06/01/2026
Heading home from US 131 Motorsports Park after Radial Outlaws Racing Series Shakedown at Mâtown, I had a lot of time to think about the past few days and the word FAMILY is the best way to wrap up this race.
I got to spend this week with Rhonda O'Donoghue Priest and most of my immediate family at the track. I also found out there was another family I was a part of and thatâs the racing family. During Q2 Friday night, we broke the crank which caused catastrophic damage to the engine. After thinking we were finished, I get a call to come see Tommy Youmans Racing. Tommy said he had a spare engine that we could put in our car. He said weâre a family and thatâs what family does.
We rolled the car to Tommyâs pit Saturday morning and his whole crew helped us swap engines and make it to round one of eliminations. I canât thank Tommy, Lee and his whole crew for the help. The racing family is very strong. Being new to drag racing, Iâm glad Iâm finding this out.