ASCS TOUR BEGINS

Nearing the mid point of Friday night's ASCS National tour feature event at Baton Rouge, a valve train failure struck for the second time this year. Running solidly in the top five at the time of the failure, the team was encouraged by the performance and moves down the road to Houston Raceway Park for tonight's action.

Crunch Time – Dustin Daggett’s weekend got off to a strong start with a heat race win and ultimately a second row starting position in the feature. Then things turned around in a hurry.

The Michigan racer ran among the top five in Baton Rouge’s opening dozen laps or so before a dropped valve forced him off the pace and then pitside. With the backup engine in the spare car, the two-time Sprints on Dirt champion simply swapped cars for Houston Raceway Park. The front portion of the chassis then was shifted at least six inches after the HRP turn one wall proved immovable after Daggett was launched into the concrete following contact with Doc Sloan during qualifying race action.

Down to one car and one engine, the Daggett team hopes to get through Devil’s Bowl and Oklahoma City with no major calamities before returning to Michigan.