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Inside Line Promotions – BILLINGS, Mont. (July 13, 2014) – Tony Bruce Jr. got off to a tough start during his lone trip to Montana this season.

After finishing where he started – third – during his Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour heat race on Friday at Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Bruce Jr. and his One 8 Motorsports team were forced to change engines prior to the main event.

That made him start on the outside of the eighth row for the main event, which began ominously when Bruce Jr. pulled into the work area before the green flag was waved.

“I had to come to the work area because we had a spark plug wire come off,” he said. “We had to pull back in and put it back on.”

Bruce Jr. was relegated to the back of the field when he returned to the track.

“For what it was it ended up ok,” he said. “We had a really good race car, but the track was pretty narrow. To be able to do what we did I felt like it was a positive. It was one of those things were we fought through adversity all night long.”

Bruce Jr. maneuvered from last to a ninth-place result.

“We were able to bounce back on Friday after some adversity,” he said. “We just seemed to struggle with some minor issues.”

The weekend concluded on Saturday at Billings Motorsports Park, where Bruce Jr. won his heat race from the pole position.

“Starting on the pole was a bad thing,” he said. “It was one of those deals where the track was real wide and there was a lot of passing in the heats. We needed more points to put us in the redraw.”

Bruce Jr. had the 11th-most points after the heat races, which lined him up on the inside of the sixth row for the main event.

“I got a bad start and fell back a few spots,” he said. “Then I was able to slowly climb my way back up. We were running seventh on the last restart and missed the bottom going into turn one and let Sam (Hafertepe Jr.) around me.”

Bruce Jr. capped the night with an eight-place finish, which marked his 20th top 10 of the season.

He will return to action with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour this Friday at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D.

QUICK RESULTS –

July 11 – Electric City Speedway in Great Falls, Mont. – Heat race: 3 (3); Feature: 9 (16).

July 12 – Billings Motorsports Park in Billings, Mont. – Heat race: 1 (1); Feature: 8 (11).

SEASON STATS –

34 races, 3 wins, 8 top fives, 20 top 10s, 22 top 15s, 32 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Friday at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D., with the Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour

LIVE COVERAGE –

To keep up to speed with Bruce Jr. at every Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour event, visit http://www.RacinBoys.com for free, live audio. Additionally, RacinBoys will provide live Pay-Per-View video at select races.

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.TonyBruceJr.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyBruceJr

VIDEO –

Click on the link for a video by Thriller Productions that highlights Bruce Jr.’s Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour triumph at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on March 21: http://vimeo.com/89899519

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“When I moved to the Tulsa area a few years back we built a brand new shop,” Bruce Jr. said. “We always strive as a race team to find the best products for the situation and that was no different selecting the company to build our building. Wheeler Metals was the perfect fit for our needs. From 10x10 pole barns to 100x100 full metal buildings, they have it all. I challenge anyone to find a building company that will work the customers’ needs like they do.”

Bruce Jr. would also like to thank Lubbock Wrecker Service, Briley Trucking, The Oil Medics, Hinchman Racewear, Eagle Motorsports, Smiley’s Racing Products, SWE, Maxwell Industries, Moss Racing Engines, FK Rod Ends, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Factory Kahne Shocks, DriverWebsites.com, RacinBoys.com, Wilwood, Schoenfeld Headers, Hoosier Racing Tires, HRP, Kaeding Performance, Schaeffer Oil, Fuel Safe, Bell Helmets, Four Seasons Radiator, Southern Trailer Works, KSE, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Weld Wheels, ISC Racers Tape and Pressure Tek for their continued support.

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