Chasing Traction In The Land Of 10,000 Lakes

he's just a good old boy who loves burning rubber and driving [Music] fast all right welcome to a Rain frer International Raceway since it's raining I thought I'd give you a little history lesson we should about been warming up the car by now so this place was opened in 1968 when it opened it was known as Dy Brook Speedway opened by George Montgomery and Bud stall they had an NH sanction in the first top Fel race not an nhr National event but the very first top Fel race was won by a guy a guy named doc H look him up he's kind of a big deal won this thing and then they also had an indie car race a two heat indie car race I don't really know what that means but a two heat indie car race and you'll recognize these names if you're any kind of Motorsport guy at all one of them that won Gordon John the other one that won a guy named Dan gurnie pretty much Legends of Motorsports they also had km races here this place it's got a road course obviously a drag trip it's got a whole lot going on in 1973 this race was sold to a guy named Jerry Hansson and if you think about that last name Hansson his daughter is Courtney Hansson known from the TV show you know chip Bo all that Courtney Hansson so her dad actually bought this place they remed it D's International race RVE 1982 they had the very first ever nhr National event and it was one everybody's laughing at It Was Won by Shirley Mal Frank Holly won funny car and the legendary Lee Shepard won Pro Stock so there's your history record trainer International Raceway dny Brook whatever you want to call it 1968 that's when she opened now we want the rain to go away where we can burn some Nitro and make some history on our own all [Music] [Music] when the man on the scooter rolls up that usually means getting close to time to go we've only been waiting all day right Andrew in the each makes long days been in long days but we're warmed up you should have just saw that we're ready Shane is ready look at him he's just like a working machine he's ready is is ready to go hit a golf ball cuz it's been raining all day get some practice in yeah shoulders yeah exactly I don't know how to golf I don't know how to golf either been watching plenty of Rick Shields it's like staying at a holiday in express Austin Austin's just thinking about riding a dirt bike in the mud pretty much all time yeah but we are thinking we're going to get the opportunity but there's some dark clouds rolling up long day we're ready here we go q1 raining Minnesota been raining now the sun's out little humid but that's okay we're ready have no idea what what jimo and Nikki are shooting for here but I am looking for just ride down the racetrack that's what we want to do [Music] Line Oil you're looking on board over the PUK on clay melin machine that is the oil overflow on that race car that you're seen with all the sponsor stickers on it sits Just Between the wing struts over the rear end of Kay milin race car that Parts Plus when he ran 338 mph the fastest speed of the season in Top Field let's see what he has here in brainer [Music] smokes the tires at half track but bil felt like it was decent not fast when it just drove into it lap one she was slow 864 215 325 pull the tires loose to a 4272 where you see Billy Torrance over at 373 332 it was just slow from the get-go for whatever reason um we have to tune her up and give her a little something for the next go round we'll just see what happens so [Music] [Music] there y'all see that that's spousal abuse she just kicked me right in the rear end we are rolling up tut look cloudy out here we go after din to kick me in the rear I cut the camera off anyway we're ready to go for Q two coming up see if we can get a little better 60t time which should make the car just going down the r looking for a high 8 High 830 low 840 and we will uh see what we can do here here we go two two Ranger it's about 7:00 at night obviously so fill out just need to make a solid run here [Applause] [Music] [Music] database is here but that is the second fastest run of his career he actually ran 3 32.7 in effing earlier this year so the second fastest run but certainly the quickest for Tony Stewart and Klay milikin speaking of fast car is that Parts Plus Rick where Racing for Jim overhof for ton Jesse Snider and the team down there Nicki bonafont came on board and Tony Schumaker for Leatherwood rack Okuma and gear wrench [Music] schacher off early clay off a little bit later will Coast across to a 430 [Music] about like it leapt harder than it just drove into smoke again 3 two one got it all right y'all will see there car number 51 848 212 315 212 434 1886 wow we kind of hit the target on the 60t it still pulled them loose out a couple hundred feet out it's kicking our butt at the moment but that's okay we'll uh we'll get ready and do begin tomorrow all right no question little Struggle Bus today all the water in the air make it a little difficult to make power but we did make power we did pick up the 60t and we will do better tomorrow see you on Saturday qualified thank you for watching hey St