Huntersville, North Carolina (Wednesday, July 1, 2015): Will it ever turn around? That is what 17-year-old Cole Rouse is thinking right about now. The Arkansas teenager has had nothing but bad luck this season. Multiple mechanical failures and other circumstances have cost him many good finishes and quite possibly a few trips to victory lane. He looks to put an end to the bad luck this coming weekend in the Mercy Masters of the Pros 144 at I-44 Speedway located in beautiful Lebanon, Mo.
Rouse returned to what he considers his home track last weekend, hoping to gain knowledge and seat time heading into the Mercy Masters of the Pros 144 this weekend. Once again, he was fast but a mechanical failure ended his night before it even started.
This weekend Rouse and his No. 20 Kevin Crider Motorsports team look to shake the bad luck by bringing their best stuff to one of the biggest races of the season. The Mercy Masters of the Pros 144 is scheduled to run on Independence Day, July 4, 2015. The very fast (0.375) 3/8-mile track located in Lebanon, Mo., will play host to one of the strongest entry lists in recent history and will pay the winner $8,000. Along with a large check, the winner will take home a Masters Green Jacket.
“I’m ready to get on track at I-44 Speedway (Mo.) and compete in the Mercy Masters of the Pros 144,” Rouse said. “We have had all kinds of bad luck, but it certainly isn’t of our own doing. Kevin and the entire team have brought wicked fast race cars to the track race after race. This week I’ve been able to spend more time at the shop. It has been cool for me to see what goes into building fast cars. I know we will bring another fast racecar to the track this weekend.”
Following what Rouse hopes will be a step in the right direction this coming weekend at I-44 Speedway (Mo.), he and his No. 20 Kevin Crider Motorsports team will South. Over the next several weeks, he will return to tracks such as Five Flags Speedway (Fla.) to compete against some of the best talent that Super and Pro Late Modelshave to offer.
Rouse’s No. 20 Pro and Super Late Models are sponsored by Rouse Custom Homes, McGunegill Engine Performance, and Kevin Crider Motorsports.
