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Driver - Chad
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Hillier Loses Fifth
Place in 19th-Lap Crash
BEAVER DAM, WI (August 3) – Chad Hillier lost a
chance to record his first top-five finish in World of Outlaws competition
Friday at Charter Raceway Park when he crashed into Terry McCarl during a 19th-lap restart.
Hillier, who started
outside the 10th row on the original start, moved up to the
seventh row after two crashes and a caution involving 21 of the 24 drivers
in the field marred the beginning of the 40-lap main event. The World of
Outlaws Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year
contender passed Jason Sides and Jac Haudenschild during the seventh and eighth laps and was
challenging for fourth place when the #5C DIRT Inc. Maxim collided with McCarl midway through the “A” Feature.
“A lot of guys were
bitten early on … we got it later,” said Hillier, who was credited with 18th
place. “We were running really well – we were all over the back of McCarl – and I think we had a shot at a top-five; maybe
even a top-three. But, on the restart, I misjudged what he was doing. He
checked up in the middle of the corner and I got into the back of him and
tipped over.
“I don’t know if it was
a full moon or what, but a lot of guys had a tough couple of starts. We
were just fortunate enough to dodge those cleanly. I’m frustrated with
myself for making a mistake like that. We had one of the faster cars and we
had track position, which was really important. The track was pretty hooked
up and rough in places. We were doing a good job of running the smooth part
of the racetrack, but we just misjudged what Terry was going to do. We had
a good car, but it’s just one of those deals. We hope to have a better time
Saturday.”
Hillier was the 20th-fastest
qualifier in the 33-car field with a 12.026-second lap around the
high-banked, 3/10-mile oval, .337 seconds off Joey Saldana’s pace-setting
lap. The only driver to win all three sprint car racing championships at
Skagit Speedway finished third in the Fourth Heat Race.
Hillier and DIRT will
return to Charter
Raceway Park
for another World of Outlaws racing program Saturday.
DeWitt Industries
Racing Team Incorporated invites racing fans to visit its website at www.dirt-inc.com for news, results, sponsorship information and
photographs. The team is sponsored by Jansma
Construction, H.B. Jaeger, Fast Wings, Maxim Chassis, Pro Shocks and Weld
Racing.
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