ThorSport Racing Event Recap | 2018 Martinsville Speedway II

Martinsville Race Information:
Started: 15th
Stage 1 Finish: 21st
Stage 2 Finish: 13th
Finished: 3rd
Laps: 200/200
Laps Led: 7
Status: Running
MYATT SNIDER SCORES SECOND CONSECUTIVE TOP-FIVE FINISH WITH THIRD-PLACE AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY 
“I knew we were going to follow the handle of the truck. I could drive in and drive out all day, but we were struggling through the middle. ThorSport Racing brought me a great Louisiana Hot Sauce Ford F-150. We didn’t have the position we would’ve liked all day. We took two tires there at the end and that was what we needed to stay out front the whole time. I really proud of this crew, they did a great job anticipating what the truck would do, and we were able to get a good finish.”
2018 Stats:
Starts: 20
Laps Completed: 2,824 / 2,972
Laps Led: 20
Poles: 0
Wins: 0
Top-five Finishes: 3
Top-10 Finishes: 8
Average Start: 15.7
Average Finish: 14.3
Martinsville Race Information:
Started: 4th
Stage 1: 4th
Stage 2: 14th
Finished: 4th
Laps: 200/200
Laps Led: 0
Status: Running
BEN RHODES FIGHTS TIGHT TRUCK AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY, PERSEVERES FOR FOURTH-PLACE FINISH 
“For us, our biggest challenge was getting into the turns, and we were super tight all day long. I could never get it loose. A lot of times I was purposely trying to upset the truck, running into the curb and doing whatever I could to get the thing to turn. We’ll go back with our notebook, study up a little bit, and get this truck a little bit better. Our teammates were up front today and that was pretty cool.”
2018 Stats:
Starts: 20
Laps Completed: 2,952 / 2,972
Laps Led: 228
Poles: 3 (Martinsville, Eldora, Canada)
Wins: 1 (Kentucky)
Top-five Finishes: 7
Top-10 Finishes: 11
Average Start: 9.3
Average Finish: 10.2
Martinsville Race Information:
Started: 10th
Stage 1: 3rd
Stage 2: 5th
Finished: 13th
Laps: 200/200
Laps Led: 0
Status: Running
Playoff Position: 6th
 
MATT CRAFTON FINISHES 13TH IN THE TEXAS ROADHOUSE 200 AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY 
“We were decent – we were way, way too tight. I fought tight all day, fought tight in qualifying and fought tight throughout the race. We made a pretty big swing at it to free it up, but it didn’t free it up nearly at all. (…) Everybody was in the same boat [with lack of practice], but we just missed it. We just have to go to Texas and Phoenix, and put two good ones together.”
2018 Stats:
Starts: 20
Laps Completed: 2,769 / 2,972
Laps Led: 64
Poles: 0
Wins: 0
Top-five Finishes: 7
Top-10 Finishes: 11
Average Start: 10.2
Average Finish: 11.6
Martinsville Race Information:
Started: 6th
Stage 1: 6th
Stage 2: 6th
Finished: 14th
Laps: 200 / 200
Laps Led: 0
Status: Running
Playoff Position: 4th
GRANT ENFINGER FINISHES 14TH IN HIS PROTECT THE HARVEST FORD F-150
“It was a frustrating day. The brakes were starting to go away about 30 or 40 laps in. The alternator went out, and I don’t know if we got drove through or if he was there. Next thing I know, we were wrecking. It was a pretty unfortunate day. We had a good Protect the Harvest Ford F-150 – I feel like it was a solid top-five truck all day. So, it’s pretty frustrating not to finish where we deserve.”
2018 Stats:
Starts: 20
Laps Completed: 2961 / 2972
Laps Led: 137
Poles: 1 (Gateway)
Wins: 1 (Las Vegas)
Top-five Finishes: 5
Top-10 Finishes: 13
Average Start: 7.3
Average Finish: 9.2
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