Mike..Leah..Sawyer

Monday, August 11, 2008

About these pics! Mike broke a spindle in the first 8/2 race and it was replaced between races...everybody worked their tails off so Mike could go on to get 1st place in the second race! We were all just hoping he would FINISH...

We were all so excited about 1st place...even Racey Racoon!

Monday, August 4, 2008

Saturday 8/2 - Mike WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, it was another EXCITING Saturday night at Evergreen Speedway! We had a double header to make up for a rain-out earlier in the season and we got off to a bad start. Mike broke a spindle in the first race in the first 10 laps and did not finish - getting last place. The crew worked hard to replace the broken part in the time between the first and second race. They had to use one of Jeff's older spindles, which didn't really go with Mike's setup, we were all hoping he would at least get to finish the race with it. The saving grace was that Mike had fresher tires for the second race since he didn't use them in the first. For the second race there was a 12 car invert and since Mike qualified 4th fast, that put him toward the back of the pack at the start. Once the green flag flew we could all see Mike was on a mission! He made his way to 1st position before lap 10 of the 50 lap race! He held the lead the rest of the race, made his way past lapped cars and all the way to victory stage!! It was his first win ever in the super stock division. He had a lot of fans there to greet him as he accepted his 1st place trophy. Definitely a night to remember! Thank you to everyone! Dad, Luke, Chad, Andy, Troy for all your hard work on the car! Ryan for all you do for us!! Jeff for trying to hold Mugge off! And everyone else who was there to support Mike!

Look at Mike's feet...

Brothers...

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Season Recap...

In case you're keeping track - here is a run down of Mike's finishes so far this season:

Opening Night: 8th (Black flagged for hitting the 70 car we were in 4th)
2nd (finished 2nd to Naima Lang #00)
2nd (finished 2nd to Kelly Mann #9)
3rd
3rd
2nd (finished 2nd to Shane Harding #39)
7th (dumped on the last lap from 4th place)
Mid-season Championship: 15th (lapped car hit the wall then ran into us we were in 5th)
12th (Dumped out of the lead with 20 laps to go)
8th (wheel bearing went out)

NASCAR Currently ranks us 3rd in the state and 343rd in the nation.

We have a double header this up coming weekend August 2. We will have two 50 lap races on the 3/8 mile oval. Hoping for our first win of the season!!!!

Monday, July 28, 2008

Saturday 7/26...

Saturday was the Washington 500 and it was a LONG day! We got rained on briefly early in the day, but it cleared up and we had great racing weather. Mike qualified 7th fast and with the 12 car invert started pretty much where he qualified. It was a 150 lap main and Mike looked great for the first half or so. He was up to about 6th place, but around lap 100 started to fall off. We, up in the stands, figured something must have been wrong with his car. After finishing the race, we discovered he had a flat tire. He ended up in 8th position, which was great considering the tire issue. He is still in 3rd for points...just barely!

Congratulations to Jeff!!! He finished 3rd! ; )

Next weekend will be a double header...should be fun!

Chad was in for a long day at the track...

Me and Jess...

Takin measurements...

New numbers...

Making adjustments...Luke is Hard Core!

Jeff and Paul...

The stands were pretty packed!

Lining up...

Monday, July 21, 2008

Our First Anniversary...

Mike surprised me with a trip to the Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop to celebrate our first anniversary. It was SO amazing! The views are stunning and we had the best time. I only wish we could have stayed a few more days!

On our way!