General Tire Gives Western Motorsports the Traction Needed to Take Second
General Tire Gives Western Motorsports the Traction Needed to Take Second
New Sponsorship and a Fantastic Finish at the BITD Parker 425
Monday, February 6, 2012
Parker, AZ
The 2012 Best in the Desert season took to the dirt this weekend at the Bluewater Resort and Casino Parker “425.” Western Motorsports was there with their 7256 and 7265 trucks ready for battle and backed by a strong team of sponsors including some new faces from General Tire and We All Ride!
Western Motorsports was scheduled to start from sixteenth and seventeenth position out of over twenty entries in the 7200 class. A terminal failure in the motor caused the withdrawal of the 7256 truck on the way to the starting line. The 7265 truck driven by Sean Backus and Bryan Lyttle, left the line at approximately 8:45 am on Saturday morning. The dust from the 147 vehicles in front of them and no wind to clear it away left the drivers with little visibility on the first lap. Keeping their cool and biding their time, Backus and Lyttle drove as fast as conditions would allow as they gained track position. By Pit 1, they had moved up to eighth on the road and into the top three on corrected time. A short full splash stop at Pit 3 (the track’s midway point) kept the duo gaining ground. By the end of the first lap the 7265 truck was the fourth 7200 truck on the road and only three minutes behind the leader. Backus and Lyttle were able to pick up the pace with the assistance of the wind for the last ninety-one miles prior to the driver change. They pulled into Pit 3 for the driver change on the bumper of the leader and in the hunt for the win.
A quick driver change and a splash of fuel later, Jeff Horsley and Mark Moffatt were charging ahead. The 7265 truck was now the second truck on the road and in the lead on corrected time. Horsley and Moffatt were able to hold onto the position until on the completion of Lap 2, when Al Hogan in the 7226 was able to pass for the lead in the pit. At the start of the final lap, the 7265 truck was the third on the road approximately three minutes behind the leader. Horsley and Moffatt did an outstanding job making up time and staying just minutes behind the lead. They crossed the finish line third in class on the road and the corrected time put the team in second for the day just two minutes off the win.
Western Motorsports would like to congratulate Collins Motorsports in the 7267 truck on their win and thank all the teams at the Parker 425 for the fantastic competition. The team is looking forward to a very competitive 2012 season and the General Tire Mint 400 in March.
Western Motorsports would like to thank all of the volunteers who made the trip to Parker and make up our crew for their tireless effort and great work. Western Motorsports would not be the team that it is without your continued involvement and support.
As always, Western Motorsports owes a huge debt of gratitude to all of our sponsors including Eleven Western Builders and General Tire for their support. A race day with no flats made our second place finish possible!
