8-9-08

Our team would like to send a huge thank you to the 88 team of Kyle Shanahan for the assistance in pulling the frame back out and the parts to put the car back together to run the main.

As of right now I still don't really know what to say. I am still torqued, the damage to the car is extensive and I am not sure if we will be back. All I do know is I lost a lot of respect for a couple drivers and trust me they will never gain it back. I am sure you know who you are and don't bother to contact me as to why. If you are that blind and arrogant to not see then man save some people and find a different hobby.

Due to the tracks lack of time management we were placed by point average. This put us 6th and on the pole for the dash. The car was really loose on exit. I managed to hold on to it for a couple of laps and then on lap 3 I tucked low on the back straight so to give room on the outside and to my amazement people were still trying to get under. So, I decided I would get through 4 pull to the outside and let the field by. I exit four and the car kicks out and just as I start to have it under control I get slammed in the left rear and it sends the car back out and I spin right in front of the field collecting the 11 who had nowhere else to go. This sent the left front frame rail far enough to the right that the steering box jammed the power steering pump, bent the upper control arm, outer tie rod end, brake rotor, and a spindle.

With the help of the 88 team and tweak, we were able to get the car back together in time to make the main. Due to the damage to the car I made my first mistake of asking to start in the rear. I didn't want to have a reply of the dash and knock someone out. In hind sight I should of stayed in my starting position.

We made our way up to 10th and found our selves in 9th when the 6 car (Smith) was sent to the rear. I let him back by on the next lap since I was still playing it semi safe. What amazed me was the battle in front of me between the 6 and the 29. If you wanted to see aggressive driving this was it. To watch a driver with about 3 times the experience as the rest of the field has trying to basically wreck a car just made me sick, and then when confronted in the pits state that you ran clean. Unreal! you better buy a DVD and watch it.

Anyways, eventually we catch up to a pack cars and the 6 moves to the outside behind the 57 and 39. From there I am not sure what happened. I just see the 57 bobble a bit and the 29 checks up and in the process I end up going under the rear of the 29. I have my suspicions as to what happened but now it really doesn't matter.

We will be down on Saturday to spectate, to race?