Inside Line Promotions – WILLIS, Texas (April 21, 2014) – Cody Freeman nearly captured his goal last weekend during the 3rd annual Nolan Wren Memorial.
The micro sprint driver from Texas improved on his 10th-place finish from the previous year during the memorial race at Gator Motorplex to score a sixth-place result last Saturday. It was his third top 10 of the season.
“It did not go in our favor, but it went well,” he said. “We left in one piece. We had a couple of incidents that occurred in front of us and we were able to avoid them.”
Freeman got off to a rough start in his heat race, when he dropped from the pole position to a fourth-place finish.
“The car was good in hot laps and we thought we were good to go,” he said. “The car was super, super loose in the heat race. We tightened it up for the feature and the car ran really good on the bottom, but it did not like running the middle of the track. It was a one-lane track. You were either on the bottom or you were going to the back.”
Freeman started the main event on the outside of the third row and battled for a spot in the top five for the entire race before settling for sixth place.
“We feel like it was a successful weekend,” he said. “We chalked it up as a success because we were able to finish better than last year. It was also our first time seeing a true rubber-down, slicked-off track and we made the correct changes. Overall as a team it was a big improvement.”
A bonus was one of Freeman’s sponsors from C&J Energy Services attended the race.
“It was really nice having them there,” he said. “It was fun to hang out with them. It meant a lot to me.”
Freeman is scheduled to return to the track this Saturday at Gulf Coast Speedway in Alvin, Texas, where he earned a runner-up finish at the end of March.
“We feel real confident going into this weekend,” he said. “We have a lot of experience at Gulf Coast Speedway. We picked up our first heat win last year there. It’s always been one of our better tracks.”
QUICK RESULTS –
April 19 – Gator Motorplex in Willis, Texas – Heat race: 4 (1); Feature: 6 (6).
SEASON STATS –
4 races, 0 wins, 2 top fives, 3 top 10s, 3 top 15s, 3 top 20s
UP NEXT –
Saturday at Gulf Coast Speedway in Alvin, Texas
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.02CodyFreeman.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FKRMotorsports
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – C&J Energy Services
C&J Energy Services was founded in 1997 and the company soon established itself as a premium provider of hydraulic fracturing and coiled tubing services. In 2011, it became a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CJES. That same year C&J acquired Total Equipment and Service, now the primary equipment supplier, thus adding extensive manufacturing capability to its offerings. In 2012, C&J acquired Casedhole Solutions, a premium provider of perforating, pipe recovery, wireline logging, pressure pumping and other services. For more information, visit http://www.CJEnergy.com.
“C&J Energy Services and I have values and beliefs that align closely together making it a great combination not only currently, but for the long term future as well,” Freeman said. “We both believe in providing top-notch equipment and professionalism to every project we are involved in. C&J Energy is willing to go that extra mile to ensure they are victorious in the end, the same as I am. They know the importance of a team and have been great Team Members of mine, helping me push myself further as not only a race car driver, but as a young man wanting a long future in the sport.”
Freeman would also like to thank Casedhole Solutions, Frank Henry Equipment, McCallister Precision Marketing and Driver Websites for their continued support.
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