Riker Racing #00

On June 8th we went up to GVAT ready to do better than the previous two weeks. I went out for both Rookie and Regular practice and could feel that the car had more speed than the other weeks and it felt pretty good. We made some minor adjustments and went our for the heat. I started sixth in the heat and got a good jump on the first start. I was running in third place behind the leaders most of the race. With one to go I caught up to second place and sneaked in underneath her in turns one and two and made the pass to get second place. In the feature I started second place and was passed pretty early on by the third place car. I ran with her the whole race following her and waiting for a mistake. I just couldnt get around her until the last corner. Coming out of turn four, she got really loose and once again I got under her. We drag raced to the finish line but I ended up coming up about a tire length too short. Overall it was a pretty successful night. Even though second place would have been great, third felt just as good because I knew how much better the car was from the week before. Hopefully we can continue to be consistent and get our first win of the 2013 season!