Well we went to Daytona to look for potential work, see old friends, work on the Skinner Round Up and play some golf - A couple days before the truck race we got a call from Eddie Sharp to see if I would want to drive his second truck - Knowing that the truck had a good strong Triad engine in it - I said sure...we called our friends at EZGO/ Cushman and local buddy Jim Paytas Homes - They joined forces to run the truck race so I could start the 2011 season. Knowing worst case scenario I had a champions provisional in case something freaky happened in qualifying - Much to our surprise we found out because my name was not on the entry list x amount of days before the race - I could not use my champions provisional - Crazy how one little shorted out wire on a starter motor can totally flip a darn good effort into a dissapointing weekend. I do want to thank Eddie Sharp, Carl and all of their staff for the opportunity and I did agree to honor our sponsorships deal in Phoenix for them. We should know Monday if that is what ESR wants to do...we are going to PHX anyway to run Frankie Stoddards Faslane Cup car. We got good news in the making to follow. Let ya know soon - hopefully.
Great news Mike, good luck in both races!!!
ReplyDeleteSounds good, Mike! Looking forward to Phoenix!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update, Mike. I think everyone was shocked you couldn't use your champion's provisional after the truck had electrical issues. That is why the rule is in place! Can't understand why they added the extra condition that prevented you from using it.
ReplyDeleteGood luck next weekend, and looking forard to hearing about "good news in the making to follow."