05/18/2026
Well… Mother Nature held off 🌤️ but that didn’t stop the storm of defeat for the 99Racing team this weekend 😮💨
There were definitely some highs and lows at the Lonnie Smith Memorial at 81 Speedway. Both the 99A and 99C came out strong and picked up heat race wins 💪🔥 which had us feeling really good heading into the features.
The 99A driven by Aaron Esparza rolled off outside row 1 for the A Feature, but unfortunately with the wrong spring in the car, all he could really do was hang on and try to keep it out of reverse after what felt like endless cautions 🚦😵💫 And as always… you’ve got a few drivers trying to win the whole race on lap 1 🙄🏎️💨
Even with all of that, the 99A was able to battle through and finish the night in 6th.
Now the 99C driven by Josh Caudell… that car was FAST. Probably the best it has been all year 🔥🏁
Starting outside row 3 in the A Feature, he could drive that car anywhere on the track and was moving forward quick. After a caution or two, the 99C was rolling the high side of turn two when a squirrel ( #5) couldn’t hold his line and pushed up the track, causing the 5C to get shoved right into us… ending our night early 😤
We truly had a top 5 car, maybe better. But I guess that’s racing… although if they took the squirrels out of the field, we might agree a little more 😂🐿️
We’ll get the car fixed up over the break and come back ready to fight again 💪🏁
Huge thank you to all of our sponsors, fans, crew, family, and everyone who continues supporting 99Racing week after week. We appreciate every single one of you 🙌❤️
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