September 1, 2007
Old Dominion Speedway
Another Top Ten Finish
Tonight's race would
offer cooler temps and lots of excitement. In my opinion, the
Legends race was the most aggressive race of the evening. Local
track competitors would mix it up with drivers from other tracks,
which set the tone for lots of passing and bullying. Racing was
close and side by side for many laps.
Dave would have
the fastest time in the 1st practice
17.393, finished 5th
in time trails and attempted to set the pace for the race by starting
on the outside pole. Dave had a sluggish start off the line but
quickly regained his position. Although there was some aggressive
driving, Dave held his driving line throughout ¾ of the
race before going to the forth position. Dave's #04 car, along
with the #4 car of Jeff Hendrick and #3 car of David Polenz would
enter turn one, where beating and banging resulted in Dave spinning
on the track. Hendrick and Polenz in the 6th position would try
to avoid the spin by going low into the grass. While going low,
Polenz would hit Hendrick, all three drivers were sent to the
back of the field. Dave, with only two laps to go, would work
his way back up to the 10th position, where he finished the race.
The 04 Ty,
Inc, Daniels
Auto Care, Amsoil car would receive damage to the front
and rear bumper as a result of the spin and contact from competition
throughout the evening.
Congratulations to Matt
Cannon for tonight's win!
The night ended
with many fans visiting the pits, wanting autographs and having
their photo taken with their favorite drivers. Dave especially
enjoys this time as he appreciates the fans that come to the track
to support the drivers and he loves talking with the kids. - HERE
YOUTUBE Video
of the race can be viewed - HERE
RACING VIDEO STILL SHOTS
A special comment
from Dave's mom- I normally tape Dave's races but was unable to
do so this evening. I contacted Terry at Speedway Productions
and purchased a copy of the DVD to view. I watched the tape backwards
and forwards, in normal speed and in slow motion to give an accurate
account of this evenings' events. For further validation, I placed
photos in this article from the Old
Dominion Speedway website.
Start of the race
2nd lap
Close racing, which was for
the most part the main feature.
The top 6 cars had very competitive lap times!
The 8 car of Roger Austin
Jr. gains a position on the track
Roger Austin Jr. taking
Dave low and on the inside after a spirited battle.
Dave holding his position
and encounting STIFF competition from Nick Carlson
Dave driving his line
to maintain position
End result after incident
in turn one.
Too close for comfort!
Due to tonight’s
incident, Dave lost 6 positions on the track and went from 8th
to 9th in the points.
That’s Racing!
Tonight’s race is in the books and we are looking forward
to new beginnings, starting with our next race on September 15th.
We hope to see you there!
"Everyday is the beginning of a new journey: enjoy
the ride!"
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