Joplin over the wall crew

HELLO RACE FANS,FRIENDS AND FAMILY

GETTING TO THE I 44 SPEEDWAY IN LEBANON MISSOURI WAS QUITE A SURPRISE FOR WE EXPECTED IT TO BE HOT BUT THUNDERSTORMS HIT THE AREA BEFORE WE GOT THERE COOLING THINGS OFF. WEATHER WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

UNLOADED THE FORD FUSION HOPING THE CHANGES MADE IN THE RACE SHOP ARE GOING TO FIX THE SET UP PROBLEMS. THERE ARE 17 CARS IN THE LATE MODEL CLASS. CRISPIN STARTS 5TH IN THE SECOND HEAT RACE OUT OF THREE GROUPS QUALIFYING.

CRISPIN WENT OUT FOR THE FIRST WARM UP AND THERE WAS A CAUTION IN THE FIRST LAP. FORD FUSION LOOKS GOOD OUT THERE WILL MAKE SMALL CHANGES FOR THE SECOND WARM UP. ANOTHER CAUTION FIRST LAP IN THE SECOND WARM UP SESSION BUT THE FORD FUSION STILL LOOKS GOOD ON THE TRACK. IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH WARM UP THE FORD FUSION IS SET UP WHERE THE CREW WANTS IT FOR THE HEAT RACE. ALL THE CHANGES THE CREW MADE LOOK RIGHT FOR THE CAR AND CRISPIN. CRISPIN STARTED THE HEAT RACE AND AGAIN ANOTHER CAUTION FIRST LAP. HOPE THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE FEATURE BUT IT LOOKS THAT WAY. CRISPIN WAS 2ND IN THE HEAT RACE AND LIKES THE WAY THE FORD FUSION IS HANDLING.

LATE MODELS HAVE 17 CARS IN THE FIELD AND THEY ARE ALL ON FIRE!! IT TOOK SIX TIMES TO GET THE RACE STARTED BUT THAT WAS NOT THE END OF THE CAUTIONS. CRISPIN WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IN IS RYTHUM AND WAS HIT IN THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER FROM A CAR NOT GIVING HIM ROOM ON THE TRACK STARTING CRISPIN IN THE BACK OF THE FIELD AFTER STARTING 10TH FOR THE FEATURE. CRISPIN’S TOW WAS NOT RIGHT BUT HE DROVE THE FORD FUSION THROUGH THE FIELD DAMAGE AND ALL. THIRTY LAPS OF RACING AND AFTER 20 LAPS IT WAS LIKE DRIVING 50 LAPS WITH ALL THE CAUTIONS. CRISPIN COULD NOT GET IN HIS RYTHUM WITHOUT ANOTHER CAUTION AFTER CAUTION. THIS WAS GOOD FOR THE FANS BUT NOT THE DRIVERS. AFTER MANY BATTLES CRISPIN WAS ABLE TO FINISH 7TH SAYING THE FORD FUSION IS GREAT ONLY MAKE SMALL CHANGES FOR NEXT WEEK.LATE MODELS PUT ON A GOOD SHOW FOR THE FANS.

CRISPIN STAYED 7TH IN TRACK POINTS AND IS 20TH OUT OF 112 FOR THE NATIONAL ASA WEST POINTS.

CRISPIN, CREW AND FAMILY WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT SATURDAY NIGHT AND HOPE YOU COME BACK NEXT WEEKEND.

THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS: AUTO BODY SUPPLY, TYNIS CONSTRUCTION, ALLEN SIGN STUDIOS, SCOTT’S RENTAL, AL’S GAS, CARL, AND TOMMY FOR THEIR HELP.