Jeremy took right to the track for practice and looked very good from the start.  Unfortunately, there was some smoke coming from the exhaust.  Although the motor was not having any performance problems, USAR officials told Jeremy to keep an eye on the problem.  The car's strength was evident as Jeremy posted the 17th fastest time in final practice at 14.624 seconds.  Jeremy made changes to the car throughout the day.

Jeremy on the track for practice with the #66 car of Benny Gordon

Jeremy was sixth in line for qualifying.  He made a very smooth qualifying run.  However, he was not happy at all with his laps.  He felt the final changes for the car made it too loose.  Jeremy qualified in the 22nd position with a time of 14.771, slower than his quick practice time.

Jeremy paces the track waiting for the start of the BF Goodrich Tires 250

Jeremy started the race and ran well.  Unfortunately, the exhaust smoke problem continued and USAR officials black flagged Jeremy as they felt the smoke was distracting to the other drivers.  The crew showed an official that there was no fluids leaking and they let him return to the track for a few laps until they pulled him back in for the evening.  This put Jeremy in the 23rd finishing position.  Jeremy was disappointed to fall out of the race, but understood the officials' point of view.

Jeremy looks next to race some local dirt track races.  He will also look to fix the problems with his Chevrolet Monte Carlo in hopes of next competing at Mansfield Motor Speedway in Mansfield, OH on July 31st.

Disappointed, Jeremy watches the race from  pit road