Myrtle Beach Speedway Archives - Ryan Heavner Racing

RYAN HEAVNER RACING CRUISING TO VICTORY AHEAD OF BLACK FLAG

June 26, 2013 by Walters Web Design

JUNE 26TH, 2013 (ST. LOUIS, MO) Ryan Heavner Racing unloaded their hauler in Myrtle Beach, SC over the weekend. The half mile speedway is a favorable stop on the tour for Heavner and crew as he has grabbed several great finishes on semi-banked oval. This time however, the team would unload for nothing but heartbreak.

Heavner started the night from the 12th position with an uphill battle ahead. As the green flag dropped, Heavner immediately went into tire conservation mode. Experience at the speedway has proven the track surface to be brutal on tires. The plan to attack the track later on in the race would prove effective.

As the field inched closer to the halfway mark, Heavner began putting more power to the gas pedal. As other drivers began losing traction on worn out rubber, Heavner pushed forward through the field. He finished the first half in the 6th position.

After a pill draw, inverting the top half of the field, Ryan Heavner would start from the 3rd position. He wouldn’t stay there long, quickly passing Clay Rogers, grabbing the lead and running into clear race track.

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RYAN HEAVNER RACING RETURNS FROM MOTOR MILE SPEEDWAY, SETS FOCUS ON MYRTLE BEACH SPEEDWAY

JUNE 13TH, 2013 (ST. LOUIS, MO) Ryan Heavner has returned from Motor Mile Speedway after running a disappointing 12th, following an abundance of back luck struck the team in a single race weekend. The team is now setting sights on long acquainted Myrtle Beach Speedway, a track that has given the team great success in prior years.

Ryan Heavner and crew spent the last 6 months going over the new Pro Cup car with acute detail. However, this was the first time the team entered a Pro Cup event as a family run race team and they knew ahead of time they were heading into a steep learning curve.

Practice one, the first time the North Carolina driver climbed behind the wheel since 2012 Heavner jumped to fourth on the times sheet. However, as the team headed to qualify in Virginia, the race weekend quickly took a negative turn. A throttle linkage snapped, putting Heavner last on the starting grid after failing to set a time, a challenging race lay ahead.