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Brett Miller ready for Care Free Pools Night at Silver Dollar Speedway
By Gary Thomas
Chico, CA – July 29, 2008…After competing in a double-header with the Golden State Challenge Series last weekend Chico’s Brett Miller is geared up to kick off the month of August with Care Free Pools Night at Silver Dollar Speedway this Friday.
This past weekend saw Miller and team shaking down a new motor that had arrived on Thursday evening and after a few problems during hot laps and qualifying on Friday, things began to turn around and the Care Free Pools, Platinum Powder Coating No. 1x very nearly transferred out of the heat race.
The 19 year-old had initially started eighth in the heat race Friday night at the Silver Dollar bullring, but after the driver lining-up in front of him got over the edge and came to a stop on the first start, it bumped him up to the outside of the third row. Miller then put the car on the extreme high side of the speedway and made a couple of great moves to get into third on the next two attempted starts, but each time the yellow lights came on for stalled cars.
Race officials then decided to line the cars up single file, which hurt Miller as he started from sixth and didn’t have a clear enough path to try to make something happen on the still fast surface. “The Catfish” still tried everything he had and got into fifth after a couple laps before closing in on Shane Golobic for the transfer. Miller gave Golobic a couple peaks, but couldn’t get by and was forced to run the B-main where he went on to finish 10th.
After getting a full night of racing with the new motor Miller and the gang came back on Saturday looking for good things at the Golden State Challenge Series season ending Tribute to Gary Patterson. The Chico driver began the event by timing in the JP’s Paint & Body, Bulter Built Performance Maxim 11th fastest and bringing home a sixth place finish in a stacked heat race, that also included veterans Jonathan Allard, Brent Kaeding, Mike Henry and Greg Decaires.
It once again put Miller into the B-main, but on this night he would move forward from his inside row three starting spot to finish third and transfer into the main event. Lining-up 11th in the 30 lap feature Miller looked good early on as Scot Clarke and the team hit the set-up for the racy track surface. After the first few laps Miller began to dice it up with multiple drivers around the eighth position. “The Catfish” looked to make the move by Brent Kaeding around lap five, but the 13-time GSC champ was able to get drive off the second corner to maintain the position.
Miller continued on, but just before the midway point he got bottled up behind a car that had gotten over the edge in turn four, costing him a number of spots. As he went into turn one that same lap a bunch of cars got jammed up again and Miller hopped a right rear tire sending the Al’s Concrete, Wolfe Electric No. 1x upside down. The crew did a great job to get him back out on the track, but issues arose just before the end and he pulled off the speedway before the finish to put an end to the weekend.
Care Free Pools Night this Friday/ Old Town Root Beer Company Appearance Thursday:
Brett Miller and the No. 1x team will be back in action this Friday August 1 at the Silver Dollar Speedway during Care Free Pools Night at the races. The evening of racing is sponsored by Miller’s grandparent’s business, which is also the main sponsor of the 1x sprinter. During the night Miller and the team will be throwing out goodies into the grandstands and look forward to running up front with a number of sponsors, friends and associates on hand for the event.
The front gate will open at 6pm on Friday night with adult tickets only $11, juniors/seniors $9 and kids will be free as it will also mark kids night at the races.
Prior to Care Free Pools Night Miller and the team will make an appearance this Thursday evening at the Old Town Root Bear Company, which is located at 126 W. 2nd St in Chico. Miller will be on hand for autographs and the car will be in front of the store from about 6 to 9pm. It will also be part of the Thursday night farmers market in Chico so please stop by to say hi, get an autograph, as well as meet Miller and the team in front of the Old Town Root Beer Company.
More news on Chico, CA’s Brett Miller can be found at http://www.brettmillerracing.com
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Brett Miller and the Care Free Pools 1x will be on hand at the Old Town Root Beer Company this Thursday night. The business is located at: 126 W. 2nd St. Chico, CA 95928.
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