Simpson Racing Duo Debuts at Petaluma

 

The Father-Daughter sprint car team of Dan and Danielle Simpson made their debut at the super fast Petaluma Speedway last Saturday night. Dan made his first appearance in 2010 and Danielle her fourth ever start in a 410 sprint.

With the track very sloppy for qualifying, the Simpson drivers went out to qualify 2^nd and 3^rd in the order. Dan managed to qualify 16^th with Danielle a tick behind in 17^th..  Both drivers finished 6^th in their respective heats and got ready for the 30 lap main event.

The two DES, Inc. Racing sprinters lined up 16^th and 17^th for the start of the main event and at the drop of the green flag chaos broke out in the front of the field. On the start, the fifth row got together coming down for the green flag, leaving a car sideways on the front stretch and a multiple car accident ensued with both Dan and Danielle caught up in the malay.

After what seemed like a night long crash-fest, the two emerged with a 11^th place finish for Danielle and 12^th place finish for Dan. The Cars rolled back in the trailer with just top wing damage to both cars.  Danielle's 11^th place finish moves the young rookie to 14^th in the year long Golden State Challenge Series point's race.

The 6up team of Danielle Simpson will be ready for this Friday's race at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA with the 4s of Dan Simpson joining the team for round five of the Golden State Series at Ocean Speedway, in Watsonville, CA Saturday night.

For additional information on the DES, Inc race team, go to www.dansimpsonracing.com or contact George Hague at [email protected] .