Roahrig Takes Hot Streak Into Plymouth
Tyler Roahrig (Plymouth, Ind.) has had an impressive month of racing as he carries a major hot streak into the first points earning event for the 500 Sprint Car Tour Presented by Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper Parts Stores. The tour, based out of Anderson, Indiana, will hit the road for a doubleheader weekend with the first event being at Roahrig’s home track, Plymouth Motor Speedway. The event will be this Friday, June 10th with the second event of the doubleheader being Saturday, June 11th at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan.
On Thursday, May 26th Roahrig made history as the fastest man in Little 500 history. With a one-lap qualifying record of 10.799 and a four-lap qualifying record of 43.477, Roahrig solidified the pole position for the 74th Annual Lucas Oil Little 500 Presented by UAW by shaddering both of the previous track records. As the defending Little 500 Champion, Roahrig proved all week long that it was his race to lose. He had one of the faster cars in the field, finishing top five in all practice sessions he participated in, and stirred up conversation around the paddock that a new track record was indeed in play.
After claiming the track record and securing pole position, Roahrig’s focus was on winning his second consecutive Little 500. After surviving a mid race incident that caused Bobby Santos III’s car to flip down the front stretch, Roahrig went on to lead 230 of the 500 laps and crossed the finish line in first place once again. Now a two-time winner of the most prestigious pavement race in Sprint Car racing, Roahrig had to shift his focus to another main event. The first leg of the Grand Slam Outlaw Late Model Series.
Returning to his home track of Plymouth Motor Speedway, Roahrig would be switching from his non winged Sprint Car to his Outlaw Late Model. With only one week to temporarily forget his impressive win in the Little 500 and move on to a completely different discipline of racing, Roahrig did not skip a beat. It was a homecoming to remember as he worked his way through the field to his second win in as many races.
“I am excited to return to Plymouth and run my Sprint Car,” explained Tyler Roahrig. “I have never been able to race my sprint car on the track, so it will be a new experience for me!”
With Plymouth Motor Speedway returning to pavement racing for the first time in over a decade, Roahrig looks to take his current pavement hot streak into the track he calls home. Roahrig will return to the non winged Sprint Car that he drove to victory in the Little 500 as he looks to make it three wins in three weeks. His recent streak of breaking records, sitting on pole, and winning races is one of the storylines to watch heading into the weekend. Roahrig would love nothing more than to win the first non winged Sprint Car race in the history of his home track.
2022 marks the first season of pavement racing at Plymouth Motor Speedway since 2012 and Friday’s event will be the first Non Winged Sprint Car race in the track’s history. The Friday Night of Features event will include the Midwest Modified Tour, Street Stocks, Front Wheel Drives, Hornets, and Mini Stocks along with the 500 Sprint Car Tour presented by Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper Part Stores. Grandstands open to spectators at 4pm with racing beginning at 7pm. For fans who may not be able to attend, the action can be seen LIVE on MAVTV.com and MAVTVPlus.com.