Ryan Lawler has had a great start to the 2007 PASS South Super Late Model Series season.
At Hickory Motor Speedway, Lawler had the dominant car and took a convincing victory, marking his second-career PASS South win and his second-straight at Hickory Motor Speedway, dating back to the 2006 season.
Lawler then backed that up with a win in the South Carolina Clash at Anderson Motor Speedway. That win didn’t come nearly as easy, but the 20-year-old was able to hold off a local favorite and a Southern Super Late Model veteran to take back-to-back wins to start out the 2007 season.
On Saturday night, it looked like Lawler might just be on his way to going three-for-three. After winning the Dash and starting on the pole, Lawler looked to be one of the cars to beat in the “Orange Blossom Special” at Orange County Speedway.
However, a late-race flat tire looked to keep Lawler out of victory lane. But a fresh tire and several late-race cautions allowed Lawler to mow his way through the
field and finish second in the event.
“We were just riding up there in the top-five,” said Lawler. “I knew I didn’t have anything for the leaders at that point. Then I realized I didn’t have anything for them because I had a right rear going down. We came in and put a new right rear on, got it up to the right air pressure and we started getting it around the top.
“I told my guys I never had so much fun finishing second. I could weave the car in and out of cars and go three-wide up near the outside wall. It was awesome.
“With the season we’ve had so far, it was a little disappointing to finish second. But to come back from having the flat tire and to finish second... you can’t ask for more than that.”
For more information on Ryan Lawler, contact Matt Kentfield at (704) 788-2134 x5 and be sure to check out www.ryanlawler.net.
