Gresham Looking To Continue To Run Up Front In Lanier ASA Southeast Tour Clash This Weekend
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Griffin, GA (April 7, 2009) – Max Gresham couldn’t have asked for a better opening to the 2009 American Speed Association (ASA) Southeast Asphalt Tour winning the Ride-On Tire Protection System 100 at Mobile International Speedway and coming home 10th in the Estrol Oil 100 at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL two weeks ago.
This weekend, the Griffin, GA driver will be looking to back up those two stellar performances with another solid ASA effort at a place where he has won in the past - Lanier National Speedway.
“I have a lot of confidence heading into this weekend’s ASA race at Lanier,” said Gresham of the suburban Atlanta track. “I have a lot of laps at Lanier. I’ve won quite a few races there including two Georgia State Championships - one in a Legends car and one in a Late Model. It’s been a good track for me with a lot of Top-5 and Top-10 finishes. I’m hoping we can go to Lanier and have another great finish this weekend.”
The 15-year-old Gresham became the youngest driver ever to win an ASA Southeast Tour main event with the Mobile victory. Despite his young age, his extensive experience at Lanier in multiple divisions has given him the knowledge as to what it takes to get around the high-speed, 3/8-mile paved oval.
“You really have to arc out the corners at Lanier, you have to race the track like it is one big circle,” said Gresham. “You have to widen out the corners and come off of them really hard. As far as set up is concerned, you have to be a little bit freer than you would normally be at most tracks. If you are going to be good there, you really have to have your car turning well.”
Gresham and his family-owned Gresham Motorsports No. 7-11 ASA Late Model Stock Car are currently second in the ASA Southeast Tour championship standings, just 35 points out of the top spot.
“Our goal is to win every race we go to, but I’m also realistic,” Gresham stated. “The biggest thing we’re looking to accomplish at Lanier this weekend is to get a Top-5 finish. Winning would be great, but finishing in the Top-5 is what we need to do to continue to contend for the 2009 ASA Southeast Tour championship.”
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