Chris Ferguson Loses Heartbreaker at Carolina; County Line Up Next

For Immediate Release
Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
March 13, 2017

Chris Ferguson Loses Heartbreaker at Carolina; County Line Up Next

Mt. Holly, North Carolina (03/13/17) – It seemed as though Saturday night had been a perfect outing for Chris Ferguson in the annual Skyler Trull Memorial at Carolina Speedway.

He set fast time and led every lap of the feature. Unfortunately, his hopes of a perfect night were nixed when he came up 6-pounds light at the scales after the feature in his Champion Spark Plugs #22 Rocket Chassis/ Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model.

“I’m really at a loss for how we came up light,” said Ferguson. “The only thing I can figure is that we had a lot of caution laps, so maybe I burnt more fuel than I expected. Either way it was a tough way to lose a race, but I’m so very proud of our team and their hard work. Hopefully we can bounce back this week with a win.”

Chris Ferguson pulled double duty in Carolina Speedway's Skyler Trull Memorial in both the Crate and Super Late Model divisions on Saturday night.

In the Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series, "Fergy" timed in fastest out of 23 entries. At the start of the feature, outside front-row starter Johnny Pursley jumped to the lead early. After chasing down Pursley for the first 15 laps, the Champion Spark Plugs powered #22 drove around the leader on the outside of turns 3 and 4. After taking the top spot Ferguson led the remaining 25 circuits to capture what everyone thought was his fourth Skyler Trull Memorial win.

However, upon weighing the car after the feature, the #22 car came up 6-pounds light. Unfortunately, Fergy was disqualified from the feature event for not making minimum weight.

Immediately following the Super Late Model feature, Ferguson jumped into the Jeremy Bullins-owned #22 Rocket Chassis Crate Late Model. After qualifying 7th and winning his preliminary heat race, "Fergy" rolled off for the feature in the 7th-starting spot. Using the bottom groove, the Joes Racing Products #22 car made his way to the 3rd-position. Using a late race restart, Ferguson diced his way into the 2nd-position. Unfortunately, the feature ended a few laps too short for the hometown driver, after closing in on feature winner Timbo Mangum nearing the checkered flag.

Chris Ferguson Motorsports would like to thank all of our crew, sponsors, family, friends, and fans that support them. We appreciate everything you guys do for us

Complete results from this event can be found at www.CarolinaClash.com .

This Saturday Chris will go into battle with the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series at County Line Raceway (Elm Creek, North Carolina). The event will post a $4,000 top prize. For more information on the event, please visit www.UltimateSupers.com .

Chris Ferguson would like to thank all of his sponsors, which include Live Oak Aesthetic and Family Dentistry, Champion Spark Plugs, RPM Trailer Sales, Differential Transmission Machining, K&K Trucking of Rockwell LLC, New Point Lighting, Langley Collision Center, Carver & Sons Roofing Inc., Rocket Chassis, High Gear Speed Shop, Big A's Custom Graphics, Keith’s Handyman Services, Parts Warehouse, Dirty Grass Soul, New Point Lighting, Hoosier Racing Tires by Bryan, Harkey Racing, K&N Performance Filters, Fluidyne High Performance, RM Services, Frankland Rear-Ends, Bell Helmets USA, Hypercoil Springs, Brinn Transmissions, Weld Racing, Dynamic Drivelines, Outerwears Pre-Filters, Penske Racing Shocks, PFC Brakes, ButlerBuilt Motorsports Equipment, All Star Performance, Motorstate, Keyser Manufacturing, FK Rod Ends, Fragola Performance Systems, Alpha Canvas and Awning, Randy Renfrow Pit Carts, Hi-Bridge Automotive, VP Racing, Hooker Harness, CV Products, XCELDYNE, DIRT TRACKIN' APP, Stock Car Steel and Aluminum Inc, SRI Supplies, SRI Performance, Clements Racing Engines, Rudisill Cleaners, Waterman Racing Components, ASi Racewear, Pro Fabrication Headers, Schaeffers Oil, TruForm Race Products, Tadpole Fabrication, NecksGen, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Chris Ferguson, please visit the official team website at www.ChrisFerguson22.com .