Smith finding groove at Mountain Speedway
ST. JOHN’S, Pa. – Nearing the halfway point of his 2008 schedule, Oxford’s Rusty Smith nearly won back-to-back races for the first time this season settling for a second-place finish last weekend at Mountain Speedway in the asphalt modified feature.
A week earlier, Smith won the 40-lap feature at Mountain Speedway – his second win of the season on the track – moving from the eighth position to take the lead on lap 17. “I made a three-wide pass, and won pretty easily,” Smith said. “It was exciting for some time because it was bottled up. The (drivers) are getting better down there.”
Smith’s second-place finish on July 5 may have been his most exciting overall race of the season. His car was performing under expectations, an uncharacteristic turn for what Smith calls the best of his three race cars. “The car wasn’t working the way it has all season,” Smith said. “So we took a gamble and pitted on lap 45.”
Smith’s crew replaced the right rear tire, and the adjustment and gamble nearly paid off. After getting bounced around upon his return the track and brushing the side wall, he dropped to 16th place with 15 laps to go. From there, he weaved in and out of the field moving toward the front briskly as his car returned to peak efficiency. He passed 14 cars over 14 laps, and had the final two laps to move past the eventual winner. “We did everything we good, but (the leader) did a heck of a job blocking us,” Smith said. “We rolled the dice and it worked out. It’s a great story except we didn’t win.”
Smith races at Mountain Speedway this weekend before making treks to Mahoning Valley, Oswego Speedway, and All-Star Speedway the next three weeks.
For updated standings at Mountain Speedway and track news, head to the track’s website, www.mountainspeedway.com.
A week earlier, Smith won the 40-lap feature at Mountain Speedway – his second win of the season on the track – moving from the eighth position to take the lead on lap 17. “I made a three-wide pass, and won pretty easily,” Smith said. “It was exciting for some time because it was bottled up. The (drivers) are getting better down there.”
Smith’s second-place finish on July 5 may have been his most exciting overall race of the season. His car was performing under expectations, an uncharacteristic turn for what Smith calls the best of his three race cars. “The car wasn’t working the way it has all season,” Smith said. “So we took a gamble and pitted on lap 45.”
Smith’s crew replaced the right rear tire, and the adjustment and gamble nearly paid off. After getting bounced around upon his return the track and brushing the side wall, he dropped to 16th place with 15 laps to go. From there, he weaved in and out of the field moving toward the front briskly as his car returned to peak efficiency. He passed 14 cars over 14 laps, and had the final two laps to move past the eventual winner. “We did everything we good, but (the leader) did a heck of a job blocking us,” Smith said. “We rolled the dice and it worked out. It’s a great story except we didn’t win.”
Smith races at Mountain Speedway this weekend before making treks to Mahoning Valley, Oswego Speedway, and All-Star Speedway the next three weeks.
For updated standings at Mountain Speedway and track news, head to the track’s website, www.mountainspeedway.com.
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