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Inside Line Promotions – MESQUITE, Texas (March 21, 2017) – Harli White had a new race car and a rebuilt engine entering the 44th annual Spring Nationals last weekend at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

Unfortunately, the combination didn’t quite work during the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour season-opening doubleheader.

“On Friday night we fought engine issues all night,” she said. “It was acting like a fuel problem, but it ended up being ignition. It was a rebuilt engine and everything was golden off the dyno. It had a different sound to it. It just didn’t run right.”

The team scrambled to fix the problem throughout Friday’s opening round, when White placed fourth in a heat race, eighth in a qualifier and third in a B Main to transfer into the back of the main event.

“It wasn’t to its full potential,” she said. “We didn’t have time to focus on the actual car because of it. We didn’t have the speed there.”

White was able to maneuver from 22nd to a 15th-place finish in the main event despite the problem.

The team returned to the track on Saturday for the event finale, which began with White ending fifth in a heat race and ninth in a qualifier after the problem fully emerged.

“It finally let go Saturday in the qualifier so I wasn’t able to finish,” she said. “We changed engines in time to race the B Main.”

White capped the weekend with a seventh-place result in the B Main, which was only four positions shy of transferring into the main event.

“We’re switching back to ‘old faithful’ this weekend,” she said. “It’s the same car we raced in Florida and have had a lot of success with.”

White will return to action this Friday and Saturday at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., for the Park City Cup/Air Capital Shootout with the NCRA before racing Sunday at Randolph County Raceway in Moberly, Mo., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour.

Additionally, White will have new hats, t-shirts and long-sleeve t-shirts available for sale at her race trailer beginning this weekend.

QUICK RESULTS –

March 17 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat race: 4 (5); Qualifier: 8 (8); B Main: 3 (4); Feature: 15 (22).

March 18 – Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas – Heat race: 5 (5); Qualifier: 9 (8); B Main: 7 (7).

SEASON STATS –

7 races, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 1 top 10, 3 top 15s, 6 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Friday and Saturday at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan., for the Park City Cup/Air Capital Shootout with the NCRA and Sunday at Randolph County Raceway in Moberly, Mo., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour

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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“The Olson’s are super nice people,” White said. “They have a fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation each year and raise a lot of money for a great cause, including more than $120,000 in 2015. They are a perfect fit for Harli White Racing and we’re so happy to have them as part of the team.”

White would also like to thank Charlie’s Trucking and Forklift, Inc., Lucas Oil Products, Inc., The Body Works, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Golden Triangle Fire Protection Inc., 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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