Mooresville, N.C. — Consistency is key in racing and driver Shane Stewart and the Larson Marks Racing team are proving they’ve found it. In three races last week, the team earned two more runner-up finishes at Granite City Speedway in Minnesota and Dakota State Fair Speedway, as well as a third-place finish at River Cities Speedway in North Dakota.
Last Wednesday, the World of Outlaws made its first ever appearance at Granite City Speedway in Sauk Rapids, Minn. Stewart qualified fourth and finished third in his heat to transfer into the night’s dash event. After finishing third in the dash, the Larson Marks Racing No. 2 started third in the 30-lap feature event. Stewart raced in the second position throughout must of the race and took the lead on lap 27. The following lap, however, Donny Schatz made the pass and left Stewart with his ninth runner-up finish of the season.
At River Cities Speedway on Friday, Stewart qualified second quick in Flight B of qualifying. After starting fourth in his heat, he again finished third to transfer into the night’s dash. Stewart finished third in the dash and started third in the feature event where he would eventually finish as well.
Saturday, the Larson Marks Racing team made its first-career start at Dakota State Fair Speedway where the team qualified seventh. Stewart finished third in his heat race and lined up seventh in the dash where he finished as well. Stewart charged from a seventh-place starting position in the feature event to his 11th runner-up finish of the season, and his sixth runner-up finish to Schatz.
“It’s the same old song just a different verse,” Stewart said. “I keep saying it, but we need to be a little quicker. We’ve just got to keep doing what we’re doing and not worry so much about (Schatz). And keep doing what we’re doing and hopefully one of these days we can compete with him on a daily basis. We’re getting there, we’re working hard and that’s all you can do.”
The team remains second in the series point standings, 196 points behind defending champion Schatz.
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TRACK: Granite City Speedway
SERIES: World of Outlaw
HEAT FINISH: 3rd
STARTING POSITION: 3rd
TRACK: River Cities Speedway
SERIES: World of Outlaw
HEAT FINISH: 3rd
STARTING POSITION: 3rd
TRACK: Dakota State Fair Speedway
SERIES: World of Outlaw
HEAT FINISH: 3rd
STARTING POSITION: 7th
DATE: June 17, 2015
QUALIFIED: 4th
DASH FINISH: 3rd
FEATURE FINISH: 2nd
DATE: June 19, 2015
QUALIFIED: 2nd in Flight B
DASH FINISH: 3rd
FEATURE FINISH: 3rd
DATE: June 20, 2015
QUALIFIED: 7th
DASH FINISH: 7th
FEATURE FINISH: 2nd
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STARTS: 39
WINS: 4
TOP FIVES: 21
TOP 10s: 28
FAST TIME: 4
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Larson Marks Racing will next compete at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Mich., on Wednesday, June 20.
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