Solid Rock Carriers Cars Tour Results

The Race at Ace 125, presented by LessExpensive.com. Competing in the Solid Rock Carriers Cars Tour Late Model Division. Ace Speedway, Altamahaw, NC.

June 9, 2020 Results

Positive Results on a Very Hot Day.

Arriving at Ace on Thursday, June 4^th for testing. With temperatures approaching 90 degrees Trevor would have 3 practices to dial his #77 Ward Performance, AAR Roofing, Digital Repair, MK Racing, Clarks’s Automotive Race Engines. There were a total of 31 cars ready to practice as well.

First Practice: This would be the longest practice which would be 1 hour. Going out on old tires which were from the previous race at (SNMP) Kenly, NC. He was able to maintain the 7^th position on the practice timesheet. Reporting back to the team the car was turning good but needed more forward drive. Work was begun to improve during the second practice.

Second Practice- This would be only a 30-minute practice. Trevor went out and made a 5 lap run to see if changes helped improve forward drive. Reporting back the car was excellent and now only needed new tires all the while maintaining his 7^th position on the timesheet. Crew chief Dean Ward suggested let us stay on old tires and cool them down hoping to improve.

Third Practice- After cooling the old tires the car was still doing great. So, new tires would be the next adjustment. Cooling engine down and mounting new tires he would not return to the track until 2 minutes left. Just enough time to make a 3 laps qualifying run. This would lastly bring him to 4^th overall for the day.

Due to the forecast of rain race would be delayed until Saturday, June 6^th. Waiting one more day was nothing compared to not racing for the last 3 months.

Race Day–  This day would consist of two practices, qualifying and Race at Ace 125 @ 8:00 pm. During the two practices, the car was very good. Thus, the team chose to get ready for qualifying. Rolling off for qualifying 23^rd out of 28 cars his result would be a 5^th starting spot.

When the green flag was flown he would lose 2 spots to 7^th place, a good spot to ride and save tires. Just beyond halfway and a restart he would drive into turn one and would spin due to the rear brakes locking up. Damage to the car was minimal but would cause the driver problems due to excessive heat. Pitting it was discovered the exhaust was closed somewhat and putting carbon monoxide and extreme heat inside. The driver returned to the race at the tail end of the field due to pitting remains on the lead lap. Trevor would communicate that he was extremely hot in the car and very uncomfortable. Lucky another caution would come out and the race was stopped on the front stretch. Officials allowed one crew member to take water to driver and a cool rag. Temporary relief to rejuvenate the driver for the final 50 laps of the race. Returning to green would be short another caution would come out on lap 80 of 125. Choosing to pit again it was more to help the comfort of the driver. Trevor refused to quit even being close to heat exhaustion. The race had one more lengthy caution with 5 laps to go. Again he pitted for water, when he returned he would finish 13^th overall. So, with the attitude of a lion, he would tuff it out saying it was the hottest he has ever been in a race car.

Ward Performance #77, AAR Roofing,  Digital Repair, MK Racing, Clark Automotive Racing Engines is 16^th in Solid Rock Carries Cars Touring Series points. Only 28 points out of first place.

Next Race – Race-Face Tel-Med 300, Hickory Motor Speedway on June 13, 2020, at 7 pm. Location: Hickory, NC

Sponsors

Ward Performance, AAR Roofing, Digital Repair, LLC, MK Racing, Clark Automotive Racing Engines

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May 23, 2020 Results

Trevor drove the number 15 for Mike Bledsoe

In a run for the Late Model Championship at the 4/10 mile track.

This would be the first race of the year with fans in the stands.

Trevor began the day with strong practice sessions giving him confidence that changes made over the winter seemed to be correct. Not having put new tires on during the 3 rounds of practice the next order of business would be qualifying. When qualifying was over he would start second in a very strong 23 car field of the best late model drivers in the area.

The late-model feature would be 75 laps in front of a packed house that was finally able to enjoy a sporting event after two months of staying at home due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. So, all racing would be under the green flag. At the start, he was able to hold second place for the first 10 laps. By then it was evident that the first 3 would be the class of the field this night. Trevor would move to 3^rd place after being passed by Ty Gibbs (Grandson of Hall of Fame Coach and Owner of Joe Gibbs Racing). Third place is where the number 15 would end the first weekend back at the track. The race was run with zero cautions thus no chance to improve on a restart.

Following is the link on his comments on the first night of racing. Plus a few pictures of the car in the shop being prepared. Oh, and he is a new father to a beautiful girl.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3463285693699379&id=100000539485504&sfnsn=mo

May 30, 2020 Results

Hot day with slick track and tricky rubber from a different tire combination from Pro/Modified Division.

The first practice started great with being second in a field of 14 cars.  With some minor changes made the second practice found to be found being fourth on the timesheet. Still on old tires when a lot of others practiced at some point with new. Trevor was not very happy at this point so it was let’s make a big change and see what happens. The changes made a large gain on handling even though staying fourth on sheet. Qualifying wound up being fourth fastest which he knew he could work from there.

So, left was 75 lap main event which turned out to be very interesting. On lap 3 he reported that the throttle was sticking. This can be a very dangerous situation in racing since speeds are very much higher than your hwy speeds. He continued to race to fall to 5^th while trying to handle the situation. Luck did turn his way late with caution with about 15 laps remaining. Pitting the crew found that the air cleaner was interfering with the throttle body. They bent it up some and fixed the problem. Returning to the race as the field was going green this was a driver on a mission. Coming from the rear he passed cars as he reached them letting no on hold him up. Sometimes having to use the bump and run as they say. When the checkers flew he found he had made it back to 5^th place. Congrats to a driver and team that never gives up.

With the two good runs, he is currently second in the Championship points. The next race is June 5^th –  Cars Solid Rock Carries Tour Late Models- (The Race At Ace 125) Sponsored by Less ExpensiveCars.com. Trevor will be driving the family #77 in CarsTour Race.

Sponsors

Ward Performance, AAR Roofing, Digital Repair, LLC, MK Racing, Clark Automotive Racing Engines

Website: www.trevorwardracing.com