Dillon Sallows Has Strong Run at the New York State Fairgrounds During Super DIRT Week With Top 15 Finish in Sportsman Championship Race

After taking much of the summer off from racing, Dillon Sallows returned to the track last week at Super DIRT Week in Syracuse, New York.  After a strong run that went sour with engine problems in 2011, Dillon was hoping to come back under much better circumstances this season.

Sallows arrived in Syracuse on Wednesday morning and went through the vigorous technical inspection process that all cars must go through before they hit the track.  Once cleared, Sallows was ready for Thursday’s on track action.  They were able to get a practice session in late in the day, setting up a busy day on Friday that would include more practice, qualifying and the DIRTcar Sportsman Futures race.  Sallows had struggled in the early practice session, but come time for qualifying, he posted a fantastic lap, placing in 19^th out of the 68 Sportsman cars on hand for the week.  More importantly, this locked Sallows into the field for Saturday’s main event. 

The Futures race didn’t go well for Sallows, as he hit a rough patch on the track, and blew out a right front tire which sent his car into the wall.  They had significant damage to the car, but with some hard work, they were able to make the necessary repairs and were ready to hit the track on Saturday.  While Sallows was ready, Mother Nature was not and after some early Saturday morning rain, the track was late getting the events started for the day.  They were hoping to run the Sportsman event at the conclusion of the 358 Modified race, but time did not allow it, and the race was rescheduled to Sunday. 

“It is disappointing that we crashed in the Futures race, but we were able to get the car back together and we were ready to race on Saturday”, says Sallows.  “We can’t do anything about the weather though, so we will be back here tomorrow and see what we can do”.

Sunday was a much better day, and Sallows was able to hit the track for the 30 lap Sportsman event.  After starting 19^th, Sallows had dropped back several positions in the opening laps, but was able to rebound and start moving back up through the field.  He finished with a strong 14^th place result.

“Syracuse is a lot of fun for all of us.  It is definitely one of my favorite tracks to race it”, admits Sallows.  “We had a tough season with not getting to race very much due to engine problems, but we are really happy to come out of here with a good finish”.

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.  Sallows has sponsorship in 2012 from Unity Savings, Pat Roger’s Towing, Alex McCoy Plumbing and Heating, Gananoque Chev Olds, Hollingsworth Supply Services, Len Corcoran Excavating Ltd., 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.