Saturday was a beautiful night for racing. We came into the night 8 points out of first in the fifth spot in the standings, so we needed a good night to get back to the top. The first heat race went off without a hitch. We started on the second row on the inside and got out in front early and held onto the lead for the rest of the race. In the second heat race we had to start at the back and we picked our way through the field getting up to Dave Bone in the 38 car. We then had an awesome door handle to door handle race with him for several laps then finished in the second spot. In the feature we started towards the front again and made quick work of the guys in front of us and sat in the top spot for the majority of the race. Around lap 30 the 55 car of Jim Gaunt and the 77 car made it past us on the outside and we held on for a third place finish, despite a strong pursuit from the 14 of Glen Hertzke. After we went through tech inspections we found out that the 77 car had been disqualified for his spoiler being too big. So after it was all said and done we are now on top of the point standings, with a two point lead on the 55 car of Jim Gaunt. Our next race is Friday June 26th.
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Racing Life
6/18/2009 05:48:06 am
Keep blocking and you'll end up in the wall! You aint the king of the track like you think!
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Matthew Stauffer
6/19/2009 04:50:21 am
I am not too sure which race you were watching or who will be putting us into the wall, but at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway there is lot's of room for cars to run two wide and even three wide. If you are not too sure of the width of the track I am more than willing to send you the track dimensions to help you to be more informed, as it obvious that you are new to the sport and the track.
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#70-T-Bolt-Fan
6/23/2009 04:36:15 am
Hey Racing Life,
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