Deby
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LAS VEGAS (Nov. 3) -- Josh Hernandez wasn’t going to let a banged-up body or clogged up lungs to keep him from wrapping up the JEGS Pro Mod Challenge Series season in style.
“I’ve given all I got this weekend. I’m out of breath, I’m out of everything,” Hernandez said. “If you realize the hurt I had crashing my other car last weekend, going through rehab trying to get all my parts working again, working through some pain this whole weekend, getting a chest cold and losing my voice. You’ve just got to suck it up and go all the way to the winner’s circle.”
After clinching the series title on Saturday night, Hernandez finished the job Sunday at the ACDelco Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by winning his fourth race of the season running a track record 6.001 second ET at 238.55 mph over Mike Knowles.
“Our real goal this weekend was to come out to Las Vegas to put the car in the winner’s circle,” Hernandez said. “And if we did that, we’d win the championship because one came with the other.
“I wanted to show everybody that this is just the baddest team out there. Now I’m standing in the winner’s circle with a handful of stainless steel JEGS Pro Mod winner’s trophies.”
Hernandez was also literally crowned the Pro Mod champion during driver introductions and got his first champion’s ride down the track for the fans in the stands.
After the festivities were over, Hernandez went to work as he’s done so often this season.
“It was especially rewarding and redeeming for me today to have my wife, Amber here. She was with me all week through physical therapy and feeding me Advil to quell the pain,” Hernandez said. “To be with her here in the winner’s circle in Las Vegas; it doesn’t get any better than that.”
“I’ve given all I got this weekend. I’m out of breath, I’m out of everything,” Hernandez said. “If you realize the hurt I had crashing my other car last weekend, going through rehab trying to get all my parts working again, working through some pain this whole weekend, getting a chest cold and losing my voice. You’ve just got to suck it up and go all the way to the winner’s circle.”
After clinching the series title on Saturday night, Hernandez finished the job Sunday at the ACDelco Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by winning his fourth race of the season running a track record 6.001 second ET at 238.55 mph over Mike Knowles.
“Our real goal this weekend was to come out to Las Vegas to put the car in the winner’s circle,” Hernandez said. “And if we did that, we’d win the championship because one came with the other.
“I wanted to show everybody that this is just the baddest team out there. Now I’m standing in the winner’s circle with a handful of stainless steel JEGS Pro Mod winner’s trophies.”
Hernandez was also literally crowned the Pro Mod champion during driver introductions and got his first champion’s ride down the track for the fans in the stands.
After the festivities were over, Hernandez went to work as he’s done so often this season.
“It was especially rewarding and redeeming for me today to have my wife, Amber here. She was with me all week through physical therapy and feeding me Advil to quell the pain,” Hernandez said. “To be with her here in the winner’s circle in Las Vegas; it doesn’t get any better than that.”
