News Room: August 1, 2007

Team Finley Racing survives the tight little quarter mile at Rockford Speedway but not with out issues. They started the day out with the ford fusion and were getting it better after some chassis adjustments. At the start of the second practice they were taped up and had new tires on ready to make a mach qualifying run when the ford suffered driveline troubles. With no time left the team decided to bring out the back up car. Chad's firsts laps were his qualifying laps in the back up car. Out of turn 4 to complete the 1st lap Chad spun and crossed the finish line backwards and placed 25th. Chad tells his side of the lap "well to be honest we got in to 3 to easy so I was trying to make it back up and squeezed the trigger to hard. We had a heck of a lap going any way but I got greedy and paid the price." As for the race Chad had to start his march to the front from the rear of the field. On the 1st lap coming for the green there was a big mix up in the front of the pack that sent several cars scrambling, In turn 2 cars went into the wall and Chad stopped to the high side and got rear ended heavily from behind pushing him into the cars in front of him and breaking his left finger. Chad drove the car back to pit road for repairs that cost him 2 laps and got back on the track to salvage a 16th place finish. Chad reflects on the night "Thanks to all the guys for getting it some what fixed as best they could to make laps. She was towed out about 6 inches and they got it back to 2 inches and taped it and taped and taped it so we could finish. She's tore up pretty good so we will take it and move on. My finger is broke in 2 spots and we will tape that up and go testing so we can get back where we were. We are in a bad luck string right now and we need to get out of it and get back towards the front" Chad's Father Jeff Finley shares his thoughts "I think we are all glad to see this day end. It was really hot today and everything was so crowded and tight all over you new the race would be the same way. We talked and new we needed lots of patience out there tonight. Some other guys just don't get it yet. Its ridiculous to wreck coming for the green at this level but that's racing. We had it missed until someone for got to stop and cleaned are clock. I would like to thank the guys for all there hard work and we also had Tommy Fedewa with us this weekend and he took allot of pressure off me so a big thanks to him as well. The next races are at home here in Michigan so it will be nice to see some old friends and sleep in my own bed afterwards." Team Finley Racing will be at Spartan speedway Friday the 10 of august then off to the Michigan doubles weekend on the weekend of the 17th and 18th of august. Thanks for checking in and as always support are marketing partners when ya can

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