2/27/2017
Eagle Motorsports Inc
Spin to Win!
A seventh-place starting position and a 360 degree spin at the midway point was not enough to deter Hunter Schuerenberg on the path to a “Winter Dirt Games VIII” victory Saturday night at Bubba Raceway Park.
At the feature’s midway point, Schuerenberg made contact with another car and was sent into a complete 360 spin, but kept his foot on the gas and restarted fourth with 15 to go.
The Missouri native steadily moved his way toward the front of the field throughout the 30-lap event before surging into the lead with seven laps remaining to collect his first USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature victory of the season. He now joins Mario Andretti and Robbie Stanley for 47th on the all-time list. Saturday night marked the first USAC victory for the Roof Bolt Racing team and Schuerenberg’s first career USAC victory at Ocala, a place in which he has scored six top-five finishes in his 11 most recent starts at the 3/8-mile D-shaped dirt track.
When asked about his 2017 team he quipped, “We’ve got a different car this year and we’ve got some new partners involved. That standard winged EAGLE does the trick."
Article Credit: USAC Racing
Submitted By: Mike Long
