I was actually looking for a cooling part for my old baby and since I’m into racing cars as well, I browsed some sites on the net to look for updates about car racing.
In the No. 22 Caterpillar Toyota Camry, Dave Blaney was able to finish on the 11th position after starting it all on the 10th. The car racer was actually included on the top 15 after having 109 laps in the top 10 and was led by two laps specifically the 253-254. The 29th position was conquered by David Reutimann, the No. 00 Domino’s Toyota Camry, who started on the 14th.
The No. 46 Wyler.com/TRD Toyota Camry carrier Johnny Benson was able to land on the 31st still after being there at the start. The 32rd spot belong to the No. 84 Red Bull Toyota Camry carrier AJ Allmendinger who started on the 13th position.
Here are also some relevant quotes and notes that were taken from this site.
DAVE BLANEY, No. 22 Caterpillar Camry, Bill Davis Racing: Finishing position: 11th
How was your race? "We were doing fine. We kind of backed up one time and were about 15th, then we took two tires and got track position. We were kind of hanging on, struggling a bit, but hanging on. I don’t know we just got together with somebody. I went way up the track. I slid the front tires under the brakes and went way up the track. Then they got underneath me. I was giving them a hole by sliding up the track so I don’t really know what happened after that."
After the on-track incident, how were you able to rally back to an 11th-place finish? "We came back at least at the end just ran out of time. We had new tires with 20 to go and everybody else probably had 60 or 70 on theirs. So, we should have went for it pretty good right there, in fact we should have gone further. At least we finished one — we’ve had some trouble doing that."
JOHNNY BENSON, No. 46 Wyler.com/TRD Camry, Wyler Racing: Finishing position: 31st
How was your race? "Our race wasn’t what we wanted. We made the race and we ran — and we were able to get plenty of feedback for the next time, if we get to run. That’s the first race for me in this car and the first race for the guys at Wyler Racing. I think there’s a bunch to learn. The stuff we learn today will make us better the next time we run. We can’t be excited about the finish by any means. But, after we started working on it and got it quicker, we were able to run decent times and we felt good about our adjustments during the race."
On the name being used for the Car of Tomorrow: "I’ll call it the ‘new car’ now, we can’t call it the ‘Car of Tomorrow’ because we are racing it right now. It’s different to drive, but I think it’s not as bad as everyone says. It will get better when we get the set-up, but it wasn’t terrible."
AJ ALLMENDINGER, No. 84 Red Bull Camry, Team Red Bull: Finishing position: 32nd
How was your race? "We started the race doing okay and were able to get the ‘lucky dog’ and stay on the lead lap. Then we got a couple of laps down on the long green flag run and were never able to get it back. We fought all day to gain grip. More than anything it was good for me to get lap time today. That is the best way for me to continue to learn these cars. I wish I hadn’t made the rookie mistakes I did today, but I guess that it’s all part of the leaning process. As always, I’m proud of my guys and all the hard work they put in today to get the car handling better."
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