PETERSEN MEDIA- Willie Croft had a bad fast car on Saturday night in Antioch, CA. Having issues in both the heat race and the feature event, the Roseville, CA driver was still able to fight forward as he closed his night out with an eighth place finish.
A total of 29 cars checked in the Antioch Speedway on Saturday night for Round No. 6 of Sprint Car Challenge Tour action. Timing the Holey Smokes BBQ/ButlerBuilt/BMRS backed No. 29 machine in fourth fastest overall, Croft would end up second quickest in his group.
Lining up in the second row of his heat race, Croft would get a little out of shape and softly tip his machine over. Able to make repairs in the work area, Croft would showcase his speed as he was able to fight back to finish in the second spot and punch his ticket into the Dash.
Croft’s fourth place finish in the Dash would line him up in the second row of the scheduled 40-lap feature event. As the race came to life, Croft would run in the fourth spot as he spent the early laps of the race battling with Ryan Bernal and Steven Tiner inside the Top-Five.
A lap-10 caution would seemingly open the caution floodgates as the rest of the race would be interrupted often, making restarts a regular thing. Running in the fourth spot when the yellow flew on lap 20- the following restart would be waived off as two cars got together.
The next attempt on the restart would bring trouble for Croft as contact with another competitor would get his car out of shape. With him being slowed by the incident as the yellow flew, the split yellow would place him at the back of the pack.
With more fireworks taking place as the race went on, the 11pm curfew would bring the checkered flag on the 25th lap as Croft had managed to work his way back to the eighth spot in a mere handful of laps.
“It was an interesting night, but it was good to have really good speed,” Croft said. “We have a monumental raceday coming up on Saturday and we are looking forward to racing with both the SCCT and the KWS.”
Willie Croft Racing would like to thank Holey Smokes BBQ, ButlerBuilt , Brown and Miller, FK Rod Ends, Hinchman Indy, Factory Kahne, Schoenfeld, Smith Precision Products, Kaeding Performance, AL Drivelines, QTM, XYZ, Dan Olson Products, Vortex Wings, Amerikote, and GUTS for their support in 2017.
2017 BY THE NUMBERS: Races-21, Wins-1, Top 5’s-6, Top 10’s-10.
ON TAP: Croft will be in action with both the King of the West Series and the Sprint Car Challenge Tour on Saturday night in Calistoga, CA.
STAY CONNECTED: Stay connected with Willie Croft Racing by visiting www.williecroftracing.com. You can also follow him on Twitter @WillieCroft29.
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