Elliott
Claims Top-5 in Mid-Week 100-Lapper
The
David Elliott Racing Team ventured out to Flamboro this past
Wednesday for the track’s special mid-summer 100-lap race.
A top-notch field made up of the top
Flamboro drivers, several Delaware regulars and Larry
Jackson from Kawartha Speedway meant that passing in the
feature could be difficult and qualifying up front would be
vital. With a second and a third in his two qualifying
heats, David started fifth for the night’s feature race.
The
plan for the night was patience. David knew that he couldn’t
win the race in the first half of the race, so he settled
into fifth early and took it easy. Following an early
caution the #37 Chevrolet had the opportunity to test the
high lane on a restart. The car liked the high-side and
David moved past the #56 of Jeff Stewart into 4th
place.
A
series of cautions continued to keep the field bunched
tightly together throughout the middle laps of the event and
David maintained his 4th position.
The
field finally ran some longer green flag segments at the end
of the race and the fans saw a familiar sight…the #82 of
Jason Shaw on the rear bumper of the #37 machine. David’s
car developed a slight push, but Shaw still wasn’t able to
get his nose to the inside.
With
just a handful of laps to go Shaw repeatedly used his bumper
on the #37 and finally got David out of shape enough to make
the move into 4th. David tucked back in behind
the #82 and settled for a 5th place finish.
“Our
plan was to save the car for the first three-quarters of the
race then go hard at the end,” said the obviously worn-out
driver of the #37. “But, the truth is, we had to run hard
that entire race.”
The team will be heading west on the 401
this Friday for their first visit of the year to Delaware
Speedway. A track that he has historically run well at,
David is hoping to give the Delaware boys a run for their
money.
The
Grisdale Late Models have a night off from Flamboro this
weekend, but will return to the 1/3 mile oval on July 28th.
