Brown Finishes 10th, 4th under the Full Moon

Although 10th and 4th place finishes were not what Tim Brown and the Brown Motorsports crew were hoping for Saturday night at the Madhouse, they were able to maintain the second position in the point standings. With four races left in the 2010 season, he sits 61 markers behind point leader, Burt Myers.

The Cana, V.A. native and No. 83 team were very positive about the evening after turning quick times in both practices. Brown landed a fourth place starting position for the first 50 lap event after touring the quarter mile in 13.459 seconds.

The full moon was in full effect for the night’s first 50 lap event. As the field came around to the green, Brown quickly found himself fighting for positions on the outside line and was able to close in on sixth by the third circuit. The first of many caution flags was displayed on lap 7. Choosing whether to stay on the inside line, or going to the outside on the restarts was much like rolling a dice. The Rocket raced between fourth and sixth over the first 25 circuits, before bad luck struck. He began to fight a very ill handling car and radioed to his crew that it was very loose before ending up with a cut right front tire. He pulled the No. 83 into the pits for a tire change and to make adjustments on the car under caution, and returned to the rear of the field before they came around to the green. Over the closing circuits, he was able to make his way back up through the field and crossed the checkered in 10th position.

Brown was set to start 10th for the second 50 lap event after 8th was drawn in the Madhouse Scramble. The fans were on the feet to greet the line up once again shortly before 10:30 p.m. Brown wasted no time making his way through the field. He was up to the fourth position by the 12th circuit. Brown felt that he had a car that was capable of taking the win and was determined to make his way to the front, until he got caught up in a scramble in the front of the pack. He found himself once again fighting an ill handling car, but used his talented driving skills to hold his fourth place position until he crossed the checkered on lap 50.

“I am not at all pleased with 10th and 4th place finishes in Saturday night’s races. My team and I will worker harder to perform better. We’re not giving up; we’re going to go back ready to try to win the twin 25 races on Saturday.” stated Brown.

Aside from the less than desired results of the night, Brown and his crew stayed focused on making the car better and finishing the best they could. As we get closer to the end of the season, the team is working harder than ever to make the No. 83 Hayes Jewelers modified the best that it can be. Until the checkered flag falls in the last race of the season, they will continue to chase wins, as well as the championship.