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From
the 100+ degree temperatures in California the Big Game Treestands #7
team made the 1800 mile tow to the Upper Midwest and mid-50 degree temps
in Spencer, Iowa where racing resumed on Friday as Craig Dollansky and
wife Julie once again promoted the Arnold Motor Supply Shootout at Clay
County Fair Speedway.
Sporting the Aggressive Hydraulics #7
colors at the 3/8-mile track, Dollansky was fast right out of the box
posting the 2nd fastest time of the night among the 33 cars in the pit
area. Heat races would see teams battle the tricky cushion in turns one
and two as the Karavan Trailers Maxim started fourth and finished 4th
to transfer into the dash. An inversion of eight put 'The Crowd
Pleaser' inside of row four for the 6-lap race where the #7 finished
7th.
When the green flag dropped on the 30-lap A-Main Dollansky
worked the bottom to race past Jason Sides and run sixth by a lap 2
caution. The ensuing double-file restart saw Kerry Madsen spin and flip
in turn two and collect Lucas Wolfe. Now running in the fourth,
Dollansky wouldn't hold the position for long as he powered the Eaton's
Aeroquip Performance Products #7 around Kraig Kinser on the restart to
take third and come after the top two cars. The top three cars would
race nose-to-tail through lapped traffic with Dollansky racing past
Donny Schatz and then coming after the leader, a position the Elk River,
Minnesota native would take from Bill Rose just after the halfway
point.
Now holding the top spot Dollansky masterfully worked
through lapped traffic with the laps winding down until a caution with
two laps to go. A big wreck on the restart was followed with a
single-file restart where Dollansky would never be touched as he cruised
to his series-leading 9th victory of the season. Teammate Sammy
Swindell would steal second by the checkers to mark the third time this
season Big Game Treestands cars have finished 1-2.
"This
Aggressive car has been good to us this year," said Dollansky. "Win #9
is not easily done out here on this tour. Monday night I felt like I
gave one with three laps to go leading but this is a strong team and my
crew dug deep this week getting this car ready. This is great team with
DJ, Luke, Troy, and Tyler. It's a long trip back here so to come here
and win the Arnold Motor Supply Shootout is pretty cool. We had a good
race car and I felt good in lapped traffic. For this entire race team
to get nine wins on the season and probably should have a few more but
you never give up and have to keep digging. From Big Game Treestands,
Aggressive Hydraulics, Karavan Trailers, Aeroquip, our great motor
builder Brian Morrison, and Maxim race cars we have a great team.
Anytime you win is a team effort and to win this way after traveling
this far and building a new race car I'm just happy for them."
Racing continues tonight at Deer Creek Speedway a few hours across the border in Dollansky's home state of Minnesota.
photo by Robert Kocak
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