PETERSEN MEDIA- Taking on the World of Outlaws on Friday night in Merced, CA, Tommy Tarlton had an action packed night that ultimately ended with him crossing the stripe in the 13th position.
Timing his Elite Landscape Construction/Tarlton and Son, Inc./Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino entry in 15th fastest, Tarlton lined up on the front row of his heat race with Steve Kinser.
With a new format in play putting the heat winners in the Dash, rather than the top-two, Tarlton rode a wheelie out of turn four, and beat Steve Kinser into turn one, and was able to hold on to the top spot, and pick up the win, and move to the Dash.
Lining up sixth in the Dash, Tarlton would battle with David Gravel for the fifth spot, but would end up finishing sixth, putting himself in the third row for the 40-lap feature event.
On a track that was tough to gain ground, Tarlton moved into the fifth spot, as the fast paced race got underway, as he sat in the fifth spot when the first caution waived at lap-five.
When the race continued, the lead pack got into traffic very quickly, and in traffic, Tarlton faded back a bit at times.
Staying in the top-10 much of the race, a final green-flag run saw the Easton, CA driver slip back to the 13th spot when the race came to a close.
“Overall it was a really fun night with everyone involved,” Tarlton said. “Making the Dash, and running well is always good, and though we faded towards the end of the night we can’t complain, and will move on to our next race.”
Tarlton Racing would like to thank Elite Landscape Construction, Tarlton and Son, Inc., Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino, Pabco Gypsum, Bandy and Associates, All Star Performance, Corporate America Investments, and BG Lubricants for their support through the 2014 season.
ON TAP: Tarlton will return to action on April 12th at the Tunderbowl in Tulare, CA for the King of the West opener.
2014 BY THE NUMBERS: Races-2, Wins-0, Top 5’s-0, Top 10’s-0
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