“It’s been a long road this year. It’s definitely made me question ‘what am I doing’ week in and week out. This definitely gets the monkey off of our backs. I wish it wouldn’t have taken this long because I think we finally found something,” Cory Eliason said in victory lane, driver of the Rudeen Racing, Hager Realty Services, Rayce Rudeen Foundation, No. 26 sprint car. “The guys have been working really hard, but it’s been a struggle for all of us. But Kevin Rudeen is probably the greatest boss that any of us could ever have. He’s always motivating us and keeping us pumped up, even after nights where we may run 20th. He’s always on our side.”
“Clean air is always good, but it’s still a 50/50 chance, especially with guys like Tyler Courtney and Spencer Bayston behind you,” Eliason continued. “You don’t know what those guys are doing and they could come at any time. That’s pretty much the name of the game.”
Feature Results:
1. 26-Cory Eliason [6]; 2. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [3]; 3. 11-Spencer Bayston [8]; 4. 13-Justin Peck [12]; 5. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg [5]; 6. 5S-Max Stambaugh [13]; 7. 97-Greg Wilson [15]; 8. 4-Cap Henry [4]; 9. O7-Skylar Gee [11]; 10. 21N-Frankie Nervo [19]; 11. 10-Zeb Wise [2]; 12. 7-Zane DeVault [16]; 13. 5-Ian Madsen [1]; 14. 85-Dustin Daggett [14]; 15. 91-Kyle Reinhardt [10]; 16. 7M-Geoff Dodge [7]; 17. 12-Corbin Gurley [17]; 18. 71H-Ryan Ruhl [18]; 19. 39-Tylar Rankin [21]; 20. 11C-Joe Conway [20]; 21. 17B-Bill Balog [9]
See the evening's recap by Tyler Altmeyer: