Solid Finish at Quincy Raceways

It was great to miss the rain on Sunday and go racing Sunday evening. After shaking off the rust of winter last week, I was ready to correct the error of my ways. It was a wonderful night for racing, and by the time of the feature, the weather was perfect.

The night started and we were lined up in fourth for the heat race. It was somewhat uneventful and I went on to hold that position to finish fourth after the eight-lap dash. But, at that time, we were starting to experience some carburetor trouble.

Thank you Jeff Carter for all your help!

I landed the six spot for the feature and was feeling a lot more comfortable in the car. It is amazing the muscle memory that goes into racing. A person on the street would never get that unless he went without driving for eight months and then drove in New York City the first time out.

The carburetor malfunctioned as we attempted to start it up to go out for the feature. With Randy thrashing on it, the engine fired just before the feature line-up was called.

As the green flag dropped, we were able to maintain our spot throughout the race. Missing several spins, the race drew out with some cautions.  I stayed on the high side for the majority of the race and stayed with the leaders for the most part. With one more caution the chief steward notified us that we had reached the time limit. This means that the green flag would drop one more time and the finish would be the next flag, whether checkered or yellow.

Never Unscaved at Quincy!

I began to struggle in the corners just before the caution. I decided, and it was a mistake, to change my line. With that decision, as the green flag dropped, I lost two spots. Two laps later the caution came out and the race was over. One poor decision gave me an eight place finish....lesson! We will be back at Quincy once again on Sunday evening.