For Immediate Release
Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
November 21, 2016

Jeff Taylor Takes Central Arizona Speedway Prelim Checkers

Cave City, Arkansas (11/21/16) – Jeff Taylor continued his tour of the West over the weekend by taking his Industrial Electric #5 Taylor Chassis/ Mullins Racing Engine Open Wheel Modified into battle in a trio of events at Central Arizona Speedway. He enjoyed a solid weekend by scoring a win to go with three Top-5 finishes.

Jeff Taylor visited Central Arizona Speedway (Casa Grande, Arizona) on Friday night for opening round of the 3rd annual San Tan Ford Desert Thunder Nationals. Drawing 47 IMCA Modifieds for the three-day event, Taylor reeled in a Top-5 finish in the opening night feature. After earning his spot in the main event through the B-Main, Jeff wheeled his way to a 4th-place finish behind Ricky Thornton Jr., Lucas Schott, and Jeremy Thornton with Christy Barnett coming in 5th.

Starting in the 6th position for the second round on Saturday evening, Taylor persistently worked the low line early in the event before finding his way to the lead late in the race. Once out front he never looked back en route to his ninth victory of the season, outdueling Ricky Thornton Jr., Lance Mari, Shawn Strand, and Jason Noll.

On Sunday for the final leg of the Desert Thunder Nationals, Jeff scored a runner-up finish behind Ricky Thornton Jr. in the pole dash, locking his spot into the main event. With $3,000 on the line, Jeff Taylor held his starting spot throughout the finale, registering a runner-up finish behind Thornton with Tim Ward, Lucas Schott, and Spencer Wilson completing the Top 5 finishers.

“Obviously I would’ve like another win or two, but it really was a good weekend for us because these guys are really tough out here,” said Taylor. “It just feels good to be back racing on a regular basis again, and I hate to see this year drawing to a close.”

For more results from these events, please visit www.CentralArizonaSpeedway.com .

Jeff may try to squeeze in one or two more events before the year is complete, but he’s currently unsure of his exact plans, so please keep your browser pointed to www.JeffTaylor5.com for the latest updates.

Jeff Taylor would like to thank all of his sponsors, which include Industrial Electric, Mullins Race Engines, Provence Construction, Bad Boy Mowers, Allgayer, Inc., Fury Energy, White River Fun Center, BSB Manufacturing, ROCKHARD Powder Coating, Willy's Carburetor & Dyno Shop, Performance Bodies, Spur's Bar, Bell Helmets, The Joie of Seating, Schoenfeld Headers, Cattarene Racing Starters, All Star Performance, Keyser Manufacturing, Wiles Driveshafts, COMP Cams, CP Pistons, Edelbrock, Hawk Performance, Kluhsman Racing Components, PPM, Sweet Manufacturing, TWM, Hypercoils, Braswell, Brake Man, Roddy Ranch, CV Products, Dyer's Top Rods, A&A Manufacturing, Brodix Cylinder Heads, O.H. Hendricks Sheet Metal, Mittler Brothers Machine & Tool, Cattarene Racing Starters, Edelbrock, Scorpion Racing Components, New Vision Graphics, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Jeff Taylor Racing, please visit the official team website at www.JeffTaylor5.com .