7/27/15
Friday we went to Legendary Hilltop Speedway and Frankie was back out in his new car. He was 8th fastest in qualifying and started 3rd in his heat and finished 4th. He started 12th in the feature and I believe he finished 11th. We were 7th fastest and started 3rd in our heat behind fast qualifier Darrin McDonald and outside of him was Jason Brookover. We finished 3rd and both of them were side by side and all we could do is follow. We started 7th in the feature and fell to 8th on the start, but slowly picked our way up to 3rd and desperately needed a caution, for the car was coming on real good. But when you want one, there won’t be one and we finished a respectable 3rd.
Saturday we went back to Muskingum for a rain out race and to run Mr. Jarrett’s street stock for $1,000 to win. Mr. Jarrett drew us a #19 pill to start us on the outside pole of heat #1. But in hot laps, the power steering pump crapped itself. So they ran the line out and right back in the steering box to bypass the pump. I went out and it was too difficult to drive, so I pulled off. The plan in the feature was to make a few laps and pull off. But before going out, Mr. Jarrett said if it looks like they’re dropping out, stay out and see what kind of finish we get. So I did as the boss said and stayed out there man handling it, which was easier in the feature with the dryer track conditions. In the end we got us a 10th place finish. . . He has a really good car and I really would have liked to have been able to race it to see what we could have done, but thanks to Mr. Jarrett for the opportunity. In our mod we were 10th fast and started 5th in the 2nd heat race. The top 3 finishers were doing a redraw for where we would start in the feature. We were able to make a last lap pass for 3rd. On the redraw, we got the last pill which of course was #6, to start us 6th in the feature. We fell to 8th, but as the race got going, we came to 4th and as long as I hit my marks, the car was good and making progress. We were working on making a pass for 3rd but the marks I spoke of, I totally missed in turn 3 and went off the track bringing out the caution and was sent to the tail. We brought it back to a 7th place finish. My screw up cost us a top 3 finish. . . .
Weekend plans are not confirmed as of yet, but I will post where will we be once we know what our plans are. So wherever that is, we hope to see you all there!
This week’s recognition I want to give a shout out to all of our fans. Even when we are not winning, we still get the support and shown appreciation for us being on the track. Although this has not been a stellar year thus far, the fans are still supporting us like we win every week. I sure do appreciate each and every one of the fans from the youngest to the oldest. THANK YOU!
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