Oregon Heat-SprintCar Dash for Cash 8-16-08

 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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