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May 15, 2017

Mike Mataragas Tops Sycamore for First Win of 2017

DeKalb, Illinois (05/15/17) –Mike Mataragas might’ve seen his weekend start slowly behind the wheel of his Mike Kors Motorsports #1 Southlake Auto Mall/ Rocket Chassis/ Pro Power Racing Engine Super Late Model, but he ended it with a bang by scoring his first win of 2017 on Saturday night.

On Thursday night Mike Mataragas traveled to Farmer City Speedway (Farmer City, Illinois) for the inaugural two-day Farmer City 74. Drawing 48 Super Late Models for the opening round of the MARS DIRTcar Series event, Mataragas secured his spot into the $5,000-to-win opening night A-Main with a 3rd -place finish in his heat race. Rolling off 17th for the feature, mechanical issues forced Mike to slip two positions in the 35-lapper to place 19th.

In a field of 58 Super Late Models on Friday, Mike logged a 6th-place finish in his 10-lap heat race, sending him into the C-Main for one last shot at advancing to the $20,000-to-win finale. Transferring the Top 2 to the tail of the B-Main, Mataragas suffered mechanical issues early in the consolation event bringing an abrupt end to his night.

After the team worked throughout the night to get the car repaired, Mataragas made the decision to visit his home track of Sycamore Speedway (Maple Park, Illinois) on Saturday evening for a Weekly Racing Series Event. After registering the second fastest time in qualifying, Mike charged to a heat race win, locking his spot into the main event. Jumping into the lead on the drop of the green flag, Mike Mataragas led every lap of the feature en route to his first victory of the season.

“It’s a total testament to this team for us to bounce back and get the win on Saturday night,” Mataragas said. “We had some bizarre bad luck bite us both nights at Farmer City, but we got the ship righted for Saturday night. Hopefully this is the first of many wins to come this season.”

For more results from these events, please visit www.MARSRacingSeries.com and www.SycamoreSpeedway.com .

Mataragas will return to competition this Thursday night with a trip to LaSalle Speedway (LaSalle, Illinois) to compete in a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS). For more information on the $10,000-to-win affair, please visit www.LucasDirt.com .

Mike Mataragas would like to thank Mike Kors Southlake Auto Mall, Southlake Collision Center, Mike Kors Southlake Pre-Owned Center, Etchberger Trucking Inc., SK Professional Hand Tools, Mike Mataragas Enterprises, Rocket Chassis, Keyser Manufacturing, Pro Power Racing Engines, FastlaneWraps.com, Simpson Racing Products, Frankland Racing Supply, FK Rod Ends, Wilwood, Integra Racing Shocks, Powermaster, Hoosier Racing Tire, NAPA Auto Parts, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

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