PETERSEN MEDIA- Fresh off of his first win of the 2014 season, Matt Mitchell was in action with the USAC West Coast 360 Series on Saturday night at the Thunderbowl in Tulare, CA, and he put together another very good night as he walked away with a second place finish.
Timing the Pit Boss Jacks/Campbell Brothers Storage/MPD backed no. 37 machine in seventh fastest in time trials, the Yorba Linda, CA driver lined up in the second row for heat race action.
Mitchell showed he would be a factory early in the night as he picked up the heat race win going away, putting himself on the front row of the feature event.
When the green flag waived, Mitchell was hard on the throttle as he jumped out to an early lead, though he quickly had company in the name of Ryan Bernal.
Holding his own at the front, Mitchell was very strong, as he kept all challengers at bay as he clicked off great laps.
On the 10th lap, Bernal’s challenge heated up and he was able to get my Mitchell on the 11th lap, though Mitchell did not let him out of his sights.
Stalking Bernal’s every move, Mitchell tried everything he could to get back to the top spot, but at the checkered flag he was unable too and scored a second place finish.
“He (Ryan Bernal) is in a zone right now, and we just got beat,” Mitchell said. “We had a really good car, and had another great night, and it feels really good to have another night up front, where I truly believe our team belongs.”
Matt would like to thank Pit Boss Jacks, Campbell Brothers Storage, MPD, and ART Speed Equipment for their support in 2014.
2014 BY THE NUMBERS: Races-19, Wins-1, Top 5’s-7, Top 10’s-13
ON TAP: Matt will now follow the USAC/CRA Series North as they invade the Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, CA on Friday night and hit the Petaluma Spe
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