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Lindley Grabs Top 10 at
Jennerstown
Team Release
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Greenville, SC-The Hooters Air Ford Team went to
Jennerstown Speedway on May 28 for the Naturally Fresh
250 looking for their first victory of the season, but
the weather was not very cooperative as it rained on and
off all day.
Practice was delayed, but once it did get going, Mardy
Lindley was able to post the ninth quickest time of the
41 cars that hit the track. The rains came again and
delayed the start of qualifying. After qualifying got
underway, Mardy was sitting in the sixth position when
the rains came again.
USAR Officials waited as long as they could to continue
qualifying, but time ran out with only four cars
remaining to take times. USAR was forced to cancel
qualifying due to weather. Since qualifying was
canceled, the race would be lined up from this year's
points, which gave Mardy the third starting position.
The Naturally Fresh 250 started under the caution flag
because the track was still to wet for racing. USAR
Officials wanted the race cars to help dry the track.
The green flag came out for the first time on lap 69,
and Mardy ran third until lap 109 when the caution came
out and the Hooters Air Team made their mandatory pit
stop for two BFGoodrich g-Force Tires and Sunoco Race
Fuel.
Mardy restarted at the tail end of the lead lap and
spent the next 50 laps working his way back through the
field to regain the third position. When the next
caution came out, the second place car pitted and moved
Mardy into second place behind leader Shelby Howard.
On the restart, Shelby Howard had a problem and Mardy
drove into the rear of him and damaged the nose of his
Ford, but was still able to get around him and take the
lead on lap 172. Mardy led for 26 laps until he broke
lose and got into the wall coming off turn four and was
passed by Johnny Rumley on lap 198.
While running a close second to Rumley and following him
through lapped traffic, Mardy passed a slower car on the
inside going into the corner and was forced down onto
the apron of the race track. That part of the track was
still wet and caused Mardy to spin and bring out the
caution with 35 laps to go.
The Hooters Air Team decided to pit and put on four
tires and fuel. He then restarted at the tail end of the
lead lap cars and worked his way back through the field.
Mardy brought home the Hooters Air Ford in tenth
position when the checked flag flew on lap 250.
The team still remains in third place in the USAR Procup
Northern Division point standings despite the
disappointing finish at Jennerstown Speedway.
The next race on the Hooters Air Race Team schedule is
Mansfield Speedway on June 11. ShoTime Motorsports would
like to thank all our sponsors for their support and
hope to see you at the races!
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