have a fresh take on apparel in the sport,” Wheatley said. “My goal is to provide something unique and diverse, and I think I know what a driver wants to see on his or her apparel. It’s a racer helping racers.”

Wheatley would also like to thank Redlined Welding & Construction, Astro Titanium, The Oil Medics, Fire-Down Graphics, SpeedMart, Bell and King Racing Products for their continued support.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –

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