Dustin Daggett

ATTICA SEASON OPENER IS A TESTING GROUND FOR DAGGETT RACING

Dustin Daggett and the Phil Mott Racing Team made their debute at Attica Raceway Park on Opening Day.

Due to first night woes, the team did not make the call for heat race action. However, after a night of scrambling, they finished fifth in the"B" Main and started at the back of the "A".

The 30-lap feature for the 410 sprints was the first main of the night and it got off to a rocky start, as Ryan Grubaugh, Ed Neumeister, Dustin Daggett and Gus Wasson got together in turn 1, with Grubaugh getting upside down. Rookie Chris Andrews, the 305 co-champion at ARP in 2006, spun a lap into the race, with John Ivy leading Dale Blaney, Wilson and Craig Mintz. Ivy, Blaney and Wilson would stage a torrid battle the next two circuits before Wilson would slingshot into the lead around the high side of turn 2 on lap 4, only to see the yellow fly, giving the lead back to Ivy.

The red would fly on lap five for Caleb Griffith, who got upside down in turns one and two (he was unhurt).Blaney would go pitside with mechanical woes, making the running order Ivy, Wilson, Mintz, Jacobs and Brock Mayes. On the restart, Wilson would blast around the high side of Ivy for the lead with Jacobs moving into third. A lap later and the yellow would fly for a spinning Mayes.

By lap 7, Wilson lead over Ivy, Jacobs and Mintz, with Byron Reed working his way through the pack after being involved in an early yellow. Jacobs would slip around Ivy for second on lap 9, with another yellow slowing the action a lap later. On the restart, Jacobs slid around Wilson in turns 3 and 4 for the lead. At the halfway mark the running order was Jacobs, Wilson, Ivy, Reed, Paul Weaver and Mintz. By lap 19, Wilson had pulled in on the rear bumper of Jacobs and executed a perfect slide job for the lead with 10 laps remaining. Mayes would battle his way back from the rear to take second with 8 laps left as Wilson began to lengthen his lead. Jacobs would regroup and slide around Mayes back into second where he would finish. Rounding out the top five were Mayes, Reed and Weaver.


With the help of SOD friends and his crew, Dustin fixed his heat race woes.	Dustin managed to make it out for the "B" main where he finished 4th - transfering him to the "A"	After starting scratch in the "A", Dustin was involved at the tail end of a 4 car crash - retiring from action.