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06/18/11
Bakersfield Speedway
Andy wins his first Super Late Model Main Event!
After many close calls, Andy was able to hold
off a fast charging Mike Johnson for his first
win in a Super Late Model.
17 Late Models signed in for Bakersfield late
model class, Andy qualified 6Th and finished
third in his heat race, and after the pill draw
was slated to start outside poll along side Bill
Bartel. At the drop of the green flag Andy fell
into second behind Bill but was able to pressure
Bill into a slight mistake and was able to pull
away from the field. A lap 16 caution erased a
half track lead but Andy was once again able to
build up a large lead. Another caution on lap 23
put Andy just ahead of hard charging Clay Daly
and fast closing in Johnson...And was able to
hold off Johnson by half a car for the $1500.00
dollar win.
Special Thanks go out to Little Darlin's Child
Care for their unwavering support of our racing
and to all the other wonderful sponsors...ConFab
Corp. J and J Clean Up Service Jennstar
Motorsports Carcerano Racing Heads
and Crew Chief Dace Ferracane....next race
06/25/11 at Santa Maria Speedway
05/30/11
The
"Nationals" at Santa Maria Speedway brought 24
Late Models to run for the $5000.00 winner's
check. Andy qualified a solid 6Th, best
qualifying run in a while. Andy was in the first
heat which had 5 out of 6 of the fastest
qualifiers in the race, needing to finish 4Th or
better to transfer into Sunday's main event Andy
was only able to get a 5Th which would put him
on the front row for Sunday's B main.
Andy started on the pole and led all 12 laps for
a B main win placing him 13Th for the main
event. After 40 laps of non-stop action Andy
ended up with a nice 12Th place finish, the car
was much better throughout the weekend and the
crew is encouraged with the prospects of a good
mid-season run. Next up Calistoga, the famous
and fast historic half mile.
Also a big welcome goes out to a New Sponsor "J
and J Cleanup Service ...In God We Trust" Thanks
for coming on board.....
05/21/11
Bakersfield Speedway had 12 Super Late Models
return for their local Late Model Series. After
spending about 60 man hours repairing the car
from last week's mishap at Santa Maria Speedway,
Andy struggled with the handling of the car and
the motor was not performing up to snuff either.
Deciding to go back to a
more basic set up and after a carburetor change
Andy and crew didn't know what to expect for the
main event. Starting shotgun on the field Andy
was moving up quickly through the field and
after about 6 laps was in 6Th place and moving
toward the front. Then bad luck struck
again....the fan belts came off and of course
Andy had to pull off to prevent the motor from
over heating. The good news is Andy loved the
way the car handled and was confident that he
would of had a top three finish.
Next race is "the
Nationals" at Santa Maria Speedway on Memorial
Weekend.
Obertello racing would also like to welcome J
and J Clean Up Service as a new Sponsor.
Welcome!
5/20/11
Ocean Speedway
15 Ocean Speedway Modifies signed in for another
night of weekly racing. Andy pulled a decent
number and started second row outside in his
heat race, with a third place finished he was
excited to start towards the front of the field
for the main event.
With a few minor adjustments Andy settled into
running between fifth, six and seventh...slight
contact with another car while both were passing
a lapper cut down a left rear tire and after
slowing was creamed by said lapper wrecking the
left rear suspension and after semi quick thing
by the crew was able to bandaid the car back
together and manage a 9the place finish 6 laps
down.
Thanks to all of our wonderful sponsors and
crew, Next race for the Mod is 05/27/11 at ocean
Speedway
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