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Tonight was less than
rewarding as a driver, although the fans certainly got their money's
worth if they were hoping for another OWM crash fest!
We started the heat race in 5th, fell to 7th
and worked our way back to 5th before the 8 lap sprint was finished.
After the heat race, which was full of bumping and rubbing, we
discovered a significant cut on the right front tire that required us to
change tires. We had to
go out with a slightly different set up. We also found the rear
seal was leaking and thanks to the help of David, Joe, Shawn, Dad and
Jimmy, we managed to correct that, too. Needless to
say, it was a very busy pit.
We started the feature in 9th out of 13
cars. The car behind us was impatiently pushing our back bumper
all the way through the backstretch, despite the traffic and nowhere to
go. Then there was a wreck and several cars spun out ahead of us in the
third and fourth turns. Despite standing on the brakes, we were
pushed into the wreck and under the car in front of us. The back
of the #88 car ended up on top of our hood and our left front suspension
was broken. There wasn't even one lap on the board and we were loaded on a flatbed. Three other cars also were towed off
the track leaving only a few cars to race. There were other
cautions, more cars towed out, and the race finally ended. Next
week is double points night and we'll work throughout the week to be
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