Another Great Day!

Practice went well finishing 2nd in the first practice and then 1st in the second practice. However qualifying was a different story. Nick was in the front to qualify and noted when he came in that the track was completely different. As did other drivers that qualified up in the front. After qualifying Nick ended up 9th. With a good roll by Gruppen, Nick got put on the poll for the race.

Heading out for the heat race with no changes to the car since the car was good.

Joe and Joel watching on:)

Nick taking the lead in the heat race.

Nick ended up taking the lead in the heat race and one his first heat race this year.

I have videos of the feature however I don't have them uploaded yet so I just get to tell you that Nick also won the Feature Saturday night. He started on the poll and took the lead from the start. His lead was getting bigger with each lap until the caution came out on lap 23. Only 2 laps left and Nick's lead from gone. Nick and #36 Smith battled for the lead and Nick came out ahead in the end for his 4th win this year. It is amazing to think that our goal at the beginning of the season was to finish top 5 of points and have at least 1 win. We are in the top 5 for points and we have 4 wins. We have truly been blessed this year. Thanks to all the sponsors, family, friends, and fans. The support has been amazing and we truly appreciate it.

This is Nick's lead before the caution came out in the feature!

The Boyne weekend started out good with practice on Thursday but Friday morning the rain came in and we sat around and until there was something we were able to do. Nick tried to sleep but that didn't go so well for him:)

Once racing started the track still didn't seem to be dry but we still were able to complete our heat race. Nick finished Second only because Tillema passed him with 3 laps to go. Saturday the feature races were all canceled due to the weather and will need to be made up. The scheduled date is October 18.

When something goes wrong...You find out who your friends are! As you can see by the picture, things didn't turn out as planned on Saturday. Nick was running good and in second practice he ran a 18.1 not even at full throttle. It wasn't until he going down the front stretch around 100 mph that everything changed. A rod went through the motor destroying it. Parts and pieces were everywhere and the block is shot, therefore there is no rebuilding. There were two holes in the block and oil was everywhere! After seeing Nick drive in I also saw his dream going up in smoke, literally. About 5 minutes later Andy Stormzand came down and asked Nick if he needed a ride. He offered Nick to have his car for the night since he wasn't in the points race anyway. I was in shock! That is amazing that someone can be so generous. Since we know had it figured out that Nick would be driving the 97 car for the night, we weren't sure if we would be finishing out the season this year. The Bruce Chase came over to our pit and said, "when do you want it?" and preceded to say,"either you come get it and put it in or I will come over pull yours out and put my motor in!" Once again my jaw dropped to the ground due to the generosity. I wanted to cry because I so touched but I knew I would get mocked for it if I did:) Now Nick has a lot of work to do this week but at least he can still make a run for the points.
Thank you again to Andy Stormzand/crew and also Bruce Chase/crew....you both are amazing teams and anything we can do to help you please let us know!

Another Weekend

In the heat race Nick took the lead however the car still wasn't working right and he got passed by Tillema at the end.

This is a complete "Racing Deal"

Nick ended up Finishing 10th in the feature Saturday after working his way back through! Nick has truly amazed me this year with his knowledge and ability of the race car and driving it. He has over come a lot of adversity and I am very proud of him and how he has handled it.

The rest of our weekend consisted of Nick working both Friday and Sunday and Monday we cut down a dead tree, some limbs, and another tree we didn't like. Nick worked with the chain saw and I hauled brush to the pile. That just means when fall comes we will need to have a good fire:)

I've been tagged
So I have been tagged to tell 6 random things about myself that most people don't know.

1. Most people have a problem with touching their eyes, however I can stick my finger into my eye, under my eye lid. I am told that it is disgusting.
2. I use to walk on my toes. Meaning that my toes were curled under. I can do it for a brief time now but I am not young anymore.
3. I am obsessed with sports. I coach basketball at ZEHS and softball at ZWHS, then in the summer I played 3 nights a week, fall ball I am down to two, and then two volleyball teams in the winter, as much as I am able to do.
4. I love cream style corn. Some nights when Nick is at work I will make a can of cream corn for my dinner, however he doesn't like it.
5. My husband races out at Berlin and most girls sit back and watch the guys do all the work. I however am able to carry two tires, one under each arm like every other guy out there. I help out at much as I can because that is something that we enjoy together.
6. Last but not least, I love being dirty. I love working outside in the dirt with my flowers, or on the race car. I wipe my hands on my clothes because it doesn't bother me. I love to know and prove that I worked hard:)

Well I am done now and time to tag someone else therefore I am tagging Briana since she hasn't posted in forever:)