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Baxter Captures Top-10 Finish at Delta Speedway

Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (Aug. 7, 2018) – Blaine Baxter overcame a challenging start to pick up a top-10 finish in the restricted micro sprint feature Saturday night at Delta Speedway.

The 10-year-old qualified 10th quickest in time trials and then finished second in his heat race, earning the ninth starting spot in the feature.

“He had kind of a messy start and fell back to about 14th or 15th on the initial start,” said Baxter’s father, Dustin Baxter. “But he put his head down and his elbows up and drove back up to finish 10th. He did exceptionally well since the car was way too tight. We had set up for a slick track, but they ripped the track while we were in staging and we couldn’t make any major adjustments.”

Blaine Baxter is extremely optimistic following the outing.

“I thought it was my best race so far,” he said. “I’m gaining more confidence each time and I feel we’re getting better each week.”

Baxter had another solid run going the previous weekend at Delta Speedway until he was taken out by another car. Following a poor qualifying run because of a gear issue, he finished third in his heat.

“We were running around ninth in the feature and moving forward when we got run over from behind, knocking the carburetors off the car,” Dustin Baxter said. “Blaine is getting more comfortable in the car, especially since the Clay Cup, and we’re getting the motor deal figured out. We just need to put a whole night together. We’re feeling pretty confident going into the second half of the season. We’re hoping to make a big run and go for Rookie of the Year at Delta.”

Baxter will compete in another two rounds of the King of California Micro Sprint Series this Friday at Keller Auto Raceway at Plaza Park in Visalia, Calif., and Saturday at Lemoore Raceway in Lemoore, Calif.

QUICK RESULTS –

July 28 – Delta Speedway in Stockton, Calif. – Qualifying: 23; Heat race: 3 (-); Feature DNF (-).

Aug. 4 – Delta Speedway in Stockton, Calif. – Qualifying: 10; Heat race: 2 (-); Feature: 10 (9).

SEASON STATS –

25 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 5 top 10s, 11 top 15s, 14 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Friday at Keller Auto Raceway at Plaza Park in Visalia, Calif., and Saturday at Lemoore Raceway in Lemoore, Calif., with the King of California Micro Sprint Series

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://blainebaxterracing.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/blainebaxter25

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlaineBaxterRacing/

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“We want to thank ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems for producing such safe and comfortable products,” Baxter said.

Blaine Baxter Racing would also like to thank Westside Mechanical, Les Schwab Tire Center, Dirt Co Media House, FK Shocks, Shell Shock, Dustin Davis Demolition, Blackbeard, Arai Helmets, Simpson Fire Suits, D1 Chassis, Wraps N Motion, Keizer Aluminum Wheels and Low Voltage Security for their continued support.

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