Southern Nationals Day 3

Hi everyone,

Well we're done for the weekend. Obviously we're disappointed that we didn't win, but we learned a lot about the new 2008 Pro Start Chevy Impala SS.

First, the good news. Marty's third qualifying run was an improvement. He ran a 5.810/249.76, which was our best of the weekend. It bumped us to 13th position, but we ended up where we started in 14th, which meant we would meet Steve Harker in Round 1 of eliminations.

With the help of Randy Anderson, who helped us throughout the weekend, the Permatex/Wynn's/Texas Roadhouse team did a great job of preparing the car for the first round run. Marty did a good job with his best run of the weekend 5.796, but it wasn't enough as Harker ran a 5.589.

We did burn a #8 piston, which means we have some work to do. Probably be at the track until midnight!!

Great job by the entire team, and proud of my brother Jim, who as our new tuner did a great job throughout the weekend.

Talk to you tomorrow,

Jay