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Price Finds Speed at Knoxville Ahead of ASCS National Tour Opener

(Photo by Chuck Stowe Images)

Inside Line Promotions – KNOXVILLE, Iowa (April 24, 2019) – Robbie Price is looking forward to kicking off the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season this week after wholesale adjustments found the speed he was looking for last Saturday at Knoxville Raceway.

"This weekend was a little bit frustrating in the beginning," Price said. "It felt fast in practice and again in qualifying, but the lap times didn't reflect how it felt. We had to search and scrounge to pick up any amount of speed we could."

Although he struggled to the find the speed he was looking for early at Knoxville Raceway, qualifying 18th quickest and placing third in a heat race, by the end of the night he left with reason to be confident.

"We just couldn't seem to get speed," Price said. "No matter what we did we couldn't seem the make up the ground we were looking for early on."

Going into the main event the crew made wholesale changes leading to the improvement that has them confident moving forward. Price took the green flag for the main event in the 19th starting spot and finished in the same spot, but the adjustments made were positive.

"The car was much better in the feature," he said. "Now I'm excited to go back with what we've learned and see if it's paid off. I think we figured some key things out."

This Thursday night Price is off to Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb., to get the 2019 season underway with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour. On Friday night the tour heads to U.S 36 Raceway in Osborn, Mo.

"I just want to make every main and run in the top five all year," he said. "Of course I want to get some wins. We're not far off. It'll be my first time at a lot of these tracks, but I'm hoping for the best."

Price returns to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday to wrap up the weekend.

QUICK RESULTS –

April 20 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – Qualifying: 18; Heat race: 3 (2); Feature: 19 (19).

SEASON STATS –

10 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 1 top 10, 1 top 15, 3 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Thursday at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb., and Friday at U.S. 36 Raceway in Osborn, Mo., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour and Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa

MEDIA LINKS –

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RPrice21

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rpracing21/

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“I’ve ran Shark Racing Engines since Day 1,” Price said. “I’ve worked with Marc Huson a lot. His motors run strong and he knows what he’s doing. I feel very comfortable and confident using Shark Racing Engines.”

Price would like to thank Millstone Heating & Sheet Metal, CARSTAR Leduc, Triple X Race Components, Highline Performance, Skagit Speedway, Wildlight Motorsports Photography and Champion Brands for their continued support.

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