The car's chassis had been updated since the previous race with information from Laughlin Racing Products.  For the first time this year, Jeremy unloaded and started out practice with a loose race car.  Throughout practice the crew made adjustments to tighten it up.  At the end of practice Jeremy had the car fairly comfortable with just a slight push.  He had posted his quickest time at 19.562 seconds.  This put him 19th on the speed charts.

Jeremy was able to pick up one spot during qualifying.  He put himself 18th in the field nearly matching his practice time with 19.566 seconds.  He really wasn't pleased with his qualifying effort.  "I don't know if I drove in too hard or what.  I didn't get my turning points just right," Jeremy said.
 

Jeremy comes to pit road after scuffing tires prior to qualifying	Jeremy is interviewed during the autograph session

When the green flag dropped, Jeremy was able to run with the field despite the push that was still in the race car.  However, early in the race the leader had just caught Jeremy on the track and apparently passed him just before a caution came out.  Being told he was to get his lap back, Jeremy advanced around the race track.  USAR officials, however, said that Jeremy had been lapped and was also going to be penalized for advancing past the pace car.  This would put him down early in the night.

Jeremy races beside Sam Fullone early in the race

Even after the penalty, Jeremy continued to race hard as he knew it was going to be a long race.  He had the ability to move up the standings as long as he continued.  Around lap 120 the caution flag flew again and Jeremy was able to come in for right side tires and fuel.  This made him ready to run to the end.  The car's strength was evident as Jeremy ran well even with the leaders throughout the night.  He made sure to never impede the lead lap cars, but enjoyed being able to race along side them.  "The penalty put us down, but it was still fun to run along side Gary St. Amant and those guys for a while."

Despite the early penalty, Jeremy would once again see the checkered flags and finish in the 13th position.  Along with another top 15 finish, Jeremy ended the season 28th in points qualifying him for the 2005 Championship Series.  This was a good accomplishment having only raced a partial season.

Jeremy has not yet decided whether to try running in the Championship Series.  Final plans and announcements will be posted here at Jeremy-Miller.com as they are determined.

A Black Hawk helicopter takes off after landing in the infield for special pre-race ceremonies