Saturday night was a wild one at Petty International Raceway on many levels.
All indications pointed towards a top ten night for the Brycon Racing team in the Lucas Oil 150, the first of 12 rounds on the Maritime Pro Stock Tour. Nicholas and team made gains on the car throughout the three practice sessions and the car had speed in the heat race. After finishing third in the first 10-lap qualifier, it placed the No. 08 on the grid for the feature in ninth.
The Lucas Oil 150 had no shortage of excitement for the fans with 14 cautions in the event and nearly two and a half hours from green to checkered.
The restarts were intense from front to back. On a restart with eight laps left, Nicholas got into the upper groove into Turn One while running eighth. He chased the car up the track and it ended with the car climbing the wall, literally, on the back straight. The damage ended the night on Lap 142 and resulted in a 19th place finish in the season opener.
Repairs are underway for the next race on the Series this Saturday at Scotia Speedworld.
Thanks to our 2018 marketing partners, including Brycon Construction, Auto Value, Xander Sign Group, Mobil 1, CRF Chassis, Celtic Air Services, R&R Kinsman Auto Salvage and Tim's Corner Motorsports.
Photo by McCarthy Photographic
