05/31/2026
Qualifying was great tonight for Zach and Owen. The line up was interesting with Zach right behind Owen on the outside. They worked it out and Zach won his qualifying heat with Owen finishing in 3rd. Owen showed great form and they were looking forward to the main event. They saw the exact same situation for the feature and hoped for the best.
A 50 lap limited late model race is not for the faint of heart…especially as the last race of the night following a modified race and pro 4 modified race with a lot of cautions (including a red flag and lots of speedy dry). I’m not sure what was in the water, but both cars sustained a lot of damage in an incident involving multiple cars on the backstretch. Someone drove up over Zach’s car and Owen had damage as well. Both cars pulled into the pits. Zach’s car had too much damage to return, but he jumped out of his car to help Owen get back out on the track. A true teammate and some brotherly love! It was not the night we hoped for, but when you look for the good on the evening, that was a nice moment. Owen made it back out and had his fastest lap time ever!! He finished in 6th.
Thank you to the Lightning Chassis crew and Paul for jumping in to help.
Thank you to the sponsors that get Zach and Owen to the races!! 🏁
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