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Inside Line Promotions – BRANDON, S.D. (May 24, 2016) – Seth Bergman is racking up as many laps as he can at Knoxville Raceway prior to the 360 Knoxville Nationals in August.

Bergman made his second appearance of the season at the half-mile oval in Knoxville, Iowa, last Saturday when he kicked off the night by qualifying 13th quickest.

“For me (qualifying) is not that tough,” he said. “It’s not a big adjustment to go out and make a couple of good laps. The main thing at Knoxville is trying to get your race car around there with a good time. Knoxville is a beast in itself. It’s crucial to set a good time.”

Bergman then powered from seventh to fourth place in a heat race and he maneuvered from 11th to an eighth-place result during the main event, which gives him two top 10s in two starts this season.

“I’ve never been good enough to win there,” he said. “That’s why we’re going there. We race really well there and the race package is coming together. We just need to figure out a few things to get qualifying well.”

Bergman wrapped up the weekend on Sunday at Badlands Motor Speedway. He rallied from sixth to third place in a heat race and lined up on the inside of the second row for the main event.

“I feel like it was the first night in a while we’ve had a great race car,” he said. “We did our job and put ourselves in a position to win. The way our luck was it wasn’t meant to be. We were running third on the first lap and the second-place car got into the fence and started flipping. I had nowhere to go and he came down on top of me.”

Bergman was unable to restart the race and he was credited with an 18th-place finish.

This weekend Bergman will return to Knoxville Raceway on Saturday and Badlands Motor Speedway on Sunday.

QUICK RESULTS –

May 21 – Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa – Qualifying: 13; Heat race: 4 (7); Feature: 8 (11).

May 22 – Badlands Motor Speedway in Brandon, S.D. – Heat race: 3 (6); Feature: 18 (3).

SEASON STATS –

28 races, 3 wins, 9 top fives, 16 top 10s, 17 top 15s, 23 top 20s

UP NEXT –

Saturday at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, and Sunday at Badlands Motor Speedway in Brandon, S.D.

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 – Oilfield Equipment & Manufacturing

Based in Shawnee, Okla., Oilfield Equipment & Manufacturing is a business within the oil industry.

“Oilfield Equipment & Manufacturing builds anchors for oil wells and they are pretty much at the top of the industry quality-wise,” Bergman said. “They take pride in being made in America and in building quality parts.”

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

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