Friday night started off with qualifying, and we rolled right into the heat races. First heat race we started in the back and finished in 2nd, the second "heads up" heat race we started 3rd, and finished 3rd. After the heat races, the finishing spots are used for qualifying for the main event on Saturday night, I qualified 7th, and the top 16 qualifiers are guaranteed a spot in the main event.
The last race of Friday night is the Race of Champions which I was lucky enough to be in! I started 4th. I ran the whole race in 4th, and on the last lap I broke a tie rod - which attaches the steering to my wheel and finished 7th.
Saturday morning started early with a trip to the parts store - to fix the broken tie rod and get the car set up for the main event. Most of the day was spent working on the car with the crew and having a good time hanging out.
At the beginning of the night all the modified drivers drove out onto the track. We had a pill-draw to figure out the top ten starting positions for the main event. I was standing 7th in line next to most of the big name drivers in the modified division from all over the west coast. I drew a number 2! starting next to Brian Poppa in the 0p car outside row 1.
The main event is best not to be described in words, but watched on the race videos posted.
After the race was/is an indescribable feeling of hard work paying off and achieving an accomplishment that I never thought I would get.
I want to thank everyone for the hard work they did, the fans that came to the races or just to the website and everyone that wished me luck. It was a dream come true.
Again thank you to all of Shoe Crew Racing for help me live out my dream.
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congrats again bud!
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