Chance Grasty 5th with SCCT at Merced
PETERSEN MEDIA- Taking part in the Sprint Car Challenge Tour’s final weekend of the season, Chance Grasty and the F&F Racing team finished fifth on Friday night in Merced, CA, before mechanical issues on the start of Saturday’s feature relegated them to a 23rd place finish.
“We had pretty good speed both nights, which was helpful on two really locked down surfaces,” Grasty said. “We were able to pick up a fifth-place finish at Merced, but we had some bad luck at the start of the feature in Stockton, CA and didn’t get to run the finale.”
The weekend came to life on Friday night at the high-banked Merced Speedway, and Grasty timed in fourth fastest in time trials after going out very late in the qualifying session.
Lining up on the front row of his heat race, Grasty did not get the jump he was looking for aboard the Bushey Financial Services/C&H Motor Parts/Sierra Single Ply Roofing backed No. x1 entry as he fell back to third. Settling in and finishing third, Grasty found himself seventh on the starting grid for the 30-lapper.
On a very fast surface, Grasty slipped back to eighth when the race came to life and clicked off eight quick laps. The ensuing restart saw Grasty move into seventh as the race began an extended green-flag run.
Racing into sixth on the 12th lap, Grasty continued to stay the course as passing proved to be difficult on the fast surface. With just 10 laps left in the ‘A’, the Suisun City, CA driver cracked the Top-5 as he chased after Jake Haulot and Dylan Bloomfield who ran ahead of him.
Doing all he could to pick up even more track position in the final laps, Grasty capped the night off with a fifth-place finish as he and his F&F Racing team then got ready for the quick turnaround for the Saturday finale in Stockton, CA.
Again, going out late in qualifying, Grasty was able to use the fast surface to his advantage as he timed in sixth quickest with 25 cars checked into the pit area.
Just as he did on Friday night, Grasty lined up on the pole of his heat race but this go round saw him jump into the race lead. Pulling away after a red flag, Grasty went on to pick up the win and move into the Dash where his fifth-place finish pitted him in the third row of the ‘A’.
When the green flag flew on the feature, something went haywire on Grasty’s entry and when an unrelated red flag flew, he made his way to the work area. Able to restart, the issue still persisted and Grasty returned to the pit area as his night came to a close.
“This late in the year, these two-day shows are still a lot of work and I am thankful that my guys continued to work are for me,” Grasty said. “It was unfortunate how Saturday went but it definitely was not due to lack of effort.”
F&F Racing would like to thank Bushey Financial Services, C&H Motor Parts, Sierra Single Ply Roofing, Triple X Race Co., Wrayvon, CRV Carbon Solutions, Econo Lube ‘N’ Tune, XC Gear, All Pro Heads, Engler, and Don Ott Racing Engines for their support.
ON TAP: F&F Racing and Chance Grasty are scheduled for two more nights of action this Friday and Saturday in Placerville, CA.
BY THE NUMBERS: Starts-51, Wins-3, Top 5’s-16, Top 10’s-30
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