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Kathryne Minter Racing
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Driver -- Kathryne Minter
Crew Chief – Sean McClelland
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Minter Gets Bullring Lesson at Double X
CALIFORNIA, MO (July 4) – Kathryne Minter learned some
valuable lessons about racing on bullring racetracks in Wednesday’s
American Sprint Car Series on Tour Inaugural Daniel McMillin
Memorial before a standing-room-only, Independence-Day crowd at Double X
Speedway.
Minter, who ranks 22nd
in the ASCoT
point standings, finished seventh in the Fifth Heat Race and seventh in the
Second “B” Feature.
"I heard the track
was really small and, not only was it small, it was a bullring,"
Kathryne said. "There were really short straightaways
and really wide turns. I had never sen a track
like that before.
“In hot laps, I tried
to figure out which lines to run. When I came back in, I talked to Sean
(McClelland, the team’s crew chief) about how to run the track. Right
before the heat race, he told me to try to run the bottom. I tried that and
it didn’t work very well. Then I tried some other things that have worked
for me in the past. That helped, but there were only about three laps to go
at that point. That’s how it went in the ‘B,’ too, so it wasn’t a very good
night.
“I learned a lot about
running bullrings and how to stay on the cushion though, so there were some
positives. It was just a total learning experience.”
Minter, who leads the
ASCS Gulf South Rookie of the Year race, had nothing but good things to say
about the Goodyear tires she has been testing.
“The Goodyear tires
were incredible again,” Kathryne said. “We had absolutely no problems with
them. They always stick really well.”
Minter plans to race at
her home track – Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale ,
TX – Saturday.
“We’re going to head
home and run Cowtown – weather permitting,”
Kathryne said. “I hear it’s still raining a lot there. We hope the weather
cooperates so we can race.”
More information about
Kathryne, including her “Kat’s Corner” and “Off-Track With Kathryne”
columns, can be found on her website at www.mint13.com. Fans can also check out Kathryne’s
merchandise and request a free autographed hero card on her site. Kathryne
Minter Racing invites fans to visit the team’s trailer after the races.
Kathryne Minter Racing
is sponsored by the Concrete Crushing Company, Big Worm Motorsports.com, Body
Construction Fitness Center, BullMack Custom
Coatings, Keene Heavy Equipment Company, Keizer Aluminum
Wheels, MBR Guaranteed Foundation Repairs, Racing Limos of Fort Worth, Smiley's Racing Products and Twin Kell
Cleaners.
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