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Concord Motorsports
Park – Saturday
November 19 –
Started 22nd,
Finished 3rd –
Semi-Pro Legends
Ryan Race Recap |
“We practiced on
Friday and got
the car going
really god by
the end of
practice. Then
they had to
cancel the race
until Saturday
morning and we
had to come back
to run heat
races and the
feature. As I
was coming onto
the track for my
heat race, a
bolt broke in
the rear end and
we didn’t get to
run and would
have to line up
the feature in
last place. It
was a 50 lap
race so I knew
we just had to
be patient in
the beginning. I
was running the
same times as
the leaders but
had to work my
way through
traffic and
finally caught
them at the end
but it was too
late. We ended
up third which
was good for us
since we started
so far back.”
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NCQMA Fall Nationals
– Salisbury, NC –
November 23-24 –
Quarter Midgets
Ryan Race Recap |
World Formula
Class – “Our car
was pushing
during
qualifying but
we still were
able to qualify
third which put
us into the
A-Main. During
the race, our
car was pretty
good and we were
able to get the
lead early and
hang on for 40
laps and get the
win.”
Light 160 Class
– “I went early
to qualify and
didn’t think our
time would be
too good but it
was the fastest
lap I had every
run there in
this class and
it held on for
third place in
qualifying which
locked us into
the A-Main on
Saturday. We
started third
and took the
lead on the 2nd
or 3rd lap but
got passed about
half way
through. I
stayed with the
leader and
wanted to wait
until closer to
the end to make
a move, but he
got loose so I
took advantage
and took back
the lead. I knew
it was too early
as he and I
swapped back and
forth until for
about 5 laps. I
was leading on
the white flag
lap and should
have taken the
checkered but
the yellow came
out and we had
to run one more
lap. I knew Kyle
would be tough
on the restart
so I was
thinking about
what I needed to
do to stay
ahead. I got
through turns 1
& 2 good but he
got a run on me
in three and
four but I held
on and won by
about a foot.”
Light AA Class –
“I have always
wanted to go
three for three
in quarter
midgets meaning
winning all
three classes
that I run in on
the same night.
I was thinking
that tonight
would be a good
night to do that
since this was a
big race with
300 cars total
being here for
the Fall
Nationals. I had
a good shot
since our Light
A car is pretty
good even though
we only run it
at big races. I
had fast time
and had to start
fourth and since
it was late at
night when this
class went out
for our A-Main
the track was
slick. I got
into second
pretty quick but
was having a
hard time
passing the
leader even
though I was
faster than he
was. I was
getting into the
corner harder
but he was
having to stop
hard in the
corner to make
his car turn and
it kept messing
me up. I almost
had him passed
once but got
pinched and spun
out which made
me have to go to
the back with
less than 10
laps remaining.
I really wanted
to win so I was
doing everything
(even trying to
pass on the
outside) and
finally made the
pass coming out
of four on the
last lap. I
finally got my
three for three
and was happy
for Paul and
Kevin from Talon
Chassis and my
Dad who gave me
fast cars to
race with.”
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Quarter Midgets
NCQMA in Salisbury NC
Saturday August 25
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“We were going
to go watch my
dad at Bristol
but I looked on
the schedule and
two of the
classes of cars
we run in were
“Cup” races so I
really wanted to
race them”
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Senior Honda
Cup Race
Started 6th, Finished 2nd
Ryan Race Recap |
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“We started out
the year winning
the first two
Senior Honda
races but our
car hasn’t been
that fast
since. We
qualified 7th
and had to run
the B-Main which
I won. Then we
stated 6th
in the A and got
shuffled back on
the start. We
starting coming
to the front one
by one but got
knocked in the
front end and
had some damage
so we came into
the pits for
repairs and had
to restart
last. I could
tell that
something was
not still not
right in the
front, but with
cautions and
some cars
falling out we
were able to get
a 2nd
place finish.”
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World Formula
Cup Race
Started 5th, Finished 1st
Ryan Race Recap |
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“We set a new
track record
with a time of
5.726 which was
really fast and
I was excited to
get this
record. It had
been really hot
all day long and
my crew chief
thought we
needed to put
harder tires on
which wouldn’t
come in real
fast, but should
last. Right
before our race,
a little bit of
rain fell and it
cooled the
temperature down
so our plan
didn’t work as
well as we
thought it
would. We got a
caution and they
called me in to
change the tires
since it was
about half way
over. The
leader ended up
breaking on the
restart and we
came up through
the field to
take the win. I
wish Kyle would
have been able
to finish
because I think
it would have
been a good race
but I still
think we were
fast enough to
beat him even if
he didn’t have
trouble.”
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Light 160
Started 4th, Finished 1st
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“We qualified 2nd
but that put us
on the outside
of the second
row and the
outside is never
a good spot to
start. We fell
back to 8th
before I could
get down but had
a fast car and
started picking
our way back to
the front. I
got to second
and held on
until Cody got
by me with about
8 to go. I
thought I had
time to get back
to him and
waiting until
there was about
2 to go and got
underneath him
and held on.
Cody and I
always have good
races and we
have a lot of
fun racing with
each other.”
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