Posted (06/27/2007) -
At last year's Mid-Ohio Street Tuner event, Team Sahlen had a strong run with a 3rd place qualifying as the highlight. For 2007, Team Sahlen hoped to repeat that strength.
But this year, qualifying was a bit different. In fact it was the complete opposite; with a mechanical gremlin causing the #03 HRPWorld.com Dodge to miss the qualifying session all together.
"Missing qualifying was a bit of a disappointment. But having finished 10th at Iowa, while starting last gave us confidence that we could repeat that feat."
-stated Joe Sahlen
And true to Joe Sahlen's words, Team Sahlen did just that. By lap 38, Joe drove #03 to 3rd place after starting 33rd. The Team Sahlen crew then made the final pit stop, placing new tires and gas into the Dodge, as will as Will Nonnamaker entering the driver's seat.
Will returned to the race in 20th spot. Soon Will picked off one spot at a time. By lap 60, the #03 was up to 12th place. But then trouble struck. The left rear hub had a freak failure, forcing Will to pull off the track and watch the remainder of the race from the sidelines.
"What an exciting race. Joe and I were having a really strong run. I was having a great race with Guy Cosmo until the failure. In the end, Guy finished in 4th place. It makes one wonder if we would have kept running, that would have translated into a 5th place? That would have been something; 33rd to 5th place, moving up 28 places!" - states Will Nonnamaker
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