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This Week we were the Fast Qualifier with a 17.45 sec. run. With the invert we started in the back. The Fast heat race was only 6 laps and the #38 car started out front and held on to win, we finished 3rd. The Main Event our # 81 car was fast but was pushin' a little. We started out, at the back and had to work my way thru traffic but by lap 6 we were in the lead. The #77 finally caught me around lap 15. I was holding him off and the caution came out with 3 to go because of a wreck. At our track we have double file restarts and they put a cone out and you get to choose if you want to start on the inside or the outside. Of Course being in the lead I started on the inside and the #77 picked the outside. The #77 is a great driver and has a lot of horsepower, but I think I have a better set-up. On the restart I drove it hard into turn 1, with him right next to me, my car stuck, his didn't and I took the lead in turn 2 and drove my line and he couldn't get around me. I ended up with my 3rd win of the year! One of my sponsors who hadn't been to a race all year and was so impressed he said he wanted his name on the whole side of the car next year! The points results arent up yet........if I'm not in 2nd yet I'm alot closer than I was.
Til next time, Benjer
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We started off the night not qualifing as well as we have been. Not sure why, maybe just didn't get in to the corner as well. We timed in with a 17.502 sec. run which put us 5th. The Heat race was short but good. We ended up about a foot behind the first place #39 car when we crossed the finish line. If it would have been a lap longer I think I could have got around him.......In the Main Event I started in 3rd and within 3 laps I had gotten around the two cars in front of me and started leaving the pack. The # 39 car was fast enough so the others cars had trouble getting around him. Finally with about 10 laps to go the #77 had gotten around and began to catch me. With 3 or 4 laps to go, he was challenging me for the lead. I continued to hold my line and he just couldn't get clear in front of me. With 2 to go, coming in to turn 2 he quickly shot up the track and he caught it before it went into the wall but he lost ground and I continued on for my 2nd win of the season. We talk to him after the race and he said he had lost his power steering. We had to laugh because at practice 2 days before my power steering had gone out and I had replaced the pump the day before...........Guess we were lucky!
I'm still 3rd in points but I gained on 2nd place and am currently 73 points out of 2nd............3 races to go!
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