By Dave Sully - PT COLBORNE, ON- Following a third at Lernerville and a win at Merrittville, the team asked the small block to hang in there for the third night in a row, and it did, as Mat collected a fourth place finish on the slick Humberstone Speedway. Following a second place finish in the heat race, which saw him gaining steadily on winner Mike Bowman, Mat lined up eighth for the feature, following one of his now infamous redraws.
Dale Planck, who doesn’t need the extra help, was lined up on the outside pole in his big block, just where he wanted to be, and he took off at the drop the green. He ended up being chased by Erick Rudolph, who started fourth, while Mat worked his way past Tom Flannigan and Chris Steel to claim fourth by lap 11. That was as far as he could get however, as the race went caution free after lap nine. The leaders capitalized on the slippery surface, which made it tough to pass.
In the end, fourth was about the best Mat could do under the conditions, and he was satisfied with the effort, noting, “It doesn’t help when you redraw eighth, but we ended up fourth, and we can’t complain about that. It was tough to pass, but the car was good. It would be nice to go there and draw a little better, but it is what it is, the luck of the draw. That’s racing.”
The car performed well again, with Mat adding, “We didn’t even unload it from Saturday night.”
All in all, it was a good three night stint for Mat and the team, as they begin to fine tune for the last few point races and gear up for the big post season series shows..
Dale Planck, who doesn’t need the extra help, was lined up on the outside pole in his big block, just where he wanted to be, and he took off at the drop the green. He ended up being chased by Erick Rudolph, who started fourth, while Mat worked his way past Tom Flannigan and Chris Steel to claim fourth by lap 11. That was as far as he could get however, as the race went caution free after lap nine. The leaders capitalized on the slippery surface, which made it tough to pass.
In the end, fourth was about the best Mat could do under the conditions, and he was satisfied with the effort, noting, “It doesn’t help when you redraw eighth, but we ended up fourth, and we can’t complain about that. It was tough to pass, but the car was good. It would be nice to go there and draw a little better, but it is what it is, the luck of the draw. That’s racing.”
The car performed well again, with Mat adding, “We didn’t even unload it from Saturday night.”
All in all, it was a good three night stint for Mat and the team, as they begin to fine tune for the last few point races and gear up for the big post season series shows..
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