Team 18b News

Page updated: July 10, 2008

Alexandria, MN (7/5) Adam drew the pole position in the first heat. When the tires got warm the car started to push and became hard to stear through the corners. He had a four length lead at one point but bobbled in one corner and was passed in lap 5, ending in second place. In the feature he started 3rd and finished 10th. The car was too tight and he lost ground in all the corners.

Alexandria, MN (7/4) Adam drew outside pole in second heat. He got a bad start and fell to third right away. The 71 car spun in front of Adam and he and fell back only to be caught by another spinout. He fell to fourth where he finished. He started the feature in sixth row inside behind the 33 car. He finished eighth afther driving the best race he's driven on this track.

Lisbon, ND (7/1) We arrived at Sheyenne River Speedway when they were holding a modified special. The track was prepared very well and Adam drew a good number, starting on the pole in heat 1. He bobbled a little coming out of turn four on lap 3 and fell to second where he finished. In the main, he started sixth and finished seventh. During the race two cars spun out in front of him and he rammed one of them but he was able to finish the race.

Billings, MT (6/28) Adam drew a high number and ended starting in last place (6th) in the second heat. At the start he got stuck in traffic and finally broke free in lap two. The leaders were far in front by then but he went to work trying to catch up. He was reeling them in and getting close when he ran out of laps, finishing third.

In the feature he again started sixth. The car was set up great and as the pack took off he moved to the center and looked for an opening. In lap two the 7 car spun out, hitting Adam in the left front, bending a control arm and he was out for the night.

Belgrade, MT (6/27) The track was in perfect shape again for this third race of the season at Gallatin Speedway. Adam started on the pole for the heat race and after bumping the 37 car at the start, pulled away for the win. In the feature Adam started in the third row, outside. The track was turning black and he had a good setup which allowed him to move into fourth by the sixth lap and the first caution. After that he worked the car well, moving into second by the caution at the 14th lap. With six to go he started putting pressure on the 8 car and in the eighteenth lap saw the opportunity and passed him low to take the lead and his second win at this track.

Great Falls, MT (6/21) Adam drew a good number and started in pole position in the 2nd heat. The track was dry with a small cushion on top. He started fast and moved out to an early lead that he was able to keep, finishing first. In the feature he also drew the pole position on a real dry slick track. He was able to pull away from the pack and keep the lead through several cautions. A caution came out with 4 laps to go and at the restart the 58 car made a run at Adam but he was able to pull away and maintain the lead to take the win.

Belgrade, MT (6/20) The track was muddy for the biggest field of street stocks so far this year. 26 cars lined up for 5 heats and Adam drew a good number, starting on the pole in the 4th heat. He had a good start and went on to take the win. In the feature Adam started in the second row inside and the track was fast. In the second lap it was 3 wide going in to turn 3 when the 00 car spun out on top. At the restart Adam lined up behind the leader in the 8 car and took the lead before getting to turn 3. He stayed in front to take the win.

Billings, MT (6/14) Adam drew high in the heat and raced well but was passed by the 15 car late in the race to take 2nd place. In the feature Adam started in third position but fell to 4th. From there he battled the 15 car back and forth for most of the race, finally getting past him and moving into second. With two laps to go he began to run down the leader in the 20 car but ran out of laps and finished 2nd in another hard race.

Belgrade, MT (6/13) Belgrade finally opened for the season with a very tacky track. In the heat Adam started in the outside pole position and was able to move out and take the win. Rather than starting straight up in the feature the leaders redrew positions for the main and Adam started in 7th. He raced hard on the sticky track digging low through the corners and moving his way up. In the 17th lap he was moving in on second place when a small piece of plastic broke off the front of his car and the yellow flag was pulled for debris on the track. Since this was the 4th caution and they could identify the part as coming from Adam's car they charged him with the caution. Consistent with track rules each car causing a caution after the 3rd yellow flag is sent to the pits. Adam was ejected and finished with a DNF.

Billings, MT (6/7) The track opened with a muddy surface and Adam drew 5th position in Heat 2. He was able to move in to first place on lap three and hang on for the win.

The track was watered just before the feature so the surface was extremely slick and muddy. Adam started in eighth place and took several very slow laps with the crowd trying to move up. He was finally able to work his way into second place in lap 14 and spent the last 6 laps trying to get past the 15 car. He finished in second place.

Belgrade, MT (6/6)  For the third week in a row Gallatin Speedway has been rained out.  We'll try and make Billings on Saturday.

Billings, MT (6/7)  The track opened with a muddy surface and Adam drew 5th position in Heat 2.  He was able to move in to first place on lap three and hang on for the win.

The track was watered just before the feature so the surface was extremely slick and muddy.  Adam started in eighth place and took several very slow laps with the crowd trying to move up.  He was finally able to work his way into second place in lap 14 and spent the last 6 laps trying to get past the 15 car.  He finished in second place.

Billings, MT (5/31) After getting rained out for 3 races in a row we finally rolled the car off the trailer in Billings where there was still a threat of thunderstorms in the air. Adam drew a fairly good number and started inside of the second row in Heat 2. The track was muddy but he found a groove and moved to the front winning the heat. In the feature he started in the second row outside in 4th position. The track was dry but not yet slicked up. He took off strong and in the sixth lap moved into the lead ahead of the 15 car of Dennis Kenniston, but was put back to second when a caution flag came out. After that he used the whole race trying to run down a very fast 15 car. Late in the race the 20 car made a move to pass Adam on the inside of turn 3 making it 3 wide going into turn 4. Adam was in the middle and rather than get wrecked, backed off and dropped to third. In the remaining laps he didn't get the opportunity to pass and finished 3rd.

Billings, MT (5/17) Adam started in Heat 2 in sixth place on a muddy track. By the time he was able to clear traffic he was too far behind the leader to make a serious challenge so held on to finish third. In the feature Adam started 4th and took off fast. He moved into the lead in the first lap where he stayed until lap 10 when he pushed up a little in turn 2 and was passed by the 7 car. Then 4 laps later he was passed by the 15 car and was now fighting to stay in the race. After working the low side and finding a groove he was able to get past the 15 car in lap 18 and challenge the 7 car for the lead. Finally in lap 19 he dove low and passed the 7 car on the bottom and held on to the lead to take the win on the 20th lap.

Billings, MT (5/10) The first race in Billings started great with a tacky track for the Heats. Adam started in the outside pole position for Heat 1 and jumped into the lead on the first corner. By the end of the 8 laps he had won by 3 lengths over the 20 car of Jeremy Castro. In the feature Adam started on the pole and took off fast. The car was hooked up perfect and by lap 8 he had a quarter lap lead on the field. In lap 9 he came up on a lap car and hit it, puncturing his right rear tire. He rolled to a stop and the yellow flag came out. He made it into the pit, changed the tire and went back to racing, this time starting in last place among 11 cars. By lap twelve he had caught the leaders and was moving into 2nd place when the wheel on the right rear tire broke and flew off into the parking lot. Credit is given to Adam for keeping the car together and avoiding a rollover. That incident ended the night and Adam finished 9th for the race.

GREAT FALLS, MT (5/3)- Fridays race in Great Falls was canceled due to the cold weather, but Saturday proved to be excellent weather for the first race of 2008. The track was over watered and was very hard to get packed in. First came two heats of pure stocks which, helped blow some of the slime off the top. Up next, Adam started 3rd in his heat but quickly fell back on the still slimy track and ended up settling with a fifth place finish. Starting 9th in the feature event the Burrows machine quickly advanced to 4th place. Taking advantage of a late race caution flag, caused by the #2 car of Mike Anderson spinning in corner two, Adam was able to pass the #58 of Nick Hunter on the restart and move into 3rd place where he finished the race.