Not the night I had hoped for. Pill draw had me starting at the tail of the field for the heat race. There were 3 good trucks in front of me and a couple so so trucks as well as a stock motor truck. Got around two. Track was slimy. I was faster than them. Just no real place to pass. The higher up the track the muddier it was. Supposed to be clay. Not a soup hole. Started 7. Finished 5.
Started the feature 10th of 14. Track stayed slimy and then we had a long gap waiting on an ambulance. I switched setup to accommodate for the conditions. The modified B-main ran and the track got weird. The bottom 1/2 was slick as snot but smooth. The top half you needed 4x4 to get thru it. There was even a speed bump sized difference. Like a curb. Seeing the dust flying (nobody could run up high), I decided to switch set up again. I moved thru the field steadily. Passed 5 trucks in the first 8-10 laps. We had no cautions though and I couldn't reel in the top four because I was too busy working my way thru the field. A caution with 4-6 laps to go may have helped me but it was not meant to be. I did earn the "Hard charger" award for passing the most trucks during the race. That paid an extra $100 tonight so it wasn't a total bust.
I guess I would compare it to deer hunting. There are days you kill a monster. There are days you see a monster but can't get him close enough. And there are days you don't see a deer anywhere. I closed the gap tonight but no monster was tagged. I was able to bring the Warriors Way founder with me though and introduce him to a lot of people. Hopefully he made some connections. Got to take care of your sponsors. Although he was also busy in the pits helping. Lol
and best of luck!
