Brent Dragon: ACT Late Model Tour
Twin State Speedway Race Report
CLAREMONT, N.H. – Brent Dragon of Milton, Vt., finished a strong second in the ACT Late Model Tour Jim’s Captown 100 at Twin State Speedway in Claremont, N.H., on Saturday, July 9. The finish was the best of the season for the all-time leader in ACT starts, who won his heat race and started third at one of his favorite tracks on the circuit. Dragon’s own Dragon Motorsports car ran inside the Top-3 all night before a loose handling condition over the final few laps stopped him one spot short of the victory.
WHO: Brent Dragon, Milton, Vt.
TEAM: Dragon Motorsports No. 55 Beverage Mart/Furniture World of VT/Charlesbois Freightliner Chevrolet
CREW CHIEF: Donnie Avery, Ashland, N.H.
WHAT: ACT Late Model Tour Jim’s Captown 100
WHERE: Twin State Speedway, Claremont, N.H. (.333-mile oval)
STARTED: 6th
FINISHED: 2nd
ACT Late Model Tour
LAST RACE: June 18, White Mountain 150, White Mountain Motorsports Park, N. Woodstock, N.H. (28th)
NEXT RACE: July 30, ACT 150, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, Scarborough, Maine (.333-mile oval)
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BRENT, YOU HAD A REALLY STRONG RUN TONIGHT.
We were really good in practice, right off quick. We started fourth in our heat race and won that. It’s like we talked about before – you have to start up front there at that place for a race that’s only 100 laps. The car was good right from the beginning. We just got a little too loose at the end.
DID IT SUPRISE YOU THAT THE CAR LOOSENED UP?
A little bit. Last year, we got tight at the end. It’s just a matter of setup. We got a little bit tight, but it’s close – we’re not talking about much. It’s just that little bit, just something little that gets you at the end.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR RACE WINNER BRIAN HOAR AT THE END?
No. With two or three (laps) to go, we got under (Randy) Potter and got by him for second. The car went pretty good, but it was just not quite enough.
I had one restart when I was on the outside of Potter, but I couldn’t get by him. We were just too loose. I just couldn’t do it. Then once Brian got by us, that was pretty much it.