Mission Accomplished. Those two words seemed to spiral from the entire Fast Track Racing team at Kansas Speedway last Saturday afternoon when Bryan Silas, a rookie in the ARCA RE/MAX Series made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) debut.
Silas had a busy weekend. In addition to driving the No. 71 Gateway Insurance Chevrolet Silverado the Stuart, Florida native also competed in the Kansas Lottery $150 Grand in the ARCA RE/MAX Series.
In practice leading up to qualifying in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Silas only had 13 laps in his Silverado. Unable to determine exactly how his truck was handling, Silas knew in qualifying he was going to give 150 percent.
Before tackling the 1.5-speed plant in time trials, Silas had an opportunity to chat with 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Todd Bodine who offered the youngster advice for his first go-around in the trucks.
“It was awesome to talk with Todd. He is a champion of this series. The advice he gave me will stick in my head for not only this weekend but for the rest of the year. I want to thank him for that. ”
In qualifying, Silas maneuvered a lap of 34.940 seconds at 154.551 MPH putting him 36th on the starting grid. “We were tight, really tight, ” said Silas after his run. “I’m not worried about where we are starting we’re going to finish better than that. This race is for us to gain more knowledge about the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and have some fun. We’re going to stick by that plan. ”
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