Spending the weekend on the East Coast, Kerry Madsen and his Keneric Racing/American Racing team put a tough weekend at the Williams Grove Speedway behind them as they finished in the fourth spot and set a new track record at the Lebanon Valley Speedway on Sunday night.

“The Summer Nationals at Williams Grove were a bit of a disaster for us, so it was really nice to put a strong run together on Sunday night at the Lebanon Valley Speedway,” Kerry Madsen said.

Following finishes of 23rd and 12th place during the Summer Nationals, things got off to a great start for Madsen on Sunday night, as he set an untouchable bar during time trials, and broke the track’s two-year old single lap track record in doing so.

Starting his heat race from the second row, Madsen showed very good speed during the eight-lap warm up race as he worked forward to finish in the second position and solidify a spot in the Dash for his American Racing Custom Wheels/Keneric Racing backed No. 29 machine.

Lining up for the 25-lap feature event in the second row of the feature event by way of his third place effort in the Dash, Madsen would find himself in a struggle with Joey Saldana during much of the race, as he looked to get his American Racing/Morrison Racing Engines powered No. 29 machine on the podium.

Though passing was at a premium on this night, Madsen was relentless in his efforts as he tried numerous times to get by Saldana, but nothing would give as he closed out his week with a fourth place finish.

“We had great speed on Sunday night, but it was just tough to pass,” Madsen added. “We had a very strong car, and I think we showed that by how hard we pressed in the feature. I really have to thank the Keneric Family, everyone at American Racing, and my guys for continuing to support this team and work hard.”

2015 BY THE NUMBERS- Starts-68, Wins-6, Top-5’s-34, Top 10’s-58

ON TAP: Madsen and the Keneric Racing/American Racing team will be north of the border this week starting Tuesday night at the Ohsweken Speedway, Friday night at the Ontario Speedway, and Saturday night at the Autodrome Drummond.