“We were not real good in practice, ” said Casola. “We made a change in gears before qualifying and that really helped. The cold weather made the track fast and gave our Ford great grip. I think we could have really had a great showing but that is part of racing. We are anxious to get to Salem. ” The NOS Energy Drink/A. Casola Farms Ford is fielded by veteran ARCA racer Andy Belmont. At Nashville it was Chad McCumbee winning in Jennifer Belmont s (Andy s wife) Nortrax-Holland Pump Chevrolet.
“We were credited with 87 laps run and a 34th place finish, ” said Casola. “We wanted to finish for the points but it was disappointing to have such a great car and get caught up in a wreck like that. It just makes me more excited about doing well at Salem. ” Once the Salem Speedway race is out of the way the team heads for Kansas Speedway (Kansas City, Kansas) for the Kansas Lottery $150 Grand 200-mile ARCA RE/MAX Series race. The track is a 1.5-mile semi-banked asphalt tri-oval.
And on Sunday, May 6th, Casola will be racing in the ARCA 200 at the Winchester, Indiana Speedway. The team is planning to follow the entire ARCA RE/MAX Series schedule for the 2007 season.
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