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August 31st, 2014 - Hickman Enjoys Strong Labor Day Triple Crown
Riley Hickman enjoyed a strong trio of outings over the weekend as part of the Labor Day Triple Crown.

Action opened on Friday night at Boyd's Speedway for Round #1 of the Triple Crown, which boosted a $3,000 top prize. Hickman raced his way into the main event via preliminary action, and later drove his #R1 BIF Motorsports/Hickman Manufacturing Company/CVR/Phantom Racing Engine Super Late Model to a second place finish behind race winner, Ronnie Johnson. Ivedent Lloyd Jr., Jamie Perry, and Mike Tinker rounded out the top five finishers. Full results from the event are available at www.BoydsSpeedway.net

Saturday night took the team to Fort Payne Motor Speedway (Fort Payne, Alabama), as twenty-three entries looked to chase the $3,000 winner's check. In the 50 lap main event Hickman battled to a sixth place finish in the final rundown. Complete results can be found at www.FortPayneMotorSpeedway.com

The final event of the Labor Day Triple Crown took place on Sunday evening at Duck River Raceway Park (Wheel, Tennessee). Twenty-six competitors converged on the oval, as Hickman raced to a second place finish in the $3,000-to-win, 50 lap finale behind race winner, Josh Putnam. Full results are available at www.DuckRiverRacewayPark.com

Riley's consistency earned him the most points among the drivers who attended all three events, awarding him a $1,000 payday for his efforts.


August 23rd, 2014 - Disappointing Weekend for Riley Hickman Racing
Riley Hickman piloted the #1G Warrior House Car on Friday night in a $10,001-to-win, ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series program at Ponderosa Speedway (Junction City, Kentucky). Unfortunately, a terminal failure during the heat race would bring the team's night to an early end. Full results from the event are available at www.ULTIMATESupers.com

On Saturday night the team was back at Boyd's Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia) for a Weekly Racing Series event in the Limited Late Model division. Twenty entries registered for battle, and Hickman locked into the ninth starting spot on the feature grid via his qualifying efforts. Riley was battling amongst the top ten before a flat tire once again brought his night to an early end. Full results from the event are available at www.BoydsSpeedway.net


August 16th, 2014 - Hickman Charges to Steel Head Late Model Championship at Volunteer Speedway
Riley Hickman entered the annual "King of the Gap" Steel Head Late Model Championship at Volunteer Speedway (Bulls Gap, Tennessee) on Friday night.

The $4,000-to-win program, presented by fellow racer and famed engine builder, Vic Hill, drew a field of thirty-one entrants to the 4/10 mile speedplant. Riley posted the third fastest lap during time trials, locking him into the inside of row two for the 45 lap finale. (DT52Photos.com)

Polesitter Jason Trammell assumed the point at the drop of the green flag with Cory Hedgecock, Jason Cardwell, and Hickman trailing behind him. Trammell set a blistering pace out front, as he and Hedgecock had caught the tail of the field by lap ten, only to see the race's first caution wave on lap fourteen.

Back under green the second caution of the event waved just two circuits later to slow the pace once again.

On the restart, disaster struck for the lead duo when a mechanical failure on Trammell's machine punctured the fuel cell. With Hedgecock right on his bumper, he drove through the spilled fuel and slammed hard into the outside wall in turns three and four.

Following the red flag, it was Hickman out front, followed by Ronnie Johnson and Cardwell.

Hickman and Johnson stretched out nearly a full-straightaway lead over Cardwell in the closing laps, with Hickman sailing to the victory. Johnson and Cardwell finished first and second respectively, while Stanley Donahoond and Jason Welshan complete the top five.

Complete results from the program are available at www.VolunteerSpeedway.com

Saturday night saw the team returning to Boyd's Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia) for a Weekly Limited Late Model program. Twenty competitors registered for the event, and a second place finish in his heat race locked Riley into the fourth starting spot for the feature.

In the main event, Hickman advanced to a runner-up finish behind race winner, Mike Tinker. Tod Hernandez, Jeff Smith, and Rex Richey rounded out the top five finishers.

Full results from the event are available at www.BoydsSpeedway.net


August 1st, 2014 - Hickman Enters Southern Nationals Event at Smoky Mtn.
Friday's scheduled ULTIMATE Late Model Series event at Lavonia Speedway (Lavonia, Georgia) was nixed by rain. As a result the team traveled to Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, Tennessee) for a $5,300 event, which was sanctioned by the Schaeffer's Southern Nationals Series.

Twenty-seven entries converged on the oval, and Riley started his outing by timing in fourth in Group A during qualifications. Short of locking into the finale via time trials, Hickman had to run a b-main. In the b-main he looped his #R1 BIF Motorsports/Hickman Manufacturing Company/CVR/Phantom Racing Engine Super Late Model and couldn't regain a transfer position, forcing him to utilize a Series Provisional to lock into the 53 lap finale. In the feature Hickman advanced from his 22nd starting spot to finish fifteenth in the final rundown.

Full results from the event are available at www.SouthernNationalsSeries.com

Saturday night's Southern All Star (SAS) Racing Series program at Cherokee Speedway (Gaffney, South Carolina) also fell victim to Mother Nature. The team then made the trip to Tennessee National Raceway (Hohenwald, Tennessee) for an unsanctioned, $3,000-to-win to-win program. Hickman locked into the feature event via preliminary action and raced to second place finish behind race winner, Dane Dacus. Terry English, Mark Fields, and Daniel Miller rounded out the top five finishers. Complete results from the event can be found at www.RaceTN.com