The day started similar to the tire test back on March 27th with rain in the area and a wet race track.  However, with little delay, track officials were able to dry the track and get practice started.  Jeremy was able to get up to speed quickly at the start of practice.  Throughout the day he ran very well with the 37 cars in attendance.  He made changes to the car and felt better with it each time.  Jeremy ended up 30th on the charts for practice.  He was surprised with that, thinking he had been quicker, but knew he could pick up some time in qualifying.

37 cars showed up to Mansfield and nearly 13,000 fans came to watch Hooters Pro Cup racing

Jeremy drove the car to its limits in qualifying.  His fastest lap was the first of his two laps at 18.335.  The second lap was just a tenth of a second slower as he drove hard into turn one and pushed up the track.  This time ended up 30th just as he had been in practice, but felt good to Jeremy for race condition.

Jeremy paces the track before the start of the Pepsi 250

Four cars had to move to the rear of the field for the start of the race, moving Jeremy up in the pack.  He started the race and ran well all throughout the night.  He did make one change with the track bar during the night and was pleased with how it made the car feel.  He was able to avoid trouble various times through the night avoiding accidents and other drivers' spinouts.  Jeremy ran the race to completion and finished 6 laps down from the leaders in the 20th position.  He was very happy with how the night went and definitely gained much more experience.

Jeremy on the track during a yellow flag

Jeremy has sold his dirt stock car, so he will now be able to concentrate fully on his next USAR Hooters Pro Cup race.  He next plans to race at Iliana Motor Speedway in Schererville, IN on August 21st. 

Jeremy cools down after a fun but tiring race