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| Congrats to Sandvig 7m - Chad Meyer | | |
There is nothing more special than getting that first win at Knoxville Raceway. No team could be more deserving than the Sandvig-Meyer combination. After battling back from engine woes early on, and a few torn up racecars, the boys finally stuck one in victory lane and the famous half mile at the Marion County Fairgrounds.
Here is the recap thanks to Bill W.
A main (started): 1. Meyer (2) 2. Moore Jr. (9) 3. Dobesh (6) 4. Schulz (3) 5. Higday (12) 6. St. Arnold (4) 7. Ideus (11) 8. Mather (19) 9. R. Hall (7) 10. Bakker (14) 11. J. Anderson (10) 12. Pinegar (18) 13. D. Hall (16) 14. Roberts (17) 15. Thompson (20) 16. Sather (13) 17. Ball Jr. (15) 18. Houseman Jr. (8) 19. J. Hall (1) 20. Kearney (5)
St. Arnold led lap one, but Meyer put a slider on in turns one and two on the second circuit to take command of the 15 lapper. On lap three, Kearney ran fifth when getting sideways in turn two. That collected Higday, who had moved from 12th to 6th. Higday visited the work area and restarted at the rear, while Kearney retired. Meyer led St. Arnold, J. Hall, Dobesh, Schulz and Moore Jr. back to green flag racing. Moore Jr. made a "slide for life" and moved from 6th to 2nd in one lap and chased after the leader. Meyer was up to the task in lapped traffic and had built an 8 car length lead by lap 12, when Schulz contacted J. Hall sending the 7H upside down in turn four in a battle for fifth. Meyer led Moore Jr., Dobesh, St. Arnold and Schulz on the restart. Meyer blocked a Moore Jr. slider by entering low in turn one and sliding high into turn two, but it was negated by a Hosueman Jr. (running 8th) spin. Meyer duplicated his move on the second restart, while Moore Jr. tried the high side momentum. Meyer pulled away from there, gaining his first career Knoxville win. Mather took hard-charger honors moving up 11 spots.
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