Fw: Goodson Garners Top-10 Honors at Jennerstown

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From: "Jason Wise" <JWise@performancegrp.com>
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Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 11:43 AM
Subject: Goodson Garners Top-10 Honors at Jennerstown


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> - For Immediate Release -
>
> Goodson Garners Top-10 Honors at Jennerstown
> USAR ProCup Series Driver Scores Seventh-Place Finish in Championship Race
>
> WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., (October 1, 2001) - Hal Goodson showed the strength
of
> his No. 45 Carlin Financial entry this past Saturday in USAR ProCup Series
> action at Jennerstown Speedway in Jennerstown, Pa., battling back from
> adversity to score a seventh-place finish.
>
> "We had a really good car Saturday, but we got blocked in on pit road and
> that hurt our track position," Goodson said. "We definitely had a car that
> was capable of winning the race."
>
> After qualifying in the fifth position, Goodson quickly marched his way to
> the front and was running in second place by the middle stages of the
> 250-lap event. A scheduled pit stop, however, would prove to be the
pivotal
> point in Goodson's night.
>
> As Goodson was readying to exit his pit stall, he was blocked in by
another
> machine, forcing him to back up out of his pit box in order to leave pit
> road. The incident cost Goodson several positions, as he would re-enter
the
> race in 11th place.
>
> "The pit stop really hurt us," Goodson said. "The guys had a really quick
> stop, but we got blocked in the pits and I had to back the car up to try
to
> get out. We lost a lot of track position to the leaders and were never
able
> to make it all up."
>
> Now playing the game of catch up, Goodson began to rocket his way back to
> the front, but would have to settle for seventh-place honors when the
> checkered flag waved.
>
> "If there had been a few more laps, maybe we could have gotten back up to
> the leaders," Goodson added. "I hate it for everyone on this team because
we
> had a car that could have won the race. We'll be ready for them at Myrtle
> Beach."
>
> Goodson and his fellow USAR ProCup Series competitors head to Myrtle Beach
> Speedway in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Oct. 13 for Round 2 of the Four Race
> Champions Challenge Series.
>
> Heading into the event, Goodson sits eighth in points, 42 back from leader
> Shane Huffman.
>
> -30-
>
>
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