After A Month Off, Chad Finley Ready To Return To Action; Owosso Speedway Is Next
3rd annual Big 'O' Classic 100 Presented by JEGS.com set for Saturday, September 7th (Special from Chad Finley Racing)
September 5, 2013
DeWitt, Michigan (September 5, 2013) – It's been almost a month since Chad Finley last
raced. A heart breaking 'DNF' in the 30th annual Slack Auto Parts World Crown 300 on
August 10th at Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Georgia was the last time the 21-
year-old has been on the race track. Now with time to regroup, the entire Chad Finley
Racing Team is ready to get back on the track and make the shortest trip of the season.
The 3rd annual Big 'O' Classic 100 Presented by JEGS.com is at Finley's home track of
Owosso Speedway, located just 20 minutes from the race shop in Ovid, Michigan on
Saturday, September 7th as the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet
Performance makes their yearly appearance at the fast 3/8s (0.375) mile high-banked
paved oval. It's the one race on the schedule where family and friends don't have to travel
far to watch him race and he's excited about the prospects of visiting victory lane in a
'home game'.
“We are all excited about getting back out on the track after our time off. We’ve all had
too much time off." He laughed. “With Owosso being the closest race for us, there's are
going to be a lot of family and friends there as well as some of our sponsors so we’re
hoping for a strong finish. This will only be the second race in this new Port City Racecar,
and the last time we ran her at Lucas Oil she was pretty fast” Added the DeWitt,
Michigan driver.
In Finley's last race in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour back on July 26th at Lucas Oil Raceway in Clermont, Indiana for the Night of the Stars Twin 100s, Finley entered both legs of the twin 100s bringing his old reliable ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS machine as well as a brand new Port City Racecars chassis for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour race.
After Qualifying Second quick in the JEGS/CRA car in the midst of a 29-car field, Finley went out and won his second career Fast Qualifier Award in the ARCA/CRA Super Series over a stout 33-car field. In addition, it was also his Fourth Career Overall in Champion Racing Association (CRA) by JEGS competition and second in the ARCA/CRA Super Series (Both at Lucas Oil Raceway).
In the JEGS/CRA portion of the Night of the Stars Twin 100s, Finley would start the race from the outside of the front row and immediately took the lead on the start and pulled away from the rest of the field. He would lead the first 64 laps before Bursley was finally able to get by. Finley held on for the runner-up showing. “ It’s our number one goal to be one more position stronger this weekend. We tested yesterday and she was pretty sporty so we're going to make some small changes and see if it makes her any better for the race." He ended.
For the remainder of the 2013 racing season, all of Finley's #42 Port City Racecars Chevrolets will carry sponsorship decals on each from Auto Value Parts Stores & Certified Service Centers as well as AutoParts2020.com, The Air Lift Company, XLT Engineering, NorthsideTowing.net, McGunegill Engine Performance, Five Star Racecar Bodies, Bassett Racing Wheels, Affordable Tire & Service, Bosch Spark Plugs, Hyperco Suspension, Maurer’s Textiles, Superior Racing Images and M.P.H. Promotions.
For more information about Chad Finley Racing and driver Chad Finley and to also inquire about additional sponsorship opportunities for the rest of the 2013 racing season, log on to the CFR website at: www.chadfinleyracing.com You can also follow CFR on Facebook and Twitter as well by going to: www.facebook.com/chadfinleyracing and: www.twitter.com/chad_finley and clicking on the “Like” and “Follow” buttons.
