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Sammy Swindell just announced that he will shift his focus from the World of Outlaws tour to Knoxville starting this weekend. He will be on Winged Nation tomorrow. Noon Eastern on MRN.com
Here is the press release from the team:
Big Game Motorsports and Sammy Swindell to Concentrate on Knoxville Nationals
Inside Line Promotions - WINDOM, Minn. (July 14, 2014) - Big Game Motorsports driver Sammy Swindell will shift his focus to the famed Knoxville Nationals during the next several weeks.
Swindell and the Big Game Treestands team will compete at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, the next two Saturdays prior to the 54 thannual FVP Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey's General Stores Aug. 6-9.
"It'll be a big plus for us (to focus on Knoxville) because we haven't been as good as we need to be there," Swindell said. "We've figured out some things with the car and have been running much better the last few weeks. We want to capitalize on it by focusing our efforts on the Nationals. This is going to give us some time to hopefully get ourselves dialed in to be in a position to win the Knoxville Nationals."
Swindell, who picked up his second World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series feature victory of the season last Friday at Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio, will resume competition with the premier sprint car series on Aug. 1-2 at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo., for the Ironman 55.
The Big Game Treestands team will then tackle the 2 ndannual Capitani Classic on Aug. 3 at Knoxville Raceway prior to the Knoxville Nationals that week.
"It makes sense at this point to concentrate our efforts on the biggest race of the season," Big Game Treestands Founder Tod Quiring said. "This schedule puts the team in a better position for a strong run in this year's Nationals."
Swindell ranks fifth on the all-time 410ci wins list at Knoxville Raceway, where he has captured 48 career victories.
His most notable win was the 1983 Knoxville Nationals. Swindell has also garnered 14 top fives and 20 top 10s in his 31 Knoxville Nationals main event starts.
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