Gainsco Team Looks To Snatch 1st VIR Victory
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Apr 24, 2008
Gainsco Racing
“We got the front row, I made a money pass on Colin Braun for the lead and we kind of bumped one another, it was money,” Fogarty said. “After pit stops we were running third and I just went wide at the Oak Tree Turn. Nothing happened, I just went off. At least five cars went by and I came right back on and suddenly I was in eighth, and that was kind of it.”
Gurney later took over for Fogarty and, much like last week in Mexico, charged through the field to take fifth at the finish. The result was the best career finish for GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing at VIR, but the team knows it has what it takes to get its first VIR win this time around.
More than just a problem at VIR’s trademark Oak Tree Turn, however, could be in the way this weekend if a recent trend continues. Fogarty has had two run-ins with Rojas in each of the last two races, including a string of rapid-fire body blows from the No. 01 while Fogarty was passing for the lead on the front straight last week in Mexico.
“Jon got a run on him, got all the way alongside of him and had the pass done,” said Gurney, who watched the drama unfold as he waited for his driving stint in the pits. “The No. 01 car is like a top-fuel dragster down the front straight so he just started driving back by Jon and started hitting him on the straight for some reason. That’s the way they play.”
All obstacles aside, GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing has a very good chance to be first at the finish for the first time at VIR and in 2008 this weekend. They have led each of the year’s first three races and being there when it counts could happen as soon as this Sunday.
“I love the track and we have always been quick there,” Fogarty said. “I screwed up last year and plan on making good on that, and that means a win.”
