After a busy week putting
the car back together after an opening night crash at Mohawk Raceway, Dillon
Sallows and the DKD Racing team were looking forward to getting the car back on
the track, and putting their hard work to the test. The team had events planned at Mohawk once again, as well as the
2012 season opener at Cornwall Speedway.
It took a lot of work, and a
lot of help from several people, but by mid week Sallows had his car back
together and ready for Friday night at Mohawk Raceway. It didn’t take long to realize the car was
fast, as he took the lead from the start of his heat race, and held it for the
first five laps before settling in for a second place finish. In the 20 lap Sportsman feature, Sallows
started from seventh place, and after four laps, he had made it to the top
five. It was evident that he had a
strong car, and he held that fifth spot until the final lap, and ended with a
sixth place result.
“We are pretty happy with
that finish, considering all the work we did on it this past week just to get
the car ready”, says Sallows. “I really
have to thank everyone that helped us out, or we certainly wouldn’t be hear
racing if it wasn’t for them”.
Cornwall Speedway is Sallows
favorite track, and site of his first career Sportsman win last year. It was their 2012 season opener on Sunday
night, and Dillon was happy to get back to the track. After starting sixth in his qualifier, Sallows was able to move
up to third by the checkered flag. In
the 20 lap feature, Sallows started from outside of the fourth row in eighth
place, and the car was fast early as he was able to move into the top five quickly. After an unsuccessful attempt to try the
outside lane, he lost several spots, falling outside the top ten, but he
battled his way back for a ninth place run.
“I really think we had a
better car then what the results show”, says Sallows after the race. “I tried to go up top, but there was nothing
there, and I lost a lot of positions, but the car was really good, and I was
able to get most of them back”.
This coming week Sallows
will be back at Mohawk International Raceway on Friday night, and Cornwall
Speedway on Sunday looking to capture their first win of 2012.
Sponsorship opportunities
are available with DKD Racing. The team
is currently seeking sponsorships to help with the cost of a new GM Crate Motor
as their primary motor blew up at the end of the 2011 season. Please contact Dallas Sallows at hockey4kids@hotmail.com to discuss
how sponsoring our race team can benefit your company.
Sallows, who operates his
race team with his parents, Dallas and Kim Sallows races under the banner on
DKD Racing, the initials of each family member. In addition to the C & B Enterprises sponsorship for 2012,
DKD Racing will also have an impressive list of sponsors that include Erin
& Buggo, Shortall’s Sand & Gravel, Unity Savings, Pat Roger’s Towing,
Alex McCoy Plumbing and Heating, Gananoque Chev Olds, Hollingsworth Supply
Services, Finish Line Web Design, and Megaly’s General Store.
For more information on
Dillon Sallows and the DKD Racing team, please visit our website, www.dillonsallows.com.
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