(Photo by Mike Howard Photos)
Inside Line Promotions – TULARE, Calif. (March 31, 2021) – Robbie Price climbed behind the wheel of his family owned No. 21p for the first time of the 2021 racing season last weekend at Thunderbowl Raceway during a Kings of Thunder 360 Sprint Cars doubleheader.
“It wasn’t really anything to get too excited about, but it was nice to get back in our car and get going,” he said. “We were a little behind the eight ball each night to start in qualifying and it really set the tone for the weekend.”
Price kicked off Friday’s program by qualifying 15th quickest among 28 cars in attendance. He followed that up by advancing one position in a heat race to finish fourth and lock himself into the 12th starting spot in the A Main.
Price moved as high as seventh by Lap 3 before a fellow competitor got sideways on the bottom of the track and made contact, ending Price’s night early.
“I felt like we had a really good car and I thought we might have had something for them late,” he said. “I was confident, but it’s tough to say when you get knocked out that early. But we were moving forward and that’s a plus.”
Price returned to the track on Saturday and laid down a lap of 14.939 seconds in qualifying, which was good enough for 16th quickest. For the second consecutive night he locked himself directly into the feature by finishing in the top five of a heat race.
In the feature, Price struggled to gain momentum after starting 16th. He was running around the top 15 when a car got sideways on the top of the track and the two made contact. With the nose wing knocked off the car, Price decided to pull off early and conserve equipment.
“I spent way too much time racing folks and not really moving forward on Saturday,” he said. “It just seemed we were spinning our wheels and were not really going anywhere.”
While the weekend results were not what he was hoping for, Price was happy to be back behind the wheel of his family owned car as he is looking forward to getting his equipment dialed in for what will likely be a busy season.
“We’ve got a lot of ideas and plans for this season so to get out and just get comfortable and see where we maybe need to get better is a big deal,” he said. “You’re going to have more bad nights than good nights in this deal so we’ll chalk this past weekend up to learning and just try to keep getting better.”
QUICK RESULTS –
March 26 – Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. – Qualifying: 15; Heat race: 4 (5); Feature: 21 (12).
March 27 – Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif. – Qualifying: 16; Heat race: 5 (6); Feature: 19 (16).
SEASON STATS –
9 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 2 top 10s, 3 top 15s, 5 top 20s
UP NEXT –
TBD
MEDIA LINKS –
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RPrice21
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rpracing21/
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Shark Racing Engines
Located in Sedro-Woolley, Wash., Shark Racing Engines has been building high-performance racing engines for more than two decades. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/Huson73.
“I’ve ran Shark Racing Engines since Day 1,” Price said. “I’ve worked with Marc Huson a lot. His motors run strong and he knows what he’s doing. I feel very comfortable and confident using Shark Racing Engines.”
Price would like to thank Beaufort Self Storage Ltd., Millstone Heating & Sheet Metal, Wildlight Motorsports Photography, Triple X Race Components and Champion Brands for their continued support.
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- Shawn Miller on Mar 31, 2021
- Article Date: 3/31/2021 by Inside Line Promotions