September 11th Results / Writeup

It was another beautiful Saturday night for racing at Sunset speedway this past Saturday, September 11th. After having a rain out one week ago, the boys at the shop took the week to check everything on the car and ensure they were as prepared as possible for a solid points night.


The team was fairly happy with the car in the afternoons practice sessions, and after the draw, Taylor would roll off 3rd in his first heat race of the night. He didnt waste any time picking up one position in the opening laps, but as the field got strung out early, he was unable to track down the leader, and settled for 2nd place in the first heat race.

Back at the trailer, the team went to work on the car, making some very minor chassis adjustments in preparation for the 2nd ten lap heat race. Taylor would have to work his way through traffic in this heat as he started in 6th place. He was able to work his way to the bottom groove on the opening lap picking up one spot, and then on the 2nd lap he would make it 3 wide going down the backstretch, as he picked up 2 more spots by the time he got to turn 3. Those 2 laps proved to be enough for the leaders to get away though as Taylor would have to settle for 3rd spot in this heat race.

The team made a few more adjustments to keep up with the changing track conditions, and Taylor would find himself in the 11th starting position for the feature.

The field would run side by side for the opening 10 laps and Taylor would get stuck on the outside groove and lose 4 positions early on. The outside groove would prove to be a saviour though, as 2 cars near the front of the field spun out on lap 12, and Taylor had to go up high to avoid slamming into them. After the caution bunched the field up, on the restart Taylor again made a 3 wide move down the backstretch and began picking up spots, one and sometimes two at a time. He would work his way up to the 5th spot before giving up one spot in the closing laps, bringing the McColl Racing, Holdaway Automotive car home in 6th place.
Congratulations to Sean Grosman for capturing his first feature win of the season!
See everyone at the track next Saturday night!