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Inside Line Promotions – TAMPA, Fla. (Feb. 28, 2017) – Harli White was on point last weekend during the 16th annual Ronald Laney Memorial King of the 360s hosted by East Bay Raceway Park.

White kicked off the season at the ASCS Southern Outlaw Sprints tripleheader, which began on Thursday when White won a heat race after starting from the pole position. That locked her into the 14th starting position in the main event.

“We had a great start to the night and were running around where we started in the main event when we made contact with another driver,” she said. “We kept going, but it damaged the front end and a few laps later it broke so we had a DNF.”

White, who was credited with an 18th-place finish, returned to the oval on Friday for Round 2. She maneuvered from fourth to second place in a heat race to miss advancing into the feature redraw by only one position. That lined her up on the inside of the fifth row for the 25-lap main event.

“The track began taking rubber in the B Mains so there wasn’t much passing in the main event,” she said. “Everyone got in line and pretty much ran where they started. We were able to pick up one position and finish eighth. It was great to earn a top 10 during our first weekend of the season, especially when there were 60 other drivers battling it out.”

White ranked eighth in event points following the two preliminary nights, which was only two positions shy of locking into Saturday’s feature redraw. However, White won a heat race from the pole on Saturday to advance into the 40-lap main event.

“We got a great start and were into the top five within the first three or four laps,” she said. “We advanced into third place a few laps later and ran there for a while, but I could tell the engine was laying down. We faded to fifth before a red flag came out with nine laps remaining and as soon as I stopped the engine died and the temperature gauge was pegged. It stinks that we were that close and had a failure that was out of control.”

White finished 18th.

“I didn’t have any expectations going into the event so it was great to make the show each night,” she said. “It was a bummer we had two DNFs, but we’re taking a ton of positive from our first weekend of the season. It really gets me excited for what is to come for this season.”

White is scheduled to make her debut in Mississippi this weekend on Friday at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg and Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus with the USCS Series.

QUICK RESULTS –

Feb. 23 – East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Fla. – Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 18 (14).

Feb. 24 – East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Fla. – Heat race: 2 (4); Feature: 8 (9).

Feb. 25 – East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Fla. – Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 18 (8).

SEASON STATS –

3 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10, 1 top 15, 3 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Friday at Hattiesburg Speedway in Hattiesburg, Miss., and Saturday at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Miss., with the USCS Series

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.HarliWhiteRacing.net

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarliWhiteRacin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Harli-White-Racing-116791735008839/?fref=ts

APPAREL –

White has various t-shirt designs ranging from youth small to adult 4XL available for purchase at her race trailer every time she competes and at http://www.harliwhiteracing.net/shopping/.

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“It is an honor to have Royal Jones and MVT be a part of our team for several years,” White said. “He’s helped my career tremendously. He’s a great guy who loves racing. I’m very honored to have him as a sponsor.”

White would also like to thank Charlie’s Trucking and Forklift, Inc., The Mower Shop, The Body Works, Lucas Oil Products, Inc., Golden Triangle Fire Protection, C.R.A.S.H. Enterprises, Sea Foam, Jerry Tucker Roustabout, LLC, PXP Racewear, RaceChic, Shiners Hospitals for Children and Superflow Testers for their continued support.

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