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Inside Line Promotions – SEDALIA, Mo. (April 20, 2016) – Seth Bergman is returning home for a short stint after scoring a pair of solid results in the Midwest last weekend.

The Washington State native is scheduled to compete in a micro sprint this Friday at Deming Speedway in Everson, Wash., before tackling the season opener at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash., on Saturday in his sprint car.

“It’s always great to get back where I grew up and race in front of family and friends,” he said. “We have some downtime in the Midwest the next couple of weeks so we thought it’d be a great time to return to Washington.”

Bergman is coming off a pair of top 10s last weekend, which began on Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. Bergman qualified 16th quickest and he advanced from third to second place in a heat race to lock into the 16th starting position for the main event.

“It’s important to get as many laps at Knoxville as you can before the Knoxville Nationals this summer,” he said. “We had a good car in the feature and moved forward. It was a good night to get better dialed in at Knoxville and add to our notebook.”

Bergman charged from 16th to eighth in the main event, which was the second-most cars passed by any driver.

The weekend concluded on Sunday at Missouri State Fair Speedway with the ASCS Warrior Region. Bergman rallied from eighth to fourth place in a heat race, which earned him enough points to make the feature redraw. Unfortunately, Bergman pulled the second-highest number – seven – in the random draw to line up on the inside of the fourth row for the main event.

“Track position was key on a track that was rubber down,” he said. “We did our best to maneuver to the front and save our tires. After we got to second I had to go into conserve-mode just to make it to the finish. I’m not sure we could have made another couple of laps on those tires.”

Bergman finished with a runner-up result, which marked his seventh top five of the season.

QUICK RESULTS –

April 16 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – Qualifying: 16; Heat race: 2 (3); Feature: 8 (16).

April 17 – Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo. – Heat race: 4 (8); Feature: 2 (7).

SEASON STATS –

19 races, 3 wins, 7 top fives, 9 top 10s, 10 top 15s, 15 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Friday at Deming Speedway in Everson, Wash., and Saturday at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash.

MEDIA LINKS –

Website: http://www.SethBergmanRacing.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BergmanRacing

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SethBergmanRacing

APPAREL –

Bergman has men’s and women’s t-shirts available for sale at his race trailer during events he competes in this season.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Corridor Electric

Corridor Electric is a full-service electrical contractor located in Snohomish, Wash. With a specialty in electricity, Corridor Electric was established in 1999 by Seth’s parents – Steve and Terri Bergman.

“Corridor Electric has been the backbone for my racing career,” Seth Bergman said. “It’s my parent’s business and I can’t thank them enough for the support throughout the years. I wouldn’t be able to chase my racing dreams without everything they have done for me.”

Bergman would also like to thank Oilfield Equipment & Manufacturing, Young Tools, Eagle Motorsports, Speedy Auto Service, SpeedMart, Scott Baylor Racing Engines and CSI Shocks for their continued support.

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