Ready to Rumble!

(photo courtesy of David Gansert)

Jake and Clint in the pits

We just went 3rd quick in practice and were talking over qualifying strategy. Unfortunately we messed up and chose too soft of a right rear tire and ended up 28th. The car was a top 5 car on the correct tires. (photo courtesy of apexonephoto.com)

My Dad is trying to get a leaky left rear tire to seal. He and Clint are the best crew anyone could ask for. (photo courtesy of David Gansert)

Nice looking ride

Clint had my car looking awesome for the 2007 Rumble! (photo courtesy of David Gansert)

Leading the B-Main

We finally got the car dialed in for the B-Main and won it running away from the field. (photo courtesy of Chris Pederson)

Me and Billy Hulbert in the B Main

(photo courtesy of Chris Pederson)

Feature action

I missed the big crash that took out Tony Stewart in the early laps and made my way up to 3rd from 13th starting position in the Feature event. (photo courtesy of Chris Pederson)

Blown Engine

I was running in 3rd place when the engine fell off just a bit. I figured I would ride around and at least finish the race. This is the engine blowing up in turn one- I had just taken the white flag. (photo courtesy of Chris Pederson)

Engine Fire

This is my engine still blowing up in turn 2 on the last lap of Friday nights feature race. I ended up 8th despite the blown engine. (photo courtesy of apexonephoto.com)

Another shot of the engine fire going down the backstretch. The engine was still running and I figured the oil fire would blow out.(Jim Morrison photo)

Getting real hot!

I shut down the engine in turn 4 and coasted just past the finish line. You can see Dave Darland's front wheel as passes me. The fire got real hot and I bailed out quickly, thanks to Impact for the good suit, I only burned the hairs off my arm. (photo courtesy of superchargedphotos.com)