I just would like to thank Chuckie Johnson, Travis,
Farith, Bobby, etc for all the help Friday. Friday races are tough with
working in DC and trying to get to the track. I under estimated getting to
the track myself, but big thanks to those guys for getting the car ready
when I finally made it to the track.
It was just pretty miserable Friday night for me. I started 6th in the
first heat and even before we went green, whoever was in about 9th, hit
whoever was in 7th coming to the green flag. I had to check up as the car
was being pushed into me. Then after the green flag, coming out of two,
two cars collided again and I had to brake to avoid nailing them. Pretty
much heat was over- caution free heat race and I was back too far to
recover.
Then I started the first of two consi's in 3rd and they were taking 3. I
didn't even see who was in the consi, I didn't care, I was just determined
to finish top 3. So I was behind Danny Beavers, and I think Wayne Hawbaker
started outside pole. We went green and Wayne pulled Kenny Dayhoff and
Kevin Keffer on the top side. I battled with Beaver for a couple laps,
then Keffer, Dayhoff, Hawbaker and I went at it. I said to myself out of
these 5 pretty good drivers/ cars, two of us are going on the trailer.
Hawbaker was in third and I was just planning my move. I raced him clean,
I could have gave him a nudge a few times, but I wanted to pass for a
transfer spot clean, no sense in making enemies in the first race. Maybe
Wayne knows how I raced him and I got a little respect back from the end
of last year and he will race me the same later this year. I wanted to
send it in high, and then come down low, but each time he kept right on
the bottom throughout the corners and that was it. I should have tried
passing high, but i ran out of laps racing Hollywood.
Sorry to everyone. I feel terrible. It was amazing the differences in cars
in consi 1 compared to consi 2. We had 4 cars that finished in the top 16
in points last year in the first one. They usually dump us all in one and
that would seem to be a more fair way to do it.
The car felt good but I didn't get the job done. Gonna be a long week
waiting to get back out there.
I did start to feel better seeing the only other
Ford (and Thunderbird) charging through the field. Tony Catlett
qualified the lone Ford in the field in 16th. Showing no fear, he
ran his new Thunderbird as hard as he could. By lap 17, the Elliott
schemed 6C made it all the way to 8th and was going on the high side of
the Shamrock Inn #3 Chevy driven by the fearless Bobby Taylor. Tony,
who was pitching the car sideways a great deal, had to stab the brakes in
3 and 4 and it quickly upset the car. The Tbird went around (like we
have seen the 28 do so many times!), and collected the #5 of Dayhoff and
#88 of Ray Priest (Winchester car). So for us Ford guys, the night
went from bad to worse- then our close friend Steve Kent, who drives a
Late Model Sportsman, had his nose tangled under his car at Lincoln
causing a DNQ for that Ford too. But we aren't quitters.
Steve's car is back together and Tony came down to Brunswick on Sunday to
pick up an old used nose piece from me and I think both cars are already
back together. Clayton and I have already washed the #7, so the rest
of the week will be spent finding some more speed.
Sorry again.
Brian
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