Sherwood, WI (7/21/2018)
- Countryside Auto Transport's Zac Zakowski
scored a sixth- and a fifth-place finish during
the Lucas Oil Midwest Short Course League
SXS Pro Modified events at ERX Motor Park
in Elk River, MN. The results during the two-race
weekend propelled him to fifth in points.
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Zac Zakowski moves into top five in
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Zakowski qualified his Yamaha YXZ 1000R eighth
for Friday’s race and did his best to make
up ground in what became a wreck fest. Several
caution flags resulted in officials shortening
the race from 12 laps to just six. Despite
the lack of time, Zakowski finished sixth.
“Starting on the fifth row is not my preferred
starting position, but it worked out,” said
Zakowski. “We had a clean race, but there
were just so many wrecks that we kept having
to restart, so it’s hard to move up with the
shortened race time.”
Zakowski qualified sixth for Saturday’s race.
He made it all the way up to fourth before
falling back to seventh on a restart. He rebounded
to finish fifth
“I pushed it harder in qualifying and the
race went really well,” said Zakowski. “There
was a lot of action with a couple of cars
flipping over, people getting black flagged,
and just a lot of back-and-forth action.”
The track’s whoops section challenged many
in the field. With suspension setup by Greaves
Motorsports, Zakowski took the section with
ease.
“We had one of the faster cars through the
whoops section,” explained Zakowski. “A lot
of people struggled in that section, but it’s
where I felt most comfortable. I have to thank
Johnny Greaves and his crew for that. They
do all of my suspension and the car handled
great.”
Zakowski was again running Kenda’s Kongur
tires and they gave him the perfect blend
of grip and responsiveness on ERX’s sandy
surface. Temperatures in the high 90s with
high humidity didn’t faze Zakowski’s cooling
system due to his Evans Waterless Coolant
“This was more of a sandy track, and the
Kenda Kongurs worked phenomenally,” said Zakowski.
“This was one of the hottest weekends I can
remember and the temperature on the car never
even approached the red line. It was nice
and cool thanks to the Evans Coolant.”
The two solid finishes allowed Zakowski to
move up to fifth in points. His goal is to
stay in the top five when the series heads
to his home track in Bark River, MI.
“I got a third there last year so I’m excited,”
said Zakowski. “The goal for this year is
to stay in the top five in points. Bark River
should be good for us.”
Zakowski will return to the Midwest Short
Course League during at Bark River International
Raceway in Michigan. The race is scheduled
for August 10-12.
Zac Zakowski 2018
Sponsors:
Countryside Auto Transport, Zakowski Motorsports,
Johnny Greaves Motorsports, Amsoil, Kenda
Tires, Straightline Performance, Spider Graphix,
Apex Moto Marketing, Powersports 1, Evans
Coolant, STM Powersports, DP Brakes, TB Performance