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Promising
night turns sour for "The Milkman"
Things
quickly went from good to bad at the
Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series
stop at Mountain Raceway Park for
Mike Weeks. Mike qualified 2nd fastest
and won the Sunoco Dash to win the
pole position for the 50-lap feature.
To
start the feature, it was outside
front row starter, John Gill, that
took the early lead. Mike inherited
the lead when Gill retired from the
race a few laps into the race. That
moved Dale McDowell and Randy Weaver
behind Mike. Weaver passed Mike on
one restart, but that was wiped out
by a quick caution. On the next restart,
McDowell peaked to the inside of Mike.
Weaver passed McDowell, then passed
Mike for the lead on lap 7. McDowell
then took over second and Mike settled
into third.
Mike
was on his way to a top 5 finish until
a front suspension bolt worked its
way out and Mike hit the wall in turn
2 on lap 22. That knocked Mike from
the race and bumped him to a 13th
place finish.
For
Mike, the finish did not cost him
a spot in the AAPTS standings as he
currently sits in 7th in the series
standings. He is 127 points behind
series leader Rick Rogers.
Mike
will be back at Mountain Raceway this
week for their weekly racing program
as the Advance Thunder Series takes
this week off.
Milkman
salvages 10th place finish at Volunteer
Mike
"The Milkman" Weeks turned
a difficult weekend into something
positive with a 10th place finish
in the Advance Auto Parts Thunder
Series race at Volunteer Speedway.
Track
conditions were unsually fast at Volunteer.
Mike and crew were expecting the typical
dry, slick track. The tacky track
threw the team a curve ball in the
early parts of the program.
Mike
struggled in qualifying and in his
B-main. He had to take a series provisional
and started 22nd for the 50-lap event.
Mike
and crew got the car dialed in and
made his way to a 10th place finish
and won the Phoenix Conversions Hard
Charger Award.
"It's
usually slick and dry there,"
Mike said. "We had to do something
different and got the car a lot better.
I'm tickled we got a 10th place finish
out of the considering where we started."
Mike
slips to 7th in the AAPTS standings.
Mike's next race will be the SRRS
race at Wartburg Speedway on May 9
and then to Mountain Raceway Park
for the next AAPTS race on May 10.
Lapped
traffic spoils top 5 finish
Mike
"The Milkman" Weeks ventured
to Wartburg Speedway for the $5,000
to win Advance Auto Parts Thunder
Series race.
Mike
won the second of two Sunoco dashes
to earn the starting 7th starting
spot for the feature.
In
the 50-lap feature, Mike worked his
way up to 5th place where he ran most
of the night. But late in the race,
a lapped car would knock Mike from
the race and out of a top 5 finish.
Mike posted a 14th place finish.
Mike
will look to rebound this Saturday
at Volunteer Speedway and a $4,000
to win Advance Auto Parts Thunder
Series race.
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