Weekend #8 Recap
Saturday night was my first time at Eagle since the open house night way back in April. Thankfully the area rain stayed away until after the event's conclusion. I was a great night to sit back, relax and see some racing. I was able to enjoy some Eagle chicken poppers and a couple ice cold Buds.
The night started quick, as Tige Jensen set a new Eagle 360 single lap track record at 11.984 seconds during his heat race.
In the feature, sprint car rookie Dan Wayman started on the pole and led the first couple laps. After a caution, Nick Bryan was able to overtake Wayman for the top spot. The next caution was brought out when rookie Ian Eastman took a ride in turns three and four. Eastman was not harmed, but the crash took off his car's entire front end.
A couple laps later Wayman crashed in almost the same spot. While Wayman's yellow 5 car didn't look as bad as Eastman's, his night was over.
Meanwhile, Mike Boston threaded his way through the field. With 11 laps down Boston took second place from Bobby Becker. Four laps later Boston passed Bryan for the lead and the win. Bobby Becker was able to take second from Bryan at the line, followed by Jeff Griffis in fourth.
Boston has been fast all season, and was finally able to capture his first A feature win of 2009. Boston also sits atop Eagle's point standings, 39 points ahead of second place Nick Clifford.
Nick Bryan who led during the middle stages of the feature sounded disappointed with his third place run, but I think that's the best I've seen him run. Bryan now has back-to-back top five A feature finishes, finishing fifth during the May 30th race.
As much as anything it was nice to have a "night off" and just be able to really watch the races and enjoy the atmosphere. I sat by a Speedway co-worker and one of her friends. Neither had ever been to a race at Eagle, so it was fun explaining things to them. In fact, my co-worker has a blog about her racing education you'll want to check out.
It was also nice to come home and talk to some of the usual suspects that stand atop Section F. I'm planning on being at Eagle again this Saturday before leaving for Boston Sunday morning.
In the feature, sprint car rookie Dan Wayman started on the pole and led the first couple laps. After a caution, Nick Bryan was able to overtake Wayman for the top spot. The next caution was brought out when rookie Ian Eastman took a ride in turns three and four. Eastman was not harmed, but the crash took off his car's entire front end.
A couple laps later Wayman crashed in almost the same spot. While Wayman's yellow 5 car didn't look as bad as Eastman's, his night was over.
Meanwhile, Mike Boston threaded his way through the field. With 11 laps down Boston took second place from Bobby Becker. Four laps later Boston passed Bryan for the lead and the win. Bobby Becker was able to take second from Bryan at the line, followed by Jeff Griffis in fourth.
Boston has been fast all season, and was finally able to capture his first A feature win of 2009. Boston also sits atop Eagle's point standings, 39 points ahead of second place Nick Clifford.
Nick Bryan who led during the middle stages of the feature sounded disappointed with his third place run, but I think that's the best I've seen him run. Bryan now has back-to-back top five A feature finishes, finishing fifth during the May 30th race.
As much as anything it was nice to have a "night off" and just be able to really watch the races and enjoy the atmosphere. I sat by a Speedway co-worker and one of her friends. Neither had ever been to a race at Eagle, so it was fun explaining things to them. In fact, my co-worker has a blog about her racing education you'll want to check out.
It was also nice to come home and talk to some of the usual suspects that stand atop Section F. I'm planning on being at Eagle again this Saturday before leaving for Boston Sunday morning.
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