7/15/2014
Inside Line Promotions
Trenca Makes Feature Both Nights During Debut at Eldora Speedway
(Photo by DB3 Imaging)
Inside Line Promotions – ROSSBURG, Ohio (July 15, 2014) – Mission accomplished for Joe Trenca and the Mucci Motorsports team, which advanced into both features last weekend during their inaugural visit to the famed Eldora Speedway.
“We made both shows so that was good,” Trenca said. “It’s a really, really cool track. It’s definitely unique. It’s really hard to run. Friday night we were six or seven inches off the wall. Saturday night we were right around the bottom.”
The NRA Sprint Invaders doubleheader kicked off on Friday with Trenca qualifying 13th quickest, which started him on the inside of the second row for his heat race. He finished fifth to miss a lock-in position by only one spot.
That relegated him to the B Main, where he charged from fourth to pick up the win and a transfer into the main event.
“On the first start (of the B Main) I got two guys on the top,” he said. “We had a restart a couple of laps into it and I took the lead. I found the high side and it was really working as long as you could stay in the throttle and not let anyone slide you.”
After lining up 17th in the main event, Trenca began to work toward the top 10 until he was caught up in a violent crash near the midpoint of the race.
“It was a racing deal,” he said. “I got chopped and we backed into the fence. Then (Tim) Shaffer came around and hit us. It destroyed a car.”
Trenca was credited with a 19th-place result and the team was forced to use the backup car for Saturday’s race.
“We had that car built a little bit different than the rest of them,” he said. “Also, we ruined most of our good shocks in that wreck. We were just trying to deal with what we had on Saturday.”
With a new car and track conditions different than the previous night, Trenca timed in 23rd quickest during qualifying. He then finished fourth in his heat race to lock himself into the main event, which he started 14th.
“The car was just dogging the starts,” he said. “Plus, we didn’t find the bottom until later in the race. A lot of people told us you just have to have laps there. That hurt us in the feature Saturday night.”
Trenca ended with a 19th-place finish.
He is taking the next two weekends off before returning to action on July 28-29 at Ohsweken Speedway in Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada.
QUICK RESULTS –
July 11 – Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio – Qualifying: 13; Heat race: 5 (3); B Main: 1 (4); Feature: 19 (17).
July 12 – Eldora Speedway near Rossburg, Ohio – Qualifying: 23; Heat race: 4 (1); Feature: 19 (14).
SEASON STATS –
20 races, 0 wins, 1 top five, 4 top 10s, 9 top 15s, 16 top 20s
UP NEXT –
July 28-29 at Ohsweken Speedway in Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: http://www.JoeTrencaRacing.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeTrencaRacing
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoeTrencaRacing
APPAREL –
Trenca will have t-shirts and hoodies available for sale online and at his race trailer throughout the season. Visit http://www.JoeTrencaRacing.com for more information.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Shell Shock Designs
Shell Shock Designs performs custom helmet painting. For more information, visit http://www.ShellShockPaint.com.
“We saw the Shell Shock Designs helmets for a while and we decided to get one,” Trenca said. “Noah is a great guy to work with and we’re excited to go back to him.”
Trenca would also like to thank Mucci Motorsports, Outdoor Factory Outlet, Fast Axle, National Parts Peddler, Total Seal Piston Rings, Schoenfeld Headers, Pepsi, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Shute’s Water Systems, GF1 Chassis, Ti22 Performance, Seals-It, Driver Websites, Inside Line Promotions, Ken’s Auto Body, Slade Shock Technology, ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, Don Ott Racing Engines and Hammerdown Photography for their continued support.
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Article Credit: Inside Line Promotions
Submitted By: Shawn Miller
