Sunday evening the 6c drove to a another top ten, finishing in 7th spot. The night featured both winged and non-winged sprints which created a much different racing surface. It was fun watching these cars that drew my interest to the sport some forty years ago. In my opinion, winged sprint car racing is the most enjoyable to watch.
We had plenty of time to hang out--This picture is of two of my racing friends: Bobby Anders (fellow racer) and Randy Uppinghouse (my crew chief).
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| Bobby Anders and Randy Uppinghouse |
We started outside the front row for the heat race. I was able to hold onto that position for just one lap. Bobby (pictured above) took over second in the fourth corner of the second lap. I was able to maintain third for most of the lap until Jeff Delonjay passed me on the outside to take over third. During final four laps I was able to hold onto fourth and qualify for the feature.
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| The Pits are Full of Sprinters! |
I started fourth for the feature. Randy made some adjustments to the car before we went out. They proved to suit my style of driving. The race was littered with cautions. We had multiple spins and crashes. This made for a very long race. I stayed in the top ten throughout the race and was able to make it up to fifth before the last caution. The final six laps of racing were some of my best even though I dropped to seventh to finish. We are making improvements each time we go out. I am looking forward to going back to Quincy for the June 1st race.
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