Oregon Tool Crash Classic Spectacular 9-27-08

The last race of the year was a little nerve-racking.......I had to have a good finish or the #7 car could catch me for 2nd place in the points standings......I went out and qualifed 3rd......In the heat race I started 4th  and quickly moved to 2nd. The #7 car started in front of me and ended up finishing in front of me, winning the heat! That made him a few points closer to me, I had to do well during the Main to keep him in 3rd place. The Main event started out well with us in 6th and the #7 in 4th. On lap 2, I was up to 5th and by lap 8, I had passed the #7 and was in 3rd. We continued racing until a caution near the end of the race. The #39 car had gotten loose and spun and the #7 clipped him. They both had to go off the track with the #39 being towed off. I felt much better not having to worry so much about the #7. They spent quite a while cleaning the track and there was kitty litter covering the outside lane.......The cone came out for the double file restart. I choose the oustide of row one. Normally this is a good move but with all the kitty litter on the outside groove, I just didn't have enough grip to get around the outside......I ended up finally getting to the inside in the 4th position......on the white flag lap the #10 car, which is a Super stock that they let race in this class, a grace race for this driver, slowed on the back stretch to let the top 3 cars go by to let them get the credit. So I ended the race in 3rd and ended my season 2nd in points and Rookie of the Year!!!! It was an AWESOME year and I could have never imagined having such a great car and finishing so high in the points! I wanna say THANKS to all my sponsors who gave me what I needed to make this such a great year! My Dad and Larry too!

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