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Dills Going Back to the Basics after Frustrating Marvin Smith Memorial

(Photo by Dirt Monkey Productions)

Inside Line Promotions – COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. (May 31, 2016) – Sprint car racing is always evolving. Some say you change or get left behind, but others go by the old saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Patrick Dills has found himself in that predicament.

Dills went into the biggest 360ci sprint car event of the season at Cottage Grove Speedway – the Marvin Smith Memorial – last weekend hoping his season would take a big upswing. Things didn’t work out and now the team is making big changes.

“We went into the year thinking we were going to try all this fancy stuff,” he said. “We are going to go back to things that made us champions. We’re going to go back to the old KPC car … back to the basics. We are going to regroup and get my confidence back up, back to what worked for us before.”

The Marvin Smith Memorial – honoring the former track champion and local favorite who passed away in 2013 – drew nearly 40 of the region’s top 360 sprint car teams to Cottage Grove Speedway this past weekend.

“I’m not a very good pill drawer,” Dills said. “I started in the back both nights in my heat and missed the transfer spot both nights by one car. Then in the B Main I missed a transfer by one spot. I just have to get my comfort level back in the car. I think when we get back to the basics I can do that. I’m still excited about what we can do with the 360.”

Dills will return to action this Saturday at Cottage Grove Speedway in the Clark Printing Extreme Sprints class, in which he currently sits fifth in points.

SEASON STATS –

7 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 4 top 10s, 4 top 15s, 5 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Saturday at Cottage Grove Speedway in Cottage Grove, Ore.

MEDIA LINKS –

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Patrick-Dills-Racing/236840896439816?ref=br_tf

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatrickDills90

Website: http://www.PatrickDillsRacing.com

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – BC Motorsports

BC Motorsports is owned and operated by sprint car veteran Brian Crockett, who has numerous wins and championships under his belt. Crockett owns a parts business and is also the Western Sprint Tour competition director among other duties in the racing industry.

“When I started racing Brian Crockett made it possible,” Dills said. “He has a lot of knowledge about race cars and is one of the smartest guys I know. It’s nice to have him in my corner.”

Dills would also like to thank Jerry Dills Trucking, Jacob Daniels, Attorney at Law, Faye Stewart for U.S. Senate, Cedric Ross Hayden Oregon State Representative, Oregon Research Consultants, API, Bonnichsen Repair, Devine Continuous Gutters, M.D. Yearous Logging, Inc., Lynn Mulligan Trucking, Rocket Designs, Dirt Monkey Productions and Inside Line Promotions for their continued support.

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