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Qualifying Woes Plague Hillier in National Opener
MECHANICSBURG, PA (September 28) –
Qualifying in the fourth set of time trials certainly wasn’t the place to
be Friday when the World of Outlaws opened the 45th Annual
National Open at Williams Grove Speedway.
Kevin Gobrecht Rookie
of the Year contender Chad Hillier was in that fourth set, and paid the
price for it throughout the evening. Driving the #5C DIRT Inc. Maxim around
the legendary half-mile oval in 17.475-seconds, he was 28th-fastest
in the 56-car field and .534 seconds off fast-qualifier Jason Solwold’s
pace.
“It was a tough night
and, then again, it wasn’t,” Chad said. “Considering how
we’ve run at Williams Grove in the past, I consider it a better night. I
qualified a little bit better and we had a pretty decent car; we just
didn’t into the transfer spots.
“For when we went out,
we weren’t too bad. Most of the quick guys went out early; there were only
four or five who went after me who were quicker. We were in the fourth
(last) set, and the track slowed down pretty quickly in qualifying. The
track get getting wider and wider and it started to slick off in three and
four as qualifying went on. The track came in pretty quick and went away
pretty quick. All in all, it was a good, wide racetrack which made for a
good night of racing.
The only driver to win
championships in all three sprint car divisions at Skagit Speedway started
near the rear of the Fourth Heat Race and the “B” Feature and finished
seventh and 14th, respectively.
“We fell back a little
on the start in the ‘B,’ but we passed a few cars back. Our motor ran well;
we were pleased with it. We weren’t too far off. We have to get our lines
right and I think we were a little off on a gear.”
Hillier and his DIRT
Inc. teammates expect a better performance Saturday in the 45th
Annual Williams Grove National Open finale.
“Hopefully, if we can
get a good pill draw Saturday, we’ll get a good qualifying lap and things
will change for the better and we’ll make the show and have a good run,”
Hillier said. “We’re going to go back with the same game plan and try to
improve on it.”
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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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