Sunoco 150
2008 CW East
Race 12 |
Dover
International Speedway
Dover, DE - 1 mile
Friday, September 19th |
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MECHANICAL PROBLEM RUINS EDDIE’S RUN AT DOVER |
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For the second time this
season a faulty fuel pump ended any chance Eddie would
post a solid finish in the NASCAR Camping World Series
East Sunoco 150 at the Monster Mile. The Grimm
Construction Chevy team was geared up for another good
run after last week’s win at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway but trouble came early on lap eleven resulting
in a 20th place finish.
“This is so disappointing that another fuel pump problem
put us so far behind all we could do was ride around
trying to pick up as many points as possible. We really
hate it for our sponsors and fans when we are not
competitive. The car was not that great to begin with so
we were just staying in position after the green flag
hoping it would improve but the pump broke. We had the
same thing happen in the Nashville race. It seems this
failure is not uncommon with the spec engines,” said a
very frustrated Eddie after the race.
“The crew did a great job changing it in the pits. They
had it ready to go but on such a fast track, we lost a
lot of laps despite their fast work. I can’t say enough
about their effort but it is just one of those things
that happen but two fuel pump failures is really
strange.”
The Monster Mile is a difficult place to make up laps
and when Eddie returned to the track seventeen laps down
after the pit stop, the Rowley, Mass. driver knew there
was not much he could do to get the laps back saying,
“When that happened and you lose so much time, we just
decided to save the car, stay out of any wrecks, and
bring it home in one piece. It makes for a long day for
everyone but that’s all you can do. I hate it for the
crew, car owner Rob Grimm, and all our sponsors but we
will look forward to ending our regular season on a
positive note at Stafford.”
The Grimm Chevy was 12th quickest in the first practice
(143.632 mph), and then fell to 18th fastest (144.636
mph) in the second practice. Despite improving over
three seconds (147.777 mph), Eddie qualified 18th on the
starting grid. “ We really struggled with the car right
away. It just wasn’t handling well. We made a lot of
adjustments in the practices and it got a little better
but we couldn’t get the handling we needed to get the
speed out of the turns. Dover is such a fast track that
if you miss the set-up by just a little bit you lose so
much speed. It was just one of those days, I feel bad
for our sponsors New England Mechanical Overlay, A+B
vending, Hanover Place, Dirlam Lumber Co., Waymart
Building Center, and R.B. Fries. Last week everyone was
happy but today. That’s racing, ” said Eddie.
The team is currently eighth place in the point’s race
and hopes to improve a position or two in the series
finale at Stafford Motor Speedway on Sunday, September
28th. The action kicks off Saturday with practice and
qualifying. |
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