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Rickie Smith went into Saturday night’s Quick 8 race at Roxboro Dragway with the point’s lead. Winning the first two races of the series, Smith was determined to keep his streak alive.
Going into qualifying Smith struggled to run the big numbers. Getting down the track wasn’t a problem. The problem was getting down as fast and as straight as he wanted to. Smith would end up in the third position going in to that night’s eliminations.
In the first round Smith had to line up against Steve Vick. Running an ugly, but victorious 4.22 ET, Smith would advance to the next round.
Between rounds in the pits, Smith would eventually find his problem and would run a 4.07 ET in the semi’s against the No. 1 qualifier Buzz Varner to take the win.
In the finals Smith had to square off against Rod Houck. Running his quickest elapse time of the night, Smith would take his third straight win in the series with a 4.07 ET.
“The car just would not hook up and go straight earlier today,” said Smith. “We came back and went through the car. We ended up finding out that a suspension part had cracked and after we fixed that we were back to normal.”
Smith expanded his points lead and has swept all three races so far in the Quick 8 Racers Association Series.
Rickie Smith Wins Three in a Row
Rickie Smith went into Saturday night’s Quick 8 race at Roxboro Dragway with the point’s lead. Winning the first two races of the series, Smith was determined to keep his streak alive.
Going into qualifying Smith struggled to run the big numbers. Getting down the track wasn’t a problem. The problem was getting down as fast and as straight as he wanted to. Smith would end up in the third position going in to that night’s eliminations.
In the first round Smith had to line up against Steve Vick. Running an ugly, but victorious 4.22 ET, Smith would advance to the next round.
Between rounds in the pits, Smith would eventually find his problem and would run a 4.07 ET in the semi’s against the No. 1 qualifier Buzz Varner to take the win.
In the finals Smith had to square off against Rod Houck. Running his quickest elapse time of the night, Smith would take his third straight win in the series with a 4.07 ET.
“The car just would not hook up and go straight earlier today,” said Smith. “We came back and went through the car. We ended up finding out that a suspension part had cracked and after we fixed that we were back to normal.”
Smith expanded his points lead and has swept all three races so far in the Quick 8 Racers Association Series.
