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Hagar Taking New Car and Fresh Engine into 360 Knoxville Nationals

(Photo by Scott Frazier)

Inside Line Promotions – MARION, Ark. (July 29, 2014) – Derek Hagar will be using a brand new sprint car and a fresh engine when he tackles the 24th annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals this weekend.

“This is the first time we’ve had brand new stuff,” he said. “We took the car out to Riverside International Speedway after the main event last Saturday night and made some practice runs with it. We can go into Thursday night with a good mindset and just go out there trying to win.”

Hagar’s preliminary night for the premier event at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, is set for Thursday with Saturday’s finale paying $10,000 to win.

“I’d be happy with a win, but if we walk out of there with a top 10 I’d be pretty satisfied with that,” he said. “We’ve shown a lot of strength where we’ve run this year. We need to prove it elsewhere.”

Hagar has 11 victories in 23 races this season, including his first career 410ci triumph on July 4 following the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Speedweek.

“The speed difference between the 410 and 360 will help me be more calm with the 360 car at Knoxville,” he said. “You have to be as smooth as you can in qualifying. It sets the whole weekend.”

Hagar will wrap up his trip to Iowa on Monday at the Front Row Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa. The Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event will mark his first-ever race at the half-mile track.

SEASON STATS –

23 races, 11 wins, 14 top fives, 18 top 10s, 20 top 15s, 21 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Thursday and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, for the 24th annual Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals; and Monday at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for the Front Row Challenge with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.DerekHagarRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HagarDerek

VIDEO –

Ride along with Hagar during his victory at I-30 Speedway on April 5 thanks to this video by Jones Sports Media: http://youtu.be/JDYTr1M4KjM

APPAREL –

Hagar has t-shirts, hats and koozies available for sale at his race trailer at every race he competes at. To see his schedule, visit http://www.DerekHagar.com/schedule.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Xtreme Race Graphics

Located in Marion, Ark., Xtreme Race Graphics creates custom graphics, banners and wraps. For more information, visit http://www.XtremeRaceGraphics.com.

“Dustin is a real good artist,” Hagar said. “He has a real good imagination. If you want the car to look the best, I’d recommend Xtreme Race Graphics.”

Hagar would also like to thank R.E. Enterprises, J&J Auto Racing, DynoTech Performance, FSR Radiators, Fragola Performance Systems, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Hinchman Racewear, FK Rod Ends and Ti64 for their continued support.

INSIDE LINE PROMOTIONS –

Inside Line Promotions specializes in affordable public relations and media management for motor sports drivers, teams, sponsors, tracks, series, events, organizations and manufacturers. ILP Founder Shawn Miller leverages professional journalism with new media technologies and social networking to improve your exposure and the return on investment for your sponsors.

To meet the media relations needs of your program and to join Team ILP, contact Shawn at 541-510-3663 or InsideLinePromotions@gmail.com. For more information on Inside Line Promotions, visit http://www.InsideLinePromotions.com.

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