Disappointment at Adirondack
7/31 - The Dion Brothers short track car was
so damaged after Waterford that all crew chief Roger Dion could do was cut
off everything behind the driver's seat and start over. After many long
nights in the race shop, the Dion Brothers had the car back together and
running well at Adirondack. The car was fast in practice and handling well
during the race.
The Dion Brothers race strategy was to pit late or not pit at all so Dave
stayed on the track during an early caution while others pitted for tires.
Unfortunately, just two laps after going green while the leaders were
lapping cars, Andy Santerre put his car in a hole that wasn't really there,
sending a lapped car spinning into Dion's Taurus. The force of the impact
damaged the front end of the car, breaking a wheel spindle and ending Dion's
day. The 24th place finish drops Dion to 12th in the series point
standings.
The next race for the Dion Brothers racing team is BeechRidge on Aug. 21