Tire smoke slows Hawley in first U.S. Nationals qualifying round
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INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 29, 2008 -- Despite experiencing tire smoke in Friday's only qualifying session for Monday's Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, driver Frank Hawley and crew chief Aaron Brooks of the R2B2 Racing Rite Aid Dodge Charger were not disappointed.
"We want to go out and get a good performance every time," said Hawley. "Obviously we didn't expect to smoke the tires. We just tried to go faster than the race track would hold."
He was timed in 5.170 seconds at 146.38 mph.
"I expect we will rebound Saturday," added Hawley. "We want to make a good run in the first session and conditions will be better for the later run."
Two more runs Sunday complete qualifying.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 29, 2008 -- Despite experiencing tire smoke in Friday's only qualifying session for Monday's Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, driver Frank Hawley and crew chief Aaron Brooks of the R2B2 Racing Rite Aid Dodge Charger were not disappointed.
"We want to go out and get a good performance every time," said Hawley. "Obviously we didn't expect to smoke the tires. We just tried to go faster than the race track would hold."
He was timed in 5.170 seconds at 146.38 mph.
"I expect we will rebound Saturday," added Hawley. "We want to make a good run in the first session and conditions will be better for the later run."
Two more runs Sunday complete qualifying.
