The
weather was brutal on Friday night for week two of
racing at the Farmer City Raceway. After
finally getting the drive line issues fixed and
coming off of our top 5 performance last weekend, we
had high expectations for the regular night.
33
modifieds took to qualifying and a sub-par
performance placed me 27th overall. Confident
in the car's ability to race, I started 5th in the
heat but quickly moved to 2nd where I finished.
Starting 8th when the green flag flew in the
feature, I made my way to the middle of the track
and picked off 3 cars early. Following in 5th
position, I tried getting a run under 4th coming off
of turn two when I hit a rut and launched the car
almost on it's top. The impact jolted me
enough to make the last 8 laps a struggle. I
held on for a respectable 9th place finish, but the
car was a top 5 car again.
The
good start to the season continued for Curl Racing
this past weekend as we invaded the Lincoln Speedway
where 49 of the top UMP Modifieds signed in for
Lincoln's opening night. I started third in my
heat race and because of too many 1st lap restarts,
we had to go single file. I jump to the top to
get around the 2nd place driver and closed in on the
leader. Bumper to bumper with two laps left, I
made my move on the bottom to pull even as we took
the white flag. I was able to get a good run
down the back stretch and slide up in front of the
leader coming off turn four to win the heat.
With passing points, this heat win started me
outside of row two for the main event. We
could have been more aggressive with the setup
looking back, but with the heavy track conditions, I
did not want the car to be tight. I fell off
the pace the last few laps and ended up a
respectable 7th.
2008
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