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Onderko Finishes 9th After front end damage

8-30-09 Hazelton, PA - Originally set for Saturday the 29th, racing was cancelled due to the threat of rain and rescheduled for Sunday the 30th.  Saturday night was spent going over the setup for the 31. After several spring changes, chamber and sway bar adjustments, the team felt the 31 was ready to see the track.

The team was up early on Sunday anticipating a full day of racing. This would be the first time back to Sundance Vacation Speedway since the rear let loose several weeks ago. In addition to a new rear, they also had the 31’s power plant redone.

Justin and the 31 rolled off for the first round of practice. Justin soon realized the car was tight in the center and loose up off the turns. Once back in the pits, Justin said to his crew chief, “I thought we would have been closer than that with the setup we gave her - she just wouldn’t hold the track”. The team jumped into action and made several more adjustments and got the car ready for the second practice.

Justin got tied up with some slower cars in round two and really could not let the 31 loose, but when practice was over his comment was, “We’re moving in the right direction. She definitely likes what we’re doing.”

The team made a few more minor adjustments and got the 31 ready for the “Heat Race”. Justin started 6th when the green dropped and quickly set his sights on moving through the pack. The end of lap one saw the 31 move up into 5th place. Two laps later after driving through the middle of the 27 of Schneider and the 17 of Hawk, Justin took the 31 to 4th place, which is where he finished.

Justin remarked after the Heat Race, “Her tail was all over the place. She wasn’t hooking up coming off of two, but she was fast. I think we can get her dialed in for the feature”. Justin and his crew chief briefly talked about the changes to be made for the feature and the team went to work once again.

The feature had Justin and the 31 sitting in the 9th starting slot and at the drop of the green flag the feature was fairly uneventful. Justin was able to get the 31 into the 8th position but after sustaining some front end sheet metal damage on lap 22, slid back into the 9th spot when he took the checkered flag.