What a goofy way to lose a shot at a win. The server was reset just before quali, so I went out with the default setup by mistake.

Of course, I came straight back in and put on the proper setup, but that left me anxious to get back on the track. Naturally, I spun it, hit the wall, and lost a wheel. ESC and to the back of the grid.

I knew I had a good car, so it was very frustrating to start from the back.

Anyways, I was able to pick my way through the crowd without any incidents and found myself in the lead as I planned to pit late. Unfortunately, my tires were not as well off as I hoped so I changed four. That cost me and extra 20 seconds or so, but it also meant I could make up sound ground.

Came out of my pit in third, passed George with about 6 laps to go, and found myself once again chasing Kent.

I figured I would try to close the gap from 12 and hope Kent would hit traffic. After running off a string of about four 34's, I'd only closed the gap about 5 seconds. Running those times on worn tires in a RS was fantastic work Kent! I couldn't believe it.

Once I realized Kent wouldn't fade, I called off the dogs and eased it in the last two laps.

Great race, Kent. Congrats to all the finishers.