Tag Archive for: #TeamA2D

Tony Jackson and Scott Hess Racing returned to Victory Lane in impressive fashion this past Saturday, as Jackson powered the No. 88 to his third win of the season—and his first in Winged Sportsman competition—at BAPS Motor Speedway. The victory further cements Jackson as a regular contender for checkered flags in 2025.

Jackson kicked off the night by advancing one position in a heat race to score the victory, and as a result, he earned the pole position for the night’s A-main. He fell back to second on the opening circuit before retaking the lead on lap nine. Despite the best efforts of his competitors, he went unchallenged for the remainder of the 25-lap feature event to score his 49th career victory in the division.

“We’ve run only a few winged races up this point, and honestly, our motor program is a little more dialed in for wingless racing,” said Jackson. “So, we’ve had to make some gains on the winged side, and I think we turned a corner there. Anytime you can end up in victory lane is a good night, and I’m happy with the speed we have in the car.”

Jackson also took on double-duty Saturday night, competing in USAC East Coast Sprint Car action aboard Mike Callahan’s No. 340 machine. Despite limited seat time with the series, Jackson delivered an impressive performance, charging from 13th to finish eighth in just his second USAC East Coast start.

“We had a lot of gremlins to deal with throughout the night, trying to get used to the car,” he said. “I wouldn’t say it was an overwhelming success, but we were able to run some laps and get a feel of things and score a top ten. Hopefully, we’ll get a few more cracks at it this season and see if we can’t improve on things more.”

Next up for Jackson and Scott Hess Racing will be a pair of wingless Sportsman events at Path Valley Speedway Park on Saturday and Bedford Speedway on Sunday. With the team’s recent speed and good fortune, Jackson is hoping to keep things rolling and score that elusive 50th career win in the division.

“I’m excited to get back to Path Valley as we’ve only run there once this year, and I think we let one get away there earlier in the season,” said Jackson. “I consider Path kind of as my home track as I got my start running micros there, so it would be a real cool moment to get our 50th win there.”

For continued updates, photos, and more, follow Tony Jackson and Scott Hess Racing on social media.

Tony Jackson and Scott Hess Racing added another trophy to the case this past weekend, as Jackson piloted the No. 88 machine to his second Wingless Sportsman victory of the season Saturday night at Port Royal Speedway.

The team’s weekend plans initially called for a doubleheader, but Friday’s Winged Sportsman event at Linda’s Speedway was canceled due to impending weather. That left all the focus on Port Royal—and Jackson delivered in a big way.

“We wanted to do Linda’s, but it just wasn’t in the cards for Mother Nature to cooperate,” said Jackson. “But Port Royal more than made up for the rainy Friday and we’re just excited to be running this good early in the season.”

Jackson kicked off the night by charging from fifth to second in his heat race, earning him the fourth starting spot for the A-main event. He quickly moved into a podium position in the early laps and by lap five had powered into second. Jackson then stalked the leader for more than 10 circuits, patiently waiting for his opportunity.

That opportunity came with five laps to go, as Jackson used a strong outside move through turns three and four to wrestle away the top spot. He led the remainder of the race, securing his second career Port Royal Speedway victory and his 48th career triumph in the Sportsman division.

With car counts lower for the USAC East Coast Sprint Cars, Jackson and Hess also took advantage of the opportunity to run with the wingless 360 Sprint Cars for the night. He finished seventh in a heat race and 18th in the A-main. The ability to get the extra laps on track is something Jackson said paid dividends not only financially, but set up wise as well.

“Honestly, we credit a lot of us winning that race in being able to run with the USAC East Coast guys for the night,” he said. “We got some valuable track time and made a few extra dollars. But overall we found a few things out and had the car better prepared for our feature and obviously it paid off as we found victory lane.”

Next up for Jackson and Scott Hess Racing is another busy weekend, as the team is slated to compete in Winged Sportsman action Friday at Bedford Speedway before removing the wing again for Saturday’s event at Path Valley Speedway Park. Jackson hopes to keep the recent hot streak alive and continue his run of front-running performances.

As an added bonus, Tony is slated to appear on a Middleswarth pre-race radio show prior to Friday’s action at Bedford Speedway, which will be simulcast via 103.1 FM and can be listened to via radio in the surrounding areas of the track and the Bedford Speedway loudspeaker 30 minutes prior to the night’s warmups.

“Bedford is a place I’ve only ran there a handful of times, but I’ve never lost in wingless competition there. Hopefully that success and knowledge can roll over to the winged Sportsman,” he said. “We’re only two away from 50 wins and honestly as good as we are running, I think we have a chance to achieve that goal in one weekend. I’m excited to get back to the track and keep having fun.”

Stay tuned for more updates by following Tony Jackson and Scott Hess Racing on social media.