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Wood Brothers

Bullins Looks To Build On New Hampshire Performance

Bullins Looks To Build On New Hampshire Performance

September 25, 2016

Ryan Blaney, his crew chief Jeremy Bullins and the entire Motorcraft/Quick Lane team are steadily building a reputation for being able to bounce back from mid-race adversity to record good finishes.

But being able to pull off a comeback at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a tall order, given the relative shortness of the races there.

In Sunday’s 300-mile run, which ran caution-free for the first 124 laps, Blaney, who started 16th, fell a lap behind the leaders during the long green-flag run.

He, Bullins and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team spent the next several runs working to get in position to rejoin the lead lap.

Finally, on a caution period at Lap 241 for a spin by Michael Annett, Blaney was running 17th and in position to claim the “Lucky Dog” free pass.

From that point on, Blaney steadily moved forward and wound up with a 12th-place finish, his 12th top-12 finish of his rookie season.

Despite the successful recovery, Bullins had mixed emotions about the team’s finish.

“Obviously we didn’t quite have the handling we were looking for and needed some speed,” Bullins said. “At the same time I couldn’t be prouder of the fight and determination to keep working on our car, making it better, getting the lucky dog and salvaging a solid finish.”

Bullins said the experience gained in Sunday’s comeback will pay dividends down the road.

“We learned some things with our last couple of adjustments that woke our car up and got us going a little bit,” he said. “Ryan and the team kept digging all day, and to walk away with another good finish is something we can be proud of.”

“We have a lot of positive things happening right now and need to take advantage of them the next eight weeks.”

Blaney, Bullins and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team return to the track next Sunday at Dover International Speedway for the Citizen Soldier 400.

Jegs Racing

Troy Coughlin Sr. wins St. Louis race from No. 15 qualifying spot

Troy Coughlin Sr. wins St. Louis race from No. 15 qualifying spot
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 25) — The final round of the NHRA J&A Service NHRA Pro Mod Series race presented by Precision Turbo & Engine at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sunday at Gateway Motorsports Park was a race for the ages.

In the left lane was two-time Pro Mod champion Troy Coughlin Sr. in his JEGS.com Corvette while two-time champ Rickie Smith raced in the right lane. Continue reading Troy Coughlin Sr. wins St. Louis race from No. 15 qualifying spot →

Erica Enders

Erica Enders exits in first round of St. Louis national event

Erica Enders exits in first round of
St. Louis national event
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 25) — Erica Enders raced to the Pro Stock final at Gateway Motorsports Park as part of her run to the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series championship.

There likely will be no such similar run this season after Enders was knocked out in the first round of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals. In her first season running the Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge, Enders has struggled to maintain her stellar performance from 2014-15, when she swept to back-to-back titles.

“We are absolutely doing the best that we can with what we have,” Enders said. “It’s unfortunate that we are this far behind, but it’s just part of it. Our goal at this point is to finish the season with class and put a game plan together moving forward. We will get all of our ducks in a row and continue to work hard and things will swing back our way.”

Enders ripped off a .011-second reaction time in her first-round match with Jason Line, but the Pro Stock points leader was good, too, with a .009 light. Line then powered to the win light with a pass of 6.609 seconds at 209.43 mph while Enders made a run of 6.699 seconds at 206.35 mph.

Enders is 10th in the Pro Stock points standings, two races into the six-race Countdown to the Championship.

Enders did enjoy the support of her fans in St. Louis, where she won in 2012 and 2013. As her team broke down their pit area at Gateway, Enders signed numerous autographs and spent time with fans, including a young Jr. Dragster driver who gave Enders her hero card.

“The fans are always great,” Enders said. “They continue to stand behind us through the adversity that we are facing and offer up words of encouragement, which is definitely good to hear from time to time.

“We’ll get back to where we belong. It’s just not in the cards for this season.”

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–Gateway Motorsports Park Post Race

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
AAAINSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS
GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK AT MADISON, ILLINOIS
SEPT. 25, 2016

Chevrolet Records 250th Victory in National Hot Rod Association Pro Stock Competition

• 21-time NHRA Manufacturers Cup winner reaches milestone at St. Louis
• Alex Laughlin earns maiden Pro Stock national victory in Gas Monkey Energy Camaro
• Bo Butner is runner-up for fifth time this season in Pro Stock
• John Force Racing’s Robert Hight is No. 1 Funny Car qualifier, reaches quarterfinals

MADISON, Ill. (Sept. 25, 2016) – A first-time winner provided Chevrolet with a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) milestone. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Gateway Motorsports Park Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Team Chevy Press Conference

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
ROUND 2 OF 10
BAD BOY OFF ROAD 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

CHEVROLET’S KEVIN HARVICK WINS AT LOUDON

LOUDON, N.H. (September 25, 2016) – Kevin Harvick took the victory in the Bad Boy Off Road 300 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in his No. 4 ditech Chevy SS. The win was Harvick’s 34th Cup career victory, his third of the 2016 season and second at the ‘Magic Mile’ in Loudon, New Hampshire. It also earned the Chase contender a position in the next segment of the 10-race championship elimination-style format called the ‘Round of 12’. The victory was the 761st win for Chevrolet in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing and the brand’s 19th win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Team Chevy Press Conference →

John Force Racing

JFR QUICK AND CONFIDENT LEAVING ST. LOUIS

JFR QUICK AND CONFIDENT LEAVING ST. LOUIS

ST LOUIS — Coming into race day at the 5th annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals the four John Force Racing race cars were confident they could make a move up the Mello Yello point standings. Robert Hight driving the AAA Insurance Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car was the No. 1 qualifier and raced to the quarterfinals where he lost a close race by .007 seconds to eventual runner-up Tommy Johnson Jr. Continue reading JFR QUICK AND CONFIDENT LEAVING ST. LOUIS →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire Post Race

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
ROUND 2 OF 10
BAD BOY OFF ROAD 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 DITECH CHEVROLET SS – RACE WINNER
HOW DID YOU GET BY THE NO. 20 OF MATT KENSETH?
‘I just want to thank all our sponsors and everyone at the shop who works on the Stewart-Haas Racing cars. Man, that worked out really good. The car was pretty good on the restarts. Once we got clean air there at the end, it wound up being really good up front. I’m just really proud of our team. They did a great job.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire Post Race →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NHRA–Gateway Motorsports Park

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS
GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK AT MADISON, ILLINOIS
POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTES
SEPT. 25, 2016

QUICK QUOTE FROM FIRST TIME PRO STOCK WINNER ALEX LAUGHLIN, GAS MONKEY ENERGY CHEVROLET CAMARO SS:

Q: CAN YOU EVEN PUT INTO WORDS WHAT THIS DAY MEANS TO YOU?

ALEX LAUGHLIN: “We had a really good feeling about it all day and had a great car all weekend. I’m speechless.”

Q: YOU’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER ST. LOUIS

ALEX LAUGHLIN: “I definitely was nervous; everything the past few hours is a blur. I just can’t thank enough the guys at Gray Motorsports who give us our power, my dad – I wouldn’t be here without him – Gas Monkey Energy, all our sponsors, and Chevrolet. I’m just ecstatic.” Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Gateway Motorsports Park →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Race Notes

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
ROUND 2 OF 10
BAD BOY OFF ROAD 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY RACE NOTES & QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 DITECH CHEVROLET SS – Race Winner
HOW DID YOU GET BY THE NO. 20 OF MATT KENSETH?
‘I just want to thank all our sponsors and everyone at the shop who works on the Stewart-Haas Racing cars. Man, that worked out really good. The car was pretty good on the restarts. Once we got clean air there at the end, it wound up being really good up front. I’m just really proud of our team. They did a great job.”

DID VOICING YOUR OPINION ABOUT THE PREVIOUS RESTARTS MOTIVATE YOU AT THE END TO GET THAT BEST ONE?
“We talk about that stuff all the time. For me, it was just a smooth restart. I just didn’t want to spin the tires. I don’t know what happened to him, or if I just timed it right. It worked out good when we got to Turn 1.”

FROM HAVING A BAD DAY LAST WEEK, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO COME TO VICTORY LANE HERE?
“Yeah, that was a game of inches last week. We wound up getting a lap down there and I had a good car. I had a fifth of sixth place car, and just wound up not being where we needed to be. But all in all, we wound up where we should have been last year, this year.”

YEAH, YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO DO DOVER AND WIN THIS TIME. WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE?
“Oh, it’s definitely going to be nice. One of our main goals this year was to not stretch ourselves out so bad. I feel like the performance of the car and the things that we’re doing are good enough to be competitive, and we just need to not make mistakes and go from there.”

SO, HOW IS THE HEART RIGHT NOW?
“I’m just excited. I was content with where we were. But, once you get up there in the front like that, you’ve got to take a chance to try to win.”

Jegs Racing

Two-time St. Louis winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. stumbles in first round

Two-time St. Louis winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. stumbles in first round
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 25) — Jeg Coughlin Jr. won the Pro Stock race here in 2002 and 2009, but he couldn’t cure his seven-year itch at the 2016 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sunday at Gateway Motorsports Park.

Coughlin fell to Chris McGaha in a winnable first-round race Sunday with the Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart. Neither driver was very good on the Christmas Tree, but McGaha was a tick better on the racetrack: 6.632 seconds at 208.46 mph to 6.667 at 206.70 mph. Those passes came after McGaha had a .054-second reaction time, edging Coughlin’s .065 light. Continue reading Two-time St. Louis winner Jeg Coughlin Jr. stumbles in first round →

Jegs Racing

Five-time champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. building momentum in Pro Stock

Five-time champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. building momentum in Pro Stock
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 24) — Progress in the NHRA Pro Stock class can be painstakingly slow, so when it is made, it is relished.

Five-time Pro Stock champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. is relishing the progress made by his Magneti Marelli offered by Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart team. He qualified No. 10 for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Saturday at Gateway Motorsports Park as his Elite Motorsports team continued to make gains with its Mopar program.

“We’ve been building a little bit of momentum quietly with our Magneti Marelli Dodge, and it feels good to make a little bit of an impact,” Coughlin said. “(Friday) night, we were probably as close as we have been in a while to the No. 1 car when we ran the .64.” Continue reading Five-time champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. building momentum in Pro Stock →

Red Horse Racing

Red Horse Racing–New Hampshire

RACE REPORT
UNOH 175
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
September 24, 2016

Red Horse Racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams headed to Loudon, New Hampshire for the first race of the inaugural Chase for the NCWTS Championship. On Friday, during two practice sessions on the one-mile oval, Timothy Peters was 13th-fastest in the first and seventh-fastest on the board in final practice in the No. 17 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra, while Brett Moffitt was 11th and eighth fastest in the No. 11 Red Horse Racing Toyota Tundra. In three rounds of knockout group qualifying on Saturday morning, Peters earned the second starting spot, while Moffitt began the 175-lap race in sixth place. Peters would fight the balance on his Tundra all day, but salvage a fifth-place finish, while Moffitt would earn an eighth-place result.
Continue reading Red Horse Racing–New Hampshire →

Erica Enders

Pro Stock champion Erica Enders rebounds to qualify No. 11 in St. Louis

Pro Stock champion Erica Enders rebounds to qualify No. 11 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 24) — There’s no quit in Erica Enders and her Elite Motorsports/Mopar Dodge team.

Despite missing the race in Charlotte last week, the two-time Pro Stock champions battled back to qualify No. 11 for the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Saturday at Gateway Motorsports Park.

“They are amazing,” Enders said. “They work really hard. It’s frustrating and disheartening to see how hard they work and not have it translate to the scoreboard. At this point, this year is a letdown and we will just focus on getting our ducks in a row for 2017.

“It’s unfortunate to follow up back-to-back championships with the performance we have had this year, but you know, it goes in cycles and that’s part of it. This sport will humble you in a heartbeat, and I’ve learned that the hard way many times, but having said all of that, I’ve been through a lot worse than this, so we’ll be fine.”

Enders’ best lap this weekend was 6.663 seconds at 207.08 mph, and she made four decent
passes in qualifying here after a myriad of issues forced a DNQ in Charlotte last weekend.

“The struggle continues with our Elite Motorsports Dodge Dart, but all we can do is continue to pick away at it and work on it,” Enders said. “Hopefully we’ll turn a corner at some point, but until that happens, the results are the results.”

Enders will face No. 6 qualifier Jason Line in the first round Sunday. Line’s best run of the weekend was 6.611 seconds at 209.43 mph.

Enders is a two-time St. Louis winner who enjoys spending time with the Gateway fans.

“I always enjoy racing in St. Louis,” Enders said. “I have a lot of great memories here from the time I was racing Super Comp and Super Gas, so it’s definitely fun to come back here.”

Pro Stock eliminations start at noon, Sunday, and will air live from 1 to 4 p.m. on FOX Sports 1. (All times listed in CT).

Mopar Racing

Dodge Charger Funny Car Driver Jack Beckman Leads Mopar in NHRA Midwest Nationals Qualifying

Dodge Charger Funny Car Driver Jack Beckman Leads Mopar in NHRA Midwest Nationals Qualifying

· Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) Mopar Dodge Charger R/T driver Jack Beckman qualifies No. 2 at NHRA Midwest Nationals in St. Louis
· DSR Mopar Dodge Charger Funny Cars all in top half of St. Louis field; Ron Capps No. 3, Matt Hagan No. 5, Tommy Johnson Jr. No. 8
· Funny Car points leader Capps claims three bonus qualifying points to extend lead in HEMI®-powered Funny Car
· Tony Schumacher, Leah Pritchett situated in top half in DSR Mopar-powered Top Fuel dragsters
· Team Mopar has history of victory at Gateway Motorsports Park Continue reading Dodge Charger Funny Car Driver Jack Beckman Leads Mopar in NHRA Midwest Nationals Qualifying →

Richard Childress Racing

Richard Childress Racing–Kentucky Speedway

Sam Hornish Jr. Overcomes Adversity after a Late-Race Incident to Finish Fourth at Kentucky Speedway

“We started the race too loose and used the first couple of pit stops to correct the handling on the No. 2 Rheem Chevrolet. We were racing the (No.) 19 and Daniel (Suarez) drove in a little too deep and forced us up the track and into the wall. With these tires being as hard as they are, as soon as someone gets into the back of you, it’s really hard to get the correction down and get back going. We fixed up the damage and kept digging to get ourselves back into it. I thought we were going to have a chance to win it there at the end. We restarted fifth and was second with three laps to go, but out of nowhere the car got really tight and we ended up fourth. I think getting tight at the end was because of the rear end damage we had. All-in-all I’m really proud of all these guys that work on this team. I’m thankful to Richard Childress and everyone at RCR for giving me this opportunity.”­­

– Sam Hornish Jr.

Late-Race Wreck Collects Dillon after Strong Performance at Kentucky Speedway

“This is obviously not what we wanted tonight especially after how well we started the race, leading a bunch of laps and showing a lot of speed. I thought our WESCO Chevy was capable of winning tonight but we got collected in that wreck with 12 to go. Things like that happen, especially when you’re racing for a win. It makes it even more difficult when there is only one groove to race and everyone is vying for that space. We’ll just do what we’ve done all season and keep moving forward. We’ll go to Dover and try to win the race and advance to the next round of The Chase. We were also racing tonight with some heavy hearts after hearing that one of RCR’s long time employees, Johnny Siler passed away today. He was such a big part of RCR’s success and we’ll miss him greatly.”

– Ty Dillon

Brandon Jones Caught Up In Wreck with Non-Chase Drivers at Kentucky Speedway

“I was definitely in the wrong place at the wrong time when the No. 88 and the No. 42 got together. It stinks because looking at the end of the race and how other Chase drivers had trouble at the end, this could have been a race we could have capitalized on. The NIBCO / Menards Chevrolet was a top-five car, if not a car that could have contended for the win. I hate we were caught up in that wreck. The guys on pit road had really good stops again tonight and got us track position early in the race. The entire crew did a great job making repairs and getting us back on the track quickly. We lucked out a bit when a couple of other guys had issues late in the race and we were able to gain spots on them. I will talk to crew chief Mike Hillman Jr. and see how this changes our approach to next week’s race at Dover, but we’ll just try to run in the top five there and maybe contend for the win.”

– Brandon Jones

Brendan Gaughan Continues Success at Kentucky Speedway with Sixth-Place Finish

“We had a strong South Point Chevrolet tonight. The definition of tonight was a war. Shane Wilson (crew chief) and the guys are the definition of perseverance. There is no quit in this team, we passed a ton of cars tonight battling from the back to the front. The best thing about Shane and I is that when things are out of control, or not, we don’t panic. We fix what we can and move forward. We always keep fighting to the end. The guys fought so hard, they had to jump over the wall twice to fix damage. I wanted a top five tonight, but to come away third among the Chase drivers, even with all of the challenges, it’s a win. It’s a heck of a start to the Chase. It’s a narrow groove here, which made for an exciting event. It’s still Kentucky and I love this place. We will take this momentum and move on to Dover.”

– Brendan Gaughan

Jegs Racing

Troy Coughlin Sr. rises to the challenge in St. Louis first round

Troy Coughlin Sr. rises to the challenge in St. Louis first round
ST. LOUIS (Sept. 24) — JEGS.com driver Troy Coughlin Sr. scored an important victory in the first round of the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series race presented by Precision Turbo & Engine at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals on Saturday at Gateway Motorsports Park.

Coughlin battled Bob Rahaim in the first round of eliminations in a matchup of the two drivers closest to points leader Rickie Smith. The loser would be eliminated from championship contention while the winner kept his slim title hopes alive.
Continue reading Troy Coughlin Sr. rises to the challenge in St. Louis first round →

John Force Racing, NHRA

HIGHT STAYS No. 1 AT AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS

HIGHT STAYS No. 1 AT AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS

ST. LOUIS – Robert Hight recorded his second No. 1 qualifier at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals today. The 2010 winner of the annual NHRA national event held at Gateway Motorsports Park posted his best time 3.893 seconds at 328.38 mph on Friday night and today in the final qualifying session Hight made one of the quickest runs of the day 3.91 seconds in the heat. A broken blower belt robbed Hight’s AAA Insurance backed Funny Car team from another 3.80 second time. Continue reading HIGHT STAYS No. 1 AT AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS →

Chevrolet Racing, NHRA

Chevy Racing–NHRA–Gateway Motorsports Park

CHEVROLET RACING IN NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION
AAA INSURANCE NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS
GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK AT MADISON, ILLINOIS
QUALIFYING RESULTS AND DRIVER QUOTES
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 2016

Chevrolet Drivers Race to No. 1 qualifier spots in Funny Car, Pro Stock

· Robert Hight in Auto Club Camaro SS records 48th top qualifier honor of career
· Chevrolet drivers secure top eight positions in Pro Stock qualifying
· Top four are separated by two-thousandths of a second
· Shane Gray in Valvoline/Nova Services Camaro SS earns top honor

MADISON, Ill. (Sept. 24, 2016) – An extra day at zMAX Dragway following last weekend’s National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) event paid dividends for Robert Hight and Shane Gray. Continue reading Chevy Racing–NHRA–Gateway Motorsports Park →

Allen Johnson Racing

Allen Johnson No. 9 at AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals in Marathon Petroleum Dodge

Allen Johnson No. 9 at AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals in Marathon Petroleum Dodge

MAIDSON, Ill. (September 24, 2016) – In humid air and track temperatures this weekend at Gateway Motorsports Park, Allen Johnson and the Marathon Petroleum team qualified No. 9 at the Fifth annual AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals.

On Friday, Johnson started out qualifying with a solid 6.669-second pass at 206.95 putting him in the middle of the pack. Johnson returned on Friday evening and made a big move up the qualifying list when he clocked in with a 6.625, 208.46. Continue reading Allen Johnson No. 9 at AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals in Marathon Petroleum Dodge →

Chevrolet Racing

Chevy Racing–NASCAR–New Hampshire–Final Practice

CHASE FOR THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP
ROUND 2 OF 10
BAD BOY OFF ROAD 300
NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY FINAL PRACTICE QUOTES
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016

CHEVROLET STRONG IN FINAL PRACTICE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY

LOUDON, N.H. – (September 24, 2016) – Team Chevy had two solid final practice sessions on Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). Chase contender, Kyle Larson, piloting the No. 42 Target Chevrolet SS, led both practice sessions as the sun blanketed the track for the first time during the weekend. In the final session before tomorrow’s Bad Boy Off Road 300 at the ‘Magic Mile’, Team Chevy occupied six of the top 12 spots. Chevrolet is on a quest for the brands 19th victory at NHMS and their eighth victory of the 2016 season.

FINAL PRACTICE QUOTES:
KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS – Fastest in Final Practice
“I felt good about it in race trim. Our short run speed is really good. I fall off a little bit too much compared to other people, but I’m sure there are some things I could do differently to help that out. Our car though this last practice was really good, I thought. We made some big improvements from the first practice. First practice I was extremely loose on entry. With this last one I felt better with that and drive off stayed good. I just get a little bit too tight past the middle of the corner. We’ve got to work on that a little bit.”

ON THE WEATHER CHANGES FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAY:
“Well it’s been so cool, I don’t think it’s really affected much. Even though the sun has been out a little bit more today than yesterday and tomorrow is going to be cooler yet. So that will probably help everybody’s race cars a little bit. Hopefully, it will help ours more than others and we can have a good race.”