3/18/2019
Inside Line Promotions
Kaeding Hustles Sides Motorsports Ride to Podium at Stockton Dirt Track
(Photo by Jason Tucker Photos)
Inside Line Promotions – STOCKTON, Calif. (March 18, 2019) – Sides Motorsports registered its second podium finish of the season on Saturday during the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown at Stockton Dirt Track.
Tim Kaeding qualified 17th quickest before he gained a spot to finish fourth in a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series heat race. That lined him up on the inside of the seventh row for the main event.
“Within the first few laps he was up to seventh or eighth and kept picking his way through there,” team owner Jason Sides said. “He was really good passing cars by going wherever they weren’t. Once he got to the front it was a little less chaotic. I think at one point he was up to second before finishing third.”
Kaeding’s third-place outing was the team’s best finish since placing second last month in Las Vegas. The strong performance came on the heels of a disappointing ending to a stout night the previous evening at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., during the Silver Dollar Shootout presented by Reibes NAPA Auto Parts.
Kaeding timed in second quickest in his group’s qualifying round. He then won a heat race before picking up a position to place third in the dash.
“It was a pretty good night going all the way until someone went in there and hit him early in the A Main,” Sides said. “It didn’t hurt anything but the top wing. We got him back out there. We had some brake issues early in the night. He was having to ride the brakes to keep them pumped up. He got back up to 14th after restarting at the back. One lap going down the backstretch he wasn’t able to ride the brakes. He got into the dust and then didn’t have any brakes. He went up and over and that was enough. It wasn’t worth going back out there and restarting at the back without good brakes.”
Sides’ weekend wasn’t as fun as qualifying got him behind the eight ball and he elected not to start feature events on the tricky tracks.
Both Sides and Kaeding will be back in World of Outlaws action this Friday at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., during the Ocean Outlaw Showdown and Saturday at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, Calif., during the 49er Gold Rush Classic presented by Riebes NAPA Auto Parts.
QUICK RESULTS –
Jason Sides:
March 15 – Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif. – Qualifying: 18; Heat race: 8 (9); C Main: DNS (6).
March 16 – Stockton Dirt Track in Stockton, Calif. – Qualifying: 30; Heat race: 9 (8); B Main: DNS (10).
Tim Kaeding:
March 15 – Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif. – Qualifying: 2; Heat race: 1 (1); Dash: 3 (4); Feature: DNF (3).
March 16 – Stockton Dirt Track in Stockton, Calif. – Qualifying: 17; Heat race: 4 (5); Feature: 3 (13).
SIDES MOTORSPORTS SEASON STATS –
16 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 5 top 10s, 6 top 15s, 9 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Friday at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., for the Ocean Outlaw Showdown and Saturday at Placerville Speedway in Placerville, Calif., for the 49er Gold Rush Classic presented by Riebes NAPA Auto Parts with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.SidesMotorsports.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SidesMotorsport
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sides-Motorsports/283833970847?ref=br_tf
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Jim Schuhknecht
“Jim started helping out a few years ago,” Sides said. “He’s a really good guy who is a big fan of the sport. Jim has helped me when I’ve needed it the most and we really appreciate his support.”
Sides would also like to thank Wetherington Tractor Service, Inc., East Coast Logistics, VRP Shocks, BR Motorsports, Dancer Logistics, Inc., King Racing Products, R.E. Enterprises, FSR Radiators, Mid-States Equipment, Brad Roller, Driven Racing Oil, Ingles Racing Engines, Wings Unlimited and All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads for their continued support.
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