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Mike Benedum Opens 2015 with Georgia-Florida Speedweeks

Mike Benedum officially kicked off his 2015 campaign on Thursday night with the opening round of the Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway Park (Brunswick, Georgia).

The $7,000-to-win program, which was sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS), drew a field of thirty-three Super Late Models to the lightning fast oval. Struggles in qualifying positioned Mike starting deep in his heat race however, he would advance to a fourth place finish which locked him into the fifteenth starting position for the 30 lap finale. He went on to register a solid top ten performance with a tenth place finish in the final rundown. Rick Schwallie Photo

The LOLMDS sanctioned a $10,000-to-win program on Friday evening with thirty-three entries returning for battle. Mike earned the fourth starting spot for his heat race via time trials but slipped to a fifth place finish, sending him to a b-main. He raced to a sixth place finish in his b-main, which earned him the 22nd starting spot on the feature grid. From there, Benedum advanced six positions during the course of the 50 lap finale to record a sixteenth place finish at the checkered flag.

The Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing drew to a close on Saturday night with another $10,000-to-win event for the LOLMDS. Thirty-two Super Late Models converged on the 4/10 mile oval, and a strong qualifying effort positioned Mike starting fourth in his heat race. He slipped back to a fifth place finish which left him just one sport short of the transfer, sending him to a b-main. A third place finish in his b-main earn Mike the 22nd starting spot for the 50 lap main event. Unfortunately, mechanical issues during the feature forced Benedum to retire to a sixteenth place finish.

Full results from the weekend are available at www.LucasDirt.com.

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