CHRYSLER CLASSIC
Beech Bend Raceway
April 18-20 2008
Bowling Green, KY

 

Bowling Green Race Report:

This Weekend, it was off to Bowling Green, KY to race at the 1st Chrysler Classic event of the year.  The morning started out with an Earthquake in Southern Indiana right before I left.  It lasted 20 seconds or so and at a 5.2, it really shook my house; exciting way to start the morning!  After a quick home inspection, I left at 5 a.m. from Evansville, lucky me... Bowling Green is only 80 miles from my house so I arrived early and got a great pit spot.  The weather was great and the Drag'n Wag'n went 9.75 at 137mph.  The Barracuda went 10.23 at 130mph.  Friday night, I entered the Wag'n in the No Box Bracket Race.  By the third round, I was down to only 7 cars... then the rains came, so we split the money.  Saturday came and so did more rain.  I got 3 runs in the Cuda, but only one in the Wag'n, and because of more rain, the class Run Offs were cancelled.  Sunday, the weather was perfect.  We got two time runs in Max Wedge & two in the Cuda.  I got my Butt handed to me in the 1st round driving the Cuda, I spun the tires bad and ran a 10th off my Dial-In.  I ran against defending Points Champion Fred Rader in the Wag'n.  Fred got me on the tree, I ran 9.8 on my 9.75 index, not a good way to start the season.  But good news... "00" Joe Ewing met Mr. Rader in the finals and took the win.  Joe won this event last year and came back to win it again, Congrats to Joe!  Even though I lost in the first Rounds, I have to tell you, I had a great time with my Racing Buddies!  The Chrysler Classic Crew did a great job, despite the weather.  I'll be back to Beech Bend in two weeks for NMCA... I'll do better.

                                       

Thanks,

Doug Duell