Hickory Motor Speedway

Fifteen Year Old John Stancill is the REAL deal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tex Motorsports Marketing
www.texmotorsports.com
Jeff Goddard

Mooresville, NC 03/23/08- The developing “story book” career of fifteen year old John Stancill has begun it’s next chapter. The talented young driver from Ayden , N.C. , had never been behind the wheel of a late model stock car until Friday. But Saturday night, he raced his way into the competitive PASS late model race at the historic Hickory Motor Speedway in Hickory , N.C. .

After destroying the competition in the INEX Legends Semi-Pro division in 2007, the high school junior decided to make the switch to the larger full bodied cars for 2008. This switch often takes quite a bit of time to master, but Stancill seems to have not lost any of his dominant edge.

Up until Friday afternoon, Stancill had never laid eyes upon the car he would navigate at the Easter Bunny 150. But one day later, he not only qualified for the competitive event. He drove it deep into the top 5 to capture a third place finish.

After a spin on his qualifying lap, the young driver was forced to run the consolation race. His hard racing in the consolation event allowed him on of the final transfer spots to get into the 30 car main event.

When the green flag fell late Saturday evening, Stancill was deep in the field in the 26th starting position, but as the halfway point approached, he was knocking on the door of the top 10. As the drivers neared the completion of the event, a side by side battle between the two leaders allowed Stancill and third place driver Zach Stroupe to close up on the two leaders for a heated finish. Not long after, Stancill was able to slide around Stroupe to move into the third position. Second place driver Ryan Lawler was well aware of Stancill’s presence, but the laps ran out before Stancill could challenge for the top spot.

“We were very pleased with our finish, considering we’d never seen the car until Friday.” stated Stancill “After the spin on our qualifying lap, we had some concerns because we knew there was a lot of good cars that wouldn’t be making the field, but I just went out there and took care of my car and picked them off one at a time. I knew that after I made it into the top 10 that I had a chance to win the race. I think this is a great kick off for what is going to be a successful year.”

John Stancill and his #20 machine will now turn their attention to the Dillon Motor Speedway in Dillon , SC for the Saturday April 5th running of the South Carolina Clash 125. You can follow John Stancill during his 2008 season by visiting his website at www.johnstancill.com or contact Jeff Goddard with Tex Motorsports Marketing & Management at jeffg1010@yahoo.com

The Stancill family is currently seeking marketing partners for the 2008 racing season. If you would like to team with a winner and a champion, contact us today!