5:30 p.m. Saturday UPDATE: Mother Nature strikes again during this racing season. Rain interrupted first round of qualifying. Stopped long enough to resume, then more rain, and the race was cancelled. Too bad. It's been a nice day here, 300 miles to the west.
It's the second no-go for this SOT event. I don't know whether Paul tested Friday night or Saturday, but his first qualifying pass was an off-the-pace 6.25. Photo looked like he might have smoked the tires after launching. Looks like it will be Lassiter Mountain on July 3rd for another make-up race, for the Central Alabama Pro Mod Series. Sorry to say, but the weather looks iffy again.
7:00 p.m. UPDATE: Just got Paul on the phone at Montgomery. Weather has cancelled a round of qualifying for tonight, but racers can test, and Paul is getting ready to make a pass. The team is shorthanded this week as Keith Dockery is out with injured ribs, but they will give it their best. The race is on for tomorrow -- 2 qualifying rounds and then eliminations. Will be a 16-car field if the car count is high enough.
Last time I talked with Paul, he said the Cuda Beast team was planning to make this weekend's SOT race at Montgomery. However, I haven't been able to contact him the past couple of days, so I don't know if that's still the plan. There will be race info on the message board at www.promodifieds.us , so you can check there, as I'll be doing. The weather looks a bit iffy, but this is a makeup of an earlier race, so I'm betting that anything short of a monsoon, the race is on. The racers and promoters are eager to get things going, that's for sure.
If I hear anything, I'll post it. Paul and the team also have a July 3 makeup event for the Central Alabama Pro Mod series. Haven't seen a points standing lately, but I'm guessing Paul is probably second. Hope there's lots of safe, fast racing this weekend.
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