At Manzanita, we had problems in both the Sprint car and Midget. In the Midgets, we started pretty far back in the feature, but ended up finishing pretty good. So we came back to our shop in Indy and tried to figure how to improve both our Midget and Sprint car programs, and got ready for the USAC/CRA events in Las Vegas. We qualified fourth and fifth on respective nights, and ran pretty well, at least in the second feature, where we finished eighth, which was a good finish for us. “
Windom was on a roll and ready for the meanest track on the circuit, Tony Stewart s Eldora Speedway, in Rossburg, Ohio, which had a USAC Sprint show scheduled for late March, but the event did not happen due to the rain and snow in north central Ohio that is so common during this time of year. With more than 75 races scheduled for 2007, the team had to get ready for the next round – the upcoming event at Thunder Hill Raceway. “We were getting ready for Eldora, but the show got cancelled due to weather concerns, so we shifted our focus to the pavement midget race in Kyle, Texas, this weekend, ” Windom explained. “I have looked at pictures of the Texas track on the Internet, but have not seen it in person. I have not run a full pavement midget yet, but I ran Kenyon Midget cars all last year and was pretty comfortable with them on that type of surface (Windom won the 2006 USAC Pavement Kenyon Midget Car Series Championship). So that will be a new challenge for me – to run Thunder Hill in a National Midget car. We tested at Anderson a few weeks ago and ran pretty well, so I have a better idea of how that full midget will feel. “
The USAC National Midget Car Series has produced some of the top open-wheel and stock car racers, and continues to be home to some of America s great racing talent. During its 11-month season, USAC hosts some of the most competitive racing in the country, due in part to the variety of tracks on which it races and the quick reflexes necessary to maneuver the 900-pound, front engine midget cars. NASCAR veterans Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart, as well as open-wheel legends A. J. Foyt and Mario Andretti had stellar USAC Midget careers.
Next Races for Chris Windom:
4/12 Winchester Speedway / Winchester, IN / Sprint car TEST
4/13 Gas City/I-69 Speedway / Gas City, IN / Track event
4/14 Twin Cities Raceway Park / North Vernon, IN / USAC National Sprints
Driving Directions to Thunder Hill Raceway:
From Austin take the southbound IH35 to Exit 210 (Yarrington Road exit) and drive north on the east service road (access road) to Thunder Hill Raceway. BE ALERT this is a two-way service road. Thunder Hill Raceway is just a 5-minute drive north of San Marcos, a 20-minute drive north of New Braunfels, a 45-minute drive north of San Antonio, and a 20-minute drive south of Austin.
Thunder Hill Raceway SCHEDULE - April 7th, 2007
(all times local)
3:30 PM Gates Open to Public
3:30–5:00 PM Practice
5:30–6:15 PM Qualifying
6:30–7:15 PM Autograph Session
7:45 PM Heat Races
8:30 PM USAC National Midget Car Series Race
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