For Immediate Release
Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
May 2nd, 2014

Tyson Franks Races to First Win of 2014 with Batesville Checkers

Batesville, Arkansas (05/02/14) – Tyson Franks drove to his first victory of the 2014 season on Friday night in convincing fashion at Batesville Motor Speedway (Locust Grove, Arkansas) behind the wheel of the Josh Massey #3k Open Wheel Modified.

Fifteen entries registered for the event at the 3/8 mile speed plant, and the outing started with Franks finishing second in his heat race to lock in the eighth starting spot for the feature. In the main event Tyson wasted no time in his charge to front, and took over the top spot after just eight circuits around the clay oval. The hometown ace led the remainder of the affair to score his first victory for car owner Josh Massey and the #3k team. Shawn Walsh finished second followed by Richie Tosh in third, while Mitchell Galloway and Brint Hartwick rounded out the top five.

“It feels great to win, but it especially feels good to get the first one for Josh,” said Franks. “Hopefully this is the first of many to come for the team!”

This weekend Franks will again be behind the wheel of the Massey Motorsports entry as he looks to participate in a pair of events in his home state of Arkansas. On Friday night a Weekly Racing Series Event will be contested at Batesville Motor Speedway (Locust Grove, Arkansas) before seeing the team head to Diamond Park Speedway (Nashville, Arkansas) on Saturday evening for a $1,500-to-win event. For more information on the events please visit www.BatesvilleMotorSpeedway.net and www.DiamondParkSpeedway.com .

Tyson is also the owner and operator of Ironman Bodies, which can manufacture and install all types of race car bodies. Visit the Ironman Bodies page at www.TysonFranksRacing.com for more information.

Tyson would like to thank all of his sponsors, which include Josh Massey Motorsports, ROCKHARD Powder Coating, Allen Manufacturing Co., Black River Transportation, Griffin Transportation, Hawkeye Truck Sales, Keg1 Truck Parts, Fick’s Garage, Wayne Brooks Race Engines, Xtreme Race Graphics, & MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Tyson Franks Racing, please visit www.TysonFranksRacing.com .