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Starks Seeking Career-Best Finish at Knoxville Nationals This Week

(Photo by DB3 Imaging)

Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (Aug. 10, 2016) – Hopefully the bad luck is out of the way for Trey Starks, who ran into mechanical problems during his qualifying attempt on Sunday at the Capitani Classic.

Starks sharply pulled into the pits exiting turn four and he scratched from the remainder of the night at Knoxville Raceway, where he was set to get one final test with car owner Jeff McCall before the sport’s biggest race of the season this week.

“It’s certainly not how you want to head into the Knoxville Nationals, but I’m glad we ran into a mechanical problem on Sunday versus on our preliminary night,” he said.

Starks is slated to return to the half-mile oval this Wednesday through Saturday for the 56th annual 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals.

“I’m glad to get back to Knoxville Raceway and to the Knoxville Nationals,” he said. “It’s a big challenge, but I think we have as good of a shot to make the Saturday A Main as ever.”

Starks has recorded six wins this season, including one with McCall, and he posted a 14th-place finish at Knoxville Raceway during his season debut there on July 30.

“We definitely learned some things that night,” he said. “It’s a bummer we didn’t get an opportunity to learn more during the Capitani Classic, but I do feel confident in our race package.”

His best finish at the event was a 16th-place result in the C Main in 2012.

SEASON STATS –

42 races, 6 wins, 10 top fives, 13 top 10s, 23 top 15s, 29 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Wednesday through Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, for the 56th annual 5-Hour ENERGY Knoxville Nationals

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.TreyStarksRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Starks55Trey

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TreyStarksRacing?fref=ts

APPAREL –

Starks has t-shirts and hoodies for sale at http://www.TreyStarksRacing.com.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Blue Dot Fabrications

Blue Dot Fabrications is owned by Trey’s uncle, Dean Starks, who fabricates various types of vehicles, including vintage cars and road race cars. Blue Dot Fabrications even built quarter midgets when Trey began racing. For more information, visit http://www.BlueDotFab.com.

“Blue Dot Fabrications is another business that has been around my family my entire life,” Starks said. “My uncle, Dean, has always been around ready to fix anything that gets dinged up at the track.”

Starks would also like to thank Starks Timber Processing, SpeedMart, Security Race Products, King Racing Products and Masco Petroleum for their continued support.

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