The Keeppers

Started the Heat on the outside front row and won by a good margin. Started the Feature in 3rd place and managed to pass Petty and hold off Jackson while getting passed by Brown. I held my own and finished 3rd.

Track Write Up: The Factory Stock feature would see the first repeat winner of the season as point leader Tim Petty brought the field down to the green with Aaron Gustin along side. Petty would power ahead with Gustin close behind. On lap 2 the duo were even at the finish line as the yellow waved for Kris Jackson and Sundance Keeper for contact. On the restart, Gustin moved to the front with Petty close behind as a tight battle between Ben Solberg, Derek Brown and Mark Davis for position. With Gustin setting a quick pace, Petty and Brown began a battle for the runner-up spot with Brown moving into second on lap 6 as he began to close in on the leader Gustin. Gustin would keep the top spot as Brown closed in to 2 car lengths, but it would be Gustin becoming the first repeat winner of the season with Brown, Solberg, Petty and Sundance Keeper completing the top 5.

Car was good during the heat at Midway…started 5th and finished 3rd. A row inversion put me on the pole for the Feature. I had a good lead right off the bat and the lead continued even after a 1st lap caution. After 5 laps my right rear tire went flat but I decided to stay out. The second place car passed me and then 3rd and then so on until I finished I think 9th. Amazing that the car handled good enough for me to actually race 10 laps with a flat tire… I will say that’s a first. M Bourey (6) took his first Midway win.

The track was tacky during the Heat Race at Monett. Starting on the outside front row the car was strong and I was able to pull off an easy win. The Feature proved otherwise, starting 4th I did all I could to keep the car on the bottom of the track but just wasn’t competitive. I did all I could to just get through the race and eventually did with a 6th place finish.